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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
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12:24 am - I Was Naughty
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Environmentally so. I bought an air conditioner. I'm using my dogs as an excuse- my shepard/lab is black, so leaving him in a 700 square foot apartment on a blazing hot New Mexico summer day would make me terribly sad. Yes, "it's a dry heat", which is why so few people out here use AC, but sue me, I love 'em. I grew up in the swampland of DC, baking hot in the summer, and nothing says loving to me more than coming into an icy cool apartment and falling asleep to the hum of an air conditioner. We used to have those massive fake wood paneled 70's window units- I think those are the gold standard. To hell with central AC- long live the window unit! (I got one of those portable ones, 9000 BTU. A bit of a splurge at $300 but a good investment if I say so myself. The dogs and I will be in heaven all summer!)
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| Saturday, May 17th, 2008
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12:37 am - MeMe But A Bootyful One
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What These Carnations Say About You
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You have a distinct style... one that many people find fascinating.
You are charming and alluring. People are drawn to you - and you are very popular.
You never forget a name or a face. And the people you love are always on your mind
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| Thursday, September 7th, 2006
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5:58 pm - Long Long Time No See!
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Well hello! Its been a year- or two. Like I've always said, I never disappear from anything forever, I just take "extended breaks." Its the end of my workday and I'm too exhausted to write much- sorry! I do want to be better about writing, one of these days I might even actually accomplish that! But seriously, I have missed LJ and I do want to catch up with everyone and everything when I have a bit more time and energy this weekend. I just wanted to post quickly tonight as a shout-out to the new folks that I just friended- basically, I found most of you from a search I did on Santa Fe. I'm always looking to meet new people locally and there is something about each and everyone of you that I found interesting (meaning I didn't just randomly friend every LJ person that lives in town!) So, friend me back if you'd like, if you don't I won't be offended. For those who might remember me from awhile back, howdy and I hope things are going well. Look forward to being back in touch. Have a good evening, going to go home now and veg out for awhile!
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| Tuesday, June 15th, 2004
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5:53 pm - Getting Back in The Saddle
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Well, I'm slowly getting back on my feet. What a nightmare of a job experience. The people at that PR firm are beyond mean. It shocks me that employers are allowed to be so condescending and just plain mean to their employees. From the beginning they assumed I was some dumb blond and I was never able to prove otherwise- what an insular, narrow-minded, place- all too common in Boston I'm afraid.
Yep, I'm bitter- I can't go into details beyond the final legal resolution of the situation with the lawyer other than to say I'm emotionally satisfied despite the relatively unimpressive tangible results.
Its been a month and I'm healing- I'm genuinely not worried about the future of my career, and that shocks me, because I was always miss type A career woman. A few amazing things have come out of this experience- 1- that family and friends- even aquaintances and strangers are way more supportive and understanding than one could ever think, despite the general nastiness that floats around in our culture these days- 2- my relationship with my dad, fractured since the divorce, has been repaired- and 3- you don't need a career, relationship, child, religion, etc., to make your life whole- to use a cheesy cliche that I don't even know how to explain, all you need is you. Lucy Grealy, the writer missing half her jaw from childhood cancer treatment, used to worry so much about her writing because she felt it was all she had- she thought she would never have a happy marriage and kids due to her looks. I used to think my career was all I would have due to my issues with relationships- that I would never meet someone. I now fully realize how sad that was- and also,despite the fact that I don't NEED to in any way, of course I'll eventually fall in love with someone who will fall in love with me. As for kids, lots of Chinese babies need homes should it take as long as 20 years. (Not that I want it to- I'm talking marriage and kids here, not simply relationships- as a matter of fact there is someone I'm interested in now from that evil place who seems rather interested in me- he was my only source of support, really. And I hope he calls- but, if he doesn't, there are other men to be found.
My doctor is pretty sure I have fibromyalgia- we are waiting to confirm it with the rheumotoligist. They strongly suspect this condition is caused by stress and lack of REM sleep- the way I lived in my twenties, what a shocker that I got it! I am fatigued all the time- we're talking having to rest walking up the stairs. My doctor says that the bottom line is I have to get enough sleep and reduce the stress in my life. Ambien- God bless it- is taking care of the sleep. Stress- well. I am taking June off to continue recovering then moving to Santa Fe, my spiritual home, for awhile in July. There, I will apply to jobs in both Santa Fe and Boston. Boston has the richest career options that whet my type A appetite- however, it also the stress, and quite frankly, the general culture of Boston isn't very caring or supportive. Santa Fe is like living your life in the womb- but would it offer me a career that would satisfy my supercompetitive, run with the big boys, urges? We shall see.
Life is beautiful and precious. Really.
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| Saturday, December 13th, 2003
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10:23 pm
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I just purchased a 2002 Volkswagen Passat. Yes, that sounds impulsive but there is no possible way that I could get to this new job without a car- and most Americans DO own a car, I just didn't happen to for awhile because I lived in a neighborhood where having a car was more expensive than not having one. Its still cheaper not to have a car in my current neighborhood- street parking is quite competitive and monthly parking in our lot goes for $125 a month- but again, due to my new job, a car is an absolute necessity. That said, when my lease expires in September I will reevaluate my living situation given that parking costs are now a factor.
I had last bought a car only 3 years ago, and I subsequently got a fairly good deal when I sold this car when I first moved to Boston. I had done a lot of research initially and had narrowed my choices down to a Chevy Tahoe and a Passat. I LOVE SUV's so I went with the Tahoe. But, even not being that much of an environmentalist, I would feel guilty investing in an SUV at that point. So, realizing that I should buy a sedan this time around, I knew right away what kind of car I wanted. Safety is a huge issue with me and I had previously found that the Passat had been one of the highest scorers in crash tests in the moderately-priced range of cars.
I then decided to follow my dad's advice and buy a two-year old car with the intention of keeping it for around 5 years. Since most of the 2004 models are out with two weeks left in the calender, I went out in search of a 2002 Passat. I found a model with low mileage and in good condition, did my best to bargain- not sure how well I did, but the price was roughly around what the black book value had indicated, and bingo, I've got a vehicle to get me to work!
I am so happy. I've always wanted a blue car- its my favorite color- but I could never find the year make and model that I wanted in it. And I'm not quite at the point in my life where I can custom order my cars. But this time I found the car I wanted in a beautiful navy.
Now I just have to deal with getting it insured and getting a parking permit. Ick. But I'm happy. Again its a bummer that I'll be paying gas, insurance and parking costs again, but I'll make it work somehow. Losing income to earn income I guess, but I'm honestly a little bit psyched I was forced to buy a car. Its going to be so much easier for me to go skiing, grocery shopping, hiking, and all those things that aren't that easy taking the subway!
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| Wednesday, December 10th, 2003
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10:29 pm
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OK, I needed to spice up my friends list a bit so I added a few people that seemed cool, mainly through my existing friends' friends lists. If you want to add me back, feel free- if you don't, no problem. I don't ask permission to add people anymore because frankly, I think that's retarded. Some people on LJ take their friends lists waaayyyy too seriously. Drama and snobbery about simply putting someone on a list of people that read your online journal. No disrespect intended, of course, I actually think many of you on my friends list are supercool and I would love to hang out with you in real life. But I'm not going to get pissed if you don't ask me to be in your wedding party simply because I let you read my more private entries.
Watching the Trista and Ryan fiasco on the subject of weddings. Biggest. Media. Whores. Ever. Trista makes me want to vomit.
Ok, that sounds harsh. But one, what a fake baby-talking Barbie bitch. Trista's father as he walks her down the aisle- "I am so proud of you!" Trista's response- "thanks pops. OOOHHH,look at the helicopter, we're like Sean and Madonna!"
Two, I'm PMS'ing. As if you couldn't have guessed. Estrogen's a bitch. Why can't they just make a pill that induces menstruation on demand so you can minimize the emotional roller coaster as much as possible?
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| Monday, December 8th, 2003
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11:55 am - P.S.
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There are few things more wonderful than being able to call your dad to tell him that you finally found a job after a year of unemployment. This is especially true if you come from a family of high achievers who expect the same out of you and you are the firstborn child. Although we all know that we shouldn't live for parental approval, we should make ourselves happy first blah blah blah, it was still damn nice to be able to make that phone call!
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| Monday, October 27th, 2003
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6:36 pm
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I hope all of you all in CA are doing all right with what's going on. Not sure what to say, except may this pass quickly and with as little harm as possible.
And yes, the Yankees lost the World Series. In light of more serious events such as the one referred to above, I'm going to refrain from comment. But I am certainly excited about next year! So, no more having to read my ranting about baseball until next spring- (NOT that I am expecting to have any reason to rant!) :)
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| Sunday, October 19th, 2003
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12:39 am - One more thing...
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I promise not to tie up your friends list pages with too much more about baseball- I do know when its time to move on, but I must say..
The Yankees lost tonight. He.
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12:05 am - Addendum to my earlier meme
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Ambient1 (I have been trying like hell to figure out how to link to a username but it won't work!) inspired me to edit my meme to include a Top Ten of scenes from movies that didn't make me cry- so here goes
1. Love Story. No I didn't cry in the end when Jenny dies. It was just too clinical a depiction. I thought it was a great movie though- one of my favorites. Great shots of Boston, in fact it has special meaning to me because when it was released my parents were exactly the same age as Jenny and Oliver and just like them had just been married.
2. Steel Magnolias. Schlocky movie. Sure it was sad when Shelby died. But ya know, Sally Field has just never been able to do it for me. I've heard rumors that offscreen she can be extremely cold and I think unfortunately that translates into her acting.
3. My Girl. A young child dying of bee stings is horrifically horifically sad. I think this is due to the fact that I was having major anxiety about an unrelated situation throughout most of the movie.
4. Stealing Home. I barely remember the "tearjerking scene" in this movie, except that that it had to do with the death of Jodie Foster and her being remembered, but I was only 14 and I think too young to understand romantic love.
5. ET. I've never been too good with fantasy/sci-fi what have you movies. If it couldn't happen in real life, its hard for me to relate to it. So "phone home" didn't have much of an effect on me, even as a vulnerable 8 year old.
6. Ghost. Nope, the pottery scene didn't faze me- I thought it was somewhat touching, but overrated. I remember writing a review of this for high school English class saying that.
7. Hope Floats. That was a great movie. And very sad when the mom died. And again when Bernice's dad told her he didn't want her. I love Sandra Bullock. Again, not sure what kept my eyes dry. I was actually on a group date and my friend's date, a total jock type, had tears running down his face. I thought that was so cute. My friend who was his date thought that was wimpy. Bitch.
8. The remake of Stella with Bette Midler. I just adore ya Bette, but that scene with you watching your daughter's wedding through the window made me laugh, not cry. (Your outfit was pretty laughable.)
9. Any part of the last half of Autumn in New York. Worst. Movie. Ever. Richard Gere is overrated. The May-December romance (at least with an older man and younger woman, look at Ashton and Demi) is over. People were laughing in the theatre when Winona had her "final collapse" because the movie was so bad.
10. Less Than Zero. I was getting tired here, hard to come up with a 10th. Sad when Julian died, but again, I was 14 and not as understanding of "the human condition." I do love that movie though. Its a snapshot of growing up in the 80's. (Although I only wish I had been filthy rich like that!)
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| Saturday, October 18th, 2003
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6:42 pm - Top 10
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OK, so I'm starting a "Top 10" meme Feel free to lift from me, no permission needed- in fact, I encourage you guys to post yours in your journals, I'm home and bored on a Saturday night.
Your Top 10 Most Tearjerking Scenes from Movies
1. The scene in Philadelphia where Denzel Washington, (LOVE that guy) lifts the oxygen mask to the face of Tom Hanks, who is dying of AIDS, and says, "I'll see you again."
2. When Meg Ryan is speaking at her AA meeting in When a Man Loves a Woman and is choking back tears talking about her failing relationship with her husband and remarks that "we don't need anyone to make us feel weak- we do that for ourselves."
3. In Boys on The Side when Whoopi Goldberg sings to Mary Louise Parker, also dying of AIDS.
4. The scene in Good Will Hunting when Will Hunting starts bawling in his therapists arms.
5. Jerry Magure- NOT "you had me at hello" but when Cuba Gooding Jr. finally gets his "quan."
6. The last scene of Great Expectations when Gwyneth Paltrow asks Ethan Hawke "will you ever forgive me" and he replies "don't you know me after all of these years?"
7. Almost Famous- when they show the reunited family (mom, brother, and sis) sitting at the breakfast table with "Tangerine" playing
8. American History X- the very last scene, when they show the beach in black and white with Edward Furlong saying, "life is too short to be so pissed off all the time"
9. The ending of Boogie Nights- no specific scene really, just the whole aura of the ending with "Living Thing" playing against the credits
10. The black and white montage from the end of Midnight Express when Billy Hayes finally arrives home
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| Friday, October 17th, 2003
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12:38 am - Second snarky post of the day...
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I hate the Yankees with the intensity of a hundred million red hot suns right now. And I could care less if that makes us sound bitter, like sore losers, etc. YANKEES SUCK!
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| Wednesday, October 1st, 2003
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5:07 am - Howdy!
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Hi Al!
Thanks for the email and the kick in the butt! :)
I do promise to get back to updating soon. Moving turned everything upside down- in a good way. Sure that wouldn't have kept a lot of people from updating- but we all know I'm a little lame-o in that area anyhow! So, soon, I promise.
One thing no one has to worry about is me ever leaving LJ permanently. I really hate goodbyes in any way and I've discovered that with LJ I'm no different than I am than in "normal" life; I weave in and out a lot. I'm the friend that will lose touch with you for 10 years and then one day call you up for coffee like nothing ever changed. And it hasn't. I need and give a lot of space in relationships, whatever capacity they may take, but I am always solidly there, albeit not physically. What can I say, I am who I am!
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| Wednesday, August 13th, 2003
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1:47 pm - Warning, I am in vent mode- whining ahead.
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| Monday, August 11th, 2003
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9:14 pm - Random and completely gross observation
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Have you ever noticed that very few people have acne now? Remember how common it was to see teenagers with bad skin- (polite term)- in the 80's? I guess acne is just very treatable now.
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| Friday, June 27th, 2003
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6:53 pm
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I just heard something CLASSIC regarding today's ruling on the legality of sodomy. "Tomorrow's '700 Club' is going to be a hoot!" He he. I might have to watch just for entertainment value, last fall I was flipping through the channels late one night and they were almost in tears about "the devil's holiday," halloween. Jerry Falwell is probably hitting the Valium- or whatever substitute for Valium those joyless folks use- right now!
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| Monday, June 23rd, 2003
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5:37 pm - I have many nights in front of the DVD ahead of me so I can catch up
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Bold = seen it
1 Godfather, The (1972)- I know, I know!
2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)- Ditto
3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
5 Schindler's List (1993)
6 Citizen Kane (1941)
7 Casablanca (1942)
8 Seven Samurai (1954)
9 Star Wars (1977)
10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11 Memento (2000)
12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13 Rear Window (1954)
14 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17 Usual Suspects, The (1995)
18 Amelie (2001)
19 Pulp Fiction (1994)
20 North by Northwest (1959)
21 Psycho (1960)
22 Silence of the Lambs, The(1991)
23 12 Angry Men (1957)
24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
28 American Beauty (1999)
29 Vertigo (1958)
30 Pianist, The (2002)
31 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32 Apocalypse Now (1979)
33 Some Like It Hot (1959)
34 Matrix, The (1999)
35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36 Taxi Driver (1976)
37 Third Man, The (1949)
38 Paths of Glory (1957)
39 Fight Club (1999)
40 Boot, Das (1981)
41 L.A. Confidential (1997)
42 Double Indenity (1944)
43 Chinatown (1974)
44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45 Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
47 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
49 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50 All About Eve (1950)
51 M (1931)
52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53 Raging Bull (1980)
54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55 Se7en (1995)
56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
57 Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59 Vita e bella, La (1997)
60 American History X (1998)- Kudos to whoever wrote this list this movie is beyond brilliant
61 Sting, The (1973)
62 Touch of Evil (1958)
63 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64 Alien (1979)
65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66 Rashemon (1950)
67 Leon (1994) [the professional]
68 Annie Hall (1977)
69 Great Escape, The (1963)
70 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
71 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
74 Jaws (1975)
75 Amadeus (1984)
76 On the Waterfront (1954)
77 Ran (1985)
78 Braveheart (1995)
79 High Noon (1952)
80 Fargo (1996)
81 Blade Runner (1982)
82 Apartment, The (1960)
83 Aliens (1986)
84 Toy Story 2 (1999)
85 Strangers on a Train (1951)
86 </b>Modern Times</b> (1936)
87 Shining, The (1980)
88 Donnie Darko (2001)
89 Duck Soup (1933)
90 Princess Bride, The (1987)
91 Lola rennt (1998) [run lola run]
92 City Lights (1931)
93 General, The (1927)
94 Metropolis (1927)
95 Searchers, The (1956)
96 Full Metal Jacket
97 Notorious (1946)
98 Manhattan (1979)
99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100 Graduate, The (1967)
current music: Agnes of God in the background- another great movie!
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It's 1:30 in the morning and I really want sushi right now. Or chocolate. Or pizza. Yep, its getting on that time of the month. Its moments like these that I wish I lived in New York- I could get all of those things in a -pun intended- New York minute! But I'm stuck in Boston where the only way to get to the few restaurants that are open is via taxi. Starving as I am its not worth the expense when breakfast time will come. Compound that with the fact that I can't get in a car and go to those places myself, as having a car in Boston can be a huge pain and therefore I choose not to have one. And there are no nearby delivery places that are open this late on weeknights. Boston's a great city but a late night person such as myself sometimes wishes that there were a few more dining options after midnight!
So I guess I'll have a few more Triscuits, which along with the condiments are the sole contents of my refrigerator. At least they are salty. I've decided that my next apartment MUST have a dishwasher so I will no longer have an excuse not to cook and I will be forced to start keeping food in the house!
current music: The movie Roxanne in the background
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| Sunday, June 22nd, 2003
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7:28 pm
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Am I being crazy by saying that I am ready for the dog days of summer? Yesterday was the summer solstice and I live in a cold area of the country where we need every day of sunshine we can get. October will bring chilly weather again and I want to experience those days when going outside is like walking into a bowl of hot soup. I like the four seasons. When its winter it should be cold. When it's summer it should be hot. We certainly had the cold this year. Now come on, summer!
I probably shouldn't be wishing for the heat to come so soon though. The little General Electric AC unit I have seems to be on the fritz. When I move it between the "fan" and the "cool" settings there doesn't seem to be any change in the coolness of the air that is blowing. What a pain in the ass. I only got the unit a year ago. But what are you going to do? I guess I'll see if I can get a repairman in, but it might be cheaper just to buy a new unit considering I only paid $140 plus $40 to get it installed. I am going to have to check on this tomorrow before it actually DOES get hot. I only like the heat when I have a cool refuge to come home to.
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| Wednesday, June 18th, 2003
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Ok you did inspire me to update! :)
I have been reading my friends pages and commenting sporadically for the past two months, but not posting. I guess I really am more a voyeur, it seems. It just seems that my life at the moment is boring in a lot of ways- although I definitely don't think I'm a boring person, I currently lead a very low drama life. This will probably change when I find a full time job- but at the same time, I think I should probably realize that I do for the most part have interesting things to say even if my life isn't chock filled with activity right now. So, I will probably post more. Even if I didn't, though, I don't think I would ever delete my account- I find LJ too interesting.
So what's new? Nothing, really! Told you my life could be boring. Still looking for that job, with no real nibbles. What can I say, I'm trying, but there just aren't a lot of PR/marketing jobs available right now. I have actually gotten to the point where I have decided I would relocate to a couple of other cities- New York and Denver- if I were to find a good job there. I love Boston, but my career has to be a focus, and if I am willing to work in three cities rather than one, I figure that it can only increase my chances of getting a job. Social life is pretty stable too- still hanging out with Ryan and Amanda a lot and planning lots of weekend jaunts with Talia. We're also thinking about a possible trip to Europe soon. I am always up for an adventure! Went to my high school reunion and reconnected with some old friends- that was cool too. And I'm in the process of looking for a new apartment which I need to start on Friday- my lease expires at the end of August.
So, back to my tasks I am attacking right now. Will definitely not let 2 months go by before posting again!
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