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But I did have a great time in Vegas. And am hopefully still going to Michigan next week, if wayne still wants me to. I suck, and don't feel like writing much these days. Later. LL

life has been a little hectic lately... first i went to nyc, then i got sick at the same time anya came to visit... so i was a bummer for her visit... i'm just now getting over my illness... i'm 99.5% better. beige's bday celebration was this past weekend, and it was ripe with activity! we went yarn shopping, and to the drive-in (so fun!), and had a fabulous brunch on sunday, and went to the beach, and had a bbq with her neighbors... i love weekends like that as it gets warmer! bad news bears is that i got a blow from work saying they were cutting me to part time after this week, but they have now changed their mind and it won't happen for another month... BUT as i wanted anyway, i have been offered a part time job at my favorite yarn store, Unwind... and should start some hrs by the end of the month, and will cut to part time at ESN anyway... hopefully, i can stay PT at esn, cause unwind won't pay much at all.... but i need the experience... This weekend, i'm f...

an ear infection! no wonder i can't hear. oh, and i probably am getting laid off. joy. LL

ick. going to dr today. LL

It's my birthday week and i'm eating lots of cake! I didn't have an actual birthday cake, but i have been on a cupcake rampage and eating slices here and there. Hey, that's better than a whole cake sitting in my refrigerator taunting me to eat it for all meals. Almost done knitting my blue bikini bottoms and then i can get back to my sweater that i started on vacation!! LL

Had a great time in NYC!! And i'm 29 now! whoa. Here are some of the highlights of the trip... Pampered myself with a wax, haircut and color, facial, and pedicure... bought lots and lots of yarn (it's amazingly cheaper in nyc)... bought myself the the Tiffany's initial pendant i've always wanted... did some of my best karaoke yet... had dim sum (yum yum)... saw Steel magnolias on broadway... saw Avenue Q on broadway... got a lot of good presents, especially from Wayne (he even got me a doll at at FAO Schwartz that we created from scratch to look like me!)... most of my nyc friends got to meet wayne and love him... was sad to see wayne go back to michigan on monday... let the countdown begin til i visit him memorial day weekend... 29 days! not toooo bad. sigh. i got home last night to a very lovely slew of gifts from Beth. She's so thoughtful. Wayne will like one of the gifts especially. back at work now. ick. at least it's another short week for me. LL

For those of you in NYC, here is my schedule thus far: Weds, 4/20: land at 8:30 PM Thurs, 4/21: appts Noon-5ish,see Patrick?, then 8pm- Steel Magnolias Fri, 4/22: midmorn date with Eli, appt 1-3ish, Wayne arrives 4ish, my party at Japa's 8ish Sat, 4/23: See Eric?, Go see Avenue Q? Sun, 4/24: Brunch at Pietrasanta, see Ginny? Mon, 4/25: Wayne leaves midday, Bday dinner 7ish Tues, 4/26: Breakfast with family, go to airport at noonish Hope to see everybody!! LL

I went to Six Flags yesterday. It had been quite a while since I had riden a REAL roller coaster, so i was terrified on the first one. There's actually quite a funny pic. I'll have to post sometime. I'm afraid I'll be MIA for a little bit, since I'm going to NYC this week!!! Yay! Oh, another cool thing was at Six flags i did the guess my age booth, and the guy guessed 24!!!! i won a stuffed cow I named Arturo and i hugged the guy. Isn't that exciting????? So obviously you'd never know I was turning 29. Oh... and some cute high school or college boys (i can't tell anymore) checked me out!! Woo hoo!! i still got it baby. LL

1 day til tax day. 2 days til i explore more yarn shops. 3 days til I go to six flags. 6 days til my NYC trip. 8 days til i see wayne again. 11 days til me and liz's bdays. 20 seconds before i pee in my pants. better go. LL

Monday, April 11, 2005 BARBERSHOP QUARTET DAY http://www.spebsqsa.org/ The SPEBSQSA (Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America) was founded on this day in 1938 by 26 singing, striped-shirted gentlemen. Now we know that’s 6½ quartets worth, but that’s what it took to get the organization humming. So, let’s head for the barbershop and ask for a “shave & a haircut, two bits!” or a refrain of Sweet Adeline. By the way, Sweet Adeline, the love song that became a favorite of barbershop quartets, was written in 1903 by Richard Gerard and Henry Armstrong; and there really was a sweet Adeline. She was opera singer Adelina Patti. Today, female barbershop quartets are called Sweet Adelines. All together now, let’s harmonize. Hummmm. Let's run down my exciting weekend... Saturday, we went hiking down south on a really rocky beach. Fun, but tiring! Yesterday, we went to Santa Anita for a day at the horse races. I was able to que...

Pulling for Illinois! you traitor! and look where it got you. you scurvy lad you. Wayne is here!!!!!!!! Yay! We watched the Incredibles last night. I liked it. Brooklyn kept me up all night showing off or something though. Ugh. April 6, 1916 - Charlie Chaplin was 26 years old this day when he signed a movie contract with the Mutual Film Corporation. He made a fair piece of change, too -- $675,000 a year -- and became the highest-paid film star in the world. LL

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAROLINA TAR HEELS 2005 NCAA CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!! BOUT TIME! LL

Tonight the heels play in the NCaa final vs Illinois!!!!! Here's hoping they win!!! I want my 8 bucks. Wayne comes tomorrow!!!!! MMMMMM. falafel. LL

April Fool's Day Has Serious Origins "Fools" ignored the new calendar April Fool's Day is one of the most light hearted days of the year, yet it stems from a serious subject—the adoption of a new calendar. A Traditional New Year's Ancient cultures, including those as varied as the Romans and the Hindus, celebrated New Year's Day on April 1. It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March 21st.) In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of the new year. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to replace the old Julian Calendar. The new calendar called for New Year's Day to be celebrated Jan. 1. Many countries, however, resisted the change. In fact, some European countries held out for centuries (Scotland until 1660; Germany, Denmark, and Norway until 1700; and England until 1752). Many French Refuse In 1564 France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted ...

EIFFEL TOWER DAY To the City of Lights we go, down the beautiful streets of Paris, under the Arc de Triumphe and there, before us, the site of one of the world’s most photographed and well-known landmarks, the Eiffel Tower. It was on this day in 1889 that the structure opened in Gay Paree. A beautiful sight, no? Well, not so to writers, Guy deMaupassant and Alexandre Dumas, who condemned the Eiffel Tower as a “horrid nightmare.” Well, no pleasing some people, we guess... The Eiffel Tower was named after its designer, architect, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel who built the structure for the Paris Exhibition of 1889. So I've decided to try to get a part time job at a knitting store. Putting my portfolio and resume together. Wish me luck! It may take a while... LL

March 30 1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania patented the writing device we call the pencil. Yes, it did have an attached eraser as well. Why, then, we wondered, wasn’t it called the Lipman? “Teacher, I’m sorry, but I seem to have forgotten my Lipman this morning.” Or -- “May I please go and sharpen my Lipman?” See? It works. Don't you just LOOOOOOVE learning? thought so. You know what today is right? Taco Night!!! yay!! LL

Otherwise known as MC HAMMER! That's right. Touch that bitches. Hey, that's the best I could come up with for March 29th. Anyway... talked to Pete yesterday. He sounds good. Not sure about his future though. Wayne will be here next Tues!!!!!! Yay! And my Dad is buying me a ticket for my next trip to MI Memorial Day weekend as my bday present. Yay!!! LL MMMM. Cherry pie.

March 28, 1974 - A streaker (i.e.: someone running around naked), ran onto the set of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The clever NBC censors decided to blackout the lower half of the TV screen on the videotape to prevent an ‘X’ rating. The streaker was arrested, but released, for “lack of evidence,” said Johnny. Had a lovely Easter Weekend. Picnic was fun. We played Bocce ball and had an egg hunt. I also got some much desired sun. AND Carolina made it into the final four!!! Go heels!! Wayne will be here in a WEEK!!!! I can't wait! AND he's meeting me in NYC for my Birthday!!! Too good to be true! LL

March 24, 1958 - Elvis Presley reported to local draft board 86 in Memphis, TN. He became US 53310761. Oddly, since Elvis was now ‘government property’ serving his time in the Army, Uncle Sam stood to lose an estimated $500,000 in lost taxes each year that Private Presley was in the Army. So i'm going to my first ever Yarn Tasting tonight at my favorite yarn store. It should be fun. We get to try out different types of yarn without actually buying them... of course, i know I'll end up buyin a lot... that's where they get ya! 11 days til Wayne comes!!!!!! LL

March 23, 1965 - Astronaut John Young became the first man to eat a corned beef sandwich in outer space. When it comes to events of progress, we will certainly add this to the record book, now won’t we? ...along with that golf club stunt of Alan Shepard’s from the surface of the moon years later. Young smuggled the sandwich on board in order to supplement the astronauts’ meals of dehydrated foods, including powdered fruit juice (Tang). I went to Target last night. Dum da dum dum. I bought 4 dvds, and the cutest easter basket in the world. A peeps chick soft plush basket. You gotta love those peeps. Bitin off their heads.... plucking out their eyes... sucking off their sugared skin. MMMMMM. I love easter candy. LL