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yeah huh.

i am suppossed to find out which store is officially mine today. i am effing crawling out of my skin because no one has called me.

posted by nina @ 1:23 PM 1 comments

mi familia.

my family seems to forever feel like they are revolvong around me and it isn't until thanksgiving that we are all able to meet and settle into one spot together. my sisters have spent the summer at their dad's house in boise, whilst noah is in redding. and he leaves in like a week, when my sister's finally return home on sunday. so i have this ginormous family i adore and love more than anything, and yet i never get to adore them all together. with the exception of one day a year, which is my absolute favorite holiday, hands down, for that reason. being in the middle of my family is like taking a trip to international territory.
so it makes me sad that noah is missing out on mexico, and as thrilled as i am for graham, he is moving to humboldt next month (God willing) for school. and hilary is at UI for two more years, and nick has a family of his own (and another on the way) in boise. so its me, theo, natalie and heidi. what will it take to bring my family all back together someday? i have to resign to the fact that will probably never happen.

posted by nina @ 1:14 PM 0 comments

sound the trumpets.

i'm off the market.

posted by nina @ 10:08 AM 5 comments

mexico. two weeks.

oh lord.
i love being at my dad's house.
my parents are in the other room with a bunch of my relatives (we are having a barbecue) telling the story about a time when we were in mexico, that pretty much starts out with "hey, remember the time we got nina drunk?" and ends with my parents laughing pretty hard. boy are they awesome.

posted by nina @ 5:52 PM 1 comments

what do you do when you're bored? surveys.

How tall are you? 5'6"
Do you own a gun? i own a hammer....
Rehab? nope. debauchery.
Have you ever killed an animal? i hit a bunny when i as driving home late one night in high school. i totally missed curfew too, but i was crying so hard because i felt so bad that i didn't get in trouble.
Are you Irish? no. i'm german jewish. i'm conflicted.
What do you think of hot dogs? i don't think about them. then they are easier to eat.
What's your favorite Christmas song? bright eyes cover of blue christmas.
What is your favorite smell? post rain.
What do you prefer to drink in the morning? coffee. lots.
Do you do pushups? no.
Have you been shot? yeah, from back in my gang days.
Have you ever been hospitalized? yes. i was picked up by an ambulance on new years eve my sophomore year of high school for having a seizure due to a severe concussion to the head. at church. of all places.
whats your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex? apparently guys like standoffish girls.
Do you own a knife? yes. it is how i cut my avacados.
Do you have ADD? there are times when i am convinced.
Do you love the pain a tattoo brings? i panic at the sight of needles.
Name five drinks you have regularly: all things coffee, water, orange juice, newcastle brown and mojitos.
What's in your CD player? spoon, gimme fiction. but i am in my brother's room right now listening to sufjan while jake smiles is asleep on his bed.
What's under your bed? my guitar case and art portfolio.
What time did you wake up today? 4 in the effing am.
Current haircut? the "it's growing out long" shag with funky bangs i cut on impulse.
What are you wearing? diesel zinks, a yellow polka dot shirt and a vintage 3/4 length sleeve cardigan with rhinestones on it.
Current worry? that i'm rushing things.
Current love? um.
Current hate? customers on their effing cell phones.
Favorite place to be? diestlehorst bridge. at midnight.
Least favorite place? my hotter than hell apartment.
If you could play any instrument? my arhu.
Favorite colors? lime olivey green and muted orange. i don't know how to describe colors.....
One person from the past you wish you could be with? arian solberg.
Where would you like to go? the small village of Felsenthal in Germany, where all my ancestors descend from.
Where do you want to live? 1. england. 2. China. 3. near my friends and family, which is probably not ever going to be international, unfortunately.
Favorite food? pad thai and popsicles. the real fruit kind by dreyers. yum.
Color of most clothes you own? my closet looks like a crayola factory threw up in there. so does my apartment. but i own a lot of black.
Number of pillows you sleep with? 4 to 6ish.
What were you doing at 12AM last night? hating that i scheduled myself to open at 5am.
What do you think you will be doing in ten years? i better be married by then. and me and my husband can launch a (small) label, and we can just travel all the time.
Are you paranoid? sometimes. if you know me then you think my paranoias are funny.
Do you burn or tan? tanish. some burning will occurr.
First piercing/tattoo? ears. but now i only have my traigus' pierced.
Last person you yelled at? when i left my apartment, i yelled "como estas bitches" to my roommates. does that count?
Latest crush? um.
Last thing you ate? a popsicle and potstickers. seriously, i LOVE popsicles.
If you could be a pirate, would you? hell yeah i'm a pirate.
What songs do you sing in the shower? whatever i put in my cd player.
What's in your pockets right now? nothing.
What color are your bedroom walls? white. i live at the manor. judy would have a coniption if i painted my room. but... she may be too drunk to notice.
Last thing that made you laugh? tickling theo.
Best bed sheets you had as a child? i had the same flowery sheets for close to a decade.
Pets? okay. beauregard jackson- anglo arab horse. cherrubino- welsh horse. ezekiel and lazarus- great danes. quesadilla, pumpkin, and julius- cats. and sophie my precious little kitten that i rescued. i think that's all.... my dad's house is like a refuge halfway house for stray animals, so its always changing.
Have you ever won any awards? yes. i was an involved child.
How many T.V.s do you have in your house? one, but the only thing that works is the dvd player. we don't even get normal channels.
Who do you tell your dreams to? whoever is in them or would find them the most funny.
If you could make out with one person who would it be? um. and jason lee probably. or clifford our hot friend from liverpool (for amie).
What do you think of the person who posted this before you? matt will forever be associated with johnny's in huntington. kick ass memories.

posted by nina @ 6:12 PM 2 comments

the negative consequence of positive thoughts.

last night daniel and i drove out to the lake around 1130, and the water was such the most perfect temperature that we just jumped in, jeans and all. and now i am effing sick.

and i can't wait for fowlers' falls on saturday.

posted by nina @ 5:42 PM 1 comments

the impossible.

i've met the most beautiful man.

posted by nina @ 7:06 PM 3 comments

i like grapes.

everyone must go out and see charlie and the chocolate factory. aside from the fact that johnny depp is so beautiful and beautifully talented and can do no wrong, tim burton created the new version to play out more like the book than the original film. and for anyone who has read the book, you will enjoy this more.

posted by nina @ 2:50 PM 1 comments

14 hour work day and one arrest.

i am so disturbed by the obliviousness this country (or at least this town) has to international events. not a single one of my customers today had any idea of the devestation that hit London yesterday. No matter that it is smeared across the headlines of today's papers; everyone seems to be aware that they are hosting the 2012 olympics, while so few are aware that they are suffering through tragedy.

wednesday i worked for 14 hours. I was at Starbucks from 10am to midnight: my opener had carpal tunnel and had to go to the doctor's, while my mid day supervisor was really sick. no one would come in, so I got to work all day long. at one point, since i was suppossed to be two people, I came very close to being alone in the store, because nobody could stay and work. so i called in two brand new people that i just hired, so that i had bodies in the store so i could at least keep the store open.

Then, right at close, the police came and arrested a guy who was threatening me and my store! (derek probably knows who he is from working at starbucks in redding.... his name is Thomas and he walks with a limp and talks like he has just suffered a stroke and he used to go to the celebration and the stirring and he likes to hit on really young girls and he is just overall creepy). It is a really long story, but he was drunk, he is crazy, and called me a liar and a bitch and said "I'm going to get you nina, i am going to get YOU!" and it was so freaky, and peter, lauren, david and scott harvey were there and the store was totally packed and it was dead silent as the cops came in and cuffed him. Now, I have to file reports because they (the Police and our partner asset and protection person) want him permanently banned from all starbucks in redding.

AND, he has come back in the last two mornings to find me and as soon as the police get here, he has just split. it makes me so effing mad, and i don't know why he has it out for me, and he keeps coming back and leering, as if to say "you can't make me do anything."

exciting, isn't it. it makes me want to swear and throw things.

posted by nina @ 8:03 PM 3 comments

i hit a guy. it was an accident.

i am glad we are reviving the blogging community... i miss hearing about everyone.
we had a perfect little view of the fireworks spectacular last night from our little apartment on the bluffs, with friends and a barbecue, and joey jumping down the side of the bluff to put out the fire some genious started with a roman candle. its redding. its dry.

i gave dan jump a bloody nose on accident..... (ikes) friday... we were playing basketball in the pool with a bunch of people and i went to hit the ball from his shot and managed to perfectly clock his nose (!) he went under water and when he came up blood was just gushing from his face and it was really gross. but the best part was dan was laughing really hard and just said "that was amazing!" now everybody thinks i am dangerous and jeremy calls me ninja.

shhh.... i have an interview to be a store manager. my own store. i don't have to share. no more assistant manager. just.... store.... manager.

i found a kitty in the manor parking lot! she is little and all black and has a mini tail and is named sophie. she is precious.

kate is gone and i miss her. it is weird because she is in boise where my sisters are but she has never met them but i like to think that they could run into each other on some weird coincidence.....

happy birthday to joey, my amazing friend.

posted by nina @ 6:13 PM 1 comments