I just got my Entertainment Weekly, there are two loads of laundry currently being tumbled and I have a lot of dishes to do but updating my blog seemed like the biggest priority. This past week was pretty great. I worked every night so that the dolla dolla billz can keep flowing in. On Thursday I got my usual stipend check of $200 and then my manager check. It read $420. And then I cried. It was such a beautiful thing. I haven't been able to watch my usual shows so I took this morning to catch up on The Office on hulu.com (why I just started using this website is beyond me). I would have watched it on NBC.com but they wanted me to update my flash player. Girl can't do that when her computer is already a sad muffin that freaks out when a dvd is playing. The least amount of crap on my laptop the better.
Friday was by far the highlight of the week. Two board members came to the office and we were instructed to be at our desks because they had presents for us, aka yellow headbands with smilie face antennas. Pretty sure I haven't worn one of those since Bill Clinton was in office but what can you do? Then we all gathered in the scene shop for their weekly beer:30. We all got in a huge circle and sang Happy Birthday to Ben Moore (like the CEO of the theatre) and then the board members started raffling off envelopes. I told Jessica that I would probably win one, and then lo and behold they called my name. I put my arms in the air and sunk my head like a boxing champ as I made my way to claim my prize. When I opened the envelope it had a $50 bill in it. Then I started screaming as if I were 5 years old, "This is the best day of my life!" Not true, but maybe top 30.
Later that night we had The Taste of the Rep. Patrons pay a bit extra to come early, eat Musketeer-themed food and listen to a short "warm up" about King Louis IV. It was a great turn out and I think people were having a good time. Pat on the back for knowing how to throw a party. (See Jackie, if we did open up a party planning business I'd have skills to offer. This could totally happen.)
Now don't judge me, it wasn't my idea I swear. After the Taste was over, I went to go see High School Musical 3. I need friends, and that's what my friends wanted to do. Whether or not this makes them good friends is still up for debate, but I went anyway. I cheered when Zac Efron took off his shirt and then slept for the rest of it. $10.25 well spent.
Yesterday I hit the downtown area to do some much needed relaxing and shopping. Jessica and I went to The Navy, Gap, and H&M. It was so wonderful to be around mannequins that know how to layer. Then we went to Nordstrom Rack. That place had the fuggliest stuff I've ever seen. I don't know how people walk out of there with anything of substance. Then we got coconut ice cream and took the monorail back to Seattle Center. I love monorails. This one didn't have that familiar voice echoing to "stand clear of the doors," but it was still fun.
Another friend from work, Whitney, is a huge Phillies fan and she really wanted us to come out and watch one of the series games with her. The bar was crowded, we weren't facing a tv, and I was really tired. I doubt that I impressed her friends. It's hard when someone says, "Oh, this is Kiki. You'll love her, she's so funny" and all you want to do is pass out on the couch. I tried to cheer but it was half hearted. Eventually we just left and then sat around watching youtube videos and Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog for about the 50th time. It may not be an exciting life, but it's mine and I love it.
It was Mollie's birthday last weekend so her mom came in town. Oh my gosh, she is adorable. They both have the best Chicago accents. We had a huge dinner of crab legs, scallops, ahi tuna, I mean her mom pulled out all of the stops. It makes me sad that my family doesn't do seafood because Nikki is the pickiest eater on the face of the planet. Then I found out that neither of them have seen Bridget Jones's Diary. I considered this an offense to women everywhere and immediately put the disc in. It was so much fun. Mollie's pretty much a great roommate. I lucked out big time. The rest of the weekend we all just hung out and ate really good food. I'll have to be sure to invite her along when my parents and I go out for dinner, which is in one week!!!! I'm so excited!
And speaking of Mollie, she is in LA visiting a friend this weekend so I have the apt to myself. I'm going to keep doing laundry and will eventually get to those nasty dishes. I'm going to have some friends over tonight for a potluck picnic. I call it that because a) i don't cook and b) because i don't have enough chairs for everyone. I'm excited to finally have some friends come over, but that means I need to do some serious cleaning.
This week is already looking very busy. I'm booked until Saturday so who knows when I'll get to write again. But thanks for reading, and hey, keep it sassy.
GOBAMA!
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