{"id":2855,"date":"2004-01-07T02:39:45","date_gmt":"2004-01-07T09:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2004\/01\/07\/back-to-the-daily-grind\/"},"modified":"2010-01-28T22:47:13","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T05:47:13","slug":"back-to-the-daily-grind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2004\/01\/07\/back-to-the-daily-grind\/","title":{"rendered":"back to the daily grind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So it&#8217;s my first day back to work and I&#8217;m there until 8pm. !!! DIE DIE DIE. I&#8217;m still jet-lagged and all I wanted to do was go home and rest and watch <i>24<\/i>. Is this too much to ask?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m trying to catch up on all the pop culture gossip\/TV spoilers\/fandom fun that happened while I&#8217;ve been gone and WOW&#8230; lots of stuff. Little Miss Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) has gotten herself engaged. Aww. Don&#8217;t really have much of an opinion on Chris Klein but I think they make an adorable couple. Both beautiful and all that. And hee! I have to admit, I&#8217;m a huge fan of Britney Spears but seriously, what is wrong with her?!? Getting married? And it was a practical joke? Eeep.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Britney, Rob and I are *pissed* that we didn&#8217;t get tickets to her upcoming tour. We both thought the tickets were going to be sold a bit later than they were so we missed it! Grrr. I was really looking forward to it. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>A little 2003 survey that I thieved from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.number14.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Christie<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><b>FIVE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2003<\/b><br \/>\n1. Pacey and Joey forever! (Hehe&#8230; I obviously have my priorities straight.)<br \/>\n2. I finally landed a job that actually matches my career goals.<br \/>\n3. I paid off a credit card. (Amazing since I have a knack for impulse shopping.)<br \/>\n4. I visited Thailand. LOVED it. Would love to go back.<br \/>\n5. I found a new couple to ship &#8212; Nathan and Haley from One Tree Hill.<\/p>\n<p><b>FIVE MOVIES I REALLY ENJOYED IN 2003<\/b><br \/>\n1. Return of the King<br \/>\n2. Elf<br \/>\n3. Love, Actually<br \/>\n4. Finding Nemo<br \/>\n5. Pirates of the Caribbean<\/p>\n<p><b>FIVE BOOKS I READ IN 2003 (AND SUGGEST YOU READ, TOO)<\/b><br \/>\n1. The DaVinci Code &#8212; Dan Brown<br \/>\n2. The Order of the Phoenix &#8212; J.K. Rowling<br \/>\n3. Lucky &#8212; Alice Sebold<br \/>\n4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe &#8212; C.S. Lewis<br \/>\n5. Second Helpings &#8212; Megan McAfferty<\/p>\n<p><b>FIVE TELEVISION SHOWS I WATCHED ON A REGULAR BASIS IN 2003<\/b><br \/>\n1. Dawson&#8217;s Creek (until its end *sniff*)<br \/>\n2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (again until its end &#8212; 2003 saw the departure of my 2 most favorite shows)<br \/>\n3. Everwood<br \/>\n4. Smallville<br \/>\n5. The O.C.<\/p>\n<p><B>FIVE THINGS I&#8217;M ASHAMED TO HAVE BECOME ADDICTED TO IN 2003<\/b><br \/>\n1. MAC Cosmetics (Seriously. This is like a smoking addiction for me.)<br \/>\n2. Lord of the Rings (My boyfriend and I watch our DVDs practically every day.)<br \/>\n3. Those crazy MTV reality shows &#8212; Rich Girls, Newlyweds, RW\/RR Challenge. Gah.<br \/>\n4. Those &#8220;tweens&#8221; &#8212; Hilary, Amanda, the Olsen twins. (At least reading everyone&#8217;s answers, I don&#8217;t feel so alone in this weird addiction).<br \/>\n5. Fanlistings. I have 6! That&#8217;s a lot for me. And I have 1 that I still need to build.<\/p>\n<p><b>FIVE SONGS THAT REMAINED ON MY PLAYLIST IN 2003<\/b><br \/>\n1. &#8220;Bigger Than My Body&#8221; &#8212; John Mayer<br \/>\n2. &#8220;Where is the Love?&#8221; &#8212; Black Eyed Peas<br \/>\n3. &#8220;Hands Down&#8221; &#8212; Dashboard Confessional<br \/>\n4. &#8220;This Year&#8217;s Love&#8221; &#8212; David Gray<br \/>\n5. &#8220;Unwell&#8221; &#8212; Matchbox 20<\/p>\n<p>Hmm&#8230; I still have to take down the Christmas tree. I&#8217;m so lazy. *g*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it&#8217;s my first day back to work and I&#8217;m there until 8pm. !!! DIE DIE DIE. I&#8217;m still jet-lagged and all I wanted to do was go home and rest and watch 24. 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