June 30th, 2006
I left at noon yesterday for a companywide retreat to Bowlmor lanes at Union Square. I am positively awful bowler.
The most annoying part of the day was when an entire, freshly manicured thumbnail broke off into the bowling ball. The gutter ball that came directly following said tragic event was well expected. Now, I have one unpainted nail. It’s short and out of place. I never once had fingernails before this year. When I was a teenager I would buy Lee Press-On Nails and wear them around until one snapped off but I never actually had nails before. Now that they are here, I have grown used to them and quite attached to them as well. When they break, I feel a small sting of depression.
Tonight, Tobyjoe and I are heading to Bond Street Sushi with Keith and Melanie who embark on a two-week vacation to Belize tomorrow. (Lucky bastards.) Tomorrow, we’re off to watch the England/Portugal game at either Nevada Smith’s or some other dark, dingy bar, which means I will need to either run my necessary 8 miles today at 3 when I am let go from work, tomorrow before 9 am or Sunday morning.
I picked up some freelance work with The Barbarian Group, which will mean working all weekend, which I am totally OK with because I need the money. Working all weekend pretty much means a guaranteed bunch of pointless and excessively boring updates on mihow.com. I hope all those away and celebrating the fourth of July have a good time not reading Web sites and instead having fun in the sun. IF YOU’RE AN AMERICAN (sorry!), what are you doing for the fourth?
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June 29th, 2006
Even if Enland doesn’t win The World Cup, at least they will hold this title. Like I needed another reason to love and admire the Brits.
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June 28th, 2006
I work on 42nd Street and Madison. I have worked here for a little over a year. I’m not crazy about Midtown. Actually, I really can’t stand Midtown. The people are grumpier, yet they seem to be wealthier. It’s weird, Midtown. And even the bodegas, delis, and chain restaurants take note of the higher income bracket; bottles of water are 50 cents more than they are in Brooklyn or anywhere else for that matter. I can buy a Snapple in Brooklyn for 1.50. It’s 2.50 here in Midtown.
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June 27th, 2006
Today I discovered that Jimmy Buffet has a song called Dickhead
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June 27th, 2006
“Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona declared today that the evidence is now ‘indisputable’ that secondhand smoke is an ‘alarming’ public health hazard, causing tens of thousands of premature deaths from heart disease and cancer among nonsmokers each year.”
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June 27th, 2006
Tobyjoe and I headed to Nevada Smiths on Sunday to watch the England vs. Ecuador game. At 9 AM the upstairs bar was already full so we headed downstairs where there was more room. Soon, the downstairs was packed as well. We stood there for about an hour and a half watching people trickle in and stake out a spot. Slowly, we were pushed closer and closer together. I began to regret my decision to watch the game in public away from the airiness of our couch but their tagline had read: “Where Football is Religion” Still, it was crowded and very early and we hadn’t even eaten breakfast yet.
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June 26th, 2006
I went to the gym to watch the second half of the Italy/Australia football game. (I promise you, I won’t talk about soccer forever but for now I am really, really into it and it makes me happy.) I ran for 45 minutes and hopped off to watch the last 3 on the floor. At 2 minutes and 54 seconds I walked downstairs and hit the shower. The game was tied 0 – 0.
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June 26th, 2006
End Embarrassing Gas
Some people experience an increase in gas when stepping up their intake of fiber (as recommended on the South Beach Diet®). While not a symptom of any serious condition, gas can be uncomfortable and unpleasant. Fortunately, this side effect can be managed with the simple modifications listed below.
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June 23rd, 2006
There is an awesome article in the WSJ about long-term goals for soccer in the U.S.
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June 23rd, 2006
I have been keeping this Web site for just under five years. In that time, I am proud to say that I have somehow avoided becoming obsessed with another blogger (in that really unhealthy way). I have met people through mihow.com, but I haven’t developed any unhealthy online girl (or guy) crushes. Thus far, I haven’t flown to the far ends of the Earth in order to meet another Web site personality. Thus far, I haven’t ever hunted a blogger down in order to spend a little time with them. That is, up until last weekend.
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