04-01-09
april fools.
me: so, i have something to tell you.
it’s not an april fools joke
let me know when you’re ready
jeff: uh oh
you promise it’s not a joke?
me: promise.
jeff: is it bad or big (or both)?
me: big and bad.
jeff: ok, proceed
me: okay
i have decided….
that due to my fatness
that it’s time
to wear one piece swimsuits.
jeff: WHAT???!
me: it’s time.
jeff: no, i’m sorry, i do NOT receive that!!!
no
uh uh
that is not ok
me: yes jeff. it’s time. no more belly showing for me.
jeff: it’s like you’ve turned my world upside down
why would you go there?
me: i know. i know.
but A. they’re in style, believe it or not
and B. well, i just have to. i plan to spend the vast majority of my summer by the water.
so it’s just…time. i’ve gotten to that point.
i will still wear my tankinis from last year. but from today forward…i’m only buying one pieces.
jeff: wow….when you said bad i thought maybe someone had died or you’d decided to be a vegan or something….but this??
i just was not prepared.
i don’t even know what to say
other than i can’t believe you’re turning your back on the tankini
so wrong
me: yeah, like i said, big and bad.
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On that note, some super cute one pieces:
from j.crew:
polka dots from old navy:
love this one from Victoria’s Secret, but wouldn’t be brave enough to wear white.
ruffles! (land’s end. who knew??)
***in my research for cute one pieces, i came across some monokinis. What’s a monokini, you ask?
THIS is a monokini. What do you think??
(that’s the most…interesting one i could find. there are some cute ones out there).
11-13-08
type A. but only sometimes.
after reading this post on my friend jamie’s blog, i started to type out a comment talking about how weird (read: crazy) i am about my email. but then the comment got too long to be a comment and i realized it should be a blog post instead!
so yeah, i’m super weird about my email. i have 3 personal email addresses and of course my work one. i like to keep my shopping stuff (target.com, amazon.com, etc.) separate so i have a shopping email account. i also have an account for “professional” stuff like when i decide to apply for random jobs or email congressmen and stuff. and then you know, my personal personal one, the one that’s actually linked to my blackberry, the one i use on a regular basis. if you add all of them up, i have 4814 emails spread amongst my 3 accounts.
i am also a label fanatic…certain friends get their own label, but most else is in the ‘friends’ category. and most emails skip the inbox and go ahead and archive themselves automatically. i hate email in my inbox so everything has a label and a place. i clean it out about once a week, leaving the emails i need to reply to in my inbox so i’ll remember to do it.
my work email is also organized like this, but i guess it makes more sense at work…right?
does anyone else do this?
07-14-08
make a list monday!
my sweet friend ashley decided to make every monday ‘make a list monday,’ so today i joined her.
my particular brand of crazy:
- the clothes in my closet are color-coordinated. the biggest section is black. back when I had my own [walk in] closet they were coordinated by sleeve length, but not anymore. the clothes all face the same way. also, if I don’t have time to put my clothes away correctly, they stay in the basket. so I guess we can call that selective OCD. I also fold my underwear, but that is due to lack of space.
- I am extremely brand loyal when it comes to products. I don’t try new deodorant, lotion, toothpaste, shampoo & conditioner, etc very often. unless my favorite brand makes a new kind (like Dove’s new Cream Oil body wash!), then I stick with what works.
- I send about 3000 text messages a month. I don’t really know how this makes me crazy, but most people are astonished by that number. the look on their faces when I tell them (because I get asked that a lot for some reason) = elizabeth is crazy.
- I can’t go to bed without checking my email. at least twice. and in order to sleep I need earplugs, an eye mask, chapstick, and water. but only in new york – I can sleep without these things other places.
- I use hand sanitizer at work compulsively. like every thirty minutes. my fave co-worker makes fun of me for it, but I catch her using it every so often.
- I often meet people on planes. I met a girl on a plane on the way to TN for Christmas in 2006 and she is now one of my favorite new york friends. she and I went to college together and were both in sororities but never met. another lady I met had just lost her husband and was trying to figure out what life looked like without him. pretty sure I cried with her. and then mailed her a book a few weeks later. and the last time I flew back to new york from TN I met a fun couple and I think I’m going to hang out with them at the end of the month.
- I hate routine and monotony but I need it. for the most part I would consider myself spontaneous but can let myself get carried away. if this happens, and i start feeling like life is out of control, I try to be still and breathe for a while (see: this past weekend). however, when i feel too restricted i’m certain to remedy that sitch by hopping on a plane, or something of the sort.
- i’m hot [temperature wise] most of the time. i could sleep with the AC on in the winter if my roommate would let me. the only time i’m cold is at work, and for some dumb reason they keep it about 60 degrees in there.
- i eat hummus more than the average hummus-eating person. and i like to make chicken and cheese quesadillas and dip them in it. that might be more gross than crazy.
- i don’t know if this qualifies, but lately i’ve been addicted to all things vampire . if you haven’t read it, please do yourself a favor and go buy it. it like $8 at target. and you will love it, i promise. right?