Hi all.

At some point today I will get to camping. For now it's laundry, then packing, then shower, and shopping. Feeling a little weird because I am a little more on my own this year. Didn't go in with anybody on food and booze and supplies and such, so I'm not sure what and how much to bring. I guess as a result I will probably overbuy/pack. Ah well.

See you campers soon!

Weeeeeeeeee!!!
I have advanced to PhD candidacy! Passed my proposal exam!
I just got a check in the mail for a security deposit refund that I totally forgot about!

Things for come:

Randomly flying to New Orleans on Friday! F'n A!
White Trash BBQ
8/1 Gogol Bordello & Tool
8/3 Depeche Mode
8/5 My f'in birthday
8/6-8/9 ECCT
8/22 My best friends wedding

Maybe some Dream Theater at the end of August
September is another wedding and Porcupine Tree
October is the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Chicago and Halloween!!

Busy wonderous wonderfulness!!!
I just hope that at least some part of this involves this lady getting lucky! Then all will be complete!!

Life is totally awesome!

So I'm chillin by the chiminea in my backyard right now, drinking a beer and just taking it all in...doesn't get much better than this!!

OK. So I haven't written anything in a while...life's been busy. Still is, but I need to take a 5 min break from working my fannie off. Okay, wait no, not really. I may just call it a night after this. I have a practice run of my thesis proposal presentation/exam with my two bosses tomorrow which consists of two hours of me giving a presentation about my research plan and have questions fired at me that I must try to answer without falling all over my words and/or having a total brain fart. The REAL thing is next Monday and I really hope I pass. I've spent all day today polishing/fixing my power point and giving it out loud to myself. I've gotten through it 3 times today. First time it took me and hour and 25 minutes, but I was fixing things as I went. Second and third time, it took me about an hour. It's supposed to be 30-40 minutes. Ooops. So I talked to myself for like 3.5 hours today. How annoying. I know I really should go through it aloud a few more times tonight, but I'm tired of talking. I hoping it doesn't go too badly tomorrow so that my last week of prep before the real thing isn't too miserable. If I pass next week I think I am gonna have a party or something. I think I will just have to! Okay, breathe, focus, calm, determination, confidence.

Good night.

Blog ba blog blog blog.

I am moving back in with my parents.

I need to get the rest of my crap out of manhattan by the end of the month and find someplace to put everything in my closet of a room at home.

Glad to be back in NJ. I was never really going to turn into a city girl. Not that I'm knocking it, I love city...just not meant to live there.

I went kayaking for the first time this season last saturday...going again this sat and taking my mom and brother for their first time. Should be a good time! Then my twin cousins' b-day party. And hopefully some cheap meat on sunday.

My face is breaking out worse than it ever has in my life and I hate it, but I still look hot as hell.

I feel good about myself.

I got my hair cut short again with a few bright blond highlights on a dark brown background. Those same highlights will be dyed dark bluish-green as soon as I get bored.

I finally decided what I want as my first (and second) tattoo! (Finally, after like a billion years) Now I just have to wait for my best friend to sketch it for me and the wait is killing me because I am excited and I want to get it done. But don't ask, because I'm not telling what of!!

I've been working my ass off in the lab lately and I am glad for it. It is nice to be in my bosses good graces and I love getting down and dirty with the science!

I'm not so worried about boys anymore because I am freakin' happy with life right now. It's not that I wouldn't like to find someone, my eyes are open, but I am NOT settling for anything less than what I want. So, I will stay single, date, hook-up, have a blast with my friends and do what ever the f$#k I want in the meantime, in between time! So there!!!

*sigh*

She's "I've-died-and-gone-to-heaven-hot"! puka I can barely breathe and I think I need 8 by 10 glossies of every picture of her! Check it out, OMG. Wow!

Okay...I'm done.

Yay. I got new clothes in the mail today! Hurray kohls.com! Time for a fashion show. And a beer. Originally I wanted to find something to do today when I got out of work, but now I am lazy and sleepy. Oh well, just as well, I suppose. I have a busy weekend ahead of me. Glad I get to see some of my friends this weekend that I haven't seen in far too long! Should be good times.

Diet from Day0: Ice chips, Potato& leek soup, broccoli and cheddar soup, cream of mushroom soup, ice cream, tons of H2O
Diet from Day1: Milk chocolate ensure, mushy scrambled eggs, cherry ice pop, pureed lentil soup, angel hair in beef broth, ice cream, tea, tons of H2O

Post-tonsillectomy Day 2

If you don't want to read gross details as to my condition at the moment than don't read the following:

My mom is driving me up a wall because she is worried and over-attentive. Asking me a billion questions every five minutes which sucks when it is so uncomfortable to talk. She actually gave me a list of things I might want and told me to call and hang up and she will come up and tend to me. Then I am supposed to point to whatever it is on the list that I want from her... like cream of wheat, soup, ice pack, water, or fuck off. YES, she actually has fuck off on the list. My Mom is a nut. I almost want to call her, have her come up and point to fuck off just for a laugh, but I love her too much, that is mean, and laughing would probably be quite painful.

Instead, I have found other ways to amuse myself. I have finally delved into the world of hulu.com and what a glorious world it is. Yesterday, I watched, The Pit and the Pendulum with Vincent Prince, Cracked not Broken a documentary about a crack-cocaine addict, Super Size Me, a National Geographic documentary on the FBI, and 3 episodes of Dollhouse (which of course was the highlight because my wife is hot!). I wonder what's in store for today.

I am home in NJ sans tonsils and with an aching wisdom tooth. . . but at least I have some narcotics to help me along the way. So far **knocks on wood**, this is not as bad as I expected. I have this feeling I am going to get bored extremely fast though. I am thinking a may have an impromptu week-night get together next week at my parents place because my Dad will be away and my Mom kicks major butt. I won't be able to drink with anyone but I could partake in movies, cards, and general bs-ing about which is always fun. Sound good to anyone?

In other news, to any of you that were at Keith's going away thingy the beginning of this month, you may have met/spoken to my friend suburbanblackguy. He just joined the site after being so won over by all of you lovely people at the party. So say hi, make him welcome, friend request him!

Oh, and in general, message me, text me, comment me, call me...I am bored and need attention!!