RESTORED FAITH...

Sometimes, a random act of kindness can be so inspiring. Seeing one on the streets of New York especially, is rare. Yesterday, I witnessed kindness between two strangers that kinda rocked my world. Therefore, I feel compelled to blog about my experience.

While stopped at a red light in the city, on 8th Avenue, I saw a man, exiting a taxi. As he slammed the door, I noticed that he had dropped a piece of paper. I tried to look at it, but it almost seemed as though it was a baggage claim stub or something that he nonchalantly "dropped" on the floor. By dropped I mean, the kind of thing NY'ers sometimes do when they think no one else is looking- also known as-- drumroll please- LITTERING. GASP, I know.. There were 2 cops right in front of him, btw. So anyway, I didnt scream out my window to tell him that he had dropped a scrap of paper because I thought it was deliberate and that he was guilty of the L word, and by that, I dont mean love. He was also kinda far away, so I left it alone.

Anyway, typical NY setting, a delivery boy on a bicycle was behind him riding his bicycle by in front of the 2 cops. I mention the cops again because they play an important role in the clincher-- Back to the story. So this delivery boy stops and gets the mans attention and points to the ground to show the man that he dropped something. The man bent down to pick it up. It was then that I got a closer view and saw that it was a $5.00 bill. The man looked at the delivery boy, put it in his hand and said "Keep that, thanks for being honest, man"

I know, I know, dont you have the goosebumps??

I screamed out my window, "Aww, thats the coolest thing Ive seen in a while" while the cops just looked on unfazed. Gd forbid they wouldve told the man that he dropped something right in front of their faces, I bet those morons were stoked to pocket it after the guy disappeared.

Stories like those remind me that there are some really good people out there in this world and that a mere good deed still goes a long way. Gosh, I wish I got to see stuff like that happen everyday. So refreshing. Suddenly I feel like I want to do more for others and focus on selfless acts. We all should, dont ya think?

MALFUNCTIONING...

My windshield wipers are broken in my car. This basically means that when its pouring, hailing or snowing and I go to turn them on they get stuck in the middle of the windshield. Sexy, I know right? Hence obstructing the view even more. Getting home last night was pretty much a miracle. Thank u gd for sitting on my shoulder.



Speaking of broken things- my table top drafting table is broken- hi- is its time to spend 600 on a new one real table there? Or I can deal w the crazies on Craigs list- which always entertaining I guess.. Ya know- making fake plans to meet up that never pan out only to discover that the one they're selling is nothing like what is was represented to be. Good times!



Have I mentioned that all I do is eat flax and hemp bars on my diet? Have I also mentioned that they suck? The only fun part is chewing on the hemp seeds feverishly trying to eek out somewhat of a buzz that never comes..



I cheated last night and had 2 tbs of peanut butter with my late night snack. You know me- living dangerously on the edge.. Owww!



Everything else is Irie. I'm dying to see THE READER but haven't gotten around to it just yet. DEE just informed me that she bought the bootleg- so I'm kinda stoked to watch it. I have a shitload to catch up on tivo wise. BIG LOVE is back. Best show everrr.com



X to tha O.

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SOMETIMES...

Sometimes I like to read a lot more than I write...

Sometimes I can go to see two movies in one day without a problem..

Sometimes I think everyone on this planet is insane except for me...

Sometimes I can go for days without worrying about anything..

Sometimes getting through an hour without worry seems impossible..

Sometimes I wonder why garbage men are so mean. Why do they block the whole freaking street when clearly they have plenty of room to pull over and let other cars pas??

Sometimes I want to give them an earful but instead just stare straight on as I finally pass those asstards..

Sometimes I feel like throwing my blackberry out the window, but dont, because Id just have to buy another one.

Sometimes I can lay in bed all day long and still feel tired at the end of the day...

Sometimes my niece is so precious, I can almost cry just thinking about just how adorable she is...

Sometimes I have bloggerhea, sometimes I dont.

WISH LIST

Here's a list that I have compiled of things that I really want but sadly due to my current bank statement balance dont seem to be in the cards right now or anytime soon....

1. New AUSTIN HORN sheets and duvet cover. These people make the best sheets known to man. Their 1,000 thread count sateen sheets make me tingle. The set that I am using now is kaput. I am sad that I need to get rid of them. Id be horrified if anypne saw them on my bed.

2. GOLDEN GOOSE boots. When I am ridiculously rich one day, these will be the only boots that will grace my feet aside from LOUBS.

3. A MAC BOOK PRO. Its official, Im ready to be promoted. Love my white Macbook, I insisted on it because the white one is the only way to go when you make the switch from a PC to a MAC, it only seemed appropriate, but now Im ready for the real deal.

4. A new rug up my staircase, Im kinda over the one I have now.

5. A MARC JACOBS eskimo fur hat, Ive been dying for it for like 2 years already. I need, I want, I must have it one day. It looks something like this except the one I want has the ears that hang too...


6. A wing in my home specifically designated for drafting, creating, crafting and drawing; complete with a REAL drafting table, a plethora of school supplies and 4 different kinds of lighting and TWO industrial sized PHOTO COPY machines, color and black and white.

7. A sweet new car.

8. A pilates studio complete with a massage table and smoothie bar.

HMM, I might be getting a bit carried away here, huh? Ok, Ok, back to the realistic stuff..

9. A driver, ok, ok, I know.

10. New curtains in my bedroom.

11. A VACATION with unlimited spending money.

Yes, I know, Im a bit indulgent today but hey, its cold out and I want to let it all hang out....

Last night I watched STEPBROTHERS with my sis, E and D after dinner. DEE out did herself. Her food was delicious, shes such a great hostess. My niece was scrumptious and the wine was perfect. I laughed my sides off from it in the beginning but after the first hr it became painful to watch. I still adore WILL FARELL so...

FOCUSED

I love this song. I love the DRIVE BY TRUCKERS. Everyone should have this song in their library. Especially the road trippers and drivers. THE RIGHTEOUS PATH. Amazing song. Buy it, learn it, drive with it blasting in the car.

The Righteous Path - DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS



Tonight, some freak prank called me and left a nice long ranting message about wanting to be friends, platonic ones, how they loved animals and how they met me at "lick my shitbox show." Adorable no? Sadly I missed the call because my phone was on vibrate. Prank calls would be so much more fun if the offender left a callback number, no? Oh well, thanks for the laugh and for taking the time out of your day to leave a ridiculously strange message. I hope it was as good for you as it was for me. Wish I knew how to upload it on here to share it with y'all. Its hard for me to respect anonymous ranters, but whatever... Good conversation piece, I guess...

BRRRRR...

NEGLECT..

Im sorry that Ive been neglecting this sweet blog and whatever fan base that still remains. I wont bother making up excuses, Ive just been busy-- thats all. Plain old busy. Busy procrastinating, busy working out, busy busting balls, busy with school, busy with people, friends and family..

Theres not a day that goes by though, that I dont think about my blog without feeling melancholy about my infrequent posting as of late. I have so much to share and yet no words to really say them.. Does anyone really care?

This morning I woke up super early for an appt. and the person never showed up. There is nothing worse than that in my book. I woke up to a blizzard and had to pull myself out of bed, shower, get dressed in my warmest and drive in the freezing cold snow storm only to be completely stood up. UGHHHH, unsexy. I wont lie, I love putting on my godzilla boots in the snow, so that was fun but still, booo.

Started school this week again. I think I like my teachers. Its confirmed, I like male teachers better than female ones. Kill me. Its not even about crushing on them, though that is always fun, I just like male teachers better.

I know this semester is going to be an intense one, workload wise. So brace yourselves for daily bitch-fests..

I think I like to complain. I should probably work on that. Thing is, I complain more about the dumb things, not the really big things that have some merit, depending on who you ask... I wonder what that says about me..

Ive made a million plans to go away this month and yet im still here. Oddly enough, Im fine with it, I just wish people would stop rubbing their FB status updates about vacations and the blistering sun in my face. I guess im not so fine with it, huh?

Does anyone else love the feeling of snowflakes falling on their eyelids like I do? Not to sound too sappy but little instances like those make me appreciate nature and all the beauty we are surrounded by, very often taking it all for granted.

LIKE..

My mom says that I say the word way too often for my own good. I tell her, when im telling a story, the word like needs to be used when repeating dialogue between two people. She rolled her eyes. I asked her if shed rather I said "says" every time instead of "like" She didnt answer.

I saw MILK the other night with D. I loved it. Too bad D slept thru the last hr. Oh well. More popcorn for me. I have a severe crush on SEAN PENN and his strange nose. JAMES FRANCO, delicious, and such a nice guy, by the way.. Ive met him a bunch of times, always a sweetheart with a smile.

I start school again on Tuesday. A part of me is kinda bummed because Ive really been enjoying the down time to do things like PILATES 3 times a week. The other day I worked out with R and EL. As the two anorexics exercised away, they had me deejay-ing with my ipod. WTF?? "Im the fat one" I said, "You guys man the tunes" Between R wanting to hear EYE OF THE TIGER and El wanting to hear sad BRIGHT EYES tunes, I was losing my mind. D said watching us all work out together was like watching a sitcom. It was a blast though. All we really did was make fun of each other and rehash old stories. Good times.

Leave it to my life to be disrupted during "terrorist attack" day yesterday. As I was getting ready to leave the house, I heard a bomb noise go off. "I didnt go into the city today because of this.. why did they come to BK?" I thought to myself. Enter every car alarm sound going off, fire trucks and police cars. A man hole exploded RIGHT IN FRONT of my house. Yep, the lights flickered, the pictures fell off of the walls and the power was officially out. ONLYME.COM No power alll day long til 9PM. Glad it wasnt AL QUAEDA though so it fine.

So you are now all brought up to speed. Nice and informed, like a memo. I hope some exciting sh*t happens soon so that I can blog about it and become cool again.

Oh, my sister got a refund check in the mail the other day that belongs to me. Holler..

NEW..

HAPPY NEW YEAR my darlings!!

I hope everyone had a nice time NYE. Personally I find NYE to be kind of a bust. Everyone scurries around in an attempt to find the best possible way to spend the evening. They go all out on their outfits, book the rip off car to shuttle them around only to find themselves scratching their heads when the clock hits midnight and things are just the same. Im not bitter, I love going out and having a blast, I just find it to be a bit anticlimactic.

This year though, I had an interesting experience with D, J, J, I, M, J, my little sister and her friend R. We were invited to go on a yacht with some interesting characters from how shall I say, out of town. The company was great so it was a good time. The yacht rolled out to the STATUE OF LIBERTY for the fireworks at midnight. It was actually really beautiful. The deejay on the boat had the funniest accent and language skills. Meaning his english was far from perfect. He kept saying "Okay, everyone come upstair to watch the fireworks" We were all laughing our sides off, it never got old. So funny. I and I were bullied into entering the beauty pageant of ho ho hoes and it was hilarious. We decided to kick it up a notch and say that we were twin and that we loved playing with each others hair. Ya know, just to spice things up a bit. Sadly though, we did not win. I guess because we didnt strip down to our panties and put on white maribu wings. Oh well, guess you cant win em all, right?

So yeah-- that was my night. Good times. Great company.

I know my blog has been a bit boring lately. Im sorry, I dont really have an excuse other than the fact that Ive just been really busy doing stuff and Im never near my computer long enough to blog.

M, thanks for remaining a loyal reader and commenting, even if its not on the site. L, you too. I know I still owe you your cd's. Soon, I promise.

Whats up with this Jan 7th thing I keep hearing about?? Supposedly disaster is going to strike terrorism wise, in the city. I never believe those things, but truthfully speaking, it is a bit off putting.

Last night I hung out with N and laughed my sides off from her. Lately the things she says and the way she becomes so animated in her story telling cracks me up. She was on fire last night. we met a few people who were literally caricatures. From Jaimie, the rock gd who was clearly tripping his face off, dancing all over the place and screaming the song lyrics, the wrong ones of course; to Donny, the crazy little 20 year old elf from Ohio, who would giggle this really awkward laugh after each thing he said. He was macking on all the ladies, it was hysterical. Quite entertaining. The moon wasnt full last night, but something was definitely in the air.

Today, I worked out and im already feeling the after effects of the workout, especially in my legs. Im scared for tomorrow. Hopefully, I will be able to walk. Thats right fellow readers, Im moving my lazy ass in an attempt to become hot again. We shall see.... Pray for me. Im actually starting to enjoy dance music during my workout. Weird. I guess obscure indie folk tunes just dont cut it for the physically fit. Did someone say MADONNA remix??!!

WHA WHAT??