- Seeing my sister
- Heading to the BN and seeing what randomness follows (as it always does)
- Christmas Party on 12/23 with the townies/old high school people
- Potentially seeing my brother for Christmas (fingers crossed!)
- Going to FLA. (WARM weather!)
- Definitely seeing my brother in FLA.
- Having a few days off work
- Presents!
- New Years fiesta in Blo-No. with ALL of the usual suspects, plus a couple randomers.
- Good foooood!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Things to look forward to in the coming weeks:
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Following suit - 5 Things
5 Things on Today’s “To Do” List:
1. Find a new role :(
2. Figure out when I am going to Blo-No for Christmas
3. Admire my new furniture
4. Get groceries
5. Solicit GOs for an upcoming Telephone Launch.
5 Things that I would do if I were a millionaire had more money than I could ever spend:
1. Travel
2. Pay off my ma's house and give her money for retirement.
3. Go to grad school and earn multiple degrees in things that I know wouldn't get me a job or money
4. Buy a condo and furnish it.
5. Give to several charities, endow a chair at ISU, and fund a scholarship.
5 Places I have lived:
1. Chicago, IL
2. Springfield, IL
3. Normal, IL and Bloomington, for that matter
4. Des Plaines, IL
5. Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Spain
5 Jobs I've had:
1. Server
2. Communications Specialist for the Girl Scouts
3. Collection Agent
4. Volunteer Coordinator for a IL Congressional Campaign
5. "Consultant for one of the ‘big 3’ management consulting firms" (As Adam put it)
1. Find a new role :(
2. Figure out when I am going to Blo-No for Christmas
3. Admire my new furniture
4. Get groceries
5. Solicit GOs for an upcoming Telephone Launch.
5 Things that I would do if I were a millionaire had more money than I could ever spend:
1. Travel
2. Pay off my ma's house and give her money for retirement.
3. Go to grad school and earn multiple degrees in things that I know wouldn't get me a job or money
4. Buy a condo and furnish it.
5. Give to several charities, endow a chair at ISU, and fund a scholarship.
5 Places I have lived:
1. Chicago, IL
2. Springfield, IL
3. Normal, IL and Bloomington, for that matter
4. Des Plaines, IL
5. Alcala de Henares (Madrid), Spain
5 Jobs I've had:
1. Server
2. Communications Specialist for the Girl Scouts
3. Collection Agent
4. Volunteer Coordinator for a IL Congressional Campaign
5. "Consultant for one of the ‘big 3’ management consulting firms" (As Adam put it)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
True story
12/10/08
While walking home from dinner:
Guy 1 to Guy 2: "She got a nice ass!"
Guy 2 to Guy 1: "Yeah she do!"
While walking home from dinner:
Guy 1 to Guy 2: "She got a nice ass!"
Guy 2 to Guy 1: "Yeah she do!"
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Na Zdrowie!
In looking for where I can find Oplatki for Christmas, I found the following. OMG! Totally my life! I pulled out ones that were particularly applicable for me and my family!
You know you’re Polish if…
Your knowledge of the Polish language is lim ited to ‘naughty’ words (e.g., dupa, gowno, gatki, etc), names for food (e.g, pierogi, kapusta, etc), and drinking toasts (e.g., na zdrowie, sto lat, etc).
You occasionally add the suffix “-ski” to English words for no apparent reason (e.G., “I’m gonna go put the car-ski in the garage-ski”). [If you also happen to know a few basic conversational phrases in Polish, you are considered “old school” by friends and relatives.]
You call your grandma “babcia” or “busia” and your grandpa “dziadzia.” You know how to dance the polka, but you only do it at weddings after kicking back a few generous shots of vodka.
You like to drink. Especially beer. Especially cheap beer.
When frustrated, you slap your forehead, shake your head, and say “O Jezu Marija!”
You have one grandma that wears a babushka and galoshes every single day of the year and another grandma that wears a lot of jewelry and too much make-up.
You have a grandma who uses every single part of animal carcasses to make sausages , soups, dumplings, etc.
Your relatives show constant devotion to saints, the Blessed Virgin, the Pope, the Democratic Party, the U.S. Steelworkers, etc.
Your grandma has a shrine complete with votive candles and a picture of the “Our Lady of Czestochowa” or “Infant of Prague.”
Your parents have at least one crucifix or religious picture mounted on a wall in their house with palms tucked behind it.
Your grandparents and other relatives habitually kiss everyone they meet.
You get your food blessed at Easter and your house blessed at Christmas time.
Your family has a wigilia meal on Christmas Eve at which you share oplatki.
You like to put sour cream, horseradish, and/or beer on everything you eat.
You always prefer rye bread to white or wheat.
Your dad has forced you to eat horseradish, claiming that it will “put hair on your chest” (even If you’re a female!).
People in your family have their wedding receptions at places called “Polish Legion Hall,” “Sacred Heart Center,” etc.
You know the words to “Sto Lat” and sing it at all birthday parties.
You can out drink all of your friends.
You have waited in line at a church or bakery to buy pierogi or paczki.
You frequently add “dere” (there) and/or “ya know” to the end of sentences. Words like kiszka, kielbasa, and kolaczki actually mean something to you.
You actually know who Kosciuszko and Pulaski are, and why they’re important.
You’re either completely overdressed or completely underdressed for every occasion.
If you’re a woman, you wear make-up at all times - even if it’s 90 degrees outside and you’re 88 years old.
Your idea of “healthy” is boiled pierogi, light beer, and filtered cigarettes.
You’ve never been to Poland, but you have mysterious relatives there to whom you send gifts and money every Christmas.
You collect “prayer cards” from funerals.
You’re haven’t been a practicing Catholic for years but everyone in your family insists that it’s “just a phase.”
You often visit cemeteries, light votive candles for dead relatives, and generally spend an unhealthy amount of time obsessing about death.
You like to gossip and generally talk too much.
People often have trouble pronouncing your last name.
You drink your coffee black and take your liquor straight up.
From: http://joejurczyk.com/2008/02/16/only-polish-people-will-understand-this/
You know you’re Polish if…
Your knowledge of the Polish language is lim ited to ‘naughty’ words (e.g., dupa, gowno, gatki, etc), names for food (e.g, pierogi, kapusta, etc), and drinking toasts (e.g., na zdrowie, sto lat, etc).
You occasionally add the suffix “-ski” to English words for no apparent reason (e.G., “I’m gonna go put the car-ski in the garage-ski”). [If you also happen to know a few basic conversational phrases in Polish, you are considered “old school” by friends and relatives.]
You call your grandma “babcia” or “busia” and your grandpa “dziadzia.” You know how to dance the polka, but you only do it at weddings after kicking back a few generous shots of vodka.
You like to drink. Especially beer. Especially cheap beer.
When frustrated, you slap your forehead, shake your head, and say “O Jezu Marija!”
You have one grandma that wears a babushka and galoshes every single day of the year and another grandma that wears a lot of jewelry and too much make-up.
You have a grandma who uses every single part of animal carcasses to make sausages , soups, dumplings, etc.
Your relatives show constant devotion to saints, the Blessed Virgin, the Pope, the Democratic Party, the U.S. Steelworkers, etc.
Your grandma has a shrine complete with votive candles and a picture of the “Our Lady of Czestochowa” or “Infant of Prague.”
Your parents have at least one crucifix or religious picture mounted on a wall in their house with palms tucked behind it.
Your grandparents and other relatives habitually kiss everyone they meet.
You get your food blessed at Easter and your house blessed at Christmas time.
Your family has a wigilia meal on Christmas Eve at which you share oplatki.
You like to put sour cream, horseradish, and/or beer on everything you eat.
You always prefer rye bread to white or wheat.
Your dad has forced you to eat horseradish, claiming that it will “put hair on your chest” (even If you’re a female!).
People in your family have their wedding receptions at places called “Polish Legion Hall,” “Sacred Heart Center,” etc.
You know the words to “Sto Lat” and sing it at all birthday parties.
You can out drink all of your friends.
You have waited in line at a church or bakery to buy pierogi or paczki.
You frequently add “dere” (there) and/or “ya know” to the end of sentences. Words like kiszka, kielbasa, and kolaczki actually mean something to you.
You actually know who Kosciuszko and Pulaski are, and why they’re important.
You’re either completely overdressed or completely underdressed for every occasion.
If you’re a woman, you wear make-up at all times - even if it’s 90 degrees outside and you’re 88 years old.
Your idea of “healthy” is boiled pierogi, light beer, and filtered cigarettes.
You’ve never been to Poland, but you have mysterious relatives there to whom you send gifts and money every Christmas.
You collect “prayer cards” from funerals.
You’re haven’t been a practicing Catholic for years but everyone in your family insists that it’s “just a phase.”
You often visit cemeteries, light votive candles for dead relatives, and generally spend an unhealthy amount of time obsessing about death.
You like to gossip and generally talk too much.
People often have trouble pronouncing your last name.
You drink your coffee black and take your liquor straight up.
From: http://joejurczyk.com/2008/02/16/only-polish-people-will-understand-this/
Christmas Time in Chicago!
Some favorite Christmas memories:
Going to the lighting procession on Michigan Avenue
Going ice skating at Navy Pier (better than Skate on State and Millenium Park)
Chocolate mousse "boots" from Fox and Obel
Midnight mass
Playing the 7 / 11 game on Christmas Eve
Christmas windows at Marshall Fields
Going shopping for Frango mints for my dad's secretary
Christkindl Market
Polish food
Going out when it is waaaay too cold and snowy when there is no one else outside
Christmas parties at Grandma and Grandpa's house
My grandma's Christmas tree with the winter village underneath (complete with fake snow and mechanical ice staters)
Silent Night
The Beach Boys Christmas Album ("Lil' Saint Nick" in particular)
Oplatki wafers and making wishes for the New Year
Going to the lighting procession on Michigan Avenue
Going ice skating at Navy Pier (better than Skate on State and Millenium Park)
Chocolate mousse "boots" from Fox and Obel
Midnight mass
Playing the 7 / 11 game on Christmas Eve
Christmas windows at Marshall Fields
Going shopping for Frango mints for my dad's secretary
Christkindl Market
Polish food
Going out when it is waaaay too cold and snowy when there is no one else outside
Christmas parties at Grandma and Grandpa's house
My grandma's Christmas tree with the winter village underneath (complete with fake snow and mechanical ice staters)
Silent Night
The Beach Boys Christmas Album ("Lil' Saint Nick" in particular)
Oplatki wafers and making wishes for the New Year
Friday, December 5, 2008
Being an "adult" kind of sucks.
Things I don't like about being an adult:
- Feeling compelled to, and actually being responsible all of the time.
- Not crying when you want to.
- Weighing arguements and thinking things through.
(Sidenote: This one makes me think of Rilo Kiley's "Plane Crash in C" lyrics: 'when its all the stupid things / so damn confusing to me / like talking it through / controlling my temper / like letting it go / saying please forgive me / or laughing at your jokes')
- Paying for everything for yourself. (I just had to pay for my first cut and dye job. Bye-bye $160)
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