hey sportsfans

just sitting here in our fabulous living room watching the boats go by. that's right.

a couple college buddies (penny, ari) and i found an ab fab house in ocean beach with a beautiful panoramic view of the ocean. it's unreal. the sunset will take your breath away. in the words of scarlettjo, "i can't believe i live here." i'm so happy! it took a lot of woman and man power (jules, andrea, pt & friends) but we got all the crap moved from the ghetto to the resort-like house in which we now live.

a lovely sunday morning. a little gym, a little bagels, a little ocean watching in sunny socal, a little talking smack about people we don't like, a little ragging/giving props to celebrities...that's what it's going to be like in our corner of the world. feel free to stop in for a cup of tea.

please forgive me if i act a little strange, for i know not what i do

oh, david gray. why do you record yourself crying and then call it music? jk. well, like 87% jk.

anyway, things to dicuss:

1. Britney
1. why is she a trainwreck
2. what is the deal with her weave
3. why do her children look retarded
4. what happened
2. Kanye
1. why do i love your music
1. since you are whiney
2. since you are self-possesed
2. why are you being a big cry baby about the vmas
3. do you think about me now and then, cause i'm comin home again
3. Spinning Class
1. did it for the first time today
2. my feet and my butt got numb/fell asleep
1. why is this so
4. Popsicles
1. i love popsicles
2. even more than ice cream
1. if i had to choose between popsicles and ice cream for the rest of my life, i would choose popsicles
3. my favorite kind is Palapa Watermelon
5. What is my deal
1. i have started watching the hills
2. i watched the real world
   
3. what is my deal
4. what about witty comedy, etc
1. oh well
2. guilty pleasure
6. Country Roads
1. i love country music
   
1. this much i know is true
2. god bless the country roads
3. that led me straight to you

if PETA calls, tell them i'm clubbing seals

the lengths to which i have gone to rid my apartment of ants are ridiculous. like borderline cruel and unusual. i began by following martha's advice--putting vaseline on the areas through which the ants enter. then, i just put boric acid on those same places. that worked--for a little bit. i also used to just frantically wipe them up with clorox wipes. now, i do things like sprinkle to boric acid on the ants as they are walking into my house. or circling a little clan of them with the poison and watching them try to escape. or lightly misting them bleach until they slow down and eventually die. i watch them throughout this whole ordeal. i like to see them die an agonizing death. it's messed up, y'all.

the kind of tomato that makes you want to find jesus

if you know me, you know that i love tomatoes. if you do not know me, why are you reading this? anyway, tomatoes. i love them. so much. i have taken to eating a tomato for dinner or lunch these days, that's how much i love them. and while no tomato can compare to grandfather mcvey's, i had an heirloom tomato for dinner that certainly gave those jersey tomatoes a run for their money. oh my lord, it was so good. it was the kind of tomato that makes you want to find jesus.

so, i know i am nice and pretty and friendly, etc etc etc, but this was funny: today, this woman at the kinko's totally gave me my kinko's services for free. she looked at me and said, "don't worry about it. this one's on me." i was like, what am i, in a bar? thanks for the free copying services, lady? first i laughed. and then i thought, "i'm sort of a pimp. i better go listen to some justin timberlake."

in addition to knowing how much i love tomatoes, if you know me, you also know that i do not need caffeine to get me going. well, i had a lot of coffee today and was all jacked up. i was bouncing around and shaking like a coke head. it was scary. and then i crashed like a toddler after too much time at the zoo. i was about to pass out at the gym.

i love d'markis, the guy who does my hair. he is very good and makes me feel like a c list starlet. yeah rachel bilson!

so, it has been so mother loving hot here, i have been double featuring movies L and R. here is what i've seen over the past few days or so.

1. Superbad (3)
2. Nanny Diaries (2)
3. No Reservations
4. Becoming Jane

I love Superbad, as is probably obvi. I love ScarlettJo, so I loved Nanny Diaries. The other two were mediocre. I don't like Catherine ZJ's mouth or the way she looks and sounds when she talks, so that sort of spoiled the movie. Also, as I previously mentioned, Jane Austen never got married (nor did her sister) and lived with her parents until she died. Neat! Imagine the hope that gave me for my future. Let me tell you: it involved many cats and an awkward lawn boy.

why escondido isn't fun in 105 degree weather

yesterday, jules, bulent and i went to the wild animal park in escondido. see below:

that is the only photo that will be published of the event, because in the rest of them, we look like we were beaten by the tired and hot stick. not ideal weather for two irish whities and one guy with no hair on his head. it was 105 degrees, and was the hottest day on record this summer for the wild animal park. we thought we were going to die. the only saving grace was that they have the giant fans that spray water all over the place. we were greasy from sunscreen, sweating in places that are just not fun, hot, tired, whiny and just a bucket of pleasant.

by the time we got to dinner, we were ready to eat each others arms off, plus i had developed a horrendous headache, felt sick to my stomach and was doing that thing babies do when they're tired (rub their eyes) but to my whole face. julia took one look at me and flagged down the waitress and told her to bring us some bread. she basically saved me because i think i was about to die right then and there. it was a long drive home...and i passed out in the back seat, occasionally groaning to myself.