Happy Chinese New Year!

I totally forgot! It's was Chinese New Year on Sunday. Year of the OX! It's our year, bday gals! Have you made your Chinese New Year resolutions? Mine are:

1. Meet and marry Brad Womack
2. Write the great American novel
3. Become a famous supermodel/movie star/American Idol winner.
4. Exercise better.
5. Explore my career opportunities.
6. Hang out in South Boston a LOT more.

Here's hoping.

Happy MLK Day and Inauguration!

"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true spirit, restore their government to its true principles."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1798

Looney

Maybe it was that big giant moon we had on Saturday night, but it's stupid people week.

Tell me about the stupidest person that you've had to deal with this week.

Looking good ... feeling good

I was just watching Trading Places and it occurred to me that Al Franken, future senator of Minnesota, is in it ... as a baggage handler. Is this why the GOP hates him?

In other news, it snowed another 4-6 inches today. I need a pair of waterproof gloves.

If one has a tiara, one must wear it.

Ok, girls - I'm bringing the tiaras!

Lead me not into temptation.

IM guy didn't call back. No big loss. I don't think that there were long-range possibilities anyway.
I am looking forward to trivia nights in South Boston next week.
I have the weekend off and I'm trying very hard NOT to go to B'more.
I bought 6 tiaras today.

Let Us Rejoice.

Of course, I haven't been counting dates since the challenge ended, but it's up there. I have to say that I do much better than I used to. And my roommate is challenging herself these days, so I'm happy to go along for the ride.
For New Year's, we went out just the 2 of us. We thought we'd go bar-hopping in the North End and enjoy the fireworks there. The fireworks ended up getting cancelled because of the wind. Yeah, the wind - it ended up being a mofo!!! It was so cold; the wind was stingingly cold. I think the last time that I was that cold was in Korea. As it was, we went from bar/restaurant to bar/restaurant in the North End, drinking wine. For the actual countdown to 2009, we had champagne at a little place where the wait and kitchen staff came out and danced Hava Nagila ... for their own amusement. It wasn't ... like ... a show or anything.
We saw many couples out. Most of the women were way underdressed for the weather. Strapless, sleeveless mini-dresses, with strappy, open-toed sandals. Oh - did I mention that it snowed 6-8 inches that day? Yeah, it did. I wore snowboots.
At one bar/restaurant, we witnessed one woman dressed as such, trying to convince her boyfriend to say something. After eavesdropping for a while, we realized that she was trying to get him to say "I love you." What a way to start a year.
So in that circumstance, my roommate and I resolved to open ourselves to the social experiment of dating. We agreed that we needed to get out there more and make ourselves available. Once a week, we resolved, we would go out into a social environment where there are bo-ahs, as my friend Mesha would say.
I had just gotten a myspace from someone on the day before. So I answered. I IM-ed. We met. We made out. We made another date. I'll let you know how it's going.
Then Laura signed us up for speed-dating. That was tonight. I checked off three guys. I hope they check me off.
Next week, trivia. In Southie - you know, "how do you like them apples?" There was a guy from Southie speed-dating tonight. Yeah, I def checked him off.
This is making me happy. Na-naaaaaaaaaahhh, nanana na-naaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh, nanana ...