despite the recent ears-nose-throat-lungs cold i've developed as of late, vacation week has been lovely. i wake up, drown myself in cough syrup, drink mandarin orange tea, work for 8.5 hours, and watch jude law. lots and lots of jude law.
life is grand when school's not around. fuck youuuuuuu, school!
let's see... yesterday was a day of shopping with the madre and testing out the new vehicle. we visited a friend in wickford and gave the snow traction a test. lunch was at wickford gourmet - simply delish. afterwards i had some last minute christmas shopping (dont ask how that works. hooray for sales!) to do. andy picked me up around 7esque and it was off to the mall for some joe's american bar and grille and then closer starring - you got it - jude law (and natalie portman as a stripper for all you guys. and julia roberts. and that other guy that andy and i dubbed guy mcdouche.) the movie was very excellent, i found myself engrossed in the plot, time is a tricky factor in each scene, and theres no happily ever after for anyone. we rocked to some franz on the way home in the souped up jetta with no dashboard lights. perfection!
today i dragged my ass out of bed (okay, maybe my mom had to wake me up 3 times and THEN drag my ass out of bed) to go to work for 730. until 4. yah. why? because i asked her to! i need money for california damnit! tickets arent cheap, fools! mark my words, im so fucking gone the thid week of february.
after work i had a power nap and then headed off to the macaroni grille with one of my favorite yalies - no, not edward norton of fight club fame... rather... ross! he looked good, it was great to see him, far too long since september. we werent able to get together over thanksgiving break (ines was here and we were in nyc) so we met early tonight and spent time catching up over delightful italian dishes and he offered to buy me booze (ah, to be 21! what a nice guy. hahahah) and i of course politely declined - as i said, i've been feeling a little under the weather (plus im saving all my alcohol calories to cash in at the ultra exclusive black and white ball!) (no, really, that's it's name. the ultra exclusive black and white ball. and you have to say ultra exclusive with softly pursed and glossed lips with your tongue gently touching the roof of your mouth as you narrow your eyes and demean whoever you're speaking to.) (i'm kidding! [no i'm not] i'm not that stuck up, come on! cut me some slack.) (i'm almost done talking in parenthesis, i promise.)
afterwards we saw the last showing of the aviator. WICKED FRIGGEN GOOD. two nights of jude law, i'm surprised im not dead of a heart attack. (actually it was a small cameo, but still! a little bit of drool came out.) (just kidding.) (sort of?) (okay!) leonardo dicaprio did a great job - and i'm not even biased. scorsese pulled off another great film. three hours flew by! i loved it. go see it.
my goal for tomorrow is to really open my backpack. maybe i'll even take out a notebook or something.
whoa, let's not get carried away now.
i've had this song stuck in my head. and loving it. i think it's why i'm smiling. (gwen was in the aviator too! yet another reason to see it!)
Dont Let Me Down
No Doubt
(Rock Steady)
Laughing so hard
I got tears in my eyes
Walk in the park
Under sapphire skies
Oh, I can't believe that you're still around
Almost forgot how you let me down
Crying so deep
That I think I might die
Your mistakes I keep in the back of my mind
So hard to let go but I'm comin' round
The scars are still fragile
Don't let me down
[CHORUS:]
So don't blow it
No not a little bit
Cause now you're all mine
Don't you forget it
Don't blow it
Even a little bit
Cause now you're all mine
Don't you forget it
[Don't let me down X3]
Time after time
It's just too much to take
I've waited so long
Just to get to this place
And finally it feels like
The lost was found
You got me filled up now
Don't let me down
(Don't let me down)
[CHORUS x2]
(Don't let me down)
[CHORUS x2]
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't Let Me Down