Ready for 2008 to be over

For the last couple of months, I've been telling people that I'm ready for 2008 to be over.

It's not that it was a bad year per se, just a lot of things happened that were firsts and not necessairly firsts that I wanted to have.

Here are the highlights of the bad stuff:

-I was in a relationship where I loved but wasn't loved back. The first time I fell in love, he fell just as deeply- I want that again.
-I was kissed by a unhappily married man and then a few months later I got wasted and texted some things I shouldn't have- which helped me completely forget about him- good riddance.
-I found someone in Portland that I can't stop thinking about but he's not calling me :(.
-My family is going through an on and off crisis- which is frustrating because I'm powerless to help and I don't live in the same city.
-I walked out on a job. It was the right thing to do but I've never done it before and it was scary and liberating, of course.
-I lost my grandmother but it was a good thing because she had been unhappy for so long- now she gets to boogie with Elvis. I hope the King was waiting for her with open arms.
-I met the wife that my grandfather has hidden for decades
-I had a former boss talk about my sex life at our office work place (now you know one of the reasons I quit)
-And to top it off- I had a very brief (thank god!!)sexual encounter with someone who doesn't know whether or not he has the hiv because he slept with someone who is positive (they used a condom or at least that's what he told me). Although the chances are slim to none- I can't wait to get tested to feel totally secure.

Now for the good:

-Two people I'm close with now live up here
-I found another friend group (this makes two- I'm a lucky girl) that takes as I am despite the fact that I am pretty different than everyone else and I love hanging out with them
-I have a new person that I consider myself to be very close to. I heart C!
-I have a new job that is interesting, I'm learning a lot and I ADORE my co-workers
-I really love being single right now
-I'm making more money than I used to!
-I went to the Bahamas and fulfilled a life long dream of swimming with dolphins!!!
-I'm taking graphic design classes so that I can fill my need to be creative
-My BFFs are up here for NYE!!!!!!!!!!!


I wish everyone a Merry New Year! Be safe and have fun- I know I will!!

xoxo,
Lauren in Seattle

Favorite New Song: Think of You by A Fine Frenzy

Last night I had a gift exchange with friends and my SS (Secret Santa) gave me a burned CD full of new music, so now I have a new favorite song. It's called Think of You by A Fine Frenzy.

I thought I would post the lyrics to share the love:

"Think Of You"

It's one hundred and nine degrees in this crowded room
No room to breathe with walls as cold as a gallery
This is no place for me
Such hard faces in smoke
The smell lingers in my clothes
It's a bad night to be alone
But that's the way it goes

And I think of you whenever life gets me down
I think of you whenever you're not around
And you rest your bones
Somewhere far from my house
Yeah, but you still pull me home

I thought I had it figured out in a brand new life
With a great big house
And green initials on the towels
I should be happy now
Well, you got yourself a family
And you planted roots down by the sea
I saw you once on the street
You didn't notice me

But I think of you whenever life gets me down
I think of you whenever you're not around
You rest your bones
Somewhere far from my house
Yeah, but you still pull me home

Just to put your mind at ease
You don't owe me anything
You paid me well in memories

And I think of you whenever life gets me down
I think of you whenever you're not around
And you rest your bones
Somewhere far from my house
Yeah, but you still pull me home
You still pull me home
You still pull me home

Jokes About Men: It's about damn time- there are enough jokes about women!

1. WHY DO MEN BECOME SMARTER DURING SEX?
(because they are plugged into a genius)


2. WHY DON'T WOMEN BLINK DURING SEX?
(they don't have enough time)


3. WHY DOES IT TAKE 1 MILLION SPERM TO FERTILIZE ONE EGG?
(they don't stop to ask directions)


4. WHY DO MEN SNORE WHEN THEY LIE ON THEIR BACKS?
(because their balls fall over their butt-hole and they vapor lock)


5. WHY WERE MEN GIVEN LARGER BRAINS THAN DOGS?
(so they won't hump women's legs at cocktails> parties)


6. WHY DID GOD MAKE MEN BEFORE WOMEN?
(you need a rough draft before you make a final copy)


7. HOW MANY MEN DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A TOILET SEAT DOWN?
(don't know.....it never happened)

(C'mon guys, we laugh at your blonde jokes!)


8. WHY DID GOD PUT MEN ON EARTH?
(because a vibrator can't mow the lawn)

Fun New Seattle Internet Findings: Lynne Alexander and Capitol Hill Blog

As this blog is not just about me but also the fabulousness that is Seattle, I thought of a new category: Fun New Seattle Internet Findings because I love to post about cool things I find out about Seattle and so much can be found online.

After I found the below perfect painting, I looked up the artist, Lynne Alexander, and discovered her fabulous website. She's agreed to a payment installment plan (because I am a broke 20 something) and I couldn't be more excited!



Then I found this cool Capitol Hill(my 'hood) blog that anyone can contribute to. Yay for community blogs. I browsed around and it's pretty awesome.

I really want this t-shirt!! But I'll have to wait until after the crazyness of the new year!

Sledging down Bellevue and Denny

The winter freeze that we're having in Seattle has caused a lot of problems, collisions, and bus accidents.

It has also created a sense of community. Last night, Sunday night, I hung out with about 60 strangers (plus my roomie and good friend) and went sledging down Denny at the top of Denny and Bellevue Way.

And a good time was to be had by all . . .

A shot of the crowd as we approached:



Evidence of sledging:











Peeps were using everything and anything to go sledging- couches, sandwich board signs advertising apartments for rent, laundry baskets, real sledges, trash bags, cardboard, couches, kiddie pools. . . you name it people were on it going down hill.

It was AWESOME!

Seattle on MSN: Buses hang over I-5 by Denny Way (This is on my walk to work)

If you head over to MSN.com, Seattle is featured as a top video (linked in on the post title).

Front page on King5.com.

Written about on this blog.

Denny way is completely shut down and I decided to include my own photos (coming) from the scence. News like this is never thisclose to my house.