What Type Of Retro Gal Are You?
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12.23.2002
twas the day before the night before christmas
and all through the office
the people were fleeing
save this congressional novice
finishing up her last day
taking calls like she should
vickie realized she'd be home
in just a few hours, yes, she would
this morning she packed up her suitcase
squeezed in her presents with care
with the hope that when she arrived in albany
her bags would also be there
the senator offered her wishes
of holiday cheer
and she sent them right back to him
the lovely old dear
who had given her two weeks
to relax and to play
and enjoy some time in new england
without docking her pay
so now she just waits
for the office to close
then to grab all her luggage
and head to the airport to doze
for a couple of hours
til her airplane arrives
and she looks for a window seat
and the plane takes off and it flies
to albany airport
where she'll see her fam
then hop in the car
get home and BAM!
it'll be christmas as normal
with her family about
just know that she wants to
jump around, scream and shout
"merry christmas to you!
for it's time for great joy
holiday wishes to all of you,
blog readers, each girl and each boy.
may your holidays be lovely
may you want for naught.
and may you realize
all the blessings you've got."
so with that thought she prepares
for her journey away
and cannot wait to see you
in the upcoming days!
and all through the office
the people were fleeing
save this congressional novice
finishing up her last day
taking calls like she should
vickie realized she'd be home
in just a few hours, yes, she would
this morning she packed up her suitcase
squeezed in her presents with care
with the hope that when she arrived in albany
her bags would also be there
the senator offered her wishes
of holiday cheer
and she sent them right back to him
the lovely old dear
who had given her two weeks
to relax and to play
and enjoy some time in new england
without docking her pay
so now she just waits
for the office to close
then to grab all her luggage
and head to the airport to doze
for a couple of hours
til her airplane arrives
and she looks for a window seat
and the plane takes off and it flies
to albany airport
where she'll see her fam
then hop in the car
get home and BAM!
it'll be christmas as normal
with her family about
just know that she wants to
jump around, scream and shout
"merry christmas to you!
for it's time for great joy
holiday wishes to all of you,
blog readers, each girl and each boy.
may your holidays be lovely
may you want for naught.
and may you realize
all the blessings you've got."
so with that thought she prepares
for her journey away
and cannot wait to see you
in the upcoming days!
12.20.2002
so chris presented all of us in the office with the opportunity to donate money to a slew of charitable organizations through participation in the 2002 cfc drive, and i decided to participate. so i'm giving back to the kennedy center, if only in my own small way--it's a way of saying thank you for everything i was able to experience through actf and, as a result of actf, the o'neill...it's not a lot, by any means, but at least it's something, right?
and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :)
and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :)
i haven't been looking forward to today--december 20--because it marks the two-year anniversary of my good friend lexi's death. i remember being at work on the night of the 19th, making salads out back, and looking up to see someone who looked just like lexi standing at the counter. upon second glance, i knew it wasn't her.
that evening, i took out my tongue ring--which, two years earlier, lexi had gone with me to get. she, lucas and becca were there as my moral support as i went through with the piercing.
and then, the next day, i found out.
so here it is, two years later, and i miss lex a great deal. i woke up this morning and saw that it was raining, and i found that appropriate--fit the mood i thought i'd be in. but i discovered that it was a warm rain (shocking to have warmth around here in december!) and rather light, so it actually made the walking experience very pleasant. i've had a series of incredibly friendly encounters with strangers today (including one guy offering to share his umbrella with me as we walked to work, which i thought was sweet) and am, while admittedly sad and nostalgic, in a great mood because i know lexi's smiling down on me and looking out for me today.
it's just as her friend said at the funeral--when i'm upset that i can't hold her, i can remember that she's holding me. and today just goes to show that she does.
the holiday party last night was a great deal of fun...tons of amazing food, lots of alcohol and, of course, the skit--which was a ton of fun. my hunter green toga made me look like the statue of liberty, which i found incredibly funny. the fact that the togas started falling off halfway through the skit was even funnier (yes, we were fully clothed underneath). i finally experienced "real" egg nog--i'm so glad my first experience was with clara's batch (she made a virgin version and a spiked version--naturally i went for the spiked). there was some delicious wine, otter creek ales and magic hat beer (come on, we're vermont peeps! there needed to be some magic hat action going on), and then tables of food--four or five lasagnas, stuffed shells, clara's famous meatballs, turkey, chicken, ham, salmon, veggies, casseroles, legal seafood clam chowder, salad, rolls and bread, and then desserts of so many different kinds...my brownies were a success, as they were all gone in no time, i am proud to say!
just a good time had by all.
and then today, senator lott steps down as incoming majority leader...i didn't think he's step down so soon, particularly not on a friday, when it'll be all over the news all weekend...whoa!
that evening, i took out my tongue ring--which, two years earlier, lexi had gone with me to get. she, lucas and becca were there as my moral support as i went through with the piercing.
and then, the next day, i found out.
so here it is, two years later, and i miss lex a great deal. i woke up this morning and saw that it was raining, and i found that appropriate--fit the mood i thought i'd be in. but i discovered that it was a warm rain (shocking to have warmth around here in december!) and rather light, so it actually made the walking experience very pleasant. i've had a series of incredibly friendly encounters with strangers today (including one guy offering to share his umbrella with me as we walked to work, which i thought was sweet) and am, while admittedly sad and nostalgic, in a great mood because i know lexi's smiling down on me and looking out for me today.
it's just as her friend said at the funeral--when i'm upset that i can't hold her, i can remember that she's holding me. and today just goes to show that she does.
the holiday party last night was a great deal of fun...tons of amazing food, lots of alcohol and, of course, the skit--which was a ton of fun. my hunter green toga made me look like the statue of liberty, which i found incredibly funny. the fact that the togas started falling off halfway through the skit was even funnier (yes, we were fully clothed underneath). i finally experienced "real" egg nog--i'm so glad my first experience was with clara's batch (she made a virgin version and a spiked version--naturally i went for the spiked). there was some delicious wine, otter creek ales and magic hat beer (come on, we're vermont peeps! there needed to be some magic hat action going on), and then tables of food--four or five lasagnas, stuffed shells, clara's famous meatballs, turkey, chicken, ham, salmon, veggies, casseroles, legal seafood clam chowder, salad, rolls and bread, and then desserts of so many different kinds...my brownies were a success, as they were all gone in no time, i am proud to say!
just a good time had by all.
and then today, senator lott steps down as incoming majority leader...i didn't think he's step down so soon, particularly not on a friday, when it'll be all over the news all weekend...whoa!
12.19.2002
ok, the craziness of today has kept things at a nice, brisk pace. we have the office holiday party after work this evening, so i've gotten a quick refresher course in quasi-stage management as we prepare the "not quite ready for capitol hill players" for the annual skit--this year's creation being "party animal house--the classic movie as told through the eyes of democrats (delta epsilon mu)." fun times--a chance to be wacky and play--not to mention wear a toga!
at the moment, i have a stack of flags next to me, the stack of books i've borrowed from the library of congress stacked on top of them. the various little gifts i've received over the past couple of months (some good ol' green mountain coffee, some french soaps and the cutest little suncatcher--marit is such a sweetheart) rest by the phone, a stack of scripts and clips are to my right, and i'm just focusing on the computer and phone in front of me, occasionally reaching for my bottle of water. ignoring the basket of candy at the front of my desk, since i know of the goodness that awaits me down in the judiciary hearing room...
while it's been hectic, while i've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off, while i'm ready to jump off a bridge, i just tell myself that i have about an hour and a half until good food, alcohol and a performance. which all makes it A-OK.
books i've acquired for my vacation time (again, courtesy of the lovely people at the library of congress):
- letters home by sylvia plath (still reading it--took a brief "chamber of secrets" pause)
- the diary of virginia woolf, volumes one and two (sylvia mentioned it so much that i thought i had to give it a shot)
- harry potter and the goblet of fire (i know this is skipping a book, but i can't get the third book yet and getting this one is a rarity within the library--so i don't know if i'm going to read out of order or not--but i think i will).
and i have a couple of other requests in place, which i'm hoping come through for me--ah...books. how i love them and am enjoying my reunion with them.
at the moment, i have a stack of flags next to me, the stack of books i've borrowed from the library of congress stacked on top of them. the various little gifts i've received over the past couple of months (some good ol' green mountain coffee, some french soaps and the cutest little suncatcher--marit is such a sweetheart) rest by the phone, a stack of scripts and clips are to my right, and i'm just focusing on the computer and phone in front of me, occasionally reaching for my bottle of water. ignoring the basket of candy at the front of my desk, since i know of the goodness that awaits me down in the judiciary hearing room...
while it's been hectic, while i've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off, while i'm ready to jump off a bridge, i just tell myself that i have about an hour and a half until good food, alcohol and a performance. which all makes it A-OK.
books i've acquired for my vacation time (again, courtesy of the lovely people at the library of congress):
- letters home by sylvia plath (still reading it--took a brief "chamber of secrets" pause)
- the diary of virginia woolf, volumes one and two (sylvia mentioned it so much that i thought i had to give it a shot)
- harry potter and the goblet of fire (i know this is skipping a book, but i can't get the third book yet and getting this one is a rarity within the library--so i don't know if i'm going to read out of order or not--but i think i will).
and i have a couple of other requests in place, which i'm hoping come through for me--ah...books. how i love them and am enjoying my reunion with them.
in fine tradition, since the golden globes noms came out this morning, i will now make my predictions...
MOTION PICTURE AWARDS
Best Picture Drama
''About Schmidt''
''Gangs of New York''
''The Hours''
''Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''
''The Pianist''
while i'd love to see "the two towers" take it home (and hope it does), i expect "gangs of new york" to take it home. everyone's all about giving scorcese the honors this year--and with the struggle that he went through to bring the film to audiences, i bet "gony" will get it.
Best Picture Musical or Comedy
''About a Boy''
''Adaptation''
''Chicago''
''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''
''Nicholas Nickleby''
"chicago." with the far shot being "my big fat greek wedding."
Best Actor in a Drama
Adrien Brody, ''The Pianist''
Michael Caine, ''The Quiet American''
Daniel Day-Lewis, ''Gangs of New York''
Leonardo DiCaprio, ''Catch Me If You Can''
Jack Nicholson, ''About Schmidt''
everyone's saying nicholson gives his best performance since "one flew...". i bet he'll nab it.
Best Actress in a Drama
Salma Hayek, ''Frida''
Nicole Kidman, ''The Hours''
Diane Lane, ''Unfaithful''
Julianne Moore, ''Far From Heaven''
Meryl Streep, ''The Hours''
i've heard amazing things about julianne moore in "far from heaven" and really want to see it. i put my money on her.
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Nicolas Cage, ''Adaptation''
Kieran Culkin, ''Igby Goes Down''
Jack Nicholson, ''Chicago''
Adam Sandler, ''Punch-Drunk Love''
probably sandler, although i want kieran culkin to get it.
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Maggie Gyllenhall, ''Secretary''
Goldie Hawn,''The Banger Sisters''
Nia Vardalos, ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''
Renée Zellweger, ''Chicago''
Catherine Zeta-Jones, ''Chicago''
with the transformation she supposedly goes through in this role, i predict zellweger.
Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper, ''Adaptation''
Ed Harris, ''The Hours''
Paul Newman, ''Road to Perdition''
Dennis Quaid, ''Far From Heaven''
John C. Reilly, ''Chicago''
dennis quaid.
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, ''About Schmidt''
Cameron Diaz, ''Gangs of New York''
Queen Latifah, ''Chicago''
Susan Sarandon, ''Igby Goes Down''
Meryl Streep, ''Adaptation''
hmmm...i'm going to go with cameron diaz here.
Best Director
Stephen Daldry, ''The Hours''
Peter Jackson, ''Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''
Spike Jonze, ''Adaptation''
Rob Marshall, ''Chicago''
Alexander Payne, ''About Schmidt''
Martin Scorsese, ''Gangs of New York''
again, i WANT peter jackson to get it, but i think it'll go to scorsese
TELEVISION AWARDS
Best Drama Series
''The Shield''
''Six Feet Under''
''The Sopranos''
''24''
''The West Wing''
west wing.
Best Musical or Comedy Series
''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
''Friends''
''Sex and the City''
''The Simpsons''
''Will & Grace''
friends
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Michael Chiklis, ''The Shield''
James Gandolfini, ''The Sopranos''
Peter Krause, ''Six Feet Under''
Martin Sheen, ''The West Wing''
Kiefer Sutherland, ''24''
kiefer sutherland
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Edie Falco, ''The Sopranos''
Jennifer Garner, ''Alias''
Rachel Griffiths, ''Six Feet Under''
Marg Helgenberger, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''
Allison Janney, ''The West Wing''
edie falco
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Larry David, ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
Matt Leblanc, ''Friends''
Bernie Mac, ''The Bernie Mac Show''
Eric McCormack, ''Will & Grace''
Tony Shalhoub, ''Monk''
matt leblanc
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
Jennifer Aniston, ''Friends''
Bonnie Hunt, ''Life With Bonnie''
Jane Kaczmarek, ''Malcolm in the Middle''
Debra Messing, ''Will & Grace''
Sarah Jessica Parker, ''Sex and the City''
jennifer aniston
MOTION PICTURE AWARDS
Best Picture Drama
''About Schmidt''
''Gangs of New York''
''The Hours''
''Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''
''The Pianist''
while i'd love to see "the two towers" take it home (and hope it does), i expect "gangs of new york" to take it home. everyone's all about giving scorcese the honors this year--and with the struggle that he went through to bring the film to audiences, i bet "gony" will get it.
Best Picture Musical or Comedy
''About a Boy''
''Adaptation''
''Chicago''
''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''
''Nicholas Nickleby''
"chicago." with the far shot being "my big fat greek wedding."
Best Actor in a Drama
Adrien Brody, ''The Pianist''
Michael Caine, ''The Quiet American''
Daniel Day-Lewis, ''Gangs of New York''
Leonardo DiCaprio, ''Catch Me If You Can''
Jack Nicholson, ''About Schmidt''
everyone's saying nicholson gives his best performance since "one flew...". i bet he'll nab it.
Best Actress in a Drama
Salma Hayek, ''Frida''
Nicole Kidman, ''The Hours''
Diane Lane, ''Unfaithful''
Julianne Moore, ''Far From Heaven''
Meryl Streep, ''The Hours''
i've heard amazing things about julianne moore in "far from heaven" and really want to see it. i put my money on her.
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Nicolas Cage, ''Adaptation''
Kieran Culkin, ''Igby Goes Down''
Jack Nicholson, ''Chicago''
Adam Sandler, ''Punch-Drunk Love''
probably sandler, although i want kieran culkin to get it.
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Maggie Gyllenhall, ''Secretary''
Goldie Hawn,''The Banger Sisters''
Nia Vardalos, ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''
Renée Zellweger, ''Chicago''
Catherine Zeta-Jones, ''Chicago''
with the transformation she supposedly goes through in this role, i predict zellweger.
Best Supporting Actor
Chris Cooper, ''Adaptation''
Ed Harris, ''The Hours''
Paul Newman, ''Road to Perdition''
Dennis Quaid, ''Far From Heaven''
John C. Reilly, ''Chicago''
dennis quaid.
Best Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates, ''About Schmidt''
Cameron Diaz, ''Gangs of New York''
Queen Latifah, ''Chicago''
Susan Sarandon, ''Igby Goes Down''
Meryl Streep, ''Adaptation''
hmmm...i'm going to go with cameron diaz here.
Best Director
Stephen Daldry, ''The Hours''
Peter Jackson, ''Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''
Spike Jonze, ''Adaptation''
Rob Marshall, ''Chicago''
Alexander Payne, ''About Schmidt''
Martin Scorsese, ''Gangs of New York''
again, i WANT peter jackson to get it, but i think it'll go to scorsese
TELEVISION AWARDS
Best Drama Series
''The Shield''
''Six Feet Under''
''The Sopranos''
''24''
''The West Wing''
west wing.
Best Musical or Comedy Series
''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
''Friends''
''Sex and the City''
''The Simpsons''
''Will & Grace''
friends
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Michael Chiklis, ''The Shield''
James Gandolfini, ''The Sopranos''
Peter Krause, ''Six Feet Under''
Martin Sheen, ''The West Wing''
Kiefer Sutherland, ''24''
kiefer sutherland
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Edie Falco, ''The Sopranos''
Jennifer Garner, ''Alias''
Rachel Griffiths, ''Six Feet Under''
Marg Helgenberger, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''
Allison Janney, ''The West Wing''
edie falco
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy
Larry David, ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
Matt Leblanc, ''Friends''
Bernie Mac, ''The Bernie Mac Show''
Eric McCormack, ''Will & Grace''
Tony Shalhoub, ''Monk''
matt leblanc
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series
Jennifer Aniston, ''Friends''
Bonnie Hunt, ''Life With Bonnie''
Jane Kaczmarek, ''Malcolm in the Middle''
Debra Messing, ''Will & Grace''
Sarah Jessica Parker, ''Sex and the City''
jennifer aniston
12.18.2002
12.17.2002
change of plans. i think you'll be pleasantly surprised. i am!
due to the generosity of my employer, the office is closed after 12/23. this means that i do not have to work on 12/27, which means i am flying home late-night 12/23. christmas will be spent in massachusetts like traditionally (yahooo!!!!), and, because that doesn't affect any of my holiday days that i'd already scheduled, i'm still coming back on 1/5.
you may comment and express your pleasure. :)
due to the generosity of my employer, the office is closed after 12/23. this means that i do not have to work on 12/27, which means i am flying home late-night 12/23. christmas will be spent in massachusetts like traditionally (yahooo!!!!), and, because that doesn't affect any of my holiday days that i'd already scheduled, i'm still coming back on 1/5.
you may comment and express your pleasure. :)
you know what time it is...
personality tests! because, of course, i'm doing something fun (relatively speaking) before i begin a shitload of work.
my prison bitch name is mouth-mangler. hmm...
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| I am the Natural Childhood is the golden paradise we are always consciously or unconsciously trying to re-create. The Natural embodies the longed-for qualities of childhood - spontaneity, sincerity, unpretentiousness. In the presence of Naturals, we feel at ease, caught up in their playful spirit, transported back to that golden age. Adopt the pose of the Natural to neutralize people's defensiveness and infect them with helpless delight. Symbol: The Lamb. So soft and endearing. At two days old the lamb can gambol gracefully; within a week it is playing "Follow the Leader." Its weakness is part of its charm. The Lamb is pure innocence, so innocent we want to possess it, even devour it. |
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12.16.2002
HAHAHAHAHA.
i want the jason mraz button. i love that they're actually mass-producing these. (for those without extensive mraz-knowledge, he's sported one of these numerous times, except without the whole "jason mraz" bit on it, obviously).
this absolutely tickles me.
so once again the loc comes through with flying colors--now that i'm finishing up the sylvia plath book, i have "harry potter and the chamber of secrets" to enjoy. hurrah!
lord of the rings opens on wednesday. i wonder when i'll actually get a chance to see it. i am giddy with anticipation...
i want the jason mraz button. i love that they're actually mass-producing these. (for those without extensive mraz-knowledge, he's sported one of these numerous times, except without the whole "jason mraz" bit on it, obviously).
this absolutely tickles me.
so once again the loc comes through with flying colors--now that i'm finishing up the sylvia plath book, i have "harry potter and the chamber of secrets" to enjoy. hurrah!
lord of the rings opens on wednesday. i wonder when i'll actually get a chance to see it. i am giddy with anticipation...
ok, i got an email from someone i apparently knew from high school (it was forwarded to me from my proctor alumni email address) named melissa, but there's no last name, so i don't know which melissa this would be. and apparently i'm on an alumni page with her sister--???? if i knew who the hell it was, i'd love to drop a line and say hello--but it's a mystery to me...
there is now a basket of previously mentioned hershey's candy on my desk. mmm...
so this week will be ridiculously hectic, but fun--i hope! tonight i have to complete a couple of projects, as well as pick up some scoped-out presents (the lines yesterday were ridiculous!), as well as pick up christmas food & candy (the ingredients for the cake i'm making for the party as well as goodies for the fam's christmas stockings). tomorrow, depending on how ambitious i am, i'll possibly bake a "trial run" of my cake (i'm actually pretty confident, however, so i think i'll just make the one wednesday night), as well as work on some projects--by saturday (at the latest--hoping for earlier), i hope to have everything finished--which means i'll even have a couple of days to relax in stress-free pre-christmas revelry.
so this week will be ridiculously hectic, but fun--i hope! tonight i have to complete a couple of projects, as well as pick up some scoped-out presents (the lines yesterday were ridiculous!), as well as pick up christmas food & candy (the ingredients for the cake i'm making for the party as well as goodies for the fam's christmas stockings). tomorrow, depending on how ambitious i am, i'll possibly bake a "trial run" of my cake (i'm actually pretty confident, however, so i think i'll just make the one wednesday night), as well as work on some projects--by saturday (at the latest--hoping for earlier), i hope to have everything finished--which means i'll even have a couple of days to relax in stress-free pre-christmas revelry.
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