January 2009
93 posts
stephen wanted to get me in the mood for the party tonight, so we are listening to girl talk and doing silly dances. whee, reunited just in time for 2009!
December 2008
74 posts
i am probably the laziest person i know
still in pj’s and it’s noon and i want to go back to bed or maybe watch a movie. yesterday i wasn’t even out of bed at this time, so i guess i’m improving.
we're home
we spent about four days on vacay, first in charlottesville visiting family and then in colonial williamsburg, talking to historical reenactors and eating gingercakes. it was relaxing and educational and a lot of fun. i have a few more days before i head home to stephen and nyc, and i look forward to that more than anything.
also, i am shameless: only 4 days without internet, and yet before i did...
Birthday
allthingsalishan:
Just got back from the family dinner and am heading to the friend dinner of sushi and too many cocktails. Afterwards we are going out binge drinking. I wanted to make shirts that said “Alishan’s binge drinking birthday extravaganza” but Mike vetoed that idea. Buzzkill.
My goal tonight is to keep it classy. Wish me luck
Lots of pics to eventually come!
xoxo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
christmas update
we opened all of our presents last night and then did stockings this morning (my stuffers were a hit!) had breakfast, talked a lot. now we are on our way to my other grandparents for dinner and a sleepover. tomorrow we drive to williamsburg (original edition) for a long weekend of relaxation. this has been an excellent christmas.
i wish everyone joy on whichever holiday they celebrate, even if...
seeeecret saaaantas
just in case someone is worried i haven’t thanked them yet: i left town monday night and won’t be back until dec. 31. your gift is probs sitting in my foyer. if it is foodstuffs, i will make sure stephen eats and enjoys it, if it is not, well, i can’t wait to see what it is.
holiday spirit
we had the most christmas-y day possible. slept in late, bummed around, addressed and sent all the christmas cards together (i addressed, my sister stamped and folded, my mom wrote notes), grocery shopped and made dinner, decorated the tree, went for a walk in the cold, watched “home alone” (my poor mama was nervous the whole time about little kevin.)
i think this is going to be an...
how i know we’re holiday shopping in a recession:
every store i went into today (whatever, i had some last-minute needs) was full of well-wishing employees with nothing to do. seriously, three people offered me help before i had taken off my mittens in the soap shop (soap! not so difficult that i need massive amounts of help!) and everyone in circuit city had nothing to do but yell holiday...
it's like it KNOWS ME
my rap names just got better and better.
Emmie A Juicy Humps
Crazy Quik Emmie A Young Emmie E Emmie A Booty Squeeze Emmie A Swoop Sweet Emmie A Bomb a.k.a. Madam Bump Lovely Emmie E a.k.a. Easy Sauce Missy EE Cash Emmie A Soul a.k.a. Sweet Brat Emmie A Trip Emmie E Velvet EE Trixx Shady Emmie A Diva Muffin
i am not having a great day.
last night, we discovered a mouse in our kitchen. i freaked out (in a way that i now realize was a little much), and now this morning have a crying-hangover.
there are holes in both of my rainboots, and there is still slushy snow on the ground, which=very cold toes.
i have a few errands, a lot of cleaning, and all of my packing to do tonight (now that i’ve realized i leave tomorrow.)
my...
late night fears
allthingsalishan:
emilyinternet:
i am really afraid that either:
a) the crazy snow in new york delayed the shipment of my secret santa gift to the recipient. or
b) she didn’t like what i sent her.
there has been no tumbl, and since my standard operating procedure is to assume that someone doesn’t like me/anything i do (the anti-midas touch), i am totally scared that she didn’t like what i...
i just realized that my train home is tomorrow (monday) night, not tuesday night, as i erroneously though. which is really dumb, and also now has me worried that i won’t be able to do everything i need to do. gah!
late night fears
i am really afraid that either:
a) the crazy snow in new york delayed the shipment of my secret santa gift to the recipient. or
b) she didn’t like what i sent her.
there has been no tumbl, and since my standard operating procedure is to assume that someone doesn’t like me/anything i do (the anti-midas touch), i am totally scared that she didn’t like what i sent.
Dying Wish of 4-Year-Old Girl: Christmas Cards →
allthingsalishan:
urbanredneck:
kaytee:
Hanna Garman, 4, is suffering from a rare, incurable brain tumor. Being largely confined to bed, opening a card is one of the few things she can enjoy. There have been e-mails circulating requesting that people send her some holiday cheer, and now this request from msnbc.com. Click the link for her address and more information.
I’m sending my card...
where's lebeouf?
can we just all agree that shia lebeouf has the most ridiculous name in hollywood right now? seriously, who’s got a crazier name?
oof, weather
when i set out this morning, it was thick, soft, romantic snow. when we were christmas shopping, it was wet and sleety, and then turned hard (like hail.) by the time i headed to my dinner date, it had stopped but the streets were slick with snow. i still love new york in the snow, just maybe not when i have things to do.
kinda loving this snow, even though i haven’t left the house yet.
allthingsalishan:
We set the closing date on our house (squeee) for Friday the 13th of February. Yeah, this superstitious bird is having NO part of that so now it is February 8th. I am so crazy excited. We went to it last night to handle some bidness and ran around like giddy school girls planning where all of our stuff is going to go.
Adulthood? It’s not too bad so far.
congratulations,...
“… all these reviews came from the same man, steve bennett, a prominent...”
– zadie smith, in an article for the new yorker
of course britain has a comedy website called “chortle.”
i made you a cookie, but my boyfriend eated it
i baked vegan treats for my secret santa, and before stephen came home last night i told him not to eat them. i had also baked oreos for my office holiday party tomorrow, and i said he could have one. when i got home from work today, there were cookies distinctly missing from the vegan section. when i called him on it, he claimed to have thought i said he could eat some. at least i know they are...
ok, jonah.
let’s stop giving teenage boys cell phones, right guys?
“failure’s hard, but success is far more dangerous. if you’re successful at the...”
– po bronson
10 Things Science Says will Make You Happy.
lovepuppy:
robot-heart:
markbean:
“10 Things Science Says will Make You Happy.” The list, paraphrased, is:
Stop and enjoy the present.
Don’t compare yourself to the Joneses.
Don’t obsess over money.
Aspire to leave an imprint.
Be intrinsically motivated on the job.
Build a supportive network of family and friends
Act optimistic even if you have to fake it.
Gratitude, baby,...
We All Got Boring
caro:
From here and here:
The New York apartments and lofts which were once the scenes of old-fashioned drunken carnage — slurred speech, broken crockery, broken legs and arms, broken marriages and broken dreams — are now the scene of parties where both friendships and glassware survive intact. Everyone comes on time, behaves well, drinks a little wine, eats a few tiny canapés, and leaves on...
to do
things i should do tonight:
go to gym, clean up apartment (and deep-clean bathroom), make something healthy for dinner, update budget, go to bed early.
what i will probably do tonight:
go to gym (i always start off well), watch something bad on tv, debate what i want to eat until it gets too late to do anything other than snack, realize it is 11:56 pm, collapse into bed.
allthingsalishan:
I’m late on this but Britneys documentary thing on MTV was really sad. She is so beautiful but you can see how terribly lonely and sad she is.
Poor thing.
i kind of agree. i watched this at the gym in installments, and it was pretty heartbreaking. the girl can’t have a normal life at all. i just feel like that would give you such a skewed perspective on things. no...
thank you
dear boyfriend, friends, strangers at the bar,
thank you for a wonderful birthday party. my middle-school self was afraid no one would show, that everyone was just pretending to like me this whole time, and then there you all were, giving my hugs and buying me drinks and fully appreciating the treat bags i’d made. you all are the best, and i am blessed to have you in my life.
love and...
“if you want a hug from a black person, maybe you should just host ‘the...”
– tracy jordan, 30 rock
camp
tomorrow night is my birthday party at camp, in brooklyn. if you are my friend and somehow i did not invite you, then i’m sorry, i totally suck, please come help me celebrate. if you want to be my friend, or you just want a treat bag and a pink lady cupcake, well, maybe we can work something out.
time to bake.
Postcard from yo mama...
lovepuppy:
DEAR JESSICA ALL I THINK OF THESE DAYS IS YOU COMING HOME. CAN’T WAIT CAN’T WAIT. …
TALK LATER
LOVE MOM.
:) I love my mom!!!
moms are the best. i love my mama!
i want to go to there.
i can’t help it. tina fey speaks my weird little language, and i’m going to end up adopting the things she says. i need to talk to some food about this.