there is one particular bathroom at work i always use. i do this with pretty much every space i frequent - i assign myself a bathroom. i don't know if you do this, but i'm pretty sure it's a universal thing. it's typically the second bathroom in - something i think may have to do with me being born on a tuesday (second day of the work week, first part sounds like 2) or the fact that i was born in the second month. either way, i'm always heading for that bathroom. i have other rules i make myself abide by (the every other stall rule is also notable) but this one is seriously ingrained in my mind. 

recently i walked into the bathroom at work, 100% on autopilot, pushed upon the door to my stall and started to sit down before i realized someone was in there. yeah that's right - i started to SIT DOWN. i almost sat on a woman's bare lap as she was mid-urine stream probably. i mean obviously, the main issue here is that her door wasn't locked. but another main issue is that i almost sat on her lap. but at least she wasn't someone from my department right? i don't have to interact with her on a regular basis. 

WRONG-O. i do have to interact with her on a regular basis, not because of work things, but because we have the same friggin bathroom schedule! our bodies apparently thrive on awkwardness because they insist on making us pee at the exact same time! obviously we never speak of that day and that thing that almost happened. obviously. but in between the lines of our pleasantries? there are some heavy implications. those are some heavy silences.

first meal of the new year

sunny side up egg with an extra runny yolk (classic dippy eggs), topped with crispy, greasy bacon & an american single served alongside mushy sweet potatoes with onions (fried in bacon fat) & a glass of oj. boo ya.

crossing off my lists

this week feels like list-o-mania. and not a fun list-o-mania. pay bills, make deposits, run errands, clean, unpack, mail things - it's all been very grown up things that are not very fun, but are very necessary.

i think my ideal list would really be: 1) read a book, 2) watch thelma and louise, 3) set a timer and write for 30 minute, 4) build some puppets, 5) bake some earl grey cake.

maybe that can be my list for next week and i'll hold off on all this 'fix your bike' and 'hang your laundry' nonsense.

too many pictures of my new year's eve

 

ate a three course meal (complete with filet mignon & key lime pie) at Sabrina's in the Italian Market & polished off four bottles of wine among the 8 of us. then walked to olde city, watched fireworks on the roof of mercedes house, & played with sparklers. someone caught my hair on fire and left a burn on my chest but all was well in the end. danced and played with a terrific mix of friends from home and amigos from college. love all over the place. 

2013 Resolutions

1. Leave the country at least once. Iceland? Germany? At least Canada, right? That's totally plausible.
2. Get my motorcycle license. Take the class at PennDot and get certified to ride.
3. Learn to use my SLR camera better. It's such a beautiful piece of equipment (and so expensive!) that i rarely pull it out for fear of messing it up. but it takes amazing photos and there are so many pretty things in my life! i'm pulling this thing out more frequently, becoming more comfortable with it, and learning how this sucker works.
4. Interview my family. Video interviews with at least my immediate family so I have a little time capsule of who they are at this point in their lives.
5. Compile a writing portfolio. (2 spec scripts, 1 original pilot) If you're going to call yourself a writer you should probably write something to back it up.
6. Build at least 2 puppets. This has been on my list for a long time. I have the supplies I just have to nut up and do it.
7. Learn a little German. Maybe even buy Roestta Stone? The dream would be learning german then renting an apartment in Berlin for a week. That would be two resolutions in one go!
8. Make more videos. Generate content! 
9. Make one new recipe a week. Girl, you have enough cookbooks/pins/old Rachael Ray magazines. About time you worked through them. 
10. Read 20 new books. Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Confederacy of Dunces, and White Teeth are all waiting for you on your nightstand.

what are your big plans, amigos? 

2012: the year in review

it was busy. it feels like this year has been a whole lifetime. let's talk about all the things that went down! in no particular order: 

• graduated college 
• moved to south philly
• drove to florida and went to harry potter world
• ate some amazing food in charleston
• went to austin texas with beth cozzolino and learned about sociology/ate a lot of tacos/watched bats
• hosted awesome theme parties including librarian's delight, classic toga, and a wizard surprise party
• started working full time at Sprout
• had a successful 12-show run of our improvised B-movie with my improv team, Asteroid!
• went to Sufjan's christmas concert 
• fell more in love with MikeYaz
• roadtripped to New Hampshire with a bunch of crazy people
• fell in love with my bike again
• brunched a stupid amount
• learned to make amazing sours mix
• won free tickets to the led zeppelin experience and got to live like a VIP for two hours
• accidentally ate a raw shrimp
• said goodbye to Great Place
• got a flat tire in the trader joe's parking lot
• ran/walked a 5K (color run color fun!)
• sent a lot of mail
• had a misunderstood halloween costume (sybil! from downton abbey! come on people!)
• showed off my city to my aunts and my mom/other mothers
• got better at the ukulele
• roadtripped to the midwest. saw kim's crazy college life, ate two dinners in one night in chicago, drank fishbowls on a tuesday in ohio, made a stuffed ghost buster pole dance at iup. 
• watched a lot of netflix
• went on the harrisburg house tour and rode a motorcycle 
• made a superhero short film 
• wrote a spec script that was formulated with a friend over drunk mexican food 
• said goodbye to an amazing improviser and writing partner unexpectedly in august. 
• gained weight from the excessive brunching and boozing. i have a serious brunch/beer booty working now. 
• sat in a hot tub for too long drinking baileys.
• drank beers in a canoe with my cousin. 
• built a tee-pee
• fell more deeply in love with everyone in my life. got better at accepting things for what they are. crossed off my lists. changed my mind about things. starting seeing people through the eyes of their mothers. cried about how wonderful everything is. cried a lot in general. drove to and from harrisburg by myself dozens of times, thinking about how blessed i am and how full my heart feels.

i hope this upcoming year is full of the same. and it will be. because i want it to be that way and so i shall make it that way. 

2012 resolutions: let's check in

i resolved a lot of things this time last year. i posted the list on my blog, kept it written in the back of my notebook, and was diligent in making sure things got crossed off. here's how it went:

• go on a new england road trip. DONE! went up to new hampshire with the TU crew this past August.
• do something different with my hair. DONE!  I cut that mane down!
• build a tee pee. DONE! it stands proudly in the corner of my living room.
• graduate college. DONE! this was definitely a freebie.
• fix up my etsy. kind of done. i listed a bunch of things to try to move old stock and i'm hoping to re-vamp everything in the coming months.
• go to chicago. DONE! only got to spend a day here but it was wonderful.  i want to go back with mikeyaz in tow.
• learn three full songs on the ukulele. DONE! santa baby, sentimental heart, chimbly sweep, vibe so hot, you and i - i'm all over this one.
• more karaoke, more wigs, more theme parties. DONE! new favorite karaoke song is "In the End" by linkin park. new favorite wig is my short black bob. favorite theme party of the year was librarian's delight. or wizard party. or no white sheets toga party. it's a toss-up. 
• throw a dinner party. DONE! french onion soup, pumpkin & spinach mac'n'cheese, spinach salad with warm bacon dressing. carly, tim, ben, katy, laura, jonah, suzie, and scott were all in attendance.
• knit a sweater. kind of done. half way done. work in progress. 
• go to more concerts. DONE! sufjan stevens, led zeppelin experience,
• learn a few conversational words in a foreign language. nothing on this one. i'll push it into the new year.

not too shabby, amigos. i think i was pretty good at achieving goals this past year - i have a book full of crossed off to-do lists to prove it. up next: 2013 resolutions.