First off...it is really easy to start a new blog. I start one every time I try to write a new post.
Secondly, turns out I don't have much time to read books anymore. Ultra sad. Plus, I moved further away from the library, so the draw isn't there as much.
But never fear, here are some books that I've recently read.
Immortal Series: City of Bones, City of Ash, City of Glass. The first 3 books of the series. It was a fun read. Nothing too complex. Vampires and Shadow Hunters. A weird love story. A few, actually. The overthrow/struggle with the bad guy. If you're looking for an easy read, this is it. There are 2 more books in the series, but I just can't do it. Kind of maxed out after a while with it.
A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Actually didn't finish this one. It's still on my nightstand. We read it for book club, and I just didn't get it finished. Kind of an intriguing story. A lot of made up words. Which isn't a bad thing, but turns out I just don't really like alien kind of stuff. Good to find out about myself. The movie was kind of fun, but I did fall asleep. No fault of the movie's...I always fall asleep.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Another book club book. It had pictures in it! That was fun! It's about a boy trying to discover his grandfather's past. The pictures highlight the children he knew. It was a fun book. Since my parents will be in town next week for the actual meeting of the book club, they have the assignment to read it. This makes me more excited.
The Night Circus. I wanted to read this for book club, but got voted off. It's about magicians in a competition where they don't really know the parameters of this competition. But they create a pretty rockin' circus. A few little love stories. I was pretty intrigued the whole time.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Zupas
I don't get excited about too much, but Zupas is a restaurant that I go berserk for. There is just too much goodness going on.
I was discussing my love for this restaurant with my friend Marci, another huge fan of the establishment, and she enlightened me with a second restaurant in AZ opening up, and 50% off the bill promotion. We made plans to go and partake.
We drove the 45 minutes there, complete with new tunes she burned for the drive, and found that the whole neighborhood was there. We patiently waited in line, already knowing what we wanted without looking at the menu. We found out that a drawing would be happening, every 15 minutes and the winner would get a $25 gift card. I sized up the competition, judging, and knowing that I would beat all of them. It's a drawing after all, there's a lot of skill involved. After ordering like the professionals we are, we filled out the form and got going on enjoying this delicious food. Thai Peanut Chicken Salad and Tomato Basil Soup with orzo pasta. Yum.
The time arrived for the drawing, and I may have said a little prayer, and they called my name!! I yelled in happiness, Marci stood up and yelled in happiness, the entire restaurant went silent and stared at us and then I ran to claim my prize. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. They even took our picture. We bragged to them about going to every single location, etc., and how it took us so long to get there. And they gave us a mug with some soup to make. Favorite customers? I think so!
Then, they shared with us the best news of all. They will be opening a location in the Dana Park Shopping Center. Did I just hear angels start to sing again upon me recounting this? If I could, I would live in Dana Park. Barnes and Noble, Anthropology, Philosophy, Z Gallery, Sauce, Pei Wei, Costa Vida, plus the posh AJ's Grocery Store. I could spend all day there, and I have. And now to have a Zupas coming there!?!? It's comparable to having a temple announced! Bliss. I really have found the promised land.
And I would like to give a shout-out to an awkward blind-date, who taught me that when entering drawings, to crumple the paper. It's easier to grab and your likeliness of winning increases. He also wanted to discuss what he would like to name his children on that date. It was a great time.
I was discussing my love for this restaurant with my friend Marci, another huge fan of the establishment, and she enlightened me with a second restaurant in AZ opening up, and 50% off the bill promotion. We made plans to go and partake.
We drove the 45 minutes there, complete with new tunes she burned for the drive, and found that the whole neighborhood was there. We patiently waited in line, already knowing what we wanted without looking at the menu. We found out that a drawing would be happening, every 15 minutes and the winner would get a $25 gift card. I sized up the competition, judging, and knowing that I would beat all of them. It's a drawing after all, there's a lot of skill involved. After ordering like the professionals we are, we filled out the form and got going on enjoying this delicious food. Thai Peanut Chicken Salad and Tomato Basil Soup with orzo pasta. Yum.
The time arrived for the drawing, and I may have said a little prayer, and they called my name!! I yelled in happiness, Marci stood up and yelled in happiness, the entire restaurant went silent and stared at us and then I ran to claim my prize. It was one of the happiest moments of my life. They even took our picture. We bragged to them about going to every single location, etc., and how it took us so long to get there. And they gave us a mug with some soup to make. Favorite customers? I think so!
Then, they shared with us the best news of all. They will be opening a location in the Dana Park Shopping Center. Did I just hear angels start to sing again upon me recounting this? If I could, I would live in Dana Park. Barnes and Noble, Anthropology, Philosophy, Z Gallery, Sauce, Pei Wei, Costa Vida, plus the posh AJ's Grocery Store. I could spend all day there, and I have. And now to have a Zupas coming there!?!? It's comparable to having a temple announced! Bliss. I really have found the promised land.
And I would like to give a shout-out to an awkward blind-date, who taught me that when entering drawings, to crumple the paper. It's easier to grab and your likeliness of winning increases. He also wanted to discuss what he would like to name his children on that date. It was a great time.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Classy
Turns out I work with a bunch of really classy people.
What qualifies them you may ask?
A few days ago, we were requested to call the cops if the wife of one of our clients showed up. There's a restraining order in place and she had attacked him earlier that day. She came, alright, totally inebriated. Wow. She's been calling a lot, too.
The next day, I compliment a lady on her outfit looking nice. Oh, she had court herself that day. Why? Oh, after spending the night in jail for domestic disturbance, she had 5 charges...4 of which were dropped.
Classy.
What qualifies them you may ask?
A few days ago, we were requested to call the cops if the wife of one of our clients showed up. There's a restraining order in place and she had attacked him earlier that day. She came, alright, totally inebriated. Wow. She's been calling a lot, too.
The next day, I compliment a lady on her outfit looking nice. Oh, she had court herself that day. Why? Oh, after spending the night in jail for domestic disturbance, she had 5 charges...4 of which were dropped.
Classy.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
A knife little story
Last weekend, one of my favorite people came to visit me. Okay, she really came for a wedding, but I got to pick her up from the airport. We will call her Ginger. She really is one of the best people I know, and she thinks I'm funny and great, so naturally, I think the same of her...but it's legitimate. Plus, she makes me do and say silly things that I don't normally say. It's a good relationship.
We hit up the local flea market. This place is HUGE! We looked around for such a long time, enjoying the fancy t-shirts, belt buckles, head scratchers, and various Arizona paraphernalia. We ended up at a cooking show. It was perfect timing, because the demonstrator was just getting ready to let us taste the food. We somehow became friends with the demonstrator and enjoyed some good bantering. Then came the raffle. I got to pick one of the numbers, and I picked Ginger's number!! It was a fancy bread knife. I was jealous. Luckily, she regifted it to me! How about that?!?!!? It's actions like this that determine best friend status. That, and TSA doesn't allow knives.
So, if you need bread cut, let me know.
We hit up the local flea market. This place is HUGE! We looked around for such a long time, enjoying the fancy t-shirts, belt buckles, head scratchers, and various Arizona paraphernalia. We ended up at a cooking show. It was perfect timing, because the demonstrator was just getting ready to let us taste the food. We somehow became friends with the demonstrator and enjoyed some good bantering. Then came the raffle. I got to pick one of the numbers, and I picked Ginger's number!! It was a fancy bread knife. I was jealous. Luckily, she regifted it to me! How about that?!?!!? It's actions like this that determine best friend status. That, and TSA doesn't allow knives.
So, if you need bread cut, let me know.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
I keep myself on my toes
Sometimes I think I'm pretty normal, and then, the 10:00 hour hits, and all bets are off. Today's example...I decided that green beans would really hit the spot. What?!?! And they did! That's the worst part! Slightly disgusting, but surprisingly tasty. It may be time to go to the grocery store.
And, I came out of retirement. I'm regretting that choice, but hoping the retail therapy that will happen when the first paycheck comes will help me cope with that decision. It's not an ideal job, and I may be overqualified for it, but who doesn't like the opportunity to answer phones, stock coffee flavors AND get micromanaged? That's what I thought :0)
BUT, I discovered a few things in my driving to work: 1) it's hard to drive and eat cereal, especially when it comes to drinking the milk. 2) 97.3 FM is a 24/7 comedy radio station. How grand is that!?!? Laughter really makes the drive go by quickly. Technically, this is a couple of things. I'll keep my eyes out though and share them as they come.
And, I came out of retirement. I'm regretting that choice, but hoping the retail therapy that will happen when the first paycheck comes will help me cope with that decision. It's not an ideal job, and I may be overqualified for it, but who doesn't like the opportunity to answer phones, stock coffee flavors AND get micromanaged? That's what I thought :0)
BUT, I discovered a few things in my driving to work: 1) it's hard to drive and eat cereal, especially when it comes to drinking the milk. 2) 97.3 FM is a 24/7 comedy radio station. How grand is that!?!? Laughter really makes the drive go by quickly. Technically, this is a couple of things. I'll keep my eyes out though and share them as they come.
Friday, May 11, 2012
LOST
| I finally finished LOST. It has been a long time. I started season 1 at Thanksgiving of 2006 and last week finished the final season. I can't say that I was totally pleased with how it ended. Much too sappy. But it was a fun ride. And it was even better that I would convince my roommate to watch one more episode. Every time. Overall, I have learned that I never remember the flight number on all my trips. Ever. I have tried, and it just isn't in me. Yet, everyone on this island, and many others do. How? I've decided to not make this a lifelong goal of mine. And I'm not going to try and remember who everyone on my flight was. Although, I may be willing to name future children after some of the characters. |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Dear Abby
Three questions have been going through my head all day long and I can't make sense of them. If you have any counsel, please feel free so give me some advice :0)
Dear Abby,
1) if you were to be outside, and you hear a person berating their dog, and possible throwing rocks at them, what is the best way to handle the situation? I chose to not do anything, which I'm not condemning myself for yet, I'm sure that will come later. But I haven't ever dealt with this before, and I really have no idea how I should've acted. If it was a kid, you bet I'd say something. Is a dog any less than a kid? Did I really see what was happening? Nope. Breaks my heart. Ok, the condemning is coming. Dang it.
2) how do you respond to a person that you don't like? Each time you are around them, you find yourself being less nice. Clearly this person doesn't deserve to be treated as such, but I can't shake it. Advice.
3) and lastly, someone wants to move in with you. You know it's not going to be a good situation. And the potential for not getting along is pretty high, yet you are desperate to have someone help pay rent. And maybe it won't be that bad and you just have a tendency to make things higher drama than they need to be.
Sincerely,
Dog-tired of not coming up with any answers.
Dear Abby,
1) if you were to be outside, and you hear a person berating their dog, and possible throwing rocks at them, what is the best way to handle the situation? I chose to not do anything, which I'm not condemning myself for yet, I'm sure that will come later. But I haven't ever dealt with this before, and I really have no idea how I should've acted. If it was a kid, you bet I'd say something. Is a dog any less than a kid? Did I really see what was happening? Nope. Breaks my heart. Ok, the condemning is coming. Dang it.
2) how do you respond to a person that you don't like? Each time you are around them, you find yourself being less nice. Clearly this person doesn't deserve to be treated as such, but I can't shake it. Advice.
3) and lastly, someone wants to move in with you. You know it's not going to be a good situation. And the potential for not getting along is pretty high, yet you are desperate to have someone help pay rent. And maybe it won't be that bad and you just have a tendency to make things higher drama than they need to be.
Sincerely,
Dog-tired of not coming up with any answers.
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