every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end...

It's true - I have not updated in a little while. I blame Twitter. Now that I shamefully joined that, anything I have to update about I kinda just do through there. And then I stopped caring about things and never cared to make an effort on informing people about things that either A. they already know about or B. no one cares about but me. So what's the point?

But today is a special day. Today is my last day at MGuide. And I will flat out tell you that because I will no longer be sitting in front of a computer screen all day, I probably won't update. So now you know. (And knowing is half the battle) We've had some good times here. You can look through the archives to see what those good times were. I wouldn't really say I'm heading on to bigger and better things. But hopefully I am moving on to bigger and better money. And less trips to the gas station. And shorter commute times. So we'll see how this works out.

So I really had nothnig to say. I just thought it was appropriate for me to update once more. This started as a time killer at MGuide. And I will no longer be working at MGuide so I won't need to kill that time anymore. And with that I bid you adieu.

Oh and here's some random songs/videos for you:

man jason segel really loves les mis (he's sung it with paul rudd too)

i like how the lead singer dances in this video. i don't know why. plus its a good song.

wtf this video? Very random and stupid. I just wanted the song. It's my goodbye song.

put on my pjs and hop into bed...

My dreams last night as I explained them to Lisa:

(07:30:27) katie o: at one point i was in a dept store in line to check out and there was a xhristmas elf in front of me holding the line up because he was writing out christmas cards to people and signing them from santa
(07:31:23) katie o: and my branch manager was the cashier
(07:31:32) katie o: and the elf talked in an elf voice
(07:33:09) katie o: the other part was in the dept store there was an obstacle course that if you crawled around it a certain amount of times you won $10,000. lesley and jen were doing it with me but they gave up and everytime i crawled past the electronic section i saw lisa and tim picking out a new tv
(07:34:56) katie o: apparently i was the only one left so i thought im so gonna win but then my bank manager/cashier came over and kept talking to me disctracting me and the next thing i know i took too long so they took it down
(07:35:20) katie o: i can't even get a lot of money in dreams!

No more Lager before bed. It keeps me awake and gives me weird ass dreams and causing me to continuously wake up. So today is going to be an extremely long day full of tiredness and eagerness to be home. We'll see if I'm awake enough for Quizzo. Man and I was actually planning on going tonight. We shall see...

as you make it unreal...

Paste Magazine did a review of 25 indie films to see before December. I haven't had a chance to watch all the trailers yet but some look decent and I'll have to keep an eye out for them. They mention the Nick Hornby, An Education, movie I mentioned before. The one that stuck out that I am pretty interested in seeing is Brothers. It has Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Toby Maguire, oh and the cute little girl from Bridge to Terabithia. The storyline is about a guy who went to war (Toby) and presumed dead. He actually is alive and comes home to find his wife (Portman) with his brother (Jake). When I first read the summary it seemed like a plot that has been done before. But the trailer makes it look good and unique. imo. And of course of all 25 films, this one is the last one to come out - 12/4/09.

doin the mummers strut...

I want to do this next year. I'll make sure I have the money for it. This past weekend there was a bus up to Citi Field for the Phillies/Mets game. It looks like it was a really good time. Here's the info on what the trip includes and such. Then a video from Saturday.

From PhillyTailgate.com

			Phillies at New York Mets - (August 22, 2009)
			Our Price: $149.00
			***THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT - ONCE AGAIN PROVING PHILLY SPORTS FANS ARE THE BEST*** If you already have tickets, you can still get in on the tailgate party at: http://shop.phillytailgate.com/product_p/phillies-mets-tailgate.html. If you need tickets and tailgate, you can purchase it at: http://shop.phillytailgate.com/product_p/phillies-mets-tixtailgate.html. The Phillies and Mets once again renew their hated rivalry in thePhillies only weekend visit to the new CitiField. We'll leave from parking Lot M at the Sports Complex at 1:00pm on Saturday afternoon. We'll be providing snacks andsoda for the bus trip as well as hosting our Famous tailgate party. After the game is over, we'll depart the lot one hour after the game is over and return back to Philadelphia. The package price includes the following: * Roundtrip motorcoach transportation * Snacks and beverages on the bus * DJ services provided by Chad Beene of the Urban Saloon * Game ticket to the Phillies/Mets at the new Citi Field * The Famous PhillyTailgate.com Road Trip Tailgate Party featuring: - Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers - Hot Dogs - Philly Cheese Steaks - Jack Daniels Chicken - Philadelphia Soft Pretzels - Potato Chips - Nachos w/all the fixings - Veggie tray - Ceasar salad - Pasta salad - Various desserts - Soda, Water, and Beer Payment in full is due at booking. ** Menu is subject to change.

i am, i am a zombie...

Thanks Jamie! New Pretty Reckless demos. I'm such a nerd but I like her songs.

im good without you...

Ugh I'm feeling so emo today

in a way, i need a change
from this burnout scene
another time, another town
another everything

how many times can i break till i shatter?
over the line can't define what i'm after
i always turn the car around
give me a break let me make my own pattern
all that it takes is some time but i'm shattered

all that i feel is the realness i'm faking
taking my time but it's time that i'm wasting

i wrote them down for you to contemplate at a later date...

I went on MySpace today for the first time since probably about May. I wanted to reread my haikus and share them with you. I don't remember when or who I was talking about them with but it doesn't matter. So here you go. It's amazing how my life hasn't changed over a year later.

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

haikus Current mood: artistic Bored at work I am So I write little haikus Hope you enjoy them I did not shower I probably smell real bad Oh well sucks for you It's a new hour It must be time to go pee My bladder so small I like food on grill Hot dog Hambuger Chicken Ode to Barbecue I'm not wearing shoes Like to be barefoot at work I really like feet Working people sit Listening to ads all day Mediaguide YAY! Ninjas are real cool They kick the poop out of nerds They will kill you hard Cold beer tastes so good I'd like to drink it all day Life would be so sweet This week needs to end I don't like working two jobs Want to sleep real late My tummy is big But not because I'm pregnant I just like to eat I am so sleepy It is hard to stay awake Energy drinks suck I hope you enjoyed my haikus and my first blog in over two years. And those haikus actually sum up my curret life too - working at Mediaguide, like to sleep, like to eat, i like feet, ninjas, and peeing a lot. Yep that's my life. Keep it real!

i could tell that you could tell that i was taking my time...

I don't know why this video makes me laugh.

Maybe it's cause it reminds me of this video. A classic.

I just really wanted to see that again. I guess sometimes corny people re-enacting videos literally just gets to me.

that i would be good...

im at work.
im bored.
im listening to midas ads.
im waiting for audio to index.
im excited lacey is back from vacation.
im waiting to go to walmart with lisa.
im craving ham and cheese sandwich.
im drinking water.
im hoping my dinner doesn't taste like mguide's fridge smells.
im curious about my phone interview tomorrow.
im wanting a beer, a couch, and a phillies game.
im trying to block out all annoying noise. (impossible)
im digging the previews for where the wild things are.
im changing $60 to $50.
im not all that excited for this month's boomslam.
im wishing i didn't have to choose work over family dinner.
im buying mini speakers today so i can rock out in the shower.
im wondering if laser eye surgery would be worth it.
im remembering jakes and dwayne were in my dream last night.
im in the mood for mini golf.
im in the mood for mario kart.
im contemplating taking off from the bank the week after labor day.
im smelling something delicious.
im ready for it to be fall.
im hoping moyer comes back to the starting rotation.
im experimenting with hot sauce and egg noodles tonight after work.
im probably gonna be in bed before 11 again tonight.
im changing $50 to $60.
im shaking my leg.
im now being followed by 950 espn on twitter.
im excited to watch nick and norah at work tonight.
im wondering if this friday is finally my time to see my fave local band.
im sick of hearing the office's doorbell.
im craving taco bell thanks to constant commercials.
im showing 5 new posts on facebook.
im getting annoyed with 3 of the 5 new posts on facebook.
im really wanting wings from pwhacks.
im coughing.
im changing $40 to $50.
im writing on a post it.
im thinking about how much i love stationery.
im thinking how weird it is that i love stationery.
im yawning (quietly).
im wondering how long the next 9 hours will take to be over.
im needed at talkmonitor.
im done.

love will tear us apart again...

Here's some links for you to keep you somewhat entertained this stupid Monday morning

• Yep he's still a douchebag. Here's a new entry from his website.
• I'd so buy this shirt.
• Short little interview and video with Guster.
• Even though we all know what happened at yesterday's Phils game, here's a recap with video.
• I can't wait to go home tonight and finish this.
• Silly Philly fans mess with Wikipedia.
• How many bands are going to cover this song? Geez.
• The Onion is so random.

Ok that's enough for now. Go do some actual work.

its better to listen when nothing is said...

Yep still obsessed with this song. I heart it. A lot. I don't care if it's from the Twilight soundtrack. Twilight can suck it. And I don't care if you think it's cheesy. I heart O.A.R. I don't understand why it's impossible to download though. My acquisition is usually good like that. Oh well. As long as I find ways to listen to it I'm ok.

I can almost believe that you’re real
And its love in my heart I can feel
But there’s something between us
I can’t seem to get through it all

If I could only read your mind
I would know how to save you this time
With love, love is worth the fall
If I could only save the day
Here in your world I could stay
For love, love is worth the fall

Show me the way let me see
Into your soul let me breath
I will wait through the ages
And watch you sleep straight through the night

If I could only read your mind
I would know how to save you this time
With love, love is worth the fall
If I could only save the day
Here in your world I could stay
For love, love is worth the fall

Sleep, darling sleep
Dream, darling dream
Hope in those dreams I’m here

Yeah only read your mind
I would know how to save you this time
With love, love is worth the fall
Yeah if I could only save the day
Here in your world I would stay
For love, love is worth the fall

Love, love is worth the fall
I see you right there and you’re smiling
Only in your bed
That’s my love
Its better to listen when nothing is said

I lay down beside you here
I do it for love, love is worth the fall
Love, love is worth the fall
(Its better to listen when nothing is said)
Love, love is worth the fall
Love, love is worth it all

maybe im a little crazy...

I don't know if anyone will care about this but me but oh well. That's why this is my blog. New promo was released for House Season 6. I'm pretty stoked to find out its a 2 hour premiere. Since they're taking the show is a different direction, I'm interested to see if they make it work. And how much will the team and hospital be incorporated into the show still. As much as I love House I want to see the others too. Preferably Chase, Cameron, and Foreman.

Oh and Season 5 comes out on DVD at the end of this month. I forget the exact date. But I will be buying it. I need new episodes to fall asleep to.

killing yourself to live...

After just finally reading Downtown Owl, I'm really excited for Klosterman's new book due out later this year. I really enjoy his books and envy his musical/pop culture knowledge. He gets paid to write essays about random pop culture. He has the greatest job. Paste talks about his new book, Eating The Dinosaur.

Chuck Klosterman to Release Eating the Dinosaur in Oct.

By

Ani Vrabel

on July 31, 2009 9:00 AM

Chuck Klosterman, the pop-culture-expert-slash-critic-slash-KISS-fanboy who brought us the likes of Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, is at it again. The author plans to release his sixth book, Eating the Dinosaur, on Oct. 20.

Like his past works, it seems Eating the Dinosaur will be a somewhat scattered, cynical look inside the author's mind. "I talk about the relationship between [Nirvana's album] In Utero and David Koresh. I talk about time travel, ABBA, Ralph Sampson, Garth Brooks, things the Unabomber was right about, the process of interviewing people and why it's fun to spy on people," Klosterman revealed to the Boston Globe.

If his past musings are any indication of what's in store, we're sure we can expect plenty of cultural relevance from this Dinosaur.

and its not what it seems...

Lisa wanted me to do that Facebook thing with the one band and their song titles answering the questions. She wanted me to do it with Something Corporate. So I did. I'm not posting it on Facebook.

1. Are you male or female: Miss America

2. Describe yourself: Ruthless

3. How do you feel about yourself: Break Myself

4. Describe your ex boyfriend: You're Gone

5. Describe your current boy situation: Anything, Anything

6. Describe your current location: Cavanaugh Park

7. Describe where you want to be: Space

8. Your best friend is: Punk Rock Princess

9. Your favorite color is: She Paints Me Blue

10. You know that: I Don't Want A Job

11. What's the weather: (Hurricane) The Formal Weather Pattern

12. If your life was a television show what would it be called: Drunk Girl

13. What is life to you: Not What It Seems

14. What is the best advice you have to give: I Want To Save You

15. If you could change your name what would you change it to: Letters To Noelle

violence is spread world wide...

This is a good article about the shit that went down outside the Phillies game on Saturday night. It's a shame what happened and it's a shame how it makes the rest of the country look at Philly fans. Read it at PhilliesNation.

i make plans to break plans...

...thats the theme of the day

*RANT ALERT*

Well I am back to work...well I was technically back yesterday. but whatevs. And immediately as soon as (redundant) I returned I was filled with the motivation to actively try to get out. For good. Forever. And never come back.My body - physically and mentally - can not take this place and schedule anymore. Plus I just flat out need more money. So hopefully the motivation continues and I find time to actually look for new jobs. I can't really do it here at work thanks to Nosey McGee sitting near me. So thats that.

I need my motivation to carry over into being productive with organizing my life. What "Organizing My Life" entails: cleaning my room, laundry, working on my iTunes, making new playlists, stealing pictures from people off Facebook to have on my computer, moving all my pictures over to my hard drive, reading another book, watching The Room, go walking, going food shopping, buying new jeans, saving money, getting an actual full nights rest, finding a new job, exploring the city more, getting a new computer, calling my car insurance company about lowering my rates...you know things that if all completed would make my life a lot less stressful. So maybe one day in life all this shit will be taken care of.

This is why I need more hours in a day. Yes, sleep is awesome. Which is why I choose that over staying up and organizing my life. The days I work both jobs - if you take away work, sleep, and travel time - I get about 2 hours of free time before I make myself go to bed in order to get only 6 hours of sleep. 2 fucking hours. And that is usually spent showering, watching the Phillies, catching up with Lisa, and checking things online. By the time I do all that it's past 11 and I need to get to bed. There have been days I'm in bed before 10 because I'm so f'ing tired from my ridiculously long day. So when the hell am I supposed to do things I enjoy? Because when I do get free time, I'm either wanting a beer or being pressured into having a beer and I think to myself "you've been working a lot lately. you should go have a beer. you'll go crazy if you don't enjoy life at least a little" So instead of sitting at home doing things I want to be doing, I go out and try to actually be social and live my life so I don't alienate friends and then I come home, go to bed and do it all over again. And people wonder why I never try to make plans. Because I know by the time the plans come either I'll be too tired or it'll be the only time I have free and will want to spend it other ways.

So I won't get out of this rut til I change my schedule and I can't change my schedule until I get a new job and I can't get a new job until I have time to look for one and I won't have time to look for one until I change my schedule. I'm Fucked.


I just made a post of exactly what I avoid making posts about. My bad yo.

Have a great day ya'll.

i drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane...

10 rules to take to Bank

By John Gonzalez

Inquirer Columnist

We should all be more considerate of our fellow fans. In that pursuit, we submit Page 2's 10 Citizens Bank Park Commandments:

I. Thou shalt not talk on a cell phone during an inning. Failure to obey will result in thy body being struck by lightning (or, failing that, a foul ball).

II. Honor the team that broke the drought - no Eagles, Sixers or Flyers chants at the park.

III. Thou shalt not wear thy personalized Phillies jersey to the park. Until the Phils call you up to the majors from single-A Bensalem, it's probably best to keep that "Flocco No. 1" alternate home uniform in the closet. All other jerseys honoring actual Phils - past or present - are perfectly acceptable.

IV. Thou shalt not call balls and strikes from the upper deck. Really, this could apply to any part of the ballpark. Unless you're on the field or super close to it, it's awfully hard to see where the ball crosses the plate. But if you're in the upper deck and you're doing the whole "come on, ump, that was a strike" thing, then you've either had too much holy wine or not enough. Either way, settle down.

V. Remind thyself that the ballpark is a place of worship and not a fashion show or an office. No high heels or pink hats for women and no suits for men. If you come straight from work, at least ditch the jacket and tie.

VI. Thou shalt not leave early to beat traffic unless the home team is up or down by more than six runs after the eighth.

VII. Thou shalt not start the wave.

VIII. Honor thy row mates. That means no getting up during an inning to hit the bathroom or grab a Schmitter unless you're on the end of the aisle. Beer runs are acceptable, but only if you buy for every person you inconvenience while baseball is being played. If three people have to move out of your way, you owe three beers. Nothing light/lite. If one of your row mates is under 21 or doesn't drink, you luck out.

IX. Thou shalt not take the Phillies' names in vain. Unless the pitching staff implodes or the Fightin's blow a lead at the end of the game, at which point it's cool and the sports gods will absolve you of your sins.

X. Thou shalt not wave to the TV camera while sitting behind home plate. Violators will be cast down with the unwashed and the Mets fans.

That concludes today's sermon. Go in peace.

you wanna go for a ride...

i know your type...

So I used to read this one Philly blog because it started annoying me after awhile when I caught on to how pretentious they were, how in love with Fishtown and in hate with the Northeast. I also got annoyed because they were obsessed with some guy named Arthur Kade. Apparently he used to be a successful financial guy in the city, but now he's trying to make it big in acting. But they never shut up about him and it got old...real quick. But when I came into work this morning and read my Google Alerts, there was something about him. And now I can kinda understand why the blog was obsessed with making fun of him. He's a tool. But they're still an annoying website. Anywho...what I read was a recent entry from Kade himself on his website. What he wrote is hilarious...hilarious in "I'm a self centered douchebag" kind of way. I wanted to share it. I don't care to know anymore about him or see him become famous. I hope you enjoy how he views hmself.

Toolbag of the Day.

there's so much i want you to see...

One of my favorite authors, Nick Hornby, wrote a movie that premiered at this year's Sundance. It's called An Education and here's what Variety had to say about it:

Those of us who saw Lone Scherfig and Nick Hornby's An Education at Sundance witnessed a remarkable debut: Carey Mulligan was an instant star. With Audrey Hepburn-style class, charisma and smarts, she's well-cast as a brainy and sexy high school kid in 60s Britain aching to break out into the bigger world. Peter Sarsgaard (with a plummy British accent) is the older sophisticate who takes away her innocence and shows her what she's missing. With Sony Pictures Classics at the helm, this movie should go all the way to some major awards

I like that Peter Sarsgaard is in it. I was wondering what happened to him. I also love Emma Thompson. For some reason, the main, upcoming girl - Carey Mulligan - reminds me of a British Rory from Gilmore Girls and I kinda like that. Other than that I am interested to see this movie, mainly cause of Nick Hornby. I'm not a huge fan of movies that take place in this time period, but there are the few that are good. So eventually, one day I will see this movie. Here's the trailer: