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La di da
Thursday, June 26, 2003
First a List –
Five Celebrity Men I find absolutely irresistible:
Christian Bale
Brad Pitt
Josh Hartnett
Matthew McConaughey
Edward Norton
I forgot to clock back in after lunch today so I had a half hour of time that I was working, but the powers that be were showing me “out to lunch” so when I finally realized my error, I clocked back in and promptly decided that the only way to remedy the situation was to goof off for half an hour. You know, to even the score. Well I found some cool stuff during my “break”. The first is a site that gives you a word and you have 60 seconds to type anything you want about it, then when the 60 seconds is over you can post what you’ve written – only after you’ve done that can you go through and read what other people wrote about that same word. I highly recommend it. I also started a fotolog because now that I have a camera phone, I should have a place to put the pictures. It starts with a fuzzy picture of Doughboy and the new arrival (not his). Because I’m not willing to put up the cash for a Gold membership, I can only upload one a day. So check back tomorrow for the next one.
Last another List –
The Four Guideposts of the Theory of Ally
You can sleep when you're dead
It’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission
Moderation in all things
The surest way for plans to change, is to make them
Ally signed off at 05:02 p.m.
What a trip
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Location: about to be in my car headed home
Description: jean skirt, grey top
Emotion: impressed
I’ve just read a great narrative, and believe me I know narrative, having studied it quite intensively and extensively during my four years in the communications department at Southwestern. This story has everything, as Mr. Wonderful would say, “it shows, it doesn’t just tell”. – ok short pause while we all take a moment to reflect on Mr. Wonderful. – - - now that that’s done…………the story. I just discovered this blog yesterday, but I’m so glad I did, because the post today was so fabulous. Anyway, I have two favorite lines – I’m going to post them here, but you’ve got to go read the story to truly appreciate them.
He was walking me to the car, calm and chivalrous as all-get-out, when I realized that she was in the front seat, perched there as if she had been riding shotgun with him forever.
and
I don't really remember getting into the tub, but I do remember thinking that I'd enjoy floating around for a while, provided I dried off when I was done so I didn't rust.
and now I’m off to experience some fabulous live music. I know you’re jealous!
Ally signed off at 05:18 p.m.
Over and out
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Location: Work
Description: same dress – hair is up now
Emotion: lovely
Just got back from a fabulous lunch with the Music Man, he’s doing well and a pleasure as always.
I’ve been tempering my afternoon work with a hefty serving of new blogs that I discovered. One of my favorites is Briantology in this blog everyone has code names. I really like that because now the mundane
I went to the movies with b, then we met up with j and g
becomes
Agent Orange and I went to the movies, then met up with the Princess and Capt. Can’t Commit
How fun is that! So from this point on – everyone in my blog will have code names. Yippee!
Ally signed off at 02:32 p.m.
Why did it have to be snakes?
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Location: work
Description: Rose print dress that i never wear
Emotion: rolling along
Saw the Raiders of the Lost Ark adaptation last night. It was absolutely amazing. These kids (and they were just kids when they started) had more dedication and motivation than I could ever hope to possess. I can’t think of a single thing that I’ve stuck with for more than a year or two, and these guys worked on this film for 7 year. SEVEN YEARS! I’m in downright awe of them. I’m also very pleased that I live in a city where this type of creativity and ingenuity (redundant? I don’t think so) is heralded with sold out crowds at a theatre where you can drink beer! The adaptation made it’s world premiere at the Alamo on May 30th, and luckily was brought back for a single showing last night. It’s events like this that make me really appreciate Austin.
Ally signed off at 10:40 a.m.
a little of this, a little of that
Monday, June 23, 2003
Location: Work
Description: Black shirt, Black and white skirt
Emotion: superciliously introspective (i did use spell check for that - but not the thesaurus)
If you live in Austin, chances are you knew someone at our party on Saturday. I can’t begin to guess how many people were there. Ok, well I’d guess at least 50 – which is just a little bit more than standard at our parties, but what was cool about this one was the diversity of the attendees. There were tons of new people for me to meet and talk to, and as a hostess that doesn’t usually happen, I generally know everyone that walks through the door – which I enjoy as well – but on Saturday I actually got to meet a ton of new people. It was an awesome party, barring one disappointment that I’m dealing with, and should be done with by tonight.
I saw Carolyn Wonderland on Friday, and I talked to her, and she signed my cd. I’m super-pumped, I’ve been pretty much listening to the cd non-stop and have plans to go see her on Wednesday, after taking in some Guy Forysthe at Blues on the Green . I’m so glad Bob-o is back in town and I have someone to go see all this great music with. It’s definitely something I want to make a priority.
One of my roommates is dealing with a break up which has got me thinking about relationships and all that, specifically how I deal with relationships, and I’ve decided that I don’t. I very rarely, if ever, put my feelings on the line. There are people that I could have easily had crushes on, but I wasn’t willing to put any feelings out there until I knew for sure that they were going to be reciprocated. I don’t think that most people would describe me as jaded, I’m overly optimistic and excited about life in general, but I hold my pride tight and I’ve only let my guard down completely with one person. With him, I let myself be completely vulnerable I told him everything, he knew about my weird fears and hesitations and he didn’t abuse that knowledge. Our break-up wasn’t the end of the world, and it really never felt like the end of the world. I knew things were going to be fine and that I was going to move on and find something better, or just move on, and that was ok. Seeing as how my last experience with love was a good one, it doesn’t make sense that I’m so hesitant about doing it again. The whole “once bitten, twice shy” doesn’t really apply to me, because honestly I can’t think of a time that I’ve been just devastated by love. I guess I’ve always been very careful to “save face” and not let anything show until I know what the outcome will be. Unfortunately I think that leads to me denying a lot of the things that I feel. Would it be better to open myself up to the kind of heartache I’m watching my roommate experience? I don’t think so. Garth Brooks would probably say I’m standing outside the fire, but I just can’t imagine that it’s a good idea to jump into anything until you know how deep it is. Am I missing out on possible relationships? Maybe. Do I miss those possible relationships? A little. Would I rather have those relationships than my pride? Not at all.
Ally signed off at 01:50 p.m.
so much to blog......so little time
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Location: The BTC (Blood and Tissue Center)
Description: black pants, black shirt.....Red shoes
Emotion: Pleasantly destracted
it's been a year and change since i began this version of ~Just Chillin~, and in honor of that i’m going to resurrect the location/description/emotion header. i feel like it paints a nice picture to go with the entry. i've got tons of stuff to write about: the new car, the party this weekend, the trouble with boys, and the comfort of friends - but i have a ton of actual work today so instead i've stolen some great stuff from the blogs i read daily. The Geese Aplenty one is just fabulous. i mean really fabulous, and the guy from Defective Yeti cracks me up constantly.
Everything Was Fine
A women already on the elevator was relating a Tale Of Woe to another person when I boarded. Between the fifth floor and the ground floor I didn't hear enough of the narrative to really know what had happened, but I did hear this key phrase:
"Everything was fine until it got out on the Internet."
I wonder how many contemporary Tales Of Woe contain this exact line. All of them?
Defective Yeti
6/16
Preparing.
You had a day. You did some stuff and you earned a paycheck. You met some friends and you met some enemies. You did a few things differently and most things the same. Were you paying attention? Are you awake? Did something funny happen? Did something interesting happen? Are you thinking something? What are you thinking? Do you have the words? What words are they? Are they the right words? Are the words better than nothing? (Aren't they always better than nothing?) Can you make someone laugh? If not, can you make someone think? If not, can you steal something? If so, can you make it your own? Do you have the words? What words are they? Are you paying attention? Are you awake? Are you awake? Are you awake?
Geese Aplenty
Ally signed off at 11:50 a.m.
Quotables
Monday, June 16, 2003
Fun Field Recruiter Frases (gotta love alliteration):
“It’s mean to name a nursing home cartwheel, not a soul there can do one.”
“I may be East-Texas skinny, but that’s Central-Texas Fat.”
we have so much fun up here in our little office, I wish you could all be here.
Ally signed off at 04:28 p.m.
who would have thought?
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
So i had this long entry in my head about friends coming again going in your life and all, but i decided to search my name on google and guess what i found.......my website from high school! This is the website that i actually started while i was in high school down in houston and then revamped the summer before i left for southwestern. most of the links still work and you can see my original 100 list - and look at the old quotes that used to inspire me. some still do, some are very dated. anyway, without further adieu
Ally signed off at 01:03 a.m.
musings
Monday, June 9, 2003
I love it when life just seems to flow; when you have just the right amount of action and down time. It’s hard to describe, but I think the epitome of happiness is when I can sit on Sunday night and think back over the weekend and feel like so much happened and it just flew by – but while I was actually experiencing the weekend, I was living totally moment to moment, enjoying each and every hour as it came, not worrying about what was happening later, or what had happened before. When I’m living “in the moment” (I hate that term) I feel like I’m at my best. This weekend was one of those perfect weekends. It basically started on Thursday and between then and Sunday I went to happy hour at a swanky restaurant, got to spend some time with Maryjane, saw a fabulous band and then hosted an amazing after-party. We got up on Saturday and went tubing on the Comal river, and I have to say that the feeling you get while floating down the river with good friends and plenty of beer is absolutely amazing. After tubing I watched Pump up the Volume and went to a house warming party. Today I hung out with my roomies and we made plans for our next big bash (a club style dance party), I’m sufficiently tired and inspired enough to start the work week.
Ally signed off at 12:13 a.m.
What? You're kidding me!
Tuesday, June 3, 2003
I am utterly and totally disappointed. It’s worse than when the taco assemblers at Taco bell put lettuce on my burrito and I can’t eat it, because I was fully expecting a burrito sans lettuce and there just doesn’t seem to be any pointing in eating something that I know I don’t like. I’m teetering on the brink of tossing the computer on the floor and stamping my feet with clenched fists and a sour look on my face – I’m that disappointed.
I thought the Miss. Universe pageant was next Tuesday. NEXT TUESDAY PEOPLE!!! I had plans for a party – a girl’s night where we could sit around and wear masks and drink champagne and make witty comments about the absurdity of the pageant. but no. someone up there is against me. The pageant was tonight. yes, tonight. while I was sitting around Tim’s house watching “The Family Guy” (which was extremely funny) the Miss Universe pageant was going on without me – there was no facial masking, no champagne guzzling and I didn’t get to criticize a single talent! It’s not fair I tell you! Not Fair! (this where the foot stomping really begins to pick up pace and I proceed to throw myself to the ground) What-a-world! What-a-world!
Maybe I’ll be back tomorrow with happier news, but right now I just want to stomp off to my room and slam the door.
Ally signed off at 11:37 p.m.
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Testing
Ally signed off at 05:53 p.m.
Just Jennifer
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Remember earlier when I said I work with Ernest? Well, the other person I work with is Jennifer. She’s just Jennifer, she doesn’t remind me of any particularly annoying or likable movie character. She’s older than me, but doesn’t treat me like I’m stupid. I did think that maybe she was a lesbian when she first started working here, but I have since learned that I was incorrect. It wouldn’t have really mattered; I liked her whether she liked girls or guys. She’s a pretty cool person over all. I just have one complaint. Just one little teeny tiny thing: her cell phone is set to a ring that can only be called, "howl of a dying dog". I’m serious, her cell phone rings and I start looking around for the animal that obviously needs to be put out of its misery. I understand that we live in a free country and if a person doesn’t have the free will to choose whichever cell phone ring makes them happy then we might as well just accept Fascism, but come on, I have to listen to this damn thing die several times a day. It’s not fair.
I wanted so much to like her.
Ally signed off at 05:34 p.m.
"I promise to love and honor you all the days of my life"
Monday, May 26, 2003
I have literally slept the day away, but it’s ok because tomorrow is a holiday so it’s practically like today was a free day anyway. The weekend has been pretty eventful so far, went and so some great live music on Friday, met someone new, that was actually interesting and worth talking to. Saturday was Marianne’s wedding, and catholic weddings are always fun. At every wedding I’ve been to recently, (although it’s not that many, it’s more than I used to attend) the conversation during the drive from the church to the reception has been solely focused on how our(the girls in the car) wedding will be different from the one we just witnessed. As much as I dislike being a girly girl I have to admit I’ve planned out some things about my wedding. I know that I don’t want a long service, and that I do want lots of fresh flowers. I’ve even gone so far to imagine the bridesmaid dresses. I don’t really know about the design, but I’ve pictured them in varying shades of purple, starting with a deep royal purple and then fading to a light lilac, then me in my white dress with possible purple accents. I’ve even decided that I want my first “dance as husband and wife” to be a tango. At some point in these conversations someone brings up the actual future husband. Since none of us have possible husbands in mind it always brings the talk to a lull. does this make us crazy and obsessive because we have weddings planned out but no groom to add to the picture? I think not. I think it makes us optimistic, and if there’s one thing I’ve said over and over again – I’m a silver lining kind of girl.
Ally signed off at 01:03 a.m.
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
I don’t even know how to begin to narrate last weekend’s events. It was a phenomenal three days of debauchery and sincerity and friendship and laughter and food and I could just go on and on, but a play by play of the weekend couldn’t possibly do it justice. My birthday party rocked hard for 14 hours without stopping. Unfortunately, my writing talents are not proficient enough to paint a picture that would truly (this is a bob phrase) “show and not tell” you how fabulous this weekend really was, so instead ---
Overheard at Ally’s 23rd birthday party:
- “Oh my god! There’s a cockroach in the margarita machine!”
- “I was going to suggest that you put your martini’s in a regular glass – but I think it’s probably good that you’re spilling more than you’re drinking”
- “I’m so sorry I just took off my pants like that. I didn’t think that many people were looking at me, and I did have bikini bottoms on”
- “These roses are for the birthday girl” (the roses came with some excellent party favors, and a smile that still makes me melt - not to mention a friend that could easily be on People’s 50 most beautiful people)
- “Has anyone had sex in the baby pools yet?”
- “Wow, a keg of Dos Equis! That rocks!”
- “IF I HURT MYSELF ON THIS TRAMPOLINE I’M SUING EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!”
- “How about this? All guys are prone to stupidity, and all girls are prone to craziness.” “I can go with that. I never liked grouping myself with the crazies”
- “Back rubs go better without the shirt”
- “Ally, if you come home from work one day and I’m out here jumping, don’t worry think it’s some crazy stranger guy – it’s just me.”
- “Sarah is passed out in my bed” (in a frustrated whiney voice)
- “Did you get into a fight with a temporary tattoo?”
- “Ebony is the wind beneath my wings. She just makes everything happen exactly the way I want it to” “I wouldn’t want to be beneath anyone’s wings but Ally’s”
- “I’ll go pee on the left side of the house, there are people making out on the right.”
-“If you miss this chance you don’t deserve a ride home”
-“Well, since it’s 5 in the morning, I’m going over to fowler’s. they’ve promised me beer and pot.”
-“Happy Birthday Ally”
Ally signed off at 05:03 p.m.
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