Notable and Quotable

I am extremely torn when it comes to elections/politic/etc.  I am so bothered by the campaign trail in it's entirety: the unwavering, narrow-mindedness of extreme sides during this time is so un-peaceful and extremely unpleasant. Keep your opinions to yourself.  That's why there is a curtain in the voting booth.  Your decision is private. With that said, I find myself neither Republican nor Democrat.  I found this in the NY Times back in May and thought it was wonderfully put.  It reminds me of my dad and I thought, at least, some of you would enjoy it.

"Conservatism is alive and well in America: don't let anyone tell you differently.  And by conservatism, I don't mean the warmed-over "raise your right hand if you believe..." kind of conservatism we see blooming every election cycle.  No.  I'm speaking of the conservatism grounded in principles based upon enduring truths: an underestimating of the importance of human nature in the affairs of individuals and nations.  Respect for the lessons of history, the importance of faith and tradition.  The understanding that while man is prone to err, he is capable of great things when not subjugated by a too-powerful government."

-Fred Thompson, writing at Townhall.com

grape? no, my name is grant. drant? no, grant. graaaynnnt, take the picture!

Just thinking about this past weekend puts a smile on my face.  Houston (Hooter) Marks and Grant (Grape) Mullins came to visit.  Lets just say I'm in a constant fit of laughter when graced with the presence of these two.  Besides being quick-witted, they're also the easiest to entertain (except when the karaoke bar isn't full of enough people for Grant to sing for - he likes to show off a bit).  Below is a picture of myself and my well-acoustic-ed friends. 

One of the main purposes of this trip was for Hootie and I to watch HSM III...which we did on Saturday.  All in all, the movie was amazing.  I loved the new songs and, obviously Zac Efron's adorable face...BUT we were in a theatre of about 300+ screaming little girls who were kicking our seats and drowning out the dialogue.  Needless to say, we left the theatre aggravated.  Perhaps when it comes out on DVD, we'll enjoy it more.  OH WELL...What a great weekend! 

I AM HAPPY!

According to my mother...I, apparently, appear sad (i think she's over analyzing...which i suppose she's allowed to do since she's my mother...).  I also think it might have to do with the fact that I spoke of my occasional anxiety and that I accidently hit myself in the face. HOWEVER...I would just like to emphasize to anyone who might agree with her...that I'm truly not sad! In fact,  I'm quite the happy camper!  My nose is healing quite nicely.  I love my job.  Hooter is coming this weekend and we're going to see highschool musical III in theaters and possibly sing karaoke. Everyone is jealous.  My landlord finally turned the boiler on, therefore I don't have to continue walking around my apartment donning a stocking hat and socks.  AND...i'm healthy and thankful for that!  SO...despite what you may think.  i'm happy, lynny. no worries! yay.

rare breeds

i have stumbled upon quite the exhibit.  it's entitled: rare breeds and is, fortunately, just down the street from my apartment.  while the exterior appears to be a mere pet store, inside you find quite a bizarre scenario.  instead of kittens and hamsters in the cages, there are hotdogs and weenies drinking mustard instead of water.  there are cheese sticks swimming where fish are supposed to be and instead of baby chicks, there are chicken  nuggets with legs.  i'm not quite sure what the designer was trying to get across, but all in all. its funny. i've added a video and some pictures for your enjoyment.

the healing process

it's healing nicely :) if it does scar...at least it's a cool shape!

cabin fever

Life hits me pretty hard late at night.  When the sun goes down, my excessive worrying mindset chooses to settle in for the next 12 hours.  Throughout my teenage years, I would have the occasional anxiety attack and begin to worry about nothing!  It always happened at night and it's probably one of the weirdest/terrifying feelings in the world.  I truly feel sorry for people who have severe cases of anxiety because my extremely insignificant portion that I obtained was, at one time, unbearable. Although I rarely get anxiety attacks anymore,  I still worry.  All the time.  I'm just like my mom (it's funny that the things that bother us about our parents are the things we tend to inherit...).  

My point to this incessant rambling is that as my financial life constantly goes down the toilet in this ridiculously expensive city (that i love so much in spite of) i have found other ways to relieve the anxiety, besides hitting myself in the face with pool triangles (which is healing nicely thank God).  

Because my closet is like a large piece of art work, I'm constantly selling things from it, rearranging, and choosing things to send home.  It's an ongoing task and it soothes me.  Also, the other night, I chose to re-arrange my room, only to move it all back the way it was...there is only so much you can do with a room that is 10 x 10.  Finally, I purchased a gigantic bulletin board, spray painted it gold,  and tied beautiful black ribbon on top to affix it to the wall.  it's quite lovely.  

In addition to all the rearranging, I received a new present from my mom's childhood friend (who is like my aunt). It's a t-shirt quilt!  I know everyone knows what these are, but I'm going to explain it anyways.  Each square is made from a t-shirt that I no longer wear, but didn't want to dispose of and created into an entire useful quilt!  Mine is filled with little league softball jerseys,  zeta and pidelta shirts, tennis shirts, and BA shirts.  It's a great feeling of nostalgia to nestle up with all of your old tees :)

killer combination

two of my favorite brands have joined forces and i couldn't be more excited about it.  diesel (a quality brand with an unbelievable denim assortment) and adidas (everyone's favorite sporting goods brand...esp if you were a soccer playa)  have created jeans for fall/winter 2008 and they're amazing.  i'm planning on purchasing the grey skinnys cleverly entitled the "adi-matics" (which is combining adidas with one of diesels style of jeans called the "matic") once i've saved up $200 and paid off all of my credit cards...i'll def be purchasing a pair.  maybe even before that....

official tourist of the district

This past weekend, i visited the wolos in washington, d.c.  it was such an amazing weekend because we had no plans or expectations...just quality time with two of my favorite people! what stood out to me about this visit was that lauren and wesley have already adapted to their city SO well.  last time lauren and I were in D.C. we weren't familiar with the public transportation or our surroundings in general.  It was nice to be able to wander the city with such fantastically knowledgable tour guides.  not to mention...i was quite impressed.  

Friday night we went to georgetown with jackson and his girlfriend, meggie moo, who i absolutely loved.  it was good to see jack in his natural habitat (haha that makes you sound like an animal) and hang out in his area of town.  georgetown is quaint and beautiful. On Saturday, we shopped for halloween costumes, and then they took me to the eastern market.  i LOVED it! It was beautiful because of all the colors from the vegetables, flowers, and food available to purchase.  the weather was great on saturday so i especially enjoyed walking around. 

 

saturday night, we remained low key and ate near their apartment on the hill (funny story about that dining adventure...too long to type, however!) after dinner, we headed to chinatown which is NOTHING like my chinatown and met Vaca (my bffae), Grant Mullins, and Adam Stunkle (friends from LU) for drinks!  I'm so glad I got to see them...and hopefully the wolos and Vaca will become good friends...i would really like that (no pressure!!!) 

Sunday, we traveled to Georgetown so I could pop in our new Betsey Johnson store located there.  It looked really nice!  After that, we ate lunch with Jackson and Meggie Moo and headed back towards the hill.  We finished off my weekend by stopping by an animal shelter to hopefully aid the clays in adopting a kitty.  they found the one they wanted and are waiting for her to weigh enough to take home...after that...it was time to catch my train! It was fun guys, thanks again! see you in november!!!

ouch. i'm an idiot.

yes yes, as drew reported, i hit myself in the face with a wooden triangle that would typically be used to rack the balls for a pool game.  i have no one to blame but myself and my competitive nature.  i have missed wednesday nights with drew and matty but this particular wednesday will definitely go down in history.  i'm just hoping it doesn't scar :(

triangle to nose?

You might be wondering what a pool table triangle and Jordan's nose have in common? No Jordan is not talking in 3rd person, this is Drew reporting live from the West Village. Tonight, while being super competitive as usual, Matt showed Jordan a trick with a pool triangle. Cool trick Matt!!!! Check this link out. Jordan grabbed the triangle out of my hand and long story short, we had to leave the bar immediately.