an ode to brian

I have a preoccupation with Brian Williams of NBC nightly news. At 6:30 every evening he appears to summarize the events of the day. I like that he's so well informed.

He writes a blog, The Daily Nightly. Well it isn't just his, but he posts on it, and I like it.

I feel that he is the type of person who I would like to read aloud to me a biography of an ex-President. When he wears the blue tie, it brings out the color of his eyes.

oh yea, i have a blog...

Oops. Well January is almost over, and I can hardly believe it. I have been spending most of my time at home reading books. This month I've gone through: The Celestine Prophecy (re-read, still f*cking great book), Dracula, The Historian and The Alchemist.

To the left (or above, depending on how this reads) is the neediest kitty in the ENTIRE world, Mia. I love her dearly. Every morning I wake up and she is either staring at me (kind of creepy), or laying on the pile of dirty clothes on the floor. She proceeds to follow me from room to room. She likes to jump on my feet, watch me brush my teeth, play with my knitting needles, and type on the computer. Isn't she lovely?

I had an interview with a temp agency this morning. It's not the grandest thing in the world, but it will hopefully lead to a job, we'll see. My fingers hurt from the battery of typing tests I was subjected to. I'll hopefully post stuff more regularly now that things are picking up a little around here.

happy new year!

I arrived safely in Ohio on Christmas Eve eve after an uneventful (thank god) 15-hour road trip. I had a quiet and nice Christmas at home with the familia plus my Aunt and Uncle, the latter whom I almost killed because he gave away the twist in "Million Dollar Baby". Aaanyways, i've been enjoying my little break here so far, meaning my break from reality. I'm in the process of finding a job (full-time with sweet benefits, anybody interested?), building my strength back up so I can actually exercise again, and trying to find some sort of direction for my life. I'll keep ya'll updated on how all of that goes.

Ok so now the main event, New Years Eve! I think this year was the best so far. As you can see, we played Twister. This picture shows just how much I love the Van Arsdale family. Above you see me smashed in between Greg and Lauren. It was her bright idea to play with six people (that doesn't work so much). As you may be able to predict, I ended up in a pile of Van Arsdale. We spent most of the night playing ridiculous board games. If you don't think that would be very exciting, you have not met my friends. We had the best time. I laughed so hard at some of our word choices in Balderdash that I almost busted my gut several times :)

According to Karlie's family tradition, cramming twelve grapes into your mouth within the first minute of the New Year is good luck, so of course we did it. We drank champagne and made a half-assed effort to bang pots and pans (I told you guys I was doing that this year no matter what). We sorely missed our poor Malaysian jungle boy Zachary, but I had a great night with my lovely friends and am SO happy to be back in their presence :) Happy 2006!