What a weekend!

I spent the weekend with Moi, Toi and Toi's roommate E and E's boyfriend. It was awesome. We painted and it looks AMAZING!!!!!!

I love Pittsburgh, it is adorable and tons of fun!

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On Friday my cousin finally had her baby, a girl named Regan Kelsey, I am not totally sure on the spelling, but I can't see her doing weird things with the spellings, she's pretty normal. So Moi, when yo asked if she had had her baby she totally did, but for some reason my mom felt she needed to wait and tell me today.

Ok, I am very tired and really hot for some odd reason. Off I go to prepare myself for the work week!

The Office is Back!

The Office is on tonight! The prefect beginning to any weekend, especially one that involves a road trip!

My work week in review: I sat infront of a computer looking at listenership numbers. Very thrilling.

Too excited about the office! I must go dance in the rain! (ok, not really going to dance in the rain, but out of things to say!)

Only Two Days!!

The Office Season Premiere is in TWO DAYS!!! I am so excited, but miss my office watching buddies!!!!!!!!!!



Love it! Can't wait!

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On the metro today I saw the creepiest man ever. He had really long finger nails, his shirt unbuttoned to show chest hair, really ugly glasses, and porno pic slideshow on his computer. Ewwwww....

Regardez!

Ok, so every morning I see this sign in the subway that says "Parlez-vous francais?" and I always say "oui" in my head and walk away. Well, today I noted the web address and just visited it. OMG, it is fabulous! I think I will make it my new thing! Check it out here.

Happy Autumn!

Today is the first day of Autumn! Yay! This is my favorite time of the year! The leaves, the colors, the cooler weather, the sweaters! You just can't beat it!

Things have been a little busy here. I went to Eastern Market on Sunday to start my story for Intern Edition. It's a really cute market, I hope my story is approved.

After E.M. I went to Annapolis, MD to go crab picking. Now what do you think that is? It doesn't mean fishing of any kind. Crab picking is what the MD people call eating crab. So I learned the proper was to eat crab. It was really good. Crab, Beer, Fries...Yummmmmmmm. I love Maryland!

After I was stuffed with good food we went to downtown Annapolis for ice cream. It is such a cute harbor town! I need to go back!

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In random news, I just discovered today that "New Amsterdam" was cancelled in May. I am kind of sad, but not suprised. It was good, but needed a lot of work on the characters and the story line so it was expected to fail. Especially since it was on FOX.They are terrible with TV shows. Just look at what they did to Arrested Development!

The screen is blurry so I must go.

I miss Paris

Oh my friends, I really, really, really miss Paris. I wish I were there! I tried watching Ratatouille to cheer me up but it only made it worst.

Off I go to *try* and cheer myself up by wandering DC.

Traffic Jam

The people of the Maryland/DC area have some issues with driving. Well, actually it's more like they have issues parking.I don't know why but for some reason people can't park straight here. It drives me insane. It's not that hard to do!

In other news I was almost killed today by an Embassador today. I was just walking across the street, following the signal, and this crazy fancy car comes flying around the corner and almost hit me. There was a flag in the windshield and all the windows were tinted so it had to have been someone important right? I guess if I have to be killed by a car I want it to be someone important, that way there will be a crazy big news story to cover my tragic passing.

Alright, my mind is fried and I can't look at the computer for a single moment longer.

Is there an emergency stop button?

Today I almost missed my metro stop. I was just reading like I always do, except this time I was so drawn into the book I didn't look up until the stop before my stop. I would have been so screwed if I rode forever!

The book is "You Suck" by Christopher Moore. It is the love story of the undead. Not really the typical thing I read, but it was on sale at Borders and I like Moore's other stuff so I decided to give it a whirl. It's cute.

Speaking of books, I just finish "The Good Earth" It was ok, but it wasn't happy. I guess I was hoping it would have some kind of positive vibe, but it was kind of depressing.

I want an Oscar!

Yesterday I went to the National Portrait Gallery and they were doing a special piece on Katherine Hepburn. It was fabulous, and it had all four of her Oscars. Do you know how pretty they are? Now I want one. How do I get one?

I also went out to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts because they were having a special "Arts Across America" festival. I saw Oscar-nominated singer Lila Downs. (Hey, that's it! I will sing! Ok, I guess I have a better chance acting, or maybe directing! I will get an Oscar somehow!) So the day was pretty cool, except there was a guy in line ahead of me (way ahead, I couldn't see him) who had a heartattack and died. Well, I am pretty sure he did, the Kennedy Center people said it was really bad. Poor guy.

Today I think I will go shopping, or maybe I will head to the Mall, I still haven't seen the Lincoln Memorial.

Something Witty

I was going to write a fabulous post today, but now I am feeling less than inspired and have nothing note worthy. So, I will leave you with a couple of very random thoughts.

I saw Dark Knight yesterday, it was good, but kind of predictable. The most amazing thing about the movie was the theatre. The cinema was in a mall in Friendship Heights (NW DC). It was located at the top of the mall and was pretty awesome. Fancy lights, red plush fabric and really comfy seats.

I am considering looking for a part time job, just to earn a little extra cash, but I just can't bring myself to do it. Everytime I go in to ask for an application I chicken out not willing to watch my free time slip by.

I do have a possible baby sitting gig lined up so maybe I can forget the part time, low paying job somewhere that I would hate. Besides, if I got a job when would I have time for people to visit?

The Journalistic life

For my internship we have this opportunity to write a piece on whatever we want and it will be put into the "Intern Edition" because technically the news organization I am interning with can't publish or produce things by interns, but occasionally after the internship is over the organization will buy a piece from an intern and put in on the radio, on the website, or create a podcast with it. I want to write a piece that will be bought and published!!! What should I write about? Who should I interview? I need ideas people!!!!!!!!

I never imagined I would have the opportunity to write something for a real news organization! I am pretty pumped! Now, I just need to be wonderful.

In more serious news, today marks the 7th anniversay of the September 11th attacks. I am in shock that it has been seven years!! It just doesn't seem possible! I remember watching it happen on TV when I was in my sophomore English class. We sat stunned at what we were watching unfold, the class was silent and dumbfounded. I remember going through the rest of the day with an empty feeling in the pit of my stomach, knowing that this meant war, something I couldn't bare the thought of and still can't. I just hope that one day in the near future we, as humans and citizens of ONE WORLD, learn to get a long and live with differences instead of fighting each other.

You're Invited!!!!

PLEASE VISIT MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Oh my friends, DC is very cool and I would love for all of you to come visit. Seriously, you must! I was even told by my "landlords" that friends are welcome!

How about coming for a concert? Coldplay and Duffy will be performing at the Verizon Center on October 31st!!! And if you don't want to do that, I guess we could just ride the metro, or go shopping at the hundreds of awesome stores!!!

Enough begging, I bought this book the other day because I was freaking out about losing the little french I have and it is the most awesome book ever! The french is so simple I think all the little children in France would laugh at me if they saw me reading it!

Speaking of books, I am currently reading on my commutes "Water for Elephants" and I am loving it. It's about an elderly man looking back on his life in the circus. It is better than is sounds. Check it out if you get the chance!

In other, less exciting news, I actually had work to do today. It was soooo exciting. I surfed the net looking for "authoritative information" about news networks. I know, you *wish* you were me!

I spent two hours commuting home today. I hate it when there is hair, or horses on train tracks!

Where's the Bus?

Today was the first day of my internship. It went well enough. All I did was read for eight hours. Yep, so should be interesting.

In more entertaining news my bus was twenty minutes late today and I felt like a fool standing on the corner by myself while people drove by, but I still made it to work on time so that was a good thing.

Ok, I am tired, I will write more soon.

Je ne sais pas...

Sorry this post is going to be completely random.

Can you believe we are approaching the 7th anniversary of 9/11? I can't. It's too weird, especially now that I live in a city that felt the direct effects of the attack.

Another on of my high school classmates is engaged. That takes the percentage of engaged/married/babied/divorced up to 25%. I still believe there are others I don't know about. I feel like singing "Another One Bites the Dust" everytime I hear wedding/baby news. Gosh I sound bitter, I'm not, I'm just amazed because I think we are still too young!

I saw "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Part 2" yesterday. All alone. It was good, but I felt weird seeing a movie all alone. It made me think of that episode of "Sex and the City" when Carry has lunch alone. Before the movie they showed the Harry Potter trailer. How exciting! I can't wait!


It seems I had other random things I wanted to say, but I can't remember it now.



Miss you all!

Stormy Weather

Right now I am sitting in a cafe drinking coffee and surfing the net. Life is good. I love a good cup of coffee and a fast internet connect! The thing that makes this even more entertaining is the fact that I am in the middle of a Hurricane. Ok, it's more like a tropical storm or depression at this point, maybe not even that, but there has been a lot of wind and even more rain (7ins).I think I am so entertained by this little weather disturbance because in MI we never have anything from Hurricanes like this! It's kind of cool. And with that I will admit I am a major dork.

I am finding myself falling for DC. I know my first impression of this city was kind of negative, but after visiting the Zoo, the National Archives, and several other Smithsonian Museums I am finding a certain amout of love for this city. Plus, it has a great Metro system. I am a sucker for good public transit. Once again, I will admit to my dorkiness.

Monday I start my internship. Wish me luck. I am a little nervous. Especially since I just recieved my offical offer this morning via email. It was sent sometime yesterday and reminded me I need to prove my citizenship so I can "work" for them even though this isn't a real job. One problem. I didn't bring the documents with me. Ya, so now that is one more thing to figure out.

Ahhhh, this "adult" stuff is fun. And at this point a *wink* goes to Moi. I know nothing of real responsibility!

I feel like this post is really random. I will update more later, with a little more thought.

Oh, and in high school friend baby news I discovered another class mate who had a baby about 8 months ago and Cassie finally had her baby, a boy. I've seen some pictures he is adorable.

Travelin'

I am finally in Maryland. It took me two days, but that was only becuase I stopped to hang out with Moi. I now adore Pittsburgh, and I wish I could go to the Cathedral of Learning all the time. It is amazing. I am totally jealous.

I start my internship on Monday. I am nervous. So to easy my tension, I think I will check out the Zoo tomorrow.

Petite Anglaise

The other day while reading one of my favorite blogs, La Coquette, I was introduced to a new blog, Petite Anglaise and a book based on that blog. Petite Anglaise is a blog by an Englishwoman, Catherine Sanderson, who lives in Paris with her half-French toddler named Tadpole, and Mr. Frog her French boyfriend.
The book, named after her blog, Petite Anglaise, follows Catherine’s life in Paris from her first apartment in the city of lights to her life as a blogger as well as through the ups and downs of relationships.
This tale of romance and life in a digital world was interesting, amusing, and left me wishing I could be in Paris. If you find yourself searching for something to connect you to the city of lights check out this book, or her blog!

Today I am on the road to Pittsburgh to hang out with Moi. Then, tomorrow I will finish my journey to DC! As always I am nervous, but excited!