i'm at work. work blogging like i do sometimes. unexpected work day. i woke up at 6:45 for work. went back to sleep from 7:10 to 7:45am. worked from 8-9am.
at around 7:30, i got a text message asking me if i wouldn't mind working tonight from 3:30-10pm. i thought about it. i kind of reaalllly didn't want to work. but, then i thought about my saving money goal. and i then i thought about all the things i like to spend money on. and i decided that since i didn't have any plans anyways, i would work.
so, i went back to sleep from 9am-1pm. got up. made coffee. fed Miss Tuesday. shower. got dressed. went to the post office. got my Netflix - Rudo y Cursi! i'm so excited i can't even believe it.
went and returned Knocked Up to the video store. and then went and got an iced mocha with raspberry from this local coffee place.
so, last night it was just about 2:30am. and i was in my bedroom putting in some eye drops while i waited for my tea to boil, and i hear this loud buzzing. and i'm like, "omg what the heck is that?!?!" and i'm completely silent and i still hear it buzzing.
and then very faintly, i hear 'West Coast' start to play. and i'm like, "oh wow, it's my phone ringing!"
so, i go over and see that it's Aliya calling!!!!! so, i answer it. she was driving home to North Carolina from being in Atlanta for the day. and she thought she would give me a call. it was really nice to hear her voice and catch up. especially during this week when i've been missing people.
we talked until about 3am. then, i had my tea. which was still hott. went to bed around 3:45. and then slept until 6:45 when i woke up.
it was one of those nights where i got a lot of sleep, but it was all in chunks. 3 hours here. 1 hour here. 4 hours there. it's okay.
so, work so far has been good. i filled out my timesheet. got some good hours in. not as many as for the last timesheet. but, still better than before.
had some good conversation with one of the residents. she was asking me what happened with Joe Wilson and Obama, so i was explaining it to her. and then i told her what happened last night with Kanye and Swifter. she was shocked. and then we started talking about rappers who have been put in jail. 50 cent. T.I. and there was another one she named. oh, we talked about Chris Brown. it was fun.
and then we talked about the weather. and swine flu.
and now i'm blogging.
SO excited for my movie tonight! Gael Garcia Bernal. YES. PLEASE.
but, i'm concerned and confused as to why Netflix hasn't received the movie i mailed last friday. it should have gone out with the friday morning mail. and it should have reached White River Junction, Vermont saturday morning. because, the town is like, 7 miles away.
actually, that's wrong. it's 4.5 miles away. i just google mapped it. so, i'm kind of bummed they didn't get it. because, then they would have mailed out another one today, and i would have gotten it by tomorrow. but, that won't be the case. so, i'll be looking for something to watch tomorrow night. which, is always a point of stress with me.
hmmm. i feel like there was something that i was kind of excited about telling you..... but, now i can't think of it.
OH WAIT! yes, i know. so, i left work yesterday at 4pm. and then went to the grocery store. but, on my way, i got a call from Cheryl, who was working after me, and she said, "hey, i just realized that i left my work keys at home, can you come let me into the cabinet so i can get the other set?" and i said, "yes! i will turn around." i was only like, 3 minutes away from the house. it wasn't bad.
but! when i got back here, my co-worker who has the little baby that i watch sometimes was visiting! her baby girl is turning 6 months old soon. OMG she's the most beautiful baby everrrr.
and so i immediately went over and said hello to her, and the baby looked at me, gave me the biggest smile, and she held onto my hand really tight so i couldn't get it away.
it was the best thing ever. no matter how stressful the day is, if a baby smiles at you, everything just goes out the window. and you're just like, "wow i am experiencing one of the best things in the entire world right now, how can i be mad any longer?!"
oh, she's the best baby.
so, i unlocked the cabinet and all was well.
then i headed to the grocery store. and guess what i found?! pita bread! i don't know about you, but i love pita bread. and i had been looking for it in this grocery store since like, last December. AND I FOUND IT. yesterday. wanna guess where it was? um, next to the bulkie rolls. with the bread.
imagine that. the pita bread was with the rest of the bread. and it took me 10 months to find it. this is why grocery stores should be alphabetized!!!!!
that will be my second order of business once i am president of the united states.
ok, here's my life plan: (ready? this is it.)
- work at the front gate of the new hollywood studio lot being built in Boston
- work my way up to the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- naturally, that will lead to becoming President of the United States
- then i can retire and become a lighthouse keeper
um, best life ever? duh!
so, first order of business after becoming President of the United States:
- drive-thru post offices
second order of business:
- mandatory alphabetization of all grocery stores
then i can work on my foreign policy.
great! and since i will be the greatest President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, i will automatically get the celebrity vote. the most powerful vote there is!
i won't be campaigning for the independent vote, or the youth, or the minorities. nope, THE CELEBS. that's where it's at.
AND, one of my first orders of business after becoming President of the Academy, is tightening up the ratings system. which will get me in good with the PARENTS. also, putting more restrictions on what is shown on television. too much violence.
so there. automatic ticket to the oval office. i've got the:
- CELEB VOTE
- PARENT VOTE
and that's pretty much all i need. and, everyone else will like me too. because when the press digs up my totes awesome blog, people will read this entry and be like, "wow, she really follows through with her life plan. i bet she will follow through with everything else she is campaigning for too!!!" and they will vote for me.
"i promised drive-thru post offices - AND WE GOT 'EM!!!" yep. they'll love me.
so now i've got the:
- CELEB VOTE
- PARENT VOTE
- EVERYONE ELSE VOTE
the first election in history where the entire country is unanimous. how cool would that be?! man i can't wait.
hm. what else.
i told you about the baby. told you about the pita bread. those were the two big stories.
oh! i wanted to tell you also, that i took my nap last night. remember my story about how i planned to take a nap? yeah, well, i took one. and it rocked.
so, we all know the outcome of the Nap Story, directed by Michael Bay - (spoiler alert) - she takes the nap.
great! AND, it will be mandatorily nominated for all the top awards, because it will be based on my story, and i will be President of the Academy. ha! i win again.
oh, also: um, i just forgot. what i was JUST going to say to you.
OH! Shutter Island. let's talk about this.
- book written by Dennis Lehane
- turned into a movie directed by Marty Scorsese and starrting Leo DiCaprio, Mark "hottie" Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Jackie Earle Haley
- finished filmed like, last fall 2008
- set for release fall 2009
- released just pushed back to winter 2010
HERE'S WHAT I THINK:
so, they wanted to release it this fall so that it would have a better chance of being considered for Awards Season. Leo has to win for this one. it also was one of the top contenders for Best Picture. um, Marty's directing, duh.
BUT THEN, they decided that this year they would be nominating 10 movies for Best Picture instead of 5.
I THINK the release of this movie is directly related to upping the number of nominees.
I ALSO THINK they will release it next year, because people will decide that 10 nominees is a bad freaking idea. they will move it back to 5. Shutter Island wins.
10 nominees is like anyone's game. i mean, we've already talked about how people are throwing 'The Hangover' into the list of possible names.
winning 1 in 5 is way cooler than winning 1 in 10. BAM. that's my theory. you read it here first!
so. what else. i'm excited about that theory. The Shutter Island Effect. i'll write a book about it.
The Shutter Island Scandal and the Effect is Has on the Future of the Academy Awards as it is related to American Cinema today.
what?! i have no idea what that's about. sounds like my next Div 3.
OH! that's something else i wanted to talk to you about.
did you hear this sad news from Cuba? Juan Almeida passed away this weekend. he was one of the Cuban revolutionaries. i was very sad to read that. i gasped when i read it. he took over Camilo Cienfuego's job when his plane was lost at sea. and he's known Fidel Castro since they were in university. and i think they were in prison together on the Isle of Pines.
i was really sad to read this. but, happy to also read about the thousands of people who came out to pay tribute to him. Fidel wrote his 'Reflections' column about him this week. it's also really nice.
so. that's that. i was sad.
i was also sad, and shocked, to hear that Jim Carroll passed away. he was only 60! yikes. what a great poet.
okay.
on a totally better note - i think Gossip Girl premieres tonight. i learned that from Twitter. the most educational place on the web.
speaking of Twitter and it's awesomeness - let's talk about Sam Farrar for a minute. he's the bassist for Phantom Planet. great guy. super funny. watch the video of him playing the piano without looking. hi-larious.
anyways. Sam and his wife just had a baby girl. i think back in mid-august. and he sometimes posts pictures of her on his Twitter. she is the most gorgeous newborn baby girl ever in the whole world. AND the other day, he posted a picture of her and she was wearing this long-sleeved onesie-type outfit that had a pink seahorse on it! it was great. and it was the cutest outfit and she is most beautiful baby.
i'm so happy for him it's crazy. and the pictures of Darren holding the baby are heart-melting worthy.
WELL. i have covered a lot of ground in this epic post. it has been a long time that i've been writing. i hope you didn't get bored. i certainly didn't.
ok lovely friends. tomorrow is a busy day. we're supposed to be getting another resident here. and i'm working until 9am. then going to a prenatal appointment at 10:40. then staff meeting at 1pm. then birthing class in the afternoon.
i'll update again with info about Rudo y Cursi. i'm excited. i hope you're excited for my review.
ok! i'm dragging this out. have a great night. i'll talk to you later! peace. love. love. and love.
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