Posted by
Dina on 12.31.05 @ 04:50 PM EEST :: [link]
counting down
music: melotron - der anfang mood: why am i awake now?
last night pretty much kicked ass =) i got out of work a little early and headed home to take a little nap. when i woke up, bareket [;)] and i made our final plans on how and when for the party we were going to. we made it out to spirit by about 1am, and had to stand on an annoying long line. heh. in all, it took us about a half an hour from when we first got there till we were actually inside after coat check etc. i danced my ass off for about three and a half hours, when i decided that a tired, sober dina needed to go home to sleep. i said my good byes, and headed over to catch the subway (!!). i was home and in bed by 6am.
for some reason i woke up four hours later and have not really been able to get back to sleep. i think i am going to venture out and see if there are any open nail salons on new years eve. later, the plans are to go see the genders again at trash bar in williamsburg. for those of you who know me, you know i have some issues with going out in brooklyn (and any other place that's not in manhattan), but after checking out trash bar's site, i think it might do just fine... especially since new years eve is an insane time to try and get in anywhere for a decent price without wanting to kill the millions of people who are trampling me to death. lol. not to mention that this place has an open bar for an hour (uh oh!). also, i'm hoping to kidnap the same boy i was playing with the other day... but that remains to be seen =P
may you all have a very happy new year!
Posted by
Dina on 12.31.05 @ 12:31 PM EEST :: [link]
Friday, December 30th
2006 already?!?
music: paul oakenfold (perfecto) mood: anxious (ish)
after work yesterday, i headed over to school cuz i had some questions to ask. however, since it didn't mention anywhere on the registrar's site or in their voicemail that they were closing early - i got there and was unable to inquire about what i need to know. upon leaving the building, i headed over to a cute little place on lexington that sells falafel and other middle eastern goodies to have a quick dinner before heading over to martha's.
martha was having a little 'hot drinks and wine' party for her close friends, and i had arrived a little early. slowly, people started showing up, and there were quite a few by the time the night was at its high point. good times, alcohol and smores... by 10:30 i was falling asleep and debated for a moment if i should call for a car service. however, since i had eaten more than i'd have liked (though not as much as i usually do) i decided to stay on the same theme that i had started the night before. i walked. it took about a half an hour and i was sweating my ass off by the time i got home. lol.
once again, there was not enough sleep involved. but i managed to drag my ass out of bed anyway, and get here on time. not sure why i'm here, really, on new years weekend. *shrug*
anyway, later i shall be going home to get ready for this party that i will be attending with bareket and a few other people... good times.
tomorrow, as mentioned, i am supposed to have an appointment with steve. i was really looking forward to it, but it looks like it might be cancelled again =( i really hope it's not, but i guess that remains to be seen.
Posted by
Dina on 12.30.05 @ 02:13 PM EEST :: [link]
(update from thursday)
music: paul oakenfold (perfecto) mood: happy?
this week is shaping up what seems to be the best week i've had all year. funny i should have to wait till the LAST week of the year for something positive to happen to me. sheesh.
monday was awesome! i actually went out to see some people at korova and at CB's gallery followed by a day playing hookie on tuesday, which was used to stay in bed all day and play around with someone i should have done this with years ago. nothing like ditching work in favor of something as productive as sex =D we really didn't leave the house at all on tuesday... that is, until late in the evening when we headed over to the upper east side to get together with his friends (whom i've also known for about seven years - but that's an entirely different story). we hung out up there till late and then headed back to brooklyn for more playing around. we talked for hours (no joke) before i realized that i was only going to get one hour of sleep. hah. i managed to get up after that one hour and go to work. i felt like ass all day, but then immediately felt wonderful upon stepping out of this building. i wonder why! headed back home, where the boy was actually still sleeping. i was sooooooo jealous... he had been sleeping nearly all day. but instead of passing out myself, we got ready and went out to see a fucking awesome show at the warsaw. i had the pleasure of seeing the love of my life - mike patton - perform with rahzel. it was in-fucking-credible! the way home, though, was rather amusing. we found a really good middle eastern place by the subway, which was open (and even rather crowded at 1am) and got some f00dz. then, the G train was totally ghey and we ended up walking a really long stretch of myrtle avenue. ironically, though, the two boys i was with were bitching about walking - the entire way, while i was the one in huge platforms. lol. once we made it to my apartment, the boy gathered his stuff, we called them a car service and they headed back up to spanish harlem =P i actually managed five whole hours of sleep. i woke up dead this morning, but i think i'll make it. later today, i should be first going to school to find something out about my graduation date (yes, i know it's still a while off) and then over to martha's for a party she's having. tomorrow will be just another day at work, followed by a trance party in the evening with bareket. new years will actually be spent at a bar in brooklyn, seeing another genders show and hanging out with the boy again.
if everything only takes this simple course of action, i will at least be able to end this year on a positive note.
*crosses fingers*
Posted by
Dina on 12.30.05 @ 01:48 PM EEST :: [link]
Posted by
Dina on 12.26.05 @ 02:54 PM EEST :: [link]
redundancy
music: silence mood: i feel like crying
i know i've said this seven million times already (well, just about), but i fucking wish it was august already! you know something? i could deal with it being june, too. by then i should be able to at least make SOME of my plans... *sigh*
in other news, i've been itiching for some new ink. not that i don't already have a bunch of appointments set up with steve for the star wars project, but i'm in need of something else. something seperate and on a smaller scale from what i've been doing in the last few years. i think that a tattoo of gir might be the very thing i need =D i might be taking care of that tomorrow. i know of a few studios that should be open for walk-ins, that have decent artists. we shall see...
other than that, i am going to see the genders tonight at CBs gallery. this will be after i see chris for a little while at korova (yes, i know i haven't been there in forever) and before heading back there for ru's birthday celebration.
good times?
Posted by
Dina on 12.26.05 @ 01:52 PM EEST :: [link]
Saturday, December 24th
jeezus fucking CHRIST!
music: otep - blood pigs mood: angry
my fucking neighbors have their stupid salsa music on so fucking loud!!
in retaliation i am blasting otep.
fuckers.
Posted by
Dina on 12.24.05 @ 11:24 PM EEST :: [link]
Friday, December 23rd
it's almost over...
music: still... the roar of our servers mood: hopeful
2005 SUCKED for me.
* i had my heart broken several times. * i had two minor surgeries. * i discovered that i am thoroughly bored with everything in this city and that i need to leave as soon as possible - not being able to follow through with this, since i actually have obligations!! making me feel stuck and stagnant.
i hope 2006 frees me of all this crap and brings with it things that will make me smile again...
Posted by
Dina on 12.23.05 @ 09:54 AM EEST :: [link]
MTA strike craptasticness
music: server roar mood: is it august yet?
the MTA strike makes it three huge events that have taken place in this city since i moved here in october of 1999 (holy crap! i can't believe it's been that long!). the first was 9/11, the second was that lovely blackout we had a couple of years ago, and now this. each time the result was no subways and no real way of getting around, unless you walk or know someone who has a car.
i don't plan on recapping all three (you can find that in the archives), but the strike went something like this:
day one (tuesday) - woke up at the usual time to get ready for work. i went into the other room to turn the tv on, since there was talk of a strike. found out that there was, indeed, a strike and proceeded to call my boss to ask him what he thought i should do. at first he suggested that he'd come pick me up, but that idea was quickly shot down due to the whole 'four people in a car' thing. then he had this wonderful idea that included me walking over the manhattan bridge and him picking me up on the other side. i really didn't want to do this... it's really fucking cold out (yes, below freezing) and it's about a five mile walk. but in the end, i agreed to do this. i figured i won't be the only one, so it couldn't be too bad. so i got to the other side of the bridge, called him, he told me he's on his way. i waited 20 minutes in the cold, when he showed up. good, i thought, we're going to the office. but no! wait! we headed right back over the bridge, into brooklyn to pick someone else up! i was so infuriated, i cannot even describe this feeling. anyway, it took us forever to get to this other person's house, and then even longer to get back out of brooklyn and to the office. at least i work with entertaining people. we pretty much laughed our asses off the whole way. good stuff. i was in the office at noon. heh. later that day, when it was time to head home - we knew that waiting for the boss to drive us would take longer than walking the whole way. so we set out towards the manhattan bridge. i think it took us about an hour to get there, and from there julie picked us up and drove each of us home. i do love that woman.
day two (wednesday) - after what had taken place the day before, i really had no intention of going in unless someone was going to come pick me up. seriously, tuesday was fucked up. either way, i was looking for another way to get into the city. i tried calling several car services, but they were either busy or didn't even bother picking up the phone. i tried looking for cabs outside - that didn't work either. so i ended up s taying home and hanging out with martha a bit. i also got to know my neighborhood a little better, which is always nice.
day three (thursday) - ok, staying home was not really an option this time. however, knowing there was really no way to get into the city other than on foot - walking it was. i woke up seriously early, and headed out at about 6:30am. i was determined not only do get to work, but to get there on time. i was lucky when a couple stopped their car to ask me if i needed a lift over the bridge... they needed to have four people in their car in order to be allowed over the bridge, so they picked me up and then someone else. i was dropped of on the other side of the bridge, when i began my march uptown. i even managed to get to work a little early. i think that all in all, i walked about 6.5 miles on my way to work. my way back was more or less the same as it was on tuesday. i walked all the way down to the bridge (this time i think it took me less than an hour, cuz i was walking alone), where julie picked me up again. she first drove her sister and her boyfriend home, and then we made our way to my neighborhood, where she parked and we went into a local bar for a drink. it's a cute bar around the corner from where i live... the decor is really cute and the music was pretty good too (!!). there was one really cute guy that walked in after us, but he sat down behind me so i couldn't really look at him. lol. even if i could, i have long since stopped hitting on guys i meet in bars and clubs... *shrugs*
today, everything is back to normal. which i'm grateful for. cuz although walking is a hell of a workout, i really didn't wanna walk another 10 miles today...
Posted by
Dina on 12.23.05 @ 09:31 AM EEST :: [link]
Monday, December 19th
so it's official
music: silence mood: oh dear...
i am never going to a company party again. why, you ask? cuz while making an ass out of myself (well, act like always do) is usually acceptable among friends, it is NOT acceptable among the people i work with. no, no one said this to me... it is something i decided on my own. i ALWAYS end up grabbing someone (yes, that way) and saying shit i shouldn't say. and as of today, i found out that apparently i say things that aren't even true (or things i have no way of knowing). i thought alcohol was supposed to make you tell the truth, not make stories up!! wtf? i'd much rather be stupid with my friends - they protect me and know to take it all with a grain of salt.
oy.
Posted by
Dina on 12.19.05 @ 08:02 PM EEST :: [link]
Sunday, December 18th
weekend madness
music: rammstein - sonne mood: ok
friday night was the company's xmas party. i wasn't planning much for that night... the party was supposed to be an early one and i was considering another possibility afterwards, in brooklyn. however, as many of the people i work with know, an open bar is pretty much a guarantee that i am going to get shitfaced; on the expensive stuff. and so it was... i spent the night taking lots of pictures (here) and shocking people who don't know how heavily decorated my skin is. i recall being invited to join in celebrating neiv's birthday at some other bar, but beyond that i only have some vague flashes of what took place and the people i was socializing with. i have absolutely zero recollection of how i got home and how i managed to get up four flights of stairs, lock the door and find the bed. when i woke up at 6am, i found myself fully clothed with my boots on. i was uncomfortable, but before i tore everything off and went back to sleep, i did an inventory check to make sure i didn't lose anything, the way i always do when i get drunk. oddly enough, everything was accounted for - even my glasses! but those were SO smudged, it left me wondering how the fuck i saw anything through them.
yesterday was spent being hung over. that is, until bareket came over to take care of me. i cannot express enough how much this girl rocks. she had gotten NO sleep the night before cuz she had been out all night, but she went to the store to get me alka-seltzer and a bottle of coke. we hung out a bit and i was feeling much better, albeit tired. i think i spent the entire day in front of the television. heh.
i had asked a couple of people how embarrassing i got the night before and the only response to that was 'i don't know, i was on the other side of the bar' or 'i don't know, i left early'... so i'm left to assume that i did nothing too bad? one can only hope. one thing's for sure, i am very glad i woke up alone. i would have been really angry with myself had i just slept with someone for the hell of it (as i used to do almost every day of my existence until a couple of years ago). i am actually doing well at the whole not having sex thing. i hope i manage to hold out for something as silly as mutual feelings. one can only hope i make it...
today i actually got dressed and made my way over to chinatown (eewww!) cuz i had wanted to go to unimax for an actual matching pair of captives to put through my newly stretched 00 gauges. of course, i will not be able to wear this to work, so i also bought the pliers-opening-thingie so i can get the bead in and out of the hoop without killing myself. lol.
later, if bareket ever wakes up - we shall be going to do laundry (yes, i know - exciting!).
and for now, i think my neighbors have discovered that they don't like my music. i am playing it rather loud and instead of saying something about it, they are blasting their icky salsa-sounding music. haha! whatever =P
Posted by
Dina on 12.18.05 @ 01:58 PM EEST :: [link]
Tuesday, December 13th
yes, i'm alive...
music: construction noises from outside mood: ick
...but nothing's new, hence the lack of updates. well, aside from the fact that today my semester is officially over and that i found out a few days ago that my sister is coming to visit me next month =)
Posted by
Dina on 12.13.05 @ 09:56 AM EEST :: [link]
Tuesday, December 6th
on modification
music: radiator hiss mood: ok
tomorrow i get my lobes stretched just a little more... i already ordered some cute jewelry online. since i don't really have much pierced anymore (what with the whole work thing etc), this is really the only thing i can do at the moment, and i'm actually excited about it =)
hehe.
Posted by
Dina on 12.06.05 @ 09:14 PM EEST :: [link]
Friday, December 2nd
they don't know the new zero
music: tv crap mood: *brrrr*
last night my landlord actually, finally replaced my extremely noisy refrigerator and put the bars on the window what opens to the fire escape, as i requested. bareket was here and i got home only after it was all done. upon arrival, i stopped at bareket's house whereupon she proceeded to feed me and show me something she insisted i simply must watch! i will admit it was funny, and with a sense of humor for which i have a new-found appreciation. however, i probably should have watched it while drunk or fucked up. i suppose i'll watch it again when i don't have a crap-load of homework to do for the next day =D
after that i went home with every intention of doing homework. instead, i watched some TV and went to sleep early. then there was that whole waking up at 5am thing so i could do the homework i didn't do the night before. after work today, i had to stop in some store (unfortunately - i HATE going into shops during xmas season) to purchase a new pair of gloves, as i had misplaced one of the ones i had. i can never really hold onto gloves or umbrellas for too long. however, i have to admit that i've gotten better since i've become a full-fledged hermit. being that i never go anywhere or drink much, the odds of me forgetting something somewhere other than my house or the office have become rather low. heh.
in other news, i hate the cold weather. i mean, i'm not a huge fan of hot weather either (like most human beings, i guess), but cold drives me nuts. i guess i'll just have to find a country in which the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. yes.
i think i shall be staying in the entire weekend. mmm...
Posted by
Dina on 12.02.05 @ 09:33 PM EEST :: [link]
when??
music: computer hum mood: i need a nap
waking up at 5am to do my homework was never fun... even though i prefer that to trying to get it done the night before, when i'm falling asleep on my books. meh.
Posted by
Dina on 12.02.05 @ 06:34 AM EEST :: [link]