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)