I'll take an album cover for $100 Alex...

So Jeopardy is on in the newsroom, muted of course. But I can still read the clues from where my desk is. I didn't realize it was Celebrity Jeopardy until I recognized on Monday that Nancy Grace from CNN was on there (lovely woman that she is) and I must say that the clues are really easy. For example, one of them was to the effect of, "Like the Hardy Boys, she was a girl detective."

Right now it looks like a Law & Order Celebrity Jeopardy (with Christopher Meloni, Kathryn Erbe and Sam Waterston).

Sigh...I miss watching Jeopardy.

Anywho, back to work.

under the blacklight

I am so bummed that Rilo Kiley will be in Chicago on the 15th of September. Of course I'm not in any way trying to complain about why I can't see them on that date. I guess I'll just have to wait until next year. At least I got to see Jenny Lewis last year and that show was one half of Rilo Kiley since Jason Boesel was her drummer for the tour.

anywho...back to work.

I know there were a lot of different things I wanted to blog about, but I can't seem to remember half of them. There isn't enough time in each day to get everything done that I want (blogging/writing/reading/music...all the good things). Maybe someday I'll land a part-time job that happens to pay as much as a full-time job...that would be pretty cush.

Anywho. I did want to post a video of one of my favorite Rilo Kiley songs




That's all for now since it's almost time for work.

okay so I'm reading some of the lists off of McSweeney's and oh goodness, they are seriously making me almost laugh out loud! I don't want to bring too much attention to myself. It's bad enough that people walk by and see me staring at my monitor with a huge grin on my face. I wish I was half as creative as some of the people who have posted such lists...ah well.


yay for a three-day weekend coming up!

Here are a few that made me laugh/smile.

"Words never used in the titles of remotely good films."
by Patrick Cassels

Heat

Final

Ninja

Son of ...

Universe

Dino-

Ice

Force

Troll

... : The Movie

and another,

"Mundane Dreams"
by Jessy Randall and Daniel M. Shapiro

I am in math class. I have done my homework.

- - - -

I am at work, wearing my clothes.

- - - -

I registered for a college class and today is the final exam. I am well prepared.

- - - -

No one is chasing me.

- - - -

I'm standing perfectly still. I don't feel like I'm falling.

- - - -

A guy comes up to me in an alley, smiles and says hello, and keeps walking.

- - - -

I'm underwater for a long, long time. Then I surface, take a deep breath, and go underwater again.

- - - -

I drive my car really fast and get to Cleveland that much sooner.

Happy Fourth of July!

So I am at work right now and it's kinda depressing. Not that I am working, but just the amount of people in the newsroom. When I got here there were just two people and now it's up to four, including myself. I should have brought some music to listen to today...oh well. maybe I'll run home on my break or something. who knows.

I kinda miss doing stuff with my parents on this holiday. Like when I was still at home we would swim, cookout and I would attempt to make dessert (ya, I even tried to make the infamous Cool Whip cake that looks like a flag, with the blueberries and strawberries, and I haven't made one since that first time). And then we would usually go down by the fairgrounds to catch the fireworks. Tipton has really good fireworks, too. But since I went to college and have lived up here the last almost decade (wow!), my parents usually go up to the lake and hang out up there, which is what they are doing this year. They left Saturday to spend the week on the lake and catch some fireworks up there (I've heard they are beautiful on Lake Erie).

anywho. I sent Hillary a message to see if she would want to go to Slayter Hill to catch some music/fireworks there. I hope she does:)

all for now.

So I just got done sending a text message and I looked down at my shirt and it had shortbread cookie crumbs all over it. It's a good thing there aren't a lot of people working in the newsroom today, heh.

It's about 6:30 p.m. right now and I am thinking of what I would like to get accomplished after work this evening, but I think I am being overly optimistic. I would like to get ALL of my laundry done (but I think I picked a bad day to put it off on...Sundays down in the laundry room are never good), go grocery shopping, buy a cd and workout. If I plan it just right, I can probably get everything done, but I'm never timely/orderly about these things...or really anything. I could stop by Borders on the way home from work to get a cd and stop by Starbucks to get my markout (and change for laundry), then go home and start a few loads, run to the grocery store, get back and put my groceries away, put my clothes in the dryer and workout while they are drying.

It can probably be done by the average person, but I am just not quick and I tend to get distracted very easily by other things. we'll see...