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December 22, 2004
This is a Good Place
I guess it's been quite awhile since I wrote anything of any real substance here...I've been insanely busy. Work has been nuts, but so much fun...Yoga has been eseentially nonexistent, which makes me feel horrible, and causes me to make promises to myself about my dedication to my practice in the new year, which bothers me, because I am so not a fan of new year's resolutions.
Last week I was exhausted and cancelled plans two nights in a row (Wednesday night with a coworker and Thursday night with same coworker, as well as Marler and The Crush). Woke up Friday morning to find that The Crush had left a message on my phone asking me to come out...hmph.
Friday night I forced myself to go out...dinner and a drink with the Jewellery Designer at Pistol, a quick stop by the Actress's apartment and then on to the Vegan's Christmas party, which The Crush and his friends also attended. Drank too much wine. The Actress and I decided that we were "Slow Motion Andrea and Actress" and we proceeded to talk in slow motion all night...how utterly obnoxious. The Crush and his friends were going out, so they gave me a ride...The Crush asked me repeatedly if I was okay getting dropped off where I got dropped off (like, 4 blocks from my house) or if I wanted him to drive me home..I chose to walk.
Saturday night I went out to dinner at Ginger with Marler, the Raw Foodist, the Vegan, the Crush, the Boss and the Boss's Boyfriend. It was fantastic...lychee martinis are heaven. After that we hooked up with some other work people and went dancing at Mile End Bar...icky music, so Marler, the Vegan and the Crush and I left..he drove me home. It was a fun night, but we were all pretty tired...I would have preferred to go someplace more chill where we all could have just chatted and hung out, but whatever...
This week has been all about work...men's night (that I organised) went really well on Sunday night. Monday I was off and I just got a bunch of shopping done...yesterday was the busiest day ever at work...really, the busiest day ever. My mum got into town yesterday afternoon (!!!!), we went out for dinner at Mythos...same old. Drank a bottle of wine with Angus and passed out on my brand new feather bed (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).
Today was another really busy day at work...another fun day. I know I've said it before, but I love where I work, I love the people with whom I work, I love that I laugh at least a hundred times every day. I guess I won't be going out at all this weekend, because, obviously, it's Christmas...but I'm actually going to miss it...we're all becoming so close at work and I love that we're all friends and coworkers..it makes work a lot of fun and a lot less like work. I'm so glad I got this job.
My mum had dinner ready for me when I got home tonight, which was a lovely treat. I have to be into work by 7:30 tomorrow morning to do my 70% off Christmas shopping! Then I work until 5 and maybe will get together with the Neighbours to watch last year's Christmukkah episode of The OC (the Crush apparently has a line on a tape of last week's episode for me). I work Christmas Eve, I'm off Christmas Day and I work Boxing Day (10 hour shift!), but after that I'm headed up north for a few days of much needed rest and skiing.
I really hope that things continue the way they are at work with everyone hanging out and being close and going out on weekends...and I hope that the Crush continues to come with even after he's cut back to part time...even if nothing ever happens we sure as hell have a lot of fun and too many laughs to count.
Posted by alegato at 7:31 PM | Comments (0)
December 18, 2004
Hmmmm...
Weird mixed messages....I don't understand....voicemail to ask me to come out last night, repeated offers to drive me home tonight after I'd insisted that I was fine to walk the five or so blocks from where he dropped me off...weird, weird, weird. More to come tomorrow when it isn't nearly 2am!
Posted by alegato at 1:37 AM | Comments (0)
December 12, 2004
Too much to do
Note: I've decided to implement a system not unlike KJS's (actually, a total copy of KJS's) for referring to my friends, as I've noticed that too many of them have the same first initials, and, quite frankly, it's just plain boring
What a week. Things have been crazy busy, and I've been juggling everything like a crazy person. For some reason I thought that staying here in Montreal would make the holidays less hectic...yeah right! Between planning my time here with my parents, my Christmas dinner (which has now officially doubled in size since The Male Neighbour and The Female Neighbour are officially staying in town and Marler wants to come too), my gift buying (as of now I've bought a total of ZERO gifts) and work (planning stupid men's night, trying to find time to do the PR for that; planning for the meeting next week with the PR girl regarding the gala/benefit/media-night thing in February....ARGH...we don't even have a venue yet!) and fitting all the social engagements that come with the season, AND making deadline for the article I had due yesterday, things have been absolutely NUTS!!! Oh, and the dryer repair man BROKE our dryer and now it doesn't work at all...brilliant.
Somehow I've managed to stay on top of pretty much everything except yoga (and the flyers for the men's night...but that's because our translator isn't back in town until Monday!!). I got my story done and am actually very happy with it. Had a crazy night on Thursday to celebrate the Debater's 22nd with the Model, the Pot Head, the Male Neighbour, the Roommate, the Roommate's French Lover and the Debater (obviously)(Happy Birthday!!)...which ended with my the Pot Head and I singing Baby Got Back at karaoke...Last night my Gay Husband and I went to the Rufus Wainwright concert at Theatre Outremont, which was fucking amazing, so, so, so good. We left the concert and emerged into a gigantic blizzard and now the city is really blanketed in snow.
Tonight The Vegan came over...we went out to dinner at Aux Vivres (an awesome vegan place), then came home and watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind while stringing popcorn and cranberries onto garlands for my tree. Yeah, it was a CRAZY Saturday night...haha. I'm so exhausted. A group from work was going out salsa dancing tonight, but I was way too tired after working today...not to mention being out until 4am on Thursday and late last night too...Tomorrow's dim sum with all the usual people and then shopping with my Gay Husband on Ste. Catherine (yes, I am probably crazy for going downtown on a weekend in December) and probably some sort of dinner thing at my house, depending on peoples' exam schedules. Tonight I checked out my work schedule for next week and made a yoga schedule that fits with my work one...I hope to stick to it as much as possible, because yoga has been getting neglected way too much.
I think I'll be able to relax at some point in January!
P.S. Happy, happy birthday to my brother Jay...I can't believe you're 15. I can't believe I haven't seen you since early October. I don't day it that often, but you should know that I miss you a lot, I can't wait to see you in January and I think you're one of the most wonderful, level-headed, funny kids I've ever met.
Happy birthday to the Jewellery Designer...I hope you can come out on Wednesday....we can premier our new dance routine!
Posted by alegato at 12:30 AM | Comments (2)
December 8, 2004
STOP, I want off!
So, yeah. It's been way too long since I've updated in any real capacity. What to talk about?
Um...last Thursday morning I made it to Mysore practice and once again deluded myself into believing that it was going to become a daily ritual...well that plan came to a screeching halt on Friday morning when my hand slammed the "snooze" button on my alarm repeatedly. My practice on Thursday was good though. Really nice. I do love Mysore practice, I just hate getting out of bed...it's so warm and cozy and the pillows are so comfy...and my sheets are so soft and my duvet is so lovely....and the truth is I'd love to crawl in bed right now, but I'm supposed to be writing (er, finishing, which, technically would require me to start) another article...and it's just not happening for me tonight.
Had a good, fairly low-key weekend, which I think I needed after burning the candle at both ends for far too long. Stayed in Friday night (well, didn't get home from work until 9, and at the point was too exhausted even to cook). Worked Saturday and then went out for dinner with Meg, B, C and E. I ended my evening falling asleep with G on his couch watch SNL and marking his students' assignments for him. Sunday was a day off. Angus and I went Christmas tree decoration shopping, which was a thrill and half!
Sunday evening was a staff party at a Japanese resto (in recognition of us having made our monthly goal in October). After much sushi, wine and sake we all moved across the hall to the karaoke room and debauchery ensued. Said debauchery led me to change the name of person formerly known as 'R' to Asshole...with a capital A. Alcohol is the devil when it breaks the sexual tension between coworkers. The night ended with 6 of us in a car, speeding down the highway, T with her legs behind her head in dwi pada (complete with stiletto boots on) and R (er, Asshole) and I both wanting to go to Tokyo for all-you-can-drink Sunday nights...but no one else wanted to go...and what with the tension being so intense you could cut it with a knife, we certainly weren't going to go alone...so we all went home to our respective houses. I went home and complained...I'm sure most others went home and (a) threw up or (b) passed out and then claimed the next day to forget the whole night. It was SO much fun though aside from those damn glitches!
This week has been busy and yogaless...work, work, work...dinner at Em and G's last night...work, work, work....dinner party here tomorrow night and then out...Rufus Wainwright concert on Friday night with G...Saturday night...not sure yet, either out with G or out with work people (hmm..Asshole is supposed to be there...but, he'snot so much an asshole now...more of an incredibly sheepish jerk than an asshole!).
Things are good. Things are crazy busy. My family's coming in less than two weeks. We need a tree. I need to buy gifts. I need to get my coat altered. I've been put in charge of heading a committee to plan/promote a media-night/gala benefit that we're putting on in February and I'm doing all the organization/PR for upcoming in-store events...and I have an article due on Friday.
Where's the emergency button that I can press when I want to stop time? What do you mean it's broken???
Posted by alegato at 9:38 PM | Comments (0)
December 6, 2004
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!
I have more to say later about actually important things, like yoga and my weekend. But all I have to say for now is why??? Why? Why? WHY?
Why are all guys such complete and utter JERKS???? WHY?!?!?!
Posted by alegato at 12:34 AM | Comments (3)