January 2009
Opposite of a cougar
My boss: I saw my first girlfriend in an alum magazine the other day. She was really cute back then.
Me: Has she turned out to be a cougar?
My boss: No. More like a beat up bobcat.
“The plans I make still have you in them
Cause you come swimming into view
And...”
– Listening to some Third Eye Blind today. I forgot how much I loved them, especially their first album. They weren’t very good after that guitarist left. I’ve been listening to a lot of my old old old cd’s lately. Decade flashback!
Yet another tale in the “Eleanor vs. her bat shit crazy laptop” series. Yesterday, I was meant to send out a briefing to a group of names selected from our holiday party list. So I copy and pasted the selected names into the message, etc, etc. Turns out, my laptop pretty much copy and pasted the entire holiday party list. So in my rush to get out of the office at 7pm last night, I...
I hate corporate America. If I ever own my own company, the following rules will be in effect:
If you can’t complete the necessary work between the hours of 9am and 5pm, take it home with you because you can’t stay here.
Seriously. Office is closed at 5pm. GO HOME. No one appreciates a workaholic. Work harder during the day and have a life a night.
If it takes you two days and...
Friday: Ting Tings
Saturday: Bloc Party
Monday: Cut Copy
That is the finest concert schedule I’ve ever seen. And it’s happening in DC in March.
Score one for Latin! Thanks, LOST, for making Latin relatively cool for a few minutes.
Generational Theft Act. →
I heard someone say that today. It sounds about right.
WatchThis was pretty much my fav song of 08. They’re playing the 9:30 Club again in a month or two and I will be there. Their concert in July was a blast.
WatchI’m still catching up on tv from last week. I missed everything! This made me laugh until I cried.
Wow! I just found a receipt from this pillow sham that I bought on clearance last spring. I bought the sham for $22.50 at this place called Decorium in Old Town. It’s notorious for overpriced home items and I thought, at the time, that the price was reduced by 50%. It’s a standard size, off white, quilted case. At the bottom of the bill it says “Total Savings =...
It happens to everyone. Push, not pull. It's... →
A little bit of light reading. To keep you... →
Note to self: Keep it together, Eleanor! It’s only 10am. Do not panic. DO NOT PANIC! OMG.
The Bird And The Bee - You’re a Cad
NASCAR College →
If it’s NASCAR related, it exists in North Carolina. Semi-related — I was watching CMT the other day just to check out their version of Cribs. I just admitted that. Out of 6 houses in 2 episodes, all 6 were owned by NASCAR drivers and in located in Charlotte. I still find it hard to believe NASCAR itself exists. Just one of those things.
tess08:
So, this is a real place. Some...
I support our President as much as... →
Ugh! Another story in the saga of “Eleanor vs. Oxford Analytica Laptop.” Today the laptop is winning. How? It’s been sending emails out before I’ve finished typing them. Really, laptop? I’d throw you on the ground and stomp on your bits and pieces if I didn’t want to keep my job. I hate you!
I don’t read Urban Dictionary all that often, but every now and then I’ll find something that really makes me laugh. Today it was the first definition for the word Kitchenheimers. I totally have that. And my kitchen is about the size of half a postage stamp so there’s not much space to wander around it. But I do.
Already in trouble on my first day back. Damn! I lost track of the time and the boss missed an afternoon meeting. I haven’t made that mistake since my first month here. I guess that’s what you get when you go away on holiday for a week.
It's on! I see a beating on the horizon. →
Can you bring a clear trash bag to the airport and call it your suitcase? Dude is also wearing 3 jackets.
Having dinner while watching the sunset. Vodka tonic in hand. Life is good.
We made it to cali! Headed to barstow for the night.
We did it! 1600 miles in 2 days! We’re stopped for the night in Albequerque. Saw lots of cows today and my first mesa. Off to bed.
All packed up and ready to go! The goal is to drive a minimum of 800 miles on both Wednesday and Thursday. Then, we only have 800 miles left to split between Friday and Saturday.
Today, while we were stashing up on snacks at Wally World, we came across the largest bag of SPKs (sour patch kids, for those who aren’t familiar with my addiction) that I have ever seen. I’ll take a...
Just talking with Justus about the joys of not paying taxes. Apparently, it’s awesome. All I know is the heartbreak when I look at my paycheck each month. Maybe I too should move to Bahrain.
“I need to wait for my moment and then I’m going black ops. Off the radar....”
– Blair, Gossip Girl
Thank God. →
This should have been done a long time ago. I guess a commutation is better than nothing.
Would be more entertaining if it happened on Top... →
I am ready to hit the road! I’m all packed and just spent the last hour putting together a playlist for the car. It lasts 25 hours.
