Pooped!

That's me...Does anyone else besides my mom use that to indicate that they are tired? Maybe it's just my family...

I went to bed at 11pm last night, only to wake up at 3:30am, wide awake and not able to lie in bed anymore...damn IT! I was sleeping very soundly so I'm not sure why I woke up, but DAMN IT. All was not lost because I decided to go to the couch and watch some tv to see if that would help and lo and behold, there was a movie on that I've always meant to rent on IFC, The Wisdom of Crocodiles with Jude Law (before he became cheesy). I missed the first half hour of it, but it was on until 5am so I had to see it through to the end and I still wasn't falling asleep anyway...I think around 7 I conked out and then of course - woke up late! Which means I got to work late. But OH WELL. Looks like I'll be crashing around 8pm tonight - I'm soooooooooooo sleepy. It's looking to be one of those days.

Anyway. On to the massive amounts of coffee and work work work.

Small Treasures

So, Sunday turned out to be super fun, filled with all the things I love most - jewelry hunting, mangos and coconuts, two new Juicy Tubes, a tiny good luck turtle (fake, not real), seeing our Cute British Curtain Salesman that we always talk to at street fairs, margaritas, walking around the city, sweet and spicy chai teas sipped while sitting outside, and a new cool perfume that is perfect for me.

The Perfume: "Cast A Spell" by Lulu Guinness
Inspired by fairy tales like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, Cast a Spell is infused with a touch of wickedness, and glittery, frosted, enchanted forests, magic love potions, the richness of Baroque art, and the dance between light and dark, coolness and warmth.

Notes: Dark Berries, Frosted Blackberry Pulp, Mulberry, Red Currant, Iced Lavender, Lilac Petals, Davana Blossoms, Black Velvet Fig, Amber, Bourbon, White Patchouli.

Style: Intoxicating. Intriguing. Captivating.















red fake cinnabar earrings, a lovely pop of color when wearing all black














black onyx ring














super cute headband which looks doubly cute when worn with hair in ponytail or french twist




















and last but not least, the much sought-after rose quartz ring!

You'll be happy to know that the bad mood passed without incident...ha! Ate Cuban food in Forest Hills after work on Friday and only needed one glass of wine to "self medicate" myself right out of the crappy mood I was in...this was followed by spending most of the day yesterday in the Beauty Salon getting my hair cut and colored - no highlights!! My hair has gotten super long and especially in this heat, it's been super heavy and hot so she left it long, but cut it in such a way that it lightens the weight of it somewhat, with lots of layers and angles so that it has "movement". Also, the bright blonde highlights were making it look overprocessed and too dry so I had her just dye it close to my natural light brown but a really lovely warm golden brown which I really like and I think my hair looks healthier. So there...sometimes you just need a little bit of pampering (in this case 3 hours worth). Now today I think it's off to a street fair or two or possibly the Dragon Boat festival in Queens and that's all to report - I know, not very interesting, but I knew you all were wondering "how did that bad mood of hers turn out?" and I just wanted to reassure you that all is well and I'm back to feeling quite smiley.

IN A BAD BAD MOOD. I'M GOING FOR A WALK. I THINK I NEED A MARGARITA OR SOME OTHER LIQUOR FAST.

HELP ME JEBUS!

I'm sad...

That's the general feeling at the moment..sad. Because about a month or so ago, I feel like I lost a friend and I hate losing friends. There are some friendships or acquaintances that come and ago and based on their value, its generally okay - people lose touch or stop having things in common or never had anything except maybe work to talk about and when you stop being co-workers, the friendship or bond that you have dissolves. And those are okay - that's life. That type of person usually just slides out of your life and at some point it seems as if they were never there at all. But this friend was very valuable to me and someone I cared very deeply for and somehow, they slipped away - it doesn't matter whether or not it's my fault or the other person's fault, what matters is that the friendship, and the bond, and the general caring about that person is missed and there is a void because of their absence and so I'm sad

Just thought this was funny: they played a new Yo La Tengo song just now on the radio (Beanbag Chair - very good) and apparently their new album has a FANTASTIC title:

"I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass"

hahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!

will tshirts be made available?

Found: Great poem on the subway this morning

An Old Cracked Tune

My name is Solomon Levi,
the desert is my home,
my mother's breast was thorny,
and father I had none.

The sands whispered, Be separate,
the stones taught me, Be hard.
I dance, for the joy of surviving,
on the edge of the road.

-Stanley Kunitz

Some Pics and My Weekend

Went to the beach early early early on Saturday and relaxed there til the afternoon and that was lovely - the first time my toes have been in the ocean all year! Then we had Malaysian food (yummy coconut rice and shrimp) and saw Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - which was HYSTERICAL. Not Borat hysterical (although Borat plays the French rival) but still PRETTY HILARIOUS. Then I had a migraine for most of yesterday so I think I basically slept as much as I could to get rid of it..I think that vacation to The Idaho Potatoes is DEFINITELY in order! Speaking of the Potatoes, see these cutie pie pics Snow White just emailed me:

Hell on Earth

Well it's so hot that they are closing our building down for the day and we get to go home...the only trouble is it's the middle of the day and so extremely hot that I'm dreading the subway ride home...this week, I've been waiting until 7 or so to head home so at least the trains aren't so packed and hot and steamy and the air is bit cooler outside but I just want to go home now! Can I teleport? Can Trump come and copter me home?

Another note of weirdness: I've been going to bed super early every night, like at 10 or 11 (bear in mind that I used to go to sleep closer to 2am and wake up at 8:30) but instead of sleeping my normal 8 hours, I've been waking up between 4:30 and 5:30, and I'm wide awake and I can't go back to sleep. I know I need more than 6 hours of sleep a night, so what's up with that? I'm really tired during the day (part of it is the heat) because of this and I'm sick of it. Sick, I tell you! Ah, well....it's nice being up so early so I suppose I'll get used to it...

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don't go back to sleep.
-Rumi

Trudging on, curse words at the ready, out into the heat we go!

Silver Lining - FOUND!

The silver lining lies in the Land of Famous Potatoes! That's right, I'm talking about Idaho, the panhandle to be precise, outside of Spokane, Washington, where the little cottage in the woods where Snow White, Prince Charming (Dan Sandwich), and Two Little Smooshie Dwarves live...along with a cat and two puppies and the Evil Queen Aunt Judy...ha ha... no, maybe she can be a dwarf too... anyway I'll be heading out to fight with some swords and play pirates and exclaim "arrgh, it's driving me nuts!" with Jacob O. and do magic tricks and put on a show with the Allie Gator and hang out with the Family at the end of the month, so I'm happy as pie about that... I think I got a little homesick over the past week... on Sunday night, my cousin Jason called me from my Mom and Dad's and he and his family were visiting and I wished that I was there with them having a good time, telling the usual funny family tales and such and then Snow White had to tease me about the cooler Northwest air and so I thought...a vacation is in order! Yippee!!!

Okay, back to the hotness that is my office!