reid thinks the party went well. but this vegetarian girl that i didn't even want to invite only had 1 (!!!) bite of her g-damn salmon & wild rice that i made especially for her. which after everyone left made me cry.

i forgot to take pictures before the festivities. but i did have blue polka dotted place cards, pink napkins, purple & white lilies.
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i am having a dinner party saturday. i have been spending every moment planning and designing. i picked out the colors and the menu. i have to buy some new plate settings tomorrow. but i things are coming together well.

i was reminded of the grand cafe yesterday:


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Electricity shutoff notice on Monday. My car is in the shop again, and one of the 2 car dealers i'm dealing with is being a jackass.  and since I'm a bit hormonal, I just cried at work ( Read more... )

this song is perfect for when you're drinking in the backyard at dusk in the spring.

beach house - master of none

i stole the link from this blog, so i should source it i guess: http://mp3hugger.com/2007/03/beach-house-master-of-none.html

i'm feeling a little down this week. the apartment isn't working out the way i had hoped. i have been very positive about everything since moving in. But since October, everything that can go wrong with an apartment has gone wrong (no heat, no hot water, no cooking gas, deck of death, holes in ceiling ( Read more... )

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i went to the mall this weekend, with matt henry to return some earrings that he bought his ex ( Read more... )

the holiday were slow & busy. i was sick for most of it. but playing with beth's kittens was nice. greg is a fine guy. there. he's nice and he's fine. beth has pretty hair ( Read more... )

it's the season for holiday parties. fri, i went to a dress up party with reid, and left by myself after an hour. i was falling asleep, despite not making it to work that day. saturday, i went to the national portrait gallery, later a party where i got trashed and climbed on a bulldozer. sunday, i spent on the couch recovering. then because it was ( Read more... )

my car is being fixed. in the mean time, my lovely rental car, provided by enterprise, and paid for by vw is a bright red chevy, with gum residue on the driver seat. the gum is not good for a budding germaphobe like me. the color makes me nervous bec of 1. cops love red cars, 2. other drivers will make fun of my choice of color ( Read more... )