my dad was destined to be a cowboy.
keep in mind that this photo was taken in braddock.
mad men July 8, 2008
so, ad age did this awesome 1960/ mad men edition. cool real stories and stats along with mad men advertising including an interview with don draper. they are so smart. terrific marketing….
hate to say i told you so… July 8, 2008
one of the things i really like about working until later is that i get to hear this american life on the way home. last night was particularly interested. the episode was called by proxy (you can download it here for free…) the first act was what was more interesting to me. davy rothbart was talking about wanting to help people who seem to only come around when they need help. you are their problem solver. you feel needed and they get a solution. you feel smart and they get help. it (not really) works out for everyone involved. anyway. it was just great. i’m thinking about listening to it again. so anyway. this has been a reoccurring theme in my life, and i guess i’m just happy that i don’t have to deal with it on the level that davy did for this story.
work has been busy. i’ve been dreaming about it which is always a bad sign. i’m finally sleeping again. i think staying up really late on sat. and then getting up super early put me back on track. and sleeping with the a/c on. (in case i didn’t mention, i went to the worst place on earth, anaheim, last week or the week before.) my sleep was highly disrupted by that trip. i did get to see lots of people that i like there. mainly, they’re from pgh, but still, we get to see each other like twice a year at these events. i have homework to do before i go on my next trip at the end of the month. lots of reading and writing to prep so i think i’ll work on that today in the back away from my computer! (yes, google is making me stupid, i know it for sure. you should read that article too. it took me hours to read it b/c, guess what, i couldn’t concentrate…)
i barely talked about austin, it was amazing as always. look at the pics if you wish.
i’ve been watching mad men like nobody’s business. that is the best show since six feet under. i swoon over that show. if i met don draper, i would be smitten and just a big ol’ pile of putty. maybe i live in the wrong era? i would not be good with the whole domesticity thing but i guess i could be like the arty chick. whatever. anyway. if i start dressing and wearing stockings about town, please stop me and take away my cable.
ok, i have to go read some of my homework.
i got sixteen hours to burn and i’m gonna stay up all night. July 2, 2008
you should be listening to the woxy top 500 modern rock songs. on demand, listen to what you want…. #499, teenage wristband.
btw, thank goodness twilight came to their senses and canceled their pgh show since i won’t be in town.
summertime and the living is (not so) easy June 24, 2008
i had my first plum of the season for lunch. plums are my favorite. they’re just the best ever.
so, the weekend was insane. typical friday night, i guess. i wrote about that huh? i don’t know. saturday i had two brunches to attend, met an old boss at pamela’s and then over to b and g’s for their brunch. good times. b gave me the cutest music journal ever. love it. headed through the nht back to gbg. opening for t on sat. night. her show is really nice. i am mentally debating on a few of the pieces. not so great after party, for various reasons, and then home, bitter as always after saturday nights.
sunday i hung with m, multiple times i guess and went to a fundraiser for a gbg related thing. such a crazy mix of people there. good times, i don’t think that our table really helped out the cause that much, but really, whatever. at least i showed up, which was a stretch on that day. watched there will be blood with c and e. i dig having them around. well, I watched the movie, both of them fell asleep during various parts. what is it with boys and watching movies? m’s brother is the same way, although he usually decides what movie we’re watching and then you’re left watching something that you have no interest in. at least i watched it. my favorite character was eli, in case anyone was wondering. so creepy. yeah.
i’m travelling this week again, this time their will be no pleasure- simply work. early and late flights that suck, i’m (needless to say) nervous about checking my luggage. it’s no fun to travel anymore. i used to love it. i guess it’s a pain now, and i’m older. or old. depending on who you ask i guess. so don’t cry when i’m gone this weekend.
while i’m not excited about my destination, it does feel like the perfect time to get out for a while. i’m feeling a bit mentally taxed lately. i have a lot going on a work, some writing projects that i am supposed to be cracking (get that chris?) out, but i’m not able to with other projects. summer is supposed to be this amazing time in academic life, but for me it’s not been. actually from everyone i know it’s been mad stressful, so i am beginning to wonder who is selling this rumor that it’s amazing???? bs. so, work is busy and i’m a bit freaked out about what next year will be like and then i just keep having these missteps in my personal life. it feels like my life is a mess in every area. a constant f ing mess. half of it is related to others, people i’m trying to keep happy and healthy. i just wish i could have one thing together for the moment. i hate writing this stuff here b/c really, it’s my problem, not yours.
(i shouldn’t be blogging in a bad mood, right? if you’re fighting yourself to write, it will most likely end poorly….)
my horoscope today. a recurring theme June 23, 2008
Good for you for always being there for your friends! But while you’re so busy supporting them, who is supporting you? Today, start switching your focus back to your own problems. The one exception should be an older relative: If they need any attention from you, you should definitely give it to them. They miss the sound of your voice and your unique way of looking at things. Stop saving the world and start showing your loved ones that you value them in your life.
mystery berries. June 21, 2008
ok, they’re not a mystery, but i never noticed them before. we (me, c, and e) at some of these after coffee last night. some were awesomely sour.
