july

first there was sandblast

montrose globetrotters-best team theme ever in my opinion. we lost a lot the first day (we had both final teams in our pool), partied hard that night, then came back like champs on sunday and won quite a few. but i stress, the most important aspect to the weekend was that our uniforms rocked.

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then, there was CALIFORNIA

my uncle got married so my mom and i bought dresses.

mission san juan capistrano. my neck got sunburned.

we went to the san diego wildlife park.

but we did not go up in the ballon.

we did interact with some super rad dinosaurs. this one twitched, roared, and bit my hand.

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this month i also went to the no doubt concert with ashley, sonia, and david. it was pretty much the best thing ever and i relived my junior high years again. there was lots of jumping and singing and being awesome. pictures may yet come. and today, jetlagged, sleep-deprived, and stressed out, i moved. again. i think i don't ever want to move again ever.

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the 2nd of july was a success -- i now own a red 1998 mustang.
the 3rd of july was a success -- movie, bbq, and wine on the lakefront.
the 4th of july was a success -- fireworks. nuff said.
the 5th of july was a success -- sunny walks, semper fi, and lots of food.

what a great start to a great month.

and even though i only have my memory of this past weekend, there is NO DOUBT i will take some awesome pictures of the next 3 weekends to come. anticipate!
get it!?

triumph then defeat

have you ever tried to put an AC window unit IN a window? did you know that at first, it appears impossible to the inexperienced ACer due to the fact that the window sill acts as a barrier the unit must somehow balance upon? it also results in sweaty anger and frustration.

this morning however, i tackled the Unit anew and secured that big ol' broad to the window and got her up and running.

triumph!

10 minutes later i blew a fuse in my apartment blow drying my hair.

i left my apartment with wet hair and no AC running.

defeat.

what up!

i have about 5 weeks left to my sublet, 4 of which will be sin roommate starting today. what's interesting is that only 2 things will really change: 1) things will remain clean after i clean them and 2) i'll be in my underwear 100% of the time. other than that, her absence will not really be felt. i'm just never home. life has kicked into overdrive and i'm lucky if i get to cook dinner for myself anymore.

my job has slammed me with presentations, meetings, reports, data collection, organization, responsibility and just about every other thing that was put-off earlier this year. life is a constant deadline and despite the 9+ hour days and the hunched strain from sitting at my computer for most of it, i'm pleased with my work and job.

i'm now playing frisbee 4 times a week too. somehow, i decided that even though i don't like commitment or practicing, it would be a good idea to try out for a club team. turns out, that even though i still dislike commitment and practice, i am enjoying the group of women that make up Spicy Tuna and feel like i'll be happy on this team. the remaining frisbee time is spent in cusl rec league where i get to run like the wind and crack jokes with friends and eat pizza and get mosquito bites. man, i'm going to get buff this summer.

i can't believe it's almost july because when i look at my schedule, it looks as though if i sneezed, i would miss it. concerts, fireworks, road trips to see and explore more caves, museums, camping trips, sandblast, tourneys, and my vacation to CA to see my uncle get married, visit my family, and get into trouble with sam....oh yea, and my birthday. again. i love july.

my highlander brother has been in touch and continues to brighten my days. we're in the midst of talking about post-corps and college and plans of that nature. i'll almost definitely apply to grad schools out of state so that should the opportunity arise, we will hopefully end up in the same city doing school and being awesome together. with sam, of course. anyone have any GRE study materials/books they could lend me??

i'm sure that's enough of an update for now...at least to appease colin who recently admonished me for my dry spell, no?

and the moral of the story is...

...even if you really like jason statham, or just like looking at him, you should stop watching the transporter movies after the first one. or if you really have to, after transporter 2.

do not watch transporter 3.


you're welcome.

you should all know that

cass called me at work today to settle a dispute she was having with her co-worker.
luckily, my knowledge of family guy bailed her out.

and the answer is: jennifer love hewit.

prego

congratulations uncle al and aunt laurie!