Oh geez

Now I kind of wish we were going to Capriccio instead. Renee Fleming AND Anne Sofie Van Otter are in it! People I've actually heard of! But I do love Mozart. I wish I could afford to go to both. Well, the first one is being paid for by my mom for an early birthday present. I wish I could see both. Oh well, back to being happy about seeing the one!

A Night at the Opera

In October, Mom and I are going to see Don Giovanni for buy one, get one free! YAY!!! I like that opera; I've only seen it on YouTube though! a Tuesday night. Should be fun. I may have to wear a dress or something. I hope I have one appropriate. If not, dress pants. Something will work. It's only a Tuesday. I hope we don't have pool that night: I'll be skipping, if so.

Music Review

Read it for yourself

Argh, my teeth!

I am obsessing about my teeth: They're so brown! I just had them cleaned six months ago, but I'm kind of mad at the hygienist because she didn't scrape all of them. It's like she spot-scraped them or something. I go back in about three weeks. I'm going to ask what she can do to make them whiter. My teeth have always been white; I don't want brown teeth. Grrr. It doesn't help that I drink so much coffee either...or red wine...or dark chocolate...

Job Descriptions

When a job description says something like, "great opportunity for recent grad or person 1-2 years out of school"....doesn't that sound like ageism? Like, 'we're not going to consider you if you're not in your 20s.' That's what it sounds like to me.

Last Night's Dreams

Last night I had a dream that I submitted a paper to the NSA for a free trip to Israel (if I won). And my competition from grade school was there and said, "Oh, you've never submitted before?!" Then I had a dream that I tried on my swimsuit at my mom's place, and it fit. I then fell asleep on her couch. That may happen in real life on Friday....only it probably won't fit. Then I also woke up in the middle of the night with this dire need to write down the words (well, one word; the other I don't think is a word) "inimunible familiarity." I don't know what got in my head but I liked the way the syllables were accented on 1st, 3rd, and 5th syllables in the first word, and 2nd and 4th and 6th in the second word. Dork.

My made-up joke that's horrible

This week, I heard the line, "How many motorcycles does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" I came up with the answer, "a wheelie wheelie lot." and, I'm out!

update

I just talked to my dad on the phone. He's back from Alaska, and tomorrow he goes to the hospital for them to see what to do next and what happened. They think he did not have a heart attack, but most likely has a blocked artery. He's not in pain and sounds good. My parents are both so brave. I don't know what happened to me. So, he doesn't want me to visit in the hospital; wait until after the procedure has been done. So, I think tomorrow they're putting a camera in to assess what happened, and then they'll either have him stay, or come back the next day. I Forgot to ask what they're going to do, but probably a stent. So, it'll be nice when it's over and he's okay. I love him so much. He made me feel better about it.

Hi.

I'm drinking at 4:30! (one beer so far.. of a pumpkin flavor).

oh yeah, rain day!

It better still be raining when I have to go out later! But for now, I love hearing the pitter patter!

Cautious Phew

Yesterday my brother called to say that while on their Alaskan cruise, my dad may have had a small heart attack. Today he was to be flown into a hospital in Anchorage. So tonight I FINALLY got a message saying that it wasn't a heart attack, but maybe angina. Phew! I mean, it may still be serious; I don't know too much information, but at least it wasn't a heart attack! I was pretty scared.

dumb bell

I'm so sick of passwords; they're getting out of control! I tried applying for a job at a place I've already applied...so I already have a password. I can't remember it. So I ask them to send it to me. they ask me for the answer to a security question. I try to be so smart with my security questions that I can't remember the answer to that either. I guess I'm not applying for that job after all. ugh!

Exercises in case I ever feel motivated

7 minutes of exercise

John Oliver

It's almost time for This Week Tonight....actually, I can't remember the name of the show to save my life, but you know, the John Oliver Show. I think it's on at 11; it's Tivoed always, so I don't always catch it live. It's a great show and has been getting accolades, as well it should.

Wisdom

I talked to my dad today, and he asked what was going on. I said that I'm still looking for a stupid job. He said, "well how about applying for one that isn't stupid?" Now there's an idea I can get behind. I just am not sure where to look. Any ideas?

Figures!

Oh sure, the one night I go out by myself, I don't even see my friend! ugh! Hopefully, soon!

Saturday

I went with Jenny to have her oldest cat Nietzsche put to sleep. She was 20! Poor thing. That was no fun. I think it helped to have me there a little. I hope so. I knew Nietzsche for pretty much her whole life too. She was a good cat.

Fiddler on the Roof

Mom and I went to see a dress rehearsal of Fiddler on the Roof at some theatre on Northwestern's campus. It was good, but wow, was that an old crowd! A sea of white hair and walkers. The ladies behind us kept saying what was going to happen in the next scene in very loud voices. 'IT'S A DREAM.' IT'S A SEWING MACHINE.' HERE'S A COUGH DROP.' so not the hippest day, but still fun.

Something I've Learned

It's kind of awkward when someone offers to help you with something, and they don't do it. Then you're put in the position of either foregoing the help that you never would have wanted, had they not mentioned it, but since they did mention, now you do want...OR...finding a way of asking them about it without feeling totally rude. Do you ask for status like you're at work? Do you passive-aggressively make some comment? So far, in two instances where this has happened, I've basically not said anything. Well, in the first instance I said something about when can you send, or something like that? And they said, Oh, I thought I did that; I'll do it. Never done. Then the other one, I haven't heard anything yet, and am debating whether or not to send an email. So far I haven't done anything. I appreciate the gesture of wanting to help me, but it's a pet peeve, kind of, when people don't follow through.

Nap dream

I took a nap and had a dream that I asked my dad "Does losing weight make your face look less ugly?" and my brother asked, "Nicole, did you brush your hair?" Someone's having esteem issues.