Spring made it, decided not to give Summer a miss
by hai!
So, I just listened to some Bad Astronaut on Pandora. Hey, it's the singer from Lagwagon! But, not punk. More like pop punk or indie or something.
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said i wanna go to her show...im gonna go go go. =) adam surprised me with tickets to see Amy Winehouse in central park i cant wait!!!!!!!!
NO WAY! im SO stoked for you! im getting my tickets tomorrow!!!
you dont understand how excited i am. i came home and i went on the computer to check my email, and i was like OH YEA! amy winehouse tickets went on sale to day, and i said to adam we should try to get tickets. and he was like, why dont you see how much they are, so i checked and he's like oh i dont know if we can swing it (cuz hes been out of work so long) and i said i totally understood. and then he said JUST KIDDING i got them at 12pm today! YIPPY!!! I LOVE SURPRISES!
AWWWWW that is SO rad!!! when is she playing there? i have to wait to see her in September.
same thing, september. but its in central park for summerstage, so its gen adm. so we'll get there super early and hopefully be up close :)
SO stoked for us!!! LOL
lol me too! im glad youre going, we can compare notes lol
adam wants me to clarify that hes been out of work b/c of his appendix and not because hes a bum, although i really think its the latter.
haha awwww poor guy. thats what i figured cause he has to be off for waht 3-4 weeks?
yea even though hes already back to work. he hates being home.
I guess that explains why my brother is dumb. haha...
I know this probably belongs in the book forum. BUT i am reading Jim Lindbergs "Punk Rock Dad" book and it is HILARIUOS. it is about him being a punk rocker and havinhg three little girls. Very Very Funny.
anybody know where you can get dance lessons semi close to hackettstown, nj? I'm thinking of taking some before my wedding, maybe even tonight if i can
I know a place in Ridgewood.
that place in ridgewood isn't the same, they moved over to near pascack hosp
There's a couple in Htown that owns a dance studio, the Beagles? We all used to go there for swing lessons years ago. Even if they don't have the studio anymore, I'm sure they'd give you some lessons someplace else.
nash dancecenter. on rt. 10 across from ccm. not exactly h-town but rather close. i dont know the schedule and what not but you can look it up.
http://nashdancenter.com/
i'll take you dancing for free big boy
juicy, amy winehouse tickets go on sale tomorrow for her show at the wilten in Hollyweird!! LETS GO!!!
This show is SOOO funny. Flight of the Conchords!
ha ha I LOVE THIS.
so i'm on hte game page right? Click on backyardscoreboards dot com. first game listed before baseball and the like? CORNHOLE. DIdn't know this was a game.
apparently its a children's game
keep us updated!
i can't stop laughing at this, everytime i see it i just chuckle more
do you throw corn through it?
it's a cornhole. throw corn up the corn hole
it's a hole. for corn. corns, even. you throw corn. or corns. into the cornhole. corns in the cornhole.
Are you the Great Cornholio?
i need some tp for my bunghole!
an elder once scolded me for saying "bunghole"
Hahaha....
HAHAHAHA that totally made me laugh!!
then my work here is done
LOL like i can totally picture your voice and facial expressions!
esssssoooooo
I AM CORNHOLIO!
I think a cornbag
oh, whattttttttt? lol
Donovan and I bought a treadmill at sports authority this weekend, because they were having a crazy sale, and because we have space for one now. As part of the sale, they offered free delivery, so we accepted. Yesterday, I took a call from the lady scheduling the delivery:
Lady: Hi, I'm calling to schedule the delivery and installation of your 8 foot basketball hoop.
Me: My what? I ordered a treadmill.
Lady: My work order says an 8 foot basketball hoop.
Me: That's great, but I ordered a treadmill. Can I call the store to correct this?
Lady: No, I'll call. Are you sure you didn't order a basketball hoop?
Me: Positive.
Like I was going to change my mind and accept the basketball hoop because she pressured me!
HAHA I love it! Some people just don't have a clue. This guy called my office today:
Guy: "Is Mr. Rinaldi barred in NY?"
Me: "Yes"
Guy: "Even upstate NY?"
i saw brotherman biking down 57 tonight
Yes you did. I looked studly didn't I... Haha...
very much...i almost crashed
lolol
okay i chuckled at sparta
HAHA yeah that one made me laugh too!
dang i wish these still worked :/
hahaha
So I got all dressed up, a nice suit, careful makeup, to talk to a manager at a local restaurant about a part time chef job. The manager couldn't talk to me, so I just left my resume, but the guy I spoke to told me it's a lunchtime shift (hello? perfect for pioneering) and if the guys they're trying out this week don't work, they'll call me. But I'm sure those guys have actual EXPERIENCE, so I think my chances of getting a call at like 2%. Pleh. So I'm drowning my sorrows in a 3pm cocktail...
well with THAT attitude you will never get anywhere
you must OWN IT
act AS IF you own it and deserve it and have it in the palm of your HAND!!! whatever "it" is you have to OWN IT hahaha...
seriously positivity is a good thing sometimes!!
I agree w/kam!
ANNND JUST cause they may have the experience DOESN'T mean that they have the "palate" needed to make yummy dishes! you know what i mean?
hang in there!!!
I'm going to have Donovan call on Monday to see if they've filled the position yet. If not, I'm going to make all kinds of food and bring it to them, to show them what I can do.
why dont you just do that anyway?? position filled or not.
Because they said they had a few people coming in to work for a few hours to test them out this week. I don't want to seem like the overly pushy little girl trying to weasel into the boys' club.
i think your first mistake is that you wore a suit.
I think your first mistake was being born. hahahahahaa....
nice
MANDIE I HAVE THE BUMBLE & BUMBLE STUFF FOR YOU, I HAVE HAD IT FOR OVER A MONTH. I JUST KEEP FORGETTING TO MAIL IT. I THINK YOU SHOULD COME OUT HERE & PICK IT UP. HA HA
so our family lawyer (criminal/family law) was saying that he had a case in which a young lady got pulled over because she had window tint on the front windows of her car (which was illegal - or so i thought) so as he's giving her the ticket he notices items in her back seat. she had crystal meth, scales etc...like everything she needs to be selling. anyway they take her in etc. she then gets our family lawyer to represent her.
so they're in court, our lawyer calls the officer to the stand asks him "what is the legal percentage of tint one is allowed to have by law on car windows" (or whatever) the cop was so assured & said "its illegal to have tint on your 2 front windows in CA" he then proceeded w/the questions then called a glass/tint expert to the stand and the expert said that its legal to have 30% shading on the windows and showed documentation.
anyway....cause of that ONE technicality the girl was released! can you believe how this system works, they didnt care about the drugs they found, only the fact that the cop pulled her over for a tinting ticket and he was in the wrong. LOL
california wins.
OJ killed two people
I thought about OJ too when I read this. Haha
me and you are so on point!
we should go out
HAHAAH sometimes the cops/etc are SOOO quick to nab someone they forget about ALL the "technicalities" in between
So... No kids. Party at my house. LOL!
wheeeeeeeee
When? I guess I'll have to plan something. My neighbor downstairs put up a volley ball net in the yard. The yard is tiny though.
only if we can play star wars stratego
Ooh... Is that a board game or video game?
oh gosh, more men and their war board games. Austin is pretty obsessed with: statego, risk, axis & allies.
so boringggggggg! lol
I'm more of an outdoorsman. Games take up .01% of my time. Haha...
It used to be GoW for a while, now if you could get him back to H2
Yeah, get him back to H2
HEY i've played risk....SO not boring!
props for this comment.
never really played any of those games. i don't imagine i'd be very good. scrabble, however. i'm VERY good.
I can hear the Rush from here
Nah, I'd spare people. LOL!
does anyone have WT info on pinatas? arent they seen as some "spirit" ritual or something??
i remember my dad looked it up when i was like 13 or 14 and then took me to get one...so i think it's okay. (My dad is kinda a stickler about that stuff, so i trust it)
I'd stay away from the cross ones though just to be sure
awww you mean no V.mary's or the like? LOL *shucks*
NICE!!! thanks!
*i just remember my friend having one at her sons "pirate party" (she lives in vegas) and i remember some of the bros and sisters were up in arms over it.
for a second i thought this said piratas
as in pirates
and my little heart went aflutter
there can't be anything wrong with pirates
yo punk princess i'm getting that stchuff i ordered later in the week.
we gotta meet up with you guys for some long afternoon of services + good times
how's next w/end, maybe?
im so excited for him! hes gonna love it! give us a call b/c sat's are booked but maybe like a friday? or in 2 weeks?
Current mood: Plainsong - The Cure
so anyone hear of Mike Haddix? I think he was a football player. He comes into our shop semi-frequently. really nice guy.
So my uncle, Dan Zabel, is officially a Circuit Overseer! He starts with the new service year.
AND, he'll be in New York! He thinks it's likely that he may even be in NYC, possibly the Bronx.
WOW thats so rad!! how old is he? my ex's bro-in-law became a sub CO @ 35 and was well on his way to being a CO then he got sick and had to step down. so sad....he's THE BEST speakers too! :(
*congrats to your uncle
He's 37 now. He went through MTS, and served in Arkansas for a long time. He's been subbing for a while in Iowa with his wife.
It'll be great to have them back in the area for a while! :)
that is neat.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE NEWS! I'm soo sooo happy to hear this! What a blessing! Please tell danny that I said congrats!
Awesome! I think that might actually be my new circuit! I've met your uncle a few times, and he seems cool yet nuts in that trademark Zabel way.
TESORO WHERE AREEEEEEEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUU????
Yo, i saw you called last night, buuuuuut it was 10:30 and i was just getting ready to go to sleep...rahhh! haha
psh, going to sleep at 10:30? I went to sleep at 4am. got up at 9. pwn'd.
:)
pssh. i've slept two hours a night for almost two months now because i cant lay down. take that! super pwn'd!!
first of all, "super pwn'd"? *shakes head* no.
secondly, yours is not by choice.
thirdly, your mom.
super pwn'd
LOL
thats like super bad
oh yes. I went there.
haha i know. And it's not like i get up super early...like 7am. I need 9hours of sleep to be totally happy in the morning. lol
we finally got a beach season pass, haha... no more "run in the water when you see a badge checker"
and of course i immediately lost mine yesterday
but then i found it this morning
yay
my parents for our anniversary got us season passes to great adventure.......then 2 weeks later adam got his appendix out. so, we cant really use them til like a month from now.... ITS KEEEELLing me
yeah i really wanted to get a season pass there this year - i haven't been to GA in like... probably... 6 years? 7? maybe even 8. For a while I didn't even miss it but this year I do. I guess I need to feel my stomach do that thing where it goes up to my throat and then drops down to my feet.
Hey Tina! Will Adam be better any time around July 24-August 1st? My girlfriend is coming out from Phoenix, and I would like a few more people to go with.
What what?!
i certainly hope so! def let me know when you guys are going, itll be fun!
omg i forget you guys need a pass for the beach.
dude I TOTALLY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT! I'm like, we could just go to the beach?
haha yeah beaches are FREEEEEE here!
How else would old nj mafia and family make millions and billions
repurposed stuff is so cool: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/my_type_of_appl.php
UM YEAH LIVY IS THE BESTEST (just got this lil surprise)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/coronita714/livy1.jpg
*livy you're a nut! THANK YOU!!!!
it looks so nice outside I can't wait to get out of here!
I am so excited. I found someone to watch Atlas when we're away, that's super good with dogs. She's a 20 year old witness girl from the area who works at a doggie daycare. When we were away this weekend, she brought him treats and toys and could not stop raving about how much she loves him. I'm so happy I found someone I feel super comfortable leaving him with! And I can tell he was well played with because when we got home, he was excited to see us, but passed out sleeping soon after seeing us.
Yay!
R U SURE????????????? It's such awesome suit WOOOooooooooooo!
oops didn't hit reply corey lol!
you could probably either wear the cowboy hat OR the 35 bracelets this lady has on. One or the other would be enough
i actually love this bathing suit!! i was thinking about getting it also because i love the flowy hippie top cover up that they were selling with it.
Is that the model from Newport News? I love their build-your-own-bikini line!
I got my new glasses aannnddd I got bangs.
WOOOOOOOOOOOO BANGS!!! Got pix fancy lady???
only on my phone. I sent you a message. :)
only on my phone. I sent you a message. :)
sms the picture to my gmail, so i can post it!
i cannot stop telling you how much i love it!!!!
thanks!! as if I didn't look young enough...I went and got bangs.
wow i really like it a lot!!! ps- i didnt have a pic to send to you the other day.
I was wondering what happened. did you get the biscotti recipe I sent you?
it was actually just a bad makeup choice. but then someone later complimented me on it...so i dont know i guess i shouldnt even care. i DID get it. such a kool idea with the nutella! i cant wait to make em!
thanks by the way!!
don't get mad, frest. but you remind me of the avon lady from edward scissorhands.
bahaha thank you? it's cool. my dad keeps calling me page boy.
Berries and cream berries and cream!
COUNT DOWN TO MAINE
Leaving in about 2 1/2 HRS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!
Can't decide if I should pack my cowboy hat w/ my two piece for the beach =/
WHATEVAH!!!
cowboy hats only match burlap bikinis
sup coreyfeldman
okay i do not condone putting outfits on dogs but.. come on. this is the cutest thing ever. haha! He was an honorary groomsman. ha.
yeah I'd say i had a good day at work today
haha! every wedding photog takes this picture. i've seen it three times in a week, no lie.
lol it's the first time i have ever done it i think
thanks for blowin up my spot though!!! lol
no, no! it's. . . inspired!
Hmm do you have to edit out arm pit spots for this kind of picture? Does anyone sweat like I do?
LOL
we did that at our wedding too! you know whats funny? theres always one who jumps opposite of the rest, and is like the girl all the way to the left. we did that picture like 3 times and one guy was all ways in the "about to jump" position. lol
oh, I just thought she had no ups.
ha they are actually all up in the air it's pretty funny they did this like 3 times too haha
ah well, it was fun
Lyndz check INBOX =D
So on this trip to Orlando, I made a vow that I wouldn't read any novels (like I normally do) but I'd read the new release that we got at the District Convention (I had mine Memorial Day Weekend - super early). This turned into two weird experiences.
I'm sitting today at a Chinese food place, reading the book, (which by the way, is AWESOME), when a woman comes up to me in a dress.
Woman: Where did you get that book?
Me: It's new. You can't see it.
Woman: But where did you get it?
Me: It's new. At the district convention.
Woman: Are you an apostate?
Me: No. I got it at the district convention.
Woman: Oh. Becuase we weren't sure. *points to an entire car group out in service staring at me*. We saw you reading the book but it didn't look like one we had seen before, so we thought you might be an apostate.
Me: Uh... no. It's really good though.
Last night ... same chinese food resturant . .. different woman.
*Woman tries to grab the book out of my hand as I pass by*
Woman: can I see that?
Me: No. It's new.
Woman: I know, but can I see it?
Me: No. It's new. You have to wait.
Woman: Are you a witness?
Me: Yes. Don't worry.
Just ridiculous. Keep this in mind when reading a new release from the society in broad daylight. I'd read it in the airport right now but I kind of want to be left alone for a while.
dude thanks for ruining the fact that we get a book...should have "spoiler alerted" us. way to go. :P
Why do these weird things keep happening to you? Although the service group staring sounded pretty comical.
how do apostates get new literature so early and stuff? that always makes me wonder. But i don't want to google it or anything. does anyone know?
i blame you.
This publication is AMAZING! Did you finish it yet?
so you ever try something new with your appearance, and because its different you expect comments but dont get any...so automatically youve made a bad choice....CRAP!
gold teeth just never look good, i'm sorry :/
How you gonna ever find your place
Running in an artificial pace
Are they gonna find us lying face down in the sand
I think this is my summer song =D
I'm a little torn. I posted a few weeks ago that I was excited about a job ad for an assistant chef at a gourmet store. I sent an email to the company asking what kind of experience they're looking for, and basically, they want someone with some experience, but will do a 3 hour kitchen trial to test the candidate. The email specifically said it's day time hours, 40+ hours per week.
Now, I'd love this job, because it would be good cooking field experience and daytime hours, which is nearly unheard of. But I wanted to get a job that was 3-4 days/week so I could pioneer. So I could try out for the job and possibly work full time now, while we save up to buy a house, then maybe take the experience and networking and start my own catering company in a few years.
Man, satan makes this world so tempting, but I really don't want to put off pioneering for any longer.
just pioneer!
im with ian! if you can do it DO IT! everything else will fall into place.
i agree with ian and tina. hold out for something with less hours. don't make a specific schedule and limit yourself to positions with that schedule. be open to things outside of your interest/skill area. it's like the YPA video said-you might end up with a job that you never expected. if it means you get to pioneer, how could it not be worth it?
You are one of the most articulate people I have ever known, and had the privilege of pioneering with. You present the truth in such a beautiful way. Delay no longer. Pioneer. Jehovah will bring all else together. You'll be in my prayers.
Aww, Todd! That brought a tear to my eye - you're so sweet! I am going to keep looking for a part time job and pioneer. Thank you! :)
I agree with the rest of the group... Pioneering will open up several opportunites and you never know what Jehovah will provide for you while you continue to put his work first in your life....
get in doors everyone....baby fever is running rampant!
I old your mum not to say anything yet!
When I quit my last job and said goodbye to my co-workers, the first thing one said was, "Now I'll never get to see you have a baby!" I certainly don't have the fever.
no joke, your hall has 50 married couples. it's bound to happen eventually.
note to self - have baby before matthew and janet so our child is the "favorite"
HAHAHA!
so in the past year 2 friends of mine have had babys and i know of atleast 5 that are preggers. and in just our hall 1 had a baby and 2 are preg. i have a feeling its going to catch on VERY QUICKLY... if it happens YAY if not... thats fine too!
does it matter to you that on our side, your baby will be the favorite? I SO do not want children.
yeah that matters but i've seen your choice in men and our kid is obviously going to be MUCH CUTER! HAHAH!
That's like sum sort of mega ULTRA sibling burn right there.
Guess I can't talk about bad taste... the other day my friend described this guy I wuz semisweet on for a minute as a "sawed off leprechaun".
Yeaah
I literally gasped but, couldn't keep a straight face and was still laughing like 20 min later, and then just now AGAIN while posting this.
excuse me, but my choice in men does include the "hottest brother in the circuit", and someone told me tonight that I'm not the only one who thinks that!
yeah so what - i notice all the guys you pick have one distinctive trait
yo muffy good job on service
yeah, service was what 15 minutes? lol....
I know the prescription for this fever
i'm bruce dickerson - and i put on my pants one leg at a time, just like everyone else
Ugh, I have recently joined the camp of "Never want babies never ever ever" and cannot remember why anyone would think differently.
OFF TO REHOBOTH BEACH WITH MY SISTER!
WOOHOO!!
BEST DAY EVER!!!!
So this is pretty much me today and for the next week ESPECIALLY Ali Sheedy at the end PURRRRRRFECT
Ali Sheedy = So Hot
HAHAHA she's AWESOME...
So last night for the viewing pleasure of a select audience I actually reenacted the last part. BEST MOMENT is when I dropped like Ally does at the end and this sister Monica is coming down the stairs behind me. It TOTALLY must have looked like I was having an epileptic seizure LOL! Arms flailing then moon high in the sky when I dropped, she's so much fun she smiles almost as much as me =D
hahaha the typical 80's dance breakdown. i love it.
YAY my vacation starts TODAY!!!!
socal. update on linda.
shes doing SO much better. her blood count is up AND shes talking more. she just had another surgery but it was minor. we're finally able to visit w/her.
This is such great news! =D
Ever feel way sorry for sum 1 then hear sumthing great is happening for them ???? Puts a huge smile on your face =D
Okay I really can't stop smiling...my cheeks hurt!
I have a question for everyone. Where's a good place to find special deals/promotions for traveling? I know a bunch of regular websites like orbitz or travelocity. Where else might I look?
cheaptickets.com, priceline.com
www.airfarewatchdog.com
www.farecast.com (domestic only, but awesome tech)
aww dude you so beat me to it. www.airfarewatchdog.com is the greatest. from their deals i've literally saved about $2,000
travelzoo.com is an awesome website. you can sign up for their weekly "Top 20" it's great deals on everything from all-inclusive vacays to car rentals.
thanks! keep em coming! I need to find deals to phoenix
bump
Anyone got any good travel agents?
cheapair.com is pretty awesome, too.
TADA! ;)
WOOOOOORD
Syllable YO!
we think one of the asian chicks here works for an escort service (or something like that) on her time off. she's always lunching w/different guys, like all business men and different ones drop her off in the morning. SO SICK!!!
maybe she's a personal shopper
hahaha um SUUUURE! LOL w/different types of guys all in business attire?
maybe she's like a personal GROCERY shopper! c'mon!
I luv the smell of scandal in the afternoon =P
HHAHAHA want me to give her a list for you then? LOL JK
FOW! THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU RULE!
:) sure thing!
i'm not sure if i posted this before (if i did, sorry)
Here's my friend Steve and Jenni's first dance as a married couple .... it started all slow, with "my heart must go on" or some crap
And then ...
Weezer
HOLY COW Jenni Weiner?!!?!? I remember Jenni & Steve =D
awww that is SO cute! i love stuff like this.
some of the weddings lately are so surreal to me. i see jenni as a girl at my little sisters sleepovers and steve is this goofy guy who broke a lamp in our house by swinging his casted arm around while cheering at our kitten races. happy for them, but it's still surreal.
I know what you mean forrest... I feel the same way with a bunch of weddings lately... and it just reminds me that Im getting old :P
dude you totally spelled her name wrong again.
got your back, valenti
Thanks Dan for pointing that out... from now on her name will be Valenti to me...
thank you!! (I gave up on correcting you Giacomo.)
wow, when i met Steve, he had a cast on his arm. maybe he breaks his arms a lot. haha
That's soo cool!!
There's nothing like Hackers in the afternoon.
Get a job, hippie!
:P
angelina jolie
Haha - I know, I suck. I just sent out some resumes, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vewsuZQ1wOU
these two songs go perfectly. and the scratchin' is awesome.
that was freaking excellant
Can you tell that I listen to my iPod on random?
http://www.last.fm/user/ianzabel/charts/?charttype=weekly&subtype=artist
how is that information captured?
A little plugin that uploads everything you listen to.
iiiinteresting. would be useful to track what I listen to. I want to delete a bunch of stuff from my iPod.
If you want to track your iPod, you have to install the iSproggler one. Then, every time you sync up, it'll upload what you've listened to.
oooo thank you thank you
Random is truely the only way to go.
TOo much music to sort through and putting a playlist together just reeks.
No ying yang twins though ian. YOu're dead to me.
Never heard of them!
anybody have the plain white t's album? i think it's new
don't have it, but i think it's a few years old.
hey i really want the recipe for those cookies!! theyre soooo good!
sure! i'm glad they survived the USPS.
looks like they have a new one that came out this year, it has that song "hey there delilah" on it that's getting some radio play
I heard "Hey there delilah" on the radio and even though I was happy to hear it, I frowned because now there will be many people jumping onto the Plain White T's bandwagon and there goes the small little venue shows and hello to the $40+ shows... BTW - Matt this album has been out for a while...
that song reminds me of my friend...we were doing early service and that song came on and we were driving to our next stop. She turns up the radio and starts singing at the top of her lungs. ANNND she has the WORST singing voice EVER! lol so now when i hear tht song, i don't hear plain white t's....i only hear my friend singing in her broke down tore up voice.
My favorite line of that song is: "But just believe me girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar"
It's so stinkin CUTE!
Wow... scary, thats mine too...
it's scary because as a girl, it's okay for her to think that's cute...
HA HA HA, very funny... I didnt think the line is cute... I just like that line in the song...
I have it... you want it?
yep i got old and new, s'good, the wife loves it
on the other hand, i'm digging The Hold Steady
que?
They're like Alternative Rock, I guess. On Vagrant.
i like this video: http://vids.myspace.com/
yeah except our practices were all tuning.
yeah, us tuning and yelling at you to shut up so we could hear ourselves tune.
i mean AZ practice though cuz we used to tape it like that