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Remember how I said I was doing that NaNoWriMo thing?  Well I finished!!

I hit 50k in 30 days, and I feel pretty awesome about it.

The story I'm working on isn't quite finished, but I'll keep writing and then go through and edit the whole thing.  Maybe after that I'll let someone read it.

I just wanted to share my enthusiasm, because I'm pretty excited about it :)

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Picture update!  I haven't put up any pictures in ages, so here are some, complete with captions!

One of many pics from the World Series

Fenway madness!

Another view of the Fenway craziness

My halloween costume (Butthead without a Beavis)

Cat likes to hide in my closet

And lay on my chest when I'm trying to work

Before Rugged Maniac!

After Rugged Maniac!

The mini beast

My headshot for work

The original with my hair messed up (I photoshopped it out of the other one)

Megan and I working on our exercise balls 

I make faces at people

Sharks warming up!

Sara and I at the game

View from our seats

More Sharks warm up pics

Vlasic just for you Missy!

James and I at Jackie's wedding!!

I cut my hair!

 

Cat finds another inconvenient way to sleep on me

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So, what has happened since I last posted?

We had a house party, someone stole a painting off our wall- I think I posted on here about Sara and I doing the Urban Art Bar where you go and paint the same thing and drink and its fun?  So we had both our paintings up in the hallway, and at some point in the night we noticed that one (mine) was missing.  And it has never been recovered!  We also thought someone took our bath mat, but it was just hidden.

We went to Salem this weekend, it was neat but SUPER packed.  I bought some tarot cards to play around with.  Sara and I brought stuff to change into to be in costume, but we never put them on.  It was really cold and Sara left her red contacts at the apt, so neither of us wanted to change.  We ended up at Teresa's friends apartment watching the Red Sox game.

I still have to take pics of the apt, I swear I will do that soon.  I just want to do it when it's clean, and I always forget about it.  

Work is going ok.  I have this crippling fear of being fired, though I feel like I am getting results.  Today for some reason everyone is ignoring me and it's pissing me off, but other times I have good days.  I'm out of the hallway for now, back in the office I started in last year!  Don't know how long it will last, but I'm glad- I can control the heat in here!  I share with Megan which is good since we talk a lot anyway- now I can stay sitting in my chair, I just have to turn around.

I don't know how to control the heat in the house and it's bugging me.  I'm constantly cold.  The radiators go off randomly, but don't let enough heat in to make a difference.  We need to call the landlord.  We wrote a list of things to be fixed when we gave him our rent last month, and he sent a handyman to come fix some of them... but only some.  He replaced the blinds in the living room, but we asked to get screens in windows where they are missing and... they are still missing.  We can't open those windows because the cat will jump out.  She already has once!  Now it's getting colder so it's not 100% necessary, but still.  Should have been fixed when he was out the first time.  

Sara, Teresa, Elise and I joined a bar games league for the winter, it should be pretty fun.  This week is cornhole, other activities include Battleship, Pictionary, Pub Trivia, etc.  I'm excited, it will give us something to do on Tuesdays until next year.

I am in the middle of Sarena's Advocare challenge.  The first 10 day cleanse part I was super disciplined and didn't cheat or anything at all- this second section I've already cheated :/  I had two beers Saturday night and Mac n Cheese (at least it wasn't Kraft though!).  I'm being good again this week, so it prob won't be too detrimental.

Sara and I saw 12 Years A Slave last week, it was good.  Sad, but really good.  It will probably get a bunch of award nominations.  This week I have passes to see About Time, the new Rachel McAdams movie.  

I can't wait for Ender's Game, Catching Fire, or Thor 2- which all come out this month.  

I've been thinking about starting NaNoWriMo this year.  I signed up for it last year but didn't do anything, this year I actually want to try.  Approx. 1600 words a day for 30 days= short novel.  I might be able to do it, I just have to make sure to stay motivated.

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So, update.  I was gonna do another video, but haven't found the time recently.  When I'm in my room at the new place, I am either still putting stuff together or sleeping.  Also, our wifi is wonky and Comcast is coming later in the week to fix it.

Dad came to help us move, I tried to make it enjoyable, but don't think I succeeded (there was a lot against us).  We got everything in, but not without problems.  Dad had to wake up early to move the truck out of the overnight parking spot that expired at 6 am.  It was pouring rain in the morning.  The girls moving out of the apt were STILL moving out when we were moving in.  The apartment was not clean, and the cleaning ladies came after we had moved everything inside already.  The cleaning ladies threw away the condiments we had saved AND a brand new unopened bottle of champagne we bought to celebrate our first night.  Our new roommate's car was lit on on fire and totaled.  Yes, that really happened.

We got the cat shaved like a lion, she looks totally goofy and super cute at the same time.  We like our new roommates and haven't had any problems (except lack of a linen closet and no pantry space in the kitchen).

The house.... it's old, like everything else here.  The screens are ripped and missing in a lot of windows, not all the smoke alarms have batteries, and there is a nasty fruit fly problem that we can't seem to get rid of.  Half the lightbulbs were out around the apt- we have sat down and wondered alout how the girls who lived there previously could function in the dark with all the bugs.  It was really kind of gross.  We've been making it better, got new light bulbs, cleaned the floors, got curtains for the bathroom, etc.  But it still needs work.  We're making up a list to send to the landlord so as to get it all taken care of.  The smoke alarm batteries and screens for the windows high on the list.  There is laundry downstairs, but it super gross down there.  Washing is $2, not bad- but the dryer is $2 as well, and doesn't dry the clothes all the way.  You can't add only a few more quarters to make it go a few minutes longer, you have to put in a fill $2 more, making it the most expensive load of laundry I've ever had to do.  I was so excited about having laundry downstairs, but now, not so much.

I'll take pics to show everyone soon, I'm waiting until we put up some artwork on the walls and until Im done getting my room set up.  Also, we still need to buy another couch for the living room.

Onto job news.... I feel like since I've been hired on full time I have had less and less to do.  It's weird, and it makes me feel kind of useless.  It's also been the summer, and a lot of clients slow down and take vacation, but I'm hoping it ramps up soon, I want to be busy.  I want to show that hiring me was a good thing to do (I have dreams about something going wrong and them changing their mind).  I just want to do a good job, to feel successful and happy.

I finally signed up for my 401(k), but I had no idea what to do so I just kind of clicked on stuff.  I know I set it up for 5% pretax (my company matches 4% so it will be 9% total) and then I had to pick the funds and how much for each and I just randomly clicked on two and put 50% in each.  I have no idea how this stuff works.  I finally have my dental card, but never got my medical.... I'll have to check in with Bill to see where that is.  Also, I've been waiting for delivery for some jeans from American Eagle for 3 weeks.   Time to call the post office again!

I've spent so much money lately, it's ridiculous.

Jackie's wedding is on Friday!! I am so excited.  I have a feeling this trip is going to be a blast, despite its short length.  Saturday I'm going skydiving with Kourt and Dad!  It's gonna be great.  I'm super excited.  Sunday is maybe a cousin's get together (minus Sara who will be in PA).  Followed by another redeye on Sunday and going straight into work Monday morning.  Fun times.  I don't know why I keep signing up for those, they really wreak havoc on my brain.

Next week I get to come back and buy groceries!  I've been living off mac n cheese this past week, I don't want to go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of stuff that is going to go bad before I can eat it!

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 I know, I know, I fail at this.  But I wanted to pop in and say....

I got hired on full time at my job!  Now I will be an Account Executive at BackBay Communications and I'll finally have health insurance!

I'm super excited, I've been wanting to work full time and get benefits and not be so poor.   It will be nice to fully feel like part of the team, since I kind of always felt out of the loop before.

I stopped and got champagne on my way home from work, and Sara got tiramisu to celebrate.
 :)

Listen to my favorite band in celebration!

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So I wrote a whole blog post yesterday and it didn't load and didn't save :( so here's a quick version as I try to fall asleep!

This weekend Sara was in DC so I had the apartment to myself. I would like to think I was pretty productive!

Friday night I went and saw Monsters University. Saturday I wrote 1 work paper, finished season one of Elementary, Caught up on Defiance, went to the gym (cardio and strength training), watched 21 Jump street, watched some Continuum, took out the trash and cleaned the stove. 

Today I wrote another work paper, finished season one of Continuum, went and saw Man of Steel, and that's it. I was planning on going to Trader Joes, but by the time I got out of the movie I just wanted to finish my paper. 

I was going to go to a bar with Jeff Sat night, but he bailed around 11 so I put my Pjs on and took off my makeup. Of course, 15 minutes after I got ready for bed, he changed his mind. Too late though. 

Only a few more days until I get to go home for a week, I'm pretty excited! 

Lazy bones!!

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Alt- J "Taro"  My favorite song from the past month and a half.
It really has been a hot minute since last I posted.  A lot of stuff has happened in the world, but not much in my little bubble.  Yes, bombings at the marathon (my office is 4 blocks away, btw).  Kazushi and James came to visit (Bruins vs. Penguins game that the Penguins actually won!) and I went home for Christine's wedding (it was beautiful and I am SSOOO glad I was able to go :)).

Now it's June! ... And it's pouring here.  There are tons of flood warnings, and it's a mess.  I started with two umbrellas this winter, and now I have half an umbrella.  One broke, the other is broken (but still semi-functional, so I'm still using it).  I joined the gym down the street (literally across the street from our new apt that we move into in Sept) and I am still an intern at my job.  I did get some business cards recently though, because I went to a new business meeting and I had to seem legit.  I got a slight raise, and I feel like a part of the team.  I just wish I really was part of the team.  The company hired a replacement for the guy who left, so we'll see what happens (I was told that had to happen before I could be hired on for reals, and now that it has, I'm crossing my fingers).

Movies that we have seen in the past month (for free):
The Great Gatsby
Before Midnight
The Is The End
The Heat

We spent a day at Allston Beach, which is another name for Jeff's apt complex pool.  I even got a bit of a tan!  I'm waiting for camping to completely brown up, but this is a good start.

Sharks lost to the Kings, who then lost to Chicago.  Boston is pretty excited for Stanley Cup Playoffs, and although they lost last night, it will be neat to be around if/when they win it all.

I've read 31 books so far this year!  I'm well on my way to my goal of 60 books like last year.  Maybe I should increase my goal, but two books already this year were huge.  I just finished Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, and I'm about to tackle either Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, or Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.  Haven't decided which one yet.

I have all these little ideas for stories in my head, and I'm trying really hard to get them down on paper so I can write a bit more like I used to.

Game of Thrones ended and people went crazy over the Red Wedding.  That's what I was reading when we went camping two years ago and no one understood why I was freaking out!!  (They didn't want to know if it meant spoilers for the TV show, so I didn't spill).  Doctor Who ended it's 7 season- I still don't like Clara all that much, and this new Doctor should be interesting.  I'm mostly excited for the 50th anniversary special when they bring back Ten and Rose.  So exciting!

The cat is still crazy; we love her, we pet her, we feed her consistently, we scoop her poo, we play with her... and she still shits on the carpet sometimes!  I guess she's angry, though I don't know why.  Maybe because she wants us to get up at 5 am and neither Sara nor I want to do that... ever.

I have both Dad's Father's Day present and Jackie's birthday card on my desk, they've been here for days.  I really need to send them out (sorry dad, it's gonna be a bit late).

And I think that might be it for now!

Please do an anti-rain dance in our honor, I want it to be the summer it should be.  Rain in June? No thank you.  I want heat and sun and sunglasses and sunscreen and swimming pools and picnics in the park!  Oh, we did one of those too.  It was fun, we stopped at Trader Joes and got cheese and crackers and snacks, we packed mimosas in water bottles and we hung out at the Public Garden for 2 hours.

Here are the pictures from the photo booth at Christine's wedding:

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I did a video earlier today, and just posted it now.  It's long, which is weird as I normally don't have much to talk about.  I'm sure if you edited all the 'ums' out of it would be a lot shorter.

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Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had a nice holiday.  This 3 day weekend was really nice, but next time I want to capitalize on my extra time off and go home.  It's been awhile since I've been home and I'm really starting to get homesick!

This weekend I slept a lot (what else did you expect?), I went shopping (clothes and food) and I watched movies.  I went out with a couple of friends on Friday night, so I spent some time with other people.  I was supposed to go out Saturday night as well, but with my debit card info being stolen they stopped it and I cut it up.  I have been using my credit card for everything else, however, I can't take cash out!  So I couldn't go out with Meghan to see a band downtown, since I had $2 cash to my name, and that's definitely not enough for cover, haha.

So I stayed in and watched The Hobbit.  To be honest, I thought it was boring, I kept checking the time to see when it would be over.  I used to love the cartoon, and I like the book, but this movie was just sllooowww.  And I really like Martin Freeman, so I was doubly depressed.  Today I cleaned up the apartment a bit, went to express and bought a new pair of pants and a work dress, and watched even more movies!

I start work again tomorrow, hopefully it's not weird.  I feel like coming back after more than just a weekend off is always a bit strange.  Add to that the mess I  made of an assignment I should have tried harder on from Thursday, and you've got an interesting mix.  I think I'm gonna leave early and try to get a Starbucks or something beforehand, get myself ready for the day.  I'm getting my hair cut afterward, I'm kind of excited! I hope it turns out well, I always have high hopes.... but even if it doesn't, I can deal with it! After the last fiasco, I feel I can deal with any hair related messes easily.

Mom sent me a whole box of candy, but I'm trying to be healthy so it's getting eaten very very slowly.  Like one caramel egg a day, lol.

Doctor Who and Game of Thrones both premiered this weekend, I thought Dr. Who was a bit of a disappointment, and I am still waiting for GoT.  Finally some new, good TV to look forward to.

I have finished 24 books so far this year.  When I felt bad on Thursday I bought myself a new book, but it's coming in the mail (not on my kindle) so I have to wait to read it.  Yeah that's a thing that I do, I spend money to make myself feel better.  I also bought a yoga mat to do some exercises on the wood floor, so hopefully that will make me feel loads better if I start feeling down again.  I like to do small exercises, I hate running.

We put an ad out for a new roommate!  We got a few responses, and have a couple of meetings set up to figure out who we want to live with.  I'm excited, I like living with more people (though with Meredith it was kind of awful).  They are all younger than me, but what's new.  I feel like a dinosaur here.

I had bought a dress for Christine's wedding, but I am returning it.  It didn't fit exactly right, and it was a bit different than the picture online showed it.  So I'll keep looking!  I looked for something today at Express (since everything was 40% off) but I didn't see anything I would want to wear.  I want to wear something different- not just a boring'o solid dress.

Oh gosh, whenever I sit down to write these I realize I don't have much to say! At least not that I am ok with anyone and everyone reading, haha.

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It's almost April, and that thought depresses me more than it should. Time goes by so fast!!

I hope it starts getting warm out here, to be honest, I miss the sun. I miss tank tops and flip flops and sunglasses and sunscreen.

I feel like I'm always being asked about my job. Here's the thing, I like my job. I would stay there the whole time I'm in Boston if given a chance. But, I really want a permanent position, with a bigger paycheck and medical benefits. Is that a lot to ask for? I always feel a bit greedy when I think about it- but right now I'm only working part-time. I'm breaking even every month, not rebuilding the savings I spent to move out here at all. I can't spend money like I used to, which is ok, but now I feel guilty even spending $5 for breakfast in the morning. I just want a little bit more leeway. Also, I want a permanent position because I feel like the worlds oldest intern (though I know I'm not). I want to establish myself and start my career, and I feel like that keeps getting stalled. I had a phone interview with another company this week. I think it went ok, though I'm better at in person interviews. We'll see what happens. It's for a PR coordinator, full time perm position near Southie. I don't know what the pay is though, that has yet to be revealed. I feel weird asking though, so I'll wait to see if they liked me to ask for more info.

I have Friday off which is neat, 3 day weekend all to myself. I was thinking of trying to come home and surprise my family for Easter, but it was too late by the time I found out, flights were crazy expensive. Sara is going to NY to meet her friends and then they are coming here on Sunday night to visit for a few days. So fri sat and sun I'm all by my lonesome. Prob pick a new TV show and marathon it on the couch. Productive.

I've been really stressed out about being healthy the last couple of days. I feel like a gross slob lately and need to change my shit up. I bought a bunch of veggies and am packing my lunches. I'm drinking tons of water and trying to exercise more. I want to do these videos I found online, but a lot of it involves jumping, and I feel bad for the people downstairs. Or maybe that's just my laziness talking. I have to figure something out. Gym here are like $60 a month, which I find insane. I hate running, I can't breathe and my knees always hurt. But I can't keep getting fatter!

Sometimes I feel so whiny when I write these. I always forget to write when I'm happy and things are awesome. My friends were here, I had a blast with them. Oh well. Maybe I'll write more often as part if my healthy new me regimen. We'll see.

Past my bedtime now, I hope everyone has a good Easter :)

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Video blog today! No music, so you can better hear my melodious voice. hahahaha.

I had time to kill and was lazy (which I explain) so instead of writing, I'm talking.  And can I just say that watching and listening to myself is really really weird.  Also, I can never get past how big my teeth are.

Featuring a cameo by Lindsay Lohan

I really need to ingest some food.




Photos I promised I would include:

I actually don't have one of the cat in her rehab center. I thought I did, weird. Sara definitely does, I might update this and add it later.

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I'm giving up iced tea for lent. I am trying to practice my French more, since my Rosetta stone expires in May. I wonder if I'm making a good impression at work, if I will ever be a real employee.

I think about what to eat for lunch starting at 10 am, and today I want a taco. I want to eat it at a table, not at my desk. Today I will.

I have ideas for a story in my head, but can't seem to focus enough to connect all the dots and put it down on paper.

I haven't bought a movie since I moved (black Friday not counting). I have already read 15 books this year.

It's weird to be broke after a long time of having extra money to burn, while still saving up. I only have $1300 left of school loans to pay. I'm planning on coming home in May, July, and September. Flight for May cost $375. Flight for July will probably cost around the same. September might be more.

I'm craving jack in the box, but there aren't any here. I'd even go for Taco Bell, but still, not here. I want a killer taco. Or a chipotle in back bay. I guess it's boloco for lunch today. My boss goes to boloco all. the. time.

I have to start calling reporters and pitching them to write about what I want them to write about. I'm not good at it. I feel awkward calling people and selling them on a story.

Ended up at four burgers. Really good, but expensive. Gonna use vday cash. Supposed to snow more this weekend. More incentive to stay in by myself since Sara's going to DC. Wish I had friends here who would want to marathon game of thrones with me.

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I'm addicted to this song.  I want to wear the chorus around my neck like a necklace and listen to the lilting lines over and over again.  It's a pretty cover of an 80s song that I also love, so it was pretty much a win-win when I heard it on Carrie Diaries.

So, I haven't posted anything in like 2 weeks, and a lot has happened.  Mom came to visit, we basically never left my apartment.  There was a huge blizzard, and the city shut down- but we got to play in the snow and watch a lot of wedding shows in Netflix.  The Bruins game we were supposed to go to got postponed, so now I have three tickets to a game in April, and no third person to go with.  Hm.  I could try to see if anyone wants to go, but I'm not sure which of my friends wants to spend $82.00 on a ticket.  We'll see.  I might sell all three and get different tickets for just Sara and I.

It was also Valentine's Day, Sara and I ordered Thai and watched more Netflix.  Also, we drank champagne and ate chocolate mousse cake.  We watched a gothic bride episode of My Fair Wedding, it was pretty good.

I've been watching too many wedding shows lately.  I mean, I love them, but I keep thinking about when/if I get married what I want.  I used to want a quick, low cost, probably Vegas wedding.  But these shows make it all look so pretty, and what if my future husband wants a big wedding?  On one hand, it's a lot of money for one day- and I have a bad habit of getting super stressed out and angry at big events (like prom).  On the other hand, I would love to have a ceremony in the middle of a redwood forest, with a vintage lace gown on.  So, there's that.  I'll prob end up going the vegas route, because I can't imagine I will have a lot of money to spend, and I'll still be able to have a memorable wedding!  haha.

Tonight we went over to our friend Hannah's apartment and watched the Beyonce documentary on HBO.  It was awful.  It made me feel like she is a huge narcissist, and there was no cohesive timeline or story.  Also, I could barely hear what she was saying in some of her webcam videos.  I was unimpressed and bored.  Hannah made a bunch of little sandwiches and had cheese and wine, and we had good conversations about random stuff (bad dates! home videos! wisdom teeth!) so it was a good time.

Last night we went to a bar called Church and saw some bands.  We only got to see part of the first band's set, and one of the songs they played was a christmas carol, the other was The Saints Go Marching In.  No joke.  The second band was "Superhuman Happiness" which is a band that Ryan plays in (and the whole reason we were there last night!).  They were really good, the music was nice and dance-y and we had a good time.  After their set Ryan came and sat with us, we talked a bit (though it was really loud) and watched the third band.  I stole a poster off the wall and made Ryan sign it, that will soon go up in our apartment.  We didn't stay the whole third band's set though, because I wanted to take the T home, and it shuts down after 12:30.  Ryan walked with us back to the T stop, and he's gonna let us know next time he's in town for a show.  I'm glad we got to hang out, it was really nice to see him (especially because we pretty much only see him on Christmas).

I have Monday off, yay!  I'm going to sleep in and play video games.  I feel like I bought my playstation mostly because it plays blu rays and netflix instant.  Notsomuch because it plays video games, lol.  I have a couple, and Missy and I were working our way through Alice:  Madness Returns before I moved, so I'll probably try to work on that a bit.

And that's about it.  Until next time!

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I just noticed that my first post of the year doesn't actually post!! So it's up now, though out of order.

Also, diet peach tea is never the way to go if there's that and lemon. Lemon is the better choice, though it's strange there was no diet lemon or regular peach (which is my favorite)

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Sara and I actually did something productive today! Not that we never do, but this is work-out related, and that definitely doesn't happen all that often (at least on my end of the equation).  I got up late, and was lazy for awhile, making a quesadilla, watching TV, staying in my PJs.  Then I made a playlist to clean my room to, (today's song is not on it, wrong kind of music.  I need fast pick me up stuff to clean my room, and this song is just pretty).  Anyway, I ended up on the floor doing pushups.  So then Sara suggested we go for a run.  And we actually did.  A lot of time we say we will do something and then we sit on the couch and don't do it.  But we went for a run (as well as I could run, which wasn't very far, but there was power walking involved as well) and then came back and did an ab workout!  So yay, I did my working out for January.  lol.

I finally got the time off approved for when my mom comes to visit in a couple of weeks.  I'm excited although I don't really know what to do with her while she's here.  I've been looking stuff up, but I don't know what we will end up doing.

I finally got our Bruins tickets!  I'm excited, that will be a lot of fun.

Speaking of hockey, go Sharks!!! We were able to catch the game yesterday against the Avalanche.  It was awesome, seeing Marleau get his multiple goals and make history.  It's hard to catch the games out here, so I'm glad I got to watch at least one.

We don't know what we are going to do for the Super Bowl.  I really want to go to a party, eat some dip, and watch the 49ers dominate the Ravens.  I've never been a huge football fan, but I have to rep my hometown team!  We're hoping that our friend Jeff will have something going on he can invite us to.  Otherwise we will end up at a bar, lol.

I honestly don't understand how our radiators work.  During the week I swear they are turned off, although we have the dials turned up to 8.  We freeze and wrap ourselves in lots of blankets.  Then on the weekend, they are constantly going off and it's 90 degrees in the apartment.

Also!! We got our place for next year.  Yes, I know it's January, but I guess things are crazy out here.  It's a lower apartment in a house, 4 bedrooms 2 baths.  That means we have to find roommates.  We put down first months rent and turned in our applications, but we should still have some time before we need to pay the broker fee and find roommates.  It's kind of scary, but it's exciting.  I just hope we are able to find good people.  More roommates equals less rent!  With this internship, I barely cover my expenses each month.  So it will be nice to actually be able to start saving money again.

I'm still working on the same cowl I have been crocheting all month.  I pick it up, do a couple rows, and then put it down.  I don't know why, I just don't have the motivation to finish it!  I mean, I have awhile to go, but still.  I don't know when it will be finished.

I changed my room around a bit, I nailed some crates on the wall and made makeshift shelves for stuff.  Hopefully they don't fall off and break the wall down.  But I used big screws, am not putting anything too heavy on them, and the plaster seems really strong.  It's been a week now and they're still solidly up there, so hopefully that's a good sign.

I got some new books to read on my Kindle, I'm excited.  I've read 6 so far this year- and I just recently finished Beautiful Creatures, a YA book that they made a movie for (comes out next month I think) so there are the rest of that series and I got a bunch of John Green novels and almost all of Nicholas Sparks.  So I should be set for awhile!

I really ramble when I write these don't I? I need to work on my writing.  It used to be something I was good at, but I feel like without working on it, its gotten worse and worse.  And this blog I don't try very hard to make readable and fun, I just kinda list the things I have done to update anyone who reads it.

Sara and I went and saw Hansel & Gretal Witch Hunters the other night.  I got free passes through the preview website, and was surprised to find that it was in Imax.  And 3D.  The movie wasn't that great, the special effects were awful, but it was a good night and it didn't cost anything!

Ok, time to go.  If anything exciting happens I will update again, but prob not again in January.  See you in Feb!

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Today I am 26.5. Scary.

This weekend I painted! It's a copy of Roy Lichtenstein's "Thinking Of Him" and it's not perfect (I still have to finish up some small fixes) but its not too shabby.

Also this weekend Sara and I volunteered at Cradles to Crayons!! It was short but fun, we sorted through donated clothes to be put in packs for less fortunate children.

We put up some of Sara's wall art on the wall finally, so it looks a bit more homey!

Bonus: Book List of 2012

Here we go, the books I read in 2012.  Upfront I will say that I like easy to read, sometimes YA, supernatural/fantasy/sci-fi books.  I'm a weirdo.

* denotes a re-read

1. Maximum Ride #1- James Patterson

2. A Dance with Dragons - George R.R. Martin (previous books in series were read in 2011)

3. Hitchhikers Guide To The galaxy#1 - Douglas Adams

4. Maximum Ride #2 - James Patterson

5. Maximum Ride #3 - James Patterson

6. Maximum Ride #4 - James Patterson

7. Maximum Ride #5 - James Patterson

8. Maximum Ride #6 - James Patterson

9. Maximum Ride #7 - James Patterson

10. Hitchhikers guide #2 - Douglas Adams

11. Hitchhikers guide #3 - Douglas Adams

12. Bossypants - Tina Fey

13. Bridget Jones's Diary* - Helen Fielding

14. The Host - Stephenie Meyer

15. Love The One You're With - Emily Giffen

16. The Marriage Plot -Jeffrey Eugenides (not as good as his other books, which was sad)

17. Sacrificial Magic - Stacia Kane

18. City of Lost Souls - Cassandra Clare

19. Fifty Shades of Grey - EL James

20. Fifty Shades Darker - EL James

21. Fifty Shades Freed - EL James

22. Swamplandia - Karen Russell

23. Mini Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella

24. Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella

25. Jane Eyre -Charlotte Bronte

26. Chasing Magic - Stacia Kane

27. Good in Bed - Jennifer Weiner

28. Wool 1-5, First Shift (6) - Hugh Howey

29. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

30. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

31. Q: A Novel - Evan Mandery

32. Maximum Ride #8: Nevermore - James Patterson (none of this series are prob written by him, just ghostwriters- since the last 3 books SUCKED and were very inconsistent)

33. City of Bones* - Cassandra Clare (Soon to be a movie!  See trailer here)

34. City of Ashes* - Cassandra Clare

35. City of Glass* - Cassandra Clare

36. City of Fallen Angels* - Cassandra Clare

37. City of Lost Souls* - Cassandra Clare

38. Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare

39. Clockwork Prince - Cassandra Clare

40. Divergent - Veronica Roth

41. Insurgent -  Veronica Roth

42. Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher

43. Delirium - Lauren Oliver

44. Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver

45. The lost hero* - Rick Riordan

46. Son of Neptune* - Rick Riordan

47. Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan

48. A Wrinkle In Time* - Madeline L'Engle

49. This Is How You Lose Her - Junot Diaz

50. Ms. Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children -  Ransom Riggs

51. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

52. Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? - Mindy Kaling

53. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

54. High Fidelity* - Nick Hornby

55. The Maze Runner - James Dashner

56. The Scorch Trials - James Dashner

57. Soulless - Gail Carriger

58. Changeless - Gail Carriger

59. Blameless - Gail Carriger

60. Heartless - Gail Carriger

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Happy New Year!

I should have posted this last week, but I didn't. I've become amazingly lazy these last couple of days, since I had a 4 day weekend (Thank you boss!).  I also have immersed myself in a book series, and that never bodes well for my sleeping habits.  Anyway, since starting the first book on my way home from California last week, I have finished all 5 in the series!  I finished the last one today though, so it's the start of my "Books finished in 2013" list as opposed to being the last one on my 2012 list.  In 2012, I read 60 books!! It's a good number, though not all are crazy long or even adult oriented.  I didn't finish Anna Karenina like I wanted (still trudging through) and I already have a list of books I want to read as soon as possible.

I have high hopes for 2013.  I anticipate good times, with two of my very good friends getting married, being in Boston for Spring and Summer, and just having new adventures all around!

What's also really neat, is that it totally snowed here on Saturday.  Like, 5 inches and it's still all over the place.  Sara and I went to Whole Foods (because we were starving and had no food) and walked in the snow, flakes falling on our noses and hoods.  I took a few pictures, I will add at the end.

Today, 3 days later, it's still all over the place.  You can tell which cars haven't moved in awhile, lol.

I realized that our apartment doesn't look very homey.  It looks very bare and sad, actually.  Aunt Cathy sent Sara some Wall Art, but we haven't put it up yet.  We keep forgetting to do it when it's a good hour to do it (the neighbors would be mad if we nailed holes in the wall at 10 pm).  I'm gonna go on All Posters and maybe get some other items, to contribute.

New Years was good, we went to Sara's friend Hannah's apartment (she is who we spent Halloween with).  There were about 10 people there, food and drinks galore, and I didn't feel super awkward until the end!  It was fun, I'm glad we were invited.

My New Year's Resolutions are:

1.  Spend less money!
2.  Go running more often/try to work out every now and then/don't be a fatty.
3.  Make more friends.
4.  Do more exciting stuff!
5.  Write on the blog more consistently about exciting stuff!

And anything else I can think of along the way.  Maybe I should add spend less time in bed reading.  I probably would get a lot more done that way.

I finished Mom and Kourt's scarves right before I left, and now I am working on a simple headband (to keep my ears warm when my hair is up!).  I also have a cowl pattern that I want to tackle, I want to use one of the color yarns that Brian sent us, but I am having trouble deciding which one!  I really need to take pictures of all the stuff that  I have made, I really liked the scarves I made for mom and Kourt.  Different patterns and different yarns, but still pretty cool looking.  Most of what I make are still beginner patterns, but the one for Kourt was intermediate, so I feel like I am moving up in the world, crochet-wise.

Ok I have to unpack my suitcase from when I went home (yeah I still havent gotten around to that, I was busy with my Kindle, lol).

Pics of the snow to follow, and I'll try to update more often :)