so it's new year's eve and i just used my remaining gift card at old navy... a turtleneck of the sage green color and a dark green canvas satchel were the result...good stuff.
we'll be spending new year's eve with amy lein, her sister emily and em's husband, dylan, in about a couple of hours -- after that i think a few parties we'll attend and a few glasses of... whatever is handed to me, i will taste. and i feel that new year's eve is traditionally the holiday in which women all around the world (and some men too) will do their most to look as, well, as hot as they possibly can. so i guess that means extra eyeliner for moi, and maybe a curl or two in the hair.
dustin spent the better part of last night (and a good deal of this a.m.) working on his platypus man site, so i'll be sure to link to that as soon as it's neared completion.
and now i have to dust off my curling iron, you know, to make an effort.
happy new year's, all!
Friday, December 31, 2004
Thursday, December 30, 2004
"Cheetah!"
it's thursday night, no work tomorrow and what are we watching? Why, it's "The Cheetah Girls" on the disney channel, of course!
oh, the abbey loves this movie and i love the abbey, so we're watching this movie.
for those of you not familiar with "The Cheetah Girls," it stars Raven, the new disney darling who was the little girl Olivia on the Cosby show. does that make me enjoy it more? not really, but i'll repeat that the kid loves it.
so, who's got some new year's resolutions to share?
oh, the abbey loves this movie and i love the abbey, so we're watching this movie.
for those of you not familiar with "The Cheetah Girls," it stars Raven, the new disney darling who was the little girl Olivia on the Cosby show. does that make me enjoy it more? not really, but i'll repeat that the kid loves it.
so, who's got some new year's resolutions to share?
Monday, December 27, 2004
back from minot
okay, now that the craziness of the blogthis link is calmer, a quick before bedtime update on christmas:
minot was a good time -- nice folks, good eats and although i'm closing in on 30 years of age, it's always fun to look over the spoils of christmas with the eyes of a greedy 6 year old.
last night we enjoyed the annual theatre folk get-together at the dugout and then we descended like locusts upon the dakota lounge -- it's been a long time since my steps have graced the dak's doorsteps and damn, drinks in minot are so freakin' cheap! the dak was fun b/c not only did the theatre folk i like go there but i also was able to catch up with some of the lovely people i went to high school with -- larry and steve c., anthony, david e., dave s., dylan, my lovely neighbor, terry... in short, a quality group of folk that it's always a pleasure to see. if every weekend was like that in minot, well, it would have been tough to move.
i should probably get some sleeps, as tomorrow it's day one of the three-day work week (hurrah!). i hope everyone had a happy holiday week and i hope everyone has a safe and happy new year!
minot was a good time -- nice folks, good eats and although i'm closing in on 30 years of age, it's always fun to look over the spoils of christmas with the eyes of a greedy 6 year old.
last night we enjoyed the annual theatre folk get-together at the dugout and then we descended like locusts upon the dakota lounge -- it's been a long time since my steps have graced the dak's doorsteps and damn, drinks in minot are so freakin' cheap! the dak was fun b/c not only did the theatre folk i like go there but i also was able to catch up with some of the lovely people i went to high school with -- larry and steve c., anthony, david e., dave s., dylan, my lovely neighbor, terry... in short, a quality group of folk that it's always a pleasure to see. if every weekend was like that in minot, well, it would have been tough to move.
i should probably get some sleeps, as tomorrow it's day one of the three-day work week (hurrah!). i hope everyone had a happy holiday week and i hope everyone has a safe and happy new year!
dude, it worked!
maybe i'm a little behind on the techno game, but this works and it makes me happy. but i can't put in links from here, so we'll see....
Blogger Help : What is BlogThis! ?
okay...i'm giving my new "blogthis" link a try...we'll see how this new fangled contraption works....
Thursday, December 23, 2004
it's office party day!
so i'm officially out of work-related things to do, so now, in these last 15 minutes before our office cmas party/buffet thingy begins, i've got some blogging time.
tonight we leave for minot -- nothing like a drive in the middle of the night to nearly the middle of nowhere in below zero windchills to inspire that christmas feeling. but i'm looking forward to chillin' w/kinfolk and homies. also looking forward to the dugout party w/msu folk -- good times to be had.
my list of things to do after work (and we're done around 3 today..hurrah!):
- go to bank
- return loaner car, pick up actual car that is not as luxurious as loaner car
- go to the mall of america to use giftcards provided by the lovely sister and her lovely boyfriend -- props to meg and chris for feeding my old navy habit!
- go home, pack, sleep
and i'm seriously crunching into my sleep time w/the old navy trip but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. and i guess that includes going to the bad mall.
ooh! 10 minutes to cmas party. snacks! games! prizes!
i like the cmas party thing. i like goofing off and not being tied to a desk, but still earning a paycheck. i REALLY like the loaner car i'm driving today. so yeah, the kia rio is in the shop -- some part recall happened that is supposed to be covered at no expense to me. so of course i'm waiting to hear about that and the 500 other things wrong with my car that, naturally, WON'T be covered by the warranty.
hope for the best...prepare for the worst. sounds like the holidays to me!
tonight we leave for minot -- nothing like a drive in the middle of the night to nearly the middle of nowhere in below zero windchills to inspire that christmas feeling. but i'm looking forward to chillin' w/kinfolk and homies. also looking forward to the dugout party w/msu folk -- good times to be had.
my list of things to do after work (and we're done around 3 today..hurrah!):
- go to bank
- return loaner car, pick up actual car that is not as luxurious as loaner car
- go to the mall of america to use giftcards provided by the lovely sister and her lovely boyfriend -- props to meg and chris for feeding my old navy habit!
- go home, pack, sleep
and i'm seriously crunching into my sleep time w/the old navy trip but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. and i guess that includes going to the bad mall.
ooh! 10 minutes to cmas party. snacks! games! prizes!
i like the cmas party thing. i like goofing off and not being tied to a desk, but still earning a paycheck. i REALLY like the loaner car i'm driving today. so yeah, the kia rio is in the shop -- some part recall happened that is supposed to be covered at no expense to me. so of course i'm waiting to hear about that and the 500 other things wrong with my car that, naturally, WON'T be covered by the warranty.
hope for the best...prepare for the worst. sounds like the holidays to me!
Monday, December 20, 2004
winter came and kicked my a**.
holy crapola. my commute, on a normal monday with moderate traffic, takes about 45 minutes at the most. heavy traffic, and i'm looking at about an hour in the car.
today? today when it RAINED ICE PELLETS that adhered to the ground instantly?
TWO HOURS, THIRTY MINUTES.
i smoked nearly a half a pack of cigarettes in that jaunt.
but in better weather news, my drive home only took 50 minutes. so that felt like no time at all, compared to the morning.
and i'm kind of sick of sarah jessica parker and the gap ads. i miss sarah jessica parker of "square pegs" and "footloose," when she still seemed awkward and not trendy. but maybe that's me being jealous b/c i'm still awkward at age 29 and will never be trendy. maybe.
the mad dash to finish laundry --- or start, even -- before we leave for minot began approximately 30 minutes ago. and it's bravo's "West Wing" monday marathon, so my night is set!
and on this episode, donna had to go to a meeting in ND about the state wanting to remove the "north" in an effort to boost tourism, b/c "north" makes the state sound cold, flat and barren. funny.
and allison janney rules in this show.
today? today when it RAINED ICE PELLETS that adhered to the ground instantly?
TWO HOURS, THIRTY MINUTES.
i smoked nearly a half a pack of cigarettes in that jaunt.
but in better weather news, my drive home only took 50 minutes. so that felt like no time at all, compared to the morning.
and i'm kind of sick of sarah jessica parker and the gap ads. i miss sarah jessica parker of "square pegs" and "footloose," when she still seemed awkward and not trendy. but maybe that's me being jealous b/c i'm still awkward at age 29 and will never be trendy. maybe.
the mad dash to finish laundry --- or start, even -- before we leave for minot began approximately 30 minutes ago. and it's bravo's "West Wing" monday marathon, so my night is set!
and on this episode, donna had to go to a meeting in ND about the state wanting to remove the "north" in an effort to boost tourism, b/c "north" makes the state sound cold, flat and barren. funny.
and allison janney rules in this show.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
tis movie night....
and tonight's choice:
"The Grudge," showing at the delightful Riverview Theater. The Riverview is great because, unlike several other cheap theaters in town, it does not smell like the monkey cages at the zoo (Roseville 4, that's you...) and the leg room is not horribly limiting (Hopkins 6, anyone?) and there are not dozens of parents bringing children to slasher movies (Brookdale Discount, i'm talking to you!). And while variety in showtimes is a good thing, there is definite nostalgia that comes along with the Riverview.
For those of you who hail from Minot, perhaps you recall the Empire Theater in downtown, which is now the parking lot for Trinity Hospital and a funeral home? It's funny, really, that the Empire was torn down by a company that is trying to form an empire in Minot. or as a former minot daily news used to call Minot -- Trinity-ville.
So yeah, there is joy in the single screen theaters.
Onto the movie choice: The Grudge.
Why this movie? well, there was a curiosity about it .... will it suck? will it be scary? and that curiosity never deserves a full-priced ticket, so i can live with the $3 it will cost me. and an hour and a half of my time. i'm okay with that.
t-minus three days until our return to minot. days filled with food. a night or two filled with a little liquor....sounds like the holidays to me.
"The Grudge," showing at the delightful Riverview Theater. The Riverview is great because, unlike several other cheap theaters in town, it does not smell like the monkey cages at the zoo (Roseville 4, that's you...) and the leg room is not horribly limiting (Hopkins 6, anyone?) and there are not dozens of parents bringing children to slasher movies (Brookdale Discount, i'm talking to you!). And while variety in showtimes is a good thing, there is definite nostalgia that comes along with the Riverview.
For those of you who hail from Minot, perhaps you recall the Empire Theater in downtown, which is now the parking lot for Trinity Hospital and a funeral home? It's funny, really, that the Empire was torn down by a company that is trying to form an empire in Minot. or as a former minot daily news used to call Minot -- Trinity-ville.
So yeah, there is joy in the single screen theaters.
Onto the movie choice: The Grudge.
Why this movie? well, there was a curiosity about it .... will it suck? will it be scary? and that curiosity never deserves a full-priced ticket, so i can live with the $3 it will cost me. and an hour and a half of my time. i'm okay with that.
t-minus three days until our return to minot. days filled with food. a night or two filled with a little liquor....sounds like the holidays to me.
holycrapola
holycrapola
Originally uploaded by kllnin.
gosh, thanks, time magazine. thanks a lot. of course, dustin mentioned that hitler was also person of the year once upon a time.
Friday, December 17, 2004
sad kitties from jegg
Not reported in our media...big shock!
I like reading the Guardian. But THIS depresses me b/c i've not heard ONE BIT about itin the U.S.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
office blogging
it's amazing how busy i can look while really doing nothing work related whatsoever. and it's not my fault i'm bored... i finished up a magazine yesterday and i'm waitin for proofs and corrections to return, so i've been just SITTING HERE ALL DAY and while it's fun to check email, internet window shop, etc., i ultimatey think my time is better spent beating traffic home. and i'm very tired, so my eyes are beginning to involuntarily cross and blinking for an extended period of time...like, say, five minutes. a five minute long blink. good feelings from that.
f**k it. time to bail out. i'm simply wasting company time at this point.
f**k it. time to bail out. i'm simply wasting company time at this point.
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