I Got Drunk, I Was Dying Inside

Oh My Goshness #1: Serena Van Der Woodsen and Teen Witch are real life sisters!

Oh My Goshness #2: This Harry Potter and other fiction books English tour goes to the Wye Valley and Chepstow where Dave and I failed to do attempt #86 of the hot air balloon ride. Random!

Oh My Goshness #3: Laos is named the #1 place to go in the The 53 Places to Go in 2008.

A few Fridays ago I went out after work with Kat and Meghan, drank a bit too much, stayed at Kat's, and headed home the next morning feeling slightly off (I wouldn't go so far as to say full-fledged ill.) My dad was kind enough to pick me up from the subway; turns out that right before we got on the Grand Central I had to make him pull over so I could totally vomm in front of someone's driveway in Kew Gardens....Four times! I definitely feel bad for the people who live there but honestly it couldn't be helped.

I had an interview last week and I didn't want to come into work afterwards in my suit for obvious reasons. I figured that a local hotel would do for changing as they usually have public bathrooms, so I picked the Sheraton on 7th Ave. because that's close to me and thought if that didn't work I'd go to the Hilton on 6th. So I'm walking through the Sheraton and I see tons of people there for a conference, and I don't see restrooms so I'm starting to get worried. I agonize a bit, then realize that there must be restrooms by the ballrooms which turned out to be true. As I went into the Ladies', I noticed the registration area, thought about how it looked just like my old meetings, and reminisced a bit in my head about my old job. I changed and came out of the bathroom, only to notice the sign for the conference - it was my former company's annual New York meeting! I forgot that it's always at this time of year, but it's usually in the Hilton (thank god I didn't go there to change) but apparently it got so huge that they had to expand to the Sheraton. I darted out of there like nobody's business!!

I saw Enchanted the other day. I think the last time I paid to see a PG movie in the theater was probably for The Lion King (I saw that 3 times in the movies, which in retrospect I absolutely cannot believe), but I digress. Enchanted was so over-the-top unrealistic (but done that way purposely), that I cried from laughing at least 5 times throughout the film, seriously!!! Don't see it if you are interested in Oscar-worthy, serious films, but if you want something entertaining and totally silly I absolutely recommend it to everyone (I'm still laughing thinking about some of the parts and I saw it five days ago.)

I finally got around to listening to the second Hard-Fi album. Most of the tracks are likeable, very Hard-Fi-ish which is a good thing, nothing as great as 'Hard to Beat' or 'Living for the 'Weekend' but although the lyrics are a bit silly, I find 'Can't Get Along (Without You)' to be extremely catchy. Have some video action here:

I bought new earphones today, woohoo! The left ear of my Sony (or Phony? - I bought my last pair in Thailand) earphones died last week which made listening out of just the right ear unbearable. I borrowed my brother's Apple earbuds which were extremely painful (I forgot how much they hurt) and on top of that, the right ear crackled the entire time. I just bought a cheap JVC pair (if they break in a year whatever) which I'm excited about because they are pink and they don't hurt.

Speaking of Apple, my dad bought a mac yesterday! He's been talking about buying one for months but I think he was too chicken to make the switch. I have to say the computer is really beautiful! If anyone wants to have a webchat (not that kind dirty people) then I'm all systems go once we get broadband tomorrow (finally!) This reminds me of the time I came home from Binghamton on a holiday break and I was blown away by the sight of a microwave in our kitchen. I was so excited that I almost forgot that the appliance had became popular on the consumer market a mere 20 years earlier. Ah, the joys of electronics.