The List

1. I hope you all had a LOVELY weekend!

2. No, I did not go see Wanted yesterday, I was too tired.

3. I worked a 7-hr shift today instead of what was supposed to be a 4-hr shift, and I only got 6 hrs of sleep so I'm tired as hell.

4. VBS plans are moving along smoothly - we already have 3 registrants!

5. I don't really have anything exciting for you today, so

6. Go check out the trailer for the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, here.

Run, Don't Walk

To see WALL•E!!!

It was a veryveryveryveryverygoodgreatstupendoussupercalifragilisticfantabulousfantastical movie!

Pretty much all that Disney/Pixar magic we've come to know and love but with the added bonus of having to figure out the plot ourselves! For you see, this is, for all intents and purposes, a new-age silent film! For the first 30 mins there is no dialogue at all!

That and the graphics are ridiculously good, and the story is amazingly heartwarming!

So go see it! Now!

Now tomorrow, we'll see if I can squeeze in that other film....

Defying Gravity

That's how I feel right now after seeing Wicked for the first time ever!

After the first 1/2 of the show I came to the conclusion that I should NOT have read the book before going to see it... it kinda ruined it because they made a lot of changes to the plot for the show. Overall, though, it was an excellent, awe-inspiring performance!

TOMORROW NIGHT I GO TO SEE MY MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE OF THE SUMMER!! XD

w0ah

Anyone see the brand-spanking-new teaser poster for Saw V??

Where I'll Be in Less Than 24 Hours...

Trendy...

So after I calmed down from watching Titanic yesterday (see two posts down), I realized a truth about my recent movie-viewing habits: I've been watching quite a bit of DiCaprio, and a LOT of Matt Damon.

Let's look at the list:

Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen all have Matt Damon in them.

Titanic has Leo DiCaprio in it.

The Departed has both DiCaprio and Damon in it.

Also, Corpse Bride and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix both star Helena Bonham Carter...

Anyway, it's time for a change... Next I'll most likely be watching The History Boys, which has no big-name Hollywood actors in it whatsoever...

Oh... Wait... Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour... Both Harry Potter actors... shit... nvm...

What I'm Listening To

Anyone ever hear of the 1990s? No, not the decade, THE BAND. They're fab; just got their album - it's UHMAZING.

Just Finished Watching Titanic For the First Time

They say a picture's worth 1000 words:

Lying in Bed

Usually around this time of night is when I get a bit wistful of my days (and crazy nights) at Vassar.

I honestly cannot express to you (obv if you're reading this right now you must be one hellofa friend) how grateful I am that I am 1) attending Vassar and 2) honored to be called your friend.

That and quite frankly I need someone to cuddle with.

Mind Explosion

So summer is going along smoothly.

Workingworkingworking all the time at JCP.

And all of a sudden it's only 33 days till VBS! GASP!

For those of you who don't know that acronym, VBS stands for Vacation Bible School, which I direct (and founded) at my church. This is my fourth year and last directing, and the theme is Power Lab! It's gonna be the shit! I LOVE science!

I'll wait while you laugh your ass off. k?k!

SOOOO yea that's alotta work, it's July 25 to 30... Coming up quick

And then RIGHT AFTER THAT I'm co-chairing my family picnic on August 17. FUN! So mah summer is gonna FLY by. And so my mind is melting as we speak.

And on top of ALL that I'm already getting excited/having ideas for the new Blog9 layout. OH EHM GEE. Does anyone know of an off switch up there?

=P

HAWWWTTTT

OH EM GEE PROBABLY THE BEST MASHUP I'VE EVER SEEN:

It thrives on the beat of "Piece of Me"... Featuring Chris Brown, Britney Spears, Missy Elliott, Flo Rida, T-Pain, Ashlee Simpson, and Ciara.

A Plan

Soooo after work yesterday, when my father picked me up from work I asked him if he could subsidize the cost of a Mac.

He laughed uproariously.

However, he did suggest that I sell my car which has been sitting idle in the driveway since January. That'll net me about $1000. I should be able to earn the rest through working the rest of summer. And since I'll be leaving my current laptop at home upon receipt of my new MacBook, he said he'd be able to put up $400 (what we paid for it lol).

So there's the plan. Check with me in August and I'll tell you (hopefully SHOW you) how it worked out.

I HAVE TOMORROW OFF.

FREAKKKKINGNNGG EXCITED!!!!!

XD

gnite. muah!

Good Times

For Penney's, at least!

Yesterday, I went to my first ever Town Hall meeting at JCP, which is basically this open forum where associates get to bring their concerns, thoughts, and questions about the store and the company as a whole to their district manager. 

It was at this meeting that I found out that though we are in the midst of an economic recession, my store (Walden Galleria Mall) was NUMBER ONE in the COMPANY for sales in the month of May! No doubt sales were bolstered by our wonderful Canadian customers (the Canadian dollar is hot right now. So hot that some Canadians are pissed off when they find out we don't accept their money.)

So I just went to Apple.com to check out my prospects for mah very own Mac (I cannot stand this laptop.. it works, but only barely). So I picked out the black MacBook, starting price $1399... added on a bunch of sweet things, like a remote, Final Cut Express, Aperture 2, and iWork, in addition to a 32GB iPod touch (which I will get for $299 after rebate - the same price I paid for my 8GB!) and the grand total came to $2500+!!

Yea. Soooooo we'll see what happens. I'm trying to get my credit card all paid off right now... $2500 is $1500 over my current credit limit hahhhaha

In fact, all the MacBooks are above my current credit limit... hmmmm.....

Anyway, that's all I have for you this Wednesday (WHAT?! ALREADY?!) June 18. I'm Nick D., and you've just been filled in!

;D

Time Goes By... So QUICKLY

Madonna is SO WRONG.

AS OF TOMORROW, June 17, I will have been home one month already!

That means that my summer is one-third over! GASP!

Today I worked 10 to 6 which sounds awful, and was admittedly pretty much torture at the beginning of my shift when I was barely awake, but really went by very quickly because I had to straighten, size, and crisp an ENTIRE PAD. If you don't know what a pad is, run to your nearest JCPenney, and look at where the aisles meet with the rug. The rug space encased by the aisles is called a pad.

Yea. Started the sizing at noon, got done at 5:50. FUN! Went by way fast. Reason I had to do this was because today, the number 2 in the COMPANY came by and did a walkthrough, and tomorrow our district manager is coming by to do a walkthrough! Yay for bigwigs!

Also, a big black box recently showed up in my mall... Come to find out it's for a RUEHL store! If you don't know what that is, go to www.ruehl.com... It's basically an Abercrombie & Fitch for post-college people.... (it's owned by A&F) I looked up info on the chain, cuz I never heard of it before, and apparently there are only 250 stores in the whole country, and they only pop up in "upscale" shopping destinations. My mall is upscale now! Yay!

After work today, I went to Parable Players (or as I like to refer to it, Parable Playazzzz) to visit my sexy friends! I miss them sooo much! We're chillin on Sunday! Yay!

I think the word of the day is Yay!

Keep it real, homeskillets.

Muah!

♥

MOST ANTICIPATED

Sooooo today was good... much better than yesterday at work which was possibly busier than any Black Friday I've worked....

ANYWAY, next week Friday (the 27th) marks the release of the two movies I am most anxious to see this summer! (besides The Dark Knight of course) They are:

Wall-E:

and

Wanted:

WHAT? No MORE?!

GIMME GIMME MORE!

According to Jive Records, Britney Spears' record label, "Radar" has been scrapped as her next single as of June 11, and there will be no more singles from Blackout.

This lends a good amount of credence to the rumors that her next album will be out before Christmas this year... I can only hope!

Rest in Peace

Tim Russert, Buffalo native and host of Meet the Press, in addition to best-selling author and Emmy-winner, passed away yesterday of a massive heart attack. He was 58. The reason I post this (though I'm sure you've all already heard it) is just because he was a true Buffalonian-he remained loyal to the city and its people no matter where he was, and often ended his newscasts during football season with "Go Bills!"

He will be deeply missed by the WNY community.

Redux

1. My abs hurt from Wii Fit - up to 40 jackknifes!!! (jackknives?)

2. Today I spent doing VBS (Vacation Bible School) prep... Supply drive, registration, press releases, etc. BIG deal lyke w0ah.

3. I then went to work for four hours. Went by soooo fast.

4. Watched an ep of Lost the one where it's revealed Mr. Locke was a paraplegic. SOO good! I'm addicted now.

5. Went hair shopping. Decided I'm gonna keep it around the same length, but a bit shorter, and add in some subtle highlights with more texture. Yay!

keep it real, betches.

;D

Forever

I regret that this song wasn't made last year... seems to me to be a PERFECT prom song.

I usually hate Chris Brown songs... (Run It? No Air? Ugh.) But to quote the legendary Kylie Minogue, I just can't get him outta my head right now. Or at least this song. DAYMN.

RIDE ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS!

I got a Magic School Bus DVD in the mail today for mah little sister (or at least that's what my excuse is...) and I popped it in. INSTANT EUPHORIA. All these memories of simpler days came rushing back as the familiar theme song played.

WITH THE FRIZ? NO WAY!

XD

Not a Bad Day, After All

Today wasn't as much of a bust as I thought it would be...

After posting the post below, Rich started IMming me, we discovered we were mutually bored and he wanted to go shopping so I accompanied him to the mall.

Dramz is happening w/his girl right now... I wish him luck =/

Then I got home, ate dinner, watched another ep of Lost (which I am not quite addicted to yet...), and now I'm about to go do some Wii Fit.

So yeah. Not a bad day at all.

IRONY!

So I've been waiting FOREVER to have some days off of work, and I finally get one today, and I am BORED OUT OF MY MIND.

I mean, I had aforementioned lunch with Rich and Becky, and that was fun and exciting, but now I'm at home watching Pokemon with my 5-year-old sister and almost falling asleep. ALMOST.

UGH.

Could some of you Vassar peeps come and find me and save me? Like now? Take me back to Cali with you!!!!

;)

Time Out

So I worked today from 11 to 5, and then had my sis's bday party at mah house from then till about 9... Fun times!

I have to next two days off from work, so I shall be seeing some of my most beloved high school friends! Sooooo excited!!!!!

How's your summer going so far? Comment!

XD

Sunset Bay Crunch!

THE NEW VID!!:

Ugh

Sorry for lack of updates today... Got in a fender bender (i was a passenger) on the way back home from the beach. Everyone involved is fine... that's all that matters...

Anyway, tomorrow should be eventful - I have some vids from the beach to upload - also, check out the crazy pics... Oh, and here's one of the car we were in:

And the car we crashed into:

IT'S RAINING MEN!

The promised vid, loves:

80°+

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

VEEPSTAKES!

I think this is a great run-down of the possible running mates for Obama:

OMG I'VE BEEN AT VASSAR TOO LONG

Sooooo i just took a poll on seductive styles.... It had 40 questions.... And this is what I am: (gulp)

Even scarier is that the description is me to a T. Ohhhh daymnnnn.

M.I.A.: "She's just like Oprah and Madonna!"

Something I found today while skimming Perez:

http://perezhilton.com/2008-06-04-good-hearted

All Around, a Damn Good Day

Quick recap:

1. Worked 11 to 5 today; looked at our daily communication sheet (basically a newsletter) and saw my name on there twice, first for getting the most charge applications of anyone in the store yesterday (2 lol) and second for outstanding customer service (a customer mentioned my name in a survey).

2. I got a $5 gift certificate for my customer service award.

3. I got one of my coworkers, Shirley's hours for tomorrow: moneymoneymoneyMONAYYYY

4. I got all of the announcements for this year's Schiffhauer Family Picnic (which I am co-chairing with my cousin Cassie) printed up and sealed in their envelopes. This is the 20th annual, so we're doing some badass things for it....

5. BARACKFREAKINGOBAMA WON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOM! Hillary is still in the race for the time being... she wants the veep position... it should be interesting to see what Barack does...

6. Now, I go watch some more Heroes.

;)

THIS IS IT!

With two primaries left in the nominating process Barack Obama is TWELVE delegates away from the Democratic nom!!

Excited!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

XD

UPDATE 7:28: That has narrowed to TEN.

Oh, and P.S.

Blue and brown are the official colors of 2008.

As declared by fashion maven, Nick.

I srsly have too much of it in my closet.

Oh Em Gee

SO exhausted!

Nick + JCPenney x 9 hours = Zombie Nick.

Tireddd lyke w0ah so sorry no vid for you today!

I PROMISE one will be coming at some point this week, though!

I ordered Katy Perry's album yesterday - $8.99 on Amazon, free 2-day shipping - you can't go wrong....

Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

+1 For the Team

My five-year-old (TODAY!) sister is running around the house singing "I Kissed a Girl." My parents are telling her to stop singing it hahahahahah

Hilarity ensues.

YOU MUST SEE THIS MOVIE

BEFORE SUMMER ENDS!

It's called Summer Storm... it's a teenage drama about dealing with sexuality in an anti-gay atmosphere, using competitive rowing as a backdrop. It's very engaging and, at least for me, at times heartwrenching. Netflix has it; that's where I got it from - you must check it out!

Trailer: