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January 19, 2007 ~ Friday

I hate the inconvenience of snow, but I must admit, at 6:30am this morning the world was beautiful. It was phantasmal. Speaking of that word actually for a second - interesting etymology. I had originally written "fantasmal" but spell checker informed me the word was incorrect, and should be spelled "phantasmal." So of course I ran to merriam webster to find out why it started with ph. I thought because it meant "a product of fantasy" it would be spelled with F. But the word's roots actually come from the Latin phantasma which it doesn't explain the meaning of, and the greek word phantazein meaning "to present to the mind" which I thought was really interesting. It sort of makes fantasy sound just as real as our perception of it. If it can be presented to the mind (and we can conceive it) it's as real as we make it. You know?

Anyway, transition probably imminent. I'll keep you posted.

January 7, 2007 ~ Sunday

A reinvention somewhere that's else might be on its way. Somewhere it won't be so easy for certain 'people' to find me. Not the important people, just the bad people.

In other, brief news - I just signed the lease on my first ever apartment yesterday! Woo! It's exciting, but actually also very scary to realize I'll probably be moving out of home for the last time. With Brandeis moves, I always knew I'd be coming home for the summer or winter break or whatever. But this time, it's for real, and that's kind of scary. I'll definitely miss my parents, but I am also excited to be striking out on my own. So anyway, that's some news.

December 20, 2006 ~ Wednesday

Not sure if this signals a return to blogland or not, but the result was amusing enough for me to break my 8 month imposed hiatus...so we shall see. For those who don't know, it is especially amusing because I used to work for Nancy Pelosi.

You're Pelosi-Gore!
As Nancy Pelosi, you stand as one of the only true and courageous people that anyone can name. Despite a haphazard reputation and unexpected rise to power, you could be one of the only legitimate hopes for your friends. You have been able to tell the truth about what is happening, and reflect a widely held but somewhat quiet set of beliefs. Recently, you have been bestowed with great resources by your power company. Your latent love for a military retiree is bound to get you in trouble.
You select Al Gore as your running mate because he wins in that position.
Take the 2008 Presidential Ticket Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.

10 ~ Wednesday
~Happy Belated Birthday, Seth Mandel~ (May 8th)


Wow. I have just been so lazy lately with the blogging. Life keeps getting in the way and it hasn't seemed that important. Ironically that's probably when it's most important - when life gets in the way the need for an outlet is probably stronger than ever. And my emotions have been quite the rollercoaster in the last week or two. Some blogging probably could have helped.

Regardless, what's done is done and now it's the tenth of May. So what's new with me?? (PS - Sorry in advance that I'm too lazy to design a new background for this month. I just don't have time right now.)

Luckily, I do have a break approaching soon. The first weekend in June Keith and I are going to go to Philadelphia for the weekend. I'm taking the Friday off (June 2nd.) We're going to a Radiohead concert (I managed to eventually get some tickets) on Friday night at the Tower Theater, and then I hope we can see Jonathan and Loughlin at some point (two of my Jersey friends currently habitating in Phily - one for med school and one employed.) I have to call them and let them know I'm going to be there. Also Keith just wants to show me some of his old haunts; when he went to school in Princeton he apparently used to visit Phily often with friends. So it should be fun. And nice just to get away.

The big getaway, however, won't be until July. {{Drumroll, please}} .... I'M GOING TO ITALY!!! Woo! I'm really excited. Keith is going to Italy for two weeks for a music festival his piano teacher attends every year. The bulk of his time will be spent in a relatively small town in central Italy, called Tolentino. But the last 3 days of his trip will be in Venice. So here's my planned itinerary: leave the states on the 25th to arrive in Italy in the early morning of the 26th (Milan). Spend 2 nights in Milan by myself seeing the sights and RELAXING(!), and then take the train to Venice to meet Keith and his group on the 28th. Spend the next 3 nights with Keith in Venice (coincidentally stretching right over our 1 year anniversary, July 29th) and be absolutely completely content. Then when Keith flies home on the 31st, I'll fly to London (a long story - necessary in order to be able to use frequent flier miles for my whole trip instead of paying for a plane ticket). I'll spend one night in London (TBD where, either with my cousins who live a half an hour outside, or if that doesn't work out, with a friend of my sisters' who lives within London) and then fly home on August 1st, to arrive back around 11:00pm. WHEEEE!! I can't wait. Also, that I was able to work it out so that I don't have to pay 5 bajillion dollars more than I should for activities I won't even be able to participate in. I somehow managed to find the perfect way around it all, making it so that both Keith and I will each be happy with what we've chosen to do, and that at least a part of that can be together. I know it's just going to be an awesome time! So that's a major thing to look forward to.

But it's not even the only thing! So I think I may have mentioned this, but perhaps not, but I've been apartment hunting for awhile. The past month or so at least. And last week I found an AWESOME place. I'd been looking within an approximate 5 mile radius of where I live now (hoping to go in the direction closer to work, but recognizing that I can't go too far that way because I'll be living with Ali and her boyfriend Matt.) So the 'house of awesomeness' as it will be henceforth called, is in Boonton, NJ - one exit further south on 287 than I live now. Which is a small con, but not a huge one, as it's only adding about a mile onto my already 52 mile commute. Anyway, to make a long story short, I submitted an application on Sunday, and heard back last night that they want to offer us the place. Woo! They sent me the lease this morning to look over and discuss before we sign. Here's a brief lowdown - it's a two bedroom apartment, the first floor of an adorable house in a nice Boonton neighborhood (trust me when I say that I will post a MILLION pics once we actually move in - if we move in.) It's got 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 huge kitchen, a good sized living room, a small sunroom/office, a small mudroom/entryway room, and a full sized basement with FREE washer and dryer that ONLY belongs to us (and not the upstairs apartment.) The driveway has room for 2 cars, but the town allows parking on the street for the 3rd. The landlords are brothers who co-own the house and live locally. One lives in Montville (the town I live in now with my parents) and the other one lives directly behind this house! Which is great because he also happens to be responsible for maintenence. Which means if something goes wrong, no leaving 50 messages for an inaccesible landlord who won't call you back. All I have to do is walk over and knock on his door. So basically it is the house of awesomeness. I am totally pumped. I have to look over the lease with my Dad (and possibly a lawyer if there's anything in it too jargoned to understand), and meet up with Ali and Matt to talk about it, but I think it's actually going to happen! Which I just can't believe. I've been talking about wishing I could move out for so long that it's hard to believe it might happen. Move in would be July 1st, which is less than 2 months away! Crazy. But cool. OH! And I forgot to mention the best part ... the rent is only $1300 a month!!! Compared to the other crap we've been seeing, to get such a nice, well-maintained place for that price is OOC good. So that's the other major event that's been developing since last time I wrote.

Other than that, life is pretty much the same. Steady, and whatnot. But even though all these seemingly cool things are coming up, I've just been feeling sort of down in the dumps lately. But I guess you just perservere, no? And hold onto the fact that every day is a new day. Keith's been kind of a good anchor for me. Although sometimes he's part of the problem. But that's another entry for another time. Peace, ya'll.