This is a post I started a long time ago... two months or so, about when I went to see Tom Petty. MSN has a series going called "What I Learned" by famous people. Tom Petty did one, which I thought was pretty cool. So, I thought I'd share a link and revisit my impression of his concert. And so, the old post:
This was a good weekend. The last two, actually, have been wonderful.
I don't work on Fridays. I am in the progress of earning my master's degree in English Lit and I stay home from work on Fridays to do school work. As I've only had one class this quarter, my work load was relatively light. So, I cleaned a little, read a little, and hung out with Hank. Nice day. I should do more work than I do when I stay home. Normally, it isn't a problem, but now I have a bowling league on Monday nights so, if my work isn't done by Sunday night, I'm sort of screwed. Such is the case now. I skipped class last week because Hank got hurt (but that's a whole other story) and I didn't check our assignment until Sunday. Whoops. I have to find a text ... well, it won't make any sense here, but suffice to say it's going to be tough to do.
Anyway.
Last Friday night Mr, another couple, and I headed over to Northerly Island to see Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. This is the second time I've seen Tom Petty, and man can that guy rock. Apparently, he is retiring after this tour, so in theory this is the last time Petty will play Chicago. He's getting older, and seemed a little tired near the end, but I have a hard time believing he'll really retire. He seems to love it so much. And why wouldn't he? The Heartbreakers kick ass and his music just flat out rocks. I think Tom could sing the ABCs and I would be entertained. He seems like such an interesting character.
Mr has agreed to invite him to our wedding. hee.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Time Enough
So, in case you were wondering, buying a house and moving in takes time. A surprising amount of time. I have this project due - I have to do a presentation this Tuesday and then the final presentation is due next Tuesday. I'm doing an annotated bibliography - basically, I'm finding about eight to ten articles on a subject and reading and summarizing them. I picked this project because I thought it would take less time than the other options. I think I might have been wrong.
So, now I'm contemplating taking off work on Tuesday to get my project together. I can't stay up late anymore. It just doesn't happen. The condo gets quiet, the lighting isn't bright and I just want to go to sleep.
We're in a bowling league on Monday nights, the presentation is Tuesday and we're supposed to move on Saturday, which means packing up the whole house - which hasn't been started yet. I have no idea how I'm going to get this done and pack up the house all at the same time. Mr has been supportive, but I don't think he knows how much I have to do.
I should be skipping the Bridal Expo today, but you can win all sorts of prizes and have to be present to win them. I want to win stuff.
Does anyone have a time machine?
So, now I'm contemplating taking off work on Tuesday to get my project together. I can't stay up late anymore. It just doesn't happen. The condo gets quiet, the lighting isn't bright and I just want to go to sleep.
We're in a bowling league on Monday nights, the presentation is Tuesday and we're supposed to move on Saturday, which means packing up the whole house - which hasn't been started yet. I have no idea how I'm going to get this done and pack up the house all at the same time. Mr has been supportive, but I don't think he knows how much I have to do.
I should be skipping the Bridal Expo today, but you can win all sorts of prizes and have to be present to win them. I want to win stuff.
Does anyone have a time machine?
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Another Meme
We spent the day buying paint ($370! On paint!) and looking at furniture. We bought a gorgeous bedroom set. My whole life, I've wanted a nice bedroom with furniture that looked nice and wasn't given to me or bought because it was the only thing I could afford. After a day of driving around, I'm tired and I still have a ton of school work to do. So, I hope Mano doesn't mind, but in lieu of another "sorry I'm lame" post, I'm going to steal another meme from her.
1) My uncle once: played a really mean trick on a kid who deserved it in college. The kid was always stealing his care packages, so he baked some brownies with exlax, and pretended to get them as a care package. The kid took them and...ew.
2) Never in my life: will I move without movers. Thankfully, I've convinced my fiance of this. I'm a grown-up, we both have jobs, and a really big tv.
3) When I was five: I was real sad.
4) High school was: kind of fun. I'm a nerd, I like school.
5) Fire is: dangerous. And good for roasting marshmallows.
6) I once saw: Mike Meyers getting into a car in NYC.
7) There’s this woman I know who: has a full goatee.
8) Once, at a bar: I saw Jon Bon Jovi.
9) By noon I’m usually: figuring out what I'll have for lunch.
10) Last night: I tried to do home work while Mr sanded our new master bedroom and I wrote a lame blog entry.
11) If I only had: enough money not to work (Mano's answer, but I feel the same way).
12) Next time I go to church: will probably be a wedding (though not mine. Everyone is getting married!).
13) The best thing about my last relationship was: very few of my friends and family met him, so I can pretend it never happened.
14) What worries me most: Money.
15) When I turn my head left: I see the Elvis teddy beat that Mr gave me for Valentines' Day a few years ago.
16) When I turn my head right: I am reminded to RSVP the company christmas, sorry, "holiday" party.
17) You know I'm lying when: I'm a pretty good liar, but I'm sure I have some tells...
18) What I miss most about the eighties: Atari.
19) If I were a character written by Shakespeare, I’d be: I don't know that I identify with any of Shakespeare's women. Probably just some maid in the background.
20) By this time next year: I will be married and (hopefully) much less stressed - though still stressed by school, the new house and wedding stuff will be over.
21) I have a hard time understanding: the appeal of ultimate fighting.
22) You know I like you if: hhmmmm... you just know.
23) If I won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: Depends on the award.
24) Darwin, Mozart, Slim Pickens & Geraldine Ferraro: What? Should this mean something to me?
25) Take my advice, never: drink more than eight cosmos in a sitting.
26) My ideal breakfast is: eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and coffee.
37) If you visit my hometown, I suggest you go to: a show at the Fox Theater.
28) Why doesn't everyone: treat everyone else as they wish to be treated?
29) If you spend the night at my house: bring warm pajamas. We need to put more insulation in the attic.
30) I’d stop my wedding: if I found out he cheated.
31) The world could do without: prejudice.
32) My favorite blonde is: Princess Daisy (we've been playing a lot of MarioKart lately).
33) If I do anything well, it’s: give good back massages.
Uh, what happened to 34-43??
44) And by the way: be nice to animals.
45) The last time I was drunk, I: played with my dog in the backyard of my new house. The old owners left us a bottle of champaigne.
1) My uncle once: played a really mean trick on a kid who deserved it in college. The kid was always stealing his care packages, so he baked some brownies with exlax, and pretended to get them as a care package. The kid took them and...ew.
2) Never in my life: will I move without movers. Thankfully, I've convinced my fiance of this. I'm a grown-up, we both have jobs, and a really big tv.
3) When I was five: I was real sad.
4) High school was: kind of fun. I'm a nerd, I like school.
5) Fire is: dangerous. And good for roasting marshmallows.
6) I once saw: Mike Meyers getting into a car in NYC.
7) There’s this woman I know who: has a full goatee.
8) Once, at a bar: I saw Jon Bon Jovi.
9) By noon I’m usually: figuring out what I'll have for lunch.
10) Last night: I tried to do home work while Mr sanded our new master bedroom and I wrote a lame blog entry.
11) If I only had: enough money not to work (Mano's answer, but I feel the same way).
12) Next time I go to church: will probably be a wedding (though not mine. Everyone is getting married!).
13) The best thing about my last relationship was: very few of my friends and family met him, so I can pretend it never happened.
14) What worries me most: Money.
15) When I turn my head left: I see the Elvis teddy beat that Mr gave me for Valentines' Day a few years ago.
16) When I turn my head right: I am reminded to RSVP the company christmas, sorry, "holiday" party.
17) You know I'm lying when: I'm a pretty good liar, but I'm sure I have some tells...
18) What I miss most about the eighties: Atari.
19) If I were a character written by Shakespeare, I’d be: I don't know that I identify with any of Shakespeare's women. Probably just some maid in the background.
20) By this time next year: I will be married and (hopefully) much less stressed - though still stressed by school, the new house and wedding stuff will be over.
21) I have a hard time understanding: the appeal of ultimate fighting.
22) You know I like you if: hhmmmm... you just know.
23) If I won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: Depends on the award.
24) Darwin, Mozart, Slim Pickens & Geraldine Ferraro: What? Should this mean something to me?
25) Take my advice, never: drink more than eight cosmos in a sitting.
26) My ideal breakfast is: eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and coffee.
37) If you visit my hometown, I suggest you go to: a show at the Fox Theater.
28) Why doesn't everyone: treat everyone else as they wish to be treated?
29) If you spend the night at my house: bring warm pajamas. We need to put more insulation in the attic.
30) I’d stop my wedding: if I found out he cheated.
31) The world could do without: prejudice.
32) My favorite blonde is: Princess Daisy (we've been playing a lot of MarioKart lately).
33) If I do anything well, it’s: give good back massages.
Uh, what happened to 34-43??
44) And by the way: be nice to animals.
45) The last time I was drunk, I: played with my dog in the backyard of my new house. The old owners left us a bottle of champaigne.
Friday, November 10, 2006
Toga! Toga!
I had a clever title picked out, but Animal House is on TV and I forgot.
We camped out at our new house last night. I don't recommend sleeping on an aero bed with no pillows. I'm exhausted. We spent all day cleaning and going to Home Depot and stuff. I meant to go to Starbucks and do some work for school, but I never got to it. *sigh* I promise, someday, to be better.
I do love my house, though. It needs a lot of work but also has a lot of room for improvement and for us to put our stamp on it.
Tomorrow, we're driving way the heck up to Grayslake - my in laws have some special deal where we can get 40% off paint. So, the saving money is good, the driving, is not. We're hoping to get our bedroom done ASAP so that, while the rest of the house is a mess, we'll have a nice place to go. Currently, the bedroom is blood-red. it's terrible. Plus, the people we bought the house from are very possibly the worst painters in the world. They didn't tape at all, and didn't know that you can wipe paint off when you get some on the trim. And it isn't just a little on the trim. In one room, they very obviously dropped the roller. And spilled ceiling paint so that the top part of the wall is spattered white. In our room, they obviously washed a brush and then tried to use it again when it was wet, so the red paint is all diluted and smeary. It's awesome.
I'll get some pictures so you can see the awesome-ness.
We camped out at our new house last night. I don't recommend sleeping on an aero bed with no pillows. I'm exhausted. We spent all day cleaning and going to Home Depot and stuff. I meant to go to Starbucks and do some work for school, but I never got to it. *sigh* I promise, someday, to be better.
I do love my house, though. It needs a lot of work but also has a lot of room for improvement and for us to put our stamp on it.
Tomorrow, we're driving way the heck up to Grayslake - my in laws have some special deal where we can get 40% off paint. So, the saving money is good, the driving, is not. We're hoping to get our bedroom done ASAP so that, while the rest of the house is a mess, we'll have a nice place to go. Currently, the bedroom is blood-red. it's terrible. Plus, the people we bought the house from are very possibly the worst painters in the world. They didn't tape at all, and didn't know that you can wipe paint off when you get some on the trim. And it isn't just a little on the trim. In one room, they very obviously dropped the roller. And spilled ceiling paint so that the top part of the wall is spattered white. In our room, they obviously washed a brush and then tried to use it again when it was wet, so the red paint is all diluted and smeary. It's awesome.
I'll get some pictures so you can see the awesome-ness.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
The Big Day
I am now a homeowner. I have the key to my new house in my pocket. I'm on my way over there now - we're camping out in our new home. Sadly, no internet connection yet, so this paltry post is my lame attempt to keep NaBloPoMo alive. I promise to be slightly more interesting tomorrow, from my new neighborhood Starbucks.
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