CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The next few weeks are fabulous for romance, love affairs, vacations and just plain fun times. Party your face off. Let your hair down. Sure, it’s good to work hard — but you have to enjoy life, too. After all, the purpose of living is to be happy.
Damn straight. It’s good to see that my horoscope agrees with my plans to quit my job to have an amazing summer off. As someone said at lunch though, hopefully in two weeks it won’t be telling me that work is the most important thing for me right now. Four more days until “Valerie’s Best Summer Ever” commences.
Went to lunch with Glen, Jen, Isla, Joe, Alina, and MK at Giordanos. Quote of the day:
Waiter: Are you ready to order?
Us: Yes.
Waiter: Too bad, I’m not.
hehe. Glen figured out that he could in fact pop my trunk through the window of the restaurant. SillyGlen. I had to run out to close it. :(
I organized my room the past two days. Not just cleaned, but organized. Cleaning involves shoving a bunch of papers and miscellanies into a drawer. Organizing involves taking everything out of those drawers and putting it into some order. I just couldn’t start Valerie’s Best Summer Ever as a slob. It’s bad karma. Plus I am much calmer when everything is tidy. The last time I was unemployed, one day I decided to completely organize my room. Within the next week I found something that I’d been looking for for 5 years on ebay and found a job. The ebay thing might sound silly but I had this ballerina music box that my parents bought me when I was a kid after my first dance competition. The ballerina wore the same blue tutu that I had. It was destroyed in the fire and I’d always wanted it back. And I got it for only $5.
And holy shit: FRAGGLE FILM! and NEW DARK CRYSTAL due in 2007. The Dark Crystal is by far one of the bestest movies ever! If you haven’t seen it I am so making you watch it some time. The new one will even have some of the same voices as the first which is totally cool.
Posts from May, 2006
the purpose of living is to be happy
Posted by Val on May 29th, 2006 at 11:26 pm | Permalink | 2 Comments » |
blonde and prepping to party
Posted by Val on May 28th, 2006 at 12:32 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |
What, did you really think I’d go all of May without dying my hair?? Sillysilly.
I did manage to hold myself off for a month (last time was April 29). This is color number 7 for 2006:
I’m trying to gradually lighten it (even though I know that after the wedding I might try some crazy reds). Up close in person it looks like a dark blonde. Perhaps I’ll try one more in two weeks. :)
In more news, if you are reading this, you’re invited to:
Valerie’s Unemployed and Ready to Celebrate Celebration!
That’s right y’all! I quit my job!! June 2 is my last day of being a real estate bitch, and what better way kick off (hopefully not much more than) three months of blissful unemployment than going out and getting wasted? I certainly can’t think of anything.
So, come join me in celebrating my independence (or to buy me a drink, ’cause I’ve got no income).
WHERE:
The Kerry Piper (7900 Joliet Road, Willowbrook, IL 60527)
Scott recommended it, so if it sucks blame him. If it doesn’t suck, I promised to do some table dancing.
It also looks as if there’s a band scheduled to play – 3 Men in Kilts! Now, how can you go wrong with 3 Men in Kilts????
WHEN:
Friday, June 2, 9ish
Let me know if you plan on coming so I know to look for you!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
While I’m at it, 6-6-06 is approaching. Since no one wants to marry me on that day and since it’s a bit too late to have a baby on that day, I’ll settle for going to see the new Omen. The original is one of the most genuinely creepiest movies EVER so the remake will invariably suck, but you should go on 6-6-6 day anyways. Anyone interested in going with me??? Anyone? Let me know!
driving into a rainbow
Posted by Val on May 26th, 2006 at 4:08 pm | Permalink | 2 Comments » |
1. I just realized that Monday is a holiday. I had no idea. Therefore, my count has been completely off. FOUR DAYS TO GO!
2. Ever have one of those moments where you feel so incredibly amazing? Yesterday near the end of work I got an email (I will share that in a few days…) that just made my year. Then on the way home I put down all my windows and turned up the music. It had just stopped raining and there was a faint rainbow out east, so I spent the ride home driving into a rainbow. You can’t beat it.
3. On the radio this morning they were talking about the air guitar championships. They asked if it was a deal breaker in a relationship if your boyfriend announces that he competes in air guitar competitions wearing a loin cloth and having a whole routine down. While overall the vote showed that it was not a deal breaker, one woman called in and said that she broke up with her boyfriend because he liked to play Guitar Hero too much. So, Sidalicious and his posse best watch out. Or, start competing in air guitar.
4. Went to bw3 for lunch with Jen, Joe, and Glen and ate garlic parmesan wings and played wet nap memory. good times. While I was waiting for everyone else to get there a guy walked by and told me that he liked my outfit because “I look like summer is here.” hehe
5. Went to bulk mail and the guy there just took my check and didn’t bust out the ruler to yell at me for not having perfect bar coding or whatnot. Score! This probably doesn’t sound like exciting news to anyone else.
6. I almost forgot to wear underwear to work today.
joejoe is the devil on my shoulder
Posted by Val on May 24th, 2006 at 11:08 pm | Permalink | 2 Comments » |
1. I really need to learn not to drink 4 cups of coffee before I go to bed. I can fall asleep, but it’s a jittery sleep that makes me too tired the next day. But coffee with Brandana is much better than sleep anyways.
2. I watched 8 episodes of the O.C. this weekend since the end was ruined for me and I wanted to catch up before it was ruined even more. I also watched Once Upon a Prom on MTV. What’s with all these girls dressing like skanks now? I wanted to look like a princess:
See, I even lost my glass slipper running from the ball.
3. 7 more days of work, 1 more class then the “Summer of Val” (phrase stolen from joejoe who stole it from seinfeld). And no, they still have not hired my replacement.
4. I’m watching the finale of American Idol. Shh, don’t ruin who wins. I drove home from school with the radio off so no one would ruin it.
5. Sitting at your computer right now and not sure if you should play games or look at porn??? TRY THIS!!!
winewinewine
Posted by Val on May 21st, 2006 at 12:08 am | Permalink | No Comments » |
we went to the salt creek wine bar tonight. its bigger than parallel with a longer wine menu but the food isn’t as good and the waitstaff is clueless. but i had 3 glasses of good wines. i think they went straight to my head and made me dunkish which is rare because i never get drunk without getting sick but my vision was a wee bit blurrified. the past 2 weeks adam and josh both had birthdays so we celebrated. continuing our tradition, jennifer dragged us all into the bathroom to read a poster. umm, there was more but i probably forgot. the kiwi tasted like rubbing alcohol.
edit: thought I’d add a few things since my wine wore off.
1. I bought Adam a card that said on the front “Happy Birthday!!! I bought you a card!!!” Inside it said “This is the inside!!!” on the back it said “Here’s the back!” I thought it was hilarious and laughed outloud when I saw it. Adam said he liked the Garfield Pez dispenser I gave him more than the Sox tickets Jenny got him. Hehe.
2. The was one wine billed as “Yes, the wine from the movie Hitch.” What??? There was another billed as highly quaffable. Another was made by a tattoo artist. Jennifer had that one. I had a sip, it was good but I don’t like red wines because they are too warm.
3. Jenny and Adam may have an apartment in July. Shameshame for living in sin by living together before getting married.
