Remembering my 21st
Facebook informed me this morning that the hockey player that I spent the morning of my 21st with is now engaged.
I remember my friends leaving the bar and my friend R telling the hockey players at a table near us that it was my 21st and to show me a good time. They bought me drinks till last call, then brought me back to their apartment in west village, we played drinking games till about 4am and then this goalie walked me home where we sat outside drinking, then ending the night on a good note.
Sure it was a stereotypical one night stand but it was my 21st birthday.
Not that I care but it’s just…wow almost four years have passed since then.
That to me? Is crazy.
“ You’re still stuck on the same part you were stuck on at seven.”
“What part is that?”
“The part where you need to choose among the choices that are there, and not the ones that aren’t anymore. At least not how you need them to be. You’re still stuck on some imaginary idea you have of how it could have been. You need to think about how it is now. And how you want it to be. ”
London is the Best City in America by Laura Dave. Just finished reading it this morning. This quote particularly reminded me of myself. My ex used to accuse me of living in the past. I don’t anymore but I do hang onto a lot of things that I shouldn’t, a lot of people that really have no business being in my life anymore, just because I’m ultimately too afraid to just…let go.
karma's a bitch
Apparently karma hates me.
You see, I was supposed to get off work at 5:30 tonight. Yay! Getting out early on a Friday! Woo!!
Then? My boss tells me I can leave at 5:15pm! EVEN BETTER!!!
Yeah well, the world is not my friend. Leaving in a hurry, and by leaving I mean sneaking out, I left my wallet on my desk. Under some papers.
When did I realize this?
As I was stepping up to the metro gates. Damnit.
8 minute walk back to the office, 8 minute walk back to the metro. With new shoes that were hurting my feet.
Seriously, karma? Not my friend.
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
Gotta love Fridays when the boss lets us out at 5:30pm.
Even though I get the joy of working at job number 2 till 11:30ish or so. Ugh. I want happy hour!!!
“ I feel home when I’m chillin’ outside with the people I know
I feel home and thats just what I feel
Home to me is reality and all I need is something real. ”
OAR - “I Feel Home”
Listening to it live brings me back to spring afternoons when pals and I would share pitcher after pitcher in Conor Larkins up in Boston just hanging out and kickin’ around. Wish I were back there…
SHUT THE EFF UP!
I have these coworkers who do nothing but chatter. They’re not really my coworkers, but they work for the company of whom my nonprofit rents it’s offices from. The owner of that company just happens to be my boss’s husband so rent is rather cheap.
Unfortunately, that leaves me and one of my coworkers down at one end of the building and the rest of our coworkers further away.
We’re down near the accounting people. And holy crap are they LOUD. Seriously there is a thing called “indoor voices” that we learned sometime around…ohh kindergarten. Really? Ya’ll should use them
It doesn’t help when they have the most scathing and whiny and nasaly voices I’ve ever heard.
Yikes. Thankfully I just got my muxtape back up. So i can drown out the annoyances. Well…a little more than sans earphones.
Music speaks a thousand words
Found this from a blogger that I meant to comment on earlier in the week. it’s a pretty neat like toy.
The number songs on these days:
Day I was born (April 12, 1983): Billy Jean by Michael Jackson
10th birthday (April 12, 1993): Informer by Snow
16th birthday (April 12, 1999): No Scrubs by TLC
18th birthday (April 12, 2001): Butterfly by Crazytown
21st Birthday (April 12, 2004): Yeah by Usher
Graduation from high school (June 16, 2001): Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera
College Graduation (May 6, 2006): Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Day I moved to DC (June 3, 2006): Ridin’ - Chamillionaire
Adam I’s first date (September 28, 2006): Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake
I love this picture from the Cherry Blossom Festival last weekend.
Of the years I’ve been in DC - this is my 3rd that I’ve been here for the Cherry Blossoms, this is the first year that I walked down there. It’s pretty great. Hopefully boyfriend and I will make it down for the sushi tastings this weekend!
Gas
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Boyfriend and I quite possibly have enough gas between us to fuel the US.
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me:
Did you just fart?
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him:
No. You just did.
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me:
Well...did you?
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I like to think i don't smell. I was told otherwise tonight.