hodge podge

Feeling swirly and scattered; can't seem to find or focus on a blog topic...so I'm going random. Join me, won't you?

~ all about alliteration am I

~ went to a Wine @ Home party on Friday night with the Wineau. The Somersville Chardonnay was delicious! Exactly how I love that wine - oaky and buttery (more butterscotchy). I also bought of Reisling. I know! Those wines are way too sweet for me; this wasn't - will be perfect with spicy Thai food. Of course, I bought a couple of zins and a syrah. I am thisclose to capturing the The Wineau title.

~ dinner party on Saturday night with The Girls. A lot of sangria! Miraculously, my glass was never empty. We made ropa vieja (damn tasty), saffron rice and black beans. Boy did we grub!

~ one of my Gives from the past few days: found out my former boss is leaving the Company; called her and told her how she's been a mentor to me, taught me a lot and is genuinely one of my most favorite people at the Company. I am truly going to miss her.

~ so bummed Harry Potter has been moved to Summer 2009 for release.

~ discovered some new music & rediscovered some not-so-new music - O.A.R. ("how many times must I break til I shatter?"), Zero 7, the Transplants (thanks to the kid with the pink hair on Olive and Alameda!), World Party ('member them?!), 'Graceland' by Paul Simon, 'Boulevard' by Jackson Browne ("nobody nobody!"), Jerry Harrison, Carly Simon, Luscious Jackson and more.

~ Did you know amazon.com has free mp3 downloads? Did you know amazon.com has Deals of the Day - tremendously discounted top-selling albums (1999, Amy Winehouse, the Hold Steady, Peter Gabriel) and it changes everyday! Follow them on twitter.com to get the deals...

~ looks like I'm heading to PhilaPA in November; let's hope the family cards align

~ soooo excited to see Ray Lamontagne play the Wiltern in October!

~ discontent

~ disenchanted

~ listening to the Fixx a lot lately; wow, such smart lyrics! Reminds me of the first few times I heard "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield (some segue, huh?). One word in one line had me running for a dictionary - "wanna tell her that I love her but the point is probably moot." A lot of songs from the 80s and early 90s had me reading through encyclopedias to discover meanings. Richard Blade would explain songs on KROQ, which would pique my curiosity, so off to the library I went! "Boom There She Was" by Scritti Politti, "Hello" by the Blessing, "Stand Down Margaret" by the English Beat, the entire Hurting LP by Tears for Fears.

~ spent a few hours with my Burbank Blvd girls the other night; it's such an easy time with them...love you girls!

~ spending time with them had me reminiscing about the good times all the BFFs had together - really good, funny and fun times.

~ have you seen the fall fashions?! Good grief - I am in big trouble. Big. Huge. Was in Macy's today. Ai yi yi. Oh well. I'll look damn good come fall :)

~ other Gives - sent hand-written cards/notes to a few friends far away; gave myself a day of leisure - I read/finished a book on Sunday

~ did you know Spam comes in single-serving packs?? The price of 3 buys you a can, but sometimes I don't want a whole can.

~ going to see the English Beat with my Gentleman friend, who is quite Sophisticated and Refined thankyouverymuch, next month. Drinks and cameras!

~ peanut butter, hummus and Nutella

~ I want to be in a Fantasy Football league! But not the same one as last year - they were mean.

OK...off to bed

Give A Little Bit ~ Day 4

"...and I bet you've had that feeling too - you can't laugh all the time." ~ Hold Back the Rain/Duran Duran

Very acerbic mood today, especially toward the end of the work day. I felt very put-upon with little consideration for my own schedule/to-do list. I felt things were pushed upon me which should not have been then chased down and chastized for not completing said tasks within someone else's time frame. By 5:30 p.m. I was done. And livid.

Not sure what my Give was for today...too caught up in my own discontent to notice.

Ugh.

Give A Little Bit ~ Day 3

She lived next door to me; then moved upstairs to the other end of the building. Now, she lives four or five zip codes away.

She is very smart and very witty (sometimes even witty in a smart sort of way); she always brings the funny ~ whether it's crazy stories of her youth (It's A Small World in her backyard, wheelbarrow and bags of cement are parts of my favorite) or L.A. stories with her friends. Her laugh is contagious and shakes her whole body. She knows rap lyrics like I know pop, which is surprising because she doesn't hear so well (Why'd he call her Asian?).

She listens and advises; gives support, encouragement and guidance. She gives sense to my feelings and notices a lot more than I think she does. She's wise and wants the best for herself and her friends. She's the Chickens to my 'cakes.

She's my BFF and today is her birthday.

Wishing you a day as wonderful as you are. And days full of joy today and everyday.

LYMI!

Give a Little Bit ~ Day 2

Woke up in the middle of the night, my throat was en fuego. I didn't think it would be strep; but I thought it could be strep. Called Kaiser, went in @ 3:30p.
(Weight down by two - yay! Blood pressure up by 8 - boo!)

Doc took a look, said it wasn't strep. "Great! Now I'm embarrassed that I'm here for a cold." He said to treat the symptom, get some rest (read: eat a bunch of cough drops/lozenges and get some rest).

Today's Give: didn't go to work thus saving my employees & co-workers; paid the parking fee for the person(s) behind me at Kaiser Hospital parking lot.

Still feeling crappy. Going back to bed.

Give I

Went to bed with a little tickle in my throat. Woke up with sore throat and chills. And I went to work.

I know, I know - I'm a horrible person!

I left at 11.

So, Day One of Giving ~ by not sticking around the office, I gave my co-workers health.

Huh, that was easy!

Back to bed for me...