Elsja Down Under

Random Thoughts July 7, 2009

After seeing the preview for “My Sister’s Keeper,” I decided to read the book, so I bought it and could barely put it down. I finished it in a few days and then waited patiently for the movie to come out. I went and saw the movie with my mom and sister and it sucked. Well, I shouldn’t say it sucked- it wasn’t a bad movie, it was just terribly depressing and totally different from the book. People bitched about Twilight being different from the book- but that was a heck of a lot closer than this movie was!! I’m glad I read the book but sad the movie did not live up to it AT ALL.  So… after seeing the preview for “Time Traveler’s Wife” I’m hoping it will be a bit better in it’s movie form. Upon seeing the preview, I ran out and bought this book as well and I’m looking forward to reading it after finishing the one I’m currently reading.

I was watching “60 Minutes” the other night with Andrew. There was a special on about kids with Autism and animal therapy. We watched for about 20 minutes and it had this reoccurring background song that played throughout the whole story. Do you know what that song was? It was Bella’s Lullaby from the Twilight soundtrack. Random right? Andrew thought it was pretty strange that I even recognized it, but it’s a really nice song so how would I NOT recognize it?? I didn’t even really want to watch the special that was on, but I couldn’t change the station because the beautiful song hypnotized me

I haven’t gone to bed later than 8:30pm since I got home. With that said, I also haven’t woken up earlier than 8am. That means I’ve averaged about 11-11.5 hours of sleep the last two nights. How am I still tired? I’m guessing it has something to do with the fact that I’ve woken up each night at 1:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 to pee and stare at the ceiling for 10 minutes. Luckily I have a great ability to fall back asleep when I wake at odd hours of the night!!

My favorite song of the moment is “Sometime Around Midnight” by The Airborne Toxic Event. I had heard the song a bunch of times but finally decided to actually listen to the words one day and it’s really sad!!  I went and downloaded some other songs by the band and they’re pretty good- but I do have to say that I like their slower/deeper stuff more than the fun happy sounding stuff. Maybe that’s just the type of mood I’m in lately.

I don’t like it when it is 48 degrees outside. It is much too cold. Currently it’s 53 degrees and raining and my nose is frozen. Not fun.

I DO like my new Ugg boots. I totally see why people wear them everywhere even though they look retarded. They are super comfy and warm and when I have to leave the house and put on actual real shoes I get kinda sad that my feet have to be cold for a few moments and I have to go through the effort of putting on socks and tying laces. So today I decided to walk all the way to the bank in my Uggs. I’m sure I looked dreadful but my feet were happy.

Ok… those are my random thoughts for the night- now time to take off my Uggs so I can go sit in a hot bath in hopes of defrosting my nose while reading another book that might be a lot better than the movie (The Kite Runner). I’ll get out just in time to hit the sack at 8:30 on the dot.

More to Come May 24, 2009

3 movies and 1 new restaurant this weekend mean that I actually have some stuff to blog about… but not tonight. Bed is calling more than my computer at the moment!

So stay tuned for my super professional and reliable reviews as well as a wonderful tale of Andrew’s revenge on me for rubbing my foamy toothbrush on his face.

The Anti-Bucket List March 18, 2009

So I’m stealing this idea from Jill, who evidently stole it from someone else who stole it from someone else… but I thought it was pretty funny considering I have created a 101 goal list. So now I’ll create a list of things I could care less if I ever do! Not saying I NEVER would do this stuff… just that I don’t really care if I ever do or don’t. 

• Ride a motorcycle
• Learn how to do taxes
• Run/bike/swim in any sort of race
• Skydive
• Learn to play the guitar
• Eat sushi
• Learn more French
• Drive on the Autobahn
• Join a book club
• Get a tattoo
• Learn to ballroom dance
• See all 50 states
• Play paintball
• Go on long camping trips
• Buy a purse that costs more than $100
• Eat a hamburger
• Enjoy the rain
• Get a boob job
• Get an Iphone
• Give up gluten and dairy
• Learn about cricket/ watch cricket/ go to a cricket match
• Follow politics
• Learn to change oil in a car 
• Read “the classics”
• Watch all the Star Wars movies
• Write a letter to congress
• Become a vegan
• Have a house with a white picket fence
• Ride another horse
• Play on a sports team
• Own a convertible
• Swim with sharks
• Serve on a Jury
• Own Jimmy Choo shoes

Honestly, this is pretty hard… REALLY hard actually. It’s much easier to think of things I want to do than things I don’t care to do. I reserve the right to change my mind on these in the future

Babbling January 10, 2009

It’s nice to be back in Calirfornia… but it’s weird. I was welcomed by chilly weather, fog and an earthquake last night! After being in 90 degree heat and bathing suits, it definitely feels strange to be thrown into the cold where I now require scarves and jackets.

LUCKILY I love winter clothing MUCH more than summer stuff (even though I love summer weather). So I hit the shops yesterday to get a few sweaters and some other articles of clothing. It’s amazing that I actually found things I like- the last time I was in California all of the clothes in the shops were hideous and made me want to barf. 

So… now my foot is hurting more. Is it because I sat on the plane for 13 hours and then walked around shopping for a few hours? Or… is it because it’s cold? I always hear how broken bones ache more in the chilly weather- but mine is more my ankle that is hurting. You know what I bet it is? I haven’t been able to use my WiiFit in 2 whole days How sad, I miss it.

I also miss my wonderful Andrew. I haven’t been away from him in a long time. Ok… so we were apart for a week in august, but before that we weren’t apart since March. It’s amazing how we used to be so happy when we got to see each other for more than 2 weeks in a row. Now I dread 2 weeks apart! But I’m happy to have time with my family and friends!

In fact, I’m really looking forward to tomorrow. My family is having a late Christmas I think Andrew thinks it’s weird that my mom left the tree up and she’s making a turkey dinner and everything. BUUUUT I met a girl on the plane from Canada and we got to talking. She asked if this was my first Christmas away from home and I said “yes.” Her reply was “ME TOO, but my mom is having another Christmas for me.” So I replied “ME TOO… and she left the tree up and is making turkey dinner. Then she exclaimed “ME TOO.” So see… it’s not abnormal- we just have nice moms who want us to have our nice Christmas, even if it is a bit late.

…That’s enough babbling for the day! Happy weekend everybody

I Got Tagged November 19, 2008

Wow… I never get tagged. Sure I get the massive amounts of forwarded emails asking me to fill out surveys left and right, but never (that I know of) has someone actually posted my name on their website saying “I tag Elsja.” So when Daisy – this lovely lady mentioned my name in her blog, of course I had to politely oblige and fulfill my tagging duties (plus I needed something to blog about).  So here it goes…here are 7 of the most random things about me that pop into my head at this very moment in time. 

 

1. I was born at 11:11am and I still make wishes when I see 11:11 on the clock (and when I see shooting stars). And I think I’m cursed when I see 11:34 on the clock (that’s hell upside down for those of you who may be confused). Last year, I had this problem where every night in bed, I’d glance at the clock when I’d lay down and it would be 11:34… literally- like every night! It really started to freak me out.Â

2. I don’t like any seafood. And by “any” I mean “ANY.” I get really confused when I tell people “I don’t like any seafood” and they start going through a list of items, as if they are testing me to see if I REALLLLLY mean it when I say I HATE seafood! “Oh really…. so you don’t like sushi?”… “No, no seafood” …”Oh so not even prawns/shrimp?”… “Listen…if it ever swam, floated or just sat on the floor of an ocean, lake or any other body of water, I don’t eat it.” (So this would even include duck… ducks swim in lakes…and they are gross). It’s like people think they will go through a list and discover the one seafood I’ve NEVER thought of and I’ll have this “A-HA” moment… “oh yes, I forgot fish is from the sea… how could I be so silly? You caught me… I do love seafood after all!”Â

3. Speaking of things I don’t eat…I haven’t eaten red meat intentionally since I was 15. I say intentionally because even though I don’t eat beef by choice… I ACCIDENTALLY ate an entire beef burger awhile back THINKING it was a turkey burger. Once I looked at the bill and realized it wasn’t a turkey burger, I wasn’t too happy. Yes, I did throw up.Â

4. My mom and sisters have size 7.5, 7.5 and 5.5-6 shoe sizes respectively. I wear an 8.5 -9. Maybe this explains why I am also way bigger than any of them ever were at my age. Yeah, I’ll blame it on my feet.Â

5. I say “that stresses me out” or “I was so stressed” (and other variations) A LOT. Most of the time, I’m not actually STRESSED, I’m just thinking a bit more about something than I would like, or I have a dilemma I’m trying to work out in my head. It’s like a natural reaction, a phrase that just spills out of my mouth when anything even remotely unpleasant/confusing/frustrating is discussed. This has lead my boyfriend to think I’m the biggest stresshead he’s ever met. While that may still be true, it shouldn’t be due to my overuse of the phrase.Â

6. I’m horrible at making decisions. Really bad. I’ve been known to stand 15 minutes in the shampoo aisle at CVS trying to decide which shampoo would be best for my hair. I’ve spent HOURS upon hours reading reviews on amazon trying to pick the best phone/camera/etc. 2 weeks ago I spent about 20 minutes trying to pick out the best containers to use to organize my spice cabinet. One of the most embarrassing cases of my indecisiveness came at my 5 year old niece’s birthday party at Color-Me-Mine. Put it this way… the party was nearly over by the time I decided what I wanted to paint. I was at the shop for more than an hour after everyone finished. And let’s not get started on the choices I had to make for colors! Thank God I brought my own car!Â

7. The ONLY time I ever like rain is when there is a thunder/lightning storm to go with it. I know plenty of people say “we need the rain… drought this…farms that…” but that still doesn’t make me like it when it rains. Rain is miserable and it makes me sad and grumpy. But I will tolerate it if there is thunder to listen to and some lightning to go with.Â

Wow… that took too long. I should have been WAY less thoughtful and just said things like “I love In-n-Out” and “I wear a retainer to bed.

So I’m not actually going to tag anyone… because a) as mentioned above, I’m horrible at making decisions and I don’t know who to choose… and b) I might get offended if the people I tagged didn’t actually fulfill their duty. But I still welcome you all to join me in my obvious boredom and complete one of these for yourself. It’s pretty interesting to see the weird things that come into your head when you just sit and think about yourself.

Beijing Olympics August 9, 2008

So I watched the opening… I missed all the fancy stuff at the beginning and sat down just in time to see the parade of countries. When I started watching they were on Maldives, Malta, etc. So I think… ok we’re on M, must have missed Australia and it will be awhile until the US shows up. Unless of course they go by the Chinese character alphabet which would mean that Malta was around number 8.

Already tired at this point I thought, ok I’ll just watch until the US and Australia make their entrance, then I’ll go to bed. Too bad Australia was number 203 of 205 countries! So I painfully watched all 203498 hours of this thing.

Here are a few things I noticed:

1. Either I just didn’t learn a lot in geography or there are new countries popping up left and right. I couldn’t possibly be THAT unaware of the world around me? Or could I? I couldn’t possibly have gone nearly 28 years without ever hearing of Lesotho, Oman, Eritrea, and Burkina Faso. People actually live in these places? And they have olympic sports teams?? I think I need to go back to school.

2. I’ve never seen so many hideous outfits. Seriously… WTF was up with the disgusting sport coat and retarded hat combos that many of the countries were wearing? It seemed like there was a theme that most countries had to follow: pair one brightly colored sport coat with a brightly colored pair of pants or hideous knee length skirt. Then throw in some tennis shoes to look extra tacky. Don’t believe me about how bad this was? See for yourself:

Unfortunately I couldn’t find photos of my faves. And as I was googling for images to share with you all, I came across the following awesome headlines regarding the uniforms:

“Australian Team Uniforms Looked like Sucked Ice Blocks”

“Chinese Olympic Team to Wear Tomato Scrambled Egg Uniforms”

The US uniforms were not too bad. Not FABULOUS but their stylish hats were SO much better than some of the other monstrosities.

3. I couldn’t help but feel really sorry for the lonesome athlete from Niger. How sad would you be if you were the ONLY athlete from your entire country. Who knows, maybe he feels extra proud knowing he’s the only athlete in the entire country who made it- but so much for any possible team spirit. And I bet there aren’t tons of fans who traveled from Niger to see him. My mom wants him to win something because she feels bad for him.

4. How brave was that guy who ran around the screen at the top of the stadium to light the torch. I’m not even really afraid of heights but that would have been so scary! Hanging that high by just a few wires? No thanks!

5. Other than China who is hosting, the two countries that BY FAR got the most cheers were the US and Australia. Of course I have lived in the 2 best countries Iraq had a pretty impressive cheer as well. Interesting.

I really hope I can find some more hideous photos of the outfits to post. They really were atrocious.

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BACK UP! June 5, 2008

My blog is back up. I’m not sure what happened to it, but thanks to Emanuel at my work… it’s up. And even better than that… I can actually post now! (I couldn’t yesterday because there were still a few issues). YAY!

But I’ll tell you what ISN’T up! The light fixture in our living room! That’s NOT up. It should be up… up on the ceiling where it belongs, but no… instead, it is down here on the floor:

 
Why is it on the floor you ask? Oh, that’s an easy one… because it just FELL OFF!

I was on my couch, minding my own business when the whole thing came crashing to the floor, sparking and banging as it hit the ground. It scared the crap out of me but happened so fast that it really only allowed me to be scared for half a second. Then I sat there for another 4 seconds waiting to see if something was going to start flaming… but luckily there were no fires that night. I was very appreciative of the electrician who came at 8:30pm to fix these wires that were just hanging out of the ceiling waiting to ZAP anyone who crossed their path:

 
I don’t know if you people realize, but those track lights are VERY heavy. You should all be thankful I wasn’t sitting underneath it when it fell. I could have a smashed head now. Luckily, I dont. I just have a hole in the ceiling with one lonely temporary lighbulb hanging out (and a big ugly brown mark where the light USED to be- you can see part of it in the picture above. Lovely.

Motivation May 25, 2008

Sometimes my motivation is high… I have energy and willpower and brainpower and I get things done. Take Jen’s wedding for instance. When she called to tell me she was getting married, I got my butt into gear and started researching, planning, ordering, buying and emailing. I was so motivated by this in fact that I actually started planning other things as well, like dinners with friends and picnics. I started looking up recipes and cooking a lot of new things. I was in a good place  But lately, the motivation has been oh so low. I like to sit on the couch and think about all the things I should or could be doing, but I never actually get around to doing any of these things I should or could be doing.

I could be trying to plan our trip for August. Where should we go? What should we do? How much will it cost? How long should we go for? I don’t know. I’m too lazy to think about it. I used to be great at planning trips, now I just can’t make decisions. The sad thing is, I sit on my couch using my laptop all day because I’m too lazy to get up and do anything else, but even then I can’t be bothered looking up trip ideas online. I’m the queen at wasting time online, you would think it would be REALLY easy to just do a few google searches on trip ideas. But no.. too much brainpower involved.

I could be studying Spanish for my class on Wednesday night. I could be reading, writing, looking things up. But nope… don’t really feel like it.

I could be looking up information on inventions. I have a good idea and everyone says I should go for it… but really it’s so much work and effort. I just need someone do do all the research for me! I will admit- I did actually spend 10 minutes of my life today doing a google search on my idea and it looks like SOMEONE may have already put in a patent request for something similar… so that just decreased my motivation to do research even more. But if one day, some lady out there is rich because of this great idea… I’ll be PISSED. Maybe I should just write to Oprah and she’ll help me out.

I could be going to the gym. After the food and drinks I had this weekend, this is probably the first thing I should do today. And maybe it will be… once I get my butt of the couch.

I could be shopping. Not that I SHOULD be shopping or anything, but this weekend when I was out with Andrew’s friends I was telling the girls how I just DON’T shop for clothes here. How I’ve only bought 2 dresses for weddings the entire time I’ve lived here. They were appalled… If my excuse was that I just don’t have the money, it may have been understandable. But really, the truth is… I just don’t feel like carting myself to the mall on a bus and searching around in stores that I have NO clue about to find things that are just too expensive for their own good.

I could be working on my 101 in 1001 list. I’ve been really slacking there. I did so well at first… but now, not so much. I could be doing things like cleaning out my itunes, cleaning out my contacts, researching charities, etc. But nope. 

I could be blogging more. I really do have things I could talk about. But thinking about what to write is a bit too much for my brain at the moment.

Ok, so after writing this out, I feel waaaaay too lazy. I need to get off my ass and get cracking on things. First I’ll go to the gym, then I’ll come home and research trip ideas and then I’ll work on 1 of my 101 items. I may even throw in some planning of a dinner party or something. Ok. here I go. Getting off the couch in 10, 9, 8, 7…

Good Things March 24, 2008

Some good things to write about this week:

1. Jen’s Beautiful Shower. Some friends and I threw together this shower in a little over a month. Planning things from another country isn’t easy, but we managed to work together- even from a distance and it all came together perfectly. When you’re 17 you go to house parties with kegs and beer bongs… when you’re 27 you go to parties like these…

 

2. Jen’s Engagement Party. Again, planned from the other side of the world, and yet it was a complete success. I think everyone had fun learning to give lap dances and spin on a pole And even more fun eating our delish din din and drinking yummy cocktails and wine at Landmark Steakhouse… and let’s not forget the dancing!

 

3. My Online Billpay was restored. I had to open another Bank Of America account last week since Citibank sucks ass. I used to have a B of A account until I closed it and changed to CB before I moved in Sept. Well, yesterday I go online so I can re-add all my linked accounts to billpay. I actually have the same login info as before, which I thought was pretty convenient, but when I went to add my billpay accounts the site said I did not have an account that could be used with billpay. So I was annoyed and called customer service. She said “let me do some maintenance on the account and it should be active in up to 8-24 hours.” Well 5 minutes later, I logged on and it was active. NOT ONLY was it active, but all my old accounts were already linked up and I didn’t have to add anything!!! That saved me about an hour of time and it was SUPER convenient. I really hope this new account works easier in Australia than my shittybank account.

I Forgot What I Was Missing March 17, 2008

When I moved to Australia, I knew there would be things I missed. Well, eventually I started missing certain things less and less and even forgetting about some items all together.

UNTIL TODAY… when I went to the giant Albertsons and realized that I had forgotten how wonderful the US grocery stores are. I felt overwhelmed, so many aisles, so many deli selections. I just went to get a few things for dinner and some bread for my mom and I got lost!! Literally, I couldn’t find the boboli pizza crusts, but finally- there they were! I was so happy to see a boboli. I couldn’t find pita chips (never did actually). I was like a kid in a candy store and realized that I must only buy the things I need because I was hungry and needed to get home.

The produce was SOOOOOOO nice and CHEAP. No 2.99 avocado bullshit that we get at woolies in Sydney. They were only $1 each.

But I really had the urge to go up and down each aisle and inspect everything in full detail to see if there were things that I should bring back to Australia with me. Maybe I’ll go back when I have more time.

In Australia’s defense (for lack of quality grocery stores), there was one item I wanted that I couldn’t find at all. Muesli! I’ve grown to really like it in Australia and they just didn’t have any good looking stuff here. Oh well- give and take I guess.

P.S. I really can’t wait to start my 101 list, but I’m SO glad I’m not starting until April because this week has been non-stop action-packed and SO busy!

My Life Lately February 4, 2008

January and February have gotten off to a good start! I felt like I was in this boredom slump for a few weeks when I got back from California, but then things started happening and I’m feeling better now. Here are a few things I’ve been up to lately.

1. After my Master Cleanse, I have been back to eating normally. Some people asked how it went and if it was worth it. Well, it was fine- very challenging but good. I can’t say I’d really recommend it personally because I didn’t have any amazing results like some people do! The best part about it was that I lost 7 lbs… but I’m sorry to say that I’ve gained about 5 back now. It’s amazing how I can have such INCREDIBLE self control for 10 days and then it all flies out the window and I’m back to my usual eating. Not that I eat poorly, I just definitely eat TOO much.  

2. Since Jen and James got engaged I’ve been working with our friends to plan her bachelorette party and shower. I’m happy to say that it only took about 3 days to plan, book and coordinate her entire bachelorette party! We’re still working on the shower but it’s going well so far. It gives me stuff to do while I’m here so far away from all the excitement.

3. I started taking a wine appreciation class. The first class was last night and it’s at an adult college type thing- like GWC. It’s literally a 5 minute walk which makes me very happy. So far so good. I’m excited for future classes. Last night was an intro and next week we are learning all about white wines. Then in 2 weeks it’s Red night. Yay wine!

4. We pet-sat a goldfish this week. I think a fish is about the only pet I ever care to have. So easy to take care of, you don’t have to play with it, and best of all, it makes a nice decoration for our dining room table. I actually kept it alive all week which isn’t always easy to do with fish. We gave it back today so I decided to find something else to attempt to keep alive… sooo…

5. I bought my first plants ever. The only thing I’ve ever attempted to keep alive was my bamboo plant. Seriously- bamboo is the easiest thing EVER. I water it once every 3 months and it just lives and grows and never dies! Well, this time around I bought things that are actually a little harder to take care of. I picked up some Basil and Lemongrass and I may invest in some cilantro/corriander later this week. I’ve already learned that you should plant mint with your basil to keep the bugs away- so I did that. I just bought all these plants today and got some pots and dirt and watered them. Now if it would actually get SUNNY in this dang country- they might actually have a chance of living. Let’s just hope it stops raining soon!

5. Weddings weddings galore. We’ve already been to two weddings in the last month and a half and we have 2 more to go to before I come home in March…although I think Andrew only can only get off work for one of them. Then I have Jens wedding at the end of March. Not to mention the 2 other weddings later this year. It’s marriage maddness!

6. Oh yeah… speaking of coming home- did you all know I’m coming home? I’m sure you all know that since my BFF is getting married but I’ll be home roughly March 13 thru April 1.

Off to go cook din din now. Andrew’s friend Alex is coming over tonight for dinner and Sinead and Mas are coming tomorrow. I love cooking. Woohoo.

Some Things Never Change December 18, 2007

So I didn’t really expect anything to change in the 2 1/2 months that I was gone, but a few things have caught my attention over the last few days. Like the Lays Potato Chip bag is different, Quizno’s has new menu items, gas prices went through the roof, my sister painted some of her house and my dad installed a new fancy toilet in my bathroom.

BUT- I’ve noticed way more things that have stayed the same. Here are just a few.

1. People still can’t drive! My road rage has returned! This kind of diminished when I moved away- if I drive in Australia, I’m so focused on the actual act of driving that I don’t care about retarded and/or slow drivers (in fact, I’m probably one of them). Well, the minute I returned, the frustration came back! In fact, I think it’s worse. Maybe it’s the holiday season but I feel like it takes me FOREVER to get anywhere. TOnight some old lady was driving 3 miles an hour (literally) down my sister’s street because she was looking at the lights. Well the lights must have blinded her because she failed to see ME trying to actually DRIVE behind her.

2. Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Oh how I missed these wonderful treats. I got my first one today and it brings back so many memories… of last year… when I used to get pumpkin spice lattes.

3. Missing Andrew. It’s only been a few days, but I feel like we’ve been apart forever. Just being home brings back all the feelings of missing him ALL the time  It’s great to think I’ll get to see him in a few weeks. On the flip side, it feels like I just saw my friends and family last week. My niece even said “it feels like you just left yesterday and then came back!” It won’t be nice leaving them all- but it shouldn’t be as hard as last time.

4. The TVs at the gym are still pieces of shit that never work. Today about 5 TVs out of 16 or so were working, and they were all playing the same stupid People’s Court.

5. My cell phone still has crappy service. Something that I forgot about after using Skype for the last few months.

6. Turkey Pepperoni is as wonderful as I remembered.

Overall, it feels like I was only gone a few weeks. But it does feel strange that it’s suddenly cold and dark after spending the last 8 months or so in warmer weather (and daylight savings time). It also is strange that jet lag not only affects sleeping patterns, but it affects my stomach as well. I don’t get hungry until at least 1:00-2:00pm – but then I’m hungry all night. It’s like I’m still on my Aussie eating schedule.

Yes I’m Copying Jen April 9, 2007

Here is my version of my loves and (don’t) loves… along with some other thoughts of the week.

1. I love Easter candy, specifically pastel candy corn

2. I love my boyfriend

3. I don’t love my week-long headache from hell. Yes, it literally has lasted a week off and on… mostly on. The other day it was like I had schizophrenia and I couldnt turn the voices off because everything seemed so loud that I just couldnt find a peacful quite spot in my house. Even my peaceful sound machine that sounds like a relaxing babbling brook was driving me nuts when it was on the lowest volume possible. I finally gave in and decided I have migraines even though I don’t see spots and get blurry eyes and crap.

4. I don’t love that Andrew lives over 7000 miles away.

5. I don’t love that he is stressed about finding a new job because the one he has doesn’t give him enough hours/income.

6. I love banana pudding that my mom made yesterday. Too bad everyone ate it all. I really just love most food in general. Most bad food. I’m hungry.

7. I love that I don’t have to wake up at 7 or even 8 every day to go to work.

8. I don’t love my age spots that are becoming so noticable that Jen saw me from across the room thought I had a bruise on my face. I’m not THAT old yet!

 

And here are a few other thoughts for the week:

I don’t understand the people who come to they gym with the following:

1. CD players. Ipods (and other MP3 players) have been out for a million years. Get with the times people.

2. Spandex pants and full butt underwear. If you want to wear the full butt, wear loose pants… if you want to wear spandex- invest in a g-string. SOOO many women do this and I just don’t get it!

3. Pink bras under white shirts. You know that you will be sweating like a pig later and you will look like a trashy sorority wet t-shirt contestant.

4. Regular clothes. If you are going to make the effort to work out, at least make an effort to change out of your jeans, work boots and regular t-shirt. You know after you sweat on the treadmill you wont be showering and changing into something else. Gross.

 

How do kids have so much energy? June 21, 2006

I babysat today. I love Preston and Emma, but I definitely don’t have the energy of a 3 or 6 year old!

I had the luxury of spending 2 hours playing crazy 8s (uno), Zingo (kid bingo) and Dora the Explorer Candyland… oh lets not forget 20 minutes of roll the ball back and forth into each others legs (or chuck it as hard as you can into auntie Ayo’s crotch, as Emma likes to play)- let me tell you… THAT was fun!

Then as if 2 hours of that wasn’t enough, I spent the next hour reading The Toothfairy book (3 times), Picky Mrs. Pickle, Crocoroos and Kangadiles (my personal Aussie fave), 1000 pages of shark facts (no, we did not read ALL 1000 pages) and Dolly the Dolphin, complete with clicking sounds for added pleasure.

In the middle of all that excitment, we made time to order pizza; however, pizza clearly just isnt enough for kids these days so they also had to enjoy some eggo waffle cereal and stouffers frozen chicken and potatoes.

I think my favorite part of the day was when we all decided to free the one-legged grasshopper Preston has held captive in a plastic box since Father’s day. Then to top it all off, we threw in some Tom and Jerry and then brushed some teeth… and headed off to bed.

at 8:45

It is now, 10:51. Preston is still awake. WHYYYYYYYY??? Now, I will cut him some slack. The poor guy is super sick and can hardly breath- and he just informed me that he can’t sleep because his sister is snoring. Awww he’s just like his auntie. If someone is snoring in the next house over it keeps me up!! Poor guy. I can totally empathize. And my poor boyfriend can too- because evidently, I have taken up snoring… or “heavy breathing”

DAMNIT!!! I’m such a hypocrite! I HATE snoring! I’ve become what I hate.

Ok time to do some MSN chatting with my love and then off to bed. One more day has come and gone!

My stupid temporary blog June 20, 2006

Well… as much as I didn’t want to get a stupid free blogger.com lame blog… it is taking to long too get my actual REAL website up… so this will have to do. I just have so many things to say today and they just can’t wait for a real site, because by then, they will be irrelevant.

1st things 1st

I found out something disappointing today. My dear friend Nicole got a bootleg copy of the Muse
CD today from Pete. Now, nicole knows I love Muse. She knows that I have been waiting all year, literally, for them to come back to the US so I could go see them. She knows that I was one of the first people to buy tickets for the upcoming show. I was even nice enough to call her and invite her to the show(s) (yes, I am going to 2)- because that’s the kind of friend I am… thoughtful, giving, etc.

Anyways… Nicole didnt even bother to tell me that she had this wonderful CD. Only did she tell me when I texted to share the news that Muse was # 1 on furious 5 at 9 (again, me being thoughtful). She texts me back… “I have the CD Yayay”

YAYAY for YOU!!! What about ME???? I’ll remember this the next time I get a bootleg Ashlee Simpson CD!!! Oh wait… that will NEVER happen. I only like good music! ooooooh burn. Sorry Jen.

Secondly,

I am happy to inform you all that I found another human on earth with my name. There is a girl, in florida… a teenager, named elsja. I know, this is so exciting… kinda. I thought it was so great at first! Like… WOW, there really is another elsja out there… who isn’t a dutch girl with braids who lives in a windmill. There’s an actual American, English speaking girl, with my name. With my name… MY NAME!! Ugh… my excitement died down as soon as I realized that I can no longer say I am the one and only Elsja in the United States. I always knew this probably wasn’t true. But deep down in my heart, I kinda hoped I was the only one.

I just get bored sometimes and google myself. Well usually all I find is my myspace page and a bunch of pages that say things like this:

flierenwich dan saweirn gustarf elsja swvent deutchzul

But the other day, I actually found another page in English. I just dont know how I feel… excited? a little. Disappointed? a litte. It’s just such an emotional rollercoaster. Ok maybe not, but it definitely is some interesting news!

And… at least I bought www.elsja.com a long time ago. You snooze you lose! Maybe one day soon I’ll actually put something on it

Lastly,

I would like to thank my stubborn boyfriend for wasting 20 minutes of our precious talk time tonight. And for declining my MSN checkers invitation. We really could have had a special night playing internet checkers. But instead, you were too stubborn and now, another day has come and gone. A day you will never be able to get back! What if I go to sleep tonight and there’s a massive earthquake and my house caves in and I die. Then you will feel guilty, won’t you? Then, you will wish you would have played that one last game of checkers… won’t you??? But I still love you. I suppose.