November 4th 2003
I love when something I don’t expect happens and it’s a good thing.
I have been avoiding the papers like the plague for the past week or so because I don’t like reading negative stuff being written about my boys (the Yankees). So I had no idea that there was any chance of Don Mattingly being hired as the Yankee hitting coach. Imagine my surprise when I am sitting on the train this morning and I notice the back of someone’s Daily News and it says, “Don Comes Home”. No you can’t imagine it. I literally said, “OH MY GOD!” out loud on a train filled with people and then smiled the rest of the way into work.
I think I am happier today than I was when the Yankees beat Boston in the ALCS. My man Don Mattingly is back. Aw Yeah.
Oh I think I found the reality show I’ve been looking for, “Can you be a porn star?” I think I should try out for it.
Okay it is FREEZING in my office. It’s ridiculously cold. WTF? It’s not 80 today assholes.
Today is definitely a Starbucks day.
Stace
November 3rd 2003
Who knew not having a keyboard would be such a nuisance?
I haven’t been able to write anything in two weeks! It sucks!
Well I did write something the night the Yankees lost the World Series but I can’t post it yet because it’s on my home computer. Oh well.
The weather is annoying me. It’s 80 degrees and smelly in New York City today. I guess some people forgot to watch the weather report because deodorant use was lacking this morning. Ick.
I had a woman with a bad dye job and moustache stop me on the 59th street platform to tell me that I looked pretty in my ID picture…I was flattered but then I was also freaked out because she was like 15 feet away from me and then was suddenly in my face telling me how beautiful my hair was. Huh?
Thank God the C train pulled into the station and she got on it.
The Giants barely beat the Jets. So they both suck but the Jets suck more.
I hate that baseball season is over because I am not really into football and the Knicks and Rangers suck so I have no use for Hockey or Basketball.
Ooo I know what I can rant about! Was it necessary for the New York Daily News to print the picture of the poor doorman who was killed by a taxi that jumped the curb in front of his building and crushed him? I swear, people are so heartless and money hungry. Would you want the last picture of your father or husband to be one of him bleeding to death? I hate tabloid newspapers. They are tasteless.
And I know that wacko in Van Nuys didn’t kill that lawyer but did I have to see footage of the shooting over and over again? Why do we have violent movies when we have nightly newscasts? Good lord. That’s why I only watch cable it’s less violent.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost again. Ha! So did the Pittsburgh Steelers. Double ha! I love it when those teams lose.
Kobe Bryant wasn’t booed at the Staples Center last night. That’s because adultery is a pastime in that stupid city. His wife should be locked in a room with him and should be allowed to beat the snot out of him AND THEN be allowed to divorce him and take half his money. Maybe it wasn’t rape maybe it was consensual sex but its still ADULTERY. He cheated on his wife SIX MONTHS after she gave birth to their first child. Asshole. He makes me sick.
Wait until after the third child.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Just kidding!
Mmmmm I am eating rice pudding. Yummy.
I am also wearing high-heeled pumps… I feel so grown up!
My friend Melissa found out that she is having a boy! YAY! My dad suggested some funny names to me, Pedro being the number choice, which is REALLY funny because it’s an Irish last name.
My dad is insane.
Okay back to work I go.
Stace
October 21st 2003
There is so much to talk about. A lot of things have happened in the past week and two days.
The Yankees are in the World Series, aw yeah. And they got there by beating the Red Sox, aw yeah, in one of the best games ever (for a Yankee fan).
No one could have scripted it better: The Yanks are down 3 runs with 5 outs to go, they end up tying the game against Pedro Martinez of all people, knock him out of the game and they end up winning the game in the bottom of the 11th inning off of a pitcher, Tim Wakefield, who was pretty dominant all series long and the winning run comes off the bat of Aaron Boone who up until that moment couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn. A game winning, series winning walk off home run. It’s what little boys who play little league dream of.
Now I’ll admit it was extremely scary to see the Yankees down 5-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning BUT God was on my side. I looked up at him and said, “Pedro Martinez does not deserve to go to the World Series.” I said it about 5 times. I conjured the ghosts and aw yeah within 5 minutes the Yankees had tied the game.
I didn’t sit from the 8th inning on. I paced back and forth from my TV room to my foyer then to my kitchen then back. I was a wreck. My cats were hiding from me.
When Aaron Boone came up to bat I (and about 5 million other people apparently) thought he would be the one to win it. My reasoning behind it was that he was beyond due for a hit. But I was still in disbelief when it happened but when I saw the Yankees jumping and screaming and I saw the Red Sox leaving the field I literally fell to my knees screaming, “Oh my God!!!” I must have said “Oh my God” 5000 times that night.
So I was 3-0 in the postseason. I saw every Game 2 and every Game 2 was won by Andy Pettitte.
Aw Andy, don’t leave us for Texas. PLEASE!!!!
And it was GREAT to knock the Red Sox out of the playoffs. Cowboy Up Yours Kevin Millar.
Manny Ramirez made the mistake of calling his family in the 5th inning from Yankee Stadium saying that he was going to the World Series.
Don’t the Boston Red Sox players and fans know that you NEVER do something like that until the final out is called??? AND how funny is this? The grounds crew at Fenway painted the World Series logo on the field before Game 7 was played. Apparently Mariano Rivera saw that report and got really pissed off which may explain why he pitched a nearly flawless 3 innings of relief pitching. Heh.
I hadn’t seen Derek Jeter that happy after a win in years. It was good to see.
And what was really great about it was the fact that Red Sox fans who were gloating in the beginning of the 8th inning were crying in their beer a mere ten minutes later. They knew the wheels were coming off. Don’t mess with the Yankee Stadium ghosts. And Pedro? That comment you made two years ago about waking up the Bambino and drilling him in the ass wasn’t very smart.
I am convinced that there is a Curse of the Bambino. If you’re not a believer than you are a fool.
I would have paid to see Ben Affleck’s pained and anguished face at 12:16 am Friday morning.
I would be remiss of I didn’t mention the fact that if it weren’t for Jason Giambi’s two solo HRs in the 5th and 7th innings I wouldn’t be talking about a Yankee victory I would still be crying about a Yankee loss.
On the bad news front there was a horrific ferry crash that took the lives of 10 people and injured many others. I used to commute via the Staten Island Ferry and the Andrew J Barberi was the boat I was on almost every morning and most evenings. It’s hard to believe the damage that crash caused. It looks like someone took a can opener and peeled the side of the boat open. I used to sit right where most of the people got killed. In fact I would have been right at the front of the ferry because I would always stand outside as the boat was docking so I’d be one of the first people out. I cannot imagine the carnage that people saw. There were people with limbs missing, heads missing, etc. They said a woman was literally torn in half at the waist. I’m sorry but if I saw that I either would have died on the spot from shock or gone into a vegetative state. How do you recover from seeing such horrific sights?
When news of the crash first came across the wires it seemed minor and the reports were that there were injuries. When I found out the next day that 10 people were killed I literally gasped out loud while reading the headline of the Daily News. (I had gone to bed early the night before)
It’s so sad BUT there is a positive. It happened before rush hour. There could have been 4000 people on the ferry instead of 1500. I’ve been on that ferry when it’s close to its capacity. That would have been disastrous.
Then last night the entire Manhattan portion of the NYC subway system was screwed because a 14-year-old boy was dared to surf a subway train. And what happened? Well, his head slammed into a beam, was nearly ripped from his body, he then fell to the tracks was run over not once, but twice by ten car subway trains. I cannot even begin to imagine what that must have looked like. And I am sure his friends will feel guilty the rest of their lives. Remember when peer pressure meant maybe drinking a beer or two at a party? Now it’s “Hey jump off the Brooklyn Bridge! All of the cool kids are doing it.”
I had no idea why it took me an hour and a half to get home last night. I found out this morning.
I see young teenagers on the trains every morning and jokingly think to myself, “I fear for the future of America” but it is really scary when you think about it. These kids will be running the country. I am sure people said the same thing about my generation but now we are in a world where the Internet rules, teachers don’t teach, parents don’t parent their children…it’s frightening.
Wow I am getting a little too deep right now. Sorry.
My condolences go out to my friend’s sister in law who gave birth to a stillborn baby on Saturday. There’s another thing I couldn’t imagine recovering from.
People don’t realize how miraculous it is to have a baby. I guess because it is so common and it happens every day but there are also instances where things don’t go well and people tend to forget about that.
Some people take the responsibility so lightly. Some people do it to “fix” a failing marriage, some people do it to hold on to a person who is trying to leave, some people do it because they think a baby will make their lives more complete. What happened to having a baby because you and your significant other want one?
Whoa where did that come from?
Speaking of babies little Ophelia is adorable. My former Account Manager sent the birth announcement and the picture is so precious. I’ll probably hang it in my cubicle.
My voice still hasn’t fully recovered from yelling at Game 2 against Boston. And yelling at the TV last Thursday didn’t really help me. Heh. I still have a twinge of Demi Moore in my voice…speaking of, what is this crap about her and Ashton Kutcher getting engaged? I’m sorry but that is one of the funniest things I have ever heard.
Give me a break.
On that note I am going to get back to work. OH speaking of work. I now know my exact salary and I am making more than I thought. Yay!
Stace
October 12th 2003
Apparently the fact that Bennifer were at the Yankee/Red Sox game yesterday warranted a fucking article on the Major League Baseball site.
I sent the guy who the article an email voicing my displeasure.
It's bad enough I have to see Bennifer all over every entertainment web page on the Internet but now they have an article on MLB.com?? Give me a break. I am sure I wasn't the only person who was wishing a Yankee right hand batter would foul a ball of JLo's head. And she's not much of a Yankee fan since she has been spotted wearing a Red Sox hat. And if I saw one more shot of them sitting in their cushy first row seats I was going to drive down to Fox's headquarters and smack someone. Down with Bennifer! We see enough of them. Stick to baseball on your website.
Stacey _____________
Yankee fan who hates traitors like Jennifer Lopez
Ugh it was bad enough ESPN News kept showing Affleck's pain and anguished face when Bernie Williams caught the last out and the Red Sox lost. I hope they're not there tonight. I'll probably puke on my TV.
In 2000 she was with Puffy and had great seats to the Yankees/Mets World Series and now she gets to sit in the first row of the Yankees/Red Sox ALCS because she's banging Ben Affleck. Where's the justice? I am stuck in the upper deck and she's sitting on the field. If she could name someone besides Derek Jeter on the Yankees I would be shocked.
She's such a media whore and then complains when paparazzi are following her. Dumbass.
Although I do admit to loving Affleck's reaction to the last out. Assclown.
Hey Pedro, when you say that you barely touched Don Zimmer and that his weight caused him to fall down, make sure there isn't videotape evidence to the contrary. You slammed the man down to the ground. You are lucky Manny Ramirez is an idiot and took the rest of the Yankees' attention away from you.
Best quote last night came from Roger Clemens who said in reference to Manny Ramirez's overreaction to the pitch in the bottom of the 4th inning, "If I was throwing at him, he'd know it."
HA!
Quote of the week is by Jessica Simpson who when offered a Buffalo Wing says, "I don't eat buffalo."
HA!
RAIN OUTS SUCK!!!!!
Stace
October 11th 2003
Pedro Martinez is an assclown.
And he's a pussy.
And I am so glad the Yankees beat him today.
I can understand Don Zimmer freaking out because of Pedro throwing a pitch at Karim Garcia's head. Zimmer was hit in the head when he was a player and was in a coma for 13 days. So I am not surprised that Zimmer went after him. But I cannot believe a 31 year old man threw a 72 year old man down to the ground. What an asshole.
But Pedro is still a pussy.
Not only was I subjected to Pedro's antics but Fox had to show Bennifer sitting next to the Red Sox dugout. I was praying that a Yankee right handed batter would foul a ball off of Lopez's head.
I am watching the postgame news conference and the members of the press are so stupid. They ask the dumbest questions.
You know what other thing makes Pedro a pussy? The fact that he won't speak to the media. Loser. Same goes for Nomar and Manny. Manny who completely overreacted to a pitch that wasn't even near him.
Word of the day: PUSSY.
Manny Ramirez's overreaction caused the game to become ugly.
What a weird game.
I have no voice.
But that's from Thursday night.
Stace
October 8th 2003
And so it begins, Yankees vs. Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. To say that I will have an upset stomach for the next week would be an understatement.
I hate being this emotionally invested in a team. But I have nothing else in my life worth rooting for right now so I have no choice.
I don’t even think I can eat lunch right now.
Hmmmm I am not as nervous as I was last Wednesday but I am still anxious.
What a game last night! I can’t believe the Marlins won it. That’s what playoff baseball should be like.
I called up Howard Stern this morning and got through but then they had me on hold too long. Assclowns. I wanted to bitch at KC for being an idiot in regards to the Red Sox/Yankees.
I think it would have been funny.
It was kind of cool Stuttering John answered the phone.
Okay my mother just called me from my apartment, yelling at me because it is so messy. And in the midst of her rant she called me a stupid fuck! My own mother! HAHAHAHAHA.
Stace
October 7th 5:55PM
Oh my God another coworker is pregnant with twins...I am never drinking the water here again.
Stace
October 7th 2003
The Oakland Athletics suck ass. In four years they have choked 4 times in the division series. Are they becoming the Buffalo Bills of the major leagues? Good lord.
So the stage is set, Yankees/Red Sox in the ALCS. I already have agita and the first game isn’t until tomorrow night.
Oy vey.
I had Wendy’s for lunch today. I am a very bad girl.
One of my coworkers had a funny suggestion to do the Women of NBC for a spread in Playboy. We would all be fired but I would do it if I could. They make you look totally different in Playboy anyway.
They airbrush everything.
I would do a picture with just a Yankee cap on. Heh.
Oh wait and a smile. Aw yeah.
I would have to lose about 15 lbs first but I would totally do it. I have taken nude pictures of myself before. (As a favor for a friend) It was very liberating.
Damn it work’s calling my name. I am sure I will have a lot to bitch about over the next few days…
Stace
October 5th 2003
WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um excuse me. But I am so excited that the Yanks are in the ALCS.
WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WEEEEEEE!!!!
Jason Giambi is going to his first ALCS. Yay!
I am so excited.
And to the Minnesota Twins announcer it's M-A-R-I-A-N-O Rivera. Not Mario. Assclown.
You know I was just watching the post game press conference and I was thinking, "RonGardenmire doesn't seem like such a bad guy." And then he HAS to make a dig at us regarding "God Bless America" again. YOU LOST THE SERIES ASSHOLE. And it wasn't because of "God Bless America" it was because your 'hitters' couldn't touch our pitching. If Game 1 were played at night, you would have been swept.
Go home and cry into your Homer Hanky fucko.
And the damn Red Sox won't go away. They scare me. I don't want to play the Red Sox in the ALCS. Oy vey.
Oh I guess I should tell everyone about the engagement party. Where to begin?
One of my cousins got a boob job at some point last year and she shows it off every chance she gets. And I think it is making everyone a bit angry. Her sisters have had enough, my cousin's girlfriend made a comment to my mom about it. They say that she always wears tight sweaters, low cut dresses and their all like, "Enough already."
They are a bit out of hand. Just a tad too big. But if they make her feel better about herself I can't really say anything.
My 14 year old second cousin was with her BOYFRIEND. Now that depressed me. She's probably having sex. Oy vey.
It was a fun time. I found out that my uncle George who I haven't seen in 7 years owns a pizzeria in Queens. And my dad made it seem like I should have known that nugget of info. Yeah ok. Like he ever tells me anything.
Grrrrrr. Jason Giambi in a cut off shirt, soaking wet from champagne. Ow. That hurt.
MTV Cribs angers me. It angers me because half of the rappers they have on aren't even that famous. Where the hell do they get all of this money from?
I want money.
He has a mink bedspread! WTF?
Actually I think this dude may be a producer. GROSS his entire mouth is full of gold teeth. That is SOOOOOO unattractive. Ick.
So I will be at Game 2 of the American League Championship Game on Thursday night which kinda sucks because its my grandma's 95th birthday. Maybe I'll ask for half a day, go to see her at the nursing home and then go to the Yankee game.
Yeah, that's the ticket.
WEEEEEEEEEE!
I am hungry but I dno't want to so late. It's after 8PM.
What a conundrum.
Stace
October 3rd 2003
It’s too darn cold. (Sung to the tune of Its too darn hot)
I think I am finally thawed out from the game last night.
By the way Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenmire can kiss my ass. They sang the long version of God Bless America, WAAAAAAAA, my pitcher was sitting down for too long, WAAAAAAAA. Your pitcher wasn’t even complaining asshead. And another thing Ronan Tynan (my man) ALWAYS sings the long version of God Bless America. It’s been a tradition since 9/11. Fucko. If you don’t like it well that’s too bad.
Just because you were a second string shortstop for the Mets doesn’t mean you have nit pick against the Yankees.
Idiot.
Would it have bothered you if your lineup had a big inning and Radke was sitting down for 20 minutes and then came out and gave up a few hits? No. So shut up.
It’s not like the Yankees are thinking, “We’ll have him (Tynan) sing the long version of the song so when the opposing pitcher comes out he’ll hit our first batter in the ass.”
Moron.
I don’t know what he’s crying about the Twins will probably still end up winning the damn series.
Uh oh it seems some of the Red Sox are pissed at Manny Ramirez. It seems they are a little upset with him because of his shoddy defensive skills. Hello? He sucked in the outfield when he played with Cleveland. In the 1998 ALCS he screwed a fly ball hit by Derek Jeter so badly that Jeter ended up with a triple. The ball hit the bottom of the wall as Ramirez was climbing it to catch it. Duh.
Knowing Boston they’ll win the next 2 at home and win the clincher in Oakland game 5.
I don’t know why some people think it’s perfectly okay to take a nearly two-hour lunch when we only get an hour especially when three of them do it at the same time. Can you tell someone?
My cousin’s engagement party is tomorrow. I will give you a full report. I am sure it will be interesting to say the least.
Stace
October 2nd 2003
I went out to get glasses today. They were muy expensive but they are very cute. I am nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other just like my mom. I get them in two weeks. Yay!
Here’s a list of things I hate: I hate when people from other parts of the country badmouth New York.
I hate when people accuse the Yankees of buying championships when they haven’t won one since 2000.
I hate when I find out the next day that Sting was on the Late Show with David Letterman the night before.
I hate waking up to shredded paper towels all over my apartment.
I hate when I am in a good mood and people have to start with me in regards to the Yankees losing.
I hate that I am so emotionally invested in my team and that I cry when they lose.
And now for the things I love: I love my team through good and bad, thick and thin I will always be a Yankee fan.
I love when my lunch is good.
I love when my cats cuddle with me.
I love going into a store thinking I won’t find anything and finding a pair of awesome pants.
I love that I am happy for the first time in a long time.
I love that no matter what happens to the Yankees this year in the playoffs no one will be able to do what they did between 1996-2001.
I love that the Red Sox lost last night’s game with their ace on the mound. Of course they’ll probably win the next three.
I love that the weather is becoming chilly.
And seriously to the people who badmouth New York, fuck off. You wish the place where you lived were half as cool as it is here.
If Halle Berry’s husband cheated on her then women everywhere are screwed. Think about it. She’s Halle Berry for crissakes! And he’s a loser, if it weren’t for her no one would know who Eric Benet was.
Assclown.
Where the hell is Bennifer? I kind of miss them.
Damn Sting looks good for 52.
DAMN.
Excuse me.
Oh my coworker Nicole had her baby this week. A little boy named Christopher Jayden. Everything went well as far as I know and mommy and baby are doing well.
My former Account manager Garnette had her little girl this past weekend. Wait I shouldn’t say little because she was 9 lbs 5 oz. Say it with me now, OW! Ophelia Therese was born naturally as well and I saw a picture of Garnette shortly after the birth and she looked pretty damn good.
The first wave is over. The next one will happen at the beginning of next year.
Oh geez someone brought in a crying baby.
Bringing a baby into work is fine but not when he/she is screaming like a banshee.
How come I get in trouble when something is on my desk for 3 days but a station can send me a preemption notice TWO WEEKS after the spot was missed?? Whatthefuckever.
Work time.
Stace
September 26th 2003
It’s not allergies. It’s a cold. Damn it. I hate being sick.
I especially hate being sick at work. I feel like I am spreading my germs all over.
Ick.
I completely forgot to watch Friends last night. Oh well. I was too busy watching “Sex and the City” Season 1 repeats.
Mr. Big was always an ass. But I understand Carrie’s attraction seeing as I am ALWAYS attracted to guys who treat me like shit. I am hoping to break that pattern with the next guy I meet.
Robert Palmer and George Plimpton died. What the heck is going on!?
Can a week go by without a famous person dying?
Good lord.
Hee. I just put my Grease CD on. “It’s Raining on Prom Night…my head is a mess.”
It’s amazing how Cynthia Nixon of SATC can look atrocious one second and pretty the next. It’s very weird.
I can’t decide if I liked her hair better when it was dark in season 1 or the color it is now.
OH MY GOD!!!! How could I forget about this?! Remember that really loud and obnoxious woman I mentioned a couple of months back. I was on the uptown train with her and I was going to die just from being around her 5 minutes. SHE WAS ON MY TRAIN AGAIN LAST NIGHT!!! Everyone was so relieved when she got off at 175th Street. I could NOT believe it. I walked onto the train at 168th Street and the second I heard her mouth I said, “Oh no.” And this woman who was already on the train looked at me with a puzzled expression. I said, “I was on the train with that woman a couple of months ago and wanted to kill her.” And the woman laughed and said, “She is the loudest person I have ever heard.” Heh.
Good lord. If I were her kid I would be so embarrassed. There is absolutely no need for everyone on the train to hear you. I was on the other end of the train and it was like she was sitting next to me.
October 10th is denim day. Yay! I love being able to wear jeans to work.
“Freddy My love I miss you more than words can say…”
I had the tape and the double album of the Grease soundtrack.
It’s kind of dreary today.
I am actually having an okay hair day of course I look like hell because I had three hours sleep from not being able to breathe. Why can’t everything work all at once?
“Stranded at the drive in, branded a fool, what will they say Monday at school.” Hee. “Sandy” is my favorite song, mainly because I can do an almost dead on impression of John Travolta singing this song. Wait, should I be proud of that fact? I am a girl. I shouldn’t sound like a man when I sing. Heh.
I sang it one time in college at a bar and the guy I was hanging out with was like, “They have to play that again, I cannot believe you sounded just like him.” That was at the Brick Bar. I can’t remember the guy’s name. He was a nice guy though from what I can remember.
My Jack woke me up by sticking his claw into my top lip. He didn’t mean to. I have to cut them. He was trying to wake me up by petting me with his paw. Aw my boo boo. He’s so cute.
During the short time I was actually asleep I had a dream of Jason Giambi just swinging his bat in his uniform. That was nice.
Then in the same dream my coworker had a screen saver of his wife’s autograph on it. It was a white screen with just her signature. It was very strange. She’s not even famous. Well, she appears on Letterman because she works for the show as the make up artist and he puts her in skits sometimes but I don’t think that’s any reason for her to be signing her autograph. It was so weird. I was puzzled by that one.
Weird. I have to stop drinking caffeine near bedtime.
I really have to do laundry this weekend.
I was watching the Street Time repeat last night and I think I noticed something strange. I think they may have made my man wear a false tooth. He has a tooth that kinda sticks out more than the others. It’s crooked and it’s cute. I love it. But apparently the producers of Street Time didn’t think it was cute, whatever.
Queer As Folk starts production next week. WOO HOO! And I think it premieres on March 7th 2004. That’s not that far away. I can handle the hiatus.
I still can’t believe I forgot about Friends. I am SUCH a bad employee.
Okay back to work I go. Yippee.
Stace
September 25th 2003
Leah Remini from King of Queens is my new hero. I was watching a commercial for a show on VH1 called “Inside Out” and they are spotlighting her while she’s planning her wedding. Hee. They show a clip of her having a meeting with the DJ and he asks, “How about JLo?” And she says, “No.” And the DJ asks, “No JLo at all?” And she’s like, “Absolutely not.”
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! Leah, I love you.
My man Gale Harold was on Street Time last night (another Showtime series). He was playing a recently paroled Rock Star. Grrrrrr. And he’s in next week’s episode also. Grrrrrr. Yeehaw. He was playing guitar and lip-synching. Damn. The cats hadn't seen mommy that riled up in a while.
Speaking of the boys, they slept with me last night. I couldn’t believe it. They actually were with me in bed most of the night. I was shocked.
I woke up with a huge scratch on my right foot. It hurt like a mofo. Thanks Henry.
My allergies are acting up today. Of course I have no idea what I am allergic to. Maybe I should get that checked out.
Oh it seems the executive VP knows me by name. That’s scary.
I always thought I was flying under the radar.
I hate having a runny nose. I have been sneezing all damn day and my throat is burning. Ick.
It seems my former is Account Manager is related to John Mayer. He’s like a second cousin or something. He had no idea who John Mayer was. Heh.
Why can’t I be related to anyone famous?
The closest claim to fame is that Pierce Brosnan’s family is from the same town in Ireland as my grandpa’s family.
Okay I have to get back to work.
I am in a generally good mood. I really have nothing to bitch about.
Oops I just jinxed myself.
Stace
September 23rd 2003
You ever wake up one morning and say, “Wow I am completely over so and so.” Well, that happened to me today. For the first time in over a year I feel good. It’s about damn time! Yeehaw. I feel reborn.
I’m surprised I am in such a good mood because it is a crappy day here in New York. It was raining sideways at one point.
It’s so weird how someone can affect you and your feelings for so long and then suddenly there’s nothing. Well I wished for it for so long, someone up there was listening to me.
Time to start over. He’ll be thrilled, I’m sure. Not that he was ever really worried about my feelings. It was all about his feelings, or more to the point non feelings.
My therapist will be ecstatic.
I made an appointment with my eye doctor finally. I am probably going to have to get glasses. Oh boy. I haven’t worn glasses regularly in decades. Should be a funny sight.
My brother’s frames look nice on me. Maybe I’ll get frames similar to his.
Damn it I have to get back to work.
Ick.
Stace
September 22nd 2003
A memo to Jessica Simpson: the plural of mouse is mice, not mouses. You idiot. And your song sucks.
A memo to Jeremi Gonzalez: Don’t fuck with the Yankees. You mess with the bull you get the horns. And why is your name spelled with an “i” like a girl?
A memo to Bill Cosby: Wanda Sykes may not speak proper English but at least she didn’t have a love child with another woman while supposedly married to the love of her life and deny it for years. Assclown.
A memo to my uterus: Aw yeah the Advil kicked in before you could do any damage you fucker!
A memo to the people in my neighborhood: You all suck and I hope high rent drives you all out!
A memo to David Letterman: Nice of you to become all Hollywood and have a baby OUT OF WEDLOCK.
A memo to Jennifer Garner: Good move, bring the parents to the Emmys not the boyfriend you probably cheated on your husband with.
A memo to George Lopez: Pretty soon you will be the Lopez we’re all sick of.
A memo to Conan O’Brien: I love you. Don’t change.
A memo to the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Even though you won an Emmy, you still need women writers on your staff.
A memo to Jennifer Lopez: I saw a picture of you from last weekend wearing a skirt similar to one I own and actually got excited because I first wore mine in May…does that mean I was actually more trendy than you for a split second? NO WAY! Like oh my god!
A memo to my Greek cousins: Payback will be a bitch. Not only will I have engagement parties, showers and weddings when the time comes BUT I will have a pre-engagement party, a pre-wedding party and as many parties as I can think of to make up for all the events I’ve had to endure over the years. Is an engagement party really necessary?! Good lord.
A memo to Kim Cattrall: Go on with your bad self. Damn you look hot for 47. I bow down to you. (I know she has trainers but still…)
A memo to Debra Messing: I feel the same about Selma Hayek as you do. Grrrr.
A memo to the Assclown who was sitting behind me at that Boston game two weeks ago: Who is six games up?
Not that that means anything once the playoffs start.
So the car alarm I was complaining about last night, oh wait, maybe I wasn’t. Anywho, a car alarm went off in my neighborhood for 5 and ½ hours last night. Yes 5 and ½ hours. I called the cops and was like,“ It started during the Emmy’s preshow and the Emmy’s are over and the alarm is still going off.” The cop on the phone laughed. Yeah real fuckin funny asshead.
Stace
September 20th 2003
I hate my neighborhood. Hate with a capital H. The police do nothing, the people who live here are pigs and they are loud and they are the most disrespectful pieces of shit on the planet.
Is it necessary to blast music out of your car at 2:15am? Is it hard to throw garbage into a garbage basket? Apparently it is because there is garbage all over the place. Do the parents around here give a shit what their kids do? No because they are out until all hours of the night. The parents and the kids.
I want to smack the shit out these people. They cross the street when it says "Don't Walk" and they stand on the corners when it says, "Walk". My favorite is when a woman with a baby stroller crosses against the light. That's when I wish that hitting someone were legal. I would love to smack the shit out of some of these women.
Idiots.
The people in my neighborhood are ignorant and stupid.
Today is September 20th right? Is there a holiday I don't know about? Why are people setting off firecrackers?
I cannot wait for winter. I hope it's brutal, cold, windy and snows every damn day. If bad winter weather means I'll be able to sleep at night, I'll be one happy chick.
I take back what I said about the 34th precinct. THEY SUCK and DO NOTHING.
I am convinced that Jason Giambi's latest slump has something to do with his wife. Ever since the Daily News and NY Post published pictures of them shopping on 5th Avenue last month he has SUCKED. DIVORCE HER DAMN YOU!
Just kidding.
My babies are cracking me up. Jack kissed my mom earlier. Aw.
Boo boo.
They're totally freaked out by the firecrackers. You'd think they'd be used to noise around here. Poor Henry is so skittish that he is scared of the toilet flushing. Heh.
Oh here comes Jack, he'll want to sit on my lap.
Boo boo.
I was IMing my former roommate the other day from work and she was saying that the dog started looking around the room for me when she said my name. Aw.
I miss my little buddy who always watched TV with me when I got home from work.
I am watching the 50 Greatest Album Covers on VH1. Old Dirty Bastard put his welfare card on his album cover. Ingenious.
Yeehaw the Red Sox are losing 10-4 in the 8th inning. The magic number could be 3.
Oh!! I watched the Curse of the Bambino special on HBO. I didn't realize how badly the Red Sox choked against the Mets. Everyone always brings up poor Bill Buckner and the grounder that went through his legs. People forget that the Red Sox were up 5-3 in the bottom of the tenth inning with two outs and two strikes. They were one strike away from winning the World Series. Now that has to suck. They had famous Bostonians and everyday people being interviewed and I actually felt bad for them because even though it happened 17 years ago they talk about it like it happened yesterday. I couldn't imagine it. The girl part of me actually feels bad for the Red Sox and their fans and that part wants them to finally win a World Series. But the Yankee fan part of me doesn't want them to win so I can keep in chanting "1918" whenever we beat them. That's mean of me right?
Wow Marilyn Manson is a freak.
David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. I think the new eyebrow thing is what creeped me out the most.
Hmmmm which album cover will be number one? Abbey Road? I wonder.
I always loved the album cover for Rick Springfield's Working Class Dog because his dog Ron was on the cover in a shirt with a picture of Rick Springfield in the pocket.
The album cover for Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet was cool because all it is, is a wet garbage bag. The first album cover had some slut's breasts on it with a cutoff and cutup shirt that said Slippery When Wet on it. It was banned. And inappropriate. If that album had been released 5 years later it probably would have been okay.
I also loved the cover for The GoGos Vacation. I always thought they were really water skiing. Duh. I was only 7 when I got that album, what do you want from me?!
OH MY GOD its ON!!!
I am SOOOOO fucking good.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I rock.
Aw yeah Vacation. I KNEW it would make the list.
Maybe Sergeant Peppers will be number one? That was a cool album cover. My parents had that album.
They just had a preview of what's coming up. Purple Rain. Hee. Not only did I have that album I had the shirt with the album cover on it.
The Gap doesn't make their pants for women with hips and asses. I hate that store.
I am always so tired. I hope I am not getting some funky virus or anything like that.
I always think back to my friend Alanna Brown who had the BIGGEST crush on Prince and I'd always make fun of her. I thought Prince was cool but hot? No.
Hee the Kitties doing "I Love Rock N Roll"!!! I love this!
Jack has Henry in a headlock and is licking his head. Heh.
Poor Henry is so much smaller than Jack. It's unfair.
#5 Like A Virgin
#4 Dark Side of the Moon
#3 Nevermind
#2 Who's Next
Hmmmmmmm what could be #1?
The White Album maybe?
I am stumped.
Oh yeah! Duh! Sticky Fingers. How could an album cover with a zipper NOT be #1!
The Red Sox were winning 4-1 in the 7th inning and ended up losing 13-4...whoa.
Ooo the Mariners are only a game and half behind Boston in the Wild Card race. Go M's!!!
Those little fucks outside are still setting off firecrackers. I love how no one does anything to stop them. Like their FUCKING parents.
Okay I gotta go to bed.
Stace
September 16th 2003
Ugh. I am back home. I didn’t want to come back.
So while I was gone, John Ritter and Johnny Cash both passed away, there is a Hurricane threatening the East Coast and Bennifer Lofleck broke up.
Or so they say.
I was so bummed about John Ritter passing away. I couldn’t believe it. I was prepared for Johnny Cash’s passing since he was sick and his wife had passed away earlier in the year. (I figured he’d be next) But John Ritter? How depressing. I grew up watching Three’s Company, first run episodes and then the syndication repeats after school. It doesn’t seem real.
I was in Virginia Beach for my cousin’s wedding this weekend and towards the end of the weekend, talk had shifted toward Hurricane Isabel. When I was leaving places last night and this morning I kept telling everyone to be safe. I hope everything turns out ok. That she loses strength before she hit’s the coast. How scary.
Oh God I am watching the Primetime Live John Ritter special. I hate PMSing! I am already upset and it’s only ten minutes into the show. I am going to be a wreck.
I’ll write more from work tomorrow.
Stace
September 8th 2003
So I bit the bullet and went to the Yankee/Red Sox game yesterday afternoon and the Yankees FINALLY won. And David Wells FINALLY won and he actually pitched very well. The game was a must win and they actually did it. I was shocked. I was expecting the Red Sox to have a big inning and they thankfully didn’t.
Unfortunately I was stuck in front of the biggest asshole I have ever encountered. First of all he was a Red Sox fan so he is automatically an idiot, and he gets points off for that. Secondly he wouldn’t shut up the entire game. THE ENTIRE FUCKING GAME. He had a comment for EVERYTHING. I was thisclose to picking him up and throwing his ass over the railing. He was beyond obnoxious. He kept saying things like, “By Tuesday the Yankees might not even be in second place in the wild card.” Or “This is the inning Wells is going to implode.” Actually no he wasn’t smart enough to say that. He actually said, “Wells is going to come to pieces.” Come to pieces???? It’s fall to pieces you fucking dolt. If you’re going to insult someone DO IT RIGHT. Fucko.
I was in an extremely pissy mood to begin with but he just sent me over the edge. I was biting my tongue so hard I tasted blood. I am glad I didn’t really say much because I probably would have started a brawl. Asshole. What an asshole. Ugh. You don’t go into someone else’s house and act like a dick. I would NEVER to go Fenway and be obnoxious. First of all I would fear for my life even showing up in Yankee gear. Secondly I saw how they reacted during game 5 of the ALCS in 1999. Throwing things on the field, pouring beer on the Yankee players’ wives and families. Fuck that. I am never going to a Yankee/Sox game at Fenway. I may run in Bennifer Lofleck there, Ick.
Where the hell is Jenny from the block? I miss her.
Okay I hope that I am not the only one watching this ‘Newlyweds’ show on MTV, the Jessica Simpson/Nick Lachey show. Oh my god it’s like a train wreck. You can’t help but watch it. She has got to be one of the dumbest people on earth. That shit gets old real quick. Nick may be in it for the booty now but he will either shoot himself or shoot her within two years. She goes to a store and buys 2 pairs of undies and 2 bras. Seems innocent enough right? No. Four undergarments came out to $746 and she didn’t realize it until she looked at the receipt outside AFTER she signed the credit card receipt. Um DUH? Didn’t she look at the price tags? And was this underwear made out of gold and diamonds? $746 for bras and underwear? Yeah maybe if I bought Target’s entire stock? The fuck?!
Then, now this is the kicker, she calls her poor husband and tells him what happened and he’s like, “Well did you look at the price tags?” What a Dumbass.
This show is NOT going to help her career at all. She epitomizes dumb blonde. Look it up and you’ll see her picture.
OH another thing about that asshole behind me yesterday. He asked, “What kind of name is Nomar anyway?” okay if you are a baseball fan and even if you’re not you could figure out that Nomar is RAMON spelled backwards. And if he was such a big Red Sox fan wouldn’t he know that!? Idiot. Then he asked if Nomar is a Dominican name. That guy is soooo lucky Racquel wasn’t with me yesterday. She definitely would have punched him. She is Puerto Rican so she HATES when ignorant Caucasians lump all Hispanics together. I was ready to smack him. Nomar is of Mexican descent if I am not mistaken. God what an IDIOT.
My friend Matt who was with me and who is a Red Sox fan (but we won’t hold it against him because he was well behaved) wanted to kill this guy. That’s how bad he was.
After every pitch he’d say, “Strike one.” Or “Ball? What are you looking at ump!” He insulted every Yankee and then didn’t even know which Red Sox player was up.
Just writing this is pissing me off.
Moron.
I hate stupid people.
Sex and the City pissed me off last night. Wait no, let me rephrase that. Mr Big from SATC pissed me off last night. He was a typical man. He pretty much admitted his feelings for Carrie while he was afraid he was going to die and then acted like he never said a thing when he was feeling better. She stuck around. I would have left his ass. Asshole. I’ve had that happen so many times in my life I’m surprised I haven’t become a lesbian out of sheer frustration.
Fucking men.
Cowards.
“I care about you.”
“I never said that. You blew it out of proportion.”
Fuckers.
Thank god for vibrators.
On that note I am going to start organizing my desk because I am going to be out two days this week and two days next week and I don’t want to hear anyone’s mouth complaining about not being able to find things.
Stace
September 6th 2003
I am so happy!!!!!!
Woo hoo!!!
Take a look at this!!!!
I feel like jumping up and down and then begging my gyno to put me on it. Right away.
Stace
September 5th 2003
Man I hate people.
I need to snap out of this mood soon.
I cannot wait to go to Virginia Beach. I need to get the hell out of here again. Wow it's an every three month occurrence now. I have no tolerance for certain people in my life anymore. Like it used to take me a little while to get pissed off, now the littlest things set me off.
It's a bad thing if I scratch my head and there's dried up blood under my nails, right?
Great I am dying of some exotic skin disease.
I can't believe how much I missed my cats. Seriously. Maybe part of my depression was because I missed my cats.
Nah my depression is because my life sucks.
And on top of things the Yankees are deciding that now would be a great time for a collapse. Well that's just great. Let's make everything in Stacey's life suck ass shall we?
Jesus. I wonder why I get out of bed sometimes. I hate going to work because I get pissed off within five minutes of my arrival almost every single fucking day. And I don't have anything to look forward to anymore. Oh wait I have getting pissed off to look forward to. I used to like going to my job now I dread it.
And speaking of my job I am actually considering going into the office tomorrow to get some stuff done I won't be able to do on Monday or Tuesday. Pathetic right? I have nothing better to do on a weekend then go into work.
Oh so I found out that the woman at work who is expecting twins doesn't have twins on her side of the family and her husband doesn't either. Her doctor said that the chances for multiple births go up with age. Great. I'll probably have quadruplets seeing as I will probably not get pregnant until I am 47. If I ever do.
Who am I kidding? I'll be a dried up olg hag with 15 cats and no kids.
Just when I thought I could escape the pregnancy thing, just when the first wave was finished crashing another one sneaks up and fucking crashes right on top of my head before I can move out of the way. I feel like I am back in the ocean in Puerto Rico. Some of those waves were wicked. But it was so much fun.
I wish I were back in Puerto Rico. At least I would be in paradise and I wouldn't be surrounded by idiots.
Could I be any more negative??
I should just go to sleep since I have nothing better to do.
Man I love my life.
Stace
September 5th 2003
I am convinced that God is getting me back for all of the evil thoughts I had last year regarding a specific pregnancy because pregnant people once again surround me. Two women in the office are pregnant, second pregnancies and one is having twins.
God I will never wish a miscarriage on anyone ever again. Just stop the pregnancies, PLEASE.
Although this seems to be the date when pregnancies are revealed to me. I wonder who will reveal their pregnancy on September 5th 2004.
Hmmmmmmm.
Twins…good god. Thank god she and her husband make money. I would die if I became pregnant with twins at my salary.
Ugh.
Oops, sorry. Nice pregnancy thoughts.
Yay! Everyone is pregnant but me! I get to stay skinny while everyone else gets fat! Woo hoo!
Could the glass be half full?
Nah.
Stace
September 3rd 2003
Okay is it a prerequisite to be an idiot to work at a TV station? Jesus, Mary and the other one. It would be nice if I could have one idiot free day a week. That’s all I ask for, one out of five.
If you know someone doesn’t care about something why would you start a sentence off with, ‘I know you don’t care about this but…’ IF YOU KNOW I DON’T CARE WHY MENTION IT IN THE FIRST PLACE ASSHOLE??? I hate people. I hate people I can’t hate. Does that make sense?
I especially hate people because I feel sick and I want to be in bed. Something funky is going around the office and I feel like ass.
Ugh.
I want to just curl up in sweats and a t-shirt and sleep, for the next week.
It was such a struggle to get out of bed this morning.
I can’t even write right now.
Stace
September 1st 2003
Why do the Yankees insist on sending the postseason ticket invoices out less than a week before payment is due? I hate that shit. Thank god I can pay for my tickets now. You gotta love credit cards. They rock.
It’s raining. HA!
Sorry that was directed to all of the people with summer homes, beach houses etc.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I have no sympathy at all. I never have an actual summer. I work during the week and then do nothing on the weekends. I will never be able to afford a summer house at the lake or a beach house. Am I bitter? A little bit.
I am watching I Love the 70s, 1978 and its almost up to the BJ and the Bear part. WEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Greg Evigan circa 1978, GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
I have watched this series so many times that I have certain years memorized now.
Jessica Simpson is such a dumbass. I was watching that Newlyweds show on MTV and she is just DUMB. And she’s a slob. I mean, I am a slob but I am not famous AND I don’t have cameras following me around.
She can’t even pick up after herself. What the hell?
All I do is sneeze at my parents house. Its ridiculous.
Fucking Yankees. They win 2 out of 3 in Boston and then get 4 hits today and lose 8-1 to Toronto.
David Wells needs to put up or shut up. Jeff Weaver needs to be sent away and Jason Giambi needs rest. Good lord.
I love Donal Logue. LOVE HIM.
If I were on Fantasy Island what would be my fantasy?
FUCKING PHILLIES!!!!
No that is not my fantasy. That was an outburst.
Back to my fantasy…having seats behind the Yankee dugout for the series clinching game of the World Series. (The Yankees would win of course) And then licking the champagne off of Jason Giambi’s biceps. And anywhere else it may be….aw yeah.
Smiles everyone!
1979 is on and they are doing the segment on “The Warriors”. Hee.
Warriors come out and pla-ee-ay!
I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. Especially since all of my birthday flowers will be dead. Oh well.
I can’t believe it’s September already.
Oh God last year this Thursday…what a bad day. Good god. Hopefully this Thursday will be better. It best be better.
Or I will throw myself out a window.
I am going to shower tonight and give myself a facial. Yeah ok.
Stace
August 30th 2003
I am watching the rerun of the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Is it too much to ask for famous people to speak intelligently?
Or at least not drag out their speeches?
And Ashanti needs to figure out if she’s going to be ghetto or middle class. She has J Lo’s disease. It depends on where she is and who she is around whether or not the ghetto speak comes out. It’s annoying.
Everyone is making a big deal about the Madonna/Britney/Christina “make out” session. I’ve kissed a girl longer than those two kisses combined. Who cares! What’s the big deal? Oh yeah the young impressionable children who were watching the awards. I watched Madonna simulating sex on the stage at Radio City Music hall 20 years ago. And I turned out fine. People are too uptight. Get over it.
One of my coworkers mentioned the kids watching. I overheard 12 years old talking about oral sex on the streets of my neighborhood. Times are different now. Girls are developing at 9 and 10, getting their periods before they even get to junior high. Teenagers are sexually active by 13/14. Yes it’s frightening but hey, parents need to do a better job at watching their kids.
Does a nine year old need a cell phone? No. But I see then with them.
Britney Spears doesn’t raise children, parents do.
Jumping off my soapbox.
Here’s a rant: MTV dropped the ball when they decided to do a half assed Lifetime Achievement Award presentation for Duran Duran. The thought was nice. A surprise for the guys who thought they were there only to present Best Dance Video. BUT the video montage didn’t work (I understand technical difficulties happen) and Avril Lavinge and Kelly Osbourne presenting the award to them!? WHAAAAAAT? You have GOT to be kidding me.
But I loved that they were genuinely surprised and not expecting it.
So yeah 29 means zits and lots of ‘em. I have a zit in between my boobs. The fuck?!
I didn’t have enough of them during my teenage years I have to have them now!?
Good God.
I am so hungry right now. But I don’t know what to eat.
I was so angry yesterday that I worked out on the cross trainer for an hour. Yes, an hour. I was sooooo pumped up.
Yay the Yankees are losing 3-0. YAY! They are going to blow the lead and not make the playoffs. ASSHOLES. They are pissing me off soooooooo badly right now.
Oooo Nick Johnson just got a hit.
Okay I won’t get excited but it was a hit off of Pedro Martinez.
Oooo bases loaded and 1 out. Bernie will probably ground into a double play.
I turned it off. I don’t want to watch.
I have to give props to the girls like Britney and Christina. I can’t walk in high heels and they are performing in them.
Oooo it’s 3-2 now. What happened?
I hate when there are 5 things on that I want to watch.
Stace
August 28th 2003
Oh my god. I love Simon LeBon of Duran Duran. I felt like I was 10 again last night. Seeing the original members of the band together was so amazing. I had such a great time. It was so much fun.
I am a little disappointed that they didn’t play A View to a Kill or the Reflex but they can’t play everything.
I am also disappointed that NONE of my pictures came out. I only took 7 but still. NONE. Oh well. I have my memories.
Sigh.
I am a little hoarse but not as bad as I thought I would be.
I really need to invest in a camera instead of using throwaway cameras.
At least Simon, John, Nick, Roger and Andy snapped me out of my crappy mood.
I was getting really antsy waiting for them to come out and play. I had waited twenty years so what’s twenty more minutes, right? Wrong. I was like, “Come out already!!!” The waiting was killing me.
But the second they emerged from backstage I freaked out. I’ve seen Simon, Nick and John before and Simon and Nick but never all 5 of them and man it was a thrill. You can see the chemistry.
And DAMN Simon LeBon looks good for nearly 45 years old. He was the first famous guy that made me feel all funny inside back in the day. Heh.
No no notorious.
I cannot wait for them to come out and tour. They need to. I need to see them again. Damn it.
I hate people who make me feel like shit.
To my so called friends who didn’t get me anything for my birthday this year. Fuck you.
Wow, where did that come from?
Actually that’s directed towards one person. I didn’t expect presents from everyone.
Ugh. Have you ever wanted to smack someone’s face off? I am feeling that emotion right now. Asshole.
Note to David Wells: Get off your fat ass and act like a pitcher. Throw between starts and workout. Assclown.
Oh and my skin decided to give me a belated 29th birthday present, ZITS and lots of them. Fuckin A.
I gotta get back to work.
Ick.
Stace
August 26th 2003
Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Stacey, happy birthday to me…Ick.
I knew when I woke up this morning that today would be a shitty day. I should have taken today off. Next year I am doing that. Oh wait, I may be away for my birthday anyway. I think I hate everybody. And I feel like nothing will be able to cheer me up.
Okay how about I recap last night’s events since I have been talking about attending this Yankee game for over a month now.
Our seats were ten rows behind the dugout. Yippee! So when we first sat down and saw how close we were to the action we became very excited. I took some pregame pictures. And my prediction came true; Giambi was the DH not first base. I was a little pissed about that but hey I was still ten rows away from him and got some nice shots of him, his ass, his arms, etc. Heh. And DAMN Derek Jeter looks good in his uniform. In fact they all looked good. Andy Pettitte looked good. David Wells doesn’t look that heavy in person. It was cool.
So we were sitting in front of woman who had maybe the worst voice ever created by God. I was tempted to curse him for it. And she was talking nonsense. In my head I was screaming like the neighbors in Coming to America when Eddie Murphy is singing that Jackie Wilson song, “SHUT UP!!”
On top of that the guys in front of us were negative the whole game AND the people all around us hardly cheered and looked at us like we had ten heads whenever we did.
Besides that it was nice to be sitting with rich folks but I prefer the upper deck wackos to the stiffs we were sitting near.
Oh God I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the crazy lady a few rows ahead and across the aisle from us. Three words: OH MY GOD. She was insane. She was probably 45-50 years old, wearing short shorts with her ass cheeks hanging out, she was totally trashed, embarrassing her son and his friend and she was making out with her husband in front of everyone. It was like an episode of “Grannies Gone Wild” TM Racquel.
She was trying to get Derek Jeter’s attention. That was funny. I felt so bad for her son. He actually switched seats to get away from her.
Heh.
Phase one of my plan to marry Derek Jeter is complete. He looked at me. Twice. Now I will start Phase two. I don’t know what phase two entails but I will think of something.
And why is that every time I have good seats near the Yankee dugout Giambi gets hit by a pitch and taken out of the game? Both times! WTF?
It was fun. I’m glad it was a nice night. And I’m glad they actually won the game. I get my pictures back at 4 today. I hope they came out ok.
Crosses fingers
Wow what a difference a day makes. Yesterday I was like, “Twenty Nine is no big deal.” Today I am in the midst of a severe depression. I really shouldn’t have come to work.
Stace
August 21st 2003
I am having another one of those “I wish I never got up” days.
I was so tired last night that I was in bed by 8:20. I missed 1974 on I love the 70s and tonight they’re only repeating 1975 before they debut 1976 and 1977. Damn it.
Oooo tonight, Vinnie Barbarino, “Up your nose with a rubber hose.” HAHAHAHA!
“What?” “Where?”
I feel like I got nothing done day.
Aw man and there’s no Yankee game on tonight. What the heck am I going to watch until 9?
I am so excited about Duran Duran. I think I am more excited about seeing them then I am about the Yankee game on Monday night.
By the way, Tylenol PM kicks ass. I slept for 8 hours last night. That shit rocks!
Oh God I have that Red Sox jersey in my possession. Oy. I feel like I am going to be struck by lightning or something.
Stace
August 20th 2003
I hate my uterus and cervix. I was throwing up because of them. TMI, too bad. If I suffer, you suffer.
It pisses me off that my body is preparing for a pregnancy that won’t happen for another at least 10 years, if at all.
And can a day go by when I don’t see a pregnant woman? Jesus, Mary and Joseph. I can’t take it. I find myself scowling at them. And what did they do to me? Nothing.
I am just sick and tired of seeing them EVERYWHERE. On the subway, walking on the sidewalks, on the TV kissing their husbands when they win the PGA championship. Conan O’Brien’s wife is due in October. Yippee. I was watching a repeat from last week after my throw up session early this morning and he said after the pregnancy announcement that at least now everyone knows he’s not gay. Heh. Ass.
I didn’t hate pregnant people until last year. Then suddenly I began to hate everything baby related.
Pregnant people and married couples make me physically ill lately. Isn’t that horrible? Well, only certain ones.
Man I really feel sick again.
Could I be having such a bad period because of my hatred of pregnant women? Could God be punishing me for it?
Nah he’ll punish me by making me miscarry my first child if/when the time comes.
I guess I deserve that after some of the horribly evil thoughts I had this past year during a particular pregnancy.
Okay so it was almost every day of the pregnancy, I’m only human. At least that’s what my therapist said.
You experience what I experienced and see how you’d react.
I am listening to Duran Duran right now. Hopefully that will get me into a good mood. Yeah right. The only thing that would make me happy right now is if I was in sweats and curled up in fetal position. Hey at least I ordered my tickets for next Wednesday night’s show. That’s good right?
Why did the Yankees recall Juan Rivera? Are 3 HRs in 3 games not enough? I like Karim Garcia. He seems like a sweet kid. (I can say that since he is 2 years younger than me)
The Yankees lead over the Red Sox is 6 and ½ games. I won’t start celebrating. 6 and ½ games is nothing.
It’s sad when you get sick to your stomach while talking to a friend about his family life right?
I think I want to try that South Beach Diet. I’d like to lose 8-13 lbs in two weeks.
I want to be skinny again.
I want to be a size 6/8.
I was too sick to go to the gym today so I’ll just use my free weights when I am watching I love the 70s tonight.
During the 1972 episode I was laughing so hard at the panelists imitating Kung Fu movies.
Tonight is 1974, my birth year. How thrilling. Nixon’s resignation, uh, I can’t think of anything else that happened that was very significant. Oh yeah Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s HR record but I don’t think they’ll mention that. (edited to add Patty Hearst's kidnapping, The Towering Inferno, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein to my year---Duh, you see what happens when you lose blood?)
Like I said I am looking forward to 1976-1979 especially 1977 and 1978 since Andy Gibb will probably be mentioned.
Aw.
I saw that VH1 is going to have a show “I love the 80s Strikes Back” in October. When I first saw the commercial I thought to myself, “October is so far away.” But it’s really not.
Before you know it will be Christmastime. Oy vey.
Wait, bah humbug.
I hate when I am in this type of mood.
I think I am pissy because I couldn’t work out today and I feel like I am 300 lbs.
I feel so gross.
I can’t even make fun of Jessica Simpson for asking if Chicken of Sea Tuna was chicken or fish…Dumbass.
Stace
August 19th 2003
I just got the best news ever!!!!!
Duran Duran is playing a concert next Wednesday night at the Ritz. YAHOO!!!! I will (hopefully) be seeing the original line up for the first time ever. I think I might cry.
Next week’s events so far: Monday Yankee game, 10 rows behind the dugout. Tuesday my birthday, Wednesday Duran Duran, Thursday night most likely drinks with co-workers. Could it get any better than that? Actually yes, throw in some dirty animal sex with a Yankee and it would be the best week ever! (Note from Racquel: Aw Yeah…Dirrrrty)
To quote Homer J Simpson: Woo hoo!
I can’t control myself. I am so riled up.
I must find a guy to fool around with in the office right now.
HAHAHAHAHA!!
Yeah ok. Last year at this time I could. MOTHERFUCKER. Oops, sorry for that outburst.
Mmmmm Simon Le Bon, Mmmmm John Taylor…Mmmmm Derek Jeter, Mmmmm Jason Giambi.
Man sandwiches AW YEAH!
Wow okay I really have to calm down.
Breathe in breathe out.
I’ll be back.
Stace
August 18th 2003
I know I wrote about this last year but it bears repeating. Is it necessary for me to see people’s spleens? Do you have to be completely naked while doing everything in the gym locker room? Put a towel on for God’s sake!! I don’t care if you’re 110 lbs or 200 lbs. Cover your ass up!! Ick.
Ew.
Did anyone else see the end of Saturday night’s Yankee game? Uh question, why wasn’t Nick Johnson covering first? I’m sure Giambi would have been covering…DER. Thank God that dude Cust can’t run or walk and fell twice.
I hate people who can lose 15 lbs in one week. Yes Mr. X I am looking at you. You assclown. Heh.
My cat Jack attacked my leg while I was sleeping and I have like 5 claw marks on my left calf. They feel sooooo good. He’s lucky I didn’t throw him out the window.
Oh God I just ordered something Red Sox related for a friend whose 30th birthday is this weekend. I feel so dirty.
The weather report is good for next Monday. Of course that will probably change and it will probably pour on me while I am sitting 10 rows behind the Yankee dugout. Racquel said we should get shirts that will show off our boobage. I like that word.
I really don’t want to be here today. I am still not out of three-day weekend mode.
I feel so good. I did 30 minutes on the cross trainer and over 100 crunches. Aw hell yeah. I did feel like I was going to die while I was on the cross trainer but once I was finished I felt really good. I didn’t eat lunch though so I will be starving in an hour. Oh well. So what? What’s the worst that can happen, my stomach will start eating itself? Big deal.
My goal is to look skinny for my cousin’s engagement party in October.
Jesus I sound like I have an eating disorder. I really don’t.
I need to meet a man. Not a boy, a man; someone in his mid to late 30s who doesn’t have a wife and kids. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR??? Good lord.
I Love the 70s starts tonight! Yay! 1970 and 71 are on tonight. My parents got married in 1970 so it will be fun to see that year. I’m sure they’ll talk about the Partridge Family, the Beatles breaking up and the Jackson 5. I am really looking forward to the later years of the decade. 1976-1979: John Travolta, Shawn Cassidy, Andy Gibb (RIP)…aw yeah. Greg Evigan from BJ and the Bear. Man he was HOT.
Yay I have something to watch.
Oh my God did anyone else see Ozzy Osbourne mumbling “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”? He obviously knows the song because he had the tune right.
The first half hour of work consisted of everyone recalling his or her blackout adventures from Thursday night. One of my co-workers was trying to find his way of an apartment building and literally walked into two people having sex in a dark stairwell. Now why couldn’t I be having sex in a dark stairwell?? Oh wait it was probably because I walked 8 thousand miles.
Okay not really but people still can’t believe I walked to Brooklyn.
So is everyone pregnant again? The guy who won the PGA championship yesterday’s wife is pregnant. SHOCKER. And supposedly Regis and Kelly were supposed to have a big announcement on Friday. Is she pregnant AGAIN? She just had a baby in February. What’s wrong with people?
There are only 5 pregnant people I can tolerate. God I have 5 pregnant friends?!?! Someone shoot me now. Well at least everyone I know who is pregnant now actually have husbands who want them to be pregnant. That's a nice switch.
But seriously I can’t take it anymore. This baby wave has to end soon or I am really going to lose my mind.
I should have eaten lunch. Now I am cranky.
Stace
August 16th 2003
On Thursday at 4:11p I was on the phone with my best friend and at the same moment everything shut off in my office she said, “We’re having a power surge I gotta go.” that’s when I knew it was big.
The big boss walked around the office less than 5 minutes later and said that if we wanted to go home we could. Yeah thanks a lot buddy.
A few co-workers and I went downstairs to the Rink bar and drank a couple of rounds of drinks. We all knew we were going to be able to go anywhere so we decided to just hang out and make the best of it. We then ventured over to Connolly’s on 47th Street.
By 7:30 two of my co-workers and I decided to venture out. I didn’t want to go to my apartment alone. Yeah like I wanted to walk all the way uptown alone? So what did I do instead? I walked to Brooklyn. In high heels. With alcohol in my system. Duh.
Now that was an adventure. I was buzzed for the first half of my walk. Once I got over the Queensboro (59th Street) bridge I had sobered up and my feet were beginning to burn. By the time we made our way into Brooklyn I thought my feet were going to fall off. If I were wearing comfortable shoes I would have been perfectly fine. But no, Stacey had to wear sandals with heels. I was lucky because on Thursday morning when I was getting ready I almost picked out a higher heel but changed my mind because I was planning to go to happy hour and didn’t want to be stumbling around.
Score one for me.
I was happy to be with my co-workers because I were stuck alone, trying to find my way home I probably would have been panicky.
The walk across the bridge was really nice. The sun was setting, it was cooler out (not that much though) and people weren’t being pushy or pissy. It was like we were doing a charity walk or something. It was eerily calm. I was eerily calm. I am not a big fan of heights so I thought I would be terrified to cross the bridge but there were so many other people doing the same thing that it was fine. The view was great.
I was a little spooked when we got to the Queens/Brooklyn border and crossed over the Pulaski Bridge. I looked over towards Manhattan and seeing the skyline dark was a little creepy, but it was also nice. It’s very rare being able to see stars in the sky in New York City.
I literally passed out when I got to my friends apartment.
And I’ll admit, I was thrilled that I didn’t have to go to work yesterday. Three day weekends rock.
As I was making my trek to Brooklyn all I kept thinking was, “I can’t wait to tell my kids about this.”
I was too young to remember the blackout of 1977. I was 3 and it started at 9:34pm, I’m sure I was probably in bed by then.
I am proud to say that our city, for the most part, was well behaved. There were a few isolated incidents of looting but nothing compared to what happened in 1977. Thank goodness. Another way for us to show the world that New York City is not as scary as some people think it is.
I am still tired from Thursday’s events.
But all in all it was a great experience. I was calm in a “crisis” situation and now I know that I can handle myself when faced with uncertainty.
I was slightly worried about my sleeping situation but I would have crashed on the street if I had to.
Okay maybe not.
Stace
August 14th 2003
It’s funny how un-Greek I feel when I am around Greek people. I don’t speak the language, which up until a few years ago didn’t bother me at all but now makes me feel inadequate. I mean I know “Hello” “goodbye” “how are you” “thank you” “good morning” “goodnight” and the all important “asshole” and “shit” but other than that I am completely clueless. Last night I went to a wake. My brother’s godfather’s father passed away on Sunday night. He was 94. And I felt so not Greek. All of the women were in head to toe black, I wasn’t. They did the two-cheek kiss, which I am not used to at all. No one in my family ever does it, and after kissing 20 people within the first two minutes of our arrival I realized there’s a certain way of doing it. You start on the left and then do the right cheek so if you screw that up you’ll end up kissing your relatives on the mouth.
I know what some of you are thinking. “Teach yourself Greek”. Yeah ok. At nearly 29 years old I am going to learn Greek? I am one of those people who gets embarrassed when I try to speak a foreign language and sound like an American with a horrible accent. It’s silly but I can’t help it. That was part of the reason why I hated taking Spanish in school. I sounded so bad trying to say Spanish words that I ended up hating the classes.
Now I regret not actually learning Spanish. I took Spanish for 5 years do I remember anything? Not really. That’s sad isn’t it?
Europe is having some heat wave. Wow. I just read on Yahoo that 3000 people in France have died from the heat. Hmmm…I wonder whom France will be asking for help on this problem?
Hmmm any guesses?!? Maybe they’ll ask Iraq for help.
So the government issued a warning for Americans who may be traveling to Saudi Arabia. Damn it, now I have to cancel my trip I had planned for September.
Am I to understand that I now have to worry about some wacko standing on the ground with a shoulder fired surface to air missile launcher whenever I am on a plane? I may never leave NY ever again.
My boo boo Jack was throwing up this morning. He had me all worried but then he recovered. Thank goodness.
This new system we started at work is already annoying me and it’s only been live a week and a half.
Yeah let’s start new software that’s web based so everything will be 10x slower than it used to be.
Let’s also not train people thoroughly so that the people who are trained and know what they are doing have to take time out of their day to help the idiots who don’t know what they are doing. (I am talking about the TV stations) The people are refusing to use the new system properly and it’s affecting my workload and my stress levels. Assclowns. I never this new system was going to be a nightmare but no one listens to us, you know the people who KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
Ugh. I gotta go.
Stace
I wrote this on Tuesday but due to that stupid virus that was infecting every computer in the world I couldn’t post it until today
August 12th 2003
Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse for Jennifer Lopez, her record label decides to release what has to be one of the worst songs in recorded music history. I think it’s called “Baby I Love You”. I played snippets of it to poor unsuspecting Racquel and she was like, “I think I want to throw up. It’s terrible.” Heh.
But then again, knowing my idiot fellow Americans the song will be #1 next week.
Hey who knows…Gigli bombed at the box office when I was afraid it wouldn’t. Thank God. Stranger things have happened. I actually want to see if it’s really as terrible as critics say it is. I mean, can it really be that terrible?
Speaking of terrible: The Yankee bullpen. This is the best we could do? Jesus, Mary and the other one. We’ll be lucky if they even make the playoffs at this point.
How annoying.
Speaking of annoying: Our network has been down most of the day. Nothing really works. In fact who knows what’s going to happen to this entry. My windows media player isn’t working which really sucks because now I am stuck listening to the radio. Ick.
I worked out again today. I’ve lost 2 pounds since last Monday. I’ll be happy with 2 pounds a week.
I’ll also be happy if I get a full night’s sleep.
It’s been so long since I’ve had more than one full night’s sleep in a week. I’d like at least two this week. So far I am 0 for 2.
Of course, that could have something to do with the people who neighborhood who don’t work for a living, collect welfare and spend all night racing scooters up and down Broadway. Hello 34th precinct? Where the fuck are you?
I can’t wait to move to the more quiet section of the neighborhood.
The boys are excited too.
OH!!! So I got my birthday tickets and I am going to be 10 rows behind the dugout, directly behind it…Oh boy. I’ll have to control myself. Hee! So will Racquel. Heh.
Aw. Yeah.
Cleavage anyone?
I bought the coolest thongs on Saturday. They are Supergirl thongs with the Superman logo at the top of it so if I where (WHERE???--was I tired when I wrote this?!) low cut jeans, people will see my logo. Heh.
I also bought a couple of pairs of shoes for work. Nice dressy shoes.
Hey, what is that big giant yellow ball on the sky? Wait, could it be the sun? Is the sun actually out in NY? No way!!!
This summer sucks. The weather sucks.
Not one eventful thing has happened this summer.
Everything and everyone sucks.
Yeah, I’m going to stop writing now.
Stace
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