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october already

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Another month gone by. Time is flying… I love October, though because it means my BIRTHDAY is coming soon. And Sarah’s too, I do believe. Hehe, yay.

This past week has been pretty sucky.

I’ve had this permanent headache all week long and nothing I do (taking aspirin, trying to get more sleep) will make it go away. UGH.

Add to that the fact that it has been absolutely insane at work this entire week because the Vice President of my company has been in town. It’s like my workload has tripled with him around.

AND I just found out today that my office has to move to our corporate office in Oakland by the end of October. Just thinking about that makes my head feel worse. I currently work in a small satellite office in San Francisco — it’s gorgeous and right in the heart of the financial district next to great food and fantastic shopping. And I love it so much! And I don’t want to give it up! I’ve known that we would have to move for some time now but my boss thought that our company would give us until the end of the year. It makes me depressed. I love working in the city. *sigh* The only positive is that it makes my commute much, much shorter. About 15-20 minutes instead of the hour that it is now. I can sleep later, which will be a good thing.

Anyway. My weekend is looking bright because I got my West Wing season 1 DVDs today! Very, very happy because the tapes I made from the Bravo reruns are getting worn out. I’m going to have myself a little marathon.

Happy Friday everyone! 🙂

labor day weekend

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I would be able to enjoy my 4-day weekend a bit more if I wasn’t HORRIBLY SICK. I don’t get it. I’m always sick when I’m on vacation. Boo.

I spent the entire day on Friday in bed with a fever. Technically, I didn’t have the day off but I told my boss I would “work from home.” Heh. I think I checked my voicemail and email one time each and didn’t bother responding. I’m the best employee ever. I should win an award.

On Saturday, I began my Roswell marathon. I haven’t watched my season 1 DVDs in awhile and since I was stuck in bed, some mindless alien entertainment sounded great. So far, I’ve watched from the Pilot to Crazy and I guess it’s probably the medicine, but I really miss the show. Then I remember season 3 and the feeling fades. I finally watched Shiri and Majandra’s commentary on Sexual Healing and Crazy. I just love those two — they seem like really great friends. It was really funny how they kept making fun of Brendan’s spiky hair. In both episodes, they kept mentioning how Brendan would arrive on set, get his hair products ready and then proceed to take forever getting his hair just right. I find that so cute. Majandra made me laugh when they were watching a makeout scene between Max and Liz where Max has shirt off. She was quiet for a moment, then she said, “Wow. I almost forgot…” I have to agree and say that yes, Jason Behr did look pretty good in that first season. Hee. They also had some really complimentary things to say about the cast, crew and the time they spent filming the show — I’m kinda sad they’re not doing any commentary for the season 2 DVDs. Oh well. As long as I can have Viva Las Vegas in DVD quality, that’s all that matters.

Speaking of DVDs, Everwood (s1), American Dreams (s1), and Alias (s3) all come out on Tuesday. Squee! There must be some kind of conspiracy to kill my bank account. I’m definitely going to get Everwood first. I can’t wait to watch “the season of Colin” again.

I finally got my EW Fall TV Preview issue — I still have to get through it, then I’ll blog about my fall viewing schedule. Hehe. I’m such a dork.

It seems like everyone who wants a GMail account already has one but I have 7 invites available, so let me know if you want one! Just comment with your first and last name and current email address. I’ll get an invite to you asap. 🙂

And last but not least… I want to wish Alie a very happy belated birthday!

home sick

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I can’t sleep.

I got sent home from work today for being sick (I’m a sneezing, coughing mess) and I slept earlier from about 11am until 4:30pm. So now I’m trying to go to sleep (I’m going to attempt to go to work tomorrow) and I can’t. I’m like, wide awake.

I watched the MTV Movie Awards and I learned 3 things:
1. Paris Hilton is a robot. Why does she *always* stand with her hands on her hips?

2. Lindsay Lohan can’t dance. (Well, she can but not in the same league as the You Got Served dancers.) Ouch.

3. Jake Gyllenhaal is really, really cute. Really.

I’m still in a Harry Potter state of mind so I’m going to do this meme (stolen from Miss Windy)…

When did you first discover Harry Potter?
Sometime in the summer of 2001. My college roommate Angela and my best friend Robyn would talk about the books and I figured I’d check out what the hype was all about.

Were you hooked instantly, or did it take a while?
Instantly. There’s just something about the Wizarding World that really makes me want to believe in it.

Did you instantly fall in love with any specific character?
Harry. I’ve adored Harry since the first chapter of the first book.

Favorite…
Professor: Lupin. I just loved his relationship with Harry in PoA.
Marauder: Tie between James and Sirius. The inseparable pranksters.
Gryffindor: Hermione — smart and bookish but unfailingly loyal and brave. Love her.
Slytherin: Snape. Or maybe Draco, even though I don’t really find anything sympathetic about his character.
Hufflepuff: Cedric?
Ravenclaw: Err… Cho Chang?
Character overall: Harry. Harry! HARRY!

How long did it take you to read…
Book 1: One night. I wanted to finish it right away just to get to the next 3.
Book 2: One night.
Book 3: One night.
Book 4: One day.
Book 5: 2 days. This book was a tough one for me — the tension and the darker tone made it more difficult for me to read.

If you were in Harry Potter…
What house would you be in?
As much as I’d want to be in Gryffindor with Harry, I’d most likely be in Ravenclaw.

What would your pet be?
An owl. Something low maintenance. Plus, I don’t like rats (ugh) or cats.

What would your wand be?
After looking at the wand selection at Alivan’s, I’d want the Lignum Vitae wand — strong wood with the essence of Dragon’s whisker.

Who would you date?
Harry, please.

What would be your favorite subject?
Charms. It seems to be the most practical.

laziness

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I’m experiencing a severe bout of laziness at the moment. It’s affecting my online life, my real life, my work (which by the way, I hate right now due to an evil tool of a co-worker)…

Ugh. I’m in such a funk. I need a vacation.

raise

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I got a raise at work! YAY me!

It’s not much really (and I don’t even make that much to begin with) but whatever. I’m just happy that my boss recognizes and appreciates my work. Kinda cool. 🙂

I’m so glad that FOX moved Wonderfalls to Thursday nights. I’ll actually be able to watch it now. Fabulous. There is one problem though — it’s on at the same time as The Apprentice! Cripes. Speaking of which, YES! Kwame stays another week. He’s my favorite to win the competition. Next week looks like tons of fun with 2 people getting fired. Awesome.

Huh. I was just checking out my site stats and came across this Kelly Clarkson fansite. Does the layout look familiar? It’s because it’s mine! ! %$#@! The webmaster is even direct linking the background. 🙁 Ugh. I don’t know if I should be flattered or upset. My head just started to hurt. [edit 4/4: She took it down. Thank geebus.]

shopping insanity

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I need to be stopped.

Last week I spent an obscene amount of money on clothes and shoes at Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale. Then last night I went to Target with the intent of buying only the essentials (read: soap, shampoo, etc.) — but of course, my boyfriend and I find some way of purchasing other erm… necessities such as DVDs. So I told myself that I would not spend any more money until after rent has been paid on August 1. But of course, I check my email and find out that MAC just launched a new color collection today. GAH. I just know I’m going to head to the mall tomorrow during my lunch break to check it out. I need more self-control.

In non-materialistic news… let’s see… um, my boss left for her honeymoon today. I like her but… yay! Work is going to be so laidback these next 3 weeks. Awesome.

Now for the Friday Five:

If your life were a movie, what would the title be?
Hmm… maybe something like Getting By. I’m not very original at 2 in the morning. I also like How To Deal but that would be even more unoriginal. lol.

What songs would be on the soundtrack?
Beth Nielsen Chapman’s Say Goodnight, Not Goodbye — for my mom’s passing
Good Charlotte’s Motivation Proclamation — for my high school years
Simple Plan’s One Day — for my dad’s over-protectiveness
Lillix’s It’s About Time — for my college years
Good Charlotte’s Seasons — falling in love with Rob
Janis Ian’s Days Like These — when Rob and I sail off to sea for the summer… oh wait, that wasn’t me. Damn.
Colin Hay’s Waiting For My Real Life to Begin — for my current state of mind
Matchbox 20’s Unwell — just for good measure

Would it be a live-action film or animated? Why?
It will definitely have to be live action. Cause I said so, that’s why.

Casting: who would play you, members of your family, friends, etc?
Ideally, I want Lucy Liu to play me — I think I’m a lot like her character Alex in Charlie’s Angels. But if I’m going to pick actresses in my general age range, then I’d like to see Keri Russell or Emily VanCamp play me. Hmmm… I see my Dad being played by Robert DeNiro, Alyson Hannigan as my cousin Riz, Reese Witherspoon as my college roommate Shirley, Alexis Bledel or Natalie Portman as my best friend Carmen, Kristin Kreuk as my best friend Robyn, and Mike Erwin as Rob. This is fun.

Describe the movie preview/trailer.
Just some short snippets of major events in my life with Lillix’s It’s About Time as the promo music. That’s it — I spent way too much time on the previous question and now I’m tired and sleepy, hee.

bad work day

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I’ve only been at work for about an hour and already I’ve had 3(!)… incidents. First, I arrive at work and check my voicemail — there’s a message from a potential client which I accidentally delete instead of save. So now this person is expecting a phone call from me but I don’t have her phone number because I didn’t write it down. So I obviously can’t call her back. Doh! Then, at around 9:30, I decide that I’m going to go get coffee downstairs at Starbucks. I get into the elevator, it’s going down and then it just stops. Agghhh! I had no idea where I was because the light that says what floor you’re on isn’t functioning. Maybe I was between floors, who knows. Then the elevator door starts making a weird buzzing noise like it’s trying to open but is stuck. I was only in the elevator for a few minutes but I was already starting to panic. I was about to press the emergency button when the door finally stopped making noise and the elevator finished going down. I pretty much ran out of there as quickly as I could. I got my coffee with no injuries but I’m forced to take the elevator back upstairs. I don’t want to but I don’t want to climb up the stairs even more. 9 floors, no way. Laziness always wins, lol. Anyway, I get to my office and guess what? I locked myself out. No one but security has keys to my office so I have to go up 2 floors and fill out all this paperwork just to be let back inside. GAH. I’m finally back here and now I’m so traumatized by the first hour of my day that I think I should just go home. I mean, they can’t expect me to be productive now, right? 😉 Hee. I wish.

work can be evil

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Had a horrible, horrible day at work.

My boss was in town today and she just has this really unique way of stressing me the fuck out. GAH.

Normally she works out of our Los Angeles office so it’s just us minions here in San Francisco working on the projects she gives us. (Advertising does have some perks — we have access to really great pictures and it’s completely normal for anyone to be playing with PhotoShop throughout the day. yay.) Anyway, today is one of my boss’s designated days here in the Bay Area and she spent most of it dropping work in my inbox tray and then emailing me 5 minutes later asking if it was done yet. Ugh. First of all, it takes much longer than 5 minutes to do research, compile the findings into some sort of presentation, and then print and bind the darn thing. I mean, the printing alone can take 5 minutes! Crazy woman. Then, of course, she kept coming over to my desk over and over to check on the progress of the presentation, which is so annoying. Not to mention extremely distracting. I mean, I *know* there’s a deadline and I *know* I need to finish it as soon as possible — so there’s really no need to hover over my desk the whole damn time. AND all the while she kept giving me OTHER projects to work on that all needed to be finished at the same time because you know, I’m SuperHuman. She made me want to scream and cry all at the same time.

Or you know, maybe I’m just being dramatic because it’s that time of the month. Yes yes yes, too much info. Too bad for you. Humph.

jackpot

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I have work tomorrow from 8-11am. SCORE! 🙂

I’m going to do a little shopping in the city. Fun fun fun. I don’t even understand why I need to go in to work. Oh well. I’m not complaining.

I realized today that kids freak me out. My boss brought her 7-year old son to work today and of course, while she was out at meetings, *I* was the one who got to watch over him and keep him entertained. I swear, I don’t think I ever want to have kids now. He’s the sweetest boy — but he was so damn hyper! Gah, he made my head spin

Friday Five:

Who is your favorite celebrity?
Joshua Jackson. Just cause he’s cute. 😛

Who is your least favorite?
J. Lo. There’s just something about her that really bugs me.

Have you ever met or seen any celebrities in real life?
When I was 15, I was flying from LA to San Francisco and Alicia Silverstone was on my flight. It was the summer that Clueless came out so she was swarmed by quite a few teenage boys who wanted to take pictures with her. I also saw Tracey Gold (Carol Seaver from Growing Pains) when I was at Universal City Walk. Or at least I remember thinking that was her.

Would you want to be famous? Why or why not?
No, not really — I like my anonymity too much. 🙂

If you had to trade places with a celebrity for a day, who would you choose and why?
Either Katie Holmes or Michelle Williams. They get to work with Josh Jackson. What could be better than that? 😉

BTW, Becca, Nicola and Angie — I haven’t forgotten about your requests! I will try to get it done tomorrow when I get home. Yay for short work days!

bored at work

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omg, will this day never end?!?

I’m afraid I’m going to fall asleep right now. On my desk. At work. There’s just nothing for me to do — which is nice cause I’ve been catching up on spoilers for my TV shows but now… nothing.

Anyway, some more answers to your questions…

If you could be any age, how old would you be?
I’d like to be 28 — I guess it’s because I see that age as being “on the verge” for me. It’s an age that’s well past college and the entry-level part of my career (*crosses fingers*) yet it’s just before the tide of huge responsibility, ie. buying a house, engagement/marriage, kids. But of course, this is all subject to circumstance. 🙂

What was your favorite age. Why?
My favorite age was when I was 19. It was my second year of college and I was having so much fun — my classes were finally interesting, I had a fab roommate, I started hanging out with my future boyfriend, and I was super involved with clubs and activities. I remember that I was always running around campus doing something! 🙂 Some of my best memories are from that point in my life.

Would you watch an awful television show frequently — if Joshua Jackson was on it?
Definitely. I need my weekly Josh fix! I would hold out for as long as I possibly could. Which is probably forever. I mean, I’m still watching Dawson’s Creek and that show descended into awful a few years back. lol.

Thanks to Jessica, Jill and Lisa for the questions!

And thanks to everyone for your words about my previous post — there has been no sign of protest troubles today and I hope it stays that way. The groups that are still protesting in front of my office building aren’t being disruptive and I totally respect that.

Yes! Time to go home!