Craziness

My day started out at 6:15am when I got a call from Chuck saying that our morning host couldn't find the program log and was wondering if I put it in the studio. No worries... I got to work and found out it was just 'under a few papers' in the TOMORROWS LOG bin. Here's a tip -- look through the bin before waking up two people.

Then I went to the dentist. But didn't succeed in getting my teeth cleaned because they don't take my insurance. Never mind the fact that when I called they said they absolutely did.

But then I got to work and things got better. I've been crazy busy all day, but that's not always a bad thing.

In other news, I really need to get back on my WW points. Because I'm starting to feel fat again. And I really shouldn't be feeling fat 3 days after riding 150+ miles, ya know? So I'm hoping to get that ball rolling on Monday. Back to the gym, back to the points. All that good stuff. Because I have lofty goals for the year. But I'll keep them to myself for now.

Tonight I'm off to the city to work a Dar Williams concert. It's raining and that kind of stinks, but live music always makes me feel better so that's a treat. I'm hoping to be home no later than 10:30 so I can pack and get to bed.

Tomorrow morning I'm going to see Dr. Kaden who is hopefully going to tell me what a perfect candidate I am for laser eye surgery. And perhaps one day in the not so distant future I will have 20/20 vision! That would really be quite amazing. So I'll be in work late (around 11ish), so I'll have to stay a bit later... which means a late start to MD. But I'll get there eventually and thats what matters.

The Simple Joy of TWIZZLERS....

Janeen went to BJs a few days ago and got a huge thing of Twizlers...

And so they sit on her desk...

And when I'm stressed... or upset... or annoyed...

There they are.

And they make EVERYTHING much better.

It's that simple. All it takes is a Twlizler or two.

What can I say... I'm easy!

Wierd Mood

I'm in a really wierd mood today. Not sure why. Perhaps it's the cold meds I've been taking. But really... who knows.

I feel like I've been at work forever. I did't get here until 10:45 and its only 3:45 now. But I feel like I've been sitting in this chair since 8am.

I am about to fall asleep, regardless of the fact that I got 10 hours of sleep last night.

I have to go to a concert for the station after work tonight... which means I have to be in my office until at least 6. Thats another 2+ hours here.

I wish my office had windows... anywhere. Not necessarily IN my office, but if there was just a window in the hallway or somehwere in the station so I saw the light of day, that would be nice. Basements stink in that lack of any view to the outside world way.

My head is all stuffed up and I feel like I'm drunk, though I haven't had an alcoholic beverage in weeks.

I miss my girlfriend and feel like I haven't seen her in weeks - though I just saw her yesterday morning.

I don't want the nice weather to go away. I want it to be summer/early fall-esque weather all the time. I hate the cold.

Basically... I'm just a weee bit whiney today. I'll stop whining now and get back to my work. Just had to take a break from staring at Delta Flex in hopes of clearing my head.

I Survived

Year number 2 down. 162 miles in 2 days... DONE. My ass is a bit sore from the last minute saddle change. But I decided that was better than my back killing after 20 miles. So I'm fine with it.

Ar was at the finish line in OC with flowers. Cause she's the best. Drove all over the East coast this weekend for me. And even stayed last night even though shes sicky. As of Friday... we surpassed the one year mark. How crazy?

I think overall I did better this year than I did last. I averaged around 13-14 mph which is good for me. But watch out next year when I'm not on a feakin hybrid and have a speedy road bike. It's gonna be great! hahaha.

Anyway... I took off today and have no plans. My car is getting inspected right now so even if I wanted to go somewhere I couldn't. It's great.

I'll be on the couch watching TV and sleeping. Then tonight I'll be heading to Manyunk for dinner with the girls.

The best part about today is that I don't have to do the MS 150 for another 363 days. Whew!

Putt-Putt and NyQuil

Way back in the day... like in April... I saw a mini-golf place near Ar's house in Bedford. And I told her one of the things I wanted to do this summer was play mini-golf. And because we're both so good at stuff like that... we never made it. haha

Yesterday I was feeling super sicky and was just whiney and crabby all day. But Ar finally convinced me to get off my ass and go play mini golf. I eventually gave in and off we went! And it was tons of fun :) I started off the evening with a hole-in-one... but my game went downhill from there. Ar ended the game with TWO holes-in-one! She beat me, but it was still quite a good time.

And I'm glad that we got that off the to-do list before it got too cold.

We also made chocolate chip cookies yesterday... and theyre so darn yummy! I'm glad I left the rest at home in H-town, because I'd just sit and eat the whole container until they were all gone! Eekads!

I'm still feeling a bit under the weather, plan on watching my NETFLIX movie tonight (Devils Playground), then taking NyQuil and heading to bed. I really need to shake whatever it is that I have before Saturday at 6am... when I need to hop on my bike and ride 75 miles and have a repeat performance on Sunday!

Here's hopin!

Running the FUN Errands

It took me just under 4 hours to get home last night. It sucked. But then I got home, hung out with my parents for a bit and went to Manayunk to see the girls' new apartment. We had fruity beverages on the deck and just caught up. It was really nice.

I slept in this morning, layed around in my PJs until noonish then got my act together. And then I went out and had fun! I got my eyebrows waxed, got a hair cut, then went to DSW and bought a pair of sneakers and a purse (I had gift certificates... no worries), then headed to the Gap and got a pair for jeans and chords each for 19.99 (and I had store credit there too!!!). And then went to Trader Joes to get some food for Miss Arleigh tonight. I'm gonna be cute and make dinner.

Ok... now back to Laguna Beach. Cause I'm obsessed and can't stop watching it and MTV is having a marathon on. I LOVE TV!

F NJ TOLLS

If you live in Jersey... or have ever been on the GSP/NJ Turnpike... I think you'll enjoy this site.

F NJ TOLLS

I know theyre annoying....

but I'm unmotivated to work at the moment... so just shhh and let me do my little survey :)

IN THE LAST WEEK HAVE YOU..

EVERYDAY STUFF:
1- Gave someone the finger? no, but i've had many people give ME the finger (Jersey drivers are the best)
2- Gotten mad while driving? everyday!
3- Ate some kind of fast food? unfortunately, yes
4- Woke up late? this morning... and I blame the Tylenol PM!
5- Had eggs for breakfast? not unless you count the fast food I had this week
6- Danced in the shower? no way... that shit is dangerous.... and I'm usually not awake enough to dance at that hour of the morning
7- Stolen something? nah
8- Watched a movie? Yeah: Million Dollar Baby and White Oleandor
9- Broke a glass? not so much
10- Kicked someones ass? hahahaha... the thought of me kicking someones ass is just funny

FRIENDSHIP:
1- Went out with your best friend? no :(
2- Laughed at one of your friends? daily
3- Had a serious convo. with one of your friends? absolutely
4- Got in a fight with one of your really good friends? i dont think so... at least not a big fight
5- Could have been nicer to a friend? probably
6- Made a new friend? i dont think i have this week... maybe next
7- Went out to dinner with one of your friends? nah
8- Missed a friend? i always miss them
9- Wished you and your friends were closer? closer in distance, yes
10- Been there for a friend? of course... what good is a friend if you arent there for her?

LOVE:
1- Kissed someone you love/really like? mhmm
2- Huged someone you love/really like? mhmm
3- Had sex with someone you love/really like? ill take the easy way out and tell you that i dont have sex... i make love haha
4- Had a fight with someone you love/like? i dont think so
5- Bought something for someone you love/like? does food count?
6- Had lunch with that special someone? yes. and an evil old man took some of our food!
7- Wrote that someone a note? not a hand written one, cause i stink. but emails yes
8- Talked on the phone with someone you love/like? everyday
9- Slept with that someone you love/like? cuddling is the funnest
10- Broken a promise you swore you wouldnt? never

JOB:
1- Been mean to someone you work with? probably
2- Talked about something other then work with someone at work? about 75% of the time im here
3- Been there for someone at work? yes, its a coworkers job to listen when someone is having a bad day
4- Hit someone at work? the hell? i generally dont abuse on the job
5- Been late to work? since no one cares when i get here... its hard to come in late
6- Fell asleep at work? never!!!
7- Lost something at work? nopers, all items accounted for
8- Left work early? i will today -- its friday afterall
9- Wanted to quit? nah, i like it here
10- Been pissed at work? yes.... just because i like it doesnt mean people dont piss me off

Rough Day

It's been a bit of a rough day... I'll give a brief rundown....


* woke up at 7am with cramps so bad I literally couldn't stand up straight
* took me 2 hours to get to work because it rained a little... and this apparently makes people forget where the gas and break pedals are
* my computer froze up for about an hour... and no one was around to look at it.... naturally the freakin keyboard cord was a bit lose... which apparently causes the screen to go COMPLETELY black and look like my computer died
* planned to take off tomorrow to go to the drs, but have too much to do at work
* the lean cuisine i brought for lunch was so very nasty... i still don't know why i thought LC salmon would be good... thats clearly my own fault
* im cranky and hormonal
* i still have cramps
* i have to go deal with more traffic


So I'm feeling dramatic... indulge me and just listen. I know it's not all that bad... but the day just started out on the wrong foot and didn't get much better. But it's ok, because now I'm going to go home, eat dinner and hopefully go to the gym at 8 (if the cramps are better) so I can watch Surviver. Because it would be WAY too easy to have tv at my apartment.


At least tomorrow's Friday... and I'm going to H-town!!!

Up and At Em before 6am TWICE in the last 3 days

It's true people. This not so much a morning girl has been up, showered and out the door PRE-6am (and sunrise) in the past 3 days. And I'm still alive and awake enough to blog about it! Crazy I tell you.

The first was Saturday when Ar's alarm went off at 4:45AM... time to get up, get showers, pick up Ali and drive to the East Shore (of MD) by 6:30 to help with Bike Doctor's Century ride. Don't worry, when we stopped for gas I promptly (well as promptly as I get at say.... 5:30am) got a big ass diet coke of the fountain variety. Sure hit the spot. It really was a fun day. I got to hang out with Ar and Ali. I laid in the grass 'sunning' myself for about 15 minutes, until I got bored. We bought a loaf of french bread, turkey and cheese and made cute sandwhiches for lunch and even stopped at McDs on the way home for ice cream. Nap time started around 3 and lasted past 6pm. But when you're up before 5am... I feel like 3 hour naps are allowed.

And since Saturday was so fun -- I decided to get up at 5:40 this morning to drive to work from MD. Getting up is the worst part... but once I'm out of bed it's really not all that bad. 301 is gorgeous in the morning. And you get a perfect view of the sunrise over pretty farms and stuff. I hit traffic on the GWB... (which I would have hit had I driven in from home), but other than that my ride was really nice. Made it in like 4 hours and 20 minutes. Would have been under 4 if it weren't for the stinkin bridge!

I'm hoping to stay awake enough to go to the gym and the foodstore tonight, but I'm well aware that that may be pushing it. If nothing else... foodstore tonight. Because there is NO food in my apartment. It's really quite pitiful.

So that's the plan! Hope everyone had a good weekend!

In the Basement

Guess who's sitting in her new office??? I am! I am!

WFUV moved to our new station over the holiday weekend. It's so amazingly nice... you have no idea. Everything is brand new. Desks, chairs, computers... everything! It's still a bit of a contstruction zone down here as the studios aren't ready yet (we're still broadcasting from upstairs).

But I have an actual office -- with a door and everything. I share it with Janeen and Shari. It's lovely. I have a new flat screen monitor and everything!

The only down side is that I don't get any cell service down here. Because.. ya know... we're in the basement of a building from 1841... Oh well!

In other news I just made tentative plans to go out to dinner with Cotter tomorrow night, and then Friday I'm heading to MD for the weekend. I really hope I get to ride on either Sat or Sun... because the MS 150 is rapidly approaching!!

Other than that, nothing too exciting is going on. Just settling in to my new home here at WFUV.

40.5

Whew... just did a lovely 40.5 miles on my little bike. Went through Sea Isle, to Ocean City... then went out to Route 9... took that all the way down to Stone Harbor. Came back in on the Stone Harbor Casuseway... rode through Stone Harbor and back to Aunt Jan's house at the end of Avalon.

Took me 3 hours and 4 minutes.

Now its time to shower and sun!

Long Weekend

Just a quick update.... I got everything done at work yesterday. It was cazy... but all my logs are done and my desk is packed up for the move downstairs. I can't wait... it's SO nice down there. Yay!

Got to Avalon last night. I'm about to go for a ride since I can't sleep. I think I got about 20 minutes of sleep last night. Don't really know why because I was super tired. And somewhere in the middle of the night my allergies either got REALLY bad... or I got a cold. I've been sneezing and coughing and being all nasty and mucus-y since like midnight. haha... I know you wanted to know that :)

But I'm at the beach til Monday... so I can't really complain.

Off to ride and get tan....