yayyy im not quite as hungover as i thought id be.

it was a good night.

happy 09.

insomnia kicked in...a few words about the coming of 2009 and my resolutions

Its nearly the end of the year 2008, but I feel like 2009 will feel just the same.

I was listening to Hot 97 the other day, and the DJ was asking callers about their "New Years resolutions". The generic answers like: make more money, lose weight, etc. were dished out. I'm wondering: why are we still talking about resolutions?...are we not past this old ritual of procrastinating our hard-to-reach goals for as long as possible? How irksome.

I once indulged myself in the listing of "new years resolutions". But years ago I stopped and decided if I want to commit myself to achieving something, why not start now, at the very moment the idea was born...instead of tacking on the deadline of January 1st to compile a list that will only look more taxing in bulk?

The coming of a "new year" offers an excuse to "wipe the slate clean", or "turn over a new leaf" (or forest...if you were significantly naughty)...when really Jan 1 is the same as Dec 31. Does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? No. Do the pigs begin to fly? No. Do people forget the past? No.
I'm not being cynical...just being realistic. Forget waiting until 2009 to start learning Hungarian. Do it now! Time waits for no one...so why wait for it?
What the New Year does give us is a reason to indulge in all those wonderful little vices to kickoff the 2009 season!!

My favorite is when the token alcoholic resolves to cut down his or her drinking habit to once a month or none at all with a New Years night chock full of debauchery and inebriated fun in a number of late night establishments. LOL...how contradictory! Although I see how it might work...the sheer agony of January 1st's hangover should scare one away from the liquor cabinet altogether. Silly humans. We never learn.

And this is the first New Years Eve I have not fretted over.
Every year its: --where are we going? --with who? --wearing what? --drinking what? --will i need a plan B? how about a plan C? --will my beta fish have an easy transition into the New Year? Maybe minus the last one. But you never know. The accidental dunking of my beta fish -Fluffy- into Malibu one year didn't really have a positive effect on its health. (PETA, please don't come after me....i swear it was an honest to God mistake.)

So this year I'm going to wing it...roll with the punches...see where the wind blows, and hopefully its not straight into the bathroom stall hovering over a certain porcelain god. That, ladies and gents...is my new years resolution.

Happy 2009 everyone!

Hot damn...its brisk outside!!

a day in the life of our dog, E-Honda

6AM - pee on the kitchen floor
8:05AM - assault Patrick starfish
8:30AM - lick balls

9:02AM - decides it time to chew some miscellaneous garbage in the bathroom
12PM - Nap
1:00PM - Pee
1:22 PM - assault Patrick starfish
2:00PM - Eat
3:00PM - sleep s'more
6:00PM - pee maybe poop
6:30PM - assault Patrick starfish
9:00PM - chew on some wire
midnight - sleep

Never settle for the Generic Pathmark Vanilla Wafers

There really is no substitute for the old and golden 'Nilla Wafers.

The Bald Man

Yesterday on the train I saw a young man studying. Roughly, he looked to be in his mid-late twenties, had a gray hoodless sweatshirt, and was bald. I found myself oddly attracted.

He had a handsome face…more on the boyish side, (which doesn’t usually pique my interest) but still very masculine all at the same time. I’m pretty sure I was reading during my entire journey, but truth be told, I was struggling to keep my eyes off his beautiful bald head. My neck just might have snapped if a few glances hadn’t been stolen. The entire time he was chatting with some curly brown haired acquaintance he ran into coincidentally. Apparently they had attended school together in the past. I wonder if he was as good looking then too. (sans, bald head.)

The Bald Man wasn’t extraordinarily handsome,…he was one of those guys you would pass by on the street with maybe only a blip of interest and then proceed on your merry way. No one-eighty degree head turn necessary. (Not that I would do that or anything). The baldness up top was what upped his intrigue points. Noticeably, he could have had a full mane, (the faint shadow of brown on his scalp was a dead giveaway) but why sport locks like every other guy? This guy was bold.

Given, he has a nice, completely smooth, shiny head. Not a bump for miles. Even the most minor of imperfections can ruin a beautiful bald head, rendering it unsexy.

Here is the advice I can offer you men who dare to put hair to razor:

1. Must have a strong face structure. This is crucial, as a fat or

overly round face plus bald head will come off resembling a modern –day Buddha.)

2. Must have a decent bodily build. SKINNY MEN…do NOT attempt this. No hair on a man who is lacking the body to complement it… is not a flattering spectacle. If you are skinny, the only way to successfully pull this off is to have number 3.

3. Good sense of style. It’s true, the svelte can pull this off, but only with an impeccable sense of taste in clothing can this be accomplished. If you do have a nice build, you can actually get away with a bald head without the fashion sense as you will have the body to make up for it. But…paired together will make for a truly deadly sexy combo. Yum.

Baldness is a very particular aesthetic. Not everyone can pull this off. (BTW, when I say bald, I mean completely bald…not even a centimeters-worth of peach fuzz is permitted.) When a man decides to be bald, he is in a way castrating himself because normally, having hair is viewed as an asset. (Just think of all those poor souls sporting those vicious comb-overs in a last attempt to have a hair.) So if you are going to take away that asset, you hope to enhance your other positive traits as much as possible to restore balance back to the ying-yang effect of your self-image. Take something away on the one end, add some more to the other end. Voila. The scale is back to zero. This goes for both men and women alike. Looking good is a balance of all elements…and if you’re gonna shave it, then it’s about time you invest in that gym membership you’ve been wanting…or buy a simply smashing party outfit.

Cookout Weekend Mania

I cannot stress to you how important it is to do your laundry, walk your dog, keep batteries in the TV remote (VERY important), and most importantly....cook. This chick can no longer look to the microwave for gastrointestinal support.

As of late I've been working on upping my cooking skills...(for any of you that have played the popular EA game, The Sims... you'll know what gaining skills looks like...a little thermometer bar drifting overhead as your character spends time completing their task...and I'm pretty sure I've gained me some serious meter pointage! bua-ha.)

BEHOLD MY CREATIONS!!

(Above: Pasta salad with sundried tomatoes, olives, chicken, parsely, grape tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, and pine nuts with balsalmic vinegar.)

Spicy Chicken & Cilantro Wontons...(pan-fried)...[these babies took me roughly 3 hours to whip up from scratch so y'all better a-p-p-r-e-c-i-a-t-e] -->