I was watching the Foreigner Behind the Music last night and couldn't believe how fat Lou Gramm is. His head is just so fat now. I was frightened. Not that he was ever cute but he is scary now! Wow.
I also watched a repeat of the Sopranos and it was the episode with Tony and the psycho chick having sex at the zoo. Ew.
James Gandolfini is not attractive.
And on that note I am going to bed...at 9:00 on a Monday.
Stace
April 28th 2002
Stacey tried Lobster last night. She didn't like it and had to spit it out but it was in her mouth.
I love when TV shows shock the hell out of me. I just love it when I am sitting there not expecting something to happen and it happens.
I literally screamed at my TV tonight at the end of Queer As Folk. Wow. Wowee wow wow.
My man was topped! You could have knocked me over with a feather. I am glad my roommate wasn't home because my screaming out loud would have scared her.
I was feeling sick all day but I think I am just tired from last night.
Oh yeah last night. I was having a great time dancing with my best friend and my knee decides to pop. Literally. I could hardly walk. We had to leave by 2:30. I was so uupset.
Stupid knees.
I wore a "see through" blouse last night. How daring! And I had just a bra on underneath!
Why do men think it's okay to just grind up against a woman they don't know at a club?
This one guy was about to do it to me and I said, "No thank you."
He left my best friend alone too.
So like I said earlier, I tried lobster. And for the first couple of seconds it wasn't that bad...but I think I psyched myself out and got grossed out by having seafood in my mouth.
Man Robin Ventura was hit hard in his head today. Damn.
So the boys won 2 out of 3 in Oakland and 2 out of 3 in Seattle. And what does Meatloaf say?
Yeah. Ain't bad.
Alfonso Soriano...you rock my world.
So do you El Duque.
Jason, you were just about a foot away from shutting me up. But as Hall and Oates say, you were, "So close, yet so far away."
I will keep on bitching.
Ichiro pinch hitting? Sorry pinch batting? (he struck out so that's not hitting)
HA!
Signs of the apocalypse...A Red Sox pitcher throwing a no hitter, Brian being topped on Queer As Folk, Stacey eating lobster. Make your doomsday plans folks.
Uh oh it's after midnight. I better get to bed.
Stace
April 27th 2002
Larry King is sucky as an interviewer.
I was embarrassed for him on Wednesday night.
He could have done a little more research on Queer As Folk before he had the entire cast on his show.
They handled themselves pretty well under the circumstances.
He asked the same crappy questions that they have had to answer the past two years.
And if he said, "Gay actor Randy Harrison" one more time I was going to throw something at my TV. Jesus.
My man Gale looked like he had been drinking hard for 3 days up until the interview. His hair was wacky but he had facial hair (GRRR) and I'd still want to have 10 of his babies.
I am sitting here with a facial mask on, waiting for it to dry so I can take it off and take a shower.
I am spending a day in Manhattan with 2 of my college buddies and my best friend. We are going shopping, to museums; we want to go to the top of the Empire State Building, and it's a beautiful day.
My Yankees outplayed the Mariners last night. Yeehaw. But they probably lose 1-0 today. I just have that feeling.
Robin Ventura, the Yankees HR leader hit his 7th HR last night. Hee.
Jason? Why are we paying you the big bucks? I know you are getting more comfortable and you are hitting but I want to see some long ball babe. Ok?!
So my friends Wendy, Brenda and I ate dinner in Little Italy last night. It was nice. I hadn't been to Little Italy since I was a kid.
And I saw a lot of cool knockoff bags! I am sick of spending hundreds of dollars on real bags when I can get 3 for $55 on the streets of Chinatown.
I was in hell at one point though. We walked by all of these outdoor fish markets. I thought I was going to puke right on the street. I hate seafood. I hate the smell of it and I hate the look of it. Gross.
Okay I must get into the shower so I can meet my friends in the city. Yeah!
Stace
April 24th 2002
God help us all…my brother is going back to school to become a teacher.
If that’s not a scary thought, I don’t know what is.
I walked outside today because it’s a nice, breezy sunny day in New York City. I went to the best soup place within 3 blocks of my building, Hale and Hearty and bought a liter of their Chicken vegetable with couscous. It rocks!
As I was walking back to work two guys were standing outside of Connolly’s Restaurant (Pub) and they said, “Ooo there’s a cutie.” And looked at me. I started laughing at them. I’m a cutie? I’m like 5 inches taller than both of them. I prefer the word Goddess.
What a difference a week makes. Last week I was told to lose weight by some strange guy in a car, and this week I am a cutie.
One of my friends sent me an email saying that she is moving in with her boyfriend. Yippee! I am happy for her but I can’t help but feel like I am running in place while everyone else is sprinting by me. My moving out of my parents’ house is a big step in the right direction. I love being independent but I kinda wish I had someone to hang out with.
Ick I am getting all sappy.
Smokers…some advice. Just because you are smoking outside doesn’t mean it’s better for us non-smokers. Your smoke is still going into my face, so just stop it.
I hope they raise the price to $20.00 a pack.
They should make cigarette smoking illegal and pot smoking legal. I’d be much happier if that were the case.
I went to Century 21 and bought a buttload of Ralph Lauren bath towels. I love that place. It’s so cheap.
When I was riding the ferry home last night I was falling asleep. I was in that dreamlike state even though I could hear everything going on around me. I think they had the heat up or something because almost all of us were passed out on that boat. It was very odd.
Speaking of odd, I had a weird wave of numbness that zipped through my head and then my head felt heavy and I got dizzy. It was kinda scary. Should I go to the doctor? Thank goodness I was sitting at my desk. I probably would have fallen if I were walking.
There was a helicopter hovering over our building earlier when I was walking back from getting my soup. It was really spooky. Who knows what that was about.
Someone said it was an MTA rally.
Okay this “one strike” and your out thing is stupid. Just let priests have sex. That will solve everything. Priests weren’t always celibate. 1033 or 1133 was when that started.
I think it’s about time we abolished that rule, don’t you? One strike and you're out, doesn’t cut it.
Okay I am leaving to go get drunk. That’s my new Wednesday night ritual. Instead of watching Dawson’s Creek, I go out with my work friends and drink. It’s the most fun!
Stace
April 22nd 2002
I went to the Yankee game by myself yesterday and had so much fun! I was hanging out with the men who sit behind me. We've all "been together" for 3 full seasons. I love my seats. I sit in the upper deck above the Yankee dugout. It's awesome.
I am disturbed by how much I am liking Jason Giambi. His wife is lucky.
I am watching "Seinfeld" right now. I miss that show. Kramer was a nut.
Oh good GOD. They are interviewing Hugh Grant on Access Hollywood and he looks HOT. DAMN.
Ricky Martin was a guest principal in the Bronx. Hee. How come that never happened when I was in high school?
My school was boring. Well, apart from the ocassional "girl" fight. And I always missed those. It sucked because I always just missed them.
I was never involved in one. I was not aggressive in high school. If someone insulted me (which happened a lot) I just sat back and took it.
I am watching Paul O'Neill's Yankeeography and it's making me cry. I am such a sap.
I wish I was there for Game 5 of the World Series, his last home game. But at least I was there for his second to last home game.
I have to be PMSing. Everything is making me cry.
Damn it! The Patriot is on and I missed most of it. I love this movie.
Paulie! Paulie! Paulie! Aw.
So my room has more stuff on the walls. My friends bought me a picture frame (filled with pictures), a really cool wall clock and another picture frame.
Yay!
DONNIE BASEBALL!!! I love him! Aw. Sniff. I'm gonna cry.
ACK Cleveland 1997! AHH!! I hate that! I don't want to see that! Horrible. I broke my remote when Bernie Williams made the last out.
But it is comforting to know that Cleveland didn't win the World Series that year. HAHAHAHAHA SUCKERS!!
My downstairs neighbor's rat, er, dog is barking.
It's cute but it looks like a rat.
They are showing a montage of Paul O'neill freaking out. I am surprised he hasn't had a heart attack. Wow. He's worse than I am.
I want to work for the Yankees. I really do. I'll be a hot dog vendor. I don't care.
This is making me laugh now. Homer Bush was being interviewed for the Yankeeography and he was talking about how he always sat towards the end of the bench and that was where O'Neill would have his hissyfits. Heh. And that he would be scared. I would be scared! Shit that man damaged tons of watercoolers. I am really surprised he didn't break anything.
Oh no....the 2001 World Series. It was good until the bottom of the 9th of Game 7.
The Bachelor is on. I don't know if I can watch.
These women are pathetic.
Man I am sucked into this stupid show.
Yikes.
I have to change the channel. Yet I can't. Stupid ABC.
Ew they are like having sex in the Limo! I so don't need to see that! Not at 9:00 PM on a Monday.
But I can't turn it off. I have to! AHHHHH.
Ronan Tynan!! That's the Irish tenor I love!!
Sorry.
I am trying to remember if I got pissed off at all today. I don't think I did. Just the usual ferry idiots. Nothing out of the ordinary. Although I have to say, the weather was really shitty today here in New York. What a difference a few days make. Jeez.
Aw the Twin Towers. I wonder what it's like to be as thin as Sarah Jessica Parker.
I am watching a repeat of Sex and the City and Kim Catrall is wearing fake nipples. It's really funny.
OH MY GOD!!!
They are having an ass discussion. This is so funny. Thank God I am not drinking anything.
Wow John Corbett looks so hot in this episode. Damn.
I am thinking everyone is hot lately. What the hell is wrong with me?
Well, not everyone. Just men.
Yeah he looked really hot. He is hot. My friend hangs out at the same bar as he does in LA. I might meet him HOLY SHIT.
Ah why am I freaking out? I have met so many people who act on TV. It's no big thing. They are human too.
Okay I am delirious and must go to bed.
I hope I get pissed off at someone or something soon. I miss ranting.
Ew some sicko is robbing women and then forcing them to watch him masterbate. Some people are so digusting.
Stace
April 17th 2002
Okay I have calmed down a bit. I will not give my tickets away.
I went outside for 20 minutes, with SPF 25 on my face and still got burned. When I went into Cucina to get my lunch the woman looked at me and said, “Were you just outside?!” And she looked alarmed. I haven’t looked at my face yet but I am hoping that it doesn’t look too bad.
Oh it’s not that bad! I am just slightly pink!
I was expecting my face to look purple or something.
Damn! I wish people wouldn’t be so freaky sometimes!
I am almost afraid to go outside right now. I know that it will be really stinky out. Between the armpits, urine and garbage NYC smells like ass in hot weather. Ick.
Okay I am getting out of here.
Stace
April 16th 2002
From home...
I can't fucking take it anymore. If the Yankees lose tomorrow I am giving my season tickets away. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THEM?!?!?!
JESUS CHRIST!
I know it's only April but I can't take it. They are playing like the fucking bad news bears.
ASSHOLES!!!!
DAMN IT.
They better fucking do something soon.
Giambi better start hitting the ball PAST THE FUCKING INFIELD. Jeter, nice ground out to the pitcher tonight to end the fucking game.
We can't rely on Robin Ventura for the power hitting. He'll cool off soon.
WHY IS IT SO HOT IN MY APARTMENT!!???
I need AC.
Christ my good mood is ruined because the Yankees are playing like Tampa Bay.
What the fuck?!
Could I curse some more?
YES I FUCKING CAN!!
I need to go to bed.
Or try to...it's too hot to do anything tonight.
Stace
April 16th 2002
From work…
It’s hot in NY. I went outside for literally five minutes and was dying.
Damn!
The Yankees are back home after a HORRIBLE roadtrip. They were 3 and 5. ICKY! They better beat Baltimore tonight.
Bernie Williams better start hitting something.
Jackass.
I love you Bernie just like I love all my boys in pinstripes but you better snap the fuck out of the funk you are in.
Thanks! Love and Kisses!
I just went out and bought sandals from Payless because I didn’t pack sandals when I moved.
OH MY GOD!! I found out where my man is going to be on Thursday night! I am so tempted to just accidentally stumble upon him….but I think I’ll not do that and just go home.
And then watch him on TV.
My dad was supposed to call me to take me out to lunch and he didn’t. I’m sad.
Boo! Hiss!
I am leaving at 5:00 today. Cause “I wanna soak up the sun…I want to tell everyone to lighten up!” Sorry Ms. Crow. Didn’t mean to steal your lyrics.
Stace
April 15th 2002
Everyone's excited about the warm weather around here, but I'm not.
Warm weather = armpit stank season. I have a really strong nose. I smell everything. Armpit stank is so gross.
I picked up my laundry tonight so I am all set for the next month or so.
I need sandals for the warm weather. I also need to take better care of my feet. The winter treated my feet badly this year.
I had sliced pineapples for dinner. Very filling. NOT!
Okay the Yankees are pissing me off but I refuse to panic.
We all know what usually happens. Boston folds by the end of August.
The Yankees just need a spark. A fire under their asses so to speak.
Like I said last night, they miss Paul O'Neill's intensity.
Oh yeah I was late for jury duty this morning and I don't have to go back for another six months.
So I went into work in a t shirt, jeans and sneakers. Heh.
I was also limping around. But the knee feels a lot better right now.
Tonight will be the first night that I am going to sleep with the windows open here. Those fuckers next door at the "care center" better not wake me up.
Or I will yell at them.
I wasn't harrassed on the ferry tonight. I sat outside on the deck, read my magazine and got some color. Literally. It's amazing that I got a slight sunburn on my face at almost 6:30 PM.
I was watching the "Towering Inferno" earlier but I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes of it. It was too disturbing.
Calista Flockhart is such a lucky bitch!!! She gets to make out with Jon Bon Jovi. Damn her!
He has such nice soft lips...insert sigh here.
I need to make out with someone, badly.
I also need to go to sleep.
Stace
April 14th 2002
Strike the room arranging idea. I can hardly walk. My right knee is swollen and burning...that can't be a good thing.
Stupid knees.
The Yankees finally won. Dumbasses. I love my boys but they frustrate me.
I am icing my right knee now. It feels a little better.
My friend Chris has a problem. His ass keeps dialing people's numbers on his cell phone. He called my apartment about a month and half ago and woke my roommate up at 5:00am. He called me this afternoon and said he did the same thing to his parents last night. He has his cell phone in his back pocket apparently. It's funny because he's out in LA so it's 2AM there and 5 here. I was laughing. He also called a friend of his in Mexico.
Heh.
Seven months is still not long enough for people to think they can be insensitive about 9/11. As long as they are still finding bodies and body parts, you have to be respectful...assholes.
My friend's boyfriend took the most amazing pictures of the Towers that day. Very vivid, very disturbing and breathtaking. He set up his tripod and just took picture after picture. He has four rolls. I looked at them yesterday. I was speechless while I looked at them.
The one picture that freaked me out was one of the North Tower standing on it's own minutes before it collapsed. The dust had cleared just a little bit and you could see it just standing there alone, flames shooting out of it. I almost started crying.
My roommate wants me to cook dinner but I am being lazy. I don't wanna cook!!
I am watching the YES network and they showed Paul O'Neill's Yankeeography. Sniff. I miss Paulie. And the Yankees miss his intensity.
Hmmmm what should I eat for dinner?
Oh wait. I can't eat dinner. It's after 8:00.
I have to report for Jury Duty tomorrow. Yay! Not. At least I'll miss a day of work.
"Girl, Girls, Girls" is on VH1 Classics.
Hee.
It's amazing how a lot of the girls in this video have real boobs.
What a difference 15 years makes.
Aw man I just made myself feel old again.
Oh boy Lisa Lisa and her mullet are now on VH1 Classics. Is this the 1987 hour? "Lost in Emotion" is on. This song reminds me of Myrtle Beach. That was a great vacation.
I just dyed my roommate's hair.
I have to do mine. I have the final remnants of the blonde highlights I got a year ago. I need to get rid of them but I am growing my hair out again.
Oh boy he's so hot.
Excuse me.
HOT DAMN!
I just have to thank Showtime for making Queer As Folk. I haven't like Sunday night TV this much since the Muppet Show was on.
Why do I think Jason Giambi is cute?! I thought he was such a scumbag when he was on Oakland. Is it the pinstripes? Is it because he doesn't have facial hair and doesn't have a mullet anymore?
It's annoying me.
My right hand is stained with black dye. I look like I have a bruise.
Ha! 18 and Life was just on. I thought Sebastian Bach was so hot when I was 14. Damn.
I was so into the 80's hair band scene.
Billy Squier is on VH1 Classics. Hee.
"Stroke me, stroke me, STROKE!!"
I loved MTV when they showed videos. Not that I don't love the Osbournes but nothing can beat sitting at my grandma's apartment with my cousin and watching MTV for hours. Duran Duran, INXS, Adam Ant etc.
I can remember freaking out whenever "The Reflex" by Duran Duran was on.
Okay the dude on Six Feet Under who dies in the beginning is a moron. What an embarrassing way to die.
I told my mom about the kids last night. She didn't freak out like I thought she would.
I love the Bee Gees. Just thought I'd share.
"Tragedy" is on the 70's channel. This song was out the first year I lived in my house. 1979.
I really need pictures in my room. I just can't decide what I want to hang up. I know I'd like to do black and white pictures because I think it would look cool with my walls.
The Yankees are playing an early game tomorrow. It's Patriot's Day in Boston so it's an 11:00 AM start.
There were a lot of Yankee fans sitting behind home plate at Fenway today. I love seeing that.
"One Bad Apple" by the Osmonds is on now. Donnie's voice is cracking me up.
I have tickets for next Sunday's Yankee game but I think one of my dad's coworkers wants to buy them from me. It's cap day! I have good games in June. The Red Sox, the Giants and the Mets.
Okay I just realized that I only really like "Queer As Folk" when Gale is naked. Nah that's not true. I just like it a lot better when he is naked.
Hey I'm a woman. There's nothing wrong with me liking my men nekkid.
And on that note I must go to bed. I have Jury Duty and I am not exactly sure where the courthouse is.
Stace
April 13th 2002
Have I ever told you how much I like being harassed by a gang of 14 year olds on the Staten Island ferry? Yeah it's a lot of fun.
I didn't really yell at them because I didn't want to be hunted down, gang raped and killed by them so I did my best to ignore them. But let me tell ya, it's a lot of fun having things thrown at you and being poked at. Loads and loads of fun. I wasn't scared or anything. I was annoyed. This is the youth of America.
The future is scary folks.
So I went into Manhattan today with my best friend to visit another one of our friends and go shopping with her.
Big mistake.
I never felt so big in my life. She's an inch taller than me and about 30 pounds lighter. Christ. I was supposed to go out tonight with them and two other people and the whole shopping excursion depressed me so much that I am back home.
My knees are also killing me from being out last night until 4:00. We went to La Bar Bat. I had a good time.
I love hanging out in the city, and I can't understand people who refuse to come into the city. It is so alive and there are so many things to do.
I am so glad my best friend is over her "fear" of the city. It's kinda of ironic that she likes being in the city more now than she did before September 11th.
So at least when I move into Manhattan I'll have one person visiting me.
It is so warm out. I was able to sit outside on the ferry this afternoon and I even got sunburn on my nose...even though the sun was hardly out. Stupid quarter Irish skin.
Explain to me how I can be half Greek, a quarter Italian and a quarter Irish and burn all the time. Why did I get the Irish skin? Couldn't I have gotten the Irish eyes? No. I have to have shit brown eyes, shit brown hair and pale ass skin.
My aunt (mom's sister) has sick green eyes. They are like cat eyes. She has black hair and pale skin. That's an awesome combo.
Oooo twenty minutes until The Rock is on SNL.
I love him. I was able to see him on "Conan O'Brien" in September. Damn he is fine. (The Rock, not Conan) Conan is so pale! But he is fucking hilarious. I wish he was allowed to do the stuff he does during the warm ups, on the actual show because both times I have gone I nearly peed in my pants.
The last time I went was in September. The Rock and Vivica A Fox were on. And vivica A. Fox was talking about kissing and Conan made out with his hand. It was so disturbing. He licked his hand. I was like, "No he didn't." And the person I was with just laughed. I was horrified.
How long should a friend wait before they tell you that a guy you were seeing was a dumbass? What's the proper time frame?
My best friend waited until last night, which was seven months after I stopped communicating with the jackass. (Actually he stopped the communication but whatever) You get my point.
I kinda wish she had told me sooner. Like when I was distraught over him not calling me.
Looking back on it I feel like a jackass for even caring.
Aw Cindy Crawford's son is so cute!
My room is a mess. I need to clean it tomorrow. A thorough cleaning. Vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the windows etc.
I also feel like rearranging my room. But everything is so heavy. I don't know if I can do it by myself.
Okay I just looked at my room and I pictured in my head how I want it to be rearranged. It may take me all day and I may really hurt myself, but I want to do it.
The one pain in the ass will be to move the TV. That thing is REALLY heavy.
It's old and big.
So this friend we went to visit today lives in a luxury high rise. And when I say luxury I mean luxury. Her shower, which is like half the size of my kitchen, has a bench to sit on and 8 shower heads. Both bathrooms have those sinks that look like glass bowls. I was dying. And the view from their apartment is literally breathtaking. To your right the Empire State Building and to your south lower Manhattan. She lives on the 44th floor of her building. I went out to the balcony and looked down at the courtyard and got dizzy.
I want to live like that!
I need to win that big game lotto thingy.
The Yankees are really pissing me off. What the fuck is wrong with them?! They better snap out of this funk.
What the hell is the Rock wearing?
And why does my network have that stupid logo in the corner now??!! Ugh.
I don't understand the whole logo thing. It bugs me that every station has them.
My new obsession is Trading Spaces. God I love that show.
Not as much as love "Queer As Folk" though.
Okay my knees are throbbing right now. That can't be a good thing.
I just killed a gnat with my finger. EW!
Ooooo I actually like Hildy's room tonight. She didn't go too crazy.
I want to be on Trading Spaces!
There were so many people on the ferry tonight. I thought it was going to tip over from the weight of the people who were standing on the Statue of Liberty side.
I wish I had an ice pack here. My knees need ice.
Daryl Hammond just laughed on SNL. I love when people laugh on TV when they are not supposed to.
Daryl Hammond is so funny as Chris Matthews from MSNBC.
Okay the Rock is in drag...he is wearing a jean skirt! I love it!
I think the guy in the skit with him is the one who was flirting with me in the elevator.
Tonight was the last night that the Towers of Light would be lit.
Oh my God...the Rock is singing...I can't take it. He's pretending to be a bartender in a gay bar. I love it.
Yeah wow I am not going to be able to walk tomorrow.
Is it supposed to rain?! Maybe that's why my knees are killing me.
Okay seriously, what the fuck is wrong with my Yankees?!
I need shelves in my room.
Oh Jesus another Trading Spaces is on.What the hell is Hildy doing?!?!
They're hot pink!!! I would seriously hurt someone if they painted my couch hot pink,.
And now they're ruined! Stupid Hildy.
I really need to do laundry.
I had a Caramel Machiatto from Starbucks today. Big mistake. Huge. Enormous. It was so good. I think I have a new favorite morning drink.
Paige had to let Hildy go out and get new furniture.
I really thought Paige was going to cry as much as she did at her wedding when she saw the condition of the couch and chairs.
I am so glad I didn't go out. I am beat.
I am going to bed.
Stace
April 11th 2002
I think it's my friend's birthday. Wait a second I have two friends with birthdays on April 11th.
I am in a bad mood again. I was actually ok the last two days and then someone had to piss me off.
All I am asking for is one week. Just 5 workdays of peace.
I am so glad I am going away in 48 days. I cannot take it anymore. This is my first "vacation" in a while.
I want to just go to Los Angeles and relax. Go to the beach, and get some color and just hang out. I am not that jazzed about seeing all the "beautiful" people but what can ya do. I can't avoid them.
I hope I see at least one famous person. That would be cool.
And you never know because I was complaining about how I never see any famous people and boom about 3 blocks later I literally almost walked into Jason Biggs from American Pie.
He's not Brad Pitt or George Clooney but he's famous enough. I remember when I saw Cindy Crawford in person. I saw how "small" she was. The media always mentioned how she was one of the more voluptous models. Bullshit! She was a size 4 or 6. And she was my height. I was like, "I look like a fullback compared to her."
I am sure I am probably the same size as the "plus sized" models people are always talking about. And people always talk about how big they are. Whatever. They are normal looking!
I got pissy the other night because I looked at pictures of myself from 4 years ago and even though I was really only 15 lbs lighter I looked so much skinnier. I was bony! My best friend didn't help much when she pointed out how skinny my arms looked in one picture.
I am determined to lose 20lbs before my high school reunion in November. I want people to be like, "Oh my God you look so great!"
And I want to be able to go shopping and fit into anything I want again. I miss that. I am still a size 10 but I am barely a size 10. I want to walk around without having to suck anything in.
I am so glad the weather is warmer and it's lighter out when I get out of work. I can get off the train a few stops sooner and walk to the ferry.
Maybe I'll do that tonight. I'll get off at Canal Street and walk down Broadway.
I know. There are people in the world with problems that are a lot worse than mine.
Let's switch gears, shall we?
I had a feeling that Jason Giambi would hit his first and second home runs in the same game. And I also had a feeling that the Yanks would lose.
Damn it they're losing again. Dumbasses.
Stupid El Duque and his "stiff" neck.
I really can't stand being here today. I am actually looking forward to going to jury duty on Monday...how sad is that?
I didn't watch Dawson's Creek again last night. That show really sucks ass. Although I was told that Josh Jackson was panting in boxers (?) whatever the hell that means....that's gotta be good, right?!
Okay so I am home, and I did what I said I was going to do. I got off of the train a few stops early and walked the rest of the way. It felt so good! I love walking.
I am dying right now. "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy is on VH1 Classics. Hee.
I feel so disloyal to Tino Martinez, I am finding Jason Giambi attractive. He's a big fat face. I love big fat faces. Damn them all!
I can't believe Eddie Murphy did this song. The video is beyond bad. He is so serious. Hee. Yeah right! And Rick James has a blonde perm, now that's frightening!
I didn't think it was frightening when this song came when I was in elementary school.
Please show a Duran Duran video! PLEASE PLEASE .... please please tell me now, is there something I should know?!
Holy shit! "Epic" by Faith No More is on! Hello high school, how are you?
I wonder who is taking care of the music at the reunion? I should get in touch with our former class President and let him know what kind of music should be played there.
I would be such a great DJ.
I am curious to see how a lot of people turned out. Is it wrong for me to hope that the pretty, skinny girls are fat and ugly?
I have 6 months to lose 20 pounds. I think I can do it.
Oops there I go again.
OH!! How could I forget?! I was stuck next to a woman on the bus last night who reeked of stanky fish. I was dying because I hate fish. I was almost dry heaving. Thank God she got off when she did because I would have puked. Icky!
Stupid Yankees got bombed again. Way to gear up for the Red Sox series this weekend boys.
Dumbasses.
"And all this love is waiting for you...." I LOVE THIS SONG!
Okay Stacey needs to go to sleep. She's tired and actually has a busy weekend for once!
Wow come to think of it...the next few weekends are busy for me. I have a social life again! Yippee! Go me.
Christ I am pathetic.
"And all the same, there's no need to wonder why, I need you please hear me..." Debarge rules!
Crap what the hell am I wearing to work tomorrow!?!
Stace
April 6th 2002
Why are the New York sportswriters making such a big deal about the Yankee fans booing Jason Giambi?
Since I am one of the boneheads who was booing him I’ll explain my reasons why I did.
I DID NOT want the Yankees to get rid of Tino Martinez. I did not want the Yankees to sign Jason Giambi. Tino has played a huge role in all four championships that the Yankees won in the last 6 years. We didn’t need to get rid of him. But George wanted the “big bat“. The supposed “big bat” went 0-5 yesterday and at the end of the game he was a whopping 2 for 16 in the first 4 games. Very impressive.
That’s why we booed him.
And what the hell is the big deal? The Yankee fans booed Tino when he took over first base after Don Mattingly left. They booed him for an entire month.
The NY sportswriters should get over themselves. We’re pissed off. The Yankees won the American League Pennant….not the World Series. And for a lot of Yankee fans these days, the pennant is not good enough. Not after the last 6 years.
Damn my teeth hurt. I went to the dentist today. I have to get all four wisdom teeth taken out and two really old fillings replaced.
I have become a lot more relaxed when I am at the dentist office. I used to be so terrified and now I almost fall asleep in the chair.
I am not very happy about the wisdom teeth. But they said that it should be OK because they are all out. Thank God.
Last year eye surgery, this year oral surgery, next microdermabrasion…..I am going change my entire look. I am going to totally change my diet and become skinny again. I am going to become a new person.
Why am I making my “resolutions” on April 6th?!
Okay I need to write a story. I am inspired.
Stace
April 5th 2002
Happy Friday!
Today was Opening day at Yankee Stadium. And it was butt cold out.
But the boys won, Andy pitched a great game and Jason was 0-5. We booed him. Hee. I miss Tino.
It’ll take me a while to get used to seeing Jason Giambi at first, Robin Ventura at third, Rondell White in left and Nick Johnson as DH. And not to mention Shane Spencer in right instead of Paul O’Neill.
One of my favorite Yankee fans was this guy who used to scream (literally) “O!!!” and then the rest of us would say, “Neill!” We can’t do that anymore.
David Cone sat in the bleachers with the creatures today. How fucking cool is that?! I love Coney! I miss Coney.
My brother bought himself a nice 27” TV. I want one too!
So it was family day at Yankee Stadium. I had my mom, dad and brother with me. Isn’t that sweet?
I also have tickets for Sunday’s game.
Baseball season is finally here!
Do you know what’s worse than a tool of a guy from Florida driving a Toyota Camry? A tool of a guy from Florida driving a Toyota Camry with a Creed sticker on his back window. Say it with me now, “TOOL!”
Ok I gotta go eat. Stacey ate fruit for breakfast and about 10 peanuts for lunch.
Stace
March 25th 2002
Why is today’s date so familiar?!
OH!!! It’s my friend Jeannine’s daughter’s third birthday! I have a friend who has a three-year-old.
Yikes.
Okay I must talk about the Oscars.
Did anyone else think that they were never going to end? My GOD! I was looking at my clock and I couldn’t believe that at 12:21am they still hadn’t done Best Actor, Movie or Director.
I predicted everyone who won, even Jim Broadbent.
I wish I had bet on it. Oh well.
It was so obvious to me that Halle Berry was going to win. Her reaction was a little disturbing. I was like, “Jesus calm down!” But I understand why she was reacting that way. And anyone who didn’t think Denzel would win is a moron. You knew he was going to win.
Let’s talk fashion and other misc. crap.
Kate Winslet: I loved her dress, I loved her hair, and I loved her make-up. She looked so glamorous.
Gwyneth Paltrow: I am sure she can afford a bra so I don’t know why she chose not to wear on.
Cameron Diaz: It’s called a brush, use it.
Jennifer Lopez: Hmmmm. I think I liked her dress but her hair was ridiculously large. I felt bad for the people who had to sit behind her.
Julia Roberts: I loved her dress but wasn’t crazy about her hair.
Sharon Stone: Did you see the back of her dress!?! It was so awesome! I loved it. She’s really glamorous.
Halle Berry: I loved her dress. I loved the color, the style and it was just gorgeous.
Joan Rivers is an ass. She never knows anything so either the people who are researching for her are morons, or she just doesn’t pay attention to her index cards.
Sting: God he looked good.
Jennifer Connelly: She needs to eat some more and the dress was too pale for her coloring.
Nicole Kidman: I liked her dress but I didn’t like her hair.
Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Phillipe: Could they be any cuter together? Ick.
Tom Cruise: I cannot believe he got braces.
Russell Crowe: He always looks so miserable and that just makes him ugly in my opinion. Smiling won’t kill you.
Samuel L. Jackson: Same as Russell. Smile man! You’re Shaft! He looked like he was going to kill someone.
Denzel Washington: Uh, what’s with the hairdo?
Renee Zellweger: I loved her dress but she needs to cut down on the caffeine. Damm girl.
Dame Judi Dench: She looked beautiful.
Dame Maggie Smith: She also looked beautiful.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: They’re a cute couple. They didn’t seem to be as matched as usual. I only saw their outfits briefly.
Ron Howard: Opie won the Oscar!!! Yay!
The Dude with the fringe jacket: He won something. I can’t remember what award or what movie, I was too distracted by his fringe jacket. It was heinous.
Uma Thurman: Whoa! She had postpartum breasts! I thought she was going to pop out of her dress!
Faith Hill: Same thing. She actually had a figure because she recently had her third child.
Randy Newman: The Susan Lucci of the Oscars. He finally won after being nominated 16 times! I was happy for him.
Tobey Maguire: Looked like a deer in headlights.
Josh Harnett: That boy needs a new hairdo. But he’s still cute.
I know I am leaving people out.
The show was too long. They need to fix it. Instead of making jokes the presenters should just read the nominees’ names.
I am not in the mood to be here at all today. I just want to go to sleep.
What is up with people these days?! No one gets married anymore. They all live together, buy houses together but don’t get married. I don’t get it.
Am I too old fashioned?
Stace
March 24th 2002
The people in the apartment below me are installing a ceiling fan or something in their kitchen. They are making a lot of noise!
Another Sunday and I am doing NOTHING.
I went into Manhattan yesterday with my roommate. We looked at Ground Zero for a couple of minutes. She hadn't seen it close up yet.
I was pissed off at the idiots all along Broadway who were selling $5 pictures of the Towers. And I was also pissed off at the idiot tourists who were buying them.
Jesus you're like a block away from the former site where they are still pulling bodies from the rubble, show some respect.
Ugh.
I just flipped the channel and VH1 Classics is showing "Lean on Me" by Club Noveau. I was in 7th grade when that song me out and it reminds me of our trip to Florida in February 1987.
Sad I know but I have that memory problem.
Like earlier I was thinking of a TV show that was on ABC year ago called, "A Year in the Life". I remembered that Amanda Peterson from "Can't Buy Me Love" was in it. And some kid named Trey something or other....Shit what was his name?! I can picture him!
"Just call me, when you need a friend."
Stupid Oscars! Queer as Folk is a repeat because they are on.
Boo!!! Hiss!!!
I really want May to get here so I can go to L.A.
I need a vacation badly.
Sprint PCS commercials are so silly but I laugh at them.
Fuckin Duke.
Sorry.
Oooo Son in Law is on!!!
I love this movie!
Why is it always so cold in here all the damn time?
Why am I not looking forward to the Oscars? I could really care less this year. I'll probably end up watching them anyway. Mainly so I can make fun of what people are wearing.
That's the most fun. Aw Shag.
Stace
March 23rd 2002
The YES network is my new favorite channel. I watched a Yankee game last night from August 31st 1995. Paul O'Neill had 3 Hrs and 8 RBIs. I, of course, freaked out when I saw Don Mattingly. And then this morning they were showing Jim Abbott's no hitter from September 1993. I was laughing at some of the names on that 1993 team. Like Dion James, Matt Nokes and Danny Tartabull.
I hope they show Dwight Gooden's no hitter. I was there that night. It was awesome!
Right now a Derek Jeter "biography" show is on. HAHAHAHA they just showed a clip from the Letterman show where Bif Henderson says to Jeter, "You are one good looking son of a bitch." That was hilarious!
It's funny when Jeter comes to bat. You hear this high pitched yelling coming from every section of the stadium. It's so funny. I don't usually scream too much for him. I just say, "Wooo!!"
My mom said my tickets were on their way. Yeah! Opening Day is just a week and a day away.
I love baseball season! I am so happy it's here!
FUCKING DIAMONDBACKS!
Oh sorry.
Oh and a moment of silence for Chuck Knoblauch's father, he passed away earlier this week.
I have tickets for the home opener and took the day off. It's a Friday. So I have a three day weekend! How awesome is that?!
Stace
March 22nd 2002
It is really cold in New York today. My face was actually hurting this morning from the wind.
Then because I am a dumbass I decided to do my walk tonight on the way home. I got out at Chambers Street and walked along the edge of Ground Zero, then over to Broadway and down to the Ferry Terminal. It was FREEZING!! But that was good. It kept people away and I had a clear path to walk. I walk really fast and I have a pace I like to keep and it's hard to do that with people in my way.
I saw the Towers of Light. They looked especially pretty tonight.
They are really finding a lot more bodies. They found one about a half an hour before I got down there.
And they are definitely opening the Cortlandt Street station. They uncovered the entrances. I noticed them tonight.
If you are not from New York or was never able to go to the Twin Towers go to this site. It shows you what the World Trade Center was like before it was destroyed. The view from the top was incredible. They have a view from both Towers on this site.
I was sighing looking at it. And then I got angry.
I have a lot of anger. I need to let it out.
Jeez, I am finally thawing out from my walk.
Where's my roommate?! I need to pick up my laundry.
My left knee feels like it's going to rip apart. I don't know what the hell I did to it. But everytime I walk it feels like something is about to tear open
That can't be good.
Stace
March 21st 2002
New York City buses SUCK ASS.
It took me almost 2 hours to get to work today. It actually took me 45 minutes to get out of Staten Island!
Stupid MTA. Stupid MTA can kiss my ass.
It's amazing how gaunt Belinda Carlisle's face looks in her "Mad About You" video.
You gotta love VH1 Classics.
I should have known from my commute that the rest of my day was going to suck ass.
It most certainly did. If they don't hire someone soon I will shoot someone.
I cannot handle some of the shit I have to do at work. They don't pay me enough to have to cover an extra desk every fucking day.
There are tons of people out there who need jobs. Just hire someone already.
I am obsessed with the song I am listening to right now. It's insane. "Break for Love" by the Pet Shop Boys (Friburn and Urik Tribal Mix). I was just dancing my ass off in my room. Maybe that's how I'll get back into shape. I'll dance. Yeah! That's the ticket.
It's on Audiogalaxy if you want to download it.
My roommate and I are going shopping for the first time since January 8th! How bad is that?!
I am going to get Weight Watchers dinners.
And lots of soup because I need to not eat. My ass is mulitplying. I have four cheeks instead of two. Ick. I have to lose weight before I go to California. Everyone out there is probably on the Zone diet and weighs 110 lbs.
Maybe I don't want to go out there. I'll probably want to starve myself.
Wait a second, maybe I do want to go out there!
I'll lose like 20 lbs and look fabulous for my ten year reunion!
Of course it doesn't matter too much, I see a lot of people I went to high school with anyway.
I just got back from food shopping with my roommate. I spent $106 and she spent $122!
We are set for the next 3 months.
Stace
March 20th 2002
Spring is here! Okay its almost here, just another 2 hours or so. And the weather is definitely spring-like: cold, rainy and windy. Yuck.
I’m in another “I hate my job” mood. I know I should not be complaining because they are a lot of people who don’t have jobs but at this point I think it would be better for my health if I wasn’t working.
Everytime I have a rough day I can’t breathe. At this rate I am going to have a heart attack before I’m 30.
OH!!! This morning I was stuck standing on the 8:00 Ferry. (Side note: WHY THE FUCK WOULD THEY USE THE SMALLER FERRY AT THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE DAY?!?!?!) I was stuck standing and I overheard a chick saying that if she wasn’t married by the time she was 28, she'd give up trying. Um hello? Dumbass. A lot of people don’t get married until they are at least 30. And then I got stuck next to her on the N train going uptown. Her perfume nearly killed me. She literally bathed in it. I actually wear that perfume sometimes but it is hard to take in large doses. I changed my seat at City Hall because I couldn’t breathe.
She was cracking me up. It’s raining, it’s windy and it’s cold and she’s wearing these little shoes that are totally inappropriate unless you’re a hooker and she was wondering why they were so wet. Jackass.
I am so angry they got rid of Jammin 105 and turned it into Rappin 105. Boo!! Hiss!!
Okay, I feel so bad for the family of that poor girl who was killed by a hockey puck the other night in Columbus Ohio. Could you imagine?! Jesus. What a horrible story that was!
They have a flower show going on downstairs. DO WE NEED ANY MORE IDIOTS WANDERING AROUND HERE WHEN I AM TRYING TO GET MY LUNCH?! Damn. This building sucks sometimes. There is always something stupid going on. The people who work in the damn building can never get a seat anywhere because of the crowds of people who are looking at some display or exhibit or flower pot. Ugh.
I think I’d rather have the Tree back up, at least the people were OUTSIDE walking around like morons.
My heart skips a beat everytime I hear fire engine sirens. It’s so scary sometimes.
I found out that I am getting a nice chunk of change back from the Government this year. I think I am going to either put it into my savings account or maybe invest it. That’s a big maybe. I am clueless about finance and stocks and stuff like that. Stocks frighten me.
G-L-O-R-I-A Gloria!!! Sorry, it’s on Q104 right now.
I just put my “Queer As Folk” Mix CD in. I was at the parent’s residence this weekend and I used my brother’s computer to make 3 CD’s. I used songs that have been on QAF but that weren’t on the first soundtrack. They have a second one coming out on May 7th. I love this mix. It’s a great workout CD (yeah, like I workout) and it wakes me up in the morning. I also listen to it while I am entering orders into the system. I type to the beat.
And if it bothers my other coworkers, FUCK EM!
I am talking to my best friend as I am typing this and she said that it’s icing up by my parent’s house. That’s nice. Perfect entrance for Spring.
I have two coworkers who want to borrow my Queer As Folk tapes. Hee. I am getting every female in my office into that show if it kills me.
5:12PM
My mom just called to inform me that I am being called for jury duty. It’s downtown at the Federal Courthouse. I hope I am not picked for a terrorist trial.
I also just had to request a personal day on April 5th. The Yankees home opener is that day. Yay!
I missed baseball.
Aw they found a few more bodies today at Ground Zero. They found Moira Smith’s body. She was the only female police officer who was killed that day. (I think)
I remember seeing her picture in the paper from that day. She was helping people out.
I think they found 5 or 6 more bodies today. Well, the media are saying bodies but I am sure that’s not what they are finding. After 6 months of weather extremes and being crushed under all of that debris, finding a full body intact would be an absolute miracle.
Some families will be able to bury their loved ones, others won’t. That’s very sad.
It’s so dreary out today.
One of the managers here at work is soooooo fake. She makes me ill. If you are going to be a bitch, be one.
I hate that.
One of my coworkers got an Orchid from her Account Manager. Isn’t that nice?
One of my account managers bought me a really cute Easter cookie that’s shaped like an egg and has a bunny on it. I don’t want to eat it. It’s too pretty to wreck.
I need to go to bed early tonight.
Yeah right. Everytime I say that I don’t.
I should get the heck out of here...
Stace
March 7th 2002
As we were going through the Cortlandt Street station on the N/R line tonight, I noticed that they removed the extra pillars that were holding up the ceiling which was damaged when the Trade Center collapsed September 11th. So I guess they are going to reopen it. It's always so spooky going through that station. There are signs all over saying "DO NOT STOP". I also heard they were close to reopening West Street. I honestly didn't think a lot of this stuff would be done in six months. It's amazing how much of Ground Zero is cleaned up.
When you are standing there it looks like a construction site. There are mobile buildings and bulldozers all over. But then you look up at some of the other buildings that still have chunks blown out of them and boarded up windows and remember. You look at the World Financial Center and think, "Wow. You were never able to see those buildings from over here."
You look up in the air and try to remember where 1 and 2 World Trade once stood, but you can't place them exactly where they were. You try to remember the plaza. You try to remember the hundreds of people who hung out in that plaza during sunny summer days, when radio stations had free lunchtime concerts. You remember the groups of tourists who headed into the South Tower so they could go up to the observation deck. You look down and realize that there are still people missing and that they are still finding bodies and body parts. You look around at the cops who patrol the area and feel bad for them on cold nights. You get pissed off at the people who are taking pictures of the area. You cannot believe that it's only been six months. You cannot believe that those buildings are gone. You cannot believe that so many people perished that day. You cannot believe that people were happy about it.
You try to not think about what was going through the people's minds who knew their fate. You think about the ones who didn't know what hit them and think they were lucky. You cry for the sons and daughters, wives and husbands, grandchildren and grandparents who never got a proper goodbye. You think of the people who were flying across the country on business, the ones who were going on vacation, the ones who were just doing their jobs. The guy reading his newspaper at his desk and drinking his morning coffee. The girl who called her husband to tell him she was pregnant with their first child.
You remember the view from the observation deck and then cringe thinking about the people who had to choose between burning to death or falling to their death. You imagine what their bodies sounded like when they fell to the pavement from 90 stories above. But you can't imagine ever having to choose like that. You wonder what it's like it to be that scared and hope you never find out. You wonder what it's like to be brave like the people who stayed behind to be with friends or like the firefighters, cops and EMS workers who stayed even after the South Tower collapsed.
Looking back six months later, I wish I had volunteered in those days immediately following the attacks but I was so scared to be near the city. I didn't know what was going to happen next.
I am going to make sure that I am in a place where I can stop and observe a moment of silence at 8:46 Monday morning. Usually I am on the train but I will make sure that I am either already at work or that I am outside somewhere.
I will think of Vanessa Langer, the wife of my neighbor who was 4 months pregnant with their first child. I will think of Damian who didn't work in the Towers but was in the North Tower for a meeting on that fateful morning. I will think of everyone who perished that day and I will think of their families.
Then I will go to work and be thankful that a lot people were able to get out.
And I will go on with my day.
Not a day goes by when I don't think about it. And I don't think there will be a day anytime soon that it won't cross my mind.
Stace
March 3rd 2002
Wow. I forgot how fun it is to be wasted.
I was so drunk and merry yesterday.
Hoboken New Jersey rules!!!!!
So do all the cute boys who live, work and visit there!
I had such a great time yesterday. I haven't been that drunk since college.
Okay my hangover headache has returned.
Stace
February 28th 2002
I witnessed something I never thought possible. The other day I was complaining about people who stop in front of the turnstiles in the subway without having their Metro Cards out. Well, this morning at approximately 8:23 AM at the Whitehall Street station in downtown Manhattan, a big, tall man stopped in front of the turnstile and as I passed him I noticed that he was finishing a cigarette. I guess it was too cold for him to smoke up on street level so he walked downstairs, blocked people from going through the turnstile so he could finish a fucking cigarette. I was actually laughing because it was just so funny. Can you believe that?!?!
Jackass.
You guys all know how much I love smoking.
Earlier my phone rang and it was my mom’s cell phone number that popped up. She never uses her cell phone so I picked up the phone saying, “What’s wrong?”. It was my dad calling from Florida. He’s down there to get his taxes done. Don’t ask. Anywho, he informed me that he was going to the Yankee exhibition game today. I’m so jealous.
He called me because he heard our song on the radio. Isn’t that sweet?
Speaking of songs, let’s discuss the Grammy’s shall we?
Dumbest move by the show’s producers: The presenters ramble on and on and do stupid “jokes” yet the people who actually win the Grammy’s are rushed off the stage after 45 seconds.
Alicia Keys really needs to not talk. Just keep making your music girl.
I think Lil Kim wore more clothes last night than she has in the entire previous two years combined. I have never seen her so covered up.
Matthew McConaughey can make leather pants and a flannel shirt look soooooo nice.
I want Janet Jackson’s abs.
NSYNC and Nelly’s remix of Girlfriend kicks ass. The Backside, er, Backstreet Boys should take notes.
I liked Alicia Key’s performance a lot and that dancer she nearly kissed was a hottie.
Mary J Blige was … wow. I wish I had her lungs.
Alan Jackson’s song nearly made me cry. It’s really beautiful and you don’t have to like Country music to appreciate the lyrics.
Britney Spears looked really pretty. I loved her dress.
Sheryl Crow looked like a little hootchie! The woman’s like 40! But hey if my body was like that I’d walk around half-naked also. And her long denim coat kicked ass. I want one.
Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks really doesn’t know how to dress. But she’s still a cutie and looks great without a lot of makeup on.
They kept showing commercials for that 9/11 special that they are going to show on 3/10 on CBS. I have to tape that. I know I’ll be a blubbering mess when it airs but I have taped a lot of the WTC documentaries so far.
So they think they found Danielle Van Dam’s body. They need to put that asshole away for life. How could anyone kill a child like that?
Jeez.
So those maniacs in Pakistan decapitated Daniel Pearl?! And they have it on tape. This annoying chick on Howard Stern this morning said that she thinks they should make that tape public. That’s something I would NEVER watch. I get physically ill when watching certain types of violence in movies. I wouldn’t sleep for weeks if I saw that. Just the thought of what they did to him is upsetting enough. Why show it?
We don’t need to see it.
Maybe we don’t need to see the 9/11 Documentary either.
It was a nice clear day here in NY. Nice, clear days always remind me of 9/11.
I was looking at lower Manhattan from the ferry this morning and suddenly had this wave of anger come over me. It was very odd.
I just wanted to punch someone. And I almost did because he nearly pushed me out of the way as we were walking off the ferry.
The platform at Whitehall Street was so crowded, and I somehow got a seat on the train. I have no idea how that happened.
How could I forget?! The Lady Marmalade performance from last night! Christina Aguilera looks like she put on some weight. Thank God. She’s now 98lbs, instead of 85. She looks like I could break her in half over my knee. Pink looked funky. She looked like she was a character in Blade Runner or something. M’ya, as usual, was the most dressed. And Lil Kim like I said up above was covered up! Well, for her. That’s certainly not covered for a normal person.
Patty LaBelle coming out to sing with them was kinda cool.
The girls were so excited when they won that they completely dissed Sarah Hughes. Bitches! Just kidding.
I am in a really good mood today. Even my coworkers are shocked.
What is up with that?
Stace
February 25th 2002
The breathing problems are back. My best friend thinks it's psychological. She thinks that I am anxious or stressed and that I should see someone.
Great! This is just what I need.
My roommate's sister is labor right at this very moment. It's her first baby. It's a boy.
The first grandson in the family. Her other sister has two daughters.
Yeah! A new baby to play with.
It's February 25th and I have already used 5 sick days. That is not good at all.
I was lying in bed a little while ago finishing up a book I starting reading last week and my phone rings. I was assuming it was going to be my mom bitching me out for not calling her to tell her I was feeling ill.
Anyway, it's a girl from Jet Blue Airlines telling me that my flight times to and from LA have been changed. I thought that was so cool.
I am looking forward to my trip. Going out to LA is something I've wanted to do since I was a kid. I used to want to be an actress but I realized I could never do it after taking a few years of acting classes. Some of the stuff they have you do is ridiculous. I took a class that 'taught' the proper way of acting for commercials. So I know how to bite into a potato chip and deliver a line.
Oooo exciting.
Monica Lewinsky...did anyone think she'd still be around in 2002?
I am watching "Extra".
Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford??? WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Oh yeah they're "just friends". WHATEVER.
And Shoshanna Lonstein, Seinfeld's former 19 year old girlfriend is a semi regular correspondent on our local NBC station. And it makes me sick to see her.
I guess I should have sex with someone famous and maybe I'll have the career and social life I've always wanted.
Her and Lewinsky make me ill. I wish they'd just disappear.
Jesus! The Grammy presenter's gift bags are worth $17,000 each!! Damn!
Gene Simmons is soooooooo ugly. And he's slept with 4600 women?! ICK!!!! I know his tongue is really long but ew his face is heinous.
Okay so I just spoke to my mom and lied to her. I told her my breathing was better and I neglected to tell her that I stayed home today. Bad Stacey!
I didn't want to alarm her.
And I'm glad I didn't. One of her friend's husband had gall bladder surgery last week and he suffered a heart attack and stroke today. They had to (obviously) rush him back to the hospital. How scary.
Okay back to my bitching about famous people. What the hell is LeAnn Rimes thinking?!?! She's like 12 and she got married this weekend. Stay away from men. They're EVIL!!
Russell Crowe needs to cut his hair.
Now I am watching Entertainment Tonight. Man, Michael Jackson is scary.
Okay Sarah Hughes is cute. But Destiny's Child? Please go away.
What's on tonight? The Olympics screwed everything up for me. I don't know what's on.
Am I the only person who doesn't really give a shit about the Grammy's?
And Brandy's pregnant? I don't want to know about her having sex!!!!! Oh God I am nauseous.
LeAnn Rimes looks cute in her wedding dress but WHY DID SHE GET MARRIED?! Nothing lasts! Everything sucks! Okay, wow, where did that come from?
Things do last. My parents lasted.
Damn I am bitter today. I think it's because I can hardly walk around without getting tired. What is wrong with me? I am only 27. I shouldn't be feeling this crappy.
I have to go lay down again. Typing is making me tired.
Stace
February 24th 2002
Today is my mom and dad's 32nd anniversary. That's scary. I couldn't imagine being with someone that long.
Ick.
Too much togetherness makes me crazy.
Fuckin Canada. They had to ruin the Olympics for our hockey teams! Just kidding.
I like Canada. I've been there once. Niagara Falls. Yeah I know, that's like 2 feet into the country but I was there!
I want to go to Toronto this summer. I heard it's really nice up there. And I wanted to go to a Yankee game up there.
My honey Don Mattingly was released from the hospital yesterday. He hurt his back Thursday at Yankee training camp. That damn back ruined his career.
That man is the reason why I love the Yankees as much as I do. And I get so excited when I see him. I literally cry at the sight of him. Mainly because I am still upset about 1995. I know I should get over it but the Yankees shouldn't have lost to the Mariners.
Then again, who knows how things would have been if they had gone on to at least the American League Championship Series that year.
Would 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 have happened?
Who am I kidding I am still not over March 20th 1993. College basketball fans will know what I am talking about. Let's just say Jason Kidd played a big part of it.
That asshole.
I need to shower.
But the water here is gross. It's all soapy and I never feel clean.
Other sporting events that I am still not over: 1997 Division Series against Cleveland. I actually threw my TV remote at my refrigerator (I was in college and the TV was on my fridge) and broke it. I was so pissed off. November 4th 2001 Mariano's meltdown. The Diamondbacks don't deserve that championship. It's a four man rotation not a two man rotation. Fuckers.
But I have to say October 31st 2001 was the best game I have ever been to. I mean, everything about it was awesome. And Tino Martinez...sigh. When he hit that ball, it was slow motion. I felt like I was in a movie. And when Jeter walked up to the plate in the bottom of the 10th, I said to my best friend, "He is due. He has been sucking lately. He has to hit something." And when that ball went over the rightfield fence I started screaming and wouldn't stop. We were jumping up and down like freaks. The stadium was also jumping up and down which was a little scary but I figured I was better off in the upper deck anyway.
The Yankees really helped our city last fall. They gave people something to cheer about.
And God they were soooo close.
I think my first Yankee game this season is against Tampa Bay.
I have games against the Mets and the Giants. Seeing Barry Bonds at Yankee Stadium should be cool.
Okay I need to watch the Closing ceremonies.
Stace
February 22nd 2002
I'm back.
To those of you who who missed me, I missed you too.
To those who didn't: GO AWAY.
My rants started out as a goofy thing I just started doing. The first one I ever wrote was when I first started at NBC in the summer of 1999. It was a hot summer day and I had had enough of smelling people's BO. So I wrote a "rant" via email and sent it out to all of my friends. They all thought it was funny.
So my earlier rants when I started my website in June 2000 consisted of me talking about things that annoyed me. But somewhere along the way it became more like a journal.
Recently "a friend" left a message on my guest book which stated that my rants were vacuous at best. Well, duh. I write these because I feel like it. The fact that people actually read them is an added bonus. I never claimed to be the best writer in the world. And I never claimed to be the smartest person in the world.
This is my website. If I feel like writing that I think Jennifer Lopez can't sing, I can do it.
If I feel like writing about how people in New York are idiots and don't know proper Subway etiquette I will.
If you don't like what I am writing, don't come back.
I do this for myself. It's all about me. Not you.
Now back to writing my vacuous rants...
It's good to be back. And with the way my job is going lately I will be writing a lot.
The Olympics are almost over. Yeah! Of course we are already preparing for the 2004 games in Athens. I think since I am half Greek I should be one of the lucky people who get to go.
That gives me two years to get about 50 promotions.
Is it too much to ask of people to have their MetroCards out before they get to the turnstile?
And while they're at it, would it be too much to ask that they actually know what they have left on their MetroCards? So many people swipe their cards and get the "insufficent fare" display.
Oh and another favorite activity of mine to witness. The big group of tourists who block the turnstiles while they figure out what the fuck they are doing. Hello? Move out of the way.
I love that people come to New York and that they are not afraid to be here but just be smart about it.
I pass Ground Zero everyday. I do it as a way to make myself face the reality of September 11th. I take the train to the Chambers Street/WTC stop (the final stop on the E train) and I literally walk across the street from the site. I look and walk by. A couple of weeks before I got the courage to do that I was walking down Broadway (a block away) and I noticed a group of people getting their picture taken in front of the wide open space that was once Ground Zero. They were standing there with their arms around each other with big smiles on their faces. "Cheese! We're taking a happy group photo in front of place were 3,000 people lost their lives!!" That pissed me off like you wouldn't believe. And to top it of a NYPD officer was taking the picture. If I were him I would have said no. It's one thing to take a picture of Ground Zero although I don't really agree with that either. But it's another thing to make it look like you are posing in front of the Rockefeller Christmas tree. I was so tempted to walk up to the cop and bitch him out but it was cold that night and I wanted to get home.
Some people have nerve.
I'll end this rant on that note.
Man it's good to be back.
Stace