Monday, June 28, 2010

saturday was my time to SHINE. my claim to kidsafe fame...my chance to promote my baby like an overzealous stage mom. tabling for work is one thing, tabling in baltimore in the summer heat is quite another. talking to parents all day about sustainable seafood is fab and all...but no shade and oppressive heat make simone a tired, cranky girl. after roughly 6 hours baking in the sun at the aquarium summer "fun" event, i began to lose interest in pestering parents about our healthy, sustainable seafood options. a carefully rehearsed program spiel graduatally degenerated into cave man hand motions. but hey, we did manage to unload about 300 magnets on people, thats account for some success right?

as a notorious non-napper, after saturday's talk/roast fest, i was all too happy to relinquish over to the dark side and into my bed. and air conditioning. after a solid hour and a half, i woke, showered the sweat and sunburn off, and got my ass in gear for a night of dancing and awkward greek men in the military. amazing.

after all the excitement, the slightest hint of hang over and one whiff of that humid air sent me straight to a friends house, escaping the heat and any call to activity for a solid 9 hours spend sprawled across her couch. several episodes of house hunters, man v. food and two movies later, and i eventually abandoned my well carved out couch nook and dragged my tired tush back home.

i like to think of it as a well balanced weekend, my saturday action ying to sundays lazy yang.

Friday, June 25, 2010

life sans my regular roomy (currently off exploring the rough and tumble wilderness of buenos aires) has been a little less bubbly, but not without adventures!

tuesday evening i met up with a friend for drinks turned impromptu dinner event. we decided to check out jackies, a converted auto shop dining experience similar to what i imagine a good acid trip to be...a barrage of colors and shapes. The food and cute wait staff werent too bad either

the following afternoon i met up with a few fellow shark nuts for happy hour. new BEST happy hour spot EVER...right downtown. a little unassuming japanese place, mazu. im telling you, these drinks (cocktails under $6) packed a serious punch AND were tasty...the so called 'asian long island.' two drinks later and we were all slightly shambles.

thursday i agreed to check out a german happy hour with some coworkers, both of whom actually speak german (me..neit!). somehow i got wrangled into coming, but hey, i figured A. i at least i look german and B. its an excuse to check out the new beer garden on H st. we showed up fashionably late around 8, facing a table of about 25 or so german speakers of all ages. conversation momentarily paused and all eyes trailed our movements as my coworker and i squeezed in at the end of the table with the other stragglers. the moment i sat down, people launch into conversation-in german-as i just sat there like a lump batting my eyelashes, pretending like i knew what was going on. after somewhat long awkward expectant pauses, i eventually offered up that i dont actually know any german. after a few looks of confusion and annoyance (understandably...being at a german CONVERSATION group meeting), people switched over to english. we met some interesting characters...the infamous 'sleep apena' ex soldier, the token croatian creeper who continually made sexual inuendos, the elderly soft spoken german women, and friendly wine enthusiast. i cant remember the last time ive laughed so hard to the point of tears with a complete group of strangers. as the night wore on, i began to forget i was blocks away from the dc ghetto and fancied myself in the bavarian hills, lulled into confusion by omnipresent german conversation and long rows of tables lined with german beer drinking patrons. after the evening of spotty german lessons, i even managed to corral a frenchie into being my speaking partner on my way back from the bathroom...heard that accent, ears perked, reverted to attack mode, made a bee line and cornered that helpless french man in conversation, securing a business card and offer to come 'mix and mingle' with dc's french elite. done and done.

yet another happy hour and evening of soccer is in the cards tonight, meeting up with some folks at neighborhood haunt and sports bar extraordinaire lucky bar. trying to go a little low key tonight, a few drinks, some nibbles, hit the sack early to wake up bright and early for my World Ocean Day event tomorrow in baltimore.

holy smokes...tues, wed, thur, fri, and sat night out and about...when did i become such a lush???

Friday, June 18, 2010

its been far too long, benefits, nice to finally meet you!

i was just handed my offer letter, complete with HIGHER SALARY and benefits. Were talking 401 K, HEALTH INSURANCE, PTO.....the works!

some 9 odd jobs later, and im officially 'working class' (as opposed to indentured servant). soon to be one of those people who walk around without a care in the world, no thought to hidden potholes or reckless bus drivers because they can actually afford to go to the doctor, no second guessing that purchase because they already have a retirement plan accruing funds, no hesitation in booking that fiji vacation because they get paid to take time off.

goodbye buyers guilt! hello pedestrian right of way! now if i could only find where i put my passport...

Monday, June 7, 2010

man the 90s were great. my new anthem.

every girl should know at least 1 alanis songs by heart


Thursday, June 3, 2010

if you havent gone to see passion pit in concert, youre missing out.

last night's show at the rams head in baltimore was well worth the trek across state lines, a high energy arms flailing jump around dance party. i was even inducted into some cuddle action, unintentionally big spooning a canoodling couple in front of me as the crowd pushed us together. my purse was the only thing standing between us and some common decency.

midway through the show, we followed the trail of two girls bulldozing through the crowd and escaped the chronic cuddlers. one rendition of little secrets and one fabulous cover of dreams by the cranberries later and i was one happy camper. as the crowd waited for the much anticipated sleepyhead during the requisite pause between the show and encore, the whole audience began the slow clap which quickly escalated into an all out chant. gotta love mob mentality.

definitely on my list of 'bands id like to someday meet and become bffls with'

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

two seats in front of me on the bus, a man, 50+, hair plugs streaked with orange highlights, pulls out a discman from his coat pocket, followed by a britney spears cd circa 2001, puts on heahphones and jams out.

that just made my wednesday