Four Things

Four names that people call me other than my real name:

1. LisaBeee
2. Sweetie

Four jobs I’ve had:

1. Aco Hardware
2. Arbor Drugs
3. The Children's Place
4. Giffels

Four movies you’ve watched more than once:

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. With Honors
3. Pretty Women
4. Dirty Dancing

Four books I’d recommend:

1. A History of the American People
2. Rules of Civility
3. A Good Man is Hard to Find and other Short Stories
4. James Madison by Lynne Cheney
   

Four places I’ve lived

1. Detroit
2. Indiana
3. Washington, DC
4. Arlington, VA

Four Places you have visited:

1. Dublin
2. Oslo
3. Uganda
4. Finland

Four places I’d rather be right now:

1. The Bahamas
2. at my parents' house
3. with my nephews
4. Paris

Four things I don’t eat:

1. Olives
2. canned tuna fish
3. kiska
4. sweet breads

Four of my favorite foods:

1. Lasagna
2. Pizza
3. Potato Chips
4. Sushi

Four TV shows I watch:

1. Nashville
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. The Big Bang Theory
4. Mad Men

Four things I’m looking forward to this year:

1. Bahamas
2. Thanksgiving
3. Christmas
4. Visiting Cincinnati

(Lack of) Patience

I am not very patient. I am always on the go, and I think that is why I took up running. It's immediate. Yoga or Pilates is slooow. 

Email is fast. You send a message and expect instant gratification. I don't do well with waiting. I want to move NOW. I want to pack and unpack NOW.  I want to get home quickly, start dinner quickly, all so I can get to vegging out time, quickly.

I need to learn that not everyone goes at my pace. There can be learning curves, or slowness, or just patience for all in good time. But how patient can you be for patience? Do you count to 10? Do you never convey that immediacy is sometimes warranted?

I waited seven years to get engaged, so yes, I am capable of patience. But maybe that waiting period just made me impatient for everything else I needed and craved in life.

ABCs of Me

A.   Age: 34 for seven more days
B.    Bed size: queen
C.   Chore you hate: folding laundry, emptying dishwasher, scrubbing bathroom
D.   Dogs: nope
E.    Essential start to your day: coffee, brushing teeth 
F.  Favorite color: blue
G.  Gold or silver: silver
H.  Height: 5'8"
I.   Instruments you play: nope
J.   Job title: VP
K.  Kids: nope
L.  Live: Washington, DC
M. Mom’s name: Mary
N.  Nicknames: LisaB
O.  Overnight hospital stays: nope
P.  Pet peeve: bicyclists who weave in and out of traffic
Q.  Quote from a movie:  "Everytime a bell rings an angel gets its wings"
R.  Righty or Lefty: righty
S.   Siblings:  two brothers
T.   Time you wake up: 7-7:30 a.m.
U.   Underwear: cotton, Victoria Secrets
V.    Vegetables you dislike: are olives veggies?
W.   What makes you run late: husband
X.    X-rays you’ve had: teeth
Y.    Yummy food you make: pasta
Z.     Zoo animal favorite: monkeys

May Day

It's May 1. Three months and one day to go. And the perfect day to listen to 10,000 Maniacs "These Are Days."

11 days til my nephew is due.

The perfect day for a glass of riesling or sauvignon blanc and an outdoor patio.

The perfect day to listen to my new Sarah McLachlan CD of B-sides. Anything with Rainbow Connection is most excellent.

Top Chef last night: Definitely glad Antonia won the challenges. What was Stephanie thinking? Definitely Dale and Richard. Not sure who #3 will be now.

HIMYM this week was super funny for the first 2/3 of the episode, and sad when Ted dumped Barney.

House was HILARIOUS.

Girls night was fun on Monday--LC is due with #3. CS is entering the convent this August. KJM is heading to NYC. No more girls night out, I think.

Drinks with JW means I need the shower list asap.

Oh, need to get TWO Mother's Day gifts this year!! TWO!!

I think I need to bail on the ten year reunion. Too much going on.

Only one more day til I get a day off!!!!! The best day of them all.

Ten Things

Love Justice Scalia.

Top Chef: Glad Stephanie wasn't eliminated last night. She, Dale, and Richard will be the final three.

Grey's Anatomy returns tonight!

I need to pack for NYC and prepare for Le Bernadin!

No wine in the house. Must make mixed drink.

Ran the usual outdoor route tonight. Last night did 4.5 miles. Did 4 miles on Monday. Walked uphill 3+ miles Sunday.

I have a new In Style for the bus trip tomorrow.

Is Ashlee Simpson pregnant? Do we care?

Wanna get the new Sarah McLachlan B-sides out Tuesday.

New Lost tonight, too!

100th Post

Whoo-hoo. When I used to do the daily diary thing, I was doing a lot more posts than this. I basically started this as a way to get back into journaling, chronicling what's been going on with life, at least what I want to write about.

I don't have anything I really want to write about now. I'm listening to music, kind of watching American Idol's give back special, though I've largely muted the thing. It's fairly dull, not live, and there are already questions about how truly charitable it is.

So here are ten things on my mind, in no particular order.

1) SE's job search. 'Nuff said.
2) Registering this weekend, not to mention the multitude of other wedding stuff I got to get to.
3) New music. Still loving Basia Bulat and that India Arie song.
4) Running. Though I am a little sore today, I am so glad it is finally Spring!
5) My nephew who will be here very soon!!!
6) Work travel resuming very soon.
7) Needing a new Spring wardrobe.
8) Ladies poker night on Saturday. I am hosting, and utterly unprepared. And what if no one shows up?
9) #1. Yeah, that is the big one.
10) Yeah, and the wedding too. It is getting way too close.

10 Random Facts About Me

Favorite Pizza toppings: pepperoni, mushroom, feta or goat cheese, spinach, tomato
Favorite Potato chip: cheddar and sour cream
Favorite 80s/90s/00s TV show: Family Ties, The Simpsons, Lost
Last CD added to itunes: Romantica
Last meal: combo fajitas at Lauriol Plaza
Last alcoholic beverage consumed: Margarita
Today I wore: black cardigan, gray pants, pink shirt
Lunch today: chicken teriyaki
Last plane trip: Birmingham last Wednesday
Last movie: Juno
Last book read: Dangerous Nation
Last CD listened to: Paste Sampler 39