A list

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNcPbjw6ZhI

Watch it, love it. Or be alternately baffled and terrified by it. And if you're not in a position to watch it, then go here and read all about what you're missing. Then when you have the chance, watch it for real. And die.

2. Here are a few of the things I hate today:
- waking up early just to work for half an hour (not my choice)
- exams which consist of eight paragraph identifications, two "short" essays and one really freaking long essay (and which of course cannot actually be completed in the requisite 50 minutes, thus leading to frustration after a whole lot of studying which went to waste)
- continuing education students (actually, I hate them every day, just in particular on days when I hate everything else)
- the kid in my Gnosticism class who takes his shoes off and wiggles his nasty hairy hobbit feet everywhere and grosses me the heck out
- being fat
- being fat and hungry
- being tired and fat and hungry
- waking up after losing to a stupidly bad unranked team

3. Now I have to worry about getting all my shizz done before spring break. It is the bright spot in my next two weeks.

xxxAnnie

To date or not to date

I have been thinking about the ups and downs of dating a lot lately, and pretty much trying to figure out why I bother doing it at all after all the bad/stupid/weird/inane experiences I've had in the past year or so. And then I come across this post:

http://thisfish.ivillage.com/love/archives/2007/02/graceless.html

and I think there may be hope yet of finally having a normal, adult experience. And not as in "adult films" but as in adults actually acting as such, actually acting respectful and responsible and not like the 12 year olds most men wish they still were. Sure, we all f-up from time to time (some more often than others), but if other singles in the NYC metro area can actually apologize for it, get over it, and forget about it, then I might have a tiny chance of growing less jaded with time, instead of more. I have another date tonight; we'll see.

xoxoxoBon

Crazy... in that good way.

boys are mean and people are lame, but the weather here is getting better and I love my life. I really do. and tonight I'm going to thumb my nose at all the dummies by drinking free vodka and dancing like a crazy girl. cause I am. a crazy girl. and I like it that way.

xoxoxoBon
ps- want to be a nanny this summer? I know all the people with school-age kids will need someone to help out... there are many resources for this, and other things- call me when you get a chance this weekend and we'll formulate an employment plan.

New Tune Love

I have to tell you two things:

1- new music is coming your way (via cd, so you don't have to screw your comp. up). as soon as I get through the 17 cd's that John gave me (for free!) on Saturday (it was Christmas! in February!). John is a super-rad guy who works for an indie record label and when he asked me if I wanted some cd's, I of course said yes yes YES! I was expecting, like, 2- and I got 17! It was like joining a music club without having to sift through Beyonce and Blink 182 to find the good stuff- it's pretty much all good (well, what I've had time to listen to in the past 2 days). Anyways, I'll get you some good'uns soon.

2- I can't wait for you to come here. Carrie and Krista have been prepped and I know will be disappointed not to have a 4th temp. roommate too :) (if only cause I am so pumped about it!) I know we'll find something fab for you to do, even if it means taking over some of my jobs while I galavant around the city ! Keep your head up, summer will be here soon enough and then it's home freeeeee

lots of lovin, xoxoxo, Bon
ps- my ex is dating an ugly girl named, of all things, Amber. as in, a rock with a petrified fly in it, or that lame pop singer. ugh.

Daria says

Ironic that I should write about wanting new music just hours before I find out that I have to delete much of it to make sure my computer doesn't crash.

:(

holla we want pre-nup

I'm not sure why, but I am really digging the couple of ghetto mixes Lisa has lately made me. I always thought I had no rhythm (and if you see me on a dance floor, I really don't), but Kelis makes me want to strut my stuff. Gwen, on the other hand...I can't tell if she's for real or what, but mixing up the musicals with the poppy hip hop (first it was Fiddler on the Roof and now Sound of Music?!?) is just creepy.

I need some new music. Rufus is releasing a new album in May, and I heard rumors about Jay hitting the studio and touring again this spring (!), but as of right now, the next show I'll be seeing will be Ben Folds (if I'm lucky). I wonder what the music scene is like in Lyon. I hope there are more Arkol boat concerts. :D

Blah. I am putting off finishing my Lyon application. I had to take a language test (which I probably fucked up -- it was darn hard in some parts, and deceptively too easy in others) and now I have to pick out classes (which is harder than you might think; there are no descriptions so I can't figure out what some of this stuff is!). And homework. Ew. You might have to worry about rent, health insurance and stuff like that, but at least you don't have to write any more papers or read long-ass books en francais. While hungover. (The last couple days with Fuzzy were tres fun, but I didn't need to drink so much vodka before going out last night, that's for sure.)


xxxAnnie

Masterpiece of the Day

Check it: www.progressivesource.com

I am especially excited about this website for the following reasons:
1- I taught myself Flash for the banner animation (though a very very small example, still)
2- I took all the photos, view Contact Us for some awesome Union Square shots!
3- I'm actually getting paid for it! novel!

I hate my photo so pay no attention... but I'm always excited when something I create goes floating around the 'net :)

xoxoxoBon
ps- I haven't felt like betch-slapping any decks lately but Krista and I have been enjoying the Kelly Episodes!

Happy Slushy Hearts Day

Amazing pics! I love it all, from Michael to your fort (genius, I tell you, absolutely genius) to your hot acting skills.... I love you, you silly silly girl. Unfortunately I have no pics for you (well, I do but I'm at work so don't have the time to load them at the moment, will find something good for you soon), but I do have a fantastic pic of the entire city covered in snowdust right next to me, out this window. I'm on the 14th floor of my new (albeit part-time) office, listening to Dock Street Live (almost typed Lice there haha), and working on a website.

I think this is what I've been looking for here, being inside this very tall building listening to very good music on this very cold day, doing something I very much believe in. I'm getting all mushy and soft inside, which is unusual because usually I hate Valentine's Day. But, despite the disgusting (but beautiful) mess that is happening in the atmosphere today, I think this is right where I want to be right now. Later I will wander the cold and slushy streets in search of somewhere warm to wait for Carrie, but then inevitably I'll end up at the bar, listening to the fab bluegrass music played by fab old & young & crazy & not so crazy people, and I will love it. Every Wednesday we go there to watch this random assorted group of musicians play the music they love, and it feels good to be "gettin back to my roots."

For now I have to get back to work. Will write more happy things later :) 2007 is looking up!

xoxoxoBon
ps- Happy Hearts Day! I should have sent you (and the rest of the fam) somethin sweet, but the only thing I had time to do was buy a huge 2 foot card for Krista & Lauren, from the H-Mark of course! and some fake roses with some nasty woman's bikini on the tag... that place has such weird shit.

Picture time!

Oh, where do I begin?

DUCK DUCK FOOK

Last Wednesday we beat Dook 79-73. It was a glorious night, as you can see:



This is me and my Scottish friend Helen, who is obsessed with Reyshawn to the point of face-painting.

Of course, we all stormed Franklin and there was much crowd surfing, tree climbing and bonfire jumping involved.

Here I am demonstrating the "Coach K School of Acting" -- which does not, of course, involve intoxication, but rather the fine imagination skills which make-believe injuries until a foul is called.


Then Friday night I saw "Pan's Labyrinth", which may or may not be the saddest and coolest movie of my life. Five stars, totally recommended, bring a lot of tissues.


MICHAEL JORDAN

Yes, it is true. We are now BFF. He came to the Wake Forest game Saturday (to which I miraculously had tickets) because UNC is celebrating the 50th and 25th anniversaries of the 1957 and 1982 NCAA Championship teams, respectively. Of course it was MJ who made the game-winning shot in the latter.
This is the cutest picture ever. His suit is very ugly, but MJ + Dean Smith = love.


And then, Saturday night, because it was too cold to go out, Amanda and I decided to build a FORT. And it was spectacular. I haven't had that much fun in college since I got here. I am pretty sure that fort-building should be a life career, because I would rock it like whoa.

Here I am in the nook of the fort. We ate candy and watched silly movies and slept in it. And it was spectacular.


That is my life of the week, minus tests, papers and other crapola. :) Happy Valentine's Day, ma soeur.

xxxAnnie

Sundance, Stella, Swimsuits, and ... Whiskey

As I write this, I am sittin' the kids, which is deceptively difficult- 10 hours of kids a day just wears the crap outta you. I think it will get easier as I get used to this schedule and the weather (slowly) improves, but right now my eyelids are fluttering and I just want to curl up in a corner.

I have been lamer than lame with updates.... just haven't had more than 2 minutes to myself since I got back from Sundance. Life is crazy right now, and I should be more used to it- after all, this is exactly how I operated all through college, 2, 3 jobs and projects and classes and all. But I got used to this (incredibly boring) 9-5 thing and now I'm like, what the hell I haven't checked my email today!

At any rate, as you already know, Sundance was faaaab....
-P Diddy, Mos Def, Pharrell, Kerri Russell, Cheryl Hines, Dakota Fanning, Parker Posey, etc. etc. etc.
-constant Stella Artois (dear god I haven't had that much Stella in all my life)
-some hot tub magic.... ooo lala
-and of course the skiing was amazing

I did finally get my bathing suit back from that guy, which went a little something like this:

"I have to work late" (for like a week)
"you still free tonight?" (via text message)
"ok meet you in front of the Virgin Megastore at 9"
"let's have drinks"
(walk for miles and miles and drink some beers)
"ok um well bye now"
"yeah bye..."
dinky hand wave, hug, etc. (no scandal in that etc. either)

and that was that. The magic of Sundance is officially over.

In other news, last weekend I woke up with newspapers and airplane bottles scattered around my bedroom, and popcorn in my sheets. I knew it was a good night even before I remembered that I had been at the Idiotarod (www.cartsofbrooklyn.com) and passed out at 8:30 pm because we started drinking around 3 and then progressed to the afterparty where I promptly vomited on my hands and had to be thrown in a cab by a random stranger. Whose email may or may not be in my bag.... I don't know where that monkeyboy@.... came from.

gotta run the kids are getting antsy, I have tons more to tell you but it will have to wait!
xoxoxoxoBon