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Brought to you by Leap Year. In theaters January 8th.
::rolls eyes::
Ah, back to work tomorrow. I'm really not looking forward to it, for several reasons. First, I have my real estate meeting and I have a feeling that there's going to be a bunch of issues after a two-week hiatus. Second, it's always tough returning to work after being gone for awhile. Third, I was overly ambitious in what I thought I would accomplish last week, so I have some catch-up to do. Hopefully no one notices I am behind, but I imagine everyone will be in the same boat.
My Christmas break was wonderful. It was probably the best Christmas break I've had in quite some time. I drove home on the 23rd. I was stressed out due to work and other stupid drama, so for once, I was looking forward to the ride as a way of just not thinking about anything other than driving. When I got home, I relaxed with the family awhile before meeting up with my friends Tap and Shashank. We picked up last minute Christmas gifts, then jammed for several hours. I played the bongos and sang for a little bit (though I'm a terrible singer). I've been wanting to take drum lessons for a little bit now and playing the bongos reinforced that desire. Maybe this year.
Christmas Eve was my brother's birthday, and as I alluded to in a couple of posts back, I partied a little too hard. I usually don't get too crazy, but for some reason, for the past two years on my brother's birthday I just went overboard. I won't go into all the details here (though it makes for a funny story), but let's just say that I made my hangover into a family event. It was embarrassing, and next year I'm going to stick with Sprite on Pat's birthday.
Most of my friends were in town until the 27th, so I hung out with them a lot before they left - movies, going out to eat, just having fun hanging out. There's not much to do in my hometown, but there's the joke that "just as long as we're together," things will be fun (and they were). The day after Christmas, Tap and Conrad came over my house for some barbeque.
The next week, everyone had left. My friend Zach came into town on the 30th and I met up with him at Barnes and Noble for a 3-hour chat. Zach and I were good friends at one point. But then I was stupid and broke off our friendship back in '02 for things he was trying to warn me about (which ended up being true). So I'm glad we were able to rekindle our friendship. It was really good seeing him.
I spent the New Year's Eve with family. Tap called to wish me Happy New Year's and to tell me that I was missed at the party, so that made me smile. Patrick and I talked a long time about our plans for the future. I'm going to start making some serious considerations in my career. That's all I will say publicly and until I have more set up, but inquire within if you are curious.
On New Year's, I met up with an old friend from middle school, Joe. I hadn't seen him in FOREVER so it was good to hang out with him a little. Joe and I were pals in middle school, even if we antagonized each other a little (I remember once he pushed me off a desk so I ran after him and tried to punch him in the face...I was only able to slap him, but that was still enough to get me sent to In-School Suspension. It made me popular for all of 10 minutes, before I returned to being the nerdy pariah that I was.)
The rest of the weekend was spent with family and getting hooked on Farmville/Cafe World. Thanks, Mom.
I usually don't like winter, so I'm trying to keep motivated and have things to look forward to. I'm excited about the Blockbuster Movie Book Club my friends and I have formed. I'm moving to a more affordable apartment in a month. Tap's birthday party is next month on the 12th. I hope it will be a good year. Hope you all had a Happy New Year as well.
Oh-Ten? Two-thousand and ten? Ten? What will you say when you have to say 2010 aloud?
...REALLY? REALLY? This is on par with the cheese question. I really don't which which is worse - these stupid mindless questions, or the sponsored ones.
Hope you all had happy holidays! This has been the best Christmas break for me in quite some time, I think...I promise a real update is coming soon! I'm also really excited about the new year...I'm going to get serious about something I've been thinking about for a long time, and changes (may) be in store here within the next year. And I've got my brother joined in on this one for morale/support, so this is not going to be one of those New Year's resolutions that I discard by February.
Happy New Year, everyone!
When I was 15, I wrote myself a letter to open on New Year's Eve, 2009. After waiting 10 years, I couldn't wait any longer and opened it. (IT COUNTS, it's New Year's Eve.)
What's the hardest, most embarrassing or most inappropriate question you were asked this holiday season? Who asked it?
"Who do you want to kiss under the Mistletoe?" - VOX
JK, I don't know how to answer these things anymore.
Hope you all are having a wonderful holiday. Santa was very generous and got me a Coach Sabrina satchel this year.
Yesterday was Pat's 22nd birthday. It was a lot of fun, and by the end of the night, I was having WAAAAAAY too much fun. All I will say is that a. I will probably never drink Crown ever again and b. I did shit last night that my family will taunt me about for all of eternity.
I'm very glad to be here at home, spending this Christmas with my family and closest friends. I hope that you all are just as blessed wherever you are. <3
If you could kiss anyone under the mistletoe, who would it be?
Your mom.
I had to call my little friend from that post I made a couple of weeks ago, the guy at the governmental agency who speaks to me like I'm 5. I called him again to ask a question because I couldn't get a hold of anyone else. He briefly explained the process but since I've never done this before and want to get it right, I asked a clarification question. "Weeeeeellll Jennifer," he said in a very condescending tone and UGH REALLY DUDE? Am I wasting that much of your time by asking one question?
I don't get it. I'm trying to be nice and polite. Maybe my voice is too high-pitched. At work I keep a generally cheery and compliant air and only unleash the bitchy side when I need to...maybe I need to unleash that bitchy side MORE OFTEN. If he keeps doing this when I have a question, I'm just gonna call him out on it.
I wonder if I will ever get to meet this guy in person. He's probably one of those old-school engineers in his sixties. If I do, I will make sure to give him one of my signature handshakes just so he knows I'm not some weak little girl. I shake hands like a man!
Que pasa? I am wide awake as usual. This is terrible. I should be more mature about going to sleep but guess what? Hasn't happened yet.
Maybe with the start of 2010, I will mature into the Golden Age of Jenny, and be totally accomplished and responsible, and go to bed before midnight for fucking once.
I went for a good run yesterday with my running group. It helped cleared my jumbled thoughts a little, and the weather was fairly warm for December (even though it started getting so cold today). I hate running on the track but I managed to get 8 laps in. My stomach hurt terribly after 6 of them, which always sucks. But once the pain went away, I went back out and finished 2 more. My stomach always hurts if I run too fast, so I don't know if I'm pushing it too hard or what. But how will I ever get faster if I don't run faster and just push aside the pain? I don't know. I'm a wuss.
I have a Gone With the Wind special taping on TCM and I keep looking up and seeing stills of Vivien Leigh. She was sooo pretty. If I could choose to look like anyone, it'd be her.
Tomorrow we have our company luncheon, and then on Friday there is another luncheon at my downtown office. I'm gonna have to restrain myself from piling on the desserts, which is what I usually do during luncheons :)
I don't know what else to say.
