you.crew

Apparently, there's a new Goodwill 1 block from our house. I usually hate Goodwill stores (hah, I have no goodwill towards them), but thought I'd go in with Ash to look for Halloween stuff. And instead I found a cute J.Crew shirt (who knew?) and it's pink and sparkly and $5, which is basically a recipe for LOVE. Also FUN. Now the only issue I have is finding a time to actually wear this:

Also, ignore my pink eyes - I've been forced to wear my glasses for a straight week now because of weird dry eyes. BOO.

underground

A friend and I were talking today about how amazing it must be to be one of those miners who were trapped under the ground for 69 days, and finally be hoisted up in this claustrophobic little cage to see your family and the sunlight again for the first time in over 2 months. It makes me wonder if those miners want to never see each other again, or if they've bonded like a family? And if they're going back to their jobs (My guess would be no)? And. and. So many questions. Such an interesting situation down there, but I echo Obama's sentiments that their tears of joy are our tears.

The heat wave here in SF hasn't actually been felt as strongly as I thought it would. They kept saying "excessive heat, beware!" practically implying we'd all metl into nothing unless we locked ourselves in our freezers. Apparently not, and just like good old days, excessive heat just means over 70.

Since I've been babysitting this week instead of hitting the gym early, I have been trying to fit in workouts more creatively. So although I always miss seeing Nolan when he has to be in class late, I secretly enjoy that it means I can work out in my living room with the Wii and not risk being laughed at. Because oh yes, it is laughable.

Quote of the day:
DG: "so I found a picture of the first Chilean miner to emerge from the tunnel..."

Voldything

Fall is truly the beginning of all things awesome in the year. Like, Christmas, Starbucks' holiday drinks, decorations, peppermint bark on sale, and the second-to-last Harry Potter movie. Speaking of which, tonight is Harry Potter night at Ash U's, and we're watching the 6th one, and I'm having another coffee right now so I can make sure and not fall asleep.

I start babysitting again this week in the mornings (Tues-Fri), so if you talk to me, expect clipped, tired-sounding sentences, because as if getting up so early wasn't enough, those kids wear me out! The positive? Money for all of your Christmas presents: done. Also driving their car to work instead of taking the muni is pretty awesome.

I feel like Darcy has been a new addition to the family rather than just my insurance policy. I have been looking for excuses to drive him around or tag along with Nolan so I can test out the backseat. The only downside is that now I feel like I need to wash him every 2 days to keep him shiny and sparkly! Mostly because cars in the city get SO dirty SO fast, and I just never realized it until we had a car with a nice paint job. Huh.

Flying Machines of Death

Apparently it's Fleet Week already again here in San Francisco (which means any Indian summer we could have had is probably gone, SOB), because all day we've been swooped on by jets tearing through the sky. Even during yoga it was crazy loud, ripping the atmosphere. I heard one of my coworkers admiring the jets, while another was muttering "I think it's terrifying."

Mostly today I'll just put up some quotes of the day, since I couldn't decide which one to use:

In reference to this post:
My dad: "Ironically, my rental is a new corolla. She's red and definitely female, proud, a bit impertinent but I fancy her none the less. I think I shall call her Elizabeth!"

And:
Ash: ps it smells like your building out here
Anneliese: hahah omg wait i've got it: moldy kibble + urine + chinese food + grease
Ash: all those PLUS dog
Anneliese: oh. sometimes we have that too, but i get it mixed up with the kibble
Ash: i know because our vacuum still smells like buddy...and that's it plus like humidity

The Civilized West

It's no secret that I am a huge fan of celeb sites and general mind-trash like people.com, gofugyourself.com, etc. Hey, I'm educating myself in the fine art of "pop culture". Also when we have trivia nights I know all those random facts that nobody else pays attention to. Oh yeah. So maybe it's not the most intelligent fluff to fill my head with, BUT STILL. So when I saw this article posted, I felt vindicated because I knew it would give at least one person a laugh. Also I am considering mailing this woman a check :)
Massachusetts Woman Threw Dog Poop In Driver's Face
I guess if we move to Boston, we'll just have to drive nice and slow in residential neighbourhoods.

Why is it that when you get something new, you feel a compulsion to check on it all the time? Like, that car isn't going anywhere and it is parked on a nice safe curb, but I still feel like I have to go look at it each day just to make sure, even though I regularly forgot about the old car. On another note, my nightmares have disappeared, so I'm back to my regular old dreams, like about Milo and flying and occassionally the circus.

Darcy.

As promised, even though I'm DEAD TIRED, I have my news and photos...we bought a car on Sunday! I know, right? Quick work after what just happened to the other one. But really, I have been looking at these for quite some time, and was only too ready to move forward. And what a deal! We ended up getting a 2010 Toyota Corolla! And it's sparkly black, and if you've ever known me, you know how I love sparkly things. Also I've always wanted a black car...let's face it there is a lot I have always wanted in this car. I even asked Nolan's permission to name it: Darcy. Mostly because I've been in a Jane Austen mood lately and cannot resist. Actually Nolan's been pretty overall amazing in helping/supporting me through the crash and getting a new car in general. So I suppose he's going to want that backrub now, thankyouverymuch.

...Except he just looked at the pictures below and said, "You know what those pictures look like to me? Look like it's parked on a Tuesday (streetcleaning side). Hrmmm."

Here are a couple shots I took today while admiring it. So pretty!



Also, while we speak, Milo is gnawing on the leftover crusts of our Pizza Hut excursion tonight (Nolan's treat for taking me to the dealer on the motorcycle even though it was cold and windy), and sneezing in his excitement to eat it all before he thinks we notice him. Little beast. The other day I tried to get on camera his playtime with his little felt mouse, but all I got was him watching it stupidly:

And eventually making a grab for it:


In all seriousness, I am convinced I have PTSD from the car accident. I haven't slept since, because I have been waking up every 15 minutes after the same nightmare over and over again, with the most intense stress I have ever experienced, except last night I was in the new car when I crashed it. UGH. I can practically taste the ulcers. And it made getting up at 5:40 to hit the gym downtown really fun :(

Integra-ty

So. It's been another week-ish since I've updated. Sorry! But I promise I have excuses. See:
1. I've been applying to schools. Alllmost done.
2. Working/trying to sleep.
3. Trying to sell car, and on that note:
4. Wrecked my car after I got in a collision this week and am still having nightmares about it, which equals no sleep which makes me grouchy and you don't want me updating this grumpy, do you?
5. Tired of looking at a computer screen with a sore neck.

So. In a nutshell: On the way up to sell my car to someone (who, as it turns out, was going to stand me up anyway), I rammed into the back of the car in front of me, and had to leave my car by the Napa raceway. My dad came all the way down to pick me up from Sacramento and drive me home, because he is a superhero. I can't put into words how relieved and happy I was to see him drive up after such a scary/stressful thing. And even though the situation sucked, it was really really nice to have him stay with us for a night and spend some time together. And today he is picking it up, fixing it to make it drive, and then driving it up to Placerville to hopefully sell it for whatever it's worth now. Like I said: superhero.

So we're car-less, which is okay for now, but hopefully we'll be buying a car pretty quickly here so we can continue with our lives at a normal pace.

Hopefully I'll be back up and running with updates soon!