the amazing adventures of jen14221

crazy shit in philadelphia

This morning as I waited on the 19th and Market St. platform for the subway, a man dropped trou and peed against the wall.  While I stood right there. 

I am experiencing go-live night terrors. 

The Embassy Suites lost my bag.  The bag I keep at the Embassy Suites, and have checked every weekend for over a year, the one with all my toiletries and gym clothes, the one with my makeup and perfume and all the other shit I don't want to lug back and forth?  Yeah, it's gone.  I hope whoever has it really enjoys my Crest Whitestrips and old sports bra.  Bitches.

My husband and son are driving down tomorrow to join me in go-live night terrors and lack of shampoo and moisturizer, and the weather forecast is shit for the next 5 days.

And I am going to have a drink.  Right now.  I am so not taking the subway to the bar.

sniffly, sticky sunday

I have allergies or something.  My nose is red and raw.

I am making soda cap trays like mad.  Resin is so not my fucking friend these days.  Nothing is curing properly or on time.  Plus, the resin is all over the place.

I sold $267 worth of crafty stuff on Friday!

Tomorow, I am going to Philadelphia for ELEVEN days.  I fear for the state of my home, and how it will look when I return on MAY NINTH.

random philadelphia images

The fountain in LOVE park.  Yes, the water is green.  I am not sure why.

Random bleachers set up on Benjamin Franklin Boulevard.  I'm not sure why.

This bike frame has been here since November 2006.  I've been keeping track.

My dinner last night.  That Singapore Sling was delicious.

not a good sign on a monday

I walked into work this morning and this is what showed on my laptop screen:

where i amuse myself

The May issue of Buffalo Spree is out and my Blog Cabin article in on-line.  Enjoy.

I actually love this one; I just re-read it and made myself laugh.

I think I may have had a buzz when I wrote it.

hulu.com

There is no time for the Friday Kid Photo when all I can think about is HULU.  Did you know you can watch full-length episodes of Fantasy Island and Remington Steele on your PC?  For FREE? 

This is a good one.

thursday, oh thursday, how I love you so very much

It's Thursday!  I'm going home!  I am going to try to catch the 2:45 flight!  I'll be home for dinner!  Peter!  What are you cooking?!

I had a moderately successful week at work, I got a lot of things done and I am getting ready for a go-live on May 5th, which I sincerely hope not to fuck up. 

I was ill on Monday, which I was sure had a lot to do with the soup I had for Monday lunch but later found out that Peter, Will, and the next-door neighbor all had the same dealio and I guess it was just a bug.  Tuesday was weak but yesterday was GLORIOUS!  I was productive and I had an amazing dinner and the weather here in Philadelphia was sunny and nice.  My back still hurts and my Achilles Tendon is a broken rubberband, but painkillers seem to help.  A LOT.

So, nothing much to crab about today....stay tuned though...tomorrow is another day.

in a world of hurt

I have no idea what I've done to myself but I suddenly feel like I am 90 years old and on death's door.  I have injured my lower back in some way, not sure how, but I have a throbbing something going on and sometimes the pain i sso bad it makes me sick to my stomach, especially right after I've eaten.  I've been to see a chiropractor Friday and today and had various body parts popped and pulled.  Still hurts.

Now, my Achilles Tendon feel like that scene in Hostel when the dude gets his ankles sliced open by the bad guy.  Have you seen that movie?  It's bad.  Anyway, that's what my left foot feels like.  So, I go up and down stairs one at a time, sideways, and I can't bend over because of my back. 

Not a pretty sight.

friday kid photo

We have reached success here in the Wutz-Lopes household.  Will now eats an additional food - soup.  It has to be Campbell's brand Cars shapes chicken noodle, and he ignores the chicken and carrots, but it's a new food, people.

I'll take what I can get.

neck scarf debate

So, I've had this little Burberry scarf for a few years.  It came in a package with a little bitty Burberry makeup case that my sissy gave me as a gift.  I've always wanted to wear it, but I thought it might not work for me.  But this week I decided to bit the bullet and just wear it.  What do you think?

I asked several people at work and they said things like "it's okay" and "I don't care so shut it", but would like YOUR opinion.  Just like in days of old.