Gambling with a new interest

"He's really nice. He's really funny. I hope he's not a gambler."

- friend talking about a new guy she's interested in

TGIF!

Happy Friday!

Johnny & Betty

I am in the process of looking for a dog walker for Betty, and I came across this picture of a client at Urban Canine. Meet Johnny:

I can't help but think, that if Johnny and Betty met, they would be best friends.

Believing

I love this:

"Let your I can't turn into an I can. Take all the time you need. Learn to enjoy the process of coming to believe you can."

- in an email from my Mom

Wise Words by Grenville

There are many fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present. Hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of a thoughtless friend, to sacrifice self a little more for others. Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed, and to use your God-given abilities for the enrichment of some less fortunate fellow traveler. Today you can make your life significant and worthwhile. The present is yours to do with it as you will.

- Grenville Kleiser

Well said, Grenville.

Betty's First Easter

Well, Betty couldn't have been more excited to celebrate her first Easter this year, as you can tell from the pictures below. She has on her special Easter dress (hot pink with leopard print ruffles). Happy First Easter Betty.

Let's Go Cubs!

Geez oh Pete! I just looked at my calendar, and exactly one week from today is....

Cubs home opener! Let's go Cubbies!!!

Injured Egg-Hunter

"We went to my parent’s house for Easter and had a full blown Easter egg hunt. My husband sustained 2 injuries. It was a blast."

- friend's Easter festivities

* slight alteration of quote to keep injured egg-hunter's identity anonymous

My Eyedows

Here is a conversation I had with the little Asian lady who did my eyebrows this afternoon:

Lady: You don't have much eyedows. (she pronounced eyebrow as "eye-dow")
Me: I know. I'm trying to grow them in a bit. It's taking awhile.
Lady: No eyedows. You don't have much eyedows.
Me: Yes I know. I'm growing them.
Lady: You have no eyedows.
Me: Ok. Thanks.

Unsexiest People?

Wow. What an incredibly cruel world we live in. People actually take the time to nominate the "Unsexiest People".

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21494412/

I hate that. I just happen to love Sarah Jessica Parker; she is fabulous in my book.

Protests & Commuting

"There's some sort of protest going on outside today. I don't really know or care. I just know it's going to affect my commute home."

- coworker planning evening commute home

Happy First Day of Spring!

At last...we have made it through winter! Hallelujah.

Happy first day of spring!

HP - The Entertainer

If you happen to be a resident in the building across from my condo, you most likely find occasional entertainment from this gal. Let me explain.

Last night, for instance, I decided I was going to practice a few yoga poses I've been trying to work on - crow, side crow, head stand, etc. - some of the harder poses I've been trying to improve.

Let's just say I need a little more practice before I master these tricks, and my neighbors across the way get to see the practice in action, such as me falling out of headstand straight into the couch, landing face-forward when my arms fail me in crow, and Betty pulling at my hair while I'm in a handstand. All the while, I'm laughing at myself as I'm learning, and Betty is looking at me like I am nuts. She's probably not too far off.

If I were my neighbor, you better believe I would be heating up a bag of popcorn, pulling up a seat by the window, and watching this live entertainment. As for me, I'll continue practicing...maybe notifying my neighbors of upcoming practice sessions, so they can block off their calendars and get ready for another evening of true entertainment.

Betty's Debut

Get your green out Betty...I'm signing you up to appear in the St. Patty's Day parade '09. This dog's got nothing on you.

Wearing green today??

Nope. Not me. All because of a bad experience on Halloween '04. I went to work wearing an all black outfit and bright orange pumps, not realizing when I dressed in the morning that it was Halloween. Everyone who has a corporate job in the city of Chicago* thought I was dressing for the holiday. As I left on my lunch break, a guy standing next to me on the sidewalk said "all dressed up for Halloween?". Nope. I didn't mean to. It was an accidental holiday-outfit-coordination.

Ever since then, I refuse to wear a red/green combo on Christmas, pink on Easter, green on St. Pat's day, etc. All because of Halloween '04.

* indicates a slight exaggeration

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Top 'o the mornin' to ya!

Stressful Weekend

"It [grad school auditions] was the most stressful weekend of my life, well besides rush."

- Erica P./U.

Long Week

This is what I feel like after this week.

The Office - Dunder Mifflin Infinity

"We had a foreign exchange student when I was young. And, we called him my brother, and that's what I thought he was. Um, then he went home to what is formerly Yugoslavia, taking all of my blue jeans with him. And I had to spend the entire winter in shorts. That is what Ryan is like: A fake brother who steals your jeans."

- Michael Scott

The day has come

"Today might just be the day that I lose my mind."

- Me

Happy Sun

You know what I love? The sun. It makes the whole day a little brighter.

Smoke Signals & Pigeon Feet

"We're going to need to start communicating via smoke signals or pigeon foot soon."

- my boss when we couldn't hear the person on the other end of a conference call

* sidenote: yet another reference to birds.

The Male Observation (or lack thereof)

"I don't know. I don't really pay much attention."

- my friend's response when I asked him what his "lady friend's" interests were (in trying to help him pick out a nice birthday gift for her)

Michael Scott - Flaws

"Guess what? I have flaws. What are they? Oh I donno, I sing in the shower? Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I'll hit somebody with my car. So sue me-- no, don't sue me. That is opposite the point I'm trying to make."

- Michael Scott, The Office - Fun Run episode

TGIF

Funniest blog ever

Quite possibly the funniest blog I have ever read/heard.

This is why I love the Senchak sisters.

Keep on truckin'

I was just talked into running the Chicago marathon again with a few of my girlfriends. So if you are out on the lakefront path this summer, you will most likely see me truckin' along. Here comes another summer of training....see you at the finish line.

Big news

THIS JUST IN...I just realized I have a mega crush on Jack Johnson.

Need a sugar daddy??

Just saw an ad for this website: www.sugardaddie.com

I didn't click on it for fear of IT placing a call to our HR department, but who knew it was so easy to find a sugar daddy!? My dating life just got so much more interesting.

Wishful thinking

I wish I was here today.