I realized I've been somewhat off the grid in terms of FB/gchat/Yelp/LJ (wow) since the move on Saturday, so here's my check-in.

In true Juliana fashion, I finished packing (ie, panic-strickenly throwing all my possessions into boxes without bothering to label) at 3 am Friday. I drove and left my car at the old homestead, ostensibly so my parents ( Read more... )

1. My mom hired a cleaning service for my apartment as an early Christmas present. I was up until 3 last night, moving things around so they'd be able to vaccuum the floor. I'm the daughter of two packrats (my mom hoards miniature toiletries from hotels, wrapping and tissue paper, and snacks from airplanes. My dad hoards collections -- antique ( Read more... )

10 hours until I fly out to Costa Rica! I'm past the oh-my-god-I-need-to-buy-a-fanny-pack-and-pants-that-turn-into-shorts freakout and now I'm just calmly excited. My mom told me when I got to the house that she and my dad are paying for the trip for my birthday.... which is amazing. Brian tells me every now and then that I have a perfect life, and ( Read more... )

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Tonight I passed a Jewish deli in Dupont and made a comment about "vermicious knishes."

In other, more philosophical news, I'm amazed that feet are such sensitive parts of the human body. I mean, you put your whole weight on them, you walk around all day, and still, after 25 years of abuse, I giggle when I soap mine.

new work projects suck
but make the day pass quickly
time to hit the hay

On my walk to work this morning I saw a sparrow holding a plastic wrapper in his beak. I tried to get him to drop it by chasing him a little bit, but he just hopped away and then flew over a fence. I really hope he was going to use it for a nest or something instead of trying to eat it, or else he's a goner.

I had just bought my fourth mini ( Read more... )

Last week I placed a bright pink post-it on my work computer that says, in red Sharpie, "DON'T EAT IT." This was in response to the fact that almost every day there is some sort of pastry, dessert, bagel, pizza, or sandwich left over from a meeting, placed in the kitchen three doors down from my office. I get emails from co-workers notifying the ( Read more... )

Life at work has been a challenge since they blocked everything (except, well, Livejournal) last week. In consequence of being unable to access Gmail, Facebook, YouTube, or even IMDB, I have been refreshing LJ like crazy. You guys seriously need to start posting more. I expect five paragraphs on the topic of "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" on my ( Read more... )

I went to a BYOB jazz bar tonight, and I brought a bottle of white wine. I drank that bottle of wine over a span of three hours, along with some red my friends had brought with them. I had a bottle of hard cider before I left the apartment, and a bud light at my friend Sam's place.  After we left the jazz venue I was offered a shot of my choice, ( Read more... )