I moved.

http://annetastique.tumblr.com/

crappy luck? bad karma?

Things started slowly in a downward motion. Got in a tiff with a coworker over something stupid. Got pulled over for speeding around the corner from my childhood home. Got my blackberry stolen. Lost my digital camera on the golf course. Got in an accident in a cab.

Spread over a month I'd probably not notice the string, but all in a few days makes a person think. I have done community service recently, so it can't be karma -- but just in case it is I did sign up to do more in upcoming weeks.

Having just come back from a vacation in Vermont, the antithesis of where I currently live, I can't help but wonder if my whole... self .. is just off-kilter right now. I've moved somewhere new, and maybe it was the wrong choice. Maybe this is just God's way of telling me that I'm in the wrong place, doing the wrong thing right now.

Dreaming, or was I?

I keep having this dream. Where I wake up -- I feel awake -- and I see someone standing over me, or in my bedroom. I can't really make out who the person is, they seem masculine, and I feel incredibly scared and try to scream, but as much as I open my mouth and strain my throat... I can't scream.

Dream moods feels the following about the dream:

To see an intruder in your dream, represents your feelings of guilt. Consider also what unfamiliar feelings or thoughts may be breaking into your peace of mind.

If you try to scream, but no sound comes out, then is suggests that you need to immediately confront some situation. Perhaps you are unable to pinpoint your fears or feelings.

The following night that I had this dream recently my brother cut through my room in our vacation condo to use the bathroom. I was awake, but confused about whether or not it was the dream again or not. He's just lucky I didn't have my golf clubs in the room! Feelings or not, I find it hard to shake the feeling the next day that it wasn't really and to believe that there wasn't a person in my room.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Hmmm... interesting Maxim. Somehow your list of everything 'dumb' about baseball is really everything I love about baseball.

http://www.maximonline.com/DumbThingsBaseballFansGetExcitedAbout/articles/1/6756.aspx

Trivia? Guys who throw peanuts? The YMCA by the grounds crew? Proposals! C'mon now. You mean people actually go just to watch the game? Well those people are missing out.

What you should really mention is the Smile Cam. Way worse than the kissing shots. Especailly when you're losing and it's people looking PO'ed in the middle of a mouth. And trivia? HA. What about that dumb subway race they show on the big screen? Or which cup is the ball under? Now THATS dumb.

I also hate people who leave before the game is over. Traffic Schmraffic. It's not about the fireworks, dumby.

warning

I have some serious cranky pants on today. serious.

This is what happens when I reload Scrabbulous into my life

AS: et is not a word
AS: i think.. next time i'm playing a challenge game
AS: and just revoking every word he puts down
HJ: lol
AS: aw? de?
AS: these ar e noises
AS: not words!!!
HJ: carlo tried to use EW and UGH on me
HJ: i was like, nuh uh
AS: it's nto right
HJ: nto?????
HJ: or not
HJ: i'm confused!
HJ: mostly i think you need to finish your turn
AS: im doing it right now lady
AS: not
AS: your turn
AS: game on
AS: OE!
AS: c'mon now.
HJ: dude, scrabulous accepted
...
AS: well, i stand corrected
AS: scrabble.com feels oe is a word
HJ: thank you, scrabble.com
AS: and et
AS: is the past tense of eat
AS: f this
AS: i hate scrabble.com
HJ: lol
HJ: anne!
HJ: didn't you use RAX
HJ: c'mon now
AS: haha
AS: yes, but not intentioanly, i assumed it would deny
AS: who knew it meant to stretch out
AS: i guess, my vocab is expanding
AS: i am so throwing et all over the place
AS: 'i already et'
AS: WHO WOULD SAY THAT!
...
AS: see i think scrabble.com is confused
AS: it says "de" "of, from"
AS: but this is not french
AS: thsi is english
AS: then it says -- used in names
AS: !?
AS: so it's legal?
AS: i'm so baffled

Golf? what? Dude, add them to your vocab, 'et' 'oe' 'de.' Spread it around like wild fire. Hmmm yep, who got that weird reference?

Paris and Rome, I want to go home

I know it's hard to believe, but I think I got MORE work done when I had a TV at my desk. They better fix that realllll soon. Productivity has plummeted.

And so the dismantling of my Yankees begins. On the one hand, what we had hasn't been working, and it's always good to shake things up. On the other hand though, Donnie Baseball not coming back? That's just ridiculous. He needs to hang around so when Joe falls on his face, he can pick up the pieces.

Next they're going to say Andy has retired and Jorge is gone. ... my heart is breaking.

I miss 32.

Why I have friends at work.

It's amazing how popular one little desk toy can be.

dating is awkward, but so is becoming the crazy cat lady

I just got back from an interview - errr, I mean - first date. Well, no mind, they're practically the same thing. We try to pretend we're just having a normal conversation. But really, what normal conversation starts, 'let's see if our musical tastes are compatible?'

Now I'm sitting on my couch eating M&M's and kicking my self for more clever things I should've mentioned. How I completely blanked about my favorite TV shows, and just mentioned weird things. etc, etc, etc...

Basically, I feel like I didn't bring my A game. It was more my B game, and who wants that? But then all the signs are there. He said things like he was glad we went out, despite the weather, asked if he could call me, and suggested future plans we could make. I mean all good things right?

And now, I wait... oh, the single life.

Gossip Girl

It's my guilty pleasure, and I can't stop watching. NY Magazine agrees with me.

Lesley M. M. Blume has different feelings.

After one of her quotes, NYMag says: Does Lesley think skinny women writers with only one regular freelance gig really drink multiple fishbowl-size martinis a night at fancy clubs and never look broke or hung-over? Then she must have really loved how Sex and the City "exposed" real New York life.

Because I think she's missing the point. I don't want to see what life is really like --- I know allll about that. I want to escape that and giggle for an hour. And these ridiculous high schoolers are giglge worthy.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/10/in_which_we_defend_gossip_girl.html

traitor much?

There's about 85 new posts coming your way. We'll start here.

Guiliani: Die hard yankees fan or traitor? Reason # 349 not to vote for him.


http://wcbstv.com/local/Giuliani.rooting.Red.2.411509.html

"I'm an American League fan, and I go with the American League team, maybe with the exception of the Mets," he said. "Maybe that would be the one time I wouldn't because I'm loyal to New York."

That's one of the most backward things I've ever heard. You wouldn't support the Mets, but you will support the Sox? Or you'll support whatever team is going to get you votes.

Manny "I wear sweatpants when I play baseball" Ramirez

One of the funniest things I've read in a while: A look at a day in the life of celebrating Manny.

http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/2007/10/manny-ramirez-r.html

Genius!

Surface Navigation Help for Subway Riders

Now the city is experimenting with a new way to help people go where they want to go without wasting more steps than they have to. The city and the private business improvement district for the neighborhood around Grand Central Terminal have installed compass-shaped decals on sidewalks, right where riders emerge from heavily used subway stairwells.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/nyregion/17direction.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Legit one of my biggest problems solved! This will save so much time.... since I'm always that girl who walks a block and realizes she went west when she wanted to go east.

Go White

Occassionally I've been accussed by those unfamiliar with UNH hockey as a "super fan." This is, however, pretty far off. I'm a big fan, I support and follow them regularly. But I'm not what I would consider a "super fan." To me, that term is reserved for the first few rows of the student section. A section I have a serious love/hate relationship.

I went to the UNH/New Brunswick game this past weekend while I was in Durham for homecoming. I appreciate that these fans go to every game, start cheers, support the team. I do not appreciate them rudely yelling at the fans behind them. There's an elitedness about them that just gets under my skin. They could do a WAY better job including the rest of the student section --- as opposed to yelling about what fellow supporters can and can't do in "my" section. it's not your section - it's OUR section. I'm not sure what it is that makes them think they are that much better than other fans, but they have that unfortunate air about them.

At any rate, JvR is one sick hockey player. And it was really fun to see him in action.

Feeling UNH-y Today

Probably should dedicate some time and love to my fav. college. Especially after reading on the UNH Hockey blog that Dan Winnik, my fav, is going to be starting on the third line for the Coyotes. And no, he shouldn't've left UNH a year early - he was a huge loss, of hotness and talent. But it's still nice to see him doing well -- and Leach in NJ and Smith in Bridgeport. So at least I can get my hockey fix without trekking all the way up to Durham. (Though, I will for the exhibition game Oct. 11). Can't wait for the season to start!

Also of note: the football team is playing Hofstra on Oct. 20 and tickets are still available! I'll be tailgating w/ some other UNH'ers so come join us.

Nov. 29 is the alumni Christmas party in NYC, which the President is attending, save the date!

In case you missed it (non-UNH), I now have a new found respect for David Letterman.

sprinting through cubes.

I love when men sprint through the office.

AHHHHHHHHHHH SPORTS EMERGENCY!!

or not. I mean what's really that important? that wouldn't've been easier to just IM?

Let me hear ya say OHHH na na na na

At a concert on Friday night, a friend of a friend turned to me and said, "Ya know, you don't have to do everything they say."

When did concerts turn into one giant game of Simon Says? We're asked to sing when the microphone is in our direction, jump, oooo and ahhhhhh. Now screammmmmm! And I've blindly followed along, on my feet, waving my hands in the air. I mean why would I not?

That's some serious power - and it would seem serious power wasted. Imagine the things you could make people do or say.

I'm never going to get any dinner...

The delivery gods hate me tonight. All afternoon I was thinking about the delicious burrito I was going to eat for dinner. Called to order it, except their delivery guy is MIA and they can't bring it to me. Grrrrr. Settle on another place.. in my town. However, I live on the the edge of town and apparantly, I live near the intersection of Manhattan and 16th, and they only go as far as Manhattan and 17th. You've.got.to.be.kidding. The guy on the phone was like - well do you have a friend that lives on 17th? We can delivery it to them and you can come pick it up? Or.... you could just drive an extra block and I'll tip you? Hmm?? Denied.

On to the next place... let's hope I have more luck this time.

Interweb

I'm an idiot.

I met this guy last night and we talked forever and exchanged cards. And then he says "I'll call you?" And my immediate reaction in my head was eekphonecallthatsoundslikealotofpressure, and out of my mouth came, "Or you could e-mail me?" He laughed at my decision and questioned it --- I meet a boy in real life, who wants to continue talking in real life and I say no, no silly, let's head to the Internet, where I feel safe. Where I can carefully plan out smart, clever things to say to you. Lame.

At any rate, he said sure I'll e-mail you, and I replied, or you could call, I mean whichever...

I'd settle for whichever.

CBS and Miss USA

I'm not a huge fan of Katie Couric, but this is ridiculous.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/bwiddicombe/2007/09/24/2007-09-24_miss_usa_wants_to_do_tv_news_but_disses_.html

Miss USA says she'd like to be in journalism someday. "I always wanted to be a reporter — maybe some TV. Who knows? Some serious news — but some modeling, too," she said. "I just don't want to end up like Katie Couric. I want people to take me seriously."

Yes, I'm sure your Miss USA crown and modeling on the side will help people take you seriously. Well, maybe that's low of me. But I'm just not sure she's 'serious reporter' material. After she won the crown: "I was wearing, like, a hot pink Rocawear sweatsuit and paraded around my room at the Waldorf, just dancing with my crown!" she said. Like, she may totally be able to do it.