so those of you that have been reading this since the beginning pretty much know that i throw myself a birthday party every year with my friend dee. Or birthays are exactly one week apart with hers being march 12th and mine being march 19th. They have all been pretty successful. I think it started when i turned 23 and i threw a party at the M Lounge in Philly... and i just did the club party thing for a few years... then on my 26th birthday, i had an 80's party... the favors for that party where old school goodie bags filled with all types of crap.. now and laters, lemon heads, button candy, candy necklaces, garbage pail kid stickers, friendship bracelets... a bunch of 80's stuff... the place had graffiti pics up so it went well with the theme, and we had old toys on the tables... like slinky and little green army men and jacks and those . For my 27th birthday I had a chocolate themed party. the favors for the chocolate party were oversized martini glasses filled with miniature godiva and rocher chocolates and 5 of the glasses had a "golden ticket" in it. whoever got a golden ticket was able to get a free birthday drink from the bar... (the place where i had the party made a signature cocktail for the evening which was a spin on a chocolate martini called a chocolate covered cherry). we had chocolate covered strawberries (that i made myself) and pretzels on the table.... that was a big hit.
last year we did an asian themed party. we had it at this place called swanky bubbles which is a champagne lounge and restaurant. there is an upstairs to it which is very loungy and our favors were chines take out boxes filled with mini paper fans and green tea and ginseng and customized fortune cookies and fake asian money. we had a few trays of appetizers (potstickers and sesame chicken strip things and something else i can't remember). we also had a 2 hour premium open bar for our guests. as you can probably tell, i spend a lot of money on these parties. even though i technically throw them with my friend dee, i come up with all the ideas and themes and favors and i always end up spending way more money than she does. i don't particularly care because i can not have my name attached to anything tacky... so i'll spend a little extra for things to be how i like them. well this year, dee is turning the big 3-0 so she is doing her own thing and i am doing my own. I think this is the last one for me. i haven't been feeling it lately... i mean i am very good at party planning/throwing... but why am i spending all this money for other folks to have a good time and only like 5 people bring gifts or gift cards. so this year is the last party i throw myself. next year, when i turn 30, i am planning a trip to Negril, Jamaica for whoever wants to go and then that's it for me. I'll gladly plan other people's parties but i don't think i will do anymore for myself.
i wanted to go out with a bang but i decided to just do a skating party. roller skating like back int he day. i can rent the rink from 11 pm- 2 am and it includes the dj, food, and security. favors this year will be t-shirts i am having made... this is slightly obnoxious but i am going to TRY to photoshop a pic of myself so that it looks like a comic and put a talk bubble that says something referencing 1980 and put that on the t-shirts. i'm not sure what yet. i haven't thought this particular party all the way through yet but feel free to give some suggestions and I'll keep you posted ont he progress.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
whyyyyyyyyyyy
is it taking me forever to get this dag gone blog post typed up? i've had this window open for 3 hours and can not seem to get anything down. i mean i am at work so i keep getting calls from these loser customers but sheesh. i can't even seem to get anything typed between calls. i am on lunch now which is the only reason i am able to get this much down...
***Deep Breath****
ok i am better now. so the auto show is coming to Philly this week 01-31 to 02-08. of course, the chris and i are going... i go every year. it's good fun... we are going to the melting pot first which is a fondue place... yum! that should be interesting.
in other news... i've come to realize that age really doesn't stop some people from being retarded. I don't feel like going into the whole story now but there are some older women i have to deal with for a committee/auxillary that i co-chair. and these chicks (some of them) are slow. like SLOW. like ride the short bus slow... that was a little mean but for one thing, they don't respect me because at 28, i am one of the younger members. actually only one person is younger than i am. so they like to disregard my opinions and suggestions. I wouldn't care if they had sense. but it is painfully obvious that these ladies are disorganized, and scatter-brained. uhg... it's annoying me to even type about it.
next
i have to complain about the hookers at my job again... sorry.
these hoochies really come up in here like it is a fashion show. now let me insert a disclaimer here: I am not talking about people who take time to put a nice outfit together and come to work looking fashionable... i am referring to the harlots who wear clothes that are totally and completely inappropriate for the office. especially an office where there is no dress code, and jeans and sneaks are permitted... something has got to be wrong with someone who needs to wear everything super tight and low cut on top and extra short on bottom. whyyyyyyyyy? there aren't even any real hot dudes up in here to try to impress. and the busted dudes that are here are looking at these chicks like they are hoes... they get no respect from anyone. the dudes treat them like a joke and the women look at them real cock-eyed. one of these birds just walked past. i mean, we all have days when we are feeling extra sexy and our wardrobe choice for that day may reflect that. but there is a way to be sexy without being offensive. you can be sexy and classy at the same time. and that is about more than what you are wearing. it's reflected in your speech and stature and gait. it is based on how you feel about you. if you know you are a star, everyone else around you will see your star quality even if you are in a northface extra long parka and a funny looking hat on. this isn't even what i initially set out to talk about but that just irked me to my core... could be because last night at bible study, this young chick in there was pushing up on this dude that just started coming to bible study... i mean pushing up HARD... basically just throwing it at him... highly inappropriate for the church house. and said chick was just trying to give it to a different dude in our church like last week. but that guy she had been trying to mess with for a year. i call her "the sausage" cuz all her clothes are too tight and she lookes like she will bust out of them at any moment. but yeah the sausage needs some help. did i mention the last dude she was sweatin, her sister had tried to talk to him first? yeah... and then she came at him. so he told her he wasn't really interested in having a girlfriend and she said the classic line, "we could just hang out. i don't have to be ya girl. so what's up?". dude now has a girlfriend that comes to church with him and the sausage had the nerve to be like "oh you can't speak since you with ya girl now"... that irked me. and now she is trying to push up on the new dude. there is nothing wrong with showing some interest in someone but come on...i know i am wrong for calling her the sausage... yall pray for me!
***Deep Breath****
ok i am better now. so the auto show is coming to Philly this week 01-31 to 02-08. of course, the chris and i are going... i go every year. it's good fun... we are going to the melting pot first which is a fondue place... yum! that should be interesting.
in other news... i've come to realize that age really doesn't stop some people from being retarded. I don't feel like going into the whole story now but there are some older women i have to deal with for a committee/auxillary that i co-chair. and these chicks (some of them) are slow. like SLOW. like ride the short bus slow... that was a little mean but for one thing, they don't respect me because at 28, i am one of the younger members. actually only one person is younger than i am. so they like to disregard my opinions and suggestions. I wouldn't care if they had sense. but it is painfully obvious that these ladies are disorganized, and scatter-brained. uhg... it's annoying me to even type about it.
next
i have to complain about the hookers at my job again... sorry.
these hoochies really come up in here like it is a fashion show. now let me insert a disclaimer here: I am not talking about people who take time to put a nice outfit together and come to work looking fashionable... i am referring to the harlots who wear clothes that are totally and completely inappropriate for the office. especially an office where there is no dress code, and jeans and sneaks are permitted... something has got to be wrong with someone who needs to wear everything super tight and low cut on top and extra short on bottom. whyyyyyyyyy? there aren't even any real hot dudes up in here to try to impress. and the busted dudes that are here are looking at these chicks like they are hoes... they get no respect from anyone. the dudes treat them like a joke and the women look at them real cock-eyed. one of these birds just walked past. i mean, we all have days when we are feeling extra sexy and our wardrobe choice for that day may reflect that. but there is a way to be sexy without being offensive. you can be sexy and classy at the same time. and that is about more than what you are wearing. it's reflected in your speech and stature and gait. it is based on how you feel about you. if you know you are a star, everyone else around you will see your star quality even if you are in a northface extra long parka and a funny looking hat on. this isn't even what i initially set out to talk about but that just irked me to my core... could be because last night at bible study, this young chick in there was pushing up on this dude that just started coming to bible study... i mean pushing up HARD... basically just throwing it at him... highly inappropriate for the church house. and said chick was just trying to give it to a different dude in our church like last week. but that guy she had been trying to mess with for a year. i call her "the sausage" cuz all her clothes are too tight and she lookes like she will bust out of them at any moment. but yeah the sausage needs some help. did i mention the last dude she was sweatin, her sister had tried to talk to him first? yeah... and then she came at him. so he told her he wasn't really interested in having a girlfriend and she said the classic line, "we could just hang out. i don't have to be ya girl. so what's up?". dude now has a girlfriend that comes to church with him and the sausage had the nerve to be like "oh you can't speak since you with ya girl now"... that irked me. and now she is trying to push up on the new dude. there is nothing wrong with showing some interest in someone but come on...i know i am wrong for calling her the sausage... yall pray for me!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I went to see My Bloody Valentine 3-D on sunday... and it was just as cheesy as i thought it was gonna be... Chris and I went out to dinner with another couple i am friends with and after dinner we went to the movies. My Bloody valentine was the next thing showing so we just decided to see it... i did jump a few times but this movie was more funny than it was scary. it was pretty predictable. so predictable in fact, that i figured it out then convinced myself i must be wrong because it can't be that obvious. for the most part it is the exact cheesiness i was expecting. still more enjoyable than Notorious. sorry
Verizon still sucks but I am thankful to have a job. It could be worse. I just have to keep reminding myself of that.
I had all these things i wanted to talk about when i started this post but now i am not really feeling like it... I'll try though
so life with Chris is pretty cool. about what i expected... we enjoy each other's company and it feels like a real partnership. we are still learning each other and learning how to get around disagreements. I am learning how to not react so much and to just chill and shut up sometimes... which is hard for me! and i can see where Chris is trying to not jump to conclusions and what not. we are doing well. and he is my bestest friend. so here are some pics
me and my daddy...
Verizon still sucks but I am thankful to have a job. It could be worse. I just have to keep reminding myself of that.
I had all these things i wanted to talk about when i started this post but now i am not really feeling like it... I'll try though
so life with Chris is pretty cool. about what i expected... we enjoy each other's company and it feels like a real partnership. we are still learning each other and learning how to get around disagreements. I am learning how to not react so much and to just chill and shut up sometimes... which is hard for me! and i can see where Chris is trying to not jump to conclusions and what not. we are doing well. and he is my bestest friend. so here are some pics
me and my daddy...
Monday, January 19, 2009
sorry for the hiatus...
but life has been really hectic and crazy as of late. There have been a ton of changes in my life as i am sure you know from reading Chris' blog. today's post has nothing to do with that. what it does have to do with is why I hate going to see "black" movies at the theater...
chris, me, and roommate decided to go to the movies to see Notorious last night... we didn't have anything better to do and felt like going to the movies. shouldn't have been a big deal right? right...
so we are in the theater and the movie was literally just getting to the meat of the story when some young people down the row from us started being loud and obnoxious. it was obvious they were prob high and they had smuggled alcohol in the theater. so they were being completely ridiculous and some other young kids in the row behind us was said something about group 1 being corny. so what does group one do.. they get louder and one dude stands up and is basically tryin to fight the kids from group two. now, i feel the need to stop here and explain some details. group one was probably in the 19-22 range. group 2 was like in the 16-18 range. ok, back to the story. so someone from group one felt the need to stand up and ball up something he had in his hand and throw it at the little kids from group two ten started threatening them and getting completely extra... acting like he was gonna shoot the boy int he theater. so we left... got our money back... AND got some comps. I'll go see it at a matinee. or bootleg... i am not beat. the whole top half of the theater was out.
and as disturbing as all that was, that was not the worse thing i saw that night... what was worse, was the woman who had her 3 kids with her to see notorious. like seriously no. that is so not appropriate. and her kids were young. one was on her hip probably about 1 years old or so and the other two kids looked to be under 5
whyyyyyyyyyy would you bring them to a movie that is riddled with drugs and violence and cursing??
that's all for now... i am getting annoyed even thinking about it....
chris, me, and roommate decided to go to the movies to see Notorious last night... we didn't have anything better to do and felt like going to the movies. shouldn't have been a big deal right? right...
so we are in the theater and the movie was literally just getting to the meat of the story when some young people down the row from us started being loud and obnoxious. it was obvious they were prob high and they had smuggled alcohol in the theater. so they were being completely ridiculous and some other young kids in the row behind us was said something about group 1 being corny. so what does group one do.. they get louder and one dude stands up and is basically tryin to fight the kids from group two. now, i feel the need to stop here and explain some details. group one was probably in the 19-22 range. group 2 was like in the 16-18 range. ok, back to the story. so someone from group one felt the need to stand up and ball up something he had in his hand and throw it at the little kids from group two ten started threatening them and getting completely extra... acting like he was gonna shoot the boy int he theater. so we left... got our money back... AND got some comps. I'll go see it at a matinee. or bootleg... i am not beat. the whole top half of the theater was out.
and as disturbing as all that was, that was not the worse thing i saw that night... what was worse, was the woman who had her 3 kids with her to see notorious. like seriously no. that is so not appropriate. and her kids were young. one was on her hip probably about 1 years old or so and the other two kids looked to be under 5
whyyyyyyyyyy would you bring them to a movie that is riddled with drugs and violence and cursing??
that's all for now... i am getting annoyed even thinking about it....
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