Month: June 2003

Dang, no check today. Or on Saturday. Nothing since last Wednesday. Well, except from my Aunt Caroline, she gave it to me in person. Yay! I am almost halfway there, money-wise. But it’s the rest of the fundraising that’s going to be the most difficult.

Went to Baton Rouge on Saturday to see Mike’s band play. It was fun. George really liked the music. I talked to Teresa about the fundraiser most of the time. (Sorry Mike, I was paying attention to the music too!) I also got the new Harry Potter book – I started reading it yesterday. Can’t believe I haven’t finished it yet. But I had a job interview at Gambit today. It’s my dream job, even if the pay isn’t the greatest. Today was just a preliminary interview, I walked them through my portfolio, so I hope I’ll hear from them again.

Last night I went to Polly’s to watch the season premiere of Sex & the City. So good. Drank too much wine. Which is why I could only run 2.5 of the 4 miles I was supposed to run today. Oops.

Had breakfast with my old college friend Brett today. It was so cool to see him, he lives in Guam now. He’s an Army vetarenarian. Okay, after several attempts, I realize I cannot spell that word. But if I say Army vet, it sounds like he’s eighty. Hmmm.

Tomorrow I’m going to clean my house and bake bread. Tee hee!

It’s been a pretty busy week for me, in spite of the fact that I’m not working. Going to the gym, checking my PO box in Metairie (for fundraising checks), refinishing my new headboard I purchased for $12 at the thrift store, etc, etc. Oh wait, I’m so proud of my headboard, I have to talk about that! Raul helped me pick out the paints and stuff, and so it’s now charcoal grey with these cubbyholes that are red on the inside. it’s neat, and I can put books, my lamp, knick knacks, that sort of thing on it. Handy. Keeps my nightstand (which I painted to match) clutter-free! I am a new woman because of my new headboard! Har har.

Monday was so much fun, went to Annie’s for lunch with her and Eva, her Irish friend. Had a great time, sitting around chatting, drinking champagne, eating Annie’s homemade (for real, from scratch, not even using a bread machine!) bread and just having a good time with girls. Then on Wednesday night, I went over to Polly’s, we watched two episodes of Sex & the City (in preparation for this Sunday’s season premiere) and then she helped me plan stuff for the fundraiser. We split a large bottle of wine. After I left her house, I wasn’t really ready to go home, so I went to the pub. And had two drinks. Whew! Probably shouldn’t have. But I felt fine yesterday. So, whatever.

Running has been going well, I’m keeping to my schedule fine. Today’s a day off, tomorrow I have 3-4 miles, I think. I’ll go to Audubon Park, early this time. Tonight we’re going to see the Matrix at the IMAX theater. And then tomorrow we’re off to Baton Rouge to see Mike’s band play. I’m excited. I haven’t seen him and Debbie for well over a year. Yikes!

Yesterday I got more cool things for the silent auction – $250 in phone cards from my old job and a cooking class for 2 at a cooking school downtown. I want that one, badly!

Oh, I have a job interview at my dream job on Monday! Gambit Weekly, a really cool um, weekly, free newspaper. Doesn’t pay well, but who cares??

In other, terrible news, I also found out from my mom that my sister-in-law’s mother is very sick. And oddly enough, it’s a blood disease. I don’t know what kind it is yet, it would be so strange if it was leukemia. I really hope not, I hope it’s not as bad as my mom made it sound. I really love my sister-in-law, I’ve only met her parents a few times, but they’re really nice too. It would really really suck for anything to happen to her. I hope that I’m helping, you know? I hope that the money I’m raising will somehow help her mom. Well, in any case, even if it doesn’t, just doing this stuff for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has raised my awareness of it. So I may have a new honoree, but I hope not. I hope Jennifer’s mom gets better, fast. I hope she doesn’t have a blood disease.

Had a fun weekend. Friday I actually got stuff done. Went to the gym, worked out. Ran some errands. After everyone got home from work, George and I went to the pub to meet Polly and Colin. Then Colin suggested a fieldtrip to an Irish pub in Mid-City, Finn McCool’s. Lindsay and Megan came too. Just one drink. Yeah, right. Stayed there for two drinks (but Megan knew a guy who bought us a round there!) and then went to Nick’s, a dive bar. Was cool though. Had a great jukebox. Had several more drinks there, but had fun talking to the girls. Finally went back to the pub, several hours later. Dawn was not happy with us, as we’d said we’d only be gone an hour. Oops! Had one more drink there, and then went home. Amazingly, woke up without a hangover! Nevertheless, didn’t do much on Saturday. Laundry, a bit of straightening up around the house. Watched the Pianist. What a fantastic movie. Returned it, went to Walmart, blah blah blah.

Sunday morning I was going to get up at 6 to run at Audubon Park. I needed to do 3-4 miles this weekend. However, getting up at 6 was very unappealing so I slept until 9:30 or so, then went to the park for 10:30. I figured the heat would be my punishment for sleeping late. But it wasn’t that bad, considering. So I did my two laps, 3.6 miles and went home. George’s family came to the pub for Father’s Day. We ate pizza and ice cream cake and then Polly, Colin, Nick, Annie, Eva, Patrick, Julie, George and I headed to the IMAX on the other side of the river to see the Matrix movie. But it was sold out. And then it was pouring. So we walked to a bar, had a drink, walked to another bar, had a drink, walked back to the ferry, went to the pub, had another drink and then went home. It was really fun, though. We all got soaked on the walk to the first bar.

So today Annie and Eva and I are supposed to have a picnic. Fun!

Okay, okay. Sorry to be such a drama queen. But I really didn’t feel like saying much else yesterday. So what happened is, the company wasn’t doing great, and let’s face it, a graphic designer is somewhat of a luxury. Too bad, I really liked that job. And the people, mostly. Oh well. At least I have a resume, it’s pretty much up-to-date, just have to add the last job and send it off around the city. One of Terry’s friends gave me the name of a guy at a marketing firm downtown, I’m going to send it to him. She said he should be able to help. And I’m still registered with the temp agencies (not that they ever got me work last summer – maybe this summer is better.) So it’ll happen. In the meantime, I’ve signed up for unemployment benefits.

Yesterday I went to work for a little while but I couldn’t stay. I could have stayed through today, but I felt so stupid just being there. So I left after about two hours. Said goodbye to everyone. Went to Barnes & Noble to say hi (and no, I do not plan on going back to work there) and then rented some movies. Yesterday, I’m proud to say, I watched the entire fourth season of Sex & the City. That’s nine hours. Yeah!

Well, crap. I got laid off.

Got $75 yesterday. Am about 1/3 of the way there with my fundraising! Woo! I am getting worried that no one is going to come to the fundraiser, though. I know the pub is sort of out-of-the-way, but not really! And it’s so nice and friendly and it’s all for a good cause! My fear is that I’m going to get all of this great stuff for the silent auction (well, actually, I already have) and no one’s going to be there to bid on it, and I’m going to end up making $15 at the whole event. Okay, Pam, think positive. I am going to create an evite to send to everyone. Yeah, that’s a good idea. Keep reminding everyone…

Yesterday, Terry and I went to the Navy gym. I had 45 minutes of cardio scheduled, so I got a magazine and rode the stationary bike for 25 minutes. My left knee felt sort of funky, like it needed to be popped, but after a while that went away. That’s only something that happens on the bike, fortunately. After the 25 minutes, I got on the treadmill to walk hills, but I felt nauseous. So I only ended up doing 35 minutes of cardio.

But then, after the gym, George and I went to dinner in the French Quarter and we ended up walking around for over half an hour. Granted, not at an especially fast pace, but better than nothing, I suppose. Even though I had a shrimp poboy for dinner. Hmmm.

Speaking of dinner, a really strange thing happened at the restaurant, Cafe Maspero. One of the waitresses was wearing a t-shirt and on the back it said in large letters “DR JACK ANDONIE” which is very odd, because that is the doctor that delivered me. I know he’s somewhat well-known in New Orleans (not sure why, but I think he’s also on the board for something to do with LSU) but after I commented to George about how strange it was that the waitress had a t-shirt with his name emblazoned across the back, something even odder happened. The waitress in question led an older couple to their table, right near ours. I could hear the older man asking her why she had that t-shirt; obviously, he knew Dr. Andonie too. The doctor is a celebrity! The whole episode was weird…we’re in a touristy restaurant in the French Quarter, the waitress is wearing this doctor’s name on a shirt, and it almost seems like everyone is talking about him! Hmmm. Maybe I need to do some more research on this doctor…George even said Dr Andonie was his mom’s doctor at some point. I tell ya…weird!