i'm with jules...

although i haven't seen strasky or the mean girls movie... there's good like this was a well-done movie that was really artistic or the plot was complicated yet moving...

or there's "good" which essentially means "aww... that was cute". it's not supposed to be artistic or moving.. it's supposed to be the "feel good movie of the year!" :)

it's like the greasy wings that just make you happy.... so they aren't the best made wings.. or the finest cuisine in the world.. but you have some and they just leave you happy. and fatter. :)

starsky and hutch

shows how much you know! i've never even seen starsky and hutch!

and i like that you put "good" in quotes . . . there is good and then there is YOUR definition of "good" ;)

Re: jersey girl

yea, well, you didn't like 'mean girls' or 'starsky and hutch' either, and i did. i guess we have a different idea of what's "good"

jersey girl

its not that good.

colored halter

is one of the ones i think i need to rtn...it looks soo weird. its way too shiny and doesnt really fit at all. but that was my opinion with my family and dev, im sure the miami girls will have a slightly different opinion on fashion and may be able to swing my vote to keeping it :)

the cardinals are up 7-1. this is crazy. he has tickets to go see them in two weeks if they make it to game 6 of the next round...its weird - im starting to like watching it....

is it too late for the experiment?

think i could take my 2 week vacation and spend it in rochester?? what do you mean by "get a little sick"? i could def use $1200 . . .

nush - i agree with dev: you guys should definitely spoil yourselves this vacation! i'll be home tonight after the gym, probably around 8:30 or so. i don't have any summer dresses, but i have a lot of skirts you can borrow. i also want to look at your vicky secrets clothes. are you keeping the shirt that i liked? the diff colored halter, i think it was??

my brother is coming next weekend with his girlfriend. they get in friday evening and leave monday evening. i don't know what we're doing yet, but his girlfriend's never been here so we'll do a bunch of touristy stuff. i might look in to getting cheap tickets to a show or something, but we'll see.

and megan - good luck with your experiment!


ooh - rupa: guess what movie we got on netflix yesterday.. .jersey girl! you interested in a cheesy girlie movie??

blondes who hook up with ben?

umm . . . is julie moving to rochester now? 'cause then it would fulfill all the characteristics you listed . . .

i think you should at least LOOK through the louis vitton store :)

yes, it is the experiment i was recruiting julie for :) an easy $1200 in which all she has to do is get a little sick and then lay around watching movies and reading books for 2 weeks :)

hostess with an mit degree

that they will prob never get again....so instead they have to deal with annoying dumb blondes who hook up with ben skolnik :)

i also like tipping a lot - helga got a big fat tip from me today :)

i leave at noon tomorrow from work :) flight is at 2 from jfk - and he has requested that we not cut corners on anything for this trip and that we spoil ourselves since we are getting free flight/hotel/food we shouldnt cut corners everywhere else...so we are taking a cab to the airport, and then when we get to hawaii at 8 pm or so, we pick up our convertible :) when he said this, i informed him that the travel brochure said there was a louis vitton store right down the street from the hotel, and he said, ok well i meant food, drinks, helicopter rides, etc. not over priced purses :) to which i pointed to his 1000 computer monitor. and he puffed his cheeks out at me

jules - im around next weekend after all - is that the weekend your bro is coming? i think my fav cousin may be here sometime soon...he got his visa yesterday and is supposed to book his tickets but i havent heard what weekend is for me in ny...we shall see...

are you going to be home tonight? i wanted to look through yours and jackies summer dresses and see if there was something that would fit me for the trip...i dont have much cute summery clothes...and i want to show you all the victoria secret stuff for you to tell me im right in wanting to return it :) i should be home around 8 after buying the video camera....

megan - is this the experiment you were trying to get julie to do when we were in rochester?

i want a bonus!

so when exactly do you leave? tomorrow after work?
i think the manicure was a very good idea :) a little bit of self indulgence goes a long way :)

tomorrow starts my big study! 5 patients will be housed in the hospital for 11 days and have about 35 mL of blood drawn every other day. i get to take all the blood, separate out the white blood cells, use some of them for one anaylsis technique and freeze the rest for experiments to be done after the study is finished. its really important i do everything right because this is like the first time i'm being trusted with truly irreplaceable blood (these people are getting paid $1200 for their time and blood - so its not a study we can go oops! on)

as for chang's - i'm not officially finished until 10/15. technically, they can call me in saturday and sunday night this weekend - but they probably won't. or at least i probably won't answer :) i've given them my cell phone # multiple times, but they still only right down my apartment number - if i happen to be out when they call . . . sucks to be them ;) management doesn't seem to be bitter - but i'm a hostess! i should be easily replaceable!

ok, time to play with cells :)

poor helga

rupa, you should be thankful that your job consists of the crap it does - think of what helga goes through every day!!! :) seeing her makes me feel like i should never complain....

she yelled at me for waiting so long, and i appologized for going when i had my period but told her i had no choice since i was going to hawaii tomorrow...and she asked me to bring back a key chain for her daughters key chain collection :) how cute...

then i decided to spoil myself more and go get a manicure - best 8 bucks i spend in a month...

and the baseball playoffs have started...who knows where my boyfriend is, but i think he may be at our apt watching the cardinals...im just watching it on my computer...

i have my quarterly review with allen tomorrow...he tells me what my target bonus is and what the high end is if i exceed expectations...i have to do my self analysis today before i leave...

not moving to rochester...

although the $5.99 six-packs would be worth it.. and i guess seeing megan all the time wouldn't be too bad.

i don't know why this is working out the way it is.. i'm either too soft on them or the wicked witch of the west. blah. i dont like today.

i'm glad cayenne was so happy :) that was a really fun day. thinking about that food is making me HUNGWEE. megan do you go back and visit much? any hard feelings from your manager that you quit?

tips

i love leaving huge tips. just makes me happy :)

and NO - rupa is NOT moving to rochester. but she's moving to a different group at the end of the year. hopefully she can get out of recruiting all together. . .

the end is near?

are you quitting and moving to rochester??

oh, i forgot to tell everyone! cayenne saw me on friday and gave us all a big thank you for the obscenely large tip we left her - good karma :)

rupa is the nicest boss in the world!

seriously, these girls screw up 20 times before she finally reprimands them! poor rupa. i don't know how she got stuck in such a shitty position. . .

at least the end is near. hang in there, rups :)

10 best close irish pubs

scratcher is rated on priceline cityguides!

smoking is banned - which is convenient because the ceilings are low. there is food served there - just pub grub though. the dress is smart casual and they only accept cash.

(today is not as busy as my days have been lately . . .)

period

see nush, that's what happens for boasting that you wouldn't get your period this month! just kidding - i'm sorry you got it! good luck with helga. . .

megan - why don't you come show us city girls how to find scratchers??

cry baby!

was it mary kate or ashley?! they are babies and need to grow up.
it still amazes me that rupa can make someone cry . . . julie - is she really intense?! the rupa i know is so sweet and giving . . . not sadistic boss who makes everyone run at the sight of her!!!

argh

oh i hope it goes away soon! :) my zip is 10025. yay, i'm excited for postcards.

things are ok here.. just had a long meeting with our whole dept (and julie). i made one of my employees cry again so jules got me starbucks to make me feel better. yes, that's accurate. she cried. i got comfort coffee from my friend :)

make the bleeding stop!

i hope it only lasts for a day or two :(
no fun to be thinking about tampons on the beaches of hawaii . . .

postcards..

i totally forgot about all that...rupa, whats your zipcode? dont worry, when im not completely drunk i think i know what the address is, as opposed to 95 w 46th st or whatever i said the night of julies bday :)

im off to helga...

julie - if you want to stick your tongue out at me again - i got my period even though i wasnt supposed to. i skipped the sugar pill and am directly on the next pack of real medicine but for some reason it came anyway...i called my doctor yesterday and he was so cute, he was like oh no are you in hawaii already, and i said no i leave wednesday, and he said well hopefully it will only last for a day or two...but im going to helga now anyway, i dont care. its going to be torture, but i havent been in so long, and thats just gross when i have to wear a bathing suit!!!

why i'm amazing

i am at work. all i did was go to yahoo yellow pages, search in new york, ny and under "scratcher" and that came up!

man . . . for being big city girls, you sure are slow . . .

and anusha . . .
255 culver rd #4
rochester, ny 14607

to send the postcard . . . just in case you didn't have it ;)
i'm just a little bit jealous that you are leaving for hawaii - you are going to have SUCH a good time enjoying sunshine and relaxation :) :) :)

Re: scrattcher 2

how the heck did you find it??? aren't you supposed to be working now or something?? and no, my post entitled "weather" definitely didn't show up when i posted it. i'd be sticking my tongue out you right now if you were in front of me.

24 more hours :)

ive already started thinking about what i need to pack in my head :) its still a litttle surreal...

i think i saw chirag this morning, he walked right by me and i was on the phone so im not really sure, but he didnt say hi if it was him...

jules - does natalia have a fake? thats exciting that they are coming. i talked to bryan for a while yesterday. i hadnt talked to him in over 3 weeks...it was nice to catch up. him and elaine are really cute :) he is starting to think about jobs and i think it is freaking him out...

ahh - now it posted!

so weird. . . my old post definitely didn't come up until after i posted the second one!

hahaha - megan, i love your updates on 24. keep them coming!

hmm. . .scratchers is near the cube you can push. i know where the cube is, but i have no idea where the bar is. was scratcher's even the real name? i thought that was just a name chirag had made up. . .

Re: :-(

umm . . . your blog was entitled "weather" . . . you just have to scroll past my monstorous rant on kim and you'll find it . . . silly :)

scrattcher 2

209 E 5th st
# - 212-477-0030

scratcher's

such fond memories . . .
chirag falling off the chair because he keeps trying to lean on anusha . . .
didn't we play like truth or dare or something silly like that?

i LOVE that place :)

it's near the big cube that you can push.

:-(

so i wrote a blog this morning and it never posted! sad. now i don't remember what i'd written. something about the weather. . . i think i was actually saying that the only reason i like this weather is cause i know that there's still hope for a few more warm days. i hate knowing i have to take a jacket with me everywhere!

gabe's coming this weekend. i'm really excited. only thing that sucks is that his girlfriend is still underage, so i don't know what bars we can go to. does anyone remember where the scratchers is??

nush - one more day 'till hawaii! yes, i'm jealous.

ok, time to get some caffeine into my body. i'm sleepy.

kim

dude, seriously dumb.
so, she kidnapped the little girl and got caught. then, she tried to not be taken back to LA, but was going to be. so, her brilliant bf said set fire to some piece of paper he had in the back and distract the driver. well, they did and he was . . . into an accident. the driver was knocked out and the bf was hurt so badly he couldn't move - but kim was fine (shocking) and she radioed for ambulance. then ran into the woods . . . where she was chased by a cougar and then caught in a snare until a guy found her and saved her. he wanted to take her to the ranger's station but she said no so they went to his place instead - where she told him about the nuclear bomb. so, he showed her his bomb shelter he built since he's crazy and thought we were going to be attacked. then he fakes an attack to get her to stay until she realizes it and asks politely to leave and he let's her - armed with some supplies and a gun to get back to the highway. which she does and get's a liquor store owner to let her use his bathroom even though it's closed (this is after the bomb has gone off and she thinks her dad is dead) then, a desparate guy starts banging on the door to be let in to get supplies (convenience store stuff - water, bread, etc) and the owner won't so he breaks down the door. the desparate guy knows about the bomb and is taking his 7month pregnant wife to the mountains. then, he attacks the owner to let him get food, so stupid kim pulls out the gun and fires a shot into the air. before, the owner had called the cops so they show up and start bugging the wife left in the car so the desparate guy freaks out and walks up to kim to get the gun back. she just stands there until he effortlessly takes it from her hands. then the owner lunges at him and get's shot. seriously . . . she's an idiot. she single handedly has injured her bf and a cop, sent a man to prison and possibly killed another guy. and she remains intact!

weather

i like it better now that i know it's not necessarily going to be cold tomorrow just because it's cold today. i hate having to bring a jacket with me everywhere i go. i know i'm from miami and i'm weird, but that's my two cents on the weather. . .

i almost got enough sleep last night. not quite as much as i would have liked, but it's all good. i'm looking forward to going to bed early tonight :-)

i was actually productive yesterday when i got home from work! jackie and i went to the grocery store and got enough food for the next couple of weeks or so (we don't eat at home much). then i unpacked, cleaned the bathroom, spoke to my girls in miami for a while. not a bad evening at all.

gabe's coming to visit this weekend! i'm excited - i haven't seen him since valentines day. the only thing that kind of sucks is that his girlfriend is still under age, so i don't know where we'll be able to go at night. does anyone remember where the scratcher is? ;)

in between weather..

im not the biggest fan of this weather only because yesterday was so hot, and then today is crisp - so i dont know if i should bring a jacket or not! in a few weeks when i know ihave to bring a jacket everywhere will be better for me :) esp if i can stay at devs and walk to work in 5 min :)

we went to best buy yesterday, window shopped for a video camera for my parents that we can buy today for our trip. my dad said ok for the one i wanted this morn so ill go buy it after work. he got a 21 in flat screen computer monitor yesterday :) its awesome! waaay too big for his tiny shoebox room, but still very exciting. itll be fun to watch movies on such a good monitor...

mornin'

hey girlies,

i love the weather this time of year. it's warm but not too warm.. and you can wear a jacket.. and the air is crisp and smells good, like fall. :)

i know it means that cold yucky weather is closer.. but that's ok. i still like it in the meantime :)

-rups