... I have a blog! Twitter and Facebook and my BlackBerry and Google Reader and The New York Times just take up all my tech time, I swear.
So, in the past three months, I have made little to no progress in my romantic life, my financial circumstances, or my living situation. However, since TV is in repeats, I have spent the summer reading all sorts of grand tomes that generally have helped me put things in perspective:
1. "The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters," by Rose George: Two billion people around the world have no access to sanitation -- as in toilets -- at all. Really, my life is charmed by comparison; I get paid to help people shop.
2. "Pulitzer: A Life," by Denis Brian, and "Angela's Ashes," by Frank McCourt: I was born in the U.S. and am grateful to know the immigrant experience only through others' tales of survival and hardship.
3. "How To Win Friends & Influence People," by Dale Carnegie: No man is a failure who has friends -- at least that's what my dad has always said. At the end of the day, I have great friends, and the rest will sort itself out as I go along.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
What to do ...
... when life pulls a switcheroo and suddenly work is great but the personal life has ground to a halt?
1. Join Match.com
2. Exchange short but witty e-mails w/ prospective loves of your life
3. Meet several top candidates in person
4. Eliminate all but one for a) not at least offering to pick up the check b) not returning e-mails in a timely manner and/or c) being creepy
5. Get bored with the last guy standing because he's so overcommitted he'd lose his head if it weren't attached
6. Quit discriminating against the most intriguing guy yet for being 10 years my senior and meet him for happy hour
Wish me luck!
1. Join Match.com
2. Exchange short but witty e-mails w/ prospective loves of your life
3. Meet several top candidates in person
4. Eliminate all but one for a) not at least offering to pick up the check b) not returning e-mails in a timely manner and/or c) being creepy
5. Get bored with the last guy standing because he's so overcommitted he'd lose his head if it weren't attached
6. Quit discriminating against the most intriguing guy yet for being 10 years my senior and meet him for happy hour
Wish me luck!
Monday, February 09, 2009
Sunday, February 01, 2009
I'm newly single ...
... newly slim, living with my parents (just for a bit), and embarking on a whole new career path.
Here's some food for thought while I figure out my next move.
1. I love CNN. It's always, always on at my house, even if it's just in the background
2. There is nothing better than watching someone's face light up at an unexpected compliment. I try to give out at least five a day, especially when someone looks like they could use a smile.
3. Sometimes when I drive I get distracted reading road signs. I will read anything you put in front of me.
4. It's wrong to use the word "fag" or say "that's so gay." It makes people sound ignorant, and it's just rude.
5. I really want to volunteer in local politics, but right now I treasure my free time too much. I will eventually.
6. I love my new company. I wish I had minored in fashion merchandising so there wasn't such a learning curve.
7. I like to eat in bed. I'm really good about not letting crumbs ruin my night.
8. My closets are divided into work and play clothes, and of course they're color-coordinated: black, white and other.
9. I hated living in Prague. Nobody told me how lonely it was going to be. Or maybe I didn't want to hear it.
10. I love to send thank you notes. I'm good at the writing part.
11. I don't really do purses. I mostly carry my wallet and phone around in my hand.
12. I'm also not a big necklace person. I'm more into earrings -- big and sparkly is best.
13. After losing almost 25 pounds, I can't believe my friends didn't slap me across the head about my weight years ago. But I probably wouldn't have listened.
14. I miss my guy friends. I just moved back to Portland and realized I don't really have any here.
15. I am really bad at names -- I can't remember ANYBODY. If only people were required to wear name tags.
16. I will go into debt for a good pedicure. And I have.
17. I'm a sleeper-inner. I believe beds were made for days off.
18. I HATE to cook. I don't have the patience. Baking, however, is another story. And if it's pecan pie ...
19. I watch about 20 TV shows full-time. Luckily, they're staggered by season, and thank god for DVR.
20. I stink at music, art, movies and the outdoors. Anyone who is too involved in any of these areas usually loses me after about five minutes of conversation. I just don't care enough to keep up. I guess I'm mostly passionate about books, politics and clothes.
21. When my friends pull up to my house, I often have no idea who they are until they get out. I think I'm car-blind. They all look the same.
22. The older I get, the more I realize my mom is right. About everything.
23. When I get big, my home will be decorated in black, white, blue and silver. I have it all planned.
24. I read every night before I go to bed, usually for at least an hour. I am in the middle of about 10 books right now. It depends on what I'm in the mood for.
25. Someone once spent over $400 proposing to me long-distance from the States to Prague. It didn't work out.
Here's some food for thought while I figure out my next move.
1. I love CNN. It's always, always on at my house, even if it's just in the background
2. There is nothing better than watching someone's face light up at an unexpected compliment. I try to give out at least five a day, especially when someone looks like they could use a smile.
3. Sometimes when I drive I get distracted reading road signs. I will read anything you put in front of me.
4. It's wrong to use the word "fag" or say "that's so gay." It makes people sound ignorant, and it's just rude.
5. I really want to volunteer in local politics, but right now I treasure my free time too much. I will eventually.
6. I love my new company. I wish I had minored in fashion merchandising so there wasn't such a learning curve.
7. I like to eat in bed. I'm really good about not letting crumbs ruin my night.
8. My closets are divided into work and play clothes, and of course they're color-coordinated: black, white and other.
9. I hated living in Prague. Nobody told me how lonely it was going to be. Or maybe I didn't want to hear it.
10. I love to send thank you notes. I'm good at the writing part.
11. I don't really do purses. I mostly carry my wallet and phone around in my hand.
12. I'm also not a big necklace person. I'm more into earrings -- big and sparkly is best.
13. After losing almost 25 pounds, I can't believe my friends didn't slap me across the head about my weight years ago. But I probably wouldn't have listened.
14. I miss my guy friends. I just moved back to Portland and realized I don't really have any here.
15. I am really bad at names -- I can't remember ANYBODY. If only people were required to wear name tags.
16. I will go into debt for a good pedicure. And I have.
17. I'm a sleeper-inner. I believe beds were made for days off.
18. I HATE to cook. I don't have the patience. Baking, however, is another story. And if it's pecan pie ...
19. I watch about 20 TV shows full-time. Luckily, they're staggered by season, and thank god for DVR.
20. I stink at music, art, movies and the outdoors. Anyone who is too involved in any of these areas usually loses me after about five minutes of conversation. I just don't care enough to keep up. I guess I'm mostly passionate about books, politics and clothes.
21. When my friends pull up to my house, I often have no idea who they are until they get out. I think I'm car-blind. They all look the same.
22. The older I get, the more I realize my mom is right. About everything.
23. When I get big, my home will be decorated in black, white, blue and silver. I have it all planned.
24. I read every night before I go to bed, usually for at least an hour. I am in the middle of about 10 books right now. It depends on what I'm in the mood for.
25. Someone once spent over $400 proposing to me long-distance from the States to Prague. It didn't work out.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Yaaay ...
★ MERRY★ 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ • •
。CHRISTMAS 。 。° 。 ° ˛ ˚ ˛
_Π___＿ 。 ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •˛ •˚
/____＿/ ＼。˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •˛ •˚
｜ 田田｜門｜ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •
merry Christmas
。CHRISTMAS 。 。° 。 ° ˛ ˚ ˛
_Π___＿ 。 ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •˛ •˚
/____＿/ ＼。˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •˛ •˚
｜ 田田｜門｜ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •
merry Christmas
Saturday, December 20, 2008
As 2008 winds down ...
... Seattle Times cartoonist David Horsey provides the No. 1 reason to look forward to the new year. All I want for Christmas is a framed print to hang above my desk.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
After four months ...
... of eating a ton better and making an effort to get up before noon, I fit into a size 6 dress for the first time since freshman year of college. There's really nothing better than a fabulous black satin Calvin Klein to usher in the holiday season.
In other news, the new job is fabulous and a better fit for me than I ever imagined. It's such a treat to work for a company whose only rule is: "Use best judgment." Also, being back in Portland after seven years away is my best move yet. I so missed the rain, the Blazers, and Powell's. But more than anything, it's nice to have my close friends -- and family -- so close.
In other news, the new job is fabulous and a better fit for me than I ever imagined. It's such a treat to work for a company whose only rule is: "Use best judgment." Also, being back in Portland after seven years away is my best move yet. I so missed the rain, the Blazers, and Powell's. But more than anything, it's nice to have my close friends -- and family -- so close.
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