Here I am at wpgu 1071- radio station to the heart of Champaign/ Urbana. I’m sitting in the dj’s booth, which is street level, and right on Green Street and busiest street in campus town and people, strange people are looking in. I try not to look at them but sometimes I can’t help it. It’s just like being at a zoo, but who’s in the cage? Ooooo weird.
I walked here to the radio station and I realized almost immediately how I should have worn different socks and different shoes. And the weather is SO warm it was so nice. It’s like 61 degrees Fahrenheit. And CNN described the weather as 61 and dreary. How silly this weather reminds me of a couple of things- Florida during Christmas time while visits grandparents, also reminds me of a moist (and I know some people hate that word but it works) days in Europe somewhere. And the air smells slightly sweet and then again the wind picks up and you smell the south farms, which smells like cow poop. So I guess that COULD be sweet smelling. If you were in a particularly reminiscent mood and you grew up on a farm.
But I digress, then again that's all I do on here.
I listened to Michael Ian Black’s album “I’m a wonderful man” and he is so funny. I would dare say probably funnier than the other members of Stella on their own.
God bless Carmex. Have you ever tried this lip balm- and not just the pot of the stuff I’m talking the click stick and the flavors. I got strawberry! Strawberry, the best of artificial flavorings.
My dreams have been very messed up lately. One night was influenced by my watching of the legend of Zorro- so bizarre. And then last night I feel a tinge of “bender’s big score” (which was as always hilarious and I can’t wait for the next Futurama movie installments) present in my dream. I don’t mind having f-ed up dreams but I hate trying to reconstruct them in my head when I wake up.
I want the next few months to just fly by as if they were completely of no consequence but I know they wont- stupid time.
Also I think strangers are funny but not in person, in person I know I would think they’re annoying and probably unattractive for some obscure Seinfeldian reason. I love you Larry David.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
holidays are over
Here’s the pitch slow and straight all I have to swing and I’m a hero.
Anyways! It’s been a while I know- and there’s good reason- the holidays.
Matt and I went down to Texas to hang out with my parents. It was great. We decorated the tree and ate a bunch of really good food. We also saw this cool ice thing at the Gaylord Texan where like 50 Chinese ice sculptors put together an exhibit that they had to keep at 9 degrees Fahrenheit. So they gave everybody these big gold jackets it was a hoot- plus they had giant ice slides you could go down. I will say however that most of the people around us in line and just going through the exhibit made me want to shoot them. They were the rich stupid and beautiful type- ick. I prefer the poor ugly and smart any day. If you don’t know what I mean then I’ll take you to north Dallas and you can see what I mean. Anyways! In Texas we did something that was also kick ass. They sell fireworks starting on the 20th of December so we got a bunch of fireworks and set them off the end of my parent’s dock over the lake at the lake house. It was beautiful and fun to do. One even chased Matt it was pretty funny. Well then later Matt left to go to his home and that left just me and the fam, which was great. Christmas was a great time and I just love Christmas day. Giving gifts and receiving silly things. Like a oversized badminton set that my dad, mom, and brother and I all played with around the pool. Anyways! Then after a couple of days I flew up to Matt’s home of Quincy, IL. We figured that if he had to stay with my family that I would just have to spend time with his family. So Quincy had so many things to offer- late night truck stop eateries, and avenue of lights, the awesome mall, and we went to a brewery restaurant, which was great. It was a lot of fun. And oh we went to the casino close to town- I started with 10 bucks and ended with 10.18. Sweet! After the charms of small town Illinois we came back to Urbana.
And then it was time for Festivus. All old friends came into town and it was great! We exchanged gifts and drank (heavily). It was new years eve and we drank champagne at midnight out of plastic cups and measuring cups ( I didn’t want to use to glass incase someone was particularly cheery). It was so great and between three cameras I think we covered the party. Haha maybe I’ll have pictures up on facebook or something soon.
And so by now most everybody from the party has left town to go back to their cities and jobs. So it’s quiet and boring now. But that’s okay. It’s nice to have our apartment back to ourselves.
I’ve been thinking of joining a fitness center because I need more exercise but I’m so tired after work that I don’t know if I’d use it… I’m going to continue to think about it.
Singing ahhhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhhhhh ahhhh aaaaaaaaah.
Anyways! It’s been a while I know- and there’s good reason- the holidays.
Matt and I went down to Texas to hang out with my parents. It was great. We decorated the tree and ate a bunch of really good food. We also saw this cool ice thing at the Gaylord Texan where like 50 Chinese ice sculptors put together an exhibit that they had to keep at 9 degrees Fahrenheit. So they gave everybody these big gold jackets it was a hoot- plus they had giant ice slides you could go down. I will say however that most of the people around us in line and just going through the exhibit made me want to shoot them. They were the rich stupid and beautiful type- ick. I prefer the poor ugly and smart any day. If you don’t know what I mean then I’ll take you to north Dallas and you can see what I mean. Anyways! In Texas we did something that was also kick ass. They sell fireworks starting on the 20th of December so we got a bunch of fireworks and set them off the end of my parent’s dock over the lake at the lake house. It was beautiful and fun to do. One even chased Matt it was pretty funny. Well then later Matt left to go to his home and that left just me and the fam, which was great. Christmas was a great time and I just love Christmas day. Giving gifts and receiving silly things. Like a oversized badminton set that my dad, mom, and brother and I all played with around the pool. Anyways! Then after a couple of days I flew up to Matt’s home of Quincy, IL. We figured that if he had to stay with my family that I would just have to spend time with his family. So Quincy had so many things to offer- late night truck stop eateries, and avenue of lights, the awesome mall, and we went to a brewery restaurant, which was great. It was a lot of fun. And oh we went to the casino close to town- I started with 10 bucks and ended with 10.18. Sweet! After the charms of small town Illinois we came back to Urbana.
And then it was time for Festivus. All old friends came into town and it was great! We exchanged gifts and drank (heavily). It was new years eve and we drank champagne at midnight out of plastic cups and measuring cups ( I didn’t want to use to glass incase someone was particularly cheery). It was so great and between three cameras I think we covered the party. Haha maybe I’ll have pictures up on facebook or something soon.
And so by now most everybody from the party has left town to go back to their cities and jobs. So it’s quiet and boring now. But that’s okay. It’s nice to have our apartment back to ourselves.
I’ve been thinking of joining a fitness center because I need more exercise but I’m so tired after work that I don’t know if I’d use it… I’m going to continue to think about it.
Singing ahhhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhhhhh ahhhh aaaaaaaaah.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
late night with b. grif
It’s late and here I am. Writing about almost nothing.
From a girl inspired from years of Seinfeld.
Welp- it’s almost Christmas and I leave Wednesday for Dallas, TX. Matt and I are going together, which is always fun. I don’t know exactly what is so exciting but I guess getting to go back home. I wonder how long Dallas is going to be home? I guess always until I’m more dedicated and in love with a place. I’m not really in love Dallas, it’s not a particularly awesome city but it holds many people that I couldn’t live without. But anyways- Christmas should be delightful. I love buying presents for my family. It’s not so much that the presents are from me, they’re usually from my mom or dad TO my mom or dad but I am the one who goes to the store and buys the present with their money. It’s a delightful process that allows me to spend money. And isn’t that what is so fun about it all?
Jami was in town this last weekend and that was great. We hung out a lot which, was delightful someone else to talk to. And whilst hanging out with others, a cosmopolitan magazine was being read and something about my love/sex horoscope for the year (ra-goddamn-iculous those magazines are worthless for any real ways to improve yourself) said in passing that I dominate conversations. And of course I couldn’t help but notice how much I did actually dominate conversations. I just couldn’t help myself- I talk, a LOT. And always making jokes louder so every one can hear them so i can get the laugh. It was horrible- actually realizing that I was the funny girl. I don’t know why it was particularly unsettling but I’m better now. I calmed down my non-stop talking with some great Christmas crafting.
I made some Christmas decorations out of construction paper and glue and coffee filters. It was fun to be a child for an hour or two and making snowflakes out of coffee filters, and a paper chain. I even made little silver stars to hang from the window and lamp. It’s cute. But oh also this weekend to add to my decorations it snowed about 6 inches. So cute when it’s all fresh sparkling, bright and clean. But by now it’s already dirty and old. Oh well.
I’m watching “About Schmidt”, which I’ve only seen once before and I remember thinking it was so sad and so awful until the end. I cried a lot at the end I remember so now I’m just waiting for that redeeming perfect part. At 3:30 am. Well I took a nap today and I’m not tired. So there’s another reason why I’m here blabbing on, keyboard diarrhea.
But I’m not the sucker reading it so- ha!
From a girl inspired from years of Seinfeld.
Welp- it’s almost Christmas and I leave Wednesday for Dallas, TX. Matt and I are going together, which is always fun. I don’t know exactly what is so exciting but I guess getting to go back home. I wonder how long Dallas is going to be home? I guess always until I’m more dedicated and in love with a place. I’m not really in love Dallas, it’s not a particularly awesome city but it holds many people that I couldn’t live without. But anyways- Christmas should be delightful. I love buying presents for my family. It’s not so much that the presents are from me, they’re usually from my mom or dad TO my mom or dad but I am the one who goes to the store and buys the present with their money. It’s a delightful process that allows me to spend money. And isn’t that what is so fun about it all?
Jami was in town this last weekend and that was great. We hung out a lot which, was delightful someone else to talk to. And whilst hanging out with others, a cosmopolitan magazine was being read and something about my love/sex horoscope for the year (ra-goddamn-iculous those magazines are worthless for any real ways to improve yourself) said in passing that I dominate conversations. And of course I couldn’t help but notice how much I did actually dominate conversations. I just couldn’t help myself- I talk, a LOT. And always making jokes louder so every one can hear them so i can get the laugh. It was horrible- actually realizing that I was the funny girl. I don’t know why it was particularly unsettling but I’m better now. I calmed down my non-stop talking with some great Christmas crafting.
I made some Christmas decorations out of construction paper and glue and coffee filters. It was fun to be a child for an hour or two and making snowflakes out of coffee filters, and a paper chain. I even made little silver stars to hang from the window and lamp. It’s cute. But oh also this weekend to add to my decorations it snowed about 6 inches. So cute when it’s all fresh sparkling, bright and clean. But by now it’s already dirty and old. Oh well.
I’m watching “About Schmidt”, which I’ve only seen once before and I remember thinking it was so sad and so awful until the end. I cried a lot at the end I remember so now I’m just waiting for that redeeming perfect part. At 3:30 am. Well I took a nap today and I’m not tired. So there’s another reason why I’m here blabbing on, keyboard diarrhea.
But I’m not the sucker reading it so- ha!
Friday, December 7, 2007
list of rambles...
Man it’s been a while so let’s just get it over with.
1) my birthday was LAST Sunday and it was nice I got my presents which were “flight of the conchords” dvd’s from matt and a big nice camera from my parents. And amazing camera actually. And they even got a telephoto lens for it for me. incredible.
2) I miss having real friends. It’s so horrible- I refuse to do things that I found fun (at one point in time) but I can’t do them now because the people there are idiots or bitches or just plain boring. Actually now that I think about it they are mostly boring. They’re opinions are lame and unfounded and they are especially not funny. Boring= not funny. I do have one really great friend named matt though so thank god.
3) Serious sweet tooth lately. I can’t help it- it’s the holiday season which pretty much means that I eat way too much and feel awful about myself.
4) Fight club is such a silly movie. Known fact: Ed Norton I would have to say is somehow hotter in the movie than Brad Pitt.
5) I just watched “the Science of Sleep” and I cried. The sort of cry that hurts your throat for a little while. There’s a scene where he gets embarrassed and it just… got me. Even though he is a total mind fuck to the girl you can’t help but love him.
6) I got two funny albums and one curious album. Michael showalters “cats and sandwhiches” A +. I love showalter, he’s ridiculous and he pronounces words specifically to make them funny- what a guy! And I got the old demitri martin cd “these are jokes” equally funny. Demitri has great jokes that like your parents would enjoy and his music pieces remind me a lot of conchords. But I think that’s just because he was on the show and I like to think that they are friends and hang out and jam out with eachother. And the music cd I got was the Holloways “so this is London” interesting. Haven’t gotten a chance to listen to ALL the tracks but their single ”two left feet” makes me want to dance non-stop. They’re kind of ska I guess. But I guess I would sum it by saying they’re the opposite of lame.
7) I think I’m going to go to the hockey game tonight to support my undefeated fighting Illini. Woot.
8) Champaign- urbana is killing me. I said this to matt the other day and he agreed. I can’t wait to get out of here and I’ll shut out all these memories of how I was bored and missing people who rock and I’ll remember all the incredible nights I had.
9) What if matt and I did move to CA? that would be amazing. The bay area. California is beautiful and I bet we could have fun there. see things and ridiculous people. And I could work for my parents as a sales associate. So silly. But I think I would really love to be in the family business as it is called. It’d be so ridiculous. And I would get to talk to my dad and mom all the time and we would work together to make money. And that’s what brings me happiness- money. Hehe just kidding I meant being with my family.
10) Working at za’s is going well. Free meals and not too many hours to make me want to shoot myself. and my co-workers aren’t that bad!
11) I haven’t even started Christmas shopping! Yikes. Double yikes.
1) my birthday was LAST Sunday and it was nice I got my presents which were “flight of the conchords” dvd’s from matt and a big nice camera from my parents. And amazing camera actually. And they even got a telephoto lens for it for me. incredible.
2) I miss having real friends. It’s so horrible- I refuse to do things that I found fun (at one point in time) but I can’t do them now because the people there are idiots or bitches or just plain boring. Actually now that I think about it they are mostly boring. They’re opinions are lame and unfounded and they are especially not funny. Boring= not funny. I do have one really great friend named matt though so thank god.
3) Serious sweet tooth lately. I can’t help it- it’s the holiday season which pretty much means that I eat way too much and feel awful about myself.
4) Fight club is such a silly movie. Known fact: Ed Norton I would have to say is somehow hotter in the movie than Brad Pitt.
5) I just watched “the Science of Sleep” and I cried. The sort of cry that hurts your throat for a little while. There’s a scene where he gets embarrassed and it just… got me. Even though he is a total mind fuck to the girl you can’t help but love him.
6) I got two funny albums and one curious album. Michael showalters “cats and sandwhiches” A +. I love showalter, he’s ridiculous and he pronounces words specifically to make them funny- what a guy! And I got the old demitri martin cd “these are jokes” equally funny. Demitri has great jokes that like your parents would enjoy and his music pieces remind me a lot of conchords. But I think that’s just because he was on the show and I like to think that they are friends and hang out and jam out with eachother. And the music cd I got was the Holloways “so this is London” interesting. Haven’t gotten a chance to listen to ALL the tracks but their single ”two left feet” makes me want to dance non-stop. They’re kind of ska I guess. But I guess I would sum it by saying they’re the opposite of lame.
7) I think I’m going to go to the hockey game tonight to support my undefeated fighting Illini. Woot.
8) Champaign- urbana is killing me. I said this to matt the other day and he agreed. I can’t wait to get out of here and I’ll shut out all these memories of how I was bored and missing people who rock and I’ll remember all the incredible nights I had.
9) What if matt and I did move to CA? that would be amazing. The bay area. California is beautiful and I bet we could have fun there. see things and ridiculous people. And I could work for my parents as a sales associate. So silly. But I think I would really love to be in the family business as it is called. It’d be so ridiculous. And I would get to talk to my dad and mom all the time and we would work together to make money. And that’s what brings me happiness- money. Hehe just kidding I meant being with my family.
10) Working at za’s is going well. Free meals and not too many hours to make me want to shoot myself. and my co-workers aren’t that bad!
11) I haven’t even started Christmas shopping! Yikes. Double yikes.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
I’m watching You’ve Got Mail and this movie is good no matter what you feel like. Anyways here’s a couple of things I’ve been thinking about.
1) I’m going to start wearing my cowboy boots regardless of what my outfit is.
2) I need a new cute hoody… preferably something that is super trendy and warm
3) I’ve started parting my hair on the other side of my head and it’s a weird sensation not knowing which way to brush your hair out of your face. Also I'm going to color it dark dark brown when friends are in town to do it for me.
4) I love tom hanks. Movies that are never to be passed (included already mentioned you’ve got mail) Big, That Thing You Do, Gump, Toy Story, Joe Vs. the Volcano, every episode that he was interviewed on Conan O’brian… and many others.
In other news…
Work is going well. I do come home smelling of garlic and onions but it’s free food and a paycheck. Oh my god and guess what!
My birthday is this Sunday!!! I’ll be 23. I already got a birthday check from my aunt, which was very much appreciated. And my mom said a birthday package is coming on Friday!! How exciting. And Matt is taking me to a fancy pants restaurant on Sunday. Anyways.
My brother said he was going to get a dog… I hope he does.
1) I’m going to start wearing my cowboy boots regardless of what my outfit is.
2) I need a new cute hoody… preferably something that is super trendy and warm
3) I’ve started parting my hair on the other side of my head and it’s a weird sensation not knowing which way to brush your hair out of your face. Also I'm going to color it dark dark brown when friends are in town to do it for me.
4) I love tom hanks. Movies that are never to be passed (included already mentioned you’ve got mail) Big, That Thing You Do, Gump, Toy Story, Joe Vs. the Volcano, every episode that he was interviewed on Conan O’brian… and many others.
In other news…
Work is going well. I do come home smelling of garlic and onions but it’s free food and a paycheck. Oh my god and guess what!
My birthday is this Sunday!!! I’ll be 23. I already got a birthday check from my aunt, which was very much appreciated. And my mom said a birthday package is coming on Friday!! How exciting. And Matt is taking me to a fancy pants restaurant on Sunday. Anyways.
My brother said he was going to get a dog… I hope he does.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
what i did during my fall vacation
I’m back in IL. After being in a very relaxing very family Texas. Let me tell you what I did in TX.
Went to dinner with Stef!!! My dearest oldest friend- we had Mexican food and it was great. We had a good conversation and topped it off with some delicious desserts sopapillas. And I didn’t really realize how long we had been friends until later that night I stayed up til 2 am looking at old family photos… I was mainly looking for a baby photo to add to matt’s baby picture we have in our apartment already.
Plus I found great pictures of my parents being young and dating and it made me so happy. Also made me realize my parents have this whole other life that existed before I was born. They once were stupid teenagers and did things before I was even a thought in their head. But I took one picture of my parents in college at a 50’s party, both with cigars in their mouths. When I told my parents I took said picture, my dad immediately went into a story of how a good friend was so drunk and passed out or something and how they also were totally sloshed and had to talk to a police officer to save the passed out friend. And they drove home drunk. Honestly! My parents were/are such bad influences. But I love them all the same.
Then I went to the lake house with my parents and we started our holiday of making and eating food and watching movies. My brother and uncle and cousin showed up later and that was our Thanksgiving. I also realized I drank more wine and beer than water. Also we burned a big pile of yard trash. Like tree stumps and leaves and such. Fires are so amazing.
So yep. Then I flew back up to St. Louis and had a big lunch with Matt's parents, sister, brother, grandparents, and uncles. So THAT was slightly exhausting. But I made it back to Urbana, IL.
It’s nice to be back but I had such a great time. *sigh*
Went to dinner with Stef!!! My dearest oldest friend- we had Mexican food and it was great. We had a good conversation and topped it off with some delicious desserts sopapillas. And I didn’t really realize how long we had been friends until later that night I stayed up til 2 am looking at old family photos… I was mainly looking for a baby photo to add to matt’s baby picture we have in our apartment already.
Plus I found great pictures of my parents being young and dating and it made me so happy. Also made me realize my parents have this whole other life that existed before I was born. They once were stupid teenagers and did things before I was even a thought in their head. But I took one picture of my parents in college at a 50’s party, both with cigars in their mouths. When I told my parents I took said picture, my dad immediately went into a story of how a good friend was so drunk and passed out or something and how they also were totally sloshed and had to talk to a police officer to save the passed out friend. And they drove home drunk. Honestly! My parents were/are such bad influences. But I love them all the same.
Then I went to the lake house with my parents and we started our holiday of making and eating food and watching movies. My brother and uncle and cousin showed up later and that was our Thanksgiving. I also realized I drank more wine and beer than water. Also we burned a big pile of yard trash. Like tree stumps and leaves and such. Fires are so amazing.
So yep. Then I flew back up to St. Louis and had a big lunch with Matt's parents, sister, brother, grandparents, and uncles. So THAT was slightly exhausting. But I made it back to Urbana, IL.
It’s nice to be back but I had such a great time. *sigh*
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