Hanging Around

So I've been MIA from this whole blogging thing. I've been enjoying my unemployment - I spent two weeks in Cabo, some time in Seattle, a week in Park City and a week in Mammoth. I am still unemployed and little bored, but I've adopted a little cocker spaniel and she is helping me fill the time. Now much else is new.

There are a lot of stupid bitches in the world...

And I am far too trusting. Then one of those snatch face hos goes and stabs you in the back for no apparent reason at all. Awesome. This will be the first time in my life that I am going to seek someone out and confront them. I usually just bitch and complain but I'm going to tell this specific dirty hooker where she can go. 

Early Retirement

I got laid off last week, and I'm surprisingly not that sad about it. What are you gonna do? Anybody got any jobs they want to forward me?

I work in a pet shop...

And not the good kind. All I've been hearing for the last three months is the sound of sunflower seeds being cracked.

My friend Jessica gave up smoking about four months ago (way to go Jessica!) and in place of that oral fixation, she started eating sunflower seeds. Which is fine because she cracks them in her mouth so you can't hear them. HOWEVER, now both production people I sit next to have taken to the sunflower seeds too. I don't know why, they are both smokers and haven't given anything up. They don't have the common courtesy to crack the stupid seeds inside their mouths so all you hear is - crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack. They sound like a fleet of gerbils.

I'm going insane! I have to sit there with my headphones on to keep from snapping.

Being the Slacker that I am

I know I've slacking, I'm not very good at up keeping this thing. I also find it hard to talk about my life when nothing seems to be going that well. I just sound like I'm whining. Which I probably am.

I've been hitting the wedding circuit this summer, which intensifies the problem even more. People who haven't seen me in years keep asking me how I'm doing to which I promptly have to lie through my teeth to. I'm not good at this, it shows all over my face that I'm lying. Basically I'm tired of talking about my life to people. 

Advice to Live By

Don't piss off your boss' mistress, she will make your life a living hell and probably try to get you fired. I know this from experience as this is what is happening to me. Toni LaBitch who I sit next (I call her the Dirty Tramp, my mother calls her Slut Lady - you can call her what ever you like) was being a complete condescending bitch while the boss was out of town which I did not appreciate so I spoke to her in the same tone she was speaking to me - which she did not appreciate - weird. So she made up a tall tale about how lazy I am, how I don't know how to write, how I don't know to pitch, how I don't think in terms of the "Big Picture" (What the fuck does that even mean, I feel like it's a term that gets tossed around a lot without any clarification). Any-who, apparently I need to turn my attitude around or else. I personally would like to find what "or else" means. 

If I get fired, I get unemployment - can anyone say Europe. 

It's Snowing

Not cool - it's June!

We are expecting 3 to 5 inches tonight. I don't appreciate it.

I...I...I just really want to shake your hand.

That was all I could say to Bill Clinton tonight when I ran into him at the Mo Club. I was stuttering fool and it was AWESOME!

I was coming downtown with a couple of my friends, Kathryn, Lizzie and Lara, and we were headed to the Hodega. I wanted to park on Main because it is the easiest way to park (angle parking). People kept pointing out parking which I promptly ignored while I found a nice angle spot on Main Street. As we were walking by the Mo Club, one of us asked what was going on there, there was a huge crowd outside. Someone said, "Bill Clinton is in there eating!" I then ran inside. 

He was in there, eating a Mo burger in flood of secret service and camera phones. I pushed my way through the crowd and waited for him to finish. He was pretty much done when I showed up - he then got up and started greeting the crowd. He walked to where I was standing first! The girl next to me had clearly been thinking about what she was going to say to him. I clearly had not. She had a whole little talk that she gave while I stood there with my jaw on the floor. He then moved on to me, to which I said, "I...I...I just really want to shake your hand too!" He laughed because, let's face it, I'm incredibly charming :), and asked what my name was and said it was good to meet me. 

Best night ever! I've always loved Bill Clinton!

ICE CUBES

How hard is it to refill the ice cube tray? REALLY? How hard is it? The sink is literally three steps from the freezer. All you have to do is turn around and take two steps and turn the sink on and put the tray back in the freezer.

The conclusion I have come to is that it isn't hard at all. I do appreciate the three cubes that were left out of the three trays in the freezer though. That was a nice touch for my warm Coke Zero. 

Memorial Day Haze

It feels a lot like Seattle right now and I'm loving it! It overcast and rainy. Except I won't go golfing in the rain so it leaves my three day weekend sort of empty. I'm definitely on the party train tonight though, so that's awesome.

A cop tried to give a ticket for an open container last night - when did that law change in Missoula? You used to be able to drink and drive in Montana now you can't even drink and walk. 

The Hills Finale

Was a bit of a let down. 

GOD - Spencer sux and Heidi is such a fool.  

Another Ass Kicking

So, since moving in with the frat brothers as I like to call them, I've learned many valuable skills. Mainly, my awesome abilities when it comes to Tiger Woods Golf. The first time I ever played I only lost by one hole - one  roommate didn't win any holes and I pushed the other roommate until the 18th hole - pretty good for a girl and first timer. Since then I've only gotten better. I just kicked my one roommate's ass again and he vowed to never play Tiger Woods again. 

P.S. I only play on Friday nights and I haven't played in at least a month and half. It makes the victory so much sweeter. 

The Search for Elle Woods

While watching the Real World - which I don't usually do but my roommate refuses to let my shows DVR - thanks Cory - I saw a promo for my new favorite show, The Search for the Next Elle Woods

I am so excited for this - a great movie combined with Broadway, it's gonna be awesome!

Return of the Slacker!

I'm sure most of you thought I fell off the face of the earth - well - you are wrong! I've just been sweating it out here in Montana. I did take a slight detour to Cabo, which was awesome. I went on vacation by myself, which I am secure enough in my awesomeness to do.

My parents' new house is sweet! I want to live there now.


The front of the house


The crazy big chandelier thing The kitchen with the cool lights







The courtyard and the waterfall in the courtyard

The house - looking from the pool.

The pool - the hot tub is the to the right you just can't see it.

The view from my room

I found the Greatest Place Ever

I hope all my friends come from California because I'm taking them all to them all the Lumber Jack. I thought my friend Brent was taking me up to the woods to kill me - but instead we were just driving half way to Idaho to go drinking. It was pretty awesome, log cabin in the middle of nowhere. I almost got hit in a bar fight between a father and son-in-law, and these guys were at least 45 and 70. It was awesome.

Trying again with the Dishcloth

Overall shot -

Close up -

This Dishcloth Almost Killed Me

And I wish I was kidding.

I restarted this pattern like 8 times - which is unheard of for me, I'm an okay knitter, I can usually nail something the first try out, if not the second. I didn't trust the pattern the first three times I ripped it out, which was my fault. Then I was making stupid mistakes, no maintaining the tension and it would get baggy or forgetting which row I was on and not realizing I picked up on the wrong row until three rows later. Basically I just had to finish this thing just to prove myself better than the stupid pattern. I would love to give my trade buddy two but I don't think I have the patience to do this again.

And this is the happiest yellow cotton I could find, and believe me, I looked.

PS - I've tried to upload the photo like seven times and it won't do it, I will try again tomorrow.

I'm a Big Slacker

I know all my adoring fans have been anxiously awaiting my return - sorry I've been a slacker.

I got back from Park City on Sunday from my Sundance excursion. I was a big slacker there too - I think I took about two pictures. I'll post them when I get home and do a little write up. So much fun!

It's Frigging Freezing

And it is only going to get worse! I dropped my ski plans for today because it is 0 degrees at the Bowl with a 20 mile an hour wind. Booooo. The winds were just howling last night and they kept me awake. 

Maybe this will motivate me to go the gym and go for a run. But I will probably just end up watching a movie and finishing Kinsey's hat that I'm knitting for her. It's gonna be awesome - the yarn is this alpacha mix - it's got a blue core and an outside ribbon the switches from green to dark blue. I'll post a pic when I'm done. 

27 Dresses

Was really cute. I do love a good romantic comedy. How come journalists are never as cute as they are in the movies? I should know, I went to journalism school. Nobody was that cute, good looking, sarcastic...

Steroids Say What?

I am so tired of hearing about steroids. Baseball players, rappers - I don't care. If they are only using steroids then more power to them.

We all know that professional sports is a show - sort of like the theatre for guys who are homophobic. It's real to a point, then it's all acting. So it's not really a shock guys are juicing up when it's all about ratings and endorsements. Whatever - but doesn't the Senate have anything better to do! Seriously!

Juno - the film to see this year

Juno was great! Lived up to the hype and the reviews.

I pretty much laughed all the way through. It is one of those comedies that doesn't rely on bodily humor, which I always appreciate. Though one review I read said the script was too cute, I disagreed. It was awesome.

If you see it at the Wilma, wear a jacket, it's freaking freezing in there!

P.S. - The Stupidest Movie Ever

Maybe this goes against all those female hormones that I have, but P.S. I Love You was the worst movie ever - I'm saying EVER. It was a perfectly good waste of hot guy and woman cast too old for a part. Just because Hillary Swank won two Oscars doesn't mean she can be in any movie. Seriously. 

Can't Stop Watching the Train Wreck

I think I might have problem - I'm slightly addicted to celebrity gossip. But not just any celebrity gossip - well, actually, all of it - but in particular Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy. I just can't stop watching it. Then Britney keeps trying to do all this crazy stuff to upstage her. But I just can't stop watching it.