Viva Viva

first of all, why is "exclusivity" the hardest word to pronounce ever. just when i master the formerly-known-as-the-hardest-word-to-pronounce ever, "spontaneity,"...this freakin' word comes out of left field and gets all tackled on my tongue. (oh, and why is it "left field"? i love left field. that's where i resided from little league to high school softball and chewed up a lot of sunflower seeds. but i digress.)

anyhoo, to more important stuff. today, i got a hold of a pair of tickets to see a speaker series event featuring the former mexican president vicente fox. well, it wasn't just any old pair of tix...it was v to the i-p, baby - second row where you can see antonio villaraigosa (he introduced fox)'s winkles, fox's wifey doing the kissy kissy holas with the front row, etc.

but the best part of sitting up close? you can see that the presidente was reading his speech script from his blackberry!!!! (the same model as mine. who's cool now?) sigh, only if i had the senor's email address - i would've pinged him a little, "you're doing good, man. buen trabajo!" (is that even a phrase? hmm.)

Chillin' Drillin'

the soap dish in my shower always accumulates water. even if i remember to pour out the water, the bottom of the soap (dial with aloe right now) gets all mushy anyway with the leftover water that i couldn't shake out. anyhoo, tonight, i had it. so, i drilled a 1/4 inch hole at the bottom of the plastic dish (safety note: i couldn't find my pappalardo lab safety glasses so my ojos went unprotected). result - it's working great:



hmm, what else. oh, i think i'm losing it. my ADD has fully invaded my short memory territory. there was a moment today where i took out my cellie to check the time. after looking at the time, i put the phone back in my bag...and then forgot what time i just saw. hmm, maybe i'm just aging? old fobby girl = me. wah.

oh, here's my fob moment of the day - it's "you have piqued my interest" not "you have PEAKED my interest." engrish. it's so hard.

Credit Where Due

okay, peyton finally pulled it off. good for him. i give him his props...that was mighty fine. see? i give credit to those who deserve it. which take me to...

so, many peeps (lindy, laura, etc.) have been crediting me for the "the end" phrase. wrong. i'm actually a victim / stealer / copycat (damn, more cat references...wtf) as well. that was from ex-roomie steph.

oh, few other phrases that i use ridiculous too much so thus i must credit the origins:
- "sad" (used when i'm...sad.) - i think this was from j. shapiro in college.
- "wow" (used usually when i have no comeback) - i think this might be basel from work?
- "jive turkey" (no idea how it's used actually) - i think this was a result of misty putting an email through an ebonics translator...

okay, the end.

Underrated

i treated myself to mickey d's deluxe big breakfast this morning. it's the usual big breakfast (hash brown, egg, sausage, bacon, english muffin) with pancakes added. it was quite delicious (my artery disagrees) and i was like, "man, mickey d's bfast is so underrated!" to clarify: i thought it, not said it.

on that note, i started thinking about some of the most underrated things in my life (i'm not listing the cheeasy things like fam, friend, etc...where do you think i am? in women's leadership class?). underrated = i forget to say "you rock my world" but without it i would die.

- chapstick
- IM (lately, gtalk)
- socks (and for that matter all underwear)
- gas (for fueling your car...not crystal's smellies)
- per laura right now on IM: "oxygen. we never thank oxygen. the list could be endless."

i guess she's right. way to ruin my entry momentum, laura.

Lamest Entry Ever

on my list of to-dos today:
- homework (writing a touchy feely paper about my skill sets)
- fix heater (why the f is it so cold these days? high in the 50s? brr.)
- talk shit to sd fans (go pats! tom brady is a hot robot.)
- figure out wtf to do with stupid c-webb on my fantasy team (pistons, huh)
- blog

yup, the ONLY reason i am blogging even without anything relevant to say is because it's on my list of to-dos. so - don't give me crap. i promise i won't add it to my paper of skill sets.

on a side note, did you know that "scaredy cat" is spelled this way? i google-imaged it and this is a picture that came up. made me laugh. gosh, i hate cats. makes me feel red-eyed just thinking about them. haha, what a lame cat:

Sloppy

it's already day 4 of the winter quarter and i am...not paying attention. since it's my last quarter as an mba student, i figured it's about time i tried to pay attention to class and learn. but i'm already learning so much outside of class:

- i learned this week how to check out a book in a library at school (for hasmik, not me. i don't read). the kids these days...it's all self checkout and email reminders. so advanced.
- oh, i learned where the library was.
- i learned that i can't talk shit about annu (a classmate i seldomly see) on my blog. i saw him earlier this week and he said, "i read your blog. btw, how's your new truck?" i felt violated. just kidding.
- i learned that i am the owner of the most badass alarm clock ever. the power went out two mornings ago and my alarm still managed to buzz at me at my normal wake-up time.
- i learned what "seminal" means. i thought it was a dirty word.

hmm, this list sucks. i'm just distracted because i'm craving sloppy joe.

Happy 2007!

i love new years. it's always this nice turning point to start anew (dorky analogy: it's like fresh-start accounting every year!).

and i absolutely love the years where i am expecting a lot of change - mainly the graduation years. i think 2007 is going to be a good one...just need to figure out what i'm doing with my life, where i'm going to live, and according to granny's new years wishes - a boy. HA.

anyhoo, i hope you had a great start to 2007. new years is great for many reasons - most importantly, everyone always seem to have good drunken stories and great drunk dials to commemorate the moment.