July 2008
31 posts
“What was it with men? If they weren’t vindictive assholes, they were gay....”
– Playing With Boys, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
June 2008
110 posts
“Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other...”
– Dale Carnegie (via onherway)
“God made woman beautiful and foolish; beautiful, that man might love her; and...”
– Unknown.
Funny…
(via jeralyndwile)
Wine country trip.
Officially finished planning my California wine country trip, which was just bumped from the end of July to the second weekend in August. I am staying here and here.
August can’t come fast enough.
Speed dating.
OK. I thought it over. I don’t think I can do the speed dating thing. The thought of having the same exact conversation with 10-15 guys kind of makes me want to puke. And what are the odds of meeting the man of my dreams at this shindig? Also, I just don’t think I can do the whole 26-36 age range. Here’s how that conversation would go:
Me: Hi, I am Tracy. I am 26.
Him: I am Joe...
Good Saturday.
It was a good Saturday. Started off the day making some Sangria, a perfect poolside drink, and laying by the pool.
Around 3pm, I headed to David and Tyler’s apartment with Ashley and we hit up their pool, which is 35 floors above downtown Dallas. It felt like we were at some posh hotel in Las Vegas or L.A.
We all headed to dinner at Strong’s around 8pm and of course, had to the...
http://www.supercook.com →
tumblinas:
Finds all recipes for any given random edibles you have around the house.
Love this!!
Dallas tumblr users.
I did some digging around, even e-mailed tumblr support, and haven’t come across a Dallas, TX tumblr group.
That being said, I just created one. dallas tumblr users. So, if you live in Dallas and use tumblr, you’re in. I know three people off the top of my head (that’s you - Ash, Penny and Perrin), so they better be the first to join. I’ll need to do some searching and...
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”
– Douglas Adams (via jeralyndwile)
Lowes/Home Depot run.
Since my shower head broke on Monday and I haven’t been able to actually fix it or correctly install the old one that came with my apartment, I decided I will just pull it off the wall and make a run to Lowes or Home Dept tomorrow morning and play dumb and ask one of the nice men in the aprons to help me pick out a new one.
Wish me luck.
My mom.
I just e-mailed my mom and told her I have a blog. It might take her a week to see my e-mail though, since I don’t think she goes online all that often.
I am very interested to hear her reaction. I bet she calls me a nerd and then says how cool I am. And then she will go tell the whole family and her friends and all the neighbors how dorky her 26 year old daughter is. I’ll keep you...
What am I thinking?!
My friend, who shall remain nameless because I don’t know if she would be pissed off that I am writing this, signed up for speed dating. I thought she was crazy at first, but now I am thinking, what the hell.
She forwarded me her confirmation e-mail, which had a place for bring a friend, and I just signed up. I filled out the registration, answered all the odd questions and put in my age...
Interesting morning in NYC.
Slept in. Went to Starbucks. Walked to H&M on 5th and 51st. Bought three shirts. Got stuck in the rain without an umbrella. Came back to my hotel. Wasn’t allowed to go in because there is/was a suspicious package in the park across the street. Walked around the block hoping to find a dry place to sit down. Found a side entrance to the hotel and a security guy let me in. Packed my crap...
Shopping.
We don’t have H&M in Dallas. The closest thing would be Forever 21 or Steve & Barry’s, but they really just don’t compare to H&M.
I am really looking forward to making a stop here tomorrow before my flight to pick up some new things to wear to work. Yay!
Perfect way to end a productive, successful day. →
Aww.
Him: I don't understand why you don't have a boyfriend.
Me: Aww.
No tip for you!
Crap!
I have one dollar or some twenty’s to tip housekeeping for bringing me an iron. Is that bad or should I not tip at all?
Chinese pizza.
Me: i am in nyc
Me: i want real food
Me: like italian or chinese
Me: pizza and eggrolls
Me: sounds marvelous
Dan: eggrolls ON pizza
Me: even better
Dan: itd be a white pizza with a light layer of sweet n sour sauce, egg roll shell pieces crumbled and the vegetables spread throughout, then baked so it all stays together
Dan: itd be a sweet tangy pizza and better in a 9" size
Dan: i think itd be unmanageable at a larger size
Me: agreed
Me: where can i get that?
Dan: your own oven
Me: lame, can't some half chinese, half italian man make it for me?
Dan: a chitalian?
Me: hahahaha
“imperfection is beauty;
madness is genius;
and it is better to be absolutely...”
– marilyn monroe (via littlesparrow)
“Most human beings are driven to seek security and comfort. But there is another...”
– Cathleen Nesbit
Hello NYC. It’s been a month and half since I have seen you.
Did someone delete their Tumblr?
I am now following one less person and I can’t figure out who it is. And I didn’t unfollow anyone.
Another random thing to add to my night.
Completely random night.
I left work around 5:45 tonight and as soon as I was just around the corner from my apartment, my gas light came on. I drove around to the 7-11 and it was shut down! I mean completely fenced off, signs down. What happened in 2 days?
So I drove down a few blocks to the other 7-11 and gas was only $3.94. I found my new gas station!
I got home, put my stuff down and randomly went into a cleaning...
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
– J.k. Rowling (via onherway)
“Every day is the best day of your life, unless you have to go to work, in which...”
– Vimrod (via affremblequotes)
“Paul Varjak: I love you.
Holly Golightly: So what.
Paul Varjak: So what? So...”
– Breakfast at Tiffany’s (which I just saw for the first time!)
Urban Dictionary: Tracy →
A person, usually female, who has the mental capacity, attention span, logical and cognitive abilities of a 5 year old.
Hmm. I disagree.
“Men always want to be a woman’s first love - women like to be a man’s last...”
– (via bellavita)
ESN Change Failed.
I am very annoyed that the Verizon site won’t let me swap my phone right now.
Ugh.
“It’s lonely at the top. 99% of the world is convinced they are incapable of...”
– Tim Ferriss in Why Bigger Goals = Less Competition (via tmblg)
Here's my card.
When I first got my job right after college and got my first official business cards, I got into that habit of drinking a bit too much and giving out my card to random people in bars. I received some odd calls and strange e-mails. Always good for a laugh. Unfortunately, that habit reared its ugly head last night.
So, to the guy who I gave my business card to after one too many drinks, please...
New bag! →
I decided against the yellow bag. It was too banana and not enough mustard. If that makes sense.
So I got this one in white! I got a new wallet too, but I can’t find it online. It’s a light teal. My other fave color.
Finally Friday.
It’s been a long week. I have been stressed out. I have been dreaming about work. I need a drink.
Time for the weekend!
Yellow bag? →
Yellow is my favorite color. And I kind of like this. And it’s cheap.
“One’s first love is always perfect until one meets one’s second love.”
– Elizabeth Aston, The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy, 2005 (via tumblinas)
“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular…it robs you of the chance to...”
– Uta Hagen (via onherway)
Sad but true.
kathlellen:
When I go home next month, there are three major things I’m looking forward to (outside of seeing friends and family). These three things are a good egg & cheese breakfast sandwich, an iced French vanilla coffee from Dunkin Donuts, and a cheese pizza from my favorite local pizza restaurant. L.A. comes up really short on tasty, greasy mom-and-pop-shop food.
Dallas doesn’t...
Places us North Texans and Louisianian's go for...
jeralyndwile:
byerinb:
No specific order:
Dallas, TX (shopping)
Houston, TX (shopping)
Hot Springs, AR (several beautiful lakes, spa packages, camping)
Austin, TX-no explanation
New Orleans, LA ( Everything)
Shreveport (concerts, lake, Superior Grill restaurant)
Nowhere, Oklahoma (canoeing)
Destin, FL (beach!!)
Gulf Shores, AL (beach-I’ll be there in August-woohooo!)
Jefferson, TX...
“Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free til...”
– Carrie, from Sex and the City (via jeralyndwile)
