i am cursed.

you will not believe this, but now my NEW computer will not open a window to the internet. bloody hell! what have i done to deserve this?! is it because there was that one time when i didn't pick up the gum wrapper that missed the garbage can? or about a couple weeks ago, i saw the car in front of me hit a squirrel in the road, and i laughed meniacally? (HEY, i didn't try to hit it!! that's an improvement!!) i know there are only 2.8 readers by now anyway, so i'm sure there's no real emergency, but hopefully i'll be able to post again soon.

oh frabjous day, calloo callay!

no school today!!!!

REASONS WHY I LOVE VALENTINE'S DAY '07:

1. An ice storm has hit Princeton, yippee!! I can't really remember the last time I had a snow day. My roommates and I are gonna party like it's 1999. Actually, we'll probably just spend the entire day trying to catch up on our ridiculous amount of homework--'cause we're cool like that.

2. Tonight is the cheeseburger date night....our group has expanded to include two more lovely friends. Cross your fingers that we don't die driving to the diner.

3. My dad sent me a cute valentine's day package. I think that is just the sweetest thing. I was never that girl in college who would get those gigundo care packages from their relatives and friends. But every year for Valentine's day, I would get a small envelope with a little box of candy and a card from just Dad. What a guy.

4. LOST is on tonight, and nothing could make V-day more special than looking at Jack and Sawyer for an hour.

i've never loved toothpaste so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlGyyDJHDhw

welcome home party.

hello, my faithful blog readers (all 3.7 of you). my crappy lemon-of-a-computer finally decided to kick the bucket. i suppose one and a half years of unreliable service was all i could reasonably ask of that piece of trash. i had gone for about two weeks without being able to use my computer at home, and then i decided just to buy a new one. the other one never worked well, even after we rebuilt it and reloaded it and wiped and replaced the motherboard and sweet-talked it and sent it off to an all-expense paid vacation to the caribbean. now the only trip it's going to take will be to the jersey dump.

so there's a bunch of money i hadn't intended to be spending. and what did i do yesterday when i realized that i had to buy a new computer? oh, i went shopping. of course. that's what any self-respecting, overwhelmed woman would do. so now i have cute new clothes and a shiny new laptop and a hole in my wallet the size of uzbekistan.

but let me say, this new computer i got is just LOVELY. it's a toshiba, and the graphics are freaking amazing. you don't realize how out of date your computer is until you see a new one. technology moves so fast. no wonder kip loves it so much.

let's see...any news in my life? probably not. i have a lot of work to do, as usual. and this weekend, i have to work ahead because my roommates and i made plans in revolt against valentine's day. on wednesday we will be haulin' it off to cheeburger cheeburger to eat the pounder. if you eat the whole thing, they take your picture with this gigantic stuffed burger toy and hang it up on the wall. and you better believe we're all gonna finish our burgers. we crave fame--that's all there is to it. we thought it would be a pretty fitting tribute to valentine's day and all the emptiness it's ever offered us. instead, we'll fill that void with 16 oz of grease-laden beef. sounds fantastic.

in other news, i have been having daydreams about pottery barn lately. i'm really looking forward to a day when i might actually be able to afford something from that gorgeolous store.

coffee lady.

i've finally found a neighborhood coffee shop to call all my own. it's called it's a grind, and it just opened up near my old apartment (naturally). it's themed after the rock greats, so there are fabulous, gigantic pictures of bob dylan, eric clapton, the boss, and bb king on the wall.

my favorite things to order are the spiced chai latte (to die for) and the nutty cow (hazelnut heaven).

my favorite place to sit is near the fireplace in the comfy leather chair.

my favorite thing to do while i'm there is read while i people watch out of the corner of my eye.

at various points throughout my life, i have made grandiose plans of opening a coffee shop/bookstore. i know it's not the most original idea, but when i first had it, it was fairly novel. i even have a folder filled with design plans (i'm sure those are in desperate need of revision now). but i thought how wonderful it would be to go to a coffee shop and pull a book off the shelf to read while i sat there. there'd be fantastic music. and photographs of people i had known and places i had been. and pillows and funky lamps (but not too funky--i want everyone who comes in to feel comfortable). and there'd be a coloring table for kids.

it would certainly have to be an italian coffee shop. that's the only way i could interest myself in baking. who am i kidding. i'd have somebody else bake. but there would be biscotti and cannoli and crepes with nutella and homemade gelato. un po' di dolci per mangiare.

and guys like this dude would come in and exclaim that i was really on to something. and i would take his picture and put it on the wall next to marvin hamlisch.

gosh, i would love that.