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Good lord it has been forever.

I should just give up for awhile and try something which requires me to do nothing. Oh.. wait.. I'm already doing that. ^_^

I was in St. Louis over the weekend. I had a delightful time. It was a church conference, but I was able to see a lot of my family who were also there for the conference.

While there I went to some of the downtown restaurants and let me just say... they have quite the selection. Was most impressed.

The first night there I had 10th Street Italian, located well... on 10th St. IT was sooooo scrumptious. I had beef cannelloni that was out of this world. mmmhhh my mouth waters just thinking of it.

The next day I went to Crepes in the City, located on 14th & St. Charles. I had a Dehli crepe. So yummy... and I also ordered a Cubano. I had never had one before, but I had read that theirs were the best in the city, so I figured 'what the heck I like coffee. I'll try it.' It. was. fantastic. try it.


I'm not a breakfast person, but I like diner breakfasts. So for breakfast I went to 12th St. Diner. would you believe it's located on 12th St.! Seriously.

I had pancakes. I know not very adventurous, but I wanted them. I haven't a lot to say about them. They were pancakes, they were filling and very good. I guess that I ordered what I wanted and then by the time they came I had changed my mind because they didn't hit the spot.


HOWEVER. I went back for lunch/dinner later that day and I had their steak, veggies, & mashed potatoes. Oh mah gawd the mashed taters were soooooo good. I don't know how to describe them. They were like a pillow of heaven, on a plate, covered in delish gravy. After I had my first bite I wished that I had ordered just an enormous plate of those. The green beans could have been farm fresh they were so crisp and tasty and the steak... oh the steak. Mmmmhhhh... top that with potatoes and well... I could have eaten there all week. :)


My cousin's son had a burger that looked fantastic. mmmhhhh next time I say, next time.



Then late in the evening, say 12am or so, I went to Gio's. they made an exception and stayed open for a few groups of us. I had their Meatball sliders. which with the homemade meatballs and the cheese and spinach on a tiny bun were yummmo. (thanks rachel ray)





~recent song finds~
>Dominos - The Big Pink


>Fireflies - Owl City
>BulletProof - La Roux

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^thanks Etsy.



Vacation was awesome. Then I came home to crap load of stress. My house was a whopping 43 degrees Fahrenheit when I walked in. yippee skippy!
Got my shut off notice from gas company because of a different account being added to mine bringing my total amount owed to an insurmountable mountain.

so I'm a) cranky b) stressed c)freezing.

but enough about my stupid life.

~yum~
>Damien Rice
>Paolo Nutini

~top played music videos on itunes~
>Mercy - Duffy ~~ Just won 4 Brit Awards Woot!
>Sweet about me - Gabrielle Cilmi
>Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory
>A Shot to the Stars - Whitley
>Day Too Soon - Sia

~newly added tunes~
>How the day sounds - Greg Laswell
>I'm Bad - Las Vegas
>Above the Bones - Mishka
>Night Electric Night - Deathstars

lists... hrm.

Well, I'd like to say that I have ever so much to say today, but I really don't. I went on vacation over the Labor day weekend and it was fantastic. I forgot just how much I adore Wisconsin. it's just so lush and green, with rolling hills and bright red barns. Oh sure they still have the cornfields and such, but it's different. It seems brighter and cheerier. So I suppose my lists for today are going to incorporate that somehow. Oh happy day!

~things I like about Wisconsin
>Wisconsin cheese
>dairy farms
>trees
>the Scandinavian culture that has influenced WI
>Autumn

~song choices for today~
>Bleeding love - Leona Lewis
>French Cafe - Marc Broussard
>Summertime - The Sundays
>Que sera, Sera - Pink Martini
>Lips like Morphine - Kill Hannah

second highest played songs on itunes
>Two times - The Blakes
times played 50
>Fire it up - Modest Mouse
times played 43
>Walking on Air - Kerli
times played 39
>Limit to your love - Feist
times played 36
>Non, Se Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf
times played 35

reasons I gave up coffee
>caffeine dependency
>it felt like a good idea
>it was costing me oodles of money
>wanted to know if I could
>osteoporosis

reasons I want coffee
>I like it
>I need caffeine
>it tastes so yummy
>fall is here and hot coffee is liquid sunshine
>alertness

*le sigh*

My day has just begun and I'm ready to go home. The heat of summer and the monotony of my job are getting to me. I need a vacation. I need some thrills, spills, and a beach or pool. Then I need an entire weekend to just sit by the water and read... read about far away places, places that sound inviting, exotic and lacking in stress. speaking of -- renewed passport should be arriving in my mail box any day now. am so supah excited about that. Perhaps I really can plan a vacation to that exotic place.

I'm completely frustrated with life at the moment. To the point that I wonder if I know what I'm doing, where I'm going or if it even matters. Have you had your family tell you that you need a change because a) you voiced an opinion which made you sound dissatisfied or unhappy b) you are dissatisfied, but not unhappy -- ?
meh. the story of my life this year. *le sigh*

There are times I complain about the people in my life, my job, my housing situation, my life in general etc., but doesn't everyone? I mean come on. just because I have occasional bouts of chronic complaining doesn't mean I need to change my ENTIRE life. I don't need to move to another state, get another job, make new friends etc. I just need a calm day and a vacation from stress once in a while.

meh.

could be worse I suppose.

A common sense of reality

-- alt text: he wasn't there again today, I wish that thing would just go away.