December 2010
Couples massage, making dinner together then out with friends. Great last day to the best year of my life so far.
Great day at Liberty. Sunshine, snow, love and new skis. Body is totally spent and my right knee took a beating, but my soul is so happy.
I love Christmas with C’s family! After a delicious dinner we started with the stockings that have lottery games in them. I ended up winning $111!
I am so so so excited to spend Christmas Day with my love.
“You are literally too stupid to insult.”
– Brother
I love my boyfriend because he loves me for being a big nerd. He didn’t make fun of me last night at Target when I said I want to get a scrapbook after Christmas. I’d like something other than this Tumblr to keep track of all our happiness, something we can look through 50 years from now with our kids and grandkids:)
Laughing so hard watching 30 Rock.
Kenneth: Good morning Mr. Donaghy!
Jack: GO TO HELL.
Kenneth: No thank you.
Life is Really Good
1. My straight A streak in grad school continues. Got an A on the group project. 2. Not working is AWESOME. I’m on day 3 of a 14 day vacation. 3. Christmas is my favorite, and I’m really excited to spend Christmas day with C’s family. 4. I’M GOING SKIING ON MONDAY. 5. I discovered 30 Rock and am almost finished Season 1.
Rent in D.C. is so ridiculous. Just for the fun of it, I’m looking at apartments in D.C. and Arlington. Definitely over living in the heart of the city after seeing what I could get in VA.
And um, how did I miss that D.C. now has a NoMa section?
*Edit - though being able to walk everywhere I like to go (or short cab ride) is pretty awesome. I don’t know what I’m going to do...
Sonogram pictures are disgusting. Why do people share them on Facebook?
Bad part of the day: droppin g’s to fix my car up.
Good part of the day: finding out I’ll be sitting in the owner’s box at the Caps game on Thursday.
My Vimeo →
Three new videos I did for class are up. I wish I knew what was going on with with the audio/visual sync.
This American Life →
Today has been great. I haven’t left my apartment. No make-up on, glasses, unwashed hair, wearing sweat pants. All I’ve done today is edit video. Now I’ve got a frozen pizza in the oven and am watching This American Life. If you’re into storytelling, this series is it.
Sometimes I feel SO CLOSE to being exactly where I want to be. And sometimes, like this morning, I feel like I will never get there.
If D.C. region really is the nation's most... →
If the Washington area really is the most educated (and wealthiest) region in the country, as new Census Bureau figures confirm, then….
*Why can’t we figure out how to use the self-checkout machines in food and drug stores without begging for help from a salesperson? *Why does a dusting of snow turn us into quivering idiots? *Why does rain do the same thing?
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I get to play wifey tonight at C’s holiday party. Stoked!
It's my last day at work until January 3!!!
And just in the nick of time. I am burning out.
Either my next door neighbor or person above me must have a new boyfriend.
My proud moment of today: I figured out how to FTP an audio slideshow with FileZilla without asking anyone any questions. Masters degree totally worth it now.
My one best girlfriend moved to Doha this year. Now my other best girlfriend may move to Amsterdam. While I’m happy for them and these opportunities, I’m bummed to be losing them.
It’s interesting when people underestimate me. For example, by assuming I don’t know how to get IP address information from comments.
My parents are now officially cooler than me. I better step my game up.
Last night they went to NYC to see Paul McCartney perform at some SIRIUS event, or something like that. Will Ferrell was sitting right in front of them. And then they went to the after party where they actually met McCartney, my dad’s favorite performer ever. I never thought I’d be jealous of my parents.
Possible New Year's Resolutions:
1. Regain my optimism and strive to be the positive voice in a room. 2. Don’t get lazy once I finish school in April, keep productive with projects for my site. 3. Pick three things to get better at; possibilities include photography, guitar, yoga. 4. Work on using my time efficiently (i.e. don’t update Tumblr when I should be editing an audio slideshow for class). 5. Visit my...
4 more days of work for the year.
6 more days until class is done and over, with three weeks off.
7 days until I get to test out my new skis (hopefully).
Another great weekend!
I FINALLY got to go out and have some fun. Got some footage of DCypher as they prepped for their show, and made it out in time to meet up with some of my favorite couples.
My tolerance is super low these days. I’m worried about C’s holiday party on Thursday night:)
I can’t wait to not live in a studio anymore. I have so many good recipes now, I want to host dinner parties!
Ahh, Overheard in D.C. →
Walking past two security guards outside of the Washington Hilton on 19th Street NW:
Guard 1: “Mu’fuckin car had suicide doors and shit man.” Guard 2: “What, them doors that go up? They’s called butterfly doors.” Guard 1: “Like ‘flap, flap’?” Guard 2: “‘Tweet, tweet.’” Guard 1: “Word.”
“God, Give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be...”
– No, I’ve never been in AA, but yes, sometimes I take a moment to apply the serenity prayer in my life. I’ve had an incredibly frustrating work week, and will be saying this over and over to get me through today.
What doesn't fish oil help with? →
I read something recently that made me really want to start taking nasty fish oil pills, but for the life of me cannot remember now. I hate pills and am not fond of medicines, but I think I’m gonna try it.
I wish...
Petty people didn’t get to me.
I didn’t care when someone I wouldn’t even want to be friends with didn’t like me.
I was ok with people leaving me out of plans I would have said no to anyway.
I could keep my head high when people are hateful. I do publicly and strive to be the more professional one, but really I retreat to my Tumblr to share how it hurts me.
We Are All Tom Buffenbarger Now →