Since my life is pretty boring (work, boy, work), I decided that this post should be about the more interesting things that have happened lately.
1) Harry Potter!!! SPOILER ALERT****DO NOT READ BELOW THIS LINE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL PLOT DETAILS
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Ok, so Harry Potter. I had to work on the 21st but Amazon was pretty punctual in getting it to the apartment so David was able to read it before I came home. I was a bit worried that I hadn't re-read books 5 or 6 but 7 re-capped pretty well. I enjoyed the transformation in Kreacher and the explanation of Dumbledore's earlier life. I thought the epilogue was pointless although I predict it will launch lots of fan fiction based on the lives of Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione's children.
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2) With that said, on the 25th, my roomies for next year will finally be in the country at the same time! Which means I should call them and we should try to coordinate moving in and cleaning and budget things like that.
3) In the store last week I met a woman who flew down from Spokane to have her hair cut. Because she clearly couldn't trust anyone when she wanted to go back to her original color. Clearly. The first thing I said to her was "seriously?". And then I had to backtrack and say, well, of course you couldn't let anyone else touch your hair and of course, I understood as my stylist Kelly was the only person I would trust with my hair ever. The only thing that would have made it more perfect was if she had a tiny little dog with her.
4) I don't know if any of you watch Food Network at all but the winner of last year's Next Food Network Star, Guy Fieri, will be making an appearance at the Stanford Shopping Center on August 4th. I guess this will be my closest exposure to celebrity...even if it is D-list food network reality show celebrity.
7.23.2007
7.13.2007
Friday the 13th...dun dun dun
Hi everyone!
Very quick update (1 minute to read or less): I've been working a lot but work is going well. I've also been able to see David more. Last Sunday we went to San Francisco with his aunt and cousin. It was fun. On Sunday, we plan to go see the new Harry Potter movie....the end.
Detailed and fun update:
Since the 4th, I've been working a lot although I finally managed to finagle one weekend day a week off so I can spend it with David. Last Sunday we went to San Francisco with David's aunt and cousin and went to the Exporatorium, which is an interactive science museum near the shoreline, nestled amid tall columns which would be a wonderful backdrop for taking wedding pictures (not that I'm planning to get married anytime soon, just that someone was taking wedding pictures there when we were there).
Then we headed to Chinatown to pick up some dim sum for lunch - we were able to find our favorite dim sum place again. It's called You's Dim Sum and it's right next to this restaurant called something like the little Paris Cafe or something like that. It's on Washington Street a block above the Wells Fargo Bank...I think.
David's aunt (I could probably actually call her Marta and not just David's aunt) took us to a performance of the San Francisco Mime Troupe (not actually mime). They are a theater group that does wonderful political satire and, to kick off their new shows, they perform for free in a park near the ocean (actually, everything is kind of near the ocean in San Francisco - their website is here). It was an excellent show, although we were sitting on a hill that was about a 75 degree angle, which was mildly uncomfortable.
After that, we were driving around San Francisco trying to find a taqueria that David's friends have raved about. After passing a taqueria that Marta thought looked interesting, it turned out that it actually was the place David was looking for so we had to stop. The food was good; I tried some of Marta's real shrimp cocktail (real like authentic, as opposed to fake). It tasted like a thin ketchup with avocado and cilantro.
Then we headed to Marta's house to go swimming in their pool. Marta and Dean (David's uncle, he's in Israel on business right now) have a house in a community that has a wonderful community pool. Then we went out for sushi and I tried mussels, salmon roe, yellowtail, crab, and something else...that I can't remember. Everyone was very proud.
This week has been more work - on Wednesday, we had a visit from the Vice President of Operations so we had to go around and tidy up the store as well as move out our new fall pieces, which are lovely, I might add. The tidying up meant that the first half hour of my day was spent sitting where the carpet and tile met and trimming the carpet where it was worn. What fun and goodness it was! Seriously though, I bet there's a reason they had me do it and not one of the experienced (read: not new) employees. But the visit went well, which was good, since our manager Grace had not really been sleeping so that she could get everything set up. By the way, Coldwater Creek is having a sale online - 60% off everything until Saturday night at midnight eastern time. If you're interested, e-mail me and I can forward the e-mail with the code in it.
Yesterday and today I've had off so I've been hanging around the apartment and cleaning. I've also been thinking more about graduate schools since a friend of mine e-mailed me a link about the Tufts Graduate School of International Relations (the Fletcher school). They offer a two year program for a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy. I've also been thinking more about a LLM or Master of Laws degree. Unfortunately, most programs only let you pursue this degree after you have a JD so I may also be considering law school. Let me know if any of you have suggestions - I'm interested in a program where I can continue my language studies and study immigration, Islam, and France. Although perhaps not all of those. We'll see.
So that's the most recent long update. In closing, I leave you with this funny animation - it's about a 30-second song that loops. You may want to turn down your sound on your computer as it is quite loud: You are a pirate!
Very quick update (1 minute to read or less): I've been working a lot but work is going well. I've also been able to see David more. Last Sunday we went to San Francisco with his aunt and cousin. It was fun. On Sunday, we plan to go see the new Harry Potter movie....the end.
Detailed and fun update:
Since the 4th, I've been working a lot although I finally managed to finagle one weekend day a week off so I can spend it with David. Last Sunday we went to San Francisco with David's aunt and cousin and went to the Exporatorium, which is an interactive science museum near the shoreline, nestled amid tall columns which would be a wonderful backdrop for taking wedding pictures (not that I'm planning to get married anytime soon, just that someone was taking wedding pictures there when we were there).
Then we headed to Chinatown to pick up some dim sum for lunch - we were able to find our favorite dim sum place again. It's called You's Dim Sum and it's right next to this restaurant called something like the little Paris Cafe or something like that. It's on Washington Street a block above the Wells Fargo Bank...I think.
David's aunt (I could probably actually call her Marta and not just David's aunt) took us to a performance of the San Francisco Mime Troupe (not actually mime). They are a theater group that does wonderful political satire and, to kick off their new shows, they perform for free in a park near the ocean (actually, everything is kind of near the ocean in San Francisco - their website is here). It was an excellent show, although we were sitting on a hill that was about a 75 degree angle, which was mildly uncomfortable.
After that, we were driving around San Francisco trying to find a taqueria that David's friends have raved about. After passing a taqueria that Marta thought looked interesting, it turned out that it actually was the place David was looking for so we had to stop. The food was good; I tried some of Marta's real shrimp cocktail (real like authentic, as opposed to fake). It tasted like a thin ketchup with avocado and cilantro.
Then we headed to Marta's house to go swimming in their pool. Marta and Dean (David's uncle, he's in Israel on business right now) have a house in a community that has a wonderful community pool. Then we went out for sushi and I tried mussels, salmon roe, yellowtail, crab, and something else...that I can't remember. Everyone was very proud.
This week has been more work - on Wednesday, we had a visit from the Vice President of Operations so we had to go around and tidy up the store as well as move out our new fall pieces, which are lovely, I might add. The tidying up meant that the first half hour of my day was spent sitting where the carpet and tile met and trimming the carpet where it was worn. What fun and goodness it was! Seriously though, I bet there's a reason they had me do it and not one of the experienced (read: not new) employees. But the visit went well, which was good, since our manager Grace had not really been sleeping so that she could get everything set up. By the way, Coldwater Creek is having a sale online - 60% off everything until Saturday night at midnight eastern time. If you're interested, e-mail me and I can forward the e-mail with the code in it.
Yesterday and today I've had off so I've been hanging around the apartment and cleaning. I've also been thinking more about graduate schools since a friend of mine e-mailed me a link about the Tufts Graduate School of International Relations (the Fletcher school). They offer a two year program for a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy. I've also been thinking more about a LLM or Master of Laws degree. Unfortunately, most programs only let you pursue this degree after you have a JD so I may also be considering law school. Let me know if any of you have suggestions - I'm interested in a program where I can continue my language studies and study immigration, Islam, and France. Although perhaps not all of those. We'll see.
So that's the most recent long update. In closing, I leave you with this funny animation - it's about a 30-second song that loops. You may want to turn down your sound on your computer as it is quite loud: You are a pirate!
7.05.2007
Happy 4th!
David and I had a busy 3rd and 4th. After work on the 3rd, we caught the fireworks at Stanford and then went to a party hosted by one of his co-workers. Since both of us had off on the 4th, we made plans to shop for some household items.
We first went to a Goodwill in Palo Alto which had more expensive items than any Goodwill I've ever seen. Granted, they were mostly designer clothes and I still saw a 100% cashmere sweater for $6. They were also having a 4th of July sale where everything except select merchandise was 50% off. I ended up getting a red sweater and this gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous brown sleeveless dress with swirls of pink dots as well as black and maroon. The hem is about mid-calf and is uneven (intentionally). The front looks like a halter but the back is more like a racer-back, so I could even wear a bra with it. But I don't have to. Because it's awesome. There's also about a 2-inch band under the bust and then the skirt just falls away (it's kind of empire-waisted in that way, I guess). It is the most flattering wonderful dress I have ever owned and it's even hand washable! Both of them were I.N.C., which, based on my extensive and somewhat embarrassing knowledge of Project Runway, is a good brand at Macy's. So that pretty much made my day. And my week. Possibly my month. It's a really great dress. I said "wow" I put it on.
Then we headed to Coldwater Creek so I could shop and use my discount. I got a pair of jeans and some gifts for my next year roomies. The jeans are great - they were on sale for $16.99 and then I got 40% off with my employee discount! Yay!
After Coldwater Creek, we went to a barbecue hosted by another of David's friends, one of the Davids from the original David David David and Fred (David's freshman roommates). He and his girlfriend Jillian and some of his friends from Stanford's Shakespeare troupe (that may not be the appropriate word) are renting a house in Menlo Park (about 5 blocks away from ours) until they attend the Fringe Festival in Scotland (Appleton West sent a delegation my senior year). We actually didn't think they lived as close as they do so we may be having them over for dinner or swimming or vice versa.
We left the barbecue to go to Ikea which is a great and wonderful place full of modern design (but not super-modern) that appeals to me so much. It was fun to walk around with David and plan my future home in my head. We also picked up a real set of dishes, a couple of glasses, a dish-drying rack and a silverware caddy. Ikea is my new favorite store. Unfortunately, there is no Ikea in Wisconsin....but they do have online ordering.
Since it was only about 7 when we left Ikea, we decided to dress up (I wore my new dress and even heels!) and see a movie. We drove to Redwood City to see Ocean's 13; it was a short drive and now we have a new place to do dinner. David had already seen it when he visited his family but he was sweet enough to see it again. My review: MUCH better than Ocean's 12. I love con movies, especially those that create a good/evil binary and make you feel good about this kind of crime. Al Pacino was wonderful, as was the ensemble. I laughed a lot. Go see it. It's totally worth the actual ticket price and is a lot of good clean fun. Plus very nice-looking men.
So that was our 3rd and 4th. I have off today as well, so I'm doing laundry and rearranging the kitchen to accommodate our new dishes.
We first went to a Goodwill in Palo Alto which had more expensive items than any Goodwill I've ever seen. Granted, they were mostly designer clothes and I still saw a 100% cashmere sweater for $6. They were also having a 4th of July sale where everything except select merchandise was 50% off. I ended up getting a red sweater and this gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous brown sleeveless dress with swirls of pink dots as well as black and maroon. The hem is about mid-calf and is uneven (intentionally). The front looks like a halter but the back is more like a racer-back, so I could even wear a bra with it. But I don't have to. Because it's awesome. There's also about a 2-inch band under the bust and then the skirt just falls away (it's kind of empire-waisted in that way, I guess). It is the most flattering wonderful dress I have ever owned and it's even hand washable! Both of them were I.N.C., which, based on my extensive and somewhat embarrassing knowledge of Project Runway, is a good brand at Macy's. So that pretty much made my day. And my week. Possibly my month. It's a really great dress. I said "wow" I put it on.
Then we headed to Coldwater Creek so I could shop and use my discount. I got a pair of jeans and some gifts for my next year roomies. The jeans are great - they were on sale for $16.99 and then I got 40% off with my employee discount! Yay!
After Coldwater Creek, we went to a barbecue hosted by another of David's friends, one of the Davids from the original David David David and Fred (David's freshman roommates). He and his girlfriend Jillian and some of his friends from Stanford's Shakespeare troupe (that may not be the appropriate word) are renting a house in Menlo Park (about 5 blocks away from ours) until they attend the Fringe Festival in Scotland (Appleton West sent a delegation my senior year). We actually didn't think they lived as close as they do so we may be having them over for dinner or swimming or vice versa.
We left the barbecue to go to Ikea which is a great and wonderful place full of modern design (but not super-modern) that appeals to me so much. It was fun to walk around with David and plan my future home in my head. We also picked up a real set of dishes, a couple of glasses, a dish-drying rack and a silverware caddy. Ikea is my new favorite store. Unfortunately, there is no Ikea in Wisconsin....but they do have online ordering.
Since it was only about 7 when we left Ikea, we decided to dress up (I wore my new dress and even heels!) and see a movie. We drove to Redwood City to see Ocean's 13; it was a short drive and now we have a new place to do dinner. David had already seen it when he visited his family but he was sweet enough to see it again. My review: MUCH better than Ocean's 12. I love con movies, especially those that create a good/evil binary and make you feel good about this kind of crime. Al Pacino was wonderful, as was the ensemble. I laughed a lot. Go see it. It's totally worth the actual ticket price and is a lot of good clean fun. Plus very nice-looking men.
So that was our 3rd and 4th. I have off today as well, so I'm doing laundry and rearranging the kitchen to accommodate our new dishes.
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