Wow, I haven't posted in a really long time! Sorry 'bout that. But it appears that everyone has taken a bit of a hiatus lately. So I finally moved, and I LOVE my new place! Once I finish painting the walls and decorating, I have to host a dinner party for all you lovely men and women. I've got a dining table that fits 6 and a BBQ courtesy of my friends (and previous tenants here). And this weekend I have been baking fresh apple and blueberry pies as well as mini chicken pot pies. I'm wondering if I really should try out to be Martha's next apprentice. Last week at work was HELL, and the only thing that kept me going was thinking about my mini pies. I found this awesome website called www.notmartha.org that my friend CC linked to her blog. Notmartha.org recommended making pies in your muffin tins, and so far I have not been disappointed! Although I would suggest regular muffin pans vs. mini muffin pans. WIth the mini muffin tins, you get too much crust and not enough filling. Anyhoo, as I write this, I am baking a few more mini fresh blueberry pies and I just finished off 2 apple pies that had crumbled when I was taking them out of the pan. Mmmm.... Apparently I've been losing a good amount of weight, but if I keep up with this baking, I'm going to gain it all back!
Work has been keeping me really busy, I'm pulling in 12 hour days every day, many times more than 12 hrs. Hopefully it'll wind down soon and I can take some time off. It sucks because I really want to start working on some new projects and make them really cool but I'm still stuck on damned Goldfish (code name) that keeps on getting redesigned every day that I feel like everyday I'm taking 1 step forward and 2 steps back.
I feel like it's been soooo long since I've posted, I feel out of touch. So I'll keep this blog short and ease my way back into a routine. Keep your eyes out for a post about QK soon....
Monday, August 29, 2005
Monday, August 08, 2005
The Ridiculous Post
Man, I'm having a really hard time coming up with post titles that begin with "The"! But I can't switch it now, I've written too many posts already. Sorry I haven't posted in a week. I wish it were because of something really exciting and life changing, or some Prince Charming came and swept me off for a romantic week of bliss. But alas, it was just work and making arrangements for my new apartment.
So it turns out that the planet Mars will be coming quite close to Earth in the coming months. In October it's supposed to be really huge. It also means, from an astrology standpoint, that since Mars is the god of war and anger, we humans are also feeling much angrier and belligerent. I don't know if I'm angry per se, but definitely stressed out and bleh--one step above meh. My mom's also going through a ton of stress at the moment and wants me to move back home within the next 6 months. She's been having heart palpitations and is going to meet with a cardiologist. Shocking in itself because my mom's the total Chinese herbs only and holistic treatments type of woman, so meeting with a Western doctor is a big deal. I know she spoke on the phone with this doctor, and he prescribed some anxiety medicine and also recommended she start seeing a psychiatrist because she's also depressed.
Work is work still. Ridiculous amounts of work to do. Off topic, I've discovered that "ridiculous" is my all time favorite word. You can add it to any adjective for that extra punch. Ridiculously expensive, ridiculously tired, ridiculously good looking. Works well with everything! And apparently I also say "Are you kidding me?" behind the wheel to people who cut me off or who are extra slow drivers. Anyhoo, so hopefully work will ease off for just a little bit to give me a breather next month. Isn't it sad when you aim for a few days of rest sometime in the next month or month after? That can't be a good working environment.
As for the apartment hunt, I finally signed a lease to a 2/2 in Culver City on Saturday evening! But then I was bummed and completely stressing myself out because that place won't be ready until Friday and my current lease runs out this Wednesday. I was feeling so bleh and depressed that I couldn't pull myself out of bed to go to ML and CS's birthday extravaganza on Sat evening. Sorry ML. I wish I had a better reason for not showing up. :( But on a more positive note, I worked it out with my current apt so I can move out on Friday directly into my new place. No having to worry about storage and crashing at SW's place! And I'm also getting revved up for major home decorating, painting, the works. After which I plan on having dinner parties and cookie nights, movie nights, you name it!
And because every post has to have some mention about the opposite sex: the match.com guy is nice and all, but I know I've been really aloof because of all the other stresses in my life. And every time I email him, it's always about how rotten my life is going. Not in those exact terms, but I know I'm unintentionally pushing him away without even meeting this guy! I think--no, I KNOW I have some weird commitment issues which I think is causing me to have 0 luck with guys. And I'm super picky. Because of the whole Mars rising thing, I decided to check out my horoscope traits:
"Aquarian women are usually beautiful with long, flowing hair. They have charming manners and are usually very proper, then suddenly they pop out with something totally shocking. She is drawn to an unconventional man who will not be possessive. It would help if he were a genius." Great. It's just in my nature to be attracted to unconventional geniuses! At this rate, I'm never going to find a man.
So it turns out that the planet Mars will be coming quite close to Earth in the coming months. In October it's supposed to be really huge. It also means, from an astrology standpoint, that since Mars is the god of war and anger, we humans are also feeling much angrier and belligerent. I don't know if I'm angry per se, but definitely stressed out and bleh--one step above meh. My mom's also going through a ton of stress at the moment and wants me to move back home within the next 6 months. She's been having heart palpitations and is going to meet with a cardiologist. Shocking in itself because my mom's the total Chinese herbs only and holistic treatments type of woman, so meeting with a Western doctor is a big deal. I know she spoke on the phone with this doctor, and he prescribed some anxiety medicine and also recommended she start seeing a psychiatrist because she's also depressed.
Work is work still. Ridiculous amounts of work to do. Off topic, I've discovered that "ridiculous" is my all time favorite word. You can add it to any adjective for that extra punch. Ridiculously expensive, ridiculously tired, ridiculously good looking. Works well with everything! And apparently I also say "Are you kidding me?" behind the wheel to people who cut me off or who are extra slow drivers. Anyhoo, so hopefully work will ease off for just a little bit to give me a breather next month. Isn't it sad when you aim for a few days of rest sometime in the next month or month after? That can't be a good working environment.
As for the apartment hunt, I finally signed a lease to a 2/2 in Culver City on Saturday evening! But then I was bummed and completely stressing myself out because that place won't be ready until Friday and my current lease runs out this Wednesday. I was feeling so bleh and depressed that I couldn't pull myself out of bed to go to ML and CS's birthday extravaganza on Sat evening. Sorry ML. I wish I had a better reason for not showing up. :( But on a more positive note, I worked it out with my current apt so I can move out on Friday directly into my new place. No having to worry about storage and crashing at SW's place! And I'm also getting revved up for major home decorating, painting, the works. After which I plan on having dinner parties and cookie nights, movie nights, you name it!
And because every post has to have some mention about the opposite sex: the match.com guy is nice and all, but I know I've been really aloof because of all the other stresses in my life. And every time I email him, it's always about how rotten my life is going. Not in those exact terms, but I know I'm unintentionally pushing him away without even meeting this guy! I think--no, I KNOW I have some weird commitment issues which I think is causing me to have 0 luck with guys. And I'm super picky. Because of the whole Mars rising thing, I decided to check out my horoscope traits:
"Aquarian women are usually beautiful with long, flowing hair. They have charming manners and are usually very proper, then suddenly they pop out with something totally shocking. She is drawn to an unconventional man who will not be possessive. It would help if he were a genius." Great. It's just in my nature to be attracted to unconventional geniuses! At this rate, I'm never going to find a man.
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