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Friday, January 26th, 2007
6:55 pm	Updates So, its been forever since I've written any sort of substantial post...sorry about that folks.  Things up here in Beantown have been sort of hectic - in a good way most certainly.  To recap: We spent the Xmas holiday in Charlotte with BBrewer's family.  It was fantastic - the highlight, of course, was our engagement.  After Xmas, we came back to Boston were we hosted a party for New Years.  Our very dear friends were introduced to our new friends, and it was blast.  Mom and I went dress shopping and I bought a beauty - no pics, its a secret!  We set a date - Sept. 9th in good old Las Vegas.  Sweet Baby Jesus - does it get better than that?  It does!  Next, BBrewer and I dusted off our passports and hopped a plane to Paris.  We spent four glorious days there, eating, drinking and being generally merry.  We explored the catacombs, added a new member to the Chanel tote family (matching wallet - merci Bbrewer), and dined rather finely in celebration of his 30th Birthday.  After that, we hopped another plane to Prague - about two hours after they had been hit with killer winds.  We landed safely (albeit rather nauseatingly), ate some goulash and drank many beers (all for $18, mind you).  We spent the next three days meandering through the ancient streets while eating very large sausages and drinking many steins full of beer.  So basically - it was the perfect vacation. We're back in Beantown now just in time for the coldest day in three years...and let me tell you folks - IT'S COLD!  But its not a problem bc BBrewer drove me to work, and is picking me up now.  Thank you honey! So, there is the brief version of all that's been going on.  Sorry for slacking - talk to you all soon... SC (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 29th, 2006
2:01 pm	He asked me to marry him... And I said "YES"!!! The best Christmas EVER! Current Mood: happy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 13th, 2006
10:29 am	Is Nice!!! "Gipsy! Give me your tears! If you will not give them to me, I will take them from you!" --Borat If you can handle some very un-PC humor, this movie is hilerious! Bbrewer and I went to see it on Friday night and my throat hurt afterwards from laughing so hard. Sasha Baron Cohen - one of the funniest men ever! For those of you who have never seen Da Ali G Show, here is a little glimpse of what you are missing: "What is the different types of hasch out there? We all know that it's called the bionic, the bomb, the puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the cronic, the sweet Mary Jane, the shit, Ganja, split, reefa, the bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake, skunk, stress, whacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo, bob, bogey, back yard boogie. But what is the other terms for it?" (In an interview with a D.E.A. Officer) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
10:57 am	Fugging Great! X - you totally made my day with this one: http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2006/11/beverly_fug_902.html I love those kids. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
1:50 pm	So X-ited!!! So, my favoritest gal X is coming to visit for four whole fun-filled days. She gets in tonight. She suggested that I post our itinerary since I'm having so much trouble focusing at work. So, voila - here is our itinerary: Wednesday 6:00pm Christine arrives 7:30pm Return home to drop off luggage 7:35pm Dinner at restaurant of choice 9:30pm Cocktails and smokes on Roof Deck 11:00pm Bedtime Thursday 9:00am Work with Jenny (or not - bwhahahah) 12:00pm Lunch at Aquitaine 1:30pm Shopping Newbury Street ¨H&M Newbury Street ¨Filenes’s Basement ¨Burberry et al. 4:00pm Tea at the Ritz Carlton 5:00pm T to Downtown Crossing ¨H&M Downtown Crossing 7:30pm Return Home 8:00pm Dinner 9:00pm Supernatural 10:00pm Cocktails and smokes on Roof Deck/Discussion of Supernatural 11:00pm Get ready for bed Friday 9:00am Coffee and Breakfast in Coolidge Corner 10:00am Downtown for tours 11:30am Duck Tour 1:30pm Lunch at MFA 3:00pm Museum of Fine Arts 6:00pm Drinks and Dinner with friends Evening Free time Saturday 9:00am Tea and conversation 12:00pm Chocolate Brunch (http://boston.langhamhotels.com/dining/restaurants_boston.htm#Café) 1:30pm Walk through Boston Common/Freedom Trail 3:30pm Boston Omni Parker House Hotel for cocktails 5:00pm Coolidge Corner for Pedicures 6:30pm Coolidge Corner for Dinner 7:30pm Indie Movie of choice 11:00pm Snacks and Cocktails Sunday 9:00am Tea and conversation 12:00pm Brunch at Great Bay 2:00pm Return home to gather bags 3:30pm Airport (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
9:05 am	That's Mischa - Ms. Barton if you're NASTY! Unlike Marissa - I'm actually back. And have I got news for you! The love of my life, Bbrewer shocked me yesterday with my fabu birthday surprise. What you ask? Well - it just so happens that I'm the newest and perhaps the proudest owner of a....BRAND NEW BLACK CHANEL QUILTED TOTE (size = large)!!!! I love that man. I love that man. I love that man! In honor of my birthday, I'd like to continue with my birthday tradition and recite a haiku dedicated to my gift. This one is called, "My New Soul Mate is Black Quilted Chanel Tote": Tote - Looking at you It makes my heart skip a beat You make my legs weak. You're so beautiful. I cannot even describe How much I love you. If it were legal, I believe I'd marry you. But on second thought... Bbrewer - my man. I cannot thank you enough! For loving me so... And I love you too Now you, me and tote make three Happy family. And guess what my friend - You are so getting lucky... Boyfriend, not the tote. See for yourself folks. Sigh...I'm so shallow but I'm ok with it! http://picasaweb.google.com/buddy.brewer/Jenny28thBirthday/photo#4984454746439221266 (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 15th, 2006
5:12 pm	What's in Your Noodle? I just had the most entertaining conversation ever with one of my postdocs where the word "Noodle" was used three different times. I thought I was going to choke. God, I'm gonna get fired. But I love it! (Comment on this)
Monday, September 11th, 2006
9:33 am	Happy Anniversary Mr. President... Thank you Bbrewer for being the best guy a girl could ever have, and especially for sitting through a video montage with pictures of Joseph Stalin juxtaposed with those of George W and Ronald Regan. Other than those less than subtle, and not entirely appropriate (think lyrics such as, "That Texas education must have f*cked up your head"...not so nice to the state in general), the Roger Waters concert was F*CKING AMAZING!!! In my humble opinion, there are few things on this planet that are better than albums: 1. In their entirety 2. With a running theme 3. With trippy visual images So, that having been said - my man (RW - not to be confused with Bbrewer) presented one of the best shows ever. Why? Well, first off - Pink Floyd albums are meant to be listened to in their entirety. Yes people, no skipping around, because all of their albums have a running theme. Whether the theme is found in the lyrics, or in the tempo, in the use of instruments, or in the general feeling of the album, almost all Pink Floyd albums are better listened to from start to finish. So, how f*cking cool that he performed the entire Dark Side album as the second set? Oh My God. It was GREAT! The first set was good. Those of you who know me well know that my favorite album of ALL TIME (yes, all time friends) is The Wall. Well, SC is not so big on playing only two non-sequential songs from the best album of all time. However, he did do a montage from Wish You Were Here - including an AMAZING tribute to Sid Barrett with "Shine on You Crazy Diamond". Brought tears to my eyes. Oh, and the floating pig was pretty f*cking cool too. Still wondering what state it ended up in... Dark Side was, well, incredible. Totally makes up for the time that I refused to see Phish in Utah bc...let's face it...Utah sucks when you are a 19 year old hippie who wears 2 lbs of hemp on your neck. Of course, they decided to play Dark Side in its entirety then. No offense Trey, but I'd rather hear Roger Waters do it. I'm actually pretty speechless about the whole thing. His band members are awesomely talented. His arrangement, perfect. It was magical. Then - the encore. Oh yeah - you guessed it. A montage from The Wall. Didn't think it could get any better, but it did. I called it too. Told Bbrewer he'd first play Another Brick in the Wall, which he did. Followed by Vera, and finally, Comfortably Numb. Oh My God. I totally didn't expect that last one bc, well, its the only song on that entire album that David Gilmour wrote. However, it was spectacular. Sigh. So, now that I have all y'all's attention - I'm going to make a plea on the off-chance that someone googles "Pink Floyd -> Reunion -> The Wall": PLEASE David Gilmour and Roger Waters, for your fans, put aside your differences and reunite for another Wall tour. Play it start to finish. Please, please, please. I'll pay whatever to see it. I really will. A girl could die happy after that! So, happy anniversary Bbrewer - I'm so glad that we got to share that experience together. I love you with all of my heart. Here's to a lifetime of good music, good friends, and the best kind of love... Small Cabbage (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
11:33 am	Small Cabbage's Large Manifesto Sometimes a gal needs a forum to vent - and today, this is mine. Bear with me folks, I'll get to a point eventually. To recap - back in March of 06, the lovely doctors at Rex hosptital performed a little procedure known as a lumbar puncture on one small cabbage. For those of you who don't know, this procedure involves taking a f*cking long ass needle, sticking in it your spine (hopefully avoiding the wrong spot and therefore permanant paralysis) and sucking out some spinal fluid. Sound like fun? Its not. In fact, its even less fun when the hole in your spine doesn't clot properly, and you leak CSF (cerebal spinal fluid) as in my case. Its very painful, headaches, spasms, etc. and results in needing an additional procedure which also includes a large needle called an epidural blood patch for which the doctor fee is approximately $871. So on March 31, 2006, the last day of my insurance year, I had this procedure. I got a bill. Which I didn't pay, because I was waiting to see what, if any, insurance covered. Only problem, insurance had no record. So I called the company and told them this. They said that they had submitted it, it was denied bc I wasn't covered on the date of service. This is untrue, I was covered on the date of service. They proceeded to forward me to a collection agency. So I called the collection agency. I told them the story. They told me that they would resubmit. I gave them my insurance information. The next week, I got another collection letter. I called them. They said that the doctor had submitted it, it had been denied bc I hadn't been covered at the time, and that I would have to pay. I told them that I had spoken with someone the week before and that I had given them my information and that the collection agency was going to resubmit. They said, "Oh". I gave them my info again, bc apparently it had disappeared since the last week. They told me that they would resubmit. Two weeks ago, I got another letter. Read above paragraph. So yesterday I got another one. I called today. Apparently, they were going to resubmit, but instead, called the doctor who was charging me $871 who told them that they had submitted it back in March, that it was denied bc I wasn't covered at the time. So they never submitted it, bc "why bother". I called my insurance company - they have no record of the bill. I called the doctor to have them resubmit, they fought me about it but finally agreed. Thanks Ann. I called the collection agency to tell them that the doctor was resubmitting and got in a fight with some lady who sounded like Ms. Cleo who insisted, get this, that the collection agency had resubmitted the claim to insurance on...March 31, 2006. Umm...why the f*ck would the doctor turn me over to the collection agency on the SAME DAY AS SERVICE? What a f*cking idiot. I told her as much. She told me that there was no reason to get upset. So here is my manifesto: As if the lumbar puncture, four days of excrutiating pain, and the resulting epidural blood patch wasn't enough torture for a small cabbage - I have to put up with f*cking morons trying to make me believe that I'm the stupid one? I think I'd rather get stuck with an 8 inch needle in my spine 100 times a day than to try to communicate reasonably with the stupidest, slimiest, most incompetant people on earth. F*CK YOU ANN AND EVERYONE ELSE AT ABC. Ok - now I feel better. Have a nice day everyone. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
3:08 pm	LOL - just call me Budjenny Your Celebrity Boob Twin: Angelina Jolie Who's Your Celebrity Boob Twin? (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
4:38 pm	You think its true? You are Bettie Page Girl next door with a wild streak You're a famous beauty - with unique look And the people like you are cultish about it What Famous Pinup Are You? I want all of you to take this quiz - even you Matty... (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
12:01 pm	If I were on Super Nanny... I'd be sitting on the naughty step for sure. I know, I know - what was I thinking? What was the last thing that the doctor told me before I left her office yesterday? No. More. Drinking. At least until I feel better. And I had every intention of following that advice. I really did. But you see, I had this fabulous hotel party to go to at one of Beantown's poshest locations. So, my new job comes with some perks. As an organizer of large events, all of the hotels in the local area are vying for my affection - or more to the point - my office's money. So, they wine and dine ya in hopes that they can buy your loyalty. Obviously they know me well. The party was pretty f*cking spectacular. We started in one of their restaurants where they were handing out champagne and this lemon vodka drink that tasted like a melted italian ice. YUM. Oh, and they served tons of hors d'oeuvres. Triathlon and I got there kinda late, so we didn't indulge in the food, but we each had a drink. Of course. Next, they brought us upstairs to tour the meeting rooms. In the first, we had a wine tasting complete with oysters, shrimp, scallop tacos, mushroom cheese thingies, tuna tartar, and lobster rolls. I think I hit everything... After the wine tasting, we went to another room where they had pitchers of sangria and roast beef, salad, bigger lobster rolls, smoked salmon finger sandwiches, veggies, and a couple of other things I don't remember. Oh, and we watched the Sox on the television. By this time, our group (Group B) had been identified as the "drinkers" in the crowd. Are you really surprised? We ended up getting kicked out of the room so the next group could come in. I mean - what did they expect? They had FULL pitchers of sangria on the table. We are not a wasteful bunch, for sure. So, we took our drinks with us while we toured the guest rooms which were awesome. I mean awesome. Views of Fenway and plush beds. Marble bathrooms and leather sofas. Finally, we went to the last meeting room where we drank champagne and ate cream puffs, chocolate covered strawberries, almond cookies (which X would have LOVED) and chocolates. THEN - as if that wasn't enough - they gave us gift bags to bring home. WITH...get this...a bottle of this vodka/lemon drink. For real - they sent us home with vodka! It was amazing. Jesus. Mary. and Joseph. It was so much fun! Ahhh to be young, broke and fabulous AND in charge of a large conference budget. So, you ask, how is my stomach today? Pissed off at me. Do I care - not one bit! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
3:45 pm	Doctor says... Gastritis - that is what ails me since my long weekend with my fab gals (and Matty B). The cause? Yep, you guessed it kids. Too much drinking. Bwhahahahaha. Guess we might have had a little too much fun? Nah! PS - Sorry Big D! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 14th, 2006
10:09 am	Dy-no-MITE! Good Times had by all! I'm so happy to report that the Small Cabbage's first camping trip since the Bishna left her for the FAT girl he met in the forest was a fabulous success. True, it was "car camping", and there were bathrooms, but trust me, I'd definitely consider these bathrooms "roughing it". We ate, drank, fished and were generally a very merry crowd. I came in second place in our first annual "Drunken Fishing Derby". Lawyer beat me out by two fish. Bbrewer came in last, but in all fairness, he WAS responsible for worming my hook (those little things are gross). I also made a new 14 month old friend. She was SO sweet. And loud. Don't worry X - no babies in the near future for me, I treasure my sleep way too much... And yes, MM, I wore my burberry tabogon. Just because you're "roughing it" doesn't mean you can't do it in style! So, that was last weekend. Now let's discuss what I'm REALLY excited about! I'm absolutely giddy to see my girls this Wedensday! The plan - I arrive in good old Raleighwood at 11pm and the party begins immediately. The next morning we meet Angel for breakfast and then we're off to a relaxing girl's weekend of sunshine and booze and other things I won't mention here. God. I. Can't. Wait. For real, when was the last time you witnessed SC this excited about something? Not including new handbags. So, I leave you with these words of wisdom courtesy of Triathlon: "To us and everyone who wants to be like us..." Love y'all. Ciao. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 10th, 2006
2:23 pm	This is for my ladies... YUM (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 7th, 2006
2:01 pm	Scuze Me Occifer... "Its the raisins, I swear!" Considered by some as a home remedy for arthritis, apparently, this also works for the aches and pains associated with MS. So, you think this could be considered "drinking on the job"? (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 4th, 2006
9:01 am	Its Official... So kids - smallcabbage went to her first Red Sox game last night. It was sweet! We had tix to a suite. Free beer. Free food. And an amazing view. Went with Triathlon. We had a blast even though they lost... That was some high class baseball. (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
3:01 pm	Dogs and Grandmas and the Things We Take For Granted... Two things on my mind - Our apartment is on the fourth floor, and the building has an elevator (thank God). Samela Anderson had never been in an elevator before we moved here, so I was wondering how she'd handle it. Turns out - it mesmerized her! Her favorite part was watching the door slide shut, slowly. Right before it closed, she'd make a lunge toward it. Not really trying to get out, but more like daring it to keep closing. Thing is, we've been in our new digs for what will be 7 weeks on Sunday. And she STILL does this. Everytime she goes out, she get excited to get in the elevator. She hears it coming and starts wagging her tail, she hops in, waits for the door to start closing and lunges forward. She watches it close, then turns around and looks up at me. Then she starts sniffing the floor and the bars on the side. Every single time, without failure. Will it ever end? Will she ever get used to the mundaneness (and yes - I realize this isn't a real word) of riding in the elevator? Will she ever think to herself, like I do, "God - I hate waiting for this f*cking elevator to get here?" Probably not. She is a dog. Not a cabbage. On another front, I talked with my gma yesterday. Mama J, for those of you who don't know her, is an 81 year old bundle of energy that cares more about lunching with the ladies and getting her nails done than baking or cooking or any other gma-type things. She truly is a lady of the world. So she called to say that my cousin who lives in Amsterdam is in town and would like to get together with me. I say, "Did she bring me any good news?" Just kidding. She wanted my email address. So - Mama J gets her pen and paper out ready to write it down. I say, "ready?" She says, "Go" I give her my email, "small_cabbage@abcd.university.edu" She says, "what is between 'small' and 'cabbage'" I say, "an underscore - its like a dash but its parallel to the bottom of the letters" She says, "so its a dash" I say, "No, its like a dash, but it sits at the bottom on the line" She says, "So, what is it?" I say, "Its called an underscore" She doesn't get it. I'm on a crowded bus at rush hour. Late for work to boot. Here is where I realize that my grandmother has never seen an email address in her life. She doesn't know what an underscore is. She's never used a computer. Wow. She really is an old lady! So I have an idea...I tell her to write what I say word for word: "small underscore cabbage at abcd period university period edu" Voila - it worked. Or did it? Still waiting on my cousin's email AND my good news. Sigh... Just thought I'd share. If any of you have good news to share and are in the Beantown area anytime in the near future - hook a sista up! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
2:10 pm	What's new in the cabbage patch... Hi everyone, Its been a while since I've posted any sort of meaningful content, so I though I'd give y'all an update on what's been going on up here in beantown. First of all - y'all need to congratulate SC for making some friends! Not nearly as fab as my friends back home, but pretty damn good for two month's worth time. I've been going to water aerobics with one woman - we'll call her Triathlon because believe or not, she is really athletic. Just an aside - why is it that I always end up being friends with athletic people? I have to be the least athletic person on the planet. No matter, its good being friends with strong people - they have my back if I get too drunk and start talking shit at a bar... Anyway, Triathlon and I are also going to a Red Sox game on Thursday. We got free tix (yes, you heard right - FREE) from some hotel trying to get us to book some rooms for a conference we are hosting. Work's policy on accepting gifts is that the gift must be worth less than $200. The price of two box seats at Fenway - $95 a piece. Oh yeah - we barely made it! Mom, dad and gma are coming on Sunday just to cook me dinner and then to go home. Sweet. I've also become friends with the woman I replaced here. Got hammered with her two weekends ago and am going camping with her et. al next weekend. I know what you're thinking - "SC is going camping?" Sigh...people without many friends will do what it takes to make em I guess. And they have bathrooms. Should be fun. She is in law school so I enjoy her witty banter. Speaking of witty banter - I'm going to see my girls in 15 days!!! God, I can't wait. X and Truck I miss you both so much... Also - I may be going to Tuscon over my birthday for a conference. Perfect timing to visit Beans in Phoenix. Don't worry gals - I'll be back before the following weekend (when y'all are supposed to come visit). Anyway, that is still up in the air... Bbrewer is in Seattle for the week. I miss him already - God, I'm pathetic. But other than that, things are going well. I miss everyone, but I'm acclimating to my new situation. I guess you can take the girl out of the north, but you never truly take the yankee out of the girl... Love you all! SC ps - Happy Birthday H2O Wendy (hope you did many things that I would do!) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 28th, 2006
9:25 am	Literary Devices - My Friday Challenge Today's theme: Literary Sh*t Talking Today's Device: Shakespearean Sonnet A finer time has never there been To institute this rule For everyone, both the women and men Can certainly use this tool Literary device week nears its end Save for this last day So let it be said that you will amend Whatever it is you’ll say Using the gift of rhyme to speak your mind This is the challenge I pose In any response you’ll reply in-kind With dually rhyming prose Whoever shall meet this challenge today - Let it begin now, be off and away! (1 Comment |Comment on this)