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Looks like I'm not cut out for this whole blogging thing after all. My life's pretty boring these days. Layoffs were pretty rough last week. I was fortunate enough to make the cut but a friend of mine wasn't so lucky. He was really sweet and I'll miss him stopping by my desk to offer me chocolates :P We met up with him for 'farewell' drinks at a local bar on Friday. He's a good guy and though it may be hard given the current state of the economy, I'm sure other job prospects will come his way. And it looks like my London/Paris trip is not happening. My friend said she consulted with her father and decided it wasn't a good idea to spend a lot of money right now and to focus on paying off debt. I could go it alone but I wanted the company and she was the only person that I knew who could afford the time off. But I guess I should focus on saving money too...I'm just really bummed about it, I really want to get away from things for a while. And if not now, when? On a happier note, I have a crush on someone at my office. He's really soft-spoken and really nice. I'd love to hang out with him for a movie of something...I think a while back ago someone told me that he said I was cute lol...hmmm

an odd night.

Last night me and some friends were supposed to check out a comedy show in nyc to celebrate someones birthday. The birthday girl, who lives in Brooklyn, was running extremely late and couldn't make it to the show anymore but me and my best friend were already in the city waiting for her to arrive. We debated on whether or not to see the show without her or to do something else. So we thought we'd hit up the club scene. On the way there I saw two people I knew and then saw someone else I knew standing in line. On a rainy night in a big city I just thought that was kinda weird...guess it's a small world after all. We stood in the line for a few minutes but realised we could put the $20 entrance fee to better use. The weather sucked due to the rain. Plus, I was dressed in a turtle neck sweater and T had on shoes that were killing her feet so we decided to go the Applebee's restaurant in Times Square for a bite to eat instead. As we walked away from the club there was this homeless guy with his pants down masturbating in full view of anyone who passed him by. GROSS I think he was getting his thrills by all the young ladies dressed up headed for the clubs. I don't even wanna mention the perverted things he said when my friend and I passed by. I thought I'd lost my appetite. But it turned out to be the perfect choice for the night. We caught up on some gossip and had an appetizer and some dessert. More gossip on the subway ride home...and finally back to my place where we both crashed for the night. I haven't done laundry in weeks it was on my agenda of things to do today..but I really don't feel up to it so it may have to wait until tomorrow.


ewww. my dirty laundry..TMI???! haha!

fingers crossed.

It turns out that I'm the one who had to postpone putting down the deposit for the trip. Guess that's what I get for talkin bout my friend being flaky and now I'm the one that's holdin shit up. She claims she's trying to budget her money and it's not lookin good. Still, I get the sense that she's droppin hints to cop out. Anyway, there's speculation about there being layoffs at my job. So I need to see if I'm in the clear before I decided to put myself in a couple more thousand worth of debt that I can't get out of. Keep hope alive for me...although I complain a lot, I really do need to keep my job. Damn this economy.

cupcakes!!

So I don't know what's gotten into me these past few days. Honestly, I think PMS is to blame :) I found another recipe to try out today and bought the ingredients after work and get got started on it as soon as I got home. The name of the dessert is Black Bottom Cupcakes. They're chocolate cupcakes made from scratch with a gooey cream cheese/chocolate chip filling in the center. I tried these once before at a bake sale but had no idea what they were or what the center part was made of. And when I saw the picture of it on the recipe site today, I recognized it immediately and knew that I had to try it for myself. I followed this recipe and the results are below. Sorry for all the food posts but nothing interesting or noteworthy is going on lately.

...I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my friend doesn't flake out on me tomorrow. We're supposed to put down our $150 deposit for our London/Paris trip.

Goodnight! But before I log out....

Suki says HELLO to you! With a big hug!!

And BIG wet kiss too! LOL

i like this.

Last night MTV was playing some musician's playlist and this video came on. For some reason, it caught my attention right away...The song is by 22 year old Swedish singer Lykke Li and it's called "Little Bit". Not sure what the concept is all about but all the jerky movement and the weird lookin guy on the piano kinda freak me out :p Enjoy. [Lykke Li myspace]

more cookies and a street fair.

My dear mother decided to tell her office team about my cookies from last night and they wanted her to bring some in for tomorrow. So I just got done baking dozens of white chocolate cranberry cookies and chocolate chip cookies (see pic above) both made from scratch and I'm pleased with the turnout courtesy of allrecipes.com.

Today was Veteran's Day. A whole lot was going on in the city..per usual. President Bush was in town for memorial services, there was a parade blocking and disrupting traffic along 5th avenue. Around noon someone told me about a street fair going on so we decided to check it out. Here are some random snapshots from the area.





Notice anything in the last pic? It's a crepe vendor!! You know I had to get one! lol

.....Here's the one I got with Nutella and strawberry like I did last time.....

Crepes are next on my list of recipes to try..seems easy enough.

a little pain a little pleasure.

I feel like crap right now so after writing this I'm off to bed. I have cramps that aren't going away even though I took 2 extra strength tylenol pills...so I popped one more a little while ago and I'm hoping for some relief soon. My allergies are also causing me to feel a mess. My mom just tripped and fell over the dog gate we have that blocks the entrance to her room. She hurt her knee and it's swollen in one area and she has a scratch or two on her wrists that I'm sure will be black and blue in the morning. I told her to take tomorrow off and work from home but she refuses. It's really sad how some just let work become the center focus of everything. She just injured herself and can barely walk without a limp and wincing in pain yet she's gonna jump up for work in the morning and go about her day. I don't get it. Just take one lousy day off!

But on a happier note, I was browsing blogs earlier today and saw that one fellow blogger baked some white chocolate cranberry cookies recently. She posted pics of em and they looked absolutely delicious! So I decided to give it try for myself and found a simple recipe online and gathered up all the ingredients; most of which I already had at home except for the chocolate and cranberries. I followed the recipe exactly as it was but used vanilla extract instead of brandy. Here's the website for the recipe. My mom doesn't like baked goods with fruit in them so she wasn't too thrilled but I think they taste great. They're really sweet so some may want to cut back on the sugar but it wasn't an issue for me. I think they're quite lovely just they way they are. Here's a look of my progress and the finished product!

Oh and I'm no Lindsay Lohan fan but I had no idea she was in a same sex relationship..I'm so out the loop these days..well as long as she's happy and lovin life..

goodnight!

planning my getaway.

Went into the city last night and had myself a really nice time. My co-worker gave her husband a surprise party at a lounge and wanted my friends and I to come. She didn't invite many girls so she was really looking forward to our company. She was so worried about everything but the party was great. We had bottle service, appetizers and good music..what more could we want?! The night ended kinda shitty because my friend got really drunk and sick from drinking on an empty stomach. I spent the last half hour of the night holding her hair back in the bathroom stall and listening and watching the poor child hurl into the toilet...it was a pitiful sight but we've all been there at some point of our lives...The last time I got really drunk was October of last year (a crazy but funny long story). Ummm oh..I'm planning a little getaway with one of my friends for next year. We're feenin to go abroad so we might book a trip to London and Paris on Friday. The trip will be in March 2009 for about 8 days. I found a tour group that's offering a decent price and handles all the arrangements so hopefully it all works out. The girl I'm booking with can be really flaky so I wouldn't be the least surprised if all of a sudden she cancels the plans. We were really hoping to do a tour of Japan but it's a bit too expensive for us at the moment. And with rumors of layoffs within the job industry, I really need to see if this will even be possible. I'm so nervous but I'll be so excited if it all works out. I haven't been abroad since 2004 when I studied in Italy for a semester. Since then, all the memories have been haunting me but in a good way. It's just making me want to get out again and explore something new!

janet pics.

Like I mentioned the show was great..nuff said. Here are some pics! At age 42..my girl was WORKIN the hell outta that stage on Saturday and she can still dance her ass off! Looked liked she's gained some weight tho but she must be in great shape regardless..I can't even dance to one full song without stopping to catch my breath or taking a puff of my inhaler..lol must be my old age creepin up on me..hmmm and speaking of old age. I had a follow up appointment with my doctor today about my asthma. He said my lungs are like a 40 year old person!! F**K!!!!! Are you kidding me?! I didn't know I was that bad.geez. I'm gonna be on a new prescription now so hopefully it'll slow my lungs' aging..smh anyway...back to the pics...

we did it.

Sooo you can forget all about me uploading some damn Janet Jackson pics tonight. I have something better and more important to share..as if you didn't already know..

We have a new president ya'll!!!!!

Congrats to the 44th president of the United States of America


BARACK OBAMA

i baracked the vote. did u?

I've neglected this little blog for a few days..but I'm back. No particular reason that I didn't write, just laziness I assume because my ass is always on the internet. lol

I VOTED this morning!!! And I can't wait for the results tonight. I am hopeful that Obamba's gonna pull through but you never know. I was on the voting line at 5am with my mom but the center opened at 6am so I sat on the floor half asleep with my head buried in my scarf. When it was my turn to vote I wasn't able to cast my vote from the booth. My name wasn't found in the voting book so I had to fill out a paper ballot instead...it's sabotage I tell ya!! ha!



Ummmm...I'm so bored right now..I should've stayed home. I think I'm gonna try to find a quiet room to read. I'm reading a book called Twilight right now. It's some sort of vampire love story. I'm not into this kind of fantasy literature but I'm trying to keep an open mind and expand my horizons, ya know? It's been a best seller for a little while now so I want to see what the hype was about. It's the first book of the series for teens but from reading the reviews it looks like a lot of adults are into it too. I'm still at the beginning and it's not bad so far, but I'm hoping to finish the whole thing before the actual movie comes out on the 21st. If you've read it, let me know what you think. But no spoilers please :)



And there are absolutely no words to describe how great the Janet Jackson concert was last Saturday night. I have lots of pics and 12 video clips! lol But I'll share more on that later when I get home this evening!