life's full of tough choices, isnt it?

ok im going to be very honest here: i cannot make a decision to save my life. its not that i can't make them, i just don't like to. i hate picking whats for dinner, or what movie to rent. here's the funny situation: i tried on a dress at the gap. i thought about it for two days. i emailed my mother a picture of it. she said it was cute. i went and bought it. then at 11:30pm i decided i wanted to return it. i brought it to work with me. showed it to all my "moms" and they liked it. they even told me what shoes i should wear with it and offered to lend me accessories. i get home, and try it on again. now i'm going to return it and wear a dress i already own. seriously. does anyone else have this problem? 

im (re)watching grey's anatomy season 1. thank god im not a surgeon. i could never ever make those kinds of decisions. haha. well okay, i could make one decision: mcdreamy! 

i feel like i should buy a lottery ticket today or something.  its friday, and i really wasn't in the mood to work today (thats normal for me, but seriously, who really ever wants to work?!) i go in at 3 and everything is going alright. it's pretty slow, but for a friday night thats normal... well around 6pm someone comes in and tells us there's a huge fire down the street at the financial square, so naturally i run outside to look and the guy from the restaurant next door says his lights are flickering. not a good sign. about 15 minutes later our lights start flickering. then the power goes out. our computer run on battery for about 3 minutes and then we crashed. so by 7pm i was off and walking to meet rylan, away from all the chaos. most of downtown savannah is without power at this very moment.  

so rylan and i went and got sushi. we went to blockbuster to check out what movies are out. whole lotta nothin! so now we're sitting around at home like all the cool kids do on a friday night!  

we had a wonderful evening with blaine and ginger last night. they made us grapefruit margaritas and enchiladas and homemade guacamole. us two kids from the az couldnt have been more well fed! 

A week of everything

So its about 11:30, and after a couple hours of Olympic watching, I have retreated to my computer to pen this new entry. The last couple weeks have been quite busy on the design front. Logging forty hours last week and expected to log another forty this week, I have been programming my heart out while Chelsea is working at Paula's shop. I will drop her off in the morning then come home and work till I am pulling my hair out in frustration. Sometimes flash can be a fidgety program, and well just doesn't work the way you want. The last I penned was that I was working on the menu book for Indulge, but since then I have had to put that on hold to work on there website. While both are scheduled to be completed at the same time, Becca wanted to get the website done first. So I was off, and I have to admit I am quite sick of this design. Each piece that I create must stay within the same vein of style as the last but hopefully be a little fresh and different. It is a little taxing to say the least, especially after working on the same design for the past year really (maybe not that long).
It becomes even more frustrating for me myself, when you try to get acknowledgment of a job well done, and well most of the hardest stuff that was completed is unseen in a website - it is code, hidden behind the pictures, making them do what they do. Its sort of hard to explain that even though you see one picture, there are so many other things going on in the background. Its already calling up your next move, before you make it. Its actually quite amazing. I am also glad that I never became a programmer. Not only do I not like the 3am/late-night work sessions that I used to pull, I don't see the satisfaction. I love when someone else thinks my work is good. Well I'll settle for an ok(well maybe not, it better be the best - damnit, I didn't get a proper ed-ja-ma-cation for nothing. - Woot! "In the Heights") But really the only way I can tell if I'm any good at this thing they call design, is if someone else tells me. Because personally, like the cliche artist, I am my worst critic. Looking at earlier work, I will start analyzing, then comes criticizing, which leads to hating it. Hell, I think I already hate this post (stupid post). I have run off on a tangent that I have no idea where it leads, nor where it ends. What am I doing? Where is this going?


So in other news, this week has been quite exciting for us. Its a week packed full of events. Monday: (I totally made a boom sound effect when I typed the colon, just for the record. So you should read it as such.) Becca brought her dog Greer over to meet Lola. Now we have stated before that Lola, not very fond of dogs. But she did awesome. They played around, and even though she drooled like crazy, she didn't attack anything. Greer is just mellow and I don't even think knew Lola was there. I believe Monday night we got together with Andrea and Dave and video chatted online for a bit. It was hilarious and after some technical difficulties we got it working and was actually quite fun. Tuesday: Paige came to Savannah! So after her internship in New York, Paige and her boyfriend Blake came to Savannah. The Indulge crew got together at Carlitos for a fiesta. At which time I found out they had $1 taco Tuesday (you heard me right friends, 1 taco = 1 dollar, amazing.) But wait there's more! You can get a Margarita for $2! I order three tacos, Chelsea got her usual bean burrito, Blake threw down 6 tacos. Damn they were good. I could probably live off of tacos and bacon cheeseburgers. It wouldn't be a long life mind you - considering the health factors involved, but it would be great. From the taco shop, Chelsea and I walked down Broughton to Leopold's and got ourselves some ice cream. It was just amazing outside. But as we were walking the rain ceased for the night and we just enjoyed a cool stroll downtown. When it rains around here, the temperature literally drops 20 degrees. You are left with light jacket weather and windows rolled down, listening to tunes. On our way home we saw Sam from The Format chilling outside Marshall House smoking a cigarette. How cool is that!? If you don't know of The Format, go check them out! They are from Arizona. Wednesday: We just chilled around the house and watched Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 of Rome. Damn I can't believe they killed Caesar! I mean I know it was going to happen, but still, I thought he was awesome. And for whats to come and we are excited for: Thursday: We are going to dinner at Blaine and Ginger's house. They just got their house repainted a deep blue and it looks really cool. Hopefully, the trim will be complete now and we will be able to see the finished house. Not to mention, catch up with Patches and Vincent (the coolest cat around, that gives headbutts). Saturday: I believe we are going on a double-date with Martha and Andrew to go see Batman! Which for all accounts should be grand as well. Martha and Andrew are very nice and cool, plus it's Batman! You can never go wrong with Batman! POW! Sunday: Nancy, from Chelsea's work has invited us to go on her boat, so I believe we are going to take her up on the offer. I will probably need a life-vest for this one. Anything happens, I'm a goner people. Not sure if I can doggie-paddle my way back to shore. Michael Phelps I am not.

showin off..

so im addicted to the photobooth program. like ridiculously addicted! 

how silly is this?! i love it. i sent a whole bunch to my mother, who was totally not impressed. and definitely didnt think it was as funny as me either. oh well! 

im still in need of a few lessons. its taking a wee bit of getting used to. im so used to a PC (we've had them since i was in third grade) but gosh this thing is so cool.  thank god i had rylan, cause the only decision i really had to make was "white or black" and "nano ipod or itouch" 

ok back to more silly pictures!

A trip to the town of Charles

We were day trippers today...Our adventure took us up the I-95 to the I-17 to Charleston to see what we could see. It took us a bit of time to park but we were able to find a spot right on King St. And for those out of the know, King St. is the hub of Charleston shopping. It has all the big name stores including the one previously mentioned by Chelsea in her last post. We walked the streets and while a bit warm, a cool breeze made it a wonderful day. Upon arriving into the fair city, we were both quite hungry. We decided to walk around King St. until we found a place we thought sounded delicious. We passed by J. Crew in search of food as Chelsea eyed the window clothes, but my hunger prevailed and we trekked on. We were originally going to eat at a restaurant we recalled from our previous journey, but alas it was closed. Their sign had mentioned 'The Best Gyro' or something of the sort. So we were lost to find someplace new. We were walking down to the Mellow Mushroom when I spotted a different place. Not sure what it was all about we went over and took a look. It turned out it was a little cafe that named all their menu items after movies. It sounded decent so we ate there. I had the 'Good Burger' (Was that an actual movie or just from that TV show All That? Chelsea got breakfast with the 'Oridinary People.' Translating that comes out to a Bacon Cheeseburger (surprise, surprise) and Eggs, Bacon, and Toast. The place also shows movies while you eat and August Rush was playing. Having already seen that movie we stayed downstairs and ate our meals in peace. Happy and full we traveled down King St. back to the J. Crew. Along the way we found that since our last journey, an Apple store opened on King St. - so already this trip was better for me with the geek shopping. Chelsea went into J. Crew but found nothing that interested her. WAIT. SHE FOUND NOTHING THAT INTERESTED HER. SHE LEFT WITH NO BAG IN TOW. Record this day. Oh, by this point we had already been hatching another plan of sorts...But more about that later! (Dramatic Pause placed here)

And we continue...Having no bags and still quite a bit of day left, we walked down to Market Street to mingle the vendors and well, just walk. It was good to be out and just vacationing without any real vacation. We didn't have any place to go or anything to do, just chill and enjoy the town. Passing through Market Street, we landed upon the water. There is a huge fountain here, and children were having the grandest time playing in it. Hell, even some adults were out in their suits jumping through the fountain. I suppose its the big hang out spot. You can see said fountain in our earlier pictures of Charleston. This area is like a mini pier also, but no real shopping involved. Just some fishing, benches, and swing chairs. We threw our bodies down in a swing chair and just relaxed for about twenty minutes. Taking in the view of the river and enjoying the breeze...good times. When we got up we decided to put our plan into motion. But first we were parched and needed a cool drink to soothe my palette.

On our food search earlier in the day we came across a tea shoppe that sold premium tea. We went in in search of a cool drink of ice tea. I have to say this place was awesome. Just a whole bunch of different tea flavors. Chelsea picked an orange flavored tea that was sweetened with German Rock Sugar (whatever that means). I went with gunpowder green tea. Once we chose our tea they had this contraption that brewed it for us and then strained it right into our iced cup (crazy awesome). We went to the back of the store where they have a little zen garden to sit and drink your tea. This is where we called Chelsea's dad and explained the plan. He was all for the idea and now we were both excited. We were planning on doing this, but not for a while. But I think today was probably the best day to go through with it. So we walked down to the big white buidling and waited in line...

Oh I forgot to mention that earlier in the day while we were walking back to the tea place. We found this really cool alley called Philadelphia Alley. It was very calm and shady.

Ok back to the story at hand. We were waiting in line and I have to say the people there were probably the nicest people we have ever met. After a short wait we were in and being helped by a very kind man. He took us through all the paperwork. Chatted us up a bit and called Chelsea a Sundevil to which she rejected and said she was a Wildcat. It was quick. It was easy. And then we were done. So after the last few years of Chelsea putting up with a broke down computer, she got a new one. And dude, she got a Mac. This past weekend was tax-free weekend on select purchases in South Carolina and Georgia. One of those purchases would be a computer. So not only did she not get taxed, she got a student discount, a free printer, and a free iPod. And wouldn't you know, being the coolest, most awesomeness girlfriend ever, she threw me a bone and gave me the new iPod (how's that for badass, Taylor?). So while she didn't pick up anything at J. Crew, we did do quite a bit of damage in the new Apple Store. And lugging around all this equipment sort of ended our trip to Charleston (Because once you get a thing like a Mac, you want to go home and play with it).

For the rest of the night Chelsea sat on the couch and played with Photobooth - making crazy pictures on her webcam. While I updated and played with my iPod (Go Go App Store!). So all in all, it was a great trip - relaxing. We got to do what we wanted which was nothing at all really (except for maybe Chelsea's J. Crew adventure). And we ended up with something extra. I can't wait to go back there at the end of the month. BUt until then, I say good night.

day tripping

we're taking a day trip to charleston! i'm in love with this city ALMOST as much as i'm in love with the sav. they are just beautiful and well preserved and well... there's a jcrew! haha

ok, everyone wish us safe travels (it's not far- kind of like driving to tucson)

chels

p.s. i spent 13 hours reading yesterday. i had the worst headache EVER and i didn't even finish the darned book. i got close though! 550, and there's 758 pages total. i'll finish tonight or tomorrow. ok, pulling out the big nerd card here with a random question: does anyone else hate finishing good books? it just makes me sad almost, ya know? i find myself procrastinating when i get close to the end of a book. my bookcase is filled with books i couldn't finish. im such a lame-o!! haha