Stuff I keep in my purse

Bandaids
Somebody could get hurt

Keys
necessary access to house and car

switchblade
bought it one night when i was drunk and in chinatown, now i keep it as a souvenir and protection

Burts Bee Chapstick
best lip product ever

wallet
Cash, I.D., credit cards

aspirin
headache time

Digital Camera
For the Kodak moments

Masquerade

My friend Sarah knew this guy who lived in Wrigleyville who was throwing a party and asked me to attend. So I wasn't doing anything else, and I love a good time, so I agreed. Our friends Marley and Mary came too. It was a masquerade party. $5 for all you can drink? No problem. (Sarah and Mary pictured.)

The night started off kind of rocky, Marley and Mary got into a fight about Mary's drinking, Marley thinking that Mary doesn't know how to handle her drinking. Mary doesn't seem like she's a drunk or anything, but then again, I'm not around her 24/7. Who knows what she could be doing. Then we were looking for parking for like 30 min, Mary and Marley fighting about cats and dogs about where to park. So finally we found a place a couple of blocks away from the party and we were straight.

We were pretty early to the party, so we chatted up the bartender Jason. A guy who when he isn't bar tending is a musician, working with mentally disabled people. He was pretty cool. It's always nice to meet a fellow violinist.

Then the DJ comes, who is late. Marley and Sarah head for the dance floor. Not me. I'm too shy to head to the dance floor without a couple drinks. So I'm just sitting and chilling with the bartender and Mary. We chat up two guys from Glen Ellen, Alex and Pat. Alex is not a very good drinker, unfortunately, so Pat has to watch out for them. Pat and I start to chat, and I have my first romantical connection of the night. Pat and I have a conversation about what a good wife and mother I'd be.

So Mary and I out on the deck, the haven of the smokers and a girl bums a puff off my cig. Her name is Jenny, and she's super drunk. Her boyfriend and brother are with her, neither of whose name I can remember. When I tell her my name, she got super excited, she's a huge Doctor Who fan. We have a long discussion about Doctor Who and our favorite Doctors. Tom Baker.

So then it's about time for us to leave, so I head for the bathroom. Jenny's brother joins me in line, and we have a romantical connection. We both love seafood. And we both love crab. I should have got his number. Now I know that love of seafood and crab isn't the ideal basis for a dating relationship, but it's nice to find someone who shares my passion for it. And he was cute. I didn't realize I had gotten a picture of him, but I'm a crazy good photo sniper.

As nights go, it certainly wasn't one of the craziest I ever had, but it was a pretty good time. And that's all I can ask for.

Break up/ broke up wth your ex? Try these.

The Littlest Things by Lily Allen

Just reminds me of all the feelings that I had for my ex.

I'm not in Love by 10 cc

Like my anthem for my single times.

Train in Vain by The Clash

"Would you stand by me?
No not at all."

Summer Nights, Summer Time Blues

I'm so glad it's spring again. The time change and the new warmer winds are great. I missed the sun and the warmth and lazy summer days. I missed sitting at Pepe's outdoor patio drinking pitchers of margaritas and spicy chile con queso. I miss going to Lake Geneva and laying out in the sun. I miss Six Flags and the fun of riding rides. I miss being tan. There are so many more fun and wonderful things to do in Summer time than in Winter.

But not everything about the warmer turning weather is great. Having a job that's dependent on a school year both sucks and is great for different reasons. It's great because I get periods of time off, and I like to be lazy and do nothing sometimes. I like the people I work with. This is also a bad thing. Time off = no money. No money = bad. Bad times = no fun. So I've started to think about looking for another job, so I can pick up a few more hours. And there are fewer hours in the summer because business is bad. And right now, I'm trying to finish school so I can get a better job that pays more money. It just seems like I can never get ahead, financially.

Maybe I'll start to donate plasma again. But that would only be a temporary fix to a more permanent solution. And that would mean eating healthy and giving up alcohol for periods of time. And driving to De Kalb, so would the gas money be worth it? I'm going to Iowa to visit my dad next week for a few days or else I would be seriously job searching. I have a lot to think about in the next week.

Bioshock

So last year I bought an Xbox 360 off of Ebay on a whim. It was like 300 bucks for 4 controllers, the console and I think about 9 games. Pretty good deal. Ive played it on and off. Only really bought a couple of games for it. Then for the last few weeks I've been feeling restless and asked my friend Xander for some suggestions. And he gave me Bioshock and Mass Effect.
So I happened to be in Best Buy, killing time, so I picked up both for fifty bucks. (I'm pretty cheap when it comes to this stuff, I can't reconcile spending $60 on a new game when that could fill my gas tank twice.)
So I went home and popped in Mass Effect. I liked the fact that you could customize characters and that the decisions you made in game play changed the plot. But the game was really stiff and the plot was boring. I gave it up. Waste of money.
Then I was sitting around and bored of Jon and Kate plus 8. So I turned in Bioshock. Wow. The intro was awesome, controls were great. And the story was so much better. Such a great game. Very cinematically beautiful. If you haven't played it, I suggest you do.

Jon Plus 8, Minus Kate

So I've been watching J&K+8 for the last couple of years, on and off. At first it was awesome, the kids were super cute. And what was terrifying is the footage they show of Kate's preggers belly. So freaky, like an alien trapped inside. The show was fun. But now it seems so fake and artificial. Every episode, they're going on a free vacation or going shopping. Disney, Colorado, Hawaii.

I guess when you have 8 kids, the bills must really ad up. But who pays for it all? Jon used to have a job, whatever happened to it? Kate used to be a nurse. Now TLC and ads pay for everything for them. I read that they give speeches at churches and pass collection plates around for their family. Not cool.

Maybe that's why Octomom decided to have so many kids. So she could sucker some television bucks. How can one mother raise so many kids on her own, anyway? How are those kids going to be loved and get enough attention to give them goodstation into paying big self esteem.

How long can the Gosselins carry on raising their kids on camera? At some point, puberty will happen, and the kids aren't to want to be in the spotlight forever. And Jon was supposedly said to be cheating on Kate. I believe it. The way she treats him is terrible. The stresses of having a camera around 24/7 must be unbearable. Tensions have to happen.

Lisa Turtle, you rock!

I loved Saved By The Bell when I was a kid. Loved it. And when they brought it back at some point recently to TBS, so I could watch it before I went to work, I was delighted.
My favorite character was Lisa. She had the best attitude. So what if she was a shopaholic, there's nothing wrong with that. Oh, and her glorious 90's clothes. And she was a lot more grounded than any of the other characters.
Jessie, was strong to vie for woman's rights, but soon dropped that as soon as her boyfriend Slater showed up. But the episode where she was hooked on drugs was pretty cool. She was just mostly annoying and a nag.
Kelly just seemed to exist on two notes, the first being that she was Zack's girlfriend and the second being that she was a cheerleader and kind of dumb.