what the hell is my problem?

check me out! i don't know why i do this, but i recently realized how many pics like this i have accumulated this year....i'm wondering how many in my lifetime...i've being doing this since i was about 12 or so...isn't that when beavis and butthead was on tv?

honorable mention for 'huge jerk that flips the bird in public all the time': kari (duh)

i feel that hers are more sincere and heartfelt than mine. something to work on.

next week: super drunk pictures, mine and yours

weekend recap: "i don't understand you, art!" edition

let's replace friday with thursday, cool? cool.



thursday
-jackie and i TORE IT UP at putt putt
-batting cages, we each did 90 pitches, rocked it, sore the next day
-played tons of video games
-jackie is inexplicably amazing at skee ball
-we played some really cool zombie killing game where you have plastic shotguns and it got pretty intense (i was sweating) and now i kinda want to shoot a real shotgun...
-dance dance revolution is fucking fun but tiring, we are old maybe, song choice is also very important
-we scored big time with cool prizes including friendship bracelets, fortune telling fish, and plastic lizards
-i highly recommend being 12 again and making a visit to putt putt
-do it


saturday
-jackie and i lay out, shop, eat, and beautify ourselves all day
-we get ready at her house and her dad teases me about seeing me in 4 different outfits throughout the day...yeah...i do that
-cathy comes over and makes mojitos, sort of
-we head off to pick up adam and friend for the night
-things start out at space for thank you
-got to see fred and jordan and john and valda and dee and sherry and others, yay
-space was the hottest place on earth that night and we were all dying, dying i say
-we head out early to escape the hotness and death and go to cosmos in lakewood
-we run into all the gals from work, they are already wasted, awesome!
-adam sure was a good sport, attending weird art things, with me running off to talk to someone new every 2 seconds
-hilarious conversations here are some quotes:


"only pee comes out the pee hole."


"is your 'medical research' really just porn?"


bike dude #1: "you need to get over leah."
bike dude #2: "sigh..i'm not gonna get over leah, she's my girlfriend."


"so i was getting fresh with this guy and he untied my dress and then i got shocked by an electric fence..."


"ok, that's enough, kids. hey, get off my friend!"



-jackie likes adam so that's good. i like him too. he is very yes. so far.

sunday
-wasted the day away napping and eating and watching tv and putting together outfits, not too shabby

*don't miss the new post below*

weekend recap: (super late) girls weekend edition

so i was lazy and didn't do a weekend recap of girl's weekend. until now, after another weekend has passed. i suck. but hey, now you get two recaps. lucky.



friday
-sarah, jackie and i (and moco, sarah's furball dog) head down to austin in my car
-the car ride is one of my favorite parts of the trip
-we smoke a joint and laugh at jackie
-stoned jackie goes from zero to ten, normal to retarded, it is so awesome and funny
-the hills and trees and views in austin make me so happy
-at the house sarah pulls out a box of old notes from high school and we read them and laugh at what we thought was SO important, so dramatic
-the highlight was an IM convo between sarah and zach, a dtr of sorts, omg so hilarious
-went out for dinner at trudy's, jackie was appalled at our 11 pm dinnertime, she's a square
-food was AMAZING, my inner fat kid loves austin so much
-drinks and stuff and good times and no one gets crazy and there are no disasters


saturday
-we headed to the river in our matching tie dye t-shirts
-it was kind of an ordeal, late start, parking far away, waiting forever for tubes, walking super far to the river, crashing and spilling the cooler, ehhhh
-once we got to floating, things were cool
-jackie totally fell in front of tons of people, one second she was standing, the next she was not, so funny
-we tricked a guy into thinking we were all british: "wow, that's so cool, i'm floating with people from england, whoa..."
-the float seemed to last forever and we were certainly ready to get out when it was time
-we went to "the shanty" a dive-y looking place that promised "drinkin' and dancin'" inside, but were turned away due to a wedding party being held there
-seriously? the shanty? for your wedding? come on.....
-had a most delicious dinner again, at rudy's this time, jackie gave her compliments to the chef she liked it so much, this place is connected to a gas station
-leaving rudy's, shani insisted that this series of speedbumps was actually an optical illusion, and maintained this assertion even after driving over a few of them, they were bumpy, she finally gave in...gotta love shani


sunday
-one more incredible meal before we were headed back north, kerbey lane i love you so much, i would weigh 500 lbs if i lived in austin, i'm sure of it
-i want some coffee and pancakes right now just thinking about it....god...
-john joined us, with audrey and dillanger of course, they are off-the-charts cute
-audrey told us about her recent tea party, her new backpack for kindergarten, and the new word she just learned: androgynous
-my heart goes out to john, doing it on his own, doing it well, putting them first FOR REAL and not even making an issue out of it (teacher alert, i'm watching and appreciating and learning)
-the drive is so fun again, i wish shani could have been there for all the giggles
-we get high again, and stumble upon this convenience store that was frozen in time about 10 years ago
-i first discovered it back in december with jackie and hass, this place has candy you only remember from your childhood but haven't seen since, it probably is actually that old, oh well...nostalgia is awesome
-sarah downs a red bull and falls asleep, who does that?
-thus concludes girls weekend '08, can't wait till '09

girls weekend '08

was totally fun and cool. more soon....

MUST SEE

for real. like i will pick you up at your house and deliver you to this event (not you, kari) if that will make it happen. yes, this is important.


















these kids (they are 17 and 18) are writing and recording original songs (10-12 last i heard...) to be played alongside accompanying visuals (videos and photo series) in a surround sound type setting. the thing is, these kids are good. they are talented and know what they're doing. it's gonna be great. it's this huge undertaking and i'm so proud of them for pulling it off and my heart wants so badly for this to happen with a full house at space. not only that, but i genuinely believe that this is not to be missed. they'll be happy, you'll be happy. i'm always happy.

so yeah, i guess this is just for milad and hance (who NEVER come to anything i invite them to) and anyone else who secretly reads my blog. hi. please come.

















read their artist statement here.
check out some of the songs here.

weekend recap: edition

fri

-work, ugh
-lacy, her bf, and several of the bebout siblings came to eat dinner with me, awwwww
-then they were off to some emo sounding band i've never heard of, booooooo
-whatevs, we finish pretty early and i head home and hang with my bro
-we do our usual movie quote-a-thon and try to think of the meanest thing to say to each other and laugh about it, awesome

sat

-the dreaded wedding
-no one recognized me, weird
-justin, kris, and matt all looked right at me and didn't know it was me
-um, hi, we know each other, have for at least 10 years....yeah....
-an act of hostility from 'the wives' early on had me worried about the rest of the day
-ran into keaton, but just once and quickly, said 'hey' and carried on looking for a place to smoke at a church, no easy task
-thought i should stay away since he had the girlfriend in tow, best be cautious when other people's feelings are concerned i think
-plus she probably thinks i'm a crazy bitch
-i'm not
-reception was super nice, lavish, glamorous, movie wedding style
-open bar, duh
-highlight of the reception was mac & cheese in martini glasses, we were all impressed and delighted
-the band actually kinda rocked and played some cool songs ('livin on a prayer' brought the house down) and we danced and laughed at other people dancing (mostly old people)
-the couple really seemed to enjoy their day, it was completely their style and went off just right
-dennis was a lovely (non)date, big thanks, love you much
-"i forgot how creepy kris's mom is. she would bang any of us." -zach

sun

-decided i needed some work, i've been pretty selfish lately
-searching for new jobs, non-prof stuff, we'll see
-spent the day riding my bike and reading against the stream (again)
-working on cake ideas cause chassidy is turning 10 and having her party at a water park, fuck yes
-i'm thinking beachy themed....sand castle, perhaps? buckets, shovels, starfish, shells, etc? or maybe ice cream cone cupcakes? eh?
-my new favorite phrase is "unflinching priority"
-write that down


pics soon. or whenever pim decides to send them to me. holla.

dear urban outfitters,

you are jerks. i don't like you. after i search for months and months for a hippie fringe vest (and FINALLY find one to my satisfaction) i visit your website and see this:

wtf? a fringe vest? does this mean tons of a-holes are gonna have these now? dang. it's a blow to the ego too, i'm not unique! i think like everyone else! ah well. it is only a vest, after all.

p.s. i still like you and i am anxiously awaiting my most recent order from your website. xoxo

top 5 weird things the cops would have found if i had let them search my car

hey look! they totally don't limit how long your title can be! they should though, probably.

5. my new meditation cushion. it could not be more colorful if it tried. it rules.

4. a pastry bag with some crusty icing in it. mmmm.

3. 5 mismatched teacups.

2. est 10-20 empty camel lights boxes.

1. a super-teachery sweater vest that dylan gave me months ago.


yes, i would have felt awkward upon the discovery of all these things together.

weekend recap: freedom edition

friday
-woken up by cousin's 2 year old to play with play-doh, rocked it, made some pies and worms

-played all morning, tried on high heels, and got tatted up with temporary tattoos

-picked up alex and headed out to secure some explosives

-firework stands rule and fireworks with ironic, silly, or over the top names are my fave

-there was a fountain called "the KGB" that had a picture of stalin on the front, and a huge box set hilariously called "national security"

-we were joined at alex's by dennis, nik, and julian and things got all psychadelic and technicolor

-then we went skateboarding and they rode down a hill a bunch of times while julian and i laid down in the grass and watched a storm blow over

-this was a long day, see?

-headed to tony's to drink, eat dinner, hang till it got dark

-argued forever about whether or not to drive to the lake, even whether the lake still existed, what it was called if it did indeed exist

-ended up shooting off our 'works in an enclave of trees by tony's, totally perfect

-everyone was so tired and we packed it in pretty early

saturday

-slept all effing day and couldn't shake the tiredness

-really, didn't do shit all day

-sat home with a broken phone and dyed my hair

-it's too dark

sunday

-so i almost got arrested, at least it felt that way

-i'm driving through my neighborhood on the way to target (est. 5 miles away)

-a cop pulls behind me in the neighborhood and follows me pretty much the whole way there

-so i'm aware and i'm being careful and observing the speed limit and such

-i get pulled over because (get this) apparently i didn't use my turn signal when i made a turn in the neighborhood....way back there...

-um....ok....

-then 3 more cop cars pull up, shit

-i'm pretty sure i didn't do anything, but that doesn't mean i won't get arrested, ya know?

-the officer gives me a ticket and asks if they can have permission to search my car

-i start adding things up: he pulls me over for something very minor, way after i did it, calls in backup, then asks to search my car, this is weird

-then i see a cop that i recognize, the one that held us captive in our home for a few hours during this incident

-i get it now, they must have run my address or something and have associated me with my heroin addict brother. again. fuck.

-so i ask the cop if this is because of my brother, he plays dumb, and i say no they cannot search my car

-i immediately wonder if this was a good idea, but they let me go, even though i was sassy and disagreeable, hmmm

-i don't want to drive anymore