tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65957262011-07-19T12:53:37.146-05:00Caseynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-62727562257727880092011-07-15T11:43:00.000-05:002011-07-15T11:43:56.729-05:00

that's the best way to sum up what my life has been like since i last posted. just all sorts of crazy things going on. florida, new friends, new experiences, new feelings, a wedding, a LOT of drinking, not a lot of sleep, and then back to normal life. the fun part is that un-normal life resumes again in just a week. i can't wait. so here are some photos of what i've been up to in recent weeks.

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so tonight didn't start well. i was down when i got home. i was tired from the concert, frustrated with people, and generally stressed out. i have a lot on my plate for the next week, and even though it will be fun (yay for being on vacation!!), there's a lot of pressure/details/shit going down.  and i didn't want to eat the same freaking thing i've had for the last three weeks, which has been

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i am lucky to have some fantastic friends. i went to an amazing elementary/middle/high school that has produced some of the coolest people i've ever met. two of those people popped up yesterday to provide me with an incredible, only-in-new-york experience.  my friend e works for good morning america. you might have heard of it. she works with one of the major anchors, she's big time. she has a

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Except a more productive version of this. A version you wouldn't have to clean up, because you've been so amazingly productive. But that sense of joy? Yes.  I'm proud of myself today guys :) 

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i had one of those days that it was so productive it gives you an energy boost. i checked a whole bunch of stuff off my "to do before vacation" work list, and also a whole bunch of things off of the "things to get done before the wedding" list! so exciting! and i'm not stopping. and i'm not writing anymore either, because i am going to leave and go run more errands while i still have energy,

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so today, i seriously needed my mental health moment (mhm). i know i probably should say that every time, but today had reached a point of anxiety that's rare for me. all with good cause, of course.  in no particular order, i am dealing with: - finding a new roommate/moving rooms/losing my roommate- being the best lady at my sister's wedding in 12 days- my sister getting married - my unhappily

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so a couple of years ago, i got invited to my second baby shower. i didn't know what to get her/them. in a craft store, i decided sewing a quilt would be a good idea. i managed to finish it under the gun, and the soon-to-be mom was enamored with my gift. like, she love love loved it. and i knew it was something that would be in her daughter's life for a long time. and thus a tradition was born.

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so this morning did not start out well. in fact, it started out the opposite of well. and that continued through the morning. but now? all better! why? i took a mental health moment.  i do that sometimes, but now i'm making it a thing. and giving it a name.  some shots from today's MHM:  pretty flowers + hipter camera ap = cool picture! i went to a grocery store down the block for lunch, and got

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trying to adapt this attitude today:  so far? not working. but still trying... 6 more hours of work, 3 hours of driving, and a relaxing weekend away. ARE WE THERE YET? 

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for someone to do something like THIS for me:

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so my sister is getting married at the end of the month. it's a small a city hall wedding, the big shindig is next year. but that doesn't mean that the photos we take on that day are going to disappear, so there's been some internal pressure from myself to lose weight. in comes atkins. and all of a sudden, the world is full of things like this. for those of you who are not familiar (which was

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so it's official: red heads have the most fun. there have been some differing opinions on my hair. several people have said "why did you DO that?!?!" when they first saw it. a couple smart ones asked "did you dye your hair?" and one ever so loving coworker took one look at me and said "it's LOUD." but those idiots are in the minority. i get a lot of double takes, and a lot lot lot of

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so i have a secret. i'm excited for tomorrow. why's that you say? because it's saturday and you have a blissful day of nothing planned? well, no. i have to work all day. BUT before that? secret fun things. i'm dying my hair red!! wooooo! i have an amazing hair stylist. like, sent from god. she is actually a colorist at ted gibson salon, but my roommate was lucky enough to know her when she

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so, i'm back. yes, again. i'm thinking this time it might stick. we'll see. in the past couple of days, i've done the following: joined the character project, and critiqued my friend's new blog. and both of those things made me realize that maybe i miss blogging. and maybe i should try it again. so here i am. updates? oh sure, i've got some. not really. i'm still in new york, still

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so i was trolling around on the internet this morning, doing my usual "i hope this inspires me to get to work" stuff. (it never works. i continue to try. and i stumbled upon this, via melanie. and it got me thinking. it got me thinking two things. one, it got me thinking that i want to ask people this. i want to know more dreams. and part of the reason why i want to know more dreams leads to

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hiiii.i don't think anyone actually reads this any more, but i'm back, at least for now. i was inspired to write again by the most random of things. i was listening to ingrid michaelson. i felt the need to hear 'keep breathing.' (i felt this need, internets, because i am hungover. and trying to get through work when you're hungover is not easy.)so i was listening to it, and deciding that i want

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it's been a long week. and i am extraordinarily tired today, resulting in a grumpy snedapants. so, i thought today would be a really good day to try and focus on the small good things, rather than the general anger towards the world i'm currently rocking. 1. two songs i really like - pink's "sober" and john legend's "green light." i love them, and i've been listened to them constantly today. 2.

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1. sunshine. 2. getting up on time this morning, which made me feel more ready to take on the day. 3. making some extra cash. BADLY NEEDED extra cash.4. feeling like i sort of have a handle on things at work.5. being favrd on twitter. it makes me really happy, which is silly. but silly is okay too.

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since it's been awhile, i'll stick with the list format, but make some meatier choices. hi friends. sorry i've been away. here are some small things that make me happy today.1) getting out of the city. i got to head down to philly this weekend for a quick 36 hour celebration of the fact that my former boss is old. (40) i got a haircut, saw the momma, the puppa, and some old friends i hadn't seen

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it's worth me taking a minute or two to explain to you, internets, how crazy it is that i am running on a treadmill, on a regular basis. to start with, i have always hated running. and treadmills seemingly took away all that i could even fathom liking (scenery, challenges, etc.)so i didn't do treadmills. i did the elliptical, or pretty much anything else i could do to avoid it. but then, when i

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1. seeing results from my hard work. it makes forging ahead that much easier, and it's giving me a new found confidence at just the right time.2. knowing that if i wanted to, i could totally finish a triathalon.3. rotisserie chicken.4. sunshine. 5. the promise of what might be...the end

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so right now, i'm debating two things. 1) if i should do a triathalon and 2) if i should ask this guy out on a date. as you can imagine, these are both monumental tasks that intimidate me incredibly... the triathalon would require a massive investment of funds and time, and it would make my life complicated. same thing with the date, i guess. also worth noting that if i fail at either, i'll be

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song i am currently obsessed with.enjoy.Ingrid Michaelson "Be OK" (photo version)

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1. mike's hard berry. that shit is DE-LISH.2. rent. sometimes cheesy, but a great movie overall.3. how you can get anything delivered in nyc at any time.4. the first DAY (let alone saturday) that can remember where i was in new york, and not on the columbia campus. YAY.5. pizza. me loves it.Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in 365 days of Grace in Small Things.

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1. i'm becoming me again. weird me. and it feels good.2. dr. pepper.3. ultra soft sweaters from target.4. raspberries.5. fridays.Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in 365 days of Grace in Small Things.the end.

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today was a bad day, i can't lie to you internets. there was some required heartbreak (a natural part of moving on), and some unnecessary violence. it was a rough day. but it ended well. so i'm sharing that part with you, and not the other part just yet. and now, my attempt to find the good... 1. mike's hard berry. 2. great friends3. an awesome new president.4. a great sister who says just the

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1. old friends2. open bars3. a cheap timbuktu bag! 4. the fact that I AM NOT A HIPSTER! 5. the.end.

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turns out i get next monday off for MLK day! nothing like getting a day off from work to perk you right up! :-D

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i forgot to add that the eagles won. this pleased me. as for why i'm grumpy? not sure. maybe it's that work is boring and unchallenging now. maybe it's that i always feel like i'm chasing, and i'm never chased. maybe it's that ...i don't know. there really aren't good reasons for me to be upset. my life is pretty great right now, and that's great. but i'm allowed to be grumpy. so i am. but also

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i am not going to lie, i woke up grumpy-pants this morning. which makes it hard for me to come up with five small things. but i suppose that's the point of this whole thing, isn't it? meh. 1. having fun playing games. 2. an unexpectedly good night out. 3. laughing with friends.4. hot chocolate.5. my warm, comfortable bed. and i have to say that every day i wake up, i'm pretty grateful to have a

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1. burt's bees milk and honey lotion2. my fantastic red necklace. 3. the weekend's arrival4. funny email replies5. a yummy salad and mac and cheese just waiting to be eaten for lunch.the.end.

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i am going to make an attempt to join this movement interwebs, even though i'm late. (i'm always late)i think it will be good for me. no, i don't think i'll do five every day, maybe just one, or something seven... and how about whatever days i can remember? sounds good to me! my first set? ...1. orange juice and a warm blueberry muffin with butter.2. the safe return of a friend from a trip.3.

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so i was just scrolling through my posts of recent months, and realized, very happily, that i'm so much better than i was... i have time to breathe right now. so i am. (breathing. duh) i'm settled in new york, and my apartment and my job. i'm starting to figure things out. it's starting to feel like my life. and that's pretty cool. :)theend.

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and so i'm back at work, after four days of vacation, three days of fake work, and four more days of vacation... it was nice to get out of the city, and spend time with my family. i spent the last four days mostly in front of a fireplace, lounging. it was lovely. (some might accuse me of being a pyro. i say that i just like looking at fire, and what's wrong with that?)and now i'm back in nyc. i

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good news: four days of relaxation and family and four more days are on the way. i am slowly working on shifting my focus onto myself, and not worrying as much about the world around me and what other people think. thus far? i'd say i have about a 60% success rate, which is just fine by me. the other 40% gives me something to strive for. my new year's resolution? not to make any unrealistic

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so i totally stole this from icanhascheezburger.com, but you know what? the sentiment is right, and the kitties are cute. so they'll get over it. happy holidays! :)

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i am a terrible, terrible blogger. and i apologize. every time i think about logging in and posting, i think of all of the things i didn't blog about, and i get overwhelmed. so i don't log in, which doesn't help the situation at all. so here i am, being furtive and quick. a brief summary:all sorts of shit has gone down that i haven't told you about internets. the most important one is work -

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Fifty People, One Question: New York from Crush & Lovely on Vimeo.Fifty People, One Question: New Orleans from Benjamin Reece on Vimeo.makes you stop for a second, huh.

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this morning, i had a small victory. and based on my past week, i need to celebrate any victory i have, whatever the size. last night i picked up my car. and when i got in, i noticed a light on the dashboard. a little orange exclamation point. so, i looked in my owners' manual, and deduced that it meant that my tire pressure was unbalanced. no surprise really, since it'd been sitting for a month,

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so it's only been about ten days since i posted, but it feels like forever. things that have changed: 1) the phillies are in the world series. and 2) i'm another year older. both weird. so this weekend was my birthday extravaganza. about a month of planning went into it... nine out of town guests and many new york friends later, i survived. but if i tell you about it now, that won't be fun. so

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one advantage of the massive amount of stress i'm under and the crazy work schedule? food has become a second-tier priority, and purely about nutritional enough to function - i maximize protein and other things that are important for me, since my time to eat is so super limited.my pants today? looser. :-Dyey.

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i did boot camp on tuesday. i am still sore. i am also working 15 hour days for about 5 straight days in a row. needless to say, caffeine is almost not helping. neither is advil. i am that tired and that sore and that cranky. oh yeah, and i don't get a day off for the next 16 days. and my first day off? my birthday. upon which all madness is descending on NYC and getting me incredibly drunk. so

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1) i think that anything south of 59th street is tooo faaar awaaaaay (said in a really whiny voice). despite the amazing, relatively safe, convenient, essentially free public transportation that is provided to new york city residents, i have learned to complain about having to spend more than 20 minutes on the subway. never mind that i used to DRIVE an hour and a half to work everyday...2) i

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Ninja Cat @ Yahoo! Video

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know how sometimes, you check out a website you like, and there isn't always new content, or sometimes it's lame, or you're just grumpy so it sucks?never.happens.here.EVER.if i could marry this website, i would.

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please click to enlarge and enjoy.love it. the end.

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i'm ready for the rest of the country to figure out that palin is an idiot.just sayin'... any day now. whenever you're ready......

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so yesterday was one of those days. you know what i mean? the kind of day where you wake up, and all you want is to go back to sleep and sleep as long as possible, and maybe even be late for work because you're that tired? but then you remember you have a meeting at 8:15? and that's when you say FUCK really loudly and maybe wake up your roommate? yeah, that kind of day. that was my tuesday. and

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so i am back in the world of the crazy sports information people, and i sort of forgot what it was like. my job last year was so boring, and so i learned how to waste time well. and now i'm back in the world of "no matter how many long days and extra hours you work, you will NEVER catch up with all of the work you have."so that's fun.also fun? being totally broke. gee thanks.the end.

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"there are roughly three new yorks. there is, first, the new york of the man or woman who was born there, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size, its turbulence as natural and inevitable. second, there is the new york of the commuter–the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. third, there is new york of the person who was born somewhere else and came to

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A-mazing.THE END.

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i have discovered that i am a late person. pretty much always late. so, this is my late entry, which was supposed to be my monday update. i've entered week 4 of my new life, and things are starting to settle just a bit. (wow, week four. that's kind of nuts.) this weekend was a pretty great new york weekend. i had my first real night out in the city, which resulted in some pretty nasty blisters

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that's right i said it. okay, will it make you feel better if i write that i am making "healthy lifestyle choices?"whatever.i'm trying to lose weight. OFFICIALLY.and it already stinks.i'm going to use you, internets, to talk about this, in hopes that in making it more public, i do a better job of actually sticking with it for a while. today? i'm not doing so well. i mean, i was, until about 30

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-3427433383381561872008-08-15T16:00:00.005-05:002008-08-15T16:35:13.973-05:00

i've gotten this question about 60,970,845 times in the past two weeks. that's a lot of times to answer a question that's as weird and vague as that. how are things? things are okay. how's my new job? fine. how's my new place and my roommate? fine. how's new york? fine.and when i answer that way, people sort of stop, and there is this heavy pause, and they look at my like i'm fucking nuts. like,

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-75576046797315444332008-08-11T17:19:00.003-05:002008-08-11T17:22:53.499-05:00

i'm suffering from blog-writer's-block. why do i specify? because it's a blog. and when i read other blogs, and they have such amazing writing, and deal with such tough issues, i feel like my lame little updates just aren't enough. and so i want to invest hours of my life into this blog, and write these amazing creative entries that will bring readers in droves... only problem is that i don't

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-18554372677676075362008-08-06T09:21:00.002-05:002008-08-06T09:31:37.900-05:00

so i'm moved. and with that comes piles of boxes needing to be unpacked, and a tired snedapants. but my family and friends were wonderful, and made it so much easier than it should have been. and i started work on monday, and i now live in new york, which is weird... things i've noticed thus far:1) my shoe collection does not jive with new york city. i was a big propent of the kitten heel before

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-60437015321401065682008-07-30T14:07:00.002-05:002008-07-30T14:11:00.756-05:00

so i got a place to live. and a roommate. and i am excited about both. hooray!but now that means i'm in the midst of ending one job, starting another, packing up my life, and trucking it to our new place. oh, and maintaining my 4.0 through the last two weeks of my masters degree and finals... and of course that means i have ten million things to do in, oh 60-some hours. i've had about three panic

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-11223425527292325032008-07-18T10:45:00.005-05:002008-07-18T11:09:55.732-05:00

so i thought for a long time (okay like 4 years) that i hated summer. but after thinking it through, i realize that it's not summer that i hate, but what happens for me every summer: total rejection.what? i know. that sounds absurd. but somehow, every summer, i end up applying for shit. and you know what that means: rejection.yes, eventually i get accepted (most of the time), like with my new job

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-1941594120399004822008-07-16T11:31:00.004-05:002008-07-16T12:27:12.053-05:00

okay. i'll admit it. as much as i don't want to, as much as it pains me, i'll admit it...new york city kicked my ass this weekend. i know, i know, internets. i can hear you saying it right now: how can it be possible? you've been there. you love it there. you know what you're getting into. you have this under control: you're a savvy city lady, you can handle it.false.i went to apartment hunt/meet

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-48859404761737903832008-07-16T08:12:00.000-05:002008-07-16T08:13:32.767-05:00

love this. the.end.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-29304646316352043452008-07-09T10:19:00.003-05:002008-07-09T10:35:36.691-05:00

so i've been freaking out about my relocation. and yesterday, in quick succession, two things happened that really only added to my stress. so now i'm in a huge mental debate with myself, and i'm really not sure what i'm going to do...first, i found the apartment of my dreams. it's beautiful, it's in a nice neighborhood, and it's beautiful. did i mention that part? gorgeous. oh, and

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-29118878629405302612008-07-07T15:02:00.003-05:002008-07-07T15:04:15.203-05:00

"i know god will not give me anything i can't handle. i just wish he didn't trust me so much..." ~ mother teresathought that was appropriate given my other post today. it was in 'change of heart.' knew i liked this book.the.end.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-78711096362180683772008-07-07T13:30:00.002-05:002008-07-07T13:44:47.601-05:00

so i'm in the midst of freak out mode. and it's just lovely. not really.this weekend, i'm going to new york city to look at apartments. the reality of this hit me on sunday afternoon at about 2 pm, at which point i curled up into the fetal position and cried. for an hour. it's just so overwhelmingly scary. there are so many things i need to figure out between now and august, and 99.9% of those

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-66069600003042159862008-06-30T10:05:00.002-05:002008-06-30T10:23:46.494-05:00

so exciting! haven't managed this in a while. happy monday internets. and what a lovely day it is too. it's like the 900th humid day in a row. hate those. but the good news is in an attempt to not have to worry about my hair, i discovered that if i just let it air dry, without brushing it, yes it's a little frizzy and crazy, but it's also ridiculously curly. so, i'm rocking that look today, and

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-29443022246171276202008-06-24T15:43:00.003-05:002008-06-24T15:46:46.263-05:00

this just in: don't let drama-rama shows like the bachelorette affect you in your every day life. this leads to dangerous thinking. and a pension for the dramatic when it's totally not needed.that being said, WTF WAS DEANNA THINKING!!?? graham is TOTALLY the cutest guy there, and the one she was falling in love with. makes sense to dump his ass. false.god it's a good thing i'm not as dumb as the

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-37977613806256826822008-06-24T08:17:00.003-05:002008-06-24T08:21:58.491-05:00

I have been MIA again internets. And I know you’ve missed me. So, here’s an update. But lookout internets, it’s a little messy. But you wouldn’t have it any other way, would you? I didn’t think so… So here’s where we are: I got a new job. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I couldn’t be excited last time I posted because I hadn’t told my boss yet. Well actually, he doesn’t know I have a

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-44199444989923853282008-06-16T14:53:00.001-05:002008-06-16T14:54:26.153-05:00

my hair looks real bad. REAL bad. why? because my arms hurt too much to reach up and fix it.good times.the end.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-70596044026897979132008-06-16T08:49:00.002-05:002008-06-16T08:53:24.267-05:00

hi blog! i've missed you. the good news? things have settled down. i have a new job (shh don't tell) that i start in august, and i just got back from vacation. so i feel sane. and even though my summer classes have started and i have an EFF-LOAD of homework, i will be posting more here.today's random bits of fun:1) i took a free class at the philadelphia school of circus arts yesterday, in

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-57336722938973275442008-05-30T08:35:00.002-05:002008-05-30T08:59:13.049-05:00

so i'm pretty sure that anyone who has read my blog of late thinks that i am:1) angry2) a bitch3) the most awful person ever to walk the planet.while i agree it may appear like that, there's good reason. and it's just sort of dawning on me now...here's the problem - i only have internet at work. i haven't gotten around to getting it at my apartment because i barely spend any time there. and when

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-89233630212753095332008-05-29T14:41:00.001-05:002008-05-29T14:42:50.969-05:00

the world sucks. it hates me and is determined to keep undermining me day after day, fucking with my emotions so that i'm driven to eat fatty comfort foods, and remain in a constant struggle to lose my post-breakup weight.know what world? YOU REALLY SUCK.the.end

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-30473628077499951542008-05-28T08:32:00.004-05:002008-12-11T19:18:50.135-05:00

so sometimes i say that jokingly, when a baseball whizzes by my head. or when i trip and fall or something. and haha, it's very funny and people laugh. but for real, i almost did die this morning, and that sort of makes it less funny. (click to read more)i was in one of those actually-wasn't-that-bad-but-could-have-been-so-much-worse traffic incidents.a retard decided to pull out of a car

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-21457749912869639082008-05-27T15:32:00.002-05:002008-05-27T15:34:19.322-05:00

seriously? i'm temporarily boycotting all girls with boyfriends. particularly the especially stupid ones who don't hang out with their girlfriends because their boyfriend is in town. even if it's just for two hours. maybe that used to be me, but now that i know how LAME it is, it won't ever happen again. seriously. lame.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-19291251767904639802008-05-23T11:35:00.004-05:002008-05-23T11:42:14.320-05:00

so i haven't figured out much since our last update. but i'm home from my work trip, and can start to sort of get things figured out now. so, this is what i have figured out thus far:the summer of 2008 is going to be the summer of ME. me me me me me meeeeeeee oh you're so selfish. i can hear you already, you don't need to shout, internets. i get it. but see here, this is the thing: this would be

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-8327213008173684172008-05-20T17:07:00.002-05:002008-05-20T17:17:07.102-05:00

I know, I know I fail at life. Its been a while. But I'm in Tulsa and its hot and I'm doing a lot of thinking. And its a lot of thinking that I want to keep to myself, at least until I figure it all out. If I figure it out... I'm just really tired. Tired of my life, tired of having to start over. So I'm really not sure how things are going to shake out. But when I know, so will you. In other

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-77002693884553152062008-05-16T12:47:00.002-05:002008-05-16T12:52:01.831-05:00

so i'm not avoiding you blog and blog friends. i just haven't had time to write here. literally. i went from zero to RIDICULOUSLY busy in about a minute. so all this week, it's been work work work work STRESS work work WONDER ABOUT FUTURE work work work. seriously, i'm lame. note: launching a new website sucks. DON'T RECOMMEND IT, especially when someone decides you have A WEEK to do it. take

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-8842376274018899642008-05-09T12:18:00.003-05:002008-05-09T12:47:36.863-05:00

this isn't a full post. just notes. i'm still licking my wounded conscience. 1. i am not one of those girls who collects names for her future children. but two have struck me recently, and i'm feeling them out as names i really like...one is lily. that one has been sticking with me since college. don't know why. and number two is pippa - typed it today, and liked it. reminiscent of pippi

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-27211065641782717572008-05-06T07:54:00.004-05:002008-05-06T14:17:02.858-05:00

so yesterday, someone decided to enlighten me. they enlightened me to the fact that while i may not be meaning to, i'm coming across as a huge bitch.oh. super. so, me being me, and being in the place where i am in my life, where nothing is figured out and i'm all sorts of self-conscious, i spent last night alternatively crying and breaking down everything i've said or written in

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-84654319061681019402008-05-05T13:28:00.002-05:002008-05-05T13:29:29.155-05:00

i've decided that your 20's are overrated. seriously. i'm over it. i would just like to be settled and happy and know who i am. and if that means i'm 3o, so be it.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-25278291476421842432008-05-02T11:40:00.002-05:002008-05-02T11:43:30.216-05:00

since i am doing a somewhat decent job of saving money and don't like life right now, i have decided to be inspired by my post about delicious sandwiches. today, i shall have a REUBEN for lunch.and i'm excited. too bad i still have to come back to work after my lunch break. i'm still trying to figure out how i can not do that. BAH.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-41036380406574009752008-05-01T10:11:00.002-05:002008-05-01T10:19:58.824-05:00

so right about now is when i have to start figuring out my life. and that sort of makes me feel like i'm going to throw up. seriously. i feel ill. i don't know what i want to do. and i'm at a place in my life where i feel like my next step needs to be a more permanent step, career-wise, location-wise, etc. which i'm just not ready for. it just makes me nervous. because what if i chose wrong again

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-44356128905754893762008-05-01T10:06:00.004-05:002008-12-11T19:18:50.411-05:00

that, my friends, is a reuben. a grilled, delicious reuben. and while it's not the best picture ever, you all know how amazing that looks. deee-licious.the funny part is that it consists of a bunch of things that i do not like.1) corned beef. it smells awful. ew.2) sauerkraut. gross.3) swiss cheese. the only cheese i do not like.4) rye bread. hate it. hate hate hate hate it. would rather eat

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-33558724816381405532008-04-24T08:27:00.003-05:002008-04-24T08:38:45.276-05:00

so i've decided that writing here this morning will help to jar my writing juices, so i can get this freelance piece done. but knowing me, and knowing it's due friday, i'll be cranking it out friday at 4:59. but at least i'm trying today, i have a schedule and everything. we'll see how it goes. in other news, i'm boycotting the news...yes you read that right. i'm over it. i thought was just that

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-64860256377706395712008-04-22T09:26:00.004-05:002008-04-22T09:43:45.022-05:00

so considering how extraordinarily stressful my life is right now, i am surprisingly chill. yesterday, i left my work laptop at home, which caused a mini panic attack. and today, the internet was down when i got to work 30 minutes late. so, two days in a row, i have had awful starts. and yet, here i am at 10:29, feeling quite zen. it's strange... i'm not sure why. it's especially weird

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-53988929487812658152008-04-21T12:44:00.003-05:002008-04-21T12:46:27.266-05:00

so here's my monday update: i've managed to leave my work laptop at home, and now have to struggle with the ghetto laptop that's here in the office. that and i am back from the weirdest work trip ever, and my brain is about to explode with everything else that's going on in my life. sweet.i'll do a real monday update tomorrow, when i have my laptop back and functioning.the end.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-7017424795889509972008-04-17T13:59:00.003-05:002008-04-17T14:18:21.930-05:00

so at about one pm today, north carolina and i stopped getting along. i thought it was just sunscreen in my eye, but for the past three hours, my right eye has just continually watered. now, it's worth saying that i have irish eyes. or whatever. they're blue, and SUPER sensitive to sun. even when it's overcast, i wear shades or my eyes water a little bit. not gonna lie, it sucks. so i thought

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-19230950556959302562008-04-16T13:59:00.002-05:002008-04-16T14:03:54.004-05:00

so i'm currently in north carolina. and so much has happened in the last two days with work and life and in my head that i cannot even process right now. the good news is that i have a lot of material for posts. the bad news is that i'm going to be working 14 hour days, so i don't know when i'll have time to write said posts. my brain hurts! don't miss me too much. ha. the.end.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-60326564698480049342008-04-14T14:40:00.004-05:002008-04-14T14:49:21.891-05:00

considering what a SHITTY day i'm having at work (and have had EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS), i am in a surprisingly cheery mood. there are multiple explanations for this. 1) i had an excellent weekend. i went shopping with my mom (and she paid for almost everything, include my awesome new VACCUM! it's always more fun to shop when someone else is paying), i got digital cable

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-20257449437998492882008-04-14T11:03:00.000-05:002008-04-14T11:04:28.475-05:00

but only if you read pop candy. (ahem, question seven!)

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-73008856456174686652008-04-11T13:00:00.005-05:002008-04-11T13:02:42.403-05:00

so i do this thing? where i decide that a job is perfect for me? and that it's the answers to all of my current problems? and that i must have it? and if i don't, that i'll die?yeah, i'm doing it now. and it's bad news.especially since 1) i have no idea how much it pays, 2) i have no idea if i would like the people or the place, 3) it's a total 180 career change, and 4) when i do this, i NEVER

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-8387120928626725052008-04-11T10:44:00.005-05:002008-04-11T11:04:22.554-05:00

there's nothing like deciding to make a total life change at 8 in the morning. result? EXHAUSTION by 11:45 am. good times. but since nothing is set in stone yet, and i have a big long weekend of Figuring Out the Details of This Major Life Change ahead of me, i am instead going to write about how comcast has a conspiracy to GET ME. well. they got me. and it was brilliant. i moved into my new

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-92003011843159896212008-04-10T16:41:00.002-05:002008-12-11T19:18:50.613-05:00

just like tennis - if it's over 50 degrees, the ground is dry, and both parties agree... in tennis, it means they play outside. in snedapants-world, it means FLIP FLOPS!and yes, i know that i have weird long toes. get over it. the.end.

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-7480903091100045512008-04-10T09:53:00.001-05:002008-04-10T10:12:55.654-05:00

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-85793654330270393492008-04-09T13:56:00.003-05:002008-04-09T14:15:46.807-05:00

so today's lunch hour started brilliantly. it's nice out - 50ish and sunny-ish, which was good enough for me. i walked to a picnic table, had some pad thai and read my chick lit. it was a trifecta: i got some exercise, i didn't spend any money, and i got away from the office. it was a good lunch to. and for about forty-five minutes, i munched happily, reading along... and then came chapter

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-75950226838832175642008-04-08T14:18:00.004-05:002008-12-11T19:18:59.866-05:00

i am not going to lie. this post secret gave me pause. but then again, i'm not sure the person i think is old and stupid would ever be so cool as to discover that site. i would be shocked, astounded, if they had. flabbergasted even.*disclaimer: i do not think all elders are "old and stupid." there's just one really. and that person IS old, and IS stupid (and annoying, btw). and if you're my

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-85740820008323578112008-04-08T13:37:00.003-05:002008-04-08T13:59:39.801-05:00

so lately, i've been fighting the urge to pack up and move to somewhere like peru, where i know no one and have to start my life all over. only problem with this? i have no money, i don't speak spanish (or any other language besides english really), and i'm pretty sure there aren't SIDs in peru... this weekend, when i was having my little breakdown, my mom asked if coming home was hard for me,

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-2262723527978090782008-04-07T15:45:00.005-05:002008-12-11T19:19:01.563-05:00

this weekend was good and bad all at the same time. two of my girlfriends from college came down to see philly, and we had an exhausting but fun time... our first stop? prison! haha i tricked you.eastern state penitentiary is the nation's oldest prison. or something like that. and it's open as a tourist destination. i'd been there once before - every year, they do a huge halloween thing, and let

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-76944229017855641772008-04-04T15:06:00.002-05:002008-04-04T15:12:08.206-05:00

so today has been a frustrating day. and stressful. as much as i love visitors, it's stressful, especially when your mom's dog is crazy! super.that being said, i am muy excited for my two friend-pants from college to get here in just a matter of minutes... we shall frolic in the illadelph, and i will play tour guide. oh what fun! tonight, we're making a huge yummy dinner and chilling. i'm pretty

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-70824862573970702382008-04-03T08:47:00.002-05:002008-04-03T09:01:45.897-05:00

i am going to be totally upfront with you, my six readers. i am about to whine a lot about something that is pretty lame. but i can't help it, okay? so have patience.i broked my finger! yes, it's true. i broke or jammed my left ring finger. it started hurting yesterday, so i iced and taped it last night. and this morning when i woke up, it hurt like a bitch.i'm not kidding. i know that sounds

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-32374051856929200922008-04-02T16:46:00.009-05:002008-04-02T17:23:33.812-05:00

so today i am sharing something that i don't think i've ever said out loud. are you ready?preface so that this all makes sense: i'm a reader. the snedapants-family is a reading family. reader-pants, if you will. when we're at my dad's house, we cook, we eat lunch, and then we settle into the couches and read. he'll read something, sister-and-brother pants will read something, and i'll read. we

Caseynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595726.post-10411048043792597172008-04-02T16:33:00.003-05:002008-12-11T19:19:01.757-05:00

i too was one of you once. i didn't like them. i ate them anyway, because i mean, easter = jellybeans. (and christ's resurrection, too, yeah yeah) but i didn't like them. they were empty and meaningless to me... THAT IS UNTIL... haha, don't you love the suspense?i didn't love jelly beans, until i found STARBURST jellybeans!i feel the need to share these with you all, my eight readers, in hopes

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