lay-tarded

today was an experience. the first day back after a vacation and it was a doozy. i started out feeling really dizzy and thought i was going through alcohol withdrawals. turns out i just forgot to take some meds.

once i started feeling better i was working on a project and was convinced there was not a month between september and december. seriously. i asked people if i was being dumb and the obvious reply was YES.

THEN, about 5 minutes later, justin caught me counting on my fingers. (in my defense, its the only way i can count months but of course no one listened to me.) my name was done away with and i was called the 'science intern'. at least until they found something else to amuse themselves.

i'm also going to blame my poor faculties this morning on why i kept calling everyone 'pussies'. guess its my go when i'm a wee bit under the weather.

saving the best for last

kristine had a fabo thanksgiving birthday party. there was soo much good food! and many great people! there is a reason i still haven't eaten yet today :)

sightseeing

here are some pictures i've been taking around brooklyn(taking this one made me feel like mom because i was just taking pictures of people. imitation is the highest form of flattery :)
i ran past this crazy urban garden. i mean seriously. one of tags says 'emo' which really tickled me
manhattan bridge
went up to the upper west side with john myles white and found the seinfeld diner!
williamsburg:

art in the city

i've been making friends :) this includes cameron (whom y'all may remember i basically went to school with him from 2nd grade through high school. but we didn't really hang out. that has been remedied.) and his friends which include jacob and matt (who is friends with cousin joe. crazy!)cameron is came modeling under jacob's art:
cameron surrounded by his arts:
and joanna, who is an amazing singer and all around awesome music maker. she's from london:
bonus picture!

omens

sometimes i see things and i may read too much into it.

i was having a really good day last week but then i got this fortune:
and yesterday when i went for a run, i came across this...
... and this.
like really. wtf.

i think it really freaked me out because i had talked about mat the previous night and then i came across all these symbols of death.

don't worry, i've been out of harms way by staying in bed until about 3pm each day this weekend. (fyi, still in bed... THINKING about going for a run. eventually it will happen)

UN GLOBAL PULSE

secretary general!

what i've been up to

here are some pictures i took while on a run around brooklyn





volunteering at the marathon! here are the elite males. they were amazing
i made lots of gatorade...
charles talked to me about how much he likes taking photos and is trying to quit smoking
hanging out with cameron and jacob.

the village halloween parade

halloween makerbot party

best halloween costume EVAH!!

some more things they make:

brooklyn bridge

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picture time!

here's a pretty one of train tracks :)

WATCHING A TAPING OF LAW AND ORDER: SVU!!!!

this was right outside my office, in front of a diner which i have since eaten at. apparently the episode aired recently
times square. not too exciting

KAVA JAVA

i shouldn't have caffeine. i did really well for a week but then last night i had a late night and thought i should have some coffee to make sure i was productive today.

good news: i was productive! ran my first mr job on aws. boom!

bad news: i also talked a lot. and i tend to be disillusioned by the interoffice party chat into thinking i am in a safe place and people won't judge me. this led to me talking (a lot) about feeders and gainers and meat glue. i am now known to have a fat fetish fetish. apparently a lot of people have never heard of it.

um... and to prepare myself to last the night i have had to continually ingest caffeine which is making me all shaky and headache-y. at least i should be random and entertaining tonight :)

(don't worry mom and dad, i AM fine!)

turns out

i know nothing about dating. i swear. it must be genetic. maybe they have courses on how to know when someone is hitting on you. turns out, i only *get it* when they kiss me or some other such nonsense. kristine has been helping me figure it out. unequivocally the answer is YES, it is a date. maybe i just like to think that no one likes me that way i don't ruin friendships. because that has been most of my experience with dating. lord knows about half the physics department in oregon won't talk to me because i dumped them in one way or another. not my fault! i like to try people on and give them a chance even when i don't think it will work. oh. maybe that's my problem.

in other news, hc the phrase 'use it or lose it' doesn't apply to memory?

too much food

i ate too much this weekend. i have had soooo much fabulous food, its unbelievable. i don't know if its going to work but i'm going to try to survive on only that food for the next 2 weeks. ie, i need to get back to running and crossfit so i'm in shape for maui!!!! i took a mini hiatus as the amount of food in my gut prevented me from doing anything and i had a cold that wasn't going away. all of it was worth it though! thanks dad and annie!

i'm going cold turkey on all bad foods. starting now? this means, i'm going to try to eat only proteins and veggies (french fries are a veggie, yes?). no more cookies! (sad.) and no more candy drawer at work :( but only for a week! (ish)

wish me luck!

ps. don't click if you don't like potty humor :)

nitwit

there are many reasons i feel like this. mostly i want to say 'i know nothing' like manuel constantly. actually, that clip pretty much sums up how everyday goes for me. at least i have people here looking out for me (thx kristine and todd). they probably get really exasperated just as john cleese does and think i am retarded. a retard from the west coast.

i am comforted only by the fact that hilary says that living in the city is a task in filtering. i routinely order the wrong food at dinner and get really confused. at least she can relate. maybe i need to be more deliberate and thoughtful. or i can get used to being a little 'challenged' or naive. sigh.

i hate spiders

i got bit by this.

it really, really hurt. but its not inflamed so i'm guessing i won't die. (fingers crossed).

i was running to crossfit when i realized something wasn't right so i chucked my shoes and socks and out pops this sucker. i didn't have any id or phone on me so i had to come back after crossfit and bring the stupid spider home with me. at least it died after it bit me. got what it deserved.

anyways, i didn't pass out and i dont have any side effects except telling everyone i know and having a hurty foot (still).

on another note, i think i'm getting sick. maybe i should start washing my hands after being in the subway.

schedule

its come to point were i am booked up weeks in advance. to get some time with me there are two methods:

1) plan something with me, which at this point i am free next wednesday.

2) call me last minute and i will most likely be doing something awesome which you will want to do or i will carve out some time between my next events

this has resulted in a few things such as: i still haven't done laundry. BUT i have found a laundromat and bought a laundry bag. i still don't have quarters. this requires me finding a bank sometime during work to deposit checks and get quartahs. this has been my plan for a couple days now. wish me luck!

here are my plans for the next few (?) days. although, i am going to blame my family for me being so (over?) booked. and i should say i'm sorry to friends in new york for being unavailable. more specifically, sorry to my roommates whom i haven't really seen much of.

tuesday: UN global pulse talk, talk about R and hadoop

wednesday - sunday: dad and annie get into town, eat constantly and actually explore neighborhoods

saturday: STOMP! and some parties :)

sunday: kimya dawson concert with john myles white

monday: nobel laureate talks about insoluble problems

tuesday: sleep no more (for reals this time)

update y'all

apparently i'm too busy to write about the amazing fun i'm having. seriously though, i've been meaning to for DAYS. will get something fabulous written tomorrow :)

but i am still alive and have had no altercations!
(knock on wood)