- going to the baseball game tonight. trying to get Omar's autograph.
- had an awesome time in NYC. trying to get back this fall
- saw the Chihuly exhibit today. so beautiful
- have lots of pictures to upload eventually
- only three more months of the super busy at work
- NYC inspired a major purge, but so far i've only had time to gather one giant pile of clothing. i actually have more time today before the game, but lethargy has a hold on me. i blame a post breve crash. and staying up too late last night. still, there's nothing like flattering clothing to make you get rid of unflattering outfits, and seeing someone's immaculate 290 sq ft apartment to make your room look cluttered no matter the size

Just found out today that when I send email from my main personal account while I'm at work, the mail does not go through. FUUUUUUUCK. I can't even remember all the messages I sent out just today!!!!

Starting now my main mail will be this journal's name at gmail dot com.

I'll use this journal's name at yahoo dot com for lists and such.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck damnit!!!!!!

old landing time 7/20 2320
new landing time 7/21 0330
cry!
(consolation prize of awesome clothing helps)

There are so many of your posts that I want to reply to, but I've been oddly busy plus out of the house more than usual and of course no LJ at work and.... and I'm flying to NYC tonight!!!!! I'll be back just before Monday.

I will miss all and Max, but also SQUEE!

Ride to Work Day is tomorrow!

Ride to Work Day 2008 Wednesday is Ride to Work Day! Check the tires on your scooter or motorycle and I'll see you on the roads. http://www.ridetowork.org/

My sister and her family have a true quad. They look awesome on it! So I had to post this photo of our compact quad. It features an XtraCycle base, a Wee Ride on the front, and a Chariot sidecar. Unfortunately, the sidecar isn't working out and has to be returned. So before we did that, we had to take a family picture.

Going to Walnut Creek tomorrow, but for a quickie errand. What else shall I do to justify the trip?

Also, work is probably going to Blackberry me.

Is this:

A - good! technology is always good! more technology! yarr!
B - bad. awful. terrible. now people will expect answers to their emails at 3am
C - neutral. at least you'll never be bored again.
D - difficult to wear with a Class A uniform
E - a gateway drug
F - other
G - all of the above

Some 400 cell phones and 100 cameras have been turned into Lost and Found at this year's Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England. Items brought to the office in previous festivals have included false legs, a piano, wetsuits, a barrister's wig and a substantial sum of cash handed in by a naked man.

Whoa! Never noticed I was in the extras of WordPlay before! BasmatiHeather too! Where is my IMDB entry? Max is there too in (unknown) utero.

I'm sooo tempted to call in excited to work, take the day off and read the teh internets all day!

http://www.scotusblog.com

I didn't realize Broken Arrow was a Park Ranger movie! I think I need to collect those, along with my current collection of baseball movies and foodie movies. Top of the list: So I Married an Axe Murderer.

This was sad to read in the trivia section on IMDB: In an interview on "Parkinson" (1971), Halle Berry recalled that the producers turned her down for the role of Terry Carmichael and told her "there are no black park rangers".

When I got a new phone, I gave my old one to Max. It is one of his favorite possessions. (Other old phones have gone to roommates or women's shelters.)

I uploaded the pictures off of his phone finally. Some are of him. He sees himself and says "baby baby baby." But some are BY him!

Here is Max's first photo exhibit!

Yesterday I had a 9am appointment to appear before the Superior Court of the State of California.

I was petitioning to change my name from N- M- to N- M- R-.

I slept for crap the night before. I was totally nervous. Nervous about the court preceedings, and nervous about changing my name. The committment! The paperwork! Aiee! What was I thinking? And why hadn't it been automatically granted, the way some name change petitions are, supposedly?

At 9am the clerk posted a schedule of the cases. I was 11 out of 25. There was one name change before mine, so I could learn by example. All the cases for the day (in that court room) were uncontested (and unlimited, whatever that means), but the first few were cases involving lawyers. (Ish!) I was relieved that I didn't park at a meter. Then the clerk swore in everyone but the lawyers (!!) and told us where to sit and what to do. Then he said the name changes would come first. Alright! There would still be time to do something less nerve-wracking on my birthday (like racking up credit card bills!)

But then they weren't. There was a case about a minor and the minor's guardian agreeing to payments from the minor's employer related to an assault. That attorney seemed a bit nervous. The judge was really sweet though.

Then there was a smarmy lawyer (go figure) and a short discussion about his case. At least I wouldn't be here all day. And even if I couldn't Twitter, it was entertaining.

Then I got called up! Double aiee!

I sat down in the plaintiff chair and said my name. The judge read stuff from the paperwork and asked if everything I wrote up was true and I said yes sir. Then he asked if I was doing this for "a legal reason" only it sounded like "an illegal reason" but before I could even say "noooo" he said "as opposed to an illegal reason" because I guess even he could tell he wasn't clear. So I said "yes, legal reasons" and he granted the request and I said "thank you, your honor" although I'm sure it sounded more like "aiee mumble mumble!"

ZOMG. Hello Ms R-!

I was having classic stress reactions the whole morning - lack of focus, blah blah blah. Unfun.

Anyway, I took my little "you're already approved" piece of paper to the room where they can certify copies and I got a few of those. I asked if I could pay with a credit card and the woman said "as long as you have valid, proper ID" and I totally didn't of course! I said that. I said "actually, I don't! you're the only one in the world who knows that, but I don't!!" but of course that isn't what she meant. It was just funny.

So now it's done! Or rather, now it has begun. I have to contact the DMV, passport office, work, credit cards, bank, eBay, Amazon, NERT, etsy, every single place I've ever logged in! Ugh! Wow.

And now I can be another R- in the great big sea of R-'s.

Better be worth it.

Oh, and what am I supposed to get him for his birthday to top this??

So now I'm happy, excited, inimidated and most of all exhausted!

It was a unique way to start my birthday. I spent the rest of the day wandering the city, and then enjoyed dinner at Michael Mina. (Oyster, foie gras, salmon, squab, ribs, lamb, chocolate mousse, ice cream.) That's it's whole own post.

Why is it Post-Traumatic Stress *Disorder*?

Why is it considered disorderly to feel stress after trauma? Is it based on the amount of stress? The way a lot of fear becomes a phobia?

changed her name this morning. next up: coffee!

SFgate headline: "UC arborists are greeted with screams, but so far no more biting or flung excrement. "

w00t! I found Lala!

It's been a few days now since we last saw Max's little guy aka Lala. I hope it is lost in the house and we find it someday. Max has accepted the replacement Lala, but it's not the same (to me mostly I guess.)

I'm home today. There is so much I want to get done. So far I've done some invisible cleaning. I'll head to the mall later and try to find a purse. I have a gazillion large fun purses, but I realize that when I go out someplace fancy and I don't have pockets I really have no appropriate purse. I hope I find something that isn't hideous or hideously expensive. I hate clutches. And it has to hold my wallet and cell phone or what's the point. Other than that, I'm not too finicky. It'll probably be black.

Tomorrow I work. I won't be wearing my jackboots of oppression though. I'll be wearing my Class A shoes of oppression! I hope they work as well as the boots. I found my phone clip - the major reason to clean up - because not only are you not supposed to put stuff in your pockets when you're all fancy, but you're also not allowed to carry a purse!

Someday I want time to upload the bajillion photos and videos on my phone (and other cameras.)

Bye!