monica is on felicity tonight.

interesting.

remember when monica was in that cheesy mtv movie about the girl who fell in love with the blues guitarist from the wrong side of the tracks? pathetic.

damn, i haven't watched this show in a damn long time. amazing how things change.

my opinion? she needs to dump that lame ben and go out with noel.

ok, barry just told me i look like elly mae and NOT like pippi. why? because pippi has red hair.

ya know what i have to say?

use your imagination!

ok so here it goes...

last night i decided to go to the halloween superstore after work. that was a STUPID idea. have you ever done that? i think it's almost as bad as going to a toy store on christmas eve. they had NOTHING and the line was probably 100 people deep. insanity. so i went home and created my own costume.

what am i? well, i have dressed up as pippi longstalkings. (thank YOU PIC!!) overalls, a tacky floral shirt, rainbow striped socks and of course, braids in my hair. luckily my mom had some fishing wire in the sewing kit. i think i am the sexiest pippi there ever was.

of course i come into work and mullet construction man says, "i think i've seen YOU before!" what the fuck does that mean? that he's fantasized about PIPPI longstalkings? that is just sick. he is grimy.

i have no plans for tonight. i'll probably be at work til around 7ish and then head home. i want to get a little present for the little girl across the hall. she is ADORABLE. i saw her mom in the elevator yesterday and she said she didn't feel safe taking her out, so...i'm gonna make her a little halloween basket. why? because i'm cool like dat.

these braids are going to be the death of me. my head is already pounding. damnit. the price we pay for cuteness.

anyone else dress up today?

fucking A i just lost an entire blog.

here are some pictures from our dallas adventure!

there's lots of bloody noise in the office today. the remodel is officially back on. it took around a month to get the permit for it. and now? nothing but noisyness.

anyway, there's this one construction worker with the most hideous mullet ever. people, i don't understand WHY people still have those god awful things in this day and age. seriously, do they think it's attractive? it's not. and this guy? he's got curly hair. it's awful.

we had our first rain of the season last night. i love the way it smells the day after it rains. so calm and relaxing.

i brought some matzo ball soup for lunch today. i don't really feel like soup, though. i want grease and LOTS of it. no clue why. i think it's because i ate so much shit last weekend. my stomach must have grown or something. blech.

as soon as john gets the page set up, i'll post the pics from last weekend. there are several good shots. there's even one of the matching pj bottoms. :)

check this out, yo.

let's do a little weekend recap.

we'll start with my flight on friday. i had a sassy business class ticket (thank YOU albert) and sat next to this incredible woman. a breast cancer survivor. she was amazing. told me all about her battle with the disease and encouraged me to go in for an examination. as she said, "you're never to young to start". i could go on and on about her but, i'll probably do it at a later time.

get in to dallas 30 minutes early and as usual, my sister is late picking me up. i wasn't too annoyed because she said she would be there in 20 minutes. i call john (who was getting in around the same time as me but in a far off terminal) and tell him to wait a few and we would be there shortly. 20 minutes turned into 30, 30 turned into 40. finally at 3:40 her sorry ass got to the airport. we jam over to the house and are briefed by my dad on the events of the night.

my uncle shooz (i call him that because he has HUGE feet) had created a little skit to perform when barbara got home. everyone was sent to a bedroom. i think there were about 25 people in each room. the plan was that rachel would open the door and blindfold her. hand her a martini and sit her in a chair facing out the window. then we do this "can you guess who *i* am skit. my voice comes from the kitchen and i say a little blurb, then she guesses it's me. then we go from room to room and barbara only hears the voices. by the time we have represented all the rooms, rachel and i arranged all of her brothers and sisters at the top of the balcony, so that when she took off the blindfold; they were all arranged so that she could see them. she freaked. it was great.

the party was amazing. the food was incredible. the dancing was supreme. everyone had a great time.

saturday we started the morning at oh...7:30. with two little ones in the house it's damn near impossible to sleep past 8. anyway, everyone is hurting. hangovers galore. heh. especially barbara whose quote was "i think i started about 12 drinks and didn't finish one". uh huh. this family likes to drink. my dad and my sister go to get pastries while john and i watch the boys. had a little breakfast and then my dad offered to take john for a ride in THE car. john looked SO happy. it was really cute. admittedly, i was a little scared for the dad and the boyfriend to have some alone time but, i think everything went ok.

a few hours later, the family returns and we head to the little leauge game. i talked about that earlier. then john and i went for lunch and did a little shopping. return to casa de chaos and try and nap. right. no napping. actually, when john did fall asleep, cody attacked him.

after that, we had a little dinner and lots of chocolate cake. then went up to the playroom to watch "bridget jones". john and i both passed out. john snoring in my ear. FUN. luckily, i woke up when the movie ended and dragged john into cody's room to avoid getting in trouble for "sleeping in the same room".

sunday? fun. woke up at 7:30, made breakfast with barbara and prepared for the arrival of the family. had a yummy breakfast, took the family xmas picture, and got ready to go to the second little leauge game.

now on to the fabulous story of the airport. for some reason, i made myself believe that i had booked john and myself departing at the same time. so we rush to the airport, thinking both our flights leave at 3:50. yeah, i was wrong. i had scheduled john to leave at 3:50 and my flight didn't leave til 5:30. i was so incredibly tired that i basically had a tempertantrum at the airport. i thought john was going to beat me i was being SO irrational. all i wanted was to go home and go to bed and now, i had to wait another 5 hours to do so. the two of us waited at john's gate, i watched him get on the plane. straight out of some cheesy movie. the second he started walking down the terminal, i burst into tears. that's the hardest part of our relationship. constant goodbyes.

all in all, we had a fabulous weekend!

so, i'm sitting here with john looking over my shoulder as i type.

we've been having a great time. my family LOVES him and yes, he did get to ride in my dad's car. and let me say, I HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED IN IT YET. whatever, i knew this would happen. not that i'm bitter or anything. heh.

the party was amazing barbara was so surprised :)

we spent most of the day hanging with the family. started at the little leauge game. cody's team won 19-16. he hit a triple while john was in the bathroom. (typical.)

then we spent the rest of the afternoon alone together. went for a nice lunch at CPK and did a little shopping. and all i can say about the shopping is that we are OFFICIALLY the cutest couple ever. WHY? because we have matching mr. potatohead PJ bottoms. uh huh. you know you're jealous.

now we're eagerly awaiting our dinner delivery. chicken quesadillia. no nachos this weekend. too many chaperones.

today has been somewhat long. draining, too.

i'm going home in a few minutes. ok, not going home, but leaving work. then i am off to get the nails and toes done. after that? packing and a bath. then off to bed. i need to rest up for this weekend. it will be nothing short of insanity.

i am really excited for my dad and the rest of the familia to meet john. it's kinda weird. they've never really met anyone i've dated before so, this is kind of a big deal. i KNOW that everyone will love him. i have this vision of john and cody wrestling on the playroom floor. how cheesy is THAT? yeah, well you all know that's how i think.

and on that note, i'll be back on monday.

miss me, mkay?

here ya go.

lotsa pics to keep you busy!

and with that...i've booked a dj for the holiday party.

i am so cool. and so fresh. and so clean. heh.

did you know that the A-T-L is the home of outKAST? just checking. some don't. it's also the home of the john mayer. or just john mayer. whatever you prefer to call him.

my wrist really hurts. i think i have carpul tunnel. no joke. everytime i start typing, the top part of my wrist HURTS like a motherfucking bitch. hmm...maybe it's anthrax. you know, i did have a cold last week. and NOW i am achy. things that make you go hmmmmm...

my reblogger is NOT working. sharon? any advice?

we finally got our new fax machine today. i think it's just about the coolest thing to happen since i have been here. that is truly a pathetic statement.

and yes, john is still OVER excited about my dad's new car. heh.

long ass day.

i was at work until almost 7pm. why? because i royally fucked up the intranet. the good news is that i am now a front page genius. microsoft can kiss my fat ass. if i had my way, i would never use that program ever again.

other news...planning this holiday party is so stressful. we've finally set the date. january 12th. yeah, holiday party in january. actually, i think it will be really nice. not to mention the hotel we are having the party at is literally 5 minutes from my house. that'll be a nice cab ride home after the big event.

my dad got a new car. i think that john is more excited to see the car then he is to see me, but whatever. he's so friggin materialistic. ;)

ha. sharon, are you posting to craigslist again? ;)

i'd love some pancakes right about now.

i don't even know where to begin.

last weekend was incredible. i had such a good time!!! john and i were as cute as ever. i'm sure i am not the only one that will vouche for that. well, except for justin's mom who said we were tacky. anyway.

friday night john and i had dinner with my mom and the nana. it was really nice. we went to this incredible cajun resturant called creo la. YUMMY. i had this fabulous salmon and john had fiesta pasta. (i found out later he ordered the pasta to "carb" up for later that night. of course he told me that when he was drunk on saturday:) ) then we shared what i think may have been the best pecan pie ever. thick crust, a layer of cheesecake and a layer of pecan. oh my god. it was absolutely orgasmic. after that we were going to go see "serendipity" but, we were too tired.

saturday we headed to bridge around 12. thanks to justin, james and john; we had PRIME lawn seats. everyone can attest to that. the show was really good. seeing dave with john was kinda surreal. i mean, if it weren't for dmb, we never would have met. it was really special. REALLY special. towards the end of the show i was exhausted and actually fell asleep in john's arms during neil young and crazy horse.

sunday was bittersweet. took john to the airport. it wasn't too sad. i mean, i know i am going to be seeing him in 4 days so...i cried but not as hysterically as i did when i left kansas city. i am so pathetic. the proceeded to sharon's. got incredibly lost going there. went for lunch, then headed to the show.

there are so many things i could talk about regarding sunday's show. it was really good. the highlight was tracy chapman coming on stage during dave's set and singing "the maker" wth him. i can honestly say it was one of the most amazing duets i have ever heard in my life.

and now it's monday, back to reality...

lunch with the boys and john. fun.

then i dragged john and james back here so that i could show him (john) off to my coworkers. they all love him. everyone was sure to say that he was cute, and you know i love that shit!

anyway, i am off for the weekend. miss me much.

first go read this.

ha.

anyway, today. shit. today. i have this feeling the day is going to drag. why? john is on his way out here (no emails all day), justin and james are with him (no emails all day), gina is at a meeting (see previous comments), sharon isn't in yet (ditto to the last comment), and i am COLD. not that being cold has anything to do with the situation but well, i just figured i'd complain a little more.

may i say that i look incredibly HOT today? thanks. new boot cut rinsed jeans from ann taylor, button down eggplant shirt, boots and i even did my hair! damn, john is one lucky man.

i could go into the plans for the weekend but i am far too excited for that. all i can say is, bridge and john. wow. i am one content girl!

guess what i found out today?

the VP of corporate alliances' brother? yeah, he's the lead singer of ugly kid joe.

how DOPE is that.

and i hate everything about YOU.

this is the most annoying thing, EVER.

every morning on my way to work, i listen to sarah and vinnie on alice. they are HILARIOUS. sharon will say otherwise, but - they are. anyway. they do this thing on thursdays where vinnie goes up to random houses in san francisco, (preferably HUGE ones) and tries and find out what the person does to be able to afford the house. sounds kinda cheesy, but it's hilarious. so this morning, vinnie goes to the castro (for those of you who are unfamiliar with the bay area, the castro is known for having a large homosexual presence.) and the first thing vinne says is "holy rainbow flags!" i just about peed myself. he goes up to this one house which he says is festive for the holiday season; pumpkins, halloween decorations, etc...and rings the doorbell. i guess there were some HUGE dogs at this house. once he see's the dogs, you can hear him jet. thudding down the stairs to get as far away from the house as possible. when sarah asked him what the dog looked like, he said, "half greyhound, half horse." heh. ok, maybe no one else will see the humor in this but i thought it was hilarious.

other things...i have my first official "holiday party" planning meeting today. i met with our cfo yesterday and he gave me the budget. i think we can make some excellent plans with the money allocated for the event.

it's really sad how everyone i work with knows that john is coming tomorrow. i don't think that i have been talking about it that much. ok, maybe i have. but. EVERYTIME someone (by someone i mean one of the other admins) walks by my desk, or emails me they make some reference to him arriving soon. i'm trying to be pretty low key about it because i don't want to get too worked up before he gets here. don't get me wrong, i am more than excited to see him BUT...i have so many other things going on that if i only focus on that, i'll never get a damn thing completed.

did i mention that he comes tomorrow? ;)

did i mention that i am the new mail bitch?

well, i am. and i got some SASSY new blue rubber gloves to distribute the mail.

jealous, much?

dinner with sharon...

always fun. we decided on max's opera cafe because it was nice and we didn't think it would have much of a wait.

right before sharon got to my house, nana called. apparently she hadn't gotten out of bed all day and didn't even have a drop of milk in her fridge. being the nice granddaughter i am, i picked up some milk, and a turkey sandwich. sharon and i bring the groceries over to her house. nana is all bundled up in her bed...i introduce her to sharon. the first thing she says? "oh, what a pretty girl you are!" heh. that's how cute my nana is. then she says, "i've never met you before, how do you know eachother?". i reply, "we dated the same boy-at the same time." she laughed. we chatted for a bit and then i took sharon on the mini tour of the time warp i call nana's house. my mom's room still has the carpeting and furniture it did when she was oh, 15. BRIGHT PINK. ask sharon if i am joking.

we leave and head to max's. the wait is 20 minutes so, we grab a drink (yes, even i had a glass of wine) and enjoyed the smooth stylings of the lounge singer in the bar. he was fabulous. heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

proceed to our table (which was a table for six, which was really for two) and order a great dinner. i had pasta with portabella mushrooms and garlic. sharon had some meaty pasta thing. then...apple pie a la mode for dessert. YUM.

over all- good times and good conversations!

november 7th.

i CAN'T wait.

this morning has been nothing short of chaotic.

first off, i get to work this morning and my computer is not booting. it's working fine now, but it was a wee bit of a scare. second? one of the modelers was updating the intranet and accidentally deleted the entire homepage of the intranet. *if* i can't find someone in IT soon, i am going to have to re-do the intire homepage. me. the girl who can't even blog in HTML, who has to use the little link button on blogger to add a link. THIS will be fun. oh yes.

i took some robitussim (sp) last night before i went to bed. it seriously knocked me on my ass. john called at around 12:30, and i didn't even hear the phone ring. THAT is weird because i am the lightest sleeper, ever. the worst? people who snore. ;)

the series finale of "love cruise" is on tonight!!! WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOO. don't even think about calling me from 9-10pm. thanks.

see what having friends who work for gap gets me?

my very own coat!

this weekend seems to be somewhat of a daze now. i spent most of it in bed. all day saturday...half of sunday. now? i feel a little better but my throat still hurts like a bitch. enough complaining.

yesterday afternoon, i went shopping with elise. i haven't been shopping in a while. i bought some kick ass jeans from ann taylor, a dress and a shirt from banana, some sassy shoes from nordstrom, and some other shit. i am so dead. it's not bad enough that i am broke as a joke.

i have all kinds of people owing me money. i tend to be somewhat generous with my money. for the most part i don't mind, but there comes a time when i feel that people realize my generosity and start to take advantage. i know it's somewhat my fault but, at the point where i come to terms with the fact that they are in fact using me, i want nothing more to do with them. i'm in that situation right now. any suggestions on what to do? i don't want to seem cheap but, i don't really think it's cool of them to think they can go without paying me back.

bridge is in five days....and john comes in four!

happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear sharon
happy birthday to you.

wow. an entire blog about sharon's birthday. i am such a good friend.

i hate taking nyquil.

why? because every time i take it, i end up more drowsy the next morning than i was to begin with.

last night i felt awful. i fell asleep at like 10:30 and woke up to the sound of the phone ringing at almost 1am. by the time i got off the phone, i felt more sick than i had earlier in the day. so i decided since i didn't have any plans for today, i would take some nyquil. it definitely did the job. i passedthefuckout right away and woke up at 9am. those of you know know me, know i cannot sleep past 7; ever. when i got out of bed, i was still in a daze. since i didn't get to rent "bridget jones" last night, i ran down to blockbuster to grab it, got a jamba juice, got some advil from walgreens and came home.

at around 1:30, i got this mad craving for matzo ball soup. i drove down to the market and picked up some manachevitz matzo ball soup mix. it's in the process of cooking i type this. but...you know that feeling where your eyes are open but your body is asleep? that's where i am at right now. and i took the fucking nyquil over 14 hours ago. i contemplated drinking some coffee but, i think that will fuck me up even more.

i was going to go to mel's pimp and ho party tonight, but i am just not up to it. i feel like ass. B L E CH .

plans for the night? eating my soup and watching "bridget jones".

oh, and talking to my boyfriend, whom i get to see in 6 days. (not that i'm counting or anything :) )

i got this really good show in the mail today. this john mayer show from 2000. the filler is this thing called the "lo-fi masters" or some shit. it's john with a full band. like OLD school john. it's rad. studio versions of song's that haven't been released. it's pretty phat.

anyway, i cleaned out my entire bathroom tonight. i think i had 2 bags of garbage to throw out after that. TWO BAGS. can you imagine what was under that shit? yeah. too much. all my shit from when i worked at bath and body works. shit i used maybe once and got sick of the scent. i am SUCH a pack rat.

i have way too much time on my hands. i just found this. uh huh. endless hours of entertainment.

seriously, i am mad bummed i didn't go to LA. this office is a motherfucking ghost town. but whatever. i guess this is part of being a grown up. making sarcifices you don't want to make. and deciding that maybe your job is more important than going and doing something you want to do for social reasons. that's what i keep telling myself, anyway. so yeah. i am doing nothing this weekend. nothing but cleaning. i tried to get an appointment to have my hair cut but NO. no hair appointments.

feel sorry for me. please. thanks.

i can't get no sleep.

for reals. for the past three nights, i have not been able to fall asleep til at least 2am.

what do i do while trying to fall asleep? i watch "cheers" re-runs. the funny thing is, when "cheers" originally aired, i didn't even like it. i thought it was one of those lame shows my parents watched. and now? i love it. mostly because it's the only thing that's on late at night. well, "who's the boss?" is on from 12am-1am. THEN i watch "cheers" from 1am-2am. i really need help.

this morning i woke up and looked in the mirror. i had noticed a blemish last night while brushing my teeth. this morning? it's more along the lines of a volcano. but it's still in the red phase. not ready to pop. i hate that. because of this volcano, i am actually wearing makeup on my face today. i really hate wearing makeup on my face. i think it makes me look cheesy. plus, when i wear my little "studio fix" by MAC, (foundation and powder in ONE.) it washes me out so i have to wear blush. then once i have the blush on, my eyes look yucky so i put on a little eye pencil. before you know it, i am full fledged tammy faye. at least i have discovered the magic of waterproof mascara.

it's friday, so i am wearing jeans. i pulled my gray peacoat out of the closet so that i could wear it this morning and it WREAKS of moth balls. SO gross. my mom puts friggin moth balls everywhere. from now on, i keep my jackets in my own damn closet. why? because now i smell like moth balls. and that is NOT cute.

it's going to be a cleaning weekend. gots to get ready for my man's visit. laundry, cleaning out the closet, cleaning out the car, cleaning out the bathroom. shit, you can call me CLEANING BITCH. oh. that reminds me. LAURA. apparently there's a corn maze in pescadero. it's this maze in the middle of a corn field. heh. we should totally go!

let me recap the past 18 hours for all of you whom i have not spoken with.

this weekend, i was supposed to go to LA to see john mayer for my good friend sharon's birthday. i was scheduled to leave on friday afternoon. friday afternoon at a time that would necessitate my leaving a couple hours early. not a big deal. friday's are usually slow after lunch, sharon (my boss) said it wouldn't be a problem. i was so excited about the trip, that i made the mistake of telling you-know-who that i was planning on working a half day on friday. no need for a vacation slip, it had already been approved. so yesterday, i find out that murle was taking a vacation from thursday (today) until tuesday. that's fine. i knew she was going to be gone. THEN i find out that not only is murle going to be gone, but you-know-who has coincidentally requested friday and monday off. funny how she never mentioned it to me. now, seeing as though i never turned in a request form, i never "officially" got permission to go. the thing is, it was a verbal agreement. i asked weeks ago, and i should be able to go. however, if i do go, i would be leaving sharon alone, with no support. so it's really more of a moral dilema than anything else. so, being the adult that i am; i have decided that my job is more important than going to LA for sharon's birthday and seeing john mayer. which in reality, is not but i cannot even think about what would happen if i were to lose this job.

next topic- i have been totally irrational as of late. my moodswings have been so drastic and so frequent, that i am beginning to scare myself. i don't understand why they are happening so frequently. i am starting to wonder if there *is* something wrong with me. i feel sorry for john, he's constantly getting the grunt of them. it's not like i am not trying to avoid them, i just find myself becoming irritated at trivial things. and not only that, but these trivial things stay in my head and effect the way i perceive other situations. does that make sense? my mom suggested that i take an anger management class but, i'm not angry. i am actually the happiest i have ever been. i think that i am a control freak. and when things don't go my way, i get pissed.

anyway, last night i was talking to my dad about my stepmom's birthday party. he is SO excited about it. more importantly, he cannot wait to meet john. he was asking all kinds of questions about him. it was really cute. the weird thing, is that my dad and barbara never really meet the guys i date, because they live so far away. it's usually not possible to make a weekend trip out there. so, this is kind of major. the good thing is that there will be LOTS of people around so, i am not at all worried about my dad drilling john. once he see's how much john cares and respects me, i have no doubt that he will love him. :)

i think that's enough for now.

oh good lord.

guess who was JUST at my desk.

yup, ghetto ticket delivery man.

sharon walked by and said...does he ALWAYS smell like that?

heh. i said, "yes. and it's quite disturbing."

last night was incredible. the show was completely kick ass. marika is the best concert buddy. for reals. we totally made asses out of ourselves breaking it down to "back to you" and "neon".

i think sharon was ashamed. she sure kept her distance ;)

anyway, we met my friend stefanie at the show. i don't think i have seen her since at least may. maybe even before. the funny thing is, she lives so close but she gets so busy with school, she forgets how to use the phone. she brought her new boyfriend to the show. he's a mix between dan wilson from semisonic and zack from saved by the bell. and let me tell you, they make a damn cute couple. they both are totally yupped out with trendy looking glasses. ad.or.ab.le.

well...except the guy has a really warped sense of humor. he kept blurting out these really random thoughts. during shea seger, he shouted "are you straight?" ummm...right. then he said something really weird to sharon. i can't remember what it was, but she gave him the WEIRDEST look. it was great.

i'm sure i have more to blog about...

OH. rave-dancing-boy. ha. totally doing the "hi, i'm on crack and dancing like it, too" act. so lame. i can't even describe his actions, they were way too funny for words. i think sharon has a crush on him, though.

ok, so check this.

i'm like monica.

john's like chandler.

sharon is rachel.

shit.

we hired a new executive assistant today! i am so excited. the three admins have been so swamped lately because of marian's absence.

things should get back to normal, now.

first things first. i look HOT today.

next...

sharon has the best job ever. she called me at 8:30 to inform me that john was playing "wonderland" on the kfog morning show. i get ALL kinds of giddy for her. i won't tell the rest of her story, i'm sure she'll blog about it and THEN i will link her.

oh, i'm going to see john mayer tonight at slims. i HATE going to shows on weeknights. i think i am getting old.

anything else? hmmm...i think that's it for now.

heh. i get to be tonya's personal attendant!!!! how kick ass is THAT?

i said i wanna touch the earth
i wanna break it in my hands
i wanna grow something wild and unruly

i wanna sleep on the hard ground
in the comfort of your arms
on a pillow of bluebonnets
in a blanket made of stars

oh it sounds so good to me

cowboy take me away
fly this girl as high as you can
into the wild blue
set me free oh I pray
closer to heaven above and
closer to you closer to you

i wanna walk and not run
i wanna skip and not fall
i wanna look at the horizon
and not see a building standing tall

i wanna be the only one
for miles and miles
except for maybe you
and your simple smile

oh it sounds good to me
yeah it sounds so good to me

cowboy take me away
fly this girl as high as you can
into the wild blue
set me free oh I pray
closer to heaven above and
closer to you closer to you

i said I wanna touch the earth
i wanna break it in my hands
i wanna grow something wild and unruly
oh it sounds so good to me

cowboy take me away
fly this girl as high as you can
into the wild blue
set me free oh I pray
closer to heaven above and
closer to you closer to you

closer to you
cowboy take me away
closer to you

:)

how cute is this?

all i have done for the past 2 days is eat.

EAT

and EAT.

today i feel really gross. the weather is kind of yucky. i would really like some soup for lunch.

hmmm...

do you ever feel like you are trying too hard to be someone's friend?

i feel like i am. and i am not doing it anymore. sorry.

this could get legnthy and annoying, so if you don't want to hear me bitch...go-away-now.

first things first. yesterday, i went with elise to look at wedding dresses. it's the last time i thought i would be seeing her before she moves to chicago, so i got really sentimental. when i got to elise's, her mom informs me that she's coming with. now, i don't care that she's going, i just wish elise had told me before. think it's bratty if you want but, her mom is wacked. i knew that if we took her with, it would be a much longer process than either of us wanted. but whatever, it's her day...so we take her mom. oh my god. the woman finds something wrong with EVERYTHING. all of the dresses elise tried on were AMAZING. i don't really think elise cared for any of them, because she has decided to look more next weekend. anyway...back to her mom. elise and marcus want their wedding outside. they found a country club that has an amazing garden and a very beautiful ballroom. they are going to have the ceremony outside, and the reception inside. very nice, and very classy. so mid-trying-on-dresses, she says, "oh my god, what if it rains?" ARE YOU KIDDING. don't think about shit like that. elise is already stressed out as it is. so she doesn't stop at that...she continues to freak elise out about other potential "issues" that could arise. issues of which i should not be hearing about, that should be discussed in the privacy of one's own home. at this point, i am frustrated beyond belief and all i want to do is go home. when we got back to elise's, marus looked at me and he knew how stressful the day was.

next situation~

last night a huge group of people had planned to go out. a lot of our friends have not yet met marcus, so elise wanted to show him off. we had planned to go out in downtown palo alto. go for dinner at beppos and head to blue chalk for some drinks. perfect. i was really excited to see everyone. i haven't really been out lately; mostly because i have been saving money for all of my upcoming trips. the second we walked into elise's, the phone rang...apparently everyone had bailed for the night. everyone but the three of us and jessica and her boyfriend. the four of them decide they want to see "zoolander" and get some tai food. fine. i am down for dinner but, i have NO desire to go to a movie. i knew that by the time we went to dinner, it would be close to 8, going to a movie at 10, and that means i don't get home til 12-12:30. so i tell elise i don't want to go to the movie. what does she do? she goes to the movie theater so that they won't have to wait in line later...and buys me a ticket. SO I HAVE TO GO. pissed off.

so, we go to dinner. i am COMPLETELY the 5th wheel. it's the most annoying feeling ever. the two couples are so clingy, it's annoying. they don't stop holding hands or being all kissy the whole night. it's so LAME. i have never felt so uncomfortable around friends in my life. the thing is, they could tell i was uncomfortable, and the CONTINUED to make out in public. so annying.

after the movie, they all wanted to go for dessert, but i just wanted to go home. so i get in my car and call john and guess what? some girl answers his phone. OK. why is there some girl answering MY boyfriend's phone at ONE AM? yeah. not only that but, this is a girl who tried to set john up with another girl, AFTER he told her about me. i'm sorry, i think that is so lame. so of course, i get really upset and basically hang up on him. i have this complete issue with girls who are lame like that. so i drive home, hysterical. i am so hormonal right now, it's unbelievable. when i got home, there was a message from john. he left it earlier that night. after listening to it, i know how much he cares and i am just being irrational. i know i have nothing to be worried about with her, it's just frustrating to me that there's another girl with my boyfriend. jealous much?

i think i need some midol.

and some weed.

i am missing my weed.

britney spears is on diary.

apparently, justin calls her "pinky" and she calls him "stinky". ummm....

i *finally* bought my own cell phone today.

every other phone i have had has been through work, or i have shared it with my mom.

i'm SO grown up. heh. 3000 minutes a month. what will i use them on?

sharon and justin came over for dinner. we treated ourselves to lacumbre and a YUMMY dessert. milky way ice cream. that shit is the BOMB diggity.

other than that, ain't shit going on. i think i am gonna turn in early.

night kids!

go here. (the corruption test)

i got a 164.

everyone posts their score. got it? get it? GOOD.

on fridays, i usually go to lunch at 11:30. why? because that is my set time.

anyway, today i asked if i could go at 12. marcus and elise wanted to take me out while they were in the area. so i ask if i can go to lunch a HALF hour late. she says no. why? because she needs to make her car payment at 1. fine. i'm cool with that.

11:30 rolls around...and tracy, NOT b comes up to the front desk. i guess that b had something else to do, so she sent tracy. why does this make me mad? because tracy is cool with watching the phones whenever.

EXCUSE ME? yeah. that's what i thought. seriously, this is getting really old, really fast.

i work with some mean people.

on the other hand, i work with some kick ass people, too.

let me start with the mean people. heh. mike. he is so funny. everyday he makes fun of the JC doll that i have on my desk. i found out that while i was gone, he had a little puppet show with him, on my desk. anyway...everyday he tries to get me to eat shit. (not shit, shit, but JUNK.) so last week, i brought in one of my fat pictures for him to see. he SEEMED to understand why i don't eat junk at the time. so this morning i come into the office and what do i see? a motherfucking krispy kreme on my desk. OH HELL NO. so i walk down to his office, plate in hand and say..."look bitch, this is NOT funny." ya know what he said? "why don't you give it to your nsync boy?" heh.

on to nice people. i work with a bunch of jewish men. they always call me shayna madela (pretty girl). this morning, i walk into the kitchen and they are all sitting around, drinking their coffee and say...here she is. the shayna! it was so cute. ok, that was such a pointless story.

i want a mcflurry with oreos.

will someone get me one, please?

thanks.

ok, i have been meaning ot blog about this for a while.

the dude that comes to deliver our airline tickets, has this really ODD smell to him. it's like a mix of old spice, baby powder, and some other cheap cologne. and he smells as though he puts on an entire bottle every morning.

its gross.

so anyway, he's been here everyday this week. i can smell him from the second he gets out of the car (i am SO not joking). and he THUDS up the stairs. seriously, he is straight out of "gangsta's paradise". his gold chain is probably 3 inches wide. with the big adidas symbol in the middle. it's hilarious, really.

today he says, "so, SHANNON do you have a boyfriend?"

i'm thinking...YES. AND HE SMELLS A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN YOU!"

but i politely reply, "yes, i do."

then he says, "i'm not surprised." heh. of course not. i am ZESTY.

i come into work this morning to this email. it's from my boss, asking myself and someone else to help out with some mailings.

Shayna and Tracy can you both be available to help out with this tomorrow?
Murle has been handling business cards and may be able to help out there.

Sorry the timing is such I can't be there to help you out.

where in that emails does it say JUST shayna? NOWHERE. laziness. i was informed by *someone* that i ALONE had to put together 100 marketing kits.

ONE HUNDRED. hello? does it not have TWO names on that email. yeah, that's what i thought.

pms, much?

today has LAGGED like a motherfucker.

in addition to the laginess of the day...i am COMPLETELY pms'ing. i feel sorry for those closest to me. i can FEEL the bitch coming on. not only that, but i am CRAVING chocolate. and i am NOT a chocolate person. all i want is grease.

g.r.e.a.t.

oh, and YOU need to start blogging more.

thanks.

i spent a shitload of money on an outfit to wear for my stepmother's birthday party. it is SO cute, though.

black knee legnth skirt with floral print, a sleeveless black turtleneck sweater and some SASSY shoes.

wait, i already had the shoes.

i am SO bad. can we say compulsive shopper?

it's totally cracking me up that all these people i DON'T know are reading my blog and commenting! you guys all rock.

anyway...

there are all these flame wars going on nancies. honestly, it's pissing me off. in a time like this, you would think that everyone would be a little more compassionate and understanding, but no.

i have NOTHING going on today. i'm updating the intranet and some databases. it's going to be a really quiet day for ms. shay shay.

OH and kainoa...i'm SO jealous.

i wore my hair curly today. everyone loves it.

everyone BUT me.

i was so lazy this morning. i don't think that i fell asleep til almost 1, and woke up at 5. i am EXHAUSTED.

last night i was invited to dinner over at elise's. marcus had just flown in the night before and i really wanted to see him before he heads to chicago. anyway, i get there and everyone is talking about going to out dinner. keep in mind that it takes almost 2 hours to get her whole family situated so that we can go out. finally, at 7:30 we head out to frankie, johnnie and luigi, too. it's this really nice italian place in mountain view. excellent food. massive portions.

we all finish our meals and marcus pulls out a box. (he had proposed in july, but wanted to design the perfect ring for her. he did so when he went back to australia) i start crying on the spot. she opens the box, and puts the ring on her finger.

it was so romantic. :) and now, as elise's mom says; "they're officially engaged!"

one year and 3 days till the big wedding.

i had the most amazing weekend.

i should probably fill you all in on where i went, who i was with and what i did.

so, i will.

i went to kansas. for a while, i have referred to someone on my blog as the "ib", which stands for "internet boyfriend". at first it was completely plutonic, we were amigos. he had a girlfriend and i had a boyfriend. people would constantly make fun of us and tell us that we should be together. however, he lives kansas and i live in california. not the ideal situation. we talked a few times on the phone and i thought he was cool but, i didn't think anything would come of it. a few weeks later, we're on the phone every night and instant messaging eachother all day. it was insane. i started to develop strong feelings for him. feelings that could have been thought of as a crush but feelings that i thought were deeper than that.

the guy is the sweetest, kindest soul i have ever known. he knows me so well. doesn't care that i have a moodswing every 5 minutes, in fact he thinks it's cute. (we'll see how long THAT lasts.) anyway, after a few months of communication, we decide that we should meet.

being the strong woman of the 21st century that i am, i book a ticket to go to kansas city. ironically, the night we decided on the weekend, i got an email saying that john mayer was going to be playing near him that friday night. being the romantic i am, i take it as a sign :)

thursday afternoon i got on a plane...and flew 2000 miles to see this guy. someone whom i have never met. someone whom i think i have this connection with. but what happens if i get there and he hates me? that was the only fear i had. luckily, that was not the case. i got off the plane in kansas city and from the moment i saw him, i knew.

i could go on and on about the weekend. there were so many amazing things that happened. the best was watching farm aid on saturday night. he cooked this amazing pasta with shrimp, asparagus and tomatoes.(it was DAMN good!) we sat on the couch cuddled up watching all the bands play. it was incredible.

anyway, i have myself a new boyfriend. and he is the best. :)