tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056443468521450452012-02-16T14:05:11.321-05:00Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.comBlogger1311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-44361682246789999142010-09-30T23:46:00.002-04:002010-10-01T00:05:00.001-04:00

You know how you'll be in a place and all of a sudden it'll remind you of another, more memorable time when you were in that place and sometimes it's so strong it makes you feel like you're in that past moment for just a second? That just happened to me in the bathroom. Perhaps I should explain.I am always the first one to admit I hated my job. I didn't enjoy doing it, I didn't enjoy being there,

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-52882609672502655292010-09-08T16:57:00.002-04:002010-09-08T17:20:24.880-04:00

So here I am, midway through my first week of unemployment. And it is...weird. It's weird to not have the "work day" to structure the rest of my day around. It's weird to not have any immediate deadline on anything (i.e. you have to go to work at X time or they won't pay you) even though there are things I do "have to do" if I expect to get another job at any point in time. And it's weird to be

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-84289585621419481492010-09-03T11:35:00.003-04:002010-09-03T11:41:39.292-04:00

Yesterday was my last day at work and it pretty much went the way any other day would. Joked with some of my coworkers, got some work done, got pretty bored and had to kill a lot of time (thank God for the massive distraction that was all the content surrounding 9.02.10 day). There were tearful goodbyes and cleaning out of computer files. And then, I went home. I would have thought the night

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-10644995501709403312010-09-01T14:46:00.007-04:002010-09-02T12:39:13.051-04:00

In an effort to comfort myself about my soon-to-be unemployment, I have been trying to keep in mind all the bad things about my current situation, things I will not have to deal with soon enough, some of them possibly not ever again.The commute. It's about an hour each way, it involves a car and two trains. When there's bad weather, I get rained and snowed on. When there are train problems, I

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-6410414984155239262010-08-31T13:29:00.005-04:002010-09-01T12:51:52.352-04:00

Maybe this is selfish of me to write. But every time I tell people, at least people I know, about our situation, along with being sympathetic, everyone says "Let me know if there's anything I can do." So this post is in response to those people, whom we appreciate very much. And if you don't want to do anything, well then never mind. No hard feelings. But if you want to help, you can......be

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-20447679762090083962010-08-30T17:55:00.006-04:002010-08-30T18:15:43.575-04:00

We've all seen it on TV, when a character leaves their job and not by choice, they're seen sadly carting an cardboard box containing "the contents of [your] desk." I've only done this once before, and it doesn't count because my last day came in the middle of an illness that left me bedridden and I had to come claim my stuff later when I was feeling better and happy about not working there any

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-75539831854716570402010-08-26T12:18:00.005-04:002010-08-28T11:40:32.167-04:00

This is gonna be a tough one for me to write. But it's part of my life and the story needs to be told. Last week, I was told my company was laying off three of our seven employees, including myself. You may or may not be aware that, a month ago, I got married. My husband is also currently unemployed, having lost his job about 2 weeks before the wedding. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, we are

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-61677436351311481502010-08-25T14:52:00.004-04:002010-08-26T12:17:29.078-04:00

Hi, I'm back! For reasons that will soon become clear, you might expect to hear a bit more from me than you have in the past. Anyway, back to what inspired me to pop open a blog window and start typing.I used to refuse to watch reality TV. Back in the day when I still thought I wanted to work in scripted entertainment, be it theatre, film, or TV, reality programming was an affront to everything I

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-54354195352523875202010-06-23T09:20:00.002-04:002010-06-23T09:24:33.285-04:00

SCENE: Bedroom, morning, Karen is getting dressed in lightweight olive-colored shorts and a brown t-shirt. Kris enters. Kika the cat sits awaiting attention and/or food.Karen: I feel like these are my army fatigues. I wear this outfit whenever I have to battle the heat.Kris: (pauses, then scoops up Kika in his arms) This is my weapon against the heat.Karen makes a confused face. Kris comes over

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-37474931566379624922010-04-28T11:59:00.005-04:002010-04-28T12:36:47.016-04:00

I am into the blues. This is rarely true of people my age, at least in this area. Most people under 30 that I hear this from are hipster wannabes who say it because it sounds cool, but in my case it's a bred-from-birth genuine love. I was raised on the blues by my father, a blues singer, and mother, an avid blues fan. As kids, my sister and I were taken to blues festivals where we danced on

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-60387252368816191242010-04-27T12:42:00.005-04:002010-04-27T13:18:52.510-04:00

(Bad puns are my life. Deal with it.) It all started with a picture in a magazine. All girls, when they get engaged, are "supposed to" start looking through endless pages of wedding magazines to draw inspiration for their own wedding, so I did. One of the few ideas I found to steal was a unique spin on "Something Blue." The picture showed a model pulling up the hem of her poufy white gown to

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-65036334306689620562010-04-13T15:34:00.003-04:002010-04-13T15:44:53.561-04:00

Maybe, considering I haven't updated this in almost 6 months, I should call this "Withered Blog." (or "Withering Blog" for all the sarcasm. Rimshot please!)I've been a fan of blogs since they existed. In college, I wrote a piece about blogging for the campus paper before 'blog' was thought of as a verb, or even before more than half the people in the country had even heard the word. I still read

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-25257688781501953362009-10-05T10:31:00.003-04:002009-10-05T11:00:14.694-04:00

Those of you who check here occasionally for an update and are used to not finding anything new, please don't have a heart attack :)I am a terrible blogger, I know. My last post was about 6 weeks ago. And that, I admit, was a blatant attempt to get noticed by the makers of Rifftrax and perhaps mentioned by them on Twitter. It didn't work. *shrug*I have been making a lot of changes lately. Not

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-47901823654789226862009-08-21T10:54:00.002-04:002009-08-21T11:24:36.339-04:00

So, my work at FringeNYC allows me to get cheap tickets to participating shows and I had planned to take advantage of that last night, but the show I planned to see sold out. So instead, I went to Rifftrax Live.For the uninitiated, Rifftrax is what some of the boys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 are doing now. They make mocking audio commentaries of many modern movies that you can download for

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-69048273468690078022009-08-15T13:21:00.002-04:002009-08-15T13:34:01.127-04:00

I'm really good at self-denial. I guess I can't really say that. If I were really good, I would do it just the right amount, but really I do it too much. It's why I've been so good at Weight Watchers, I never let myself have anything anyhow, it just gives me more rules about how to deny myself more effectively and what to allow myself that feels indulgent but isn't. It's also a source of

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-15903811046142034812009-07-29T09:22:00.005-04:002009-07-29T09:48:06.320-04:00

A long time ago, I was dubbed "painfully awesome" by a good friend. I forget who exactly came up with this, but if you are this person, please speak up and be recognized :) What this means is that I am awesome, by all definitions of the word, but frequently, so awesome it hurts. Which sometimes means I am super extra-awesome. And sometimes means that I am awesome, but lame at the same time and

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-62972590398617065812009-07-08T13:19:00.002-04:002009-07-08T13:43:22.008-04:00

Has it really been almost a MONTH since I blogged? Wow, I am the slackiest blogger who ever blogged. Lame. I've been busy. The show I mentioned in my last post has come and gone if you can believe it. I got to work with some really great people and learned a lot, so I call it a win. I can't really talk much about that time, because not much happened in it, other than work and rehearsal. I was in

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-9579062978017282592009-06-09T14:31:00.002-04:002009-06-09T14:49:25.339-04:00

Despite what the weather in the NY area would have you think, it is in fact summertime. OK summer doesn't OFFICIALLY start for two more weeks, but once the calendar turns to June, for me, it's all over. It's my favorite time of year and I'm enjoying it pretty well so far. So what's been going on?The Forum at the Looking Glass went very well. I really enjoyed working on it and I learned a LOT. I

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-71979972762140791412009-05-28T12:12:00.002-04:002009-05-28T12:26:38.583-04:00

I said I was gonna be hard to find and I meant it. I've been up to quite a bit.Working on plays again has been great. Even when it's tough, long hours or cranky casts or whatever, it's been great. I'm happy. I'm enjoying what I'm doing. I'm learning a LOT. I have a lot of energy. I feel good about my days and when I'm doing something else and it's sucking, I have rehearsal to look forward to. You

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-22539992824880194232009-05-06T16:02:00.002-04:002009-05-06T16:08:54.611-04:00

...you may find it very difficult to find me. I have joined the ranks of my friends with ultra-busy schedules from school or a band or what-have-you. As of now, I have my rehearsal schedule for both shows I'm working on and now know exactly what I'll be doing every day of my life for the next 30 or so, and also throughout parts of June as well. I'm going to be at rehearsal a lot. I'm not going to

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-3141918220947410842009-04-29T14:15:00.003-04:002009-04-29T14:31:05.519-04:00

Hi! So I'm back. Part of the reason I haven't updated in a bit was a 2 1/2 day tv/phone/internet drought  due to a service problem, which was truly tragic. I found ways around most stuff (baseball on the radio, streaming shows I missed online when we got service back, and using my iPhone as a lifeline for email/facebook/twitter), but man does life hurt without the internet. But anyway, another

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-29884945604016694922009-04-20T12:51:00.002-04:002009-04-20T13:29:04.741-04:00

I had a lot of interesting facebook updates this weekend, I'd thought I'd use them to tell my story.Friday night Karen thinks life's too short to drink shitty beer. Since being on Weight Watchers, I have had only light beer or wine when an alcoholic drink was called for. Friday night I had points to burn and needed to unwind, so I decided to open just one full-calorie, high quality beer. It was a

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-56248107969349852492009-04-16T13:05:00.003-04:002009-04-16T13:22:23.663-04:00

I've been sort of waiting to update till I had something to report on one particular venture I was excited about, but that has sort of fallen through. Being bummed about that and various other minor things made me not want to blog more, but then I remembered that this place is about cheering myself up and remembering the good things so here I am, back again.As I said, the project I was hoping I

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-11384271475444126482009-03-31T12:16:00.002-04:002009-03-31T12:31:35.731-04:00

Oh dear. I seem to have neglected my blog all month. Sorry readers (all 9 of you)! I bet you think I've been busybusybusy with wedding plans and I thought I would be to. But we haven't figured out our budget quite yet and without that, we can't look at venues, which will determine our date. And until we have a date, there's really no planning that can be done. Plus, as much as I can be a

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-30624652445859770992009-03-02T17:43:00.002-05:002009-03-02T17:59:53.734-05:00

If you know me, you've probably already heard somewhere. But if you haven't, here's the wonderful news.On Valentine's Day, my wonderful boyfriend of 4 1/2 years, Kris, took a walk with me through Smithville Village. While we were on the bridge over the pond, watching the lights bouncing off the surface of the water, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes. We're engaged.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-24329748813311378392009-02-27T22:22:00.002-05:002009-02-27T22:31:29.486-05:00

Back on January 20th, Inauguration Day, there was another, smaller and much less significant event than the swearing in of our 44th president. This blog reached 100 posts. I didn't really notice it until now, 10 posts later, and even now that I've realized it, it doesn't seem like that big a deal. I guess the positive way to look at that is that I have so much going on in my life, that I didn't

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-44166619501689355132009-02-26T16:16:00.003-05:002009-02-26T16:27:34.364-05:00

So, we moved. It was fast and hard and strenuous and well, I guess moving is kind of like teenage sex that way, as Sarah and I hypothesized. Think about the things they have in common:hastyphysically uncomfortablea rush to get stuff from one place to anotherit's probably easier when there's alcohol involvedyou'll end up with bruises in funny placestoo many people want to offer you opinions on how

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-22610818978741667772009-02-19T18:07:00.002-05:002009-02-19T18:23:20.979-05:00

HA HA HA HA HA HA DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE? "MOVE" LIKE DANCING BUT ALSO BECAUSE I'M MOVING!!!!!Oh my God, you guys. I'm sorry. This move, it's...well, moving sucks. This is happening so fast. And the house STILL seems way too intact for people who are moving in 3 days. I am on my own tonight, which sucks because I don't have help, but at least I don't have to take care of my ailing guy, which

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-88252472071659973122009-02-17T11:38:00.002-05:002009-02-17T11:40:26.321-05:00

The ol' blog's slowed down a bit lately. Lots going on with the move and stuff. I have blogs planned, I promise you, but I haven't had the time to give you the quality blogging you deserve. That'll change. Soon.In the meantime, watch this incredibly adorable video of my 6 month-old niece on the swings with her mommy and grandma.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-44009578598232993032009-02-12T20:47:00.003-05:002009-02-12T21:46:00.124-05:00

When we were little, my sister and I really wanted a pet. We both loved animals so much. A coworker of my dad's had a cat who had kittens in the fall, and right around our birthdays, he brought one of them home as a present to both of us. He even helped us name her, for the holiday that fell between both our birthdays, Halloween. Weenie or Weenster for short.We loved our kitty. We played with her

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-36524912692518407342009-02-10T19:53:00.002-05:002009-02-10T19:58:03.558-05:00

Today you would have been 58. A lot has happened in the last 12 years, but I'd like to think I don't have to tell you all about it because you're somewhere where you can see it. I hope you enjoyed the Superbowl this year, we tried to do it up the way you would have. If I wasn't so sick, I'd raise a beer to you, but since I am, I'll have to toast with what you used to call "The World's Largest

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-7490795713691354602009-01-29T16:34:00.002-05:002009-01-29T16:36:51.127-05:00

...but I've got to move in 6 weeks and I have 15 people coming over for the Superbowl and I have been going to the gym like a demon and...I'm a bad blogger.Check out the video for "Water on the Coast" by Schocholautte.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-85289173432339109632009-01-26T22:19:00.002-05:002009-01-26T22:34:42.826-05:00

Today's Happy Thought is kind of special. It's a realization I had about myself.When I first found that we had to move, I had my typical High Drama reaction. I sank to the floor and started crying and wailing "What are we gonna do?" But in about ten minutes, I pulled it together and got out the door to get on with my day. When I brought it up with my mom, I cried again, but got over it. By the

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-17061896113613212662009-01-24T20:58:00.002-05:002009-01-24T21:07:28.721-05:00

We're moving. We have to be out of our house by March 15th. So, if I don't have a lot of time to update, you'll know why. Here's what happened.You probably know the part where our landlady wanted to sell the house, tried to sell it to us, we couldn't afford it, and so she put it on the market. There were a few weeks of showings and judging by how they went, we expected that it would take a long

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-78887366542917097832009-01-20T23:17:00.002-05:002009-01-20T23:27:50.631-05:00

I was incredibly inspired watching the inauguration today. I admired the gravity in our president's face as he took on the solemn job of leading our country to a bright new day. He didn't look overjoyed. That would have been all wrong. A man facing this many challenges should know how hard the road ahead will be and that was all said by his face as he entered, even before he spoke those inspiring

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-33454204047192930952009-01-14T13:22:00.004-05:002009-01-14T13:44:23.881-05:00

It would seem that quitting the bookstore has one other added bonus: more time to blog!Spent nights in watching some GREAT movies. If we miss a movie in the theater, we don't always catch up, but my foresight about the weather caused me to ask Kris to rent stuff in time and we got to see Burn After Reading, Tropic Thunder, and War Inc. BAR was great, classic Coens, really clever and funny. TT was

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-79993494373041049022009-01-07T17:57:00.003-05:002009-01-07T18:14:18.653-05:00

The wonderful fabulous Miss Sarah gave me a book she no longer needed after last spring. It has kind of languished on my desk for a while as time has ticked down, but it's time to dive into it while I still have time. So make it feel a little less daunting, I started by going through and finding the things I've already done, and as it turns out, I'm already halfway done. I'll try to keep up with

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-63651903866108941422009-01-07T16:48:00.002-05:002009-01-07T17:17:11.107-05:00

Wow. December was the month that wouldn't quit, apparently :) I feel like it would be too long to tell you everything I've been through since then, but the highlights have been:Thanksgiving dinner did indeed go off without a hitch. In fact, everything came together and hit the table at the same time, which impressed my mother (YES!) and all my other guests said all the food was wonderful which

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-89822591137014897672008-11-27T12:39:00.003-05:002008-11-27T12:41:31.952-05:00

A man who loves and understands meA family who loves me and each otherFriends who are always there for me in good times and badA good job that keeps food on the table and the house warmA good home where I am happy to be and happy to call my ownFreedom to do all the things I loveThe promise that the future holdsthat this dinner seems to be actually turning out OKYOU

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-46407033122453928172008-11-14T11:48:00.002-05:002008-11-14T12:01:30.633-05:00

Gentlemen, I apologize. Instead of reading the post, I suggest you watch this clip.Ladies, less dramatically it is not making out with a patient's father that I need to discuss, but actual shoes. I need 'em. I just bought a super-cute pair of casual sneakers to replace my last pair of super-cute casual sneakers which I have worn holes into. But alas, as I have discovered, super-cute as they are,

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-30780185719715460282008-11-13T17:40:00.003-05:002008-11-13T17:47:23.149-05:00

It's been a trying day, or at least, it was a trying morning at work, spending my hours being bombarded by stupid questions from someone who works for me who clearly hadn't read the instructions I sent him. It made it seem as though I was not very good at my job. But then I remembered the majority of the people working for me were handling things just FINE and that most of the questions and

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-37381559425521441422008-11-12T16:36:00.002-05:002008-11-12T16:43:21.160-05:00

Two posts in two days. I know, wow, right?I just sent my project launch emails and need something to take my mind off the fear that there is some minor mistake therein that will cause me to look stupid to my writers or some major mistake that will create a lot more work for me. So I've been thinking about my Thanksgiving Day menu and I thought I'd bounce it off the internet to see what it thinks.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-18490833024361617152008-11-11T14:51:00.002-05:002008-11-11T15:03:32.453-05:00

Hmm, I thought it had been a while since my last post, but it's only been a week. Probably just feels longer because I've been so busy. Since my last post, I've been sick for a week. Better now, after an almost comical saga with the healthcare industry, wherein I accidentally made an appointment at a Spanish-speaking doctor's office with incompetent employees that made it feel like going to the

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-63677297940258053382008-11-03T18:35:00.000-05:002008-11-03T18:36:33.796-05:00

Tomorrow is Election Day. Please. Vote. It's so important. It's probably one of the most important things you can do, every year, but especially this year. I don't care who you vote for. Far be it from me to tell you who to vote for. I'm voting for Barack Obama, so if you were waiting to base your decision on what I would do, there you have it.The youth vote (18-29) is said to count more than any

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-53007030720374300142008-10-28T15:36:00.003-04:002008-10-28T16:01:08.573-04:00

Wow. Almost an entire MONTH between updates. And yet, day-to-day, you're not missing much. I am always too busy and too tired, a byproduct of restarting my employ at the Bookstore Cafe. The housing sitch continues to make me a constant nervous wreck, but I'm trying to handle it. We're trying to think of a way to get any house, as it's starting to look as if we can't really afford our particular

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-17806617474748633522008-10-02T09:32:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:33:37.284-04:00

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-45256538079118324622008-10-01T10:21:00.003-04:002008-10-01T10:31:26.190-04:00

I need a favor. I feel like it's asking a lot, but I also feel like I need to learn when to ask for help and I need help so: help.Twice in the past 24 hours I have completely lost my shit. Once was over what to do for dinner and the other was over a missed doctor's appointment. Minor things, really. But sending me into a crying, spiraling freakout. I haven't been this unstable in a while. In fact

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-30361530281823469102008-09-26T14:22:00.002-04:002008-09-26T14:36:34.416-04:00

This house-purchase stuff really is all-consuming. There are not many times in any given day when I am not either doing something to help save for the house, or thinking about how to help save for the house. The seller is hinting at wanting to move up her moving out date, which cuts in on our savings time. I have been exercising a LOT of self-denial. If I want something, I think "Do I need it now

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-89360278028485791592008-09-17T23:39:00.002-04:002008-09-17T23:50:42.444-04:00

This is the affirmation we say at the end of my exercise class and it brings tears to my eyes every time to say this aloud, to mean it, to feel that good about myself.I have been a busy girl with not much time for happiness. Working 2 jobs, producing a play, supporting a band, it just doesn't leave much time for anything. So I am trying to appreciate the things I do have that make me happy, such

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-85301938275673605512008-08-31T18:14:00.002-04:002008-08-31T18:36:53.792-04:00

Happy Labor Day weekend everyone. I hope you are all celebrating the arrival of fall in a laid-back, indulgent style. As much as I love summer, I do like the crisp fall weather, the smell of the air, the arrival of Halloween and my birthday, and best of all, the fall FOOD. I think fall seasonal flavors are my favorite of the year. Delicious apple ciders and pies, warm hearty soups, rich delicious

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-37673509007913153442008-08-25T13:41:00.005-04:002008-08-25T13:55:44.025-04:00

(Not that, you pervs!)I feel *meepy*. This isn't a real word of course and no one but Kris understands what it means, but the closest approximation is "I need a hug." Kris is in Las Vegas until Thursday morning, so I'll have to do my best to take care of myself until he gets back. Some happy thoughts to help.I scored a ton of workout gear for only $50 at Target this weekend. The gym is closed for

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-69264242552025042762008-08-21T17:32:00.003-04:002008-08-21T17:41:46.807-04:00

My but I've been busy. A summary of the Happy Thoughts of the last two weeks.My wonderful niece Ashley was born. I got to meet her when she was 4 days old and still in the NICU. She is wonderful and precious. I'm betting most of you have seen the pics by now :) I got to hold her and I just fell in love. She stayed in the NICU for a week and came out like a champ. She's now home with Mommy and

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-60467848407086000772008-08-18T15:19:00.003-04:002008-08-18T15:22:08.474-04:00

Not only did I find out today that the check I sent my dentist is being returned because I don't owe him money (score! I thought I owed him $300!) but also,I GOT MY IPHONE TODAY!!!! YAY!!! I AM OFFICIALLY COOL!Now, go check out Sarah's super cool pet project, the Hot Blogger Calendar. Oh, that's sweet of you to say, but you don't have to nominate me.  :)

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-84540634978613263642008-08-06T15:22:00.002-04:002008-08-06T15:26:01.924-04:00

Today, at 11:34 am, a miracle happened. Kris's sister Jessica gave birth to a beautiful 6 lb. 11 oz. baby girl named Ashley Sue.Everybody's doing well and happy. Everybody's brimming over with love. Kris is ecstatic to be an uncle. I am thrilled to be an aunt. I actually cried when Jess called me Aunt Karen today. We cannot wait to meet our little niece and we are so proud of her mom.I will

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-8843227689682327462008-08-01T16:30:00.003-04:002008-08-01T16:31:35.736-04:00

One more for the road, because sometimes I look at my life, about to become an aunt, in love with a rock star on the brink of superstardom, happy, successful and super cool, and I ask myself "How did I get here?"

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-21560362594435947112008-08-01T15:32:00.002-04:002008-08-01T15:43:16.469-04:00

Summary of band stuff:Amazon.comWoozyfly.comlast.fmTomato NationLast invite: EP Release Party TONIGHT Trash Bar 9 pm, $7 cover, open bar 8-9And here's a funny video because it's Friday and it's time to have some fun.See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.Come the the Trash Bar tonight and have a good time. If not for the band, do it for me and my crazy outfit which you will have

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-42075944316907175492008-07-30T20:43:00.002-04:002008-07-30T20:48:29.250-04:00

I promised not to be all band all the time this week, so here you go. Other than band-ness, there's not a lot going on with me. I am buckling down and making myself write on the nights that Kris is out doing band stuff, which is quite a few. Other things of note:My niece's arrival is imminent. Her momma's started dilating, the gates are starting to open, it's just a matter of when the kid is

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-67656401098915669622008-07-29T20:56:00.002-04:002008-07-29T21:14:08.631-04:00

If ever the opposite of that were true, it's now. Check out all the amazing things happening in this All Schocholautte Edition of my blog:Schocholautte is NOW AVAILABLE for purchase in the iTunes store and at Amazon.comSchocholautte and The Trash Bar Trash (live album) NOW AVAILABLE for download at last.fmvideo of studio sessions and a band interview have been posted on Woozyfly.comThe boys got a

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-18810538151814171192008-07-28T21:15:00.002-04:002008-07-28T21:29:56.674-04:00

Today I am a happy girl. Because today I got an IM from Sarah that went something like this: "OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! YOU'RE ON TOMATO NATION!!!!!"Sars an infinitely cool web author, answered a request I made of her to check out Schocholautte and, if she liked them, to mention them on her internationally renowned awesome website. And, Princess of Cool that she is, she did. Which makes me feel like

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-32129051399335966112008-07-25T16:04:00.003-04:002008-07-25T16:08:18.148-04:00

Somewhere, in a convention center in California, my boyfriend is having a complete blast of a day at ComiCon. And that puts a smile on my face from ear to ear.Back on the homefront, the issues that were causing crazy to boil near the surface are being dealt with calmly and systematically and before any overflow occurs. Combine that with the company buying lunch and my sister being unexpectedly

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-36891493281937480922008-07-24T20:49:00.002-04:002008-07-24T20:54:03.889-04:00

I might freak out in a minute. Or in an hour. Or sometime real soon. Where is the positive in this? I have not freaked out yet. My man, whom I love, has taught me so much about controlling my emotions, being calm and handling whatever life throws at me. In years past, I would have broken down hours ago. Instead I have gone into calm, problem-solving mode.Unfortunately, his being out of town is

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-23444397823970553382008-07-22T13:19:00.003-04:002008-07-22T13:38:32.931-04:00

Today is a day for cheering me up. Because apparently the choices are, keep the office door and suffer the stifling heat or be assaulted by the sounds of a BUZZSAW down the hall. Because, despite the line on my Wii Fit graph going down for 3 consistent sessions, my shorts are still super tight. And for a whole host of other reasons, it is time to remember why I can smile.I have officially Started

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-12779788090984959852008-07-14T22:01:00.002-04:002008-07-14T22:22:56.986-04:00

slept latespent 4 days laying on the beach at the Jersey shore, getting gorgeously tan and not really burnedread 2 magazines and half a novelplayed a bunch of games of Unoplayed 3 games of mini-golf: pirate-themed indoor, complete with blacklight paint and a constant soundtrack of shantys, gold mine-themed, and lost city-themed (which reminded me of Indiana Jones)pumped about 10 bucks into Area

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-21569085840534640602008-07-14T15:19:00.003-04:002008-07-14T22:24:05.733-04:00

Howdy kids! Lots has happened and you can expect an update on my vacay and on all the wonderful things to come. But to tide you over, in the meantime, go check out how freakin' cool my boyfriend is.His music. Is on AMAZON.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am officially freaking out.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-85922353815266863542008-07-02T15:06:00.002-04:002008-07-02T15:20:34.456-04:00

I guess when one find's oneself staring out the window at work, one probably has time to blog.The past few weeks have been crazy busy, obviously. In brief:The band has been going well. Successful shows, good music, new songs, fun times. It's been going so well, I hardly see my man anymore, but that's the price of fame. Plus I exaggerate a wee bit.I performed in a scene for my theater group's open

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-21495184210400361282008-07-01T15:38:00.002-04:002008-07-01T15:40:34.633-04:00

Just a post to say "I'm not dead yet!" There's been a lot of radio silence in the blogs I read and apparently I've joined them. This is one of those good droughts, were I've been too busy to write, but I'll be back soon to recap. In the meantime, watch this: 

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-26170172902175776492008-06-12T13:25:00.002-04:002008-06-12T13:38:49.528-04:00

I've never been much of a "quotes to live by" kind of girl. There's never been anything inspirational I've heard and wanted to repeat in times of adversity, to be known for saying. The other day, riding up the escalator in Secaucus Junction, that changed, when I saw this on the back of someone's shirt:Success is never found.Failure is never fatal.Courage is the only thing.-Winston ChurchillI love

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-80726859874563981702008-06-09T13:19:00.002-04:002008-06-09T13:36:22.814-04:00

I had the perfect summer weekend. Tell you about it? Why sure!Today's Happy Thoughts:Instead of spending Friday night as I do most, watching tv by myself and waiting for Kris to come home, I took preventative action and invited my sister over. Wine and pizza and MarioKart and good sisterly times.Saturday was hot, hot, HOT and I love it. I love hiding inside in the AC from it. I love being out in

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-74823327015490152932008-06-05T15:35:00.002-04:002008-06-05T15:41:29.634-04:00

Yesterday, after some asshole writer tried to tell me I was an idiot because he couldn't see files that were posted directly in front of his face, and after an interminable conference call, during which our client gave feedback on some manuscript, most of which was "same thing here" except instead of saying that, she would explain the thing AGAIN, we had a meeting.During the meeting, I suggested

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-86203641979215329022008-06-03T14:14:00.002-04:002008-06-03T14:28:33.538-04:00

Hello, dear blog-readers. Sorry to go dark for so long. Life has been alternatively too busy to allow time to update and too boring to bother writing about. But, harking all the way back to mid-May, there's been lots to keep me happy.I completely failed to mention the super-fun weekend we spent in the Catskills for Liam's birthday. It was just a big ol' fun get-together with friends and beer and

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-43725868896834054452008-05-22T10:45:00.004-04:002008-05-22T12:02:23.761-04:00

I hope that you were lucky enough to miss what was posted here before. It was a misery-ridden, self-pitying pile of refuse. I was in a screenwriting competition, I did not make the finals, I was disappointed, I had a fairly strong flare of self-doubt, and, like an IDIOT, I immediately posted it on the internet. It sucks to lose. And yeah, I don't think I'll ever lose that part of me that says "

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-81822301880603930742008-05-20T14:54:00.003-04:002008-05-20T15:08:03.128-04:00

I was in a craptastical mood yesterday but I got by with a little help from my friends. Some random good things.I may have forgotten to mention, but I had an opportunity to pass on the good karma last week. While rocking out at the Schocholautte show, something caught my eye on the ground, near where I was bouncing around. Closer inspection revealed it to be an iPhone, which I immediately turned

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-67030230195302879502008-05-15T15:31:00.002-04:002008-05-15T16:05:04.710-04:00

Today's Happy Thoughts:My taco lunch was a success. Every month, someone in the office brings in lunch for everyone. May was my turn so I made this pork-and-pineapple taco recipe that I had never made before and it came out wonderfully and everyone loved it. In fact, one of my coworkers is making himself another helping right now!As my office kicks ass, we got to have margaritas with lunch. And

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-27145002378994080352008-05-14T16:08:00.002-04:002008-05-14T16:26:25.795-04:00

The show, she is over. Much to my great relief. It was fun and it had it's moments. It was also tough. Our leading man became an increasingly bigger jackass over time to the point that everyone wanted to smack, strangle, and otherwise maim him. Apparently he had many choice words to say about me behind my back, which our director wisely kept from me until after he'd cleared the building following

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-24394142235688269222008-05-09T13:06:00.002-04:002008-05-09T13:12:35.663-04:00

Actually for anyone who needs something fun to watch. This is a soda-and-candy-powered Rube Goldberg contraption featuring two of Sarah's favorite things: Christmas and the Mythbusters. And she needs a bit of cheering up today :)There are a bunch more featured here. As you can tell, I have jack to do at work today and am slightly resentful of the fact that I am even here since I have a show to do

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-6377301443162789922008-05-07T16:00:00.002-04:002008-05-07T16:19:59.512-04:00

Things have decidedly settled since my last post. The first weekend of the show is over and done with. People keep asking me how it went and all I can muster is a 'fine,' which is true. It was fine. I did  have those super, opening night jitters, that was fun, but I think it was more of a reflex than actually being excited. It may just be that because I have been in the cast for such a short time

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-11886827431425818242008-04-30T16:01:00.003-04:002008-04-30T16:18:14.798-04:00

I am crazed. I forgot how hardcore hell week is. If you think I've done anything other than eat, work, rehearse, and sleep in the past few days, you are wrong. I haven't seen Kris conscious for more than 5 minutes in 4 days and counting.So here's a couple of random tidbits to keep the readers happy:Go see my friend Sam's show. She's funny.Ladies, I present the answer to all your problems.My

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-22136439097566317862008-04-28T16:12:00.003-04:002008-04-28T16:24:10.024-04:00

Today, happiness is...weighing 8 pounds less than I did last week.finding a dress in Forever XXI that looked so good on me it actually made me do a little dance in the dressing room. (The dancing may have also had something to do with Kate Nash being on the radio in the store.)that dress being a MEDIUM.discovering an old $20 store credit for Forever XXI in my wallet, making the dress cost $10!The

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-45010140050284129132008-04-25T14:28:00.000-04:002008-04-25T14:31:27.250-04:00

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-4912344522089561222008-04-24T13:12:00.003-04:002008-04-24T13:19:42.696-04:00

The diet is going OK. It's seriously hard, but I haven't cheated  yet and I think I can make it. AND I think it's working. My happy thoughts have been looking forward to the next meal and thinking about how thin I will be and sharing laughs with Sarah over how we can't eat available non-diet food because it's been somehow tainted. When either of us is tempted, the other comes up with a comical

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-14771336036776330322008-04-22T10:11:00.002-04:002008-04-22T10:32:21.565-04:00

In case you get blog fatigue (I know I can be wordy), let me put this at the top. Go to G-Rock Social and vote for Schocholautte. They could win a chance to open for Toad the Wet Sprocket. Vote frequently. In fact, vote constantly. (In case you can't figure it out, just go to the home page, scroll down and you should see a pic of Toad and then a dropdown menu for voting. All you have to do is

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-20965081614874067272008-04-18T18:28:00.003-04:002008-04-18T18:47:38.391-04:00

It's a gorgeous Spring evening and I've just spent a couple hours sitting in my yard after spending an hour walking my neighborhood. I didn't go into the office today, I had a rockin' good time last night, and I have the house to myself tonight. I am just the happiest cat on earth.I'm suddenly in a play again, coming to the rescue of a friend who needed to replace an actress on short notice. So

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-62708515331368185532008-04-15T13:40:00.002-04:002008-04-15T13:50:43.863-04:00

Today started out terrifically shitty. I woke up late, people were particularly rude on the train today, I fell and scraped my hand in Penn Station, I put every penny of my Christmas bonus in the mail and sent it off to the US government and I still owe them more, and I got my period. Not even a chocolate Krispy Kreme helped my mood. But then little things did.A smile caused by a friend who

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-71042722383574878702008-04-14T13:35:00.003-04:002008-04-14T14:09:09.602-04:00

A lot has happened in the last week. I am practically incapacitated by it.Thursday and Friday, the band played shows to audiences including his family and my family. It was really fun and a good time was had by all.I completed Round 1 of the NYC Midnight Madness Screenwriting Competition. A lot of people have been confused, thinking this is the thing I do where I have to make a movie. Nope, this

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-8308814743330602142008-04-12T19:19:00.002-04:002008-04-12T19:21:31.877-04:00

It is done. Weighing in at a full 15 pages and not a line less, Fritzy's Fridge has been submitted to the judges a full 5 hours before the deadline.Now to drink and party all night long and then spend 6 weeks waiting to hear.Anyone who wants to read the final product, holla.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-42510582183298135642008-04-09T13:38:00.003-04:002008-04-09T14:01:35.470-04:00

I had been planning to do a post about my favorite vlogs for a while, but now that I'm getting around to it, I realized I only have 2. So I'll just pepper them in among some of my other favorite stuff I found floating around the internet today.(Things are MASSIVELY slow at work. And, yes, mom, I am writing, I actually have a rewrite of a 1st draft of my competition script in the works so don't

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-57666257752773548162008-04-08T13:51:00.003-04:002008-04-08T13:54:55.801-04:00

A little treat for LOST fans.And a classic fave in response.I'm having a weird day. First thing in the morning I had a stranger diggin' around in my lady parts and now I'm trying to think of ways to calm Kris down out a stress that's usually ascribed to me.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-31510800813447178442008-04-07T13:28:00.003-04:002008-04-07T13:53:52.867-04:00

So, let's see. This was actually a big weekend. Thursday night was another hit rock and roll show, kicking off Schocholautte's month long residency at the Trash Bar. Always a good time and I expect many more to come.Friday there was very little to be done at work. I came in. I dicked around while awaiting some files to come in. The files came and the little work that needed to be done got done.

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Peter, one of my gay coworkers, and I are googling I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings looking for an answer to a simple question.Peter: Oooh! SparkleNotes! Oh wait, no. That's SparkNotes.Me: SparkleNotes is the gay version.Ba-dum ksh!These guys make it so easy.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-48689116571007161442008-04-02T13:36:00.002-04:002008-04-02T13:53:57.502-04:00

Wasn't that fun? I gather by the non-reaction to yesterday's post that nobody read it, nobody fell for it, nobody thought it was funny or all three. Which is fine, it was clearly meant as a hardy-har-har type of April fool. Will someone please explain that to Kris, who got a little hot under the collar when I showed it to him?Today's Happy Thought: BEDAfter a long struggle with money anxiety and

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-9233461710514753772008-04-01T09:53:00.002-04:002008-04-01T09:54:00.026-04:00

.....Did you really buy that?Dude. Check a calendar.Happy April.

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A sheer avalanche of happy things have happened. A quick overview: Thursday, due to sheer luck, I got to attend an intimate acoustic performance by Counting Crows at the Apple Store in Soho. They had the full band, all on acoustic instruments. They played some old stuff and most of the 2nd half of the new album. I was standing 30 feet from one of my favorite bands ever. It was really special and

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-49262143296828223912008-03-26T20:58:00.002-04:002008-03-26T21:07:34.522-04:00

This was one of those great nights, you get every once in a while that you just can't plan. Got out of work early for sheer lack of anything else to do.Came home and seduced my man (2 nights in a row, woohoo!)Laughed and talked for a while, no stress or problems, just funWent out for a casual dinner, that was slightly indulgent, but not too bad (keep in mind, my definition of slightly indulgent

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-67734311265965626532008-03-26T13:22:00.003-04:002008-03-26T13:28:27.419-04:00

There are days when "it could have been a lot worse" is just not helpful to hear. There are other days when it is the best news in the world. This is one of those latter days. Today's Happy Thought: Good news! I can actually AFFORD the rapin' by the government this year. It will mean surrendering ALL of my Christmas bonus AND the check I'll be getting thanks to the Economic Stimulus Act, but if I

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-21818103196609497932008-03-25T14:41:00.002-04:002008-03-25T15:04:51.219-04:00

It's been one of those days when I really need my happy thoughts. There's been the catching a cold twice in ten days. There's the being bored to death by checking an index at work for the last several days (yes, checking the accuracy of an index in a textbook. This is what I think of when I am making small talk with someone and I tell them what I do and they go "oh neat!" No it's not. Stop it,

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-88467297553015581722008-03-24T13:53:00.004-04:002008-03-24T14:02:11.487-04:00

Lord. I just wrote a whole post but then accidentally erased it. I don't have the energy to reconstruct it but here's the gist:Cousin and baby doing well. Easter brunch = yummy. Sick all weekend, but didn't miss anything important, spent whole time on couch with movies/napping. Somewhat better now. Easter Peep Gallery.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-34484775102993366622008-03-19T13:24:00.003-04:002008-03-19T15:42:24.847-04:00

It seems there's quite a bit of medical trouble in my family this week. God's phone is ringing off the hook with calls from my relatives. I'm worried to varying degrees and though I'm not a pray-er, I am trying to send positive energy where its needed and if you have a minute, it would be nice if you could too.My cousin-in-law's mother is having a bad reaction to her chemo and had to be

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-47991014927484068272008-03-13T16:46:00.005-04:002009-07-29T09:39:58.448-04:00

Karen: so you still want to get dinner?Sarah: cocksucking serverS: yes sureK: oh myS: I'm just annoyed, I lost a documentK: I don't know if I know any restaurants where they have those...K: Then again, I'm in Chelsea, so pretty much anyplace, reallyThis IM convo brought to you by a couple of glasses of sangria at lunch and spending way too much time at work with the Gays.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-10837791433952992362008-03-12T14:42:00.003-04:002008-03-31T09:36:24.457-04:00

Lots of things are coming back and they all make me happy.Happy Thoughts:Top Chef: Chicago premieres tonight. Tune in to meet the new crop of chefs and see the husband of a woman I used to work for. So excited for this.My ability to do hard things and get hard things done has come back. Today I called my accountant to set up an appointment for my taxes. Last night I finished messing with the

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-73302657026751522132008-03-11T13:39:00.006-04:002008-03-31T09:35:05.990-04:00

Wow. So a couple of years ago, I decided that the path to the movies for me went through being a P.A. It worked for a little bit, I did a few jobs, made a few connections, even got paid and got to work on a real TV show that people had heard of. One of the connections I made then got me a job on a real actual movie as a Talent Coordinator. What the hell even is that? I still don't know. But I

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