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	JAN '09 ARCHIVES happy new year! i hope everybody had a safe and happy one. i went over to lynn's at a quarter to midnight, just in time for the champagne pouring. it was relatively low key - we only found one random dude slumped over in a drunken stupor on lynn's front yard this year. i suppose it just wouldn't be a lynn-sponsored event without at least one idiot making a total ass out of him or herself. haha. anyway, it was nice to see and catch up with everybody again (happy bday matt!), despite the fact that i was in desperate need of a nap by 2 am. i'm such a grandma. then again, i was up until 2 the night before as well, re-baking sugar cookies with the kitchen nazis. like jenga, but with plastic cups instead of wooden blocks. a foggy picture of the champagne-pouring team. me, lynn and erin. lynn: "aw man, i look drunk here." CLK! just looking at this makes my liver hurt. in other news, i left work early on tuesday to meet everybody down in torrance to try on more stuff for erin's wedding. the first 20 minutes were pretty discouraging - most of the dresses made us look either pregnant or fat or even worse, pregnant AND fat. lazy lynn didn't even bother with getting undressed and just zipped up the dresses over her t-shirt and warmups (not a cute look). my fifth or sixth dress was a brown monstrosity that made me whisper to lynn, "ok, i would totally wear this.... if i were a 45 year old recent divorcee on the prowl for a boy toy in newport beach. with a martini in each hand." lynn agreed. it's not that the dresses themselves were particularly hideous - i'm sure they look fine on other people. like supermodels, for instance. or drag queens from thailand. right when we were all about five seconds away from killing ourselves, lynn found a nice v-neck dress with a chiffon overlay that fit us all adequately. it sorta matches erin's dress too, which is a nice bonus. so that's one dress down, and now we gotta focus on looking for keri's dresses. ummm, yeah. basically i am going to be doing five thousand crunches and fourteen million push ups every night between now and june. nobody wants dumpy bridesmaids. man, just typing this is surreal. i can't believe two of my girlfriends are getting married in six months - i swear, it was just last week that we were all in third grade together. oh, before i forget, i'm putting $50 on me eating it at least once while walking down the aisle. mental note: wear cute underwear on day of wedding. ok, i'm out. have a great weekend, everybody. i turn 27 in five days. hahahahah waaaaaaaaah. 12:06 AM 1/8/2009 well, i'm officially an old maid, according to daniel. thanks to everybody who wished me happy birthday via text, email, e-cards, fb and voicemails - it was super nice to get constant messages throughout the day (though let's be honest, 99% of you all would have forgotten if it weren't for facebook's helpful reminders). some highlights of my day: jack's flowers. man, i love peonies. keri's flowers, which smell so good i want to eat them. flowers from my coworkers. cheerful tulips (and godiva chocolates that i inhaled today) from erin. the garden at my desk. this cruddy picture does not do the beauty justice. I. LOVE. FLOWERS!!! the best birthday card ever (which was actually a xmas card), from tom. my giant hello kitty balloon from lynn - look, she's waving hello! i guess that's it for now. all in all, it was a decent birthday. people keep coming over to my desk to check out out the flowers (i bet some think i sent them all myself). thanks again, everybody - you guys are the best! i dunno how you're gonna top it next year, so i guess you better start planning now. haha jk. statements like that guarantee i'll end up with NO friends next year. anyways, fingers crossed that this good birthday is an indication of how the rest of the year will turn out. i'll update more later this week. xoxo. 11:44 PM 1/11/2009 it's late and i want to be in bed in 15 minutes so this is gonna be a super fast update. man, where does the weekend go? on friday night i met up for a late dinner with jordan at lazy dog cafe and then helped lynn make multi-layer jello until close to two in the morning. people were right, 27 really IS a glamorous age. saturday i ran errands and practiced for the upcoming jigsaw puzzle competition with the team (seriously, my life is too exciting), which did not go as well as expected. i have a terrible feeling that we are going to lose this year. it didn't help that five minutes into the puzzle, we were all complaining about our necks and backs hurting. getting old sucks. it's gonna be extra humiliating when we get beaten by people nearly twice our age. speaking of getting beaten, me and lynn drove up to ucla today to watch keri's cousin play in the ucla-suc women's basketball game. the bruins kicked some major ass. hahahahah usc = losers. apparently the men's team won tonight as well, which is just freaking awesome. gooooooooo bruins! on a side note, it was really nice being back on campus, despite the $9 parking fee. but i suppose that's the small price you pay for going to school in such a nice neighborhood instead of somewhere like oh, i don't know... south central. keri + 4 out of 5 bridesmaids. too bad we can't walk down the aisle in matching ucla gear. also, keri's cousin is a good four inches taller than me. WOW. note the evil 1/4 lb hotdog that both lynn and i inhaled. ugggghhhh gross. in conclusion, i am very thankful that i got to spend four years of my life at the bestest best school in the entire universe. if any of you non-bruins out there want a campus tour, call me up. haha. now i have to run. adios, kids. 9:53 PM 1/18/2009 in honor of president obama's inauguration this week, i present this: haha, i am so clever. anyways, i really have nothing to update about. work is picking up and i am supposed to run a 10k in two weeks. i started training umm....today. i forsee a problem here. you know what i need? a pair of those heelys for adults. that way i can run the first and last mile and coast for the four miles in between. hey, have i ever told you guys i hate running? i cannot stress it enough. i'm only doing this because 1) i'm a sucker for peer pressure (damn you, lynn) and 2) i feel compelled to collect another medal since the one from the half marathon was an ugly piece of crap. seriously, you would think i would get something made out of platinum and 3-carat diamonds for managing to run 13.1 miles and NOT DIE. the tv is currently on and obama's speech in front of the lincoln memorial is replaying over and over again. yawn. beyonce sang america the beautiful. that's right, we let the girl behind musical masterpieces such as "bootylicious" and "lose my breath" sing one of our nation's most stirring anthems. i hope beyonce gets an anvil dropped on her head one day - she irritates me beyond belief. DIE BEYONCE DIE. okay no more rambling about stupid things. update more later this week. i'll leave you guys with a screenshot i took earlier this week - this is why you NEVER want to share your facebook password with me. haha. i also passed along keri's password to lynn, which may explain why some of you saw something about lynn shimohara being the most beautiful woman to walk this planet as well. sadly, our password privileges were revoked when about ten minutes after the second post keri finally figured out what was going on. biggest party pooper EVER! 11:18 PM 1/25/2009 in honor of chinese new year, i decided to look up my zodiac sign online (because random websites are 100% accurate, trust me). here's what i found: The Rooster Personality The candid Rooster will tell you what’s on their mind. When you speak, you give a frank and honest report. Furthermore, it will be easily understood because of the acute expressiveness of both your words and your non-verbal communication. You probably have a wry sense of humor, meaning it has a clever and often ironically or grimly humorous quality about it. It’s likely you are great at doing projects thanks to your outstanding organizational skills. You tend to go about your work in the most efficient manner, aided by your keen eye for detail. At work or play enthusiasm characterizes your attitude, and it’s infectious. Another reason people rally to you is your evident self-confidence which translates into a fearless approach to any situation. Furthermore, your idealism lends instant stature to your efforts and wins many converts to your side. Then again, it might be you just look good. You are most likely chic and refined and know how to make a dramatic entrance to make sure everyone else knows it. Yes, you probably believe you should flaunt it if you have it. The Rooster is not only argumentative but also good at it. Sometimes you find fault with something a person did and go on and on and on about it. You have a tendency to nag too much. You exhibit the same enthusiasm when bragging about yourself as you do when criticizing others. You can be a show off. Your tendency to extravagance comes out when your sometimes-pretentious nature reminds you of your need to impress. In truth, you are conceited, narrow minded and selfish when at your worst. As the Rooster struts around the barnyard reveling in being the center of attention, so do you believe you deserve the spotlight. In turn you direct the spotlight on others, but it isn’t particularly welcome many times. Too often you are insensitive, bossy and tactless. Sensitivity training was designed with the Rooster in mind. The Rooster In Relationships The Rooster occasionally has trouble with relationships due to their inclination to argue and nag. You will have your best results if you can control this tendency. Your attention to personal dress and grooming is a plus, and it would not be surprising if members of the opposite sex are attracted to you because of your appearance. Intimacy may not be easy for you, especially since you tend to have strong feelings about people. You tend to either like or dislike them intensely. You also can be quite demanding. The best partner for you is someone you can truly respect, both for their looks and their abilities. You can be remarkably particular and drive family members crazy with your attention to detail. However, your attention to detail can be a positive trait if you use it to carter to the needs and wants of your romantic partner. Your keen eye should be able to discern your lover's needs before then are able to know them for themselves. oh man, so basically i'm an asshole. sensitivity training was designed with me in mind. :( i'm glad i'm not dating me (sorry jack). now i'm off to preen in the mirror and strut around the barnyard being the center of attention. because that's what i do. CLICK HERE to see what your sign says about you. and hurry up already - don't make me nag you. haha. last but certainly not least, i would be very appreciative if somebody bought me this marni bag. after all, if i'm going to be the world's biggest jerk, i might as well have a pretty bag to hold while i'm incessantly berating people for not being halfway as cool as i. ok, i'm heading to bed. later, kids. happy new year!!