A movie and friends.
Looking forward to catching up with friends this evening at The Moonlight Movie Series at Main Street Garden. It’s hot, not as hot as it has been over the last week and half or so, but I am hoping it cools off when the sun starts to go down.
I stopped at Whole Foods and picked up some TexMex salsa (tomatoes, corn, black beans, jalapenos, cilantro and what looks like too much onion) and hummus for snacks. The rest of the crew is bringing SkinnyGirl margaritas and cookies and other goodies. I think these are the makings of an enjoyable night.
A few overdue photos from my recent activities - My first Rangers game, a blurry view of downtown Dallas from Bar Belmont at The Belmont Hotel and Matt & Kim at HOB Dallas, which was the same night the Mavs won the championship. Lots of good times over the last couple of weeks!
It’s been a busy last week.
I literally had some kind of plans or obligation every day over the last week. In addition to long, busy days at work, there were Mavs watch parties, Rangers game, catching up with friends. I am exhausted. My left eye is twitching. I need a serious good night’s sleep, which I plan to get tonight thanks to some Advil PM.
Pictures and maybe a random video coming soon.
What I did over the last week.
Forgive my lack of updates lately. Here’s a recap of what I did over the last week or so.
- - SXSWi - Last week (Sunday-Monday), I went to Austin for a couple of days. I have wanted to go to SXSW since I moved to Dallas five years ago and now seemed like the perfect time to do it. I had a great time! I caught up with friends, some media and PR/social media friends and former clients and networked with some new people. I borrowed a friends badge and went to some really interesting panel discussions. I got a lead on a job in Dallas. It was a super short trip, and I wish I could have stayed longer for more networking and even longer for the music portion, but overall I had a really good time.
- - Home renovations - My dad and I refinished my bathtub. For about $30 bucks, we basically “painted” my bathtub. It was a lot faster and cheaper than ripping out the tub, getting it professionally done or calling someone like Bath Fitter. I am fairly happy with the results, but regardless, it looks better than it did before. I also cleaned my patio and planted new flowers, plants and herbs. I love this time of year, it’s perfect to enjoy a glass of wine and good book outside on my patio. This week, I think I might paint a wall in my living room. I painted over a year ago when I moved in, but left this one little section where a closet door is and it has been bothering me for too long.
- - Catching up - Lunch with a PR friend. Dinner and drinks with a former colleague/friend. Lunch with my dad. It’s amazing how many people I have seen since I haven’t had a full time job.
- - Job search - I have to be 100% honest here. I thought I would have had a job by now. The process is incredibly slow. I applied for a job almost 6 weeks ago and heard back just last week. I had a phone interview with a major Dallas-based company last week, but the feeling I got is that I was overqualified. I scheduled a phone interview for today with a big-time daily deal site for a new division of the company for today. I also got a good lead on job a huge PR agency. Something is bound to happen soon, right?
Kickball: Game 1
Well, Sit on my Base (that’s our team name, I am not trying to be dirty) won! But…we lost too. Want an explanation?
Each team has to have four girls to play. Our opponent, Snitches Get Stitches, had three girls. They had to forfeit. Yay! We decided to play them anyway and pretty much got our asses handed to us. We celebrated our win/loss at Stan’s Blue Note with crazy cheap beer.
I had a good time. I kicked well. Didn’t get on base, but kicked well. I need to get over my fear of catching the ball. I was a little out of my comfort zone tonight since I still don’t really know everyone, but it’s a good feeling. It’s good to meet new people and I am glad I signed up. So far, (mostly) everyone is super nice and fun.
Quote of the night: “Ya know, if you catch it…they are out. So you can’t let it bounce.” Wow, really?
Bad boys, bad boys.
Why is it that the nice guy with the good job, steady income, nice place and nice car who is the “relationship type” is so boring? So normal? So blah? And the bad boy who plays the guitar with the cute smile, two jobs, multiple roommates and “issues” is so attractive? So intriguing?
A few days ago, I was wondering if HE would call. Well, he didn’t. But tonight, I ran into him. Actually, it was more like a friend knew where he was and we went there (big, HUGE mistake). And it might have been the most awkward situation I have ever been in. If I had a few more drinks and grew “a pair,” I would have loved to ask him why he didn’t call. Did he ask for my number just to be nice? Because he felt obligated or guilty?
He claimed he dropped his phone in the pool today and it wasn’t working. Bullshit. Bullshit! I can see right through that. And I don’t need it. I don’t need to be jerked around. I don’t need to deal with immature crap from a guy who doesn’t have the balls to just be honest.
But, after all of that, there is still something about him that makes him so attractive. I am intrigued. I am curious. I am stupid, I know.
I have never been so happy to get out of Dallas for a week. Thank God for my trip to NYC this week.
It was a good Cinco de Mayo. Nothing too crazy, just good times. And the fact that I wore this shirt all day (even at work) to show my Mexican pride, made it so much better. (FYI - I am 1/4 Mexican, in case you didn’t know, and damn proud of it!)
Quick Las Vegas Recap
- Experienced my first Las Vegas buffet at Wynn. Delicious, but I needed to prepare better for it. I ate too much during the day and wasn’t as hungry as I could have been.
- Gambled with $50 on a $5 Blackjack table. Played for two hours, drank $1 Michelob Lights and met some interesting people. After the last two times in Las Vegas, Casino Royale is my favorite place to gamble.
- Fabulous dinners at Botero (Encore), Blossom (Aria) and LAVO (Palazzo).
- Spent Friday shopping and sight seeing during the day and went to dinner, dancing and gambling Friday night until 6am. That was my latest night out in Las Vegas in all of the last five years since I started traveling there.
Good times.
It’s been a hell of a week.
I definitely could have handled this week with more composure, but the stress got to me. I snapped at a few people, freaked out about things I had no control over, worked too many hours and ate too much junk food.
But today, a big weight was lifted off my shoulders as things started to fall into place. I feel so much better. I am really looking forward to some dinner and drinks with my friend Lenora tonight, sleeping in tomorrow, dinner with the family to celebrate my mom and dad’s birthdays tomorrow night and a nice relaxing Sunday.
Cheers to a good weekend!
