first day adventures

Hey all!

I've arrived safe and sound here in Perth yesterday. No hassle in the airports even though I brought 4 ounce containers of shampoo and conditioner (the limit is 3.4 oz, report me to the authorities!). All flights on time and smooth except for a windy takeoff from Seattle, which I slept through. Good times.

I watched three movies, knitted three hats, ate three meals, and went through three airports. Arrived in Glasgow after having slept through the entire Amsterdam - Glasgow flight, was wide awake on the ride back to Perth, had some lunch and then a wee nap, then dinner and felt fine - went down to the pub and was up till 2 AM. Woke up at 10 this morning and feel entirely acclimated so we'll see how the next couple of days go, but I'm surprised at how good I feel.

Yesterday when I arrived they said, "Did you hear about the flooding?" and there has been massive amounts of rainfall here and the Tay is bursting its banks. We went down to the edge on the way to the pub last night and the river is maybe 8-10 feet higher than usual. It's really amazing. You can usually stand on the bridge or riverside walk and look wayyy down to the river but now it's nearly up next to you.

Going into town this afternoon for a bit of shopping, then to Edinburgh tonight for some debauchery. Should be some good pics of that up in the next couple of days ;)

Love,

McNabbs

HEY EVERYONE! COME AND SEE HOW GOOD I LOOK!

too much to ask?

ok, here's the deal. i don't want a boyfriend, i don't want a friend with benefits, i don't want some random fuckbuddy. all i want is a friend who is a man who sleeps in my bed from time to time.

men are strong, men are comforting, men smell good, and men are funny. i want my head on a man's chest when i go to sleep, i want to hear him breathing in the middle of the night, i want to laugh at his funny hairdo when he wakes up. i want him to stroke my hair and kiss my forehead goodnight, and i want him to say silly sleepy things to me. i don't want to make out with him, and i don't want to have sex with him, and i want him to be there when i wake up in the morning. i don't even care if he has a girlfriend (although his girlfriend might care that he's spending the night with me, but trust me, ladies, i'm no threat).

i'll make coffee, i'll make breakfast, i will watch saturday morning cartoons in my PJs, whatever. is this too much to ask?

three weeks and counting

i wish i had less coffee today. i tried out a new shampoo and i'm not sure how i feel about it yet. the vik muniz exhibit at the SAM is amazing. so are my cooking skillz. i bought a christmas tree this weekend. my abs still hurt from friday's drinking and dancing debauchery, saturday's wenching into the wee hours, and sunday's laughing our asses off. all in all, a good weekend.

oh em gee

i just realized it's FIVE WEEKS till i leave for scotland. i thought it was six. holy schnikies.

bloggity bloggity

i've had a cold for a week and a half and my ear hurts today. this is not kosher. usually my colds last three days tops.

grrr.

here is some music you could listen to.

now all i need is a red toaster to make my life complete.

i just realized that i have every necessary kitchen appliance, in red, except a toaster. i've got a kitchenaid mixer, a cuisinart dual food processor/blender, a cuisinart coffee grinder, and various accessories including a jar for tools, a cookbook holder, a paper towel holder, a colander, measuring cups, measuring spoons, serving dishes, cutting boards, serving tray, kitchen linens, et cetera, ad infinitum. so take notes, kris kringle. i want a red toaster.

ok, i said i have everything that's "necessary". i also want a red ice cream maker. sue me.

...oh wait, i forgot. i want a red teakettle too. and eventually i'd also like a red espresso maker (for posterity of course), and i need a waffle iron, in any color - although they do make them in red.

life is good

so there is a little bit of stuff going on. One of my best friends is getting MARRIED to an awesome fellow, and I'm a bridesmaid, so that's huge.
my 25th birthday was two weeks ago. I went to Vegas with a bunch of friends and we had a ridiculous time.
The day after I got home my dear friend Richard arrived from Scotland for a trip that ended up being much too short. His friends Gordon and Monique stopped in for a week on their honeymoon/world tour. They are super awesome. The three of them went out to the Yakima Valley on a wine tour after we all spent the weekend together, and brought back a ton of wine and we drank nearly all of it and had a lovely time.
Now all's quiet on the Western front - I spent the weekend doing a whole lot of nothing. Friday night we had an extended work happy hour. I met some fun new friends from work. Saturday I kicked it at my house, watching christmas movies and baking bread, and then I was asked to work at the bar so I made a few extra bones. Sunday I bought a coffee grinder and some new huge red mugs. They make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
See? Glorious. and they are HUGE. so that's awesome.
I finally sent out thank-you notes today for all the people who took me to Vegas for my birthday, so I feel better about that. Now I need to get a pleated plaid skirt for Halloween - when in doubt, be a Catholic schoolgirl.
and then after that, in between, and during, it's Michela Wedding time.
and theeeennnnnnnn... it's CHRISTMAS time! woot! I don't know if you knew, but I LOVE CHRISTMAS! really.

time flies when you're having fun

so it's been a month since i've posted anything. not like anyone reads this.

i've gotten a website on etsy.com, it's www.abbsmcnabbs.com. you should go there and buy some stuff. mama needs a shopping trip in europe.

my cousin got married last weekend. you need more pictures of me and monica having fun, so here's one from the wedding:



two girlfriends who have moved to LA from Seattle also got engaged last week. love is in the air. i'm really excited for all of them, michelie especially.

work is going well, stuff is starting to pick up and i'm really going to have to be right on top of everything, but that's just where i like to be so i think we'll be fine. i'll find out tomorrow or friday if i get a bonus - i'm hoping the answer is yes because, as usual, i'm a broke-ass ho.

speaking of broke hos, i'm going to vegas this weekend, because my 25th birthday is sunday. i get back at 230 am monday, something tells me i'll be calling in sick.

my friend richard gets into town from scotland on monday evening, i haven't seen him in over two years so that will be good times. i'm super stoked.

also, i've gone to a few movies recently. not once a week but more than usual, so it's a good start. i've also been drinking less, and exercising more, and eating more vegetables. i lost 3 lbs but gained 2 back - but hey. no big deal. i got darrin's dance grooves (he's choreographer to the stars) yesterday and monica and i are learning the routines.

i'm off to trivia. maybe i can win some dollars... or some jack. good times.