yes, my parents are on facebook.

i love explaining the inner workings of facebook and proper facebook etiquette to my dad and stepmom.

"you shouldn't update your status too much or you might as well get a twitter account.... and we all know that's ridiculous."

"if you don't like that picture of yourself, you can untag it."

"if you're going to be writing back and forth with someone and you don't want everyone to read it and you don't want to dominate their wall, it's best to send a message."

you know. things you learn after 4 or 5 years of being on facebook. jesus. that's interesting. i'm not a part of the elitist, parents shouldn't be on facebook crowd... and i'm not someone who hides things from my family so anything that's online about me, they probably already know. it's just funny to think about the way things transition and change. it's a little odd.

melissa's back in town for a few more hours at least. she had her spring break this week so it was nice getting to see her in person again, although we talk everyday so the separation anxiety wasn't at an all time high by any means. although let me make a bold statement and say that distance, in general, sucks. not just with melissa being in DC but i find there are a handful of people that i wish i could be around on a more day to day basis without it having to be an event to see them. distance makes things hard... wow, that's what she said. haha.

katie's bridal shower on sunday went really well and it feels nice to put that portion behind us and not have to worry about getting all the details finalized and just rest easy in knowing it was a success. less than two months to katie and nick's wedding! wooooo. that's exciting.

work is still going well and that's awesome. the days go by pretty damn fast and i'm definitely learning new things. plus, i like that it's an overall laid back atmosphere - i can wear jeans or even lounge/yoga pants if i want and the occasional hoodie. i like that. some time to check my gmail and yes, the ever present facebook throughout the day. if i'm running a little behind and get there at 9:15 instead of 9 sharp, it's ok - i just stay a little later to make it up. people are getting to know me a little better and are still being amazing about answering questions and helping me figure stuff out. it's nice. i like it.

american idol has started up again, which means weekly work family american idol time. they're still choosing the top 12 now and they brought back the wild card show, which is a good idea. i'm not like... in love with anyone right now but i think it'll be a good season, for the most part. i know this sounds horrible but there's a perverse part of my humor that is really looking forward to seeing how they choreograph the dance numbers for the blind guy. today, they had him just sitting on a couch the whole time - they can't do that every week! i'm ready for it. and the thing about the blind guy... he's not a horrible singer by any means and he seems like a nice person but he hit some very bad, off key notes and the judges seemed to totally ignore that and instead talk about how inspirational he is. if anyone else sang that dated, obscure, stupid song and hit that many bad notes, they'd tear them up and they'd never get put through but scott is blind so he's got the sympathy vote. whatever. i know it's a popularity contest and they want a diverse group and they've never had a handicapped person before so it makes sense. i'm just saying.

so, my lenten "journey", so to speak, isn't really involving giving anything up this year. i'm trying to work out more often (at least 2-3 times a week) which i know i should have been doing anyway. i'm also going back to mass on sundays - again, should have been doing anyway - and i'm trying to speak more positively about people, in the sense that if i say something negative, i try and also say something positive about that person, thing, or situation. this has been the hardest thing for me, i think. i don't say that to mean that i'm a constant trash talker and bitchy to everyone because i'm not. at least, i hope i'm not. geez. and i suppose it'd be better to follow the "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" rule but this is a start. right? right.

i've been listening to this song a lot lately:



i like them.

quick thoughts:

*did not realize the amount of nudity or the basic plot of the reader. honestly, melissa and i were going to see the jonas brothers concert in 3D but seriously, $15 a piece for a matinee? no fucking way. i mean, i inappropriately enjoy the jonas brothers as much as the next twentysomething, not in their target demographic fan but i'm not ridiculous. 'the reader' was good - just very different from the jonas brothers. obviously.
*flo rida (the rapper, not the state) has a new song that samples the 80s song 'you spin me right round' and his version is about either a stripper on a pole or about getting head. can't decide. either way, not appropriate, yet catchy and i'll listen to it.
*i think i like jimmy fallon's show but don't know yet. he's very nervous but seemed to do better last night, with tina fey. i can't figure it out yet. i do like that jimmy fallon, though. always have. those SNL skits with rachel dratch, where they're the boston kids -- one of my favorite bits on SNL ever.



*art garfunkel was randomly on flight of the conchords this week. AMAZING. can't wait to see them in detroit in april with rosanna :) 4th row! i love bret and jemaine. it's business time.