the flight was really long. it was supposed to be 'only' 12.5 hours. but when we finally did get to newark, we had to circle for another fourty minutes or so. way too long. but other than that it was pretty uneventful.
upon arrival, everything went pretty quickly. managed to get out and get my bag in no time at all. then i took the airtrain to the nj transit (to penn station) - both of which pretty much showed up right as i got there.
got to kristen's in one piece and we were immediately joined by sandra, after which we went to eat at 7A. i cannot tell you how much i've missed eating there... yum! we followed that up by a whole bunch of drinks @ double-down, where alison was bartending.
now i'm up really early. no jetlag, though. i went to sleep at around 12:30am and was up by around 8:30 this morning. enough sleep and enough time to take advantage of the whole day.
today, i should be meeting up with martha for shopping and perhaps with mike for dinner. but later, i shall be heading over to crash mansion with kristen to see the funeral crashers play. we hope to be joined once again by sandra and by magal (!!).
... ...
i miss my boyfriend.
Posted by
Dina on 11.30.07 @ 03:52 PM EEST :: [link]
Wednesday, November 28th
new design
music: nothing mood: pleased
i think it might still need a little more tweeking (like the bars with the dates on them right here), but i'm rather pleased with this layout.
it's been over three years since i was last unlazy enough to change it. heh.
i'm rather sad about what i will be missing while i am away. i mean, besides actually being with golan. on thursday the 6th there is not only someone he wants to hear dj, but an event dedicated to tool, who happen to be his favorite band.
not being able to be there does not make me happy =/
yes, i love my job. and the people i work with and for. but it's been a little too long since i've had any sort of break. i'm so ready for thursday to come already. i need a breath of fresh air, in the form of a well deserved vacation. i'm rather excited about it.
only thing is that i'm not looking forward to being away from golan for ten days.
oh well, next time we will be travelling together =)
Posted by
Dina on 11.27.07 @ 09:33 AM EEST :: [link]
Sunday, November 25th
hah!
music: nothing mood: amused
who'd have ever thought that i would be posting anything wow-related? ever? lol.
it turns out, as mentioned previously, that i will be joining this nonsense sometime in the near future. while i have not actually created a character yet, it has been decided that i will have a female-undead-warlock. muhahahaha!
golan has a few alliance characters and has now created a new horde character to compliment/match mine. we will be playing on the turalyon server, where some of our friends already play.
(listen to me talking about this shit like i can tell my ass from my elbow... i barely have any idea wtf i'm talking about. i suppose that'll change soon enough =P)
..i refuse to let this all get to me. it's only work. and i can't control everything (though i do try). i'll just go about my daily stuff and not worry too much about things that are out of my hands.
besides, after spending time at home with golan - everything seems better; brighter; happier =)
i was supposed to interview ten people today. for the position of receptionist/assistant. so far three have cancelled. one called to cancel but the other two simply didn't show up and did not answer their phones when we tried calling to see if they were coming or not.
my assistant leaves tomorrow. after that, i'm fucked.
i really wish i was able to stay at home today instead of dealing with this crap.
music: nothing mood: i thought i'd be a little more tired
yesterday we got the fourth piece of our custom-made furniture. a desk for our computers. so now we have the original two pieces that i had made over a year ago (large closet + 4 drawer dresser), the smaller closet we had made a couple of weeks ago and now this. they are all simple. and black. the desk idea was not mine. golan simply figured that if he/we are going to be sitting in front of the computer for hours-on-end (yes, i will be joining the WoW masses soon enough) and since there is going to be more than just the one machine - we need something better than sitting on the bed in front of a machine on a night stand =P
so now all that really remains is rearranging some of the stuff that's already hanging in the loft and putting up another couple of shelves and framed pictures =D
i love our apartment. i love my boyfriend. i love my life.
one of my photos has been selected to be in the next edition of schmap.
it's not like i ever heard of this particular guide, but they seem cool enough. and they not only credit, but link the original. so i figured that since they were nice enough to ask permission and will link (as should be - unlike some people who just use without permission and don't even credit), i might as well allow them to use it.
you know? sometimes i also act like a child. when i'm angry. or when i'm hurt. but never, ever at work. i run this office in the best way that i know how... trying to be fair and accommodating to everyone in it. making sure that everyone is comfortable and happy, and occasionally - but not often - implementing things that feel a little more disciplinary than i'd like them to be...
regardless, i do not expect fully grown people (i.e. adults) to A) take things that we purchase for the entire office and hide them for their use later on, and B) lie about it when they get caught. and not only lie, but make a huge scene and argue their innocence in front of several witnesses who know that they are lying.
music: in my head: soilwork - stabbing the drama mood: happy
after visiting his parents' house and hanging out with friends the previous night, golan came home yesterday with a whole bunch of his stuff from back there. and the friends who helped him get it over here =D
so now we're almost done. *insert long list of apartment-related stuff* a few more things remain to be taken care of and the apartment will offically be perfect for both of us. and the cat =)
Posted by
Dina on 11.15.07 @ 10:36 AM EEST :: [link]
Wednesday, November 14th
no huge news
music: nothing mood: happy
it seems that i have a very small variety of things to write about these days. every time i think i need to post something, i come to the conclusion that i'm just too lazy. and yet, i love this blog. it's been with me for over six years. although, the archives are not complete right here [due to some long-ago idiot (well, i no longer think he's an idiot) kicking me off of his server without sufficient warning]. however, i swear that older archives do exist. lol.
let's see... what's interesting... on sunday i went to visit with my sister's family and we all (including my parents) went out to celebrate my mom's birthday. other than that i've been pretty much doing the same... otherwise known as enjoying my time with golan.
i'm eagerly waiting for this month to be over so that A) i get to go visit my terribly-missed friends in nyc, and B) golan's schedule becomes a little more normal.
i didn't realize it until about an hour ago, but i'm actually really tired. i did not really sleep enough last night or the night before. having opposite schedules kinda messes up my sleep patterns cuz i wanna be awake for as long as i can when golan is home.
anyway, today is one of his days off and he's going to visit his parents and friends. normally, i'd go along cuz i simply cannot stand to be away from him for too long. but today i am not entirely sure whether or not i will make it through the 'hanging out with friends till all hours' routine, followed by waking up at 6:30am tomorrow to come back to tel-aviv on time for work.
wah.
Posted by
Dina on 11.13.07 @ 02:14 PM EEST :: [link]
Sunday, November 11th
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
music: nothing mood: pleased
let it be known that today i am finally *completely* divorced. yes that's right, after having legally been divorced in nyc since july of last year - i have not managed to get that legally done in this country. until today. see, the israeli authorities pulled some of their stupid crap and said that my new-york divorce papers don't count for anything unless i either get it done the traditional jewish way or bring an apostille, which i can't get in this country. tomer, my cunt of an ex-husband, actually sent it to me a couple of months back, but i've been too lazy to get up ass-early and go to the ministry of interior offices. however, since i'm going to the states in less than three weeks and i wasn't sure if i was going to have to take care of this from there or not, i woke up this morning to get it over with. and so it was =D finally.
in other news, we gave teh kitten a shower and how he smells like pantene =P
music: within temptation - in perfect harmony mood: so i love
my mind, heart and soul have been conquered.
i can think of nothing else.
i don't really want to, either...
Posted by
Dina on 11.09.07 @ 04:43 AM EEST :: [link]
Wednesday, November 7th
November 7th
music: nothing mood: sleepy-ish
i had a bunch of stuff to say, but then it all looked like a silly play-by-play story of everything i did yesterday. so i decided to spare you.
i really only have one thing on my mind lately. his name is golan. and i love him like i've never loved another.
that will be all.
Posted by
Dina on 11.07.07 @ 09:41 AM EEST :: [link]
Tuesday, November 6th
circular motion
music: nothing mood: completely amused
so someone i went to high school with just found me on facebook. yes, high school. this is someone i know from and haven't spoken to since then. it's been just about fifteen years. hah!!
i guess that everything does come full circle in the end, hmm?
i am totally entertained by this.
...
oh, and have i mentioned that i'm absolutely, completely in love? i have? well i think i'm going to say it again anyway =D
Posted by
Dina on 11.06.07 @ 09:15 AM EEST :: [link]
Monday, November 5th
social networking?
music: nothing mood: amused
rona just pointed this out to me. i'm almost tempted enough to sign up just to see what's in it and if it even has any similarity to facebook.
lol.
Posted by
Dina on 11.05.07 @ 02:36 PM EEST :: [link]
Sunday, November 4th
graveyard shift
music: nothing mood: tummy hurts
welp, as he has gotten into the swing of things, golan is now working the graveyard shift. for this month (his department works the same shift for an entire month consecutively). it's going to be difficult... since, aside from his days off, we're pretty much going to get to see each other for about two-three hours when i get home - before he goes to work, and for another two-three when he gets home - before i go to work.
while i'm not exactly looking forward to being apart from him most of the time, i do take comfort in the fact that living together makes those few precious hours possible =)
in other news, it appears that since i have been drinking considerably less in the past three-four weeks, i have lost yet another kilo. i have not been eating any less than before. in fact, i believe i've been eating even more. but apparently not consuming huge amounts of alcohol on a somewhat regular basis, has made me lose just a little more. i am now at 118lb/53.5k. until now, it seemed to be that my body had adjusted to my new eating habits and stopped losing weight. but now there's this. i honestly hope i don't lose anymore. i am now at my lowest weight. ever. i mean, i've weighed this much before, twice in my adult life. i'm comfortable like this, but i do not wish to lose anymore. unfortunately, adding garbage to my diet is not an option. so i guess it remains to be seen...
Posted by
Dina on 11.04.07 @ 11:05 AM EEST :: [link]
Saturday, November 3rd
Novemver 3rd
music: freezepop - chess king mood: okie
thursday night turned out to be a lot of fun...
we ended up going to the sub and to the alternative. both of which i actually had fun at. the surprising part was the fact that i enjoyed the alternative. i mean, it's a good party, but i usually really can't stay in that place for more than an hour or so before getting tired of it. perhaps it has a lot to do with the fact that i was in excellent company. that, and i think i was mostly thrilled to see golan dancing and happy =)
yesterday we managed to get our asses out of the house to do some food shopping (exciting? =P). most of which is already gone. lol. and later had a friend over. it was an early night.
today has a few plans in it for later. but right now i'm pretty much just looking forward to the boy getting out of work. i miss him =D
oh, and tell me why am i up so early on a saturday? heh.
it's true, i left him about two hours ago, sleeping at home. but i already miss him. yes, imma dork. and you love it =D
anyway, on my way home last night i had the pleasure of running into dik. i haven't seen her in quite a while and it has certainly been a while since we actually just sat down to talk. we ran into each other on shenkin and took a seat in the park for about an hour and a half. i do love that woman.
then, after golan got home, we had about a half an hour to sit around before heading over to the bloom for their little halloween party. we were mostly going to see some friends, to take in a very silly show (well, i was going for the show) and have a drink. nothing too extravagant. definitely nothing that had last year's aftermath.
tonight should be interesting. a couple of places to go to. we shall see how soon one of us gets tired, bored or just in the mood to be at home. heh.
