Today is a New Day
Ok, well I don't have a whole lot to write about, so I thought I would touch upon my Documentary Film class that I am currently taking. Well, first I need to mention that it is a study of doc. film as it relates to history. As I am sure you can imagine, we are focusing a good bit on WWII and the films that accompanied it. We spent last Monday watching a movie called "Night and Fog" which was possibly one of the most visually horrific movies I have ever seen in my entire life. Mainly because it used actual footage captured when the Allies went into many of the concentration camps. The movie was very much a juxtaposition of what appears in these places now and what happened in the past. It was one of the most sobering things I have ever viewed. To think that things like that occurred are sickening. One of the most interesting things, though is the fact that the filmmaker had the foresight in 1955, when the movie was made to state that things like this can happen anywhere at any time and we must be vigilant to protect against this. Knowing today's climate and what has happened since 1955, you can see that he was correct. So, the question begs to be asked...at what point does a witnessing of human atrocities parlay itself into action of an intervening nation?

The Men I Meet
Mood:  sharp
Now, I really can't figure out how I meet certain men, although I am sure some would say perhaps I shouldn't hang out in bars so much, but oh well. So, today I am going to list the certain men I have come into contact with recently. First: the seemingly cool guy who drinks way too much and then acts like an ass. 2nd: really foreign guy who thinks it is appropriate to invade your personal space when talking, even though you can't understand what he is saying and he isn't even cute. 3rd: Guy who eggs on bachelor #2 by telling him I am interested in him b/c he thinks it is funny. Which, it is until the foreigner gets way too drunk and overzealous, resulting in his getting removed forcibly from the bar. Or my favorite, #4: guy who asks you out to which you agree, then he gets to drinking some more and keeps asking you to go over to his apt. just for a second, to see it and then when you say I won't until we have had a proper date then he says you are mean or perhaps a lesbian. Perhaps I should begin hanging out in coffee shops or supermarkets or even...gasp...church. Of course, with all of those, I run the risk of meeting someone who totally doesn't drink and that would be unacceptable. Been there done that and it isn't fun...

New Office Neighborhood
Mood:  lyrical
So, I was walking on 7th street to my office this morning and there are a lot of art galleries and restaurants around here...so I was noticing the scenery when I passed by this architecture firm and they had all these weird sculptures that looked like they were made out of shellacked saran wrap--most were of people in various poses. However, the best by far was the huge sperm that was in the front window. And by huge, I mean it was as long as two of me laid end to end (about 11 feet) and the big bulbous part was about the size of 3 or 4 J-Lo rear ends--maybe even 5 or 6!

Sleep Glorious Sleep
Well, my caffeine has finally worn off and the 4 hours of sleep that I obtained last night are certainly not playing into my favor at this point. Just had a wonderful meeting with my boss in which I got more projects that are completely foreign to me, although I guess that happens in any new job. Just trying to keep things straight. So, I ended up out last night until 3am although it isn't what you think. I was helping a friend out who was on 'mom' duty while her husband was out on the town. Being the good friend I am, I agreed to come over and watch some movies. 3am later and I am finally on my way home--that of course also includes an hour or so I slept on the floor with my lovely fleece blanket. At least it is Friday and I don't have to work tomorrow. That is awesome!

Fabulous Coworker
Mood:  silly
Ok--so this woman comes into my office to give me some edits on a piece we are producing. So, she comes over to my desk and mentions that she has been a little slow today and to bear with her. Ok, I said. She stated she was apparently having some eye problems, possibly due to allergies. So, she takes her glasses off (please note at this point I hadn't really looked at her straight on) and notices that one of her lenses is completely missing from her glasses which could be causing this blurry vision. So I asked if she was having this problem all day and she said she wasn't sure, which is awesome. So, at some point during this morning and the commute, her lens fell out and she didn't notice. There has been a consensus in the office of disbelief that one could lose a lens and just not notice it at all, which leads me to believe that she put her glasses on this morning minus one right lens. It was just the type of story I needed to brighten up my tired Friday morning!

Too Much Time On My Hands
Mood:  loud
All right, so, yesterday I started my documentary film class, which despite being shoved into 6 weeks I believe will be quite interesting. The most awesome part of yesterday was the fact that I felt it was necessary to drink 8 beers. On a school night! Even more disturbing is that I am only mildly feeling the effects of getting home at 1:30am and getting up at 6:30am. I seem to have reverted back to my days of yore wherein behavior like this was acceptable. Can't say as though I am not having fun, though and isn't that what it is all about? I have recently learned or at least come to believe more so that you never, ever know what is going to happen, so you might as well enjoy what you have for the moment. Perhaps that will be my new summer mantra. Hopefully my liver and wallet will be able to handle it.

New Job
Mood:  spacey
Ok, wow--it has been so long since I posted that this site now has all these options and such that weren't even available a month ago. Cool.

Ok, so I have started my new job in marketing, which has been kind of cool. I did in fact get my own office, which rocks because now I can listen to whatever I want without worrying about bother others. In other news, this place is so completely and utterly disorganized that it is driving me crazy. I really like all the people, but wish they had the ability to call one project by one name instead of 6 or 7 different ones. Oh well, it is only the middle of my third week, so I guess I am still grading on a curve.

What is more interesting, well, at least if you are me is that ever since my other job ended and a little before that actually, I have felt it necessary to go out almost every night of the week as if I am back in undergrad. While I have had a very good time doing such debaucherous things, I think the candle at both ends thing is starting to take its toll. It is only quarter to 11 this morning and I feel as though I should go and take a nap if I expect to make it through our 2 1/2 hour staff meeting. Oh well. Perhaps I can go and nap on our roof deck where it isn't so freezing. Later.
M

PS--we each have to have a key to the bathroom, which is awesome.

New Job
Ok, so I think I am finally making some headway with my career. It can be so easy to get stuck in a place that doesn't respect what you do and I am proud to say that I am finally on my way to someplace new. A place that I think will in fact be a great place to learn some new skills and have some fun while doing it. In other news, everything else in my life is pretty much the same. Going to school still and this two nights per week thing is a little out of control. Wednesdays are the worst because I know that I still have three days of work and one more day of class. Why do any of you care about this? Wait, you probably don't, so I am going to stop rambling about this junk. I have also realized that this entry is a bit boring, so hopefully the next one will be more entertaining. Perhaps I can find myself in some other precarious situation.
P.S. This is my first entry on my very own laptop. My biggest personal purchase since my car...Yikes...

Friday!
Ok, so I am still at work, but I was supposed to leave at 3 or so. My friend from college has come up to visit, but so far things haven't worked out quite as planned and alas, I am sitting here writing an entry for my blog. When I could be out enjoying a cold frosty beverage. Oh well, at least I have my--and every teen girl's--favorite song to listen to. I don't know what it is, but the new Usher song is just addictive. Of course, so is looking at pictures of him in a wifebeater, but oh well.

Nothing too exciting planned for this weekend, but am sure some shenanigans might occur. I am always up for some good shenanigans.

Speaking of that, I thought I would pimp out a great site Tomato Nation It is pretty funny and the essay on why one should like baseball is excellent. So, check it out already!

Breakups
As the song says, breaking up is hard to do. What I have recently learned however, is that no matter what age you are, or how long you have been in a relationship, when it is over, you start acting like a 16 year old kid.

The first example of this is my last breakup. I was with the guy for 8 months and have mentioned him here before. I thought at the time, and still sometimes now, that I was totally in love with him and it has been hard for me sometimes, even now--4 months later to get him completely out of my mind. I have tried dating some other fellows, but so far, it hasn't been the same--or close to the same. So, I figured my lack of experience with these things is what is causing me to have such strong feelings, even after 4 months. I imagined that with age, breaking up would still be hard, but I would have the wisdom to be an adult about it.

Boy, was I wrong. There is a woman I know who is going through a bad breakup. She is in her mid 50's and was in the relationship almost as long as I have been alive. Which is a long time. Anyway...at this point, anyone on the outside can see that the relationship is really not healthy, at least not in the state it is currently in. And, yet, she still keeps doing really wacky things, like semi-stalking him and calling him when she knows she shouldn't. Of course, all of these things make her feel worse but she just can't seem to let it go. She even made me go online and try to find his profile on Yahoo!Personals. I mean, do you really want to know these things? It just makes you feel bad and now I am part of the stalking. Even I haven't broken down to call my ex--even though I seriously consider it, every once in a while.