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GayProf pointed out in the comment section of my previous entry that I have not provided many details about Y thus far in our narrative. So, I will now. But, first, can I just bitch and moan a bit about how annoying it is when people don't respond to invitations? I invited about 14 people over to my apartment for tomorrow night. I know that 2 will not be able to come and 6 people will definitely be there. Should I plan for 6 people ... or 12? Will the others just show up? Or should a non-response be taken as a no? It's manners, people. How much friggin' time does it take to respond "Yes, I can make it" or "No, I am busy?" What happened to common courtesy? Where were these people raised? A BARN? *bitch* *moan* *bitch* *moan* This is not about any of you, btw. I know all of you always RSVP in a timely manner, because the People Who Read Vuboq are all intelligent, thoughtful, courteous people. So ... the Story of Y. He's 39. Salt-and-pepper hair (whic...

It is teh suck. I pounded out about 15 email responses this morning. I need to proofread one of my colleagues' frequently grammatically incorrect email responses so that he can send them out. We are also having some sort of health insurance enrollment meeting at 11. AND, I need to meet with my boss about my (if I do say so myself) stellar performance review: You like me! You really, really like me. Meanwhile, I got an email from Y. He safely arrived in Israel (via Kiev). Yay. Y'know, I can't remember if I've given much background information on Y. If I haven't, let me know, and I'll try to do a little entry about [what I know about] him. Other than that, I'm busy planning my It Was a Dark & Stormy Night party ... which will take place on Friday night and feature a drink I only recently heard about: the Dark & Stormy. It's equal parts Goslings Dark Rum and ginger beer with lime. I think it sounds v. yum. PS. Can someone tell me why the bullet po...

Mike emailed me this photo earlier today. Tomokito already posted it on her blog ... I guess that makes me (*gasp*) unoriginal. *hangs head in shame* I need to buy some new shoes for summer. What do you think of these :

Because of the unexpected Going Away party, my plans for Meat-Free Monday were postponed until last night. I forgot to take a picture, but here's what I made ... 1 can black beans, drained. 1 can crushed tomatoes w/ rosemary Part of a bag of frozen corn Small can of sliced black olives 3 partially dehydrated scallions fresh rosemary from the front yard Part of a bag of baby spinach that was about to go off olive oil In pot, heat olive oil. Add sliced partially dehydrated scallions. Cook for a bit. Add bag of baby spinach that was about to go off. Cook until wilted. Add 1 can of crushed tomatoes w/ rosemary [Note that there didn't seem to be any rosemary in it so run out into yard to pluck about 5 rosemary leaves. Also note that "crushed" apparently means "pureed"]. Stir. Add drained and rinsed black beans. Add bag of frozen corn and drained small can of sliced black olives. Bring to boil or whatever. Cook until hot. Add random other spices - li...

Here's a picture of Kristen and me from her Going Away Dinner last night:

What a fun Memorial Day Weekend, Kittens! There was booze and fun and sex and booze and sex and food and fun and sex and booze and -Did I mention booze and sex?- and bittersweet good-byes ... Friday, I had planned to stay in and rest up, maybe watch a few movies and knit a bit. Well, Mike emailed to suggest happy hour ... I went home, made a martini, and waited for him to pick me up. We drove to his house, had some cocktails, and waited for his friend, Brian, to join us. Brian was late. So, we decided to skip happy hour and go out to dinner - Thai food. YUM. Mike drove me home around 10:30, I think. Saturday, I went to my 11AM hair appointment. I am blond again. YAY. I looks cute. YAY. I left the salon around Noon:30. I went to Best Buy to spend my $15 worth of Rewards Certificates. I bought 2 DVDS - Galaxy Quest (which I *heart*) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail Special Edition . Very excited. Then, I wasted time until meeting everyone for SAM at 3ish. SAM was awesom...

I grabbed this flyer off of Diagonally Upstairs Neighbor's car this morning [if you need it back, DUN, let me know]. I couldn't resist. I mean, really, what kind of person papers a neighborhood with advertisements without proofreading them first? Answer: Someone Who Will Never Be My Realtor! I won't point out the mistake ... see if you can find it! *smooches*

*whew* I was almost late to work this morning ... Y came over last night, and, well, we got a little frisky this morning. Somehow, I managed to get here on time, difficult though it was. I watched The Good Girl last night. Jennifer Aniston was surprisingly good, as was Jake G (although that wasn't much of a surprise). I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. *woot* No big plans for tonight. I am thinking about staying in, watching movies, knitting and having a chill Friday night alone. I could be convinced to do a Happy Hour somewhere though ;-) I'm shutting down the hotline at 3 to give everyone a headstart on their long weekend. Aren't I the nicest supervisor EVER? Tomorrow, I have a hair appointment in the morning. Then, we will be gathering for Saturday Afternoon Margaritas around 3 to start celebrating Mike and Tomoko's birthdays. Y wants me to come to his place this weekend, so I might go over there on Saturday night. Sunday, I'm trying to get...

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GAH. I've been trying to write a decent cover letter for two days now, and I can't. Everything I come up with is Crappy McCrapshispants. I have updated my resume. I have selected a few sample links. All I need is a cover letter. [Oh, this is in reference to this job .] G-forking-D cover letters. H8 them. Passionately. Also, I am trying to update EnviroWonk more regularly now. I need to get back in the Environmental Grooooooooove . I switched templates, which means all my linky goodness was lost. I'll work on rebuilding those at some point. Skip on over there to take a look. Tell me whachuthink. Tomokito came over last night to return my corkscrew. We had some wine and a nice chat. We will be having Saturday Afternoon Margaritas this weekend! *woot* I finished reading The Rug Merchant and wanted to type up a brief review today, but I left the book at home. I'll do that tomorrow (or tonight if I can get online). I suppose that's it for now. More la...

On Sunday, I spent lots of time on my sofa [I was sick!] ... quality time with the pussy, yo! Pussy in Repose Pussy All "Stop Taking My Picture Already" The Eye! The Eye! Teh Creepy!

So ... I'm feeling a little better. Which is as expected. My colds usually last a week, followed by *months* of a nagging cough. It is how it has been and how it always will be, I suppose. I started feeling bad on Thursday, so we're at the tail end of the phlegmyness. *woot* I don't even know where to begin to bring everyone up-to-date. Friday, I skipped Happy Hour. Saturday, I helped Tomoko move and went to a birthday dinner. I didn't make it to the Graduation BBQ. Sunday, I did not leave the sofa all day. Y came over. We watched movies. Monday, I worked for about 30 minutes then went home and slept all day. Tuesday, I worked for a few hours -getting a stupid weekly report finished- then went home and slept all day. Y came over. We watched Splendor in the Grass [young Warren Beaty = YUM]. It was long, so I renamed it Splinter in the Ass . I think I may be in like ... I got to work this morning and discovered a few mistakes in the report, so I correct...

*bitch* *moan* *bitch* stupid report for work. going home soon. *cough* *hack*

*cough* *hack* I went to work for about half an hour this morning to get some boring stuff set up and to make sure everyone showed up. Then, I came back home and went to bed. Just got up about an hour ago. *ugh* Being sick so sucks. Of course, that didn't stop me from allowing Y to come over last night for a little fun ;-) *heh* I'm all congested and icky. Yuck. Probably back to work tomorrow when I'll fill you in on all the fun of the weekend and the joys of tonight's Meat-Free Monday: Ochazuke Edition. *germy smooches*

*cough* *hack* Vuboq feels like crapola. Crapola that's been run over by a truck hauling hogs to the slaugherhouse. Crapola that's then been scrapped scraped [Happy now, Mush?] off the road with a Teflon spatula, shoved into a 1950s white and blue Corning Ware casserole dish and microwaved on high for 14 minutes. Throat sore. Head congested. Nose a little stuffy. WAH! Needless to say, I will not be attending happy hour this evening. Going to the Whole Foods. Buying provisions. Then, going home to self-medicate. Maybe I can work on updating my resume for the job ...

Yesterday, as I was about to leave for the day, I came across a job posting on the Environmental Working Group's website for a staff blogger . And, I thought, "Wow. This job would be perfect for me, if only ..." If only ... I had not semi-abandoned my environmental blog, EnviroWonk . If only ... I met more of the experience requirements [Drupal? Digg? Photoshop?]. If only ... I could afford to live on (what I expect is a rather low) environmental non-profit staff blogger's salary. If only ... If only ... I could refrain from talking myself out of something before I even try. In other news, I had a dream, a dream about you, kittens. It's gonna come true, kittens. I was in Las Vegas with friends. I was playing one of those slot machines which had a huge combined jackpot. After playing a few rounds, I put in more money and watched the images slowly align. Click. Click. Click. Stop. ALARM BELLS! SIRENS! I had won the jackpot. $7,063,472.35 [Weird that I remember the ...

I am making Chinese Tomato and Egg Soup tonight for dinner. Since I am a good, kind-hearted soul (*cough*), here's the recipe that I "follow" ... Ingredients: 250g/ 9oz tomatoes, skinned [although I have no idea how much that is. I bought 2 tomatoes] 1 egg 2 spring onions, finely chopped 1 tbsp oil 4 cups/ 1 L/ 1 3/4 pt water [I'm going to use veggie broth] 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) mixed with 2 tsp water [I usually skip this bit] And, I think I might add: 1 dollop of chili and garlic paste salt and pepper Preparation: 1. Skin the tomatoes by dipping them in boiling water for a minute or so and then peel them. Cut into large slices. 2. Beat the egg [ouch!]. Finely chop the spring onions. Cooking: Heat a wok or pan over high heat. Add the oil and wait for it to smoke [ because smoking is so cool and trendy! Just say no to cigarettes, kids! -- Joe Camel ]. Add the spring onions to flavor the oil and then pour in the water. Drop in th...

Last night, I did laundry. [Clean sheets! *woot*] I made dinner. I called my friend, Isa. I went to bed. My life is filled with fun and excitment. I have tentative plans to go out with Y again tonight. Although, I'm feeling a little congested (cold? pine pollen?) and my funds for the month are starting to run a bit low. Maybe I can convince him to come over to watch a DVD and I can cook dinner. After reading Chelsea's blog , I have a craving for chinese food (it was the bok choy's fault).

for a very important announcement: Would the person from Norton Heath, Essex who stumbled across my blog using this search string , please visit your doctor or a health clinic*? VUBOQ says: Don't try this at home! *unless you're simply doing research for a homework assignment, but still ...

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