It’s good to be 8, but hard to be 28

My nephew is spending the night here for the last time while I’m here. :(  We had a good day though. Went to the bouncy castle place, went shopping for swim trunks, ate McDonalds and he swam in the lake for an hour. And he got to play with our neighbor’s great-grandkids, one of whom is his best friend. It’s good to be 8. Tomorrow we’re having lunch with my mom at her office and then hitting up Costco.

He’s such a good kid. I’m really going to miss him. We talked about me leaving and he’s sad. Says he won’t see me very much. Makes me so sad. I love him so much, but I have to go. I have to focus on my life now but I can’t help but feel guilty. I’m his only aunt and I’m basically helping my parents around the house full-time. I’m going to miss him, my parents and my cat. And throw in a few friends, but that’s about it. I won’t miss the rain, the lack of motivation in this city, or the snobby legal community.

This will always be home but it’s time for me to go make a new home for myself, if that makes sense. I tend to be pessimistic about life changes, and I’m trying really hard not to be. I keep thinking of what I’m leaving behind instead of thinking about what is ahead. And that’s not a good attitude. I know that I’m supposed to leave. I know I’m supposed to be doing this. There is so much potential in MC. New friends, a job (hopefully),  new boys, a new place to live, new experiences, etc, etc. And throw in the beach There’s not much here but the family and a few friends, and resentment at my life not going in the direction I want it to go. And there’s no job here. And there’s a whole world out there that I want to experience. I just don’t want to get to my new apartment and be stuck mentally here. I’ve grown so comfortable here and I’m in a rut. And I know I need to get out, but it also scares me. Argh. I know I’m repeating myself here over and over again.

Off to eat some blue corn tortilla chips and try to think about all the great things in MC.

And did I mention the boy from Vegas has been texting me? In my last text I wrote, “Keep in touch”, and he wrote back, “You know I will ) That’s good right!?

Where’s my coat?

Yesterday it was a hot 87. Today, a cool 60 something. That’s crazy weather for you. So instead of a skirt, tank and flip flops like I wore yesterday, today is jeans and a coat! Thank goodness MC has pretty steady, if not super hot, weather and I can have one set of clothes.

Still kinda freaking out about moving…

Awesome

I finally figured out to work google reader and it is awesome. Instead of going to everyone’s blog one at at time, I just go to google reader. So much easier. I couldn’t figure how to work it for forever, but I finally got it.

Great

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_guns

This decision of the US Sp Ct freaks me out. Obviously Scalia is a well-known hunter so of course he’d make his decision based on his habits to go shoot animals. It scares me that people think they can shoot whoever comes into their house and they are convinced of this because of NRA propaganda. This is not true and anyone who studies criminal law in the US would know that. Basically, I think this is a BS decision and it sucks that it’s final.

Thursday already

It’s already Thursday folks! I guess that’s what happens when you sleep away most of the week. As I’m still not working (wonder if I ever will again?) and am low on dough, my weekend plans consist of nothing. I did rent a movie, “Definitely, Maybe” so I’ll probably watch that and then feel sorry for myself for being single. I really need a life!! The gym isn’t cutting it anymore. The new gym is too big and impersonal. That and they painted the outside the most hideous shade of yellow you’ve ever seen. And then the other buildings are peach colored. Can you say vomit?

There has been some things cooking on moving to MC… I’ll keep y’all posted.

I say no

So I am going to Vegas next week for a friend’s bachelorette party. My friend T and I are in the same boat when it comes to this trip–both of us are moving across the country, both of us recently passed the bar exam in the two hardest states in the country, and both of us are pretty low on cash.

Today I got an agenda for the weekend from the person planning the Vegas trip. On the itinerary is Ditch Friday  at the Palms Hotel. The guesstimate of how much this will cost? Per person? For 8 hours? $140. WTF? I’m supposed to spend that much money to go to a pool when I have 4 at my own hotel? Oh and the entrance fee is another $25. I don’t drink enough to justify spending that much money.

I’m just annoyed because T and I had agreed not to go but now she wants to go. I don’t feel like partying from 8am-6pm. Yes, that’s 8am. At a pool. Ugh. I definitely don’t have that much money for one day. I can just imagine how much the rest of this trip is going to cost. They’re talking dinner at a very expensive place, clubbing it a few nights, and cabs.

Although I’m excited to go, I can’t help but feel this is going to be a drama-filled trip. That’s what happens when you combine 14+ girls I guess.

WordPress what?

Has anyone else noticed that wordpress is being funky today? It has changed my avatar picture for everyone’s blog that I’ve commented on. But it still shows under my dashboard that my picture is the same as it has always been. Strange.

Taking a page out your book…

1. What is your first name? Brianna

2. What is your favorite food? Ravioli

3. What high school did you go to? K-M

4. What is your favorite color? Red

5. Who is your celebrity crush? Colin Firth

6. Favorite drink? Alcoholic drink-Vodka

7. Dream vacation? Virgin Islands

8. Favorite dessert? Apple pie

9. What do you want to be when you grow up? A makeup artist

10. What do you love most in life? Jesus

11. One word to desribe you? Curious

12. Me (well, my occupation) Could not upload a pic of me for some reason, so I put a pic of an attorney

Obsessions

I’m obsessed with:

-Organic blue corn tortilla chips. Preferably Trader Joe’s, but Tostitos will do in a pinch.

-The new season of the Bachelorette. Go Jason!

-Working out.

-Sleeping

-Finding a job. Moving.

-Finding clothes for Vegas. And shoes. And accessories.

Ah, and I’ll soon add tanning to that list. I need a base tan before I go.

Out with the old, in with the new

Yesterday, it was goodbye mini-ipod

And then hello new silver 80GB ipod

Sadly, I dropped the old mini on the floor after working out, for about the twentieth time, but its must’ve fallen the wrong way because it froze up and basically died. But it was time for it to die, the battery wouldn’t stay charged and it was three years old.

The new one has color, room for videos and shows album art. Pretty effin cool.

After a visit to the Apple store, I saw the long anticipated flick Sex and The City. And it was fabulous. Worth the three year wait. Beautiful clothes, funny and sad in parts, great acting, great shoes and handbags, and great friends. I loved it.

After the movie we had some cosmos to celebrate, and that too was fabulous.