i did it!
I got my tree. with my convertible. in the pouring rain.
my car is probably ruined.....
It reminds me of this one time in college, becca and i were driving evan's car, and somehow managed to get it stuck in the mud atop a tree trunk, in torrential downpour. Meanwhile, at that moment, Evan was returning home from Thailand whence he had entrusted me to keep his car safe and protected. Becca and I, covered in mud, could not get his car unstuck even after many honorable attempts using rope and jacks and girl logic. Lucky evan, I think he borrowed someone's truck to pull it out. I can't remember, I've blocked that part of the memory.
Either way, it was ridiculous.
and it spreads like wildfire...
11 LAYERS OF YOU
LAYER ONE: ON THE OUTSIDE
Name: Nina Cecily
Birth date: april 25
Current Location: Redding,CA
Eye Color: green
Hair Color: blonde
Righty or Lefty: ambidextrous
Zodiac Sign: taurus
LAYER TWO: ON THE INSIDE
Your heritage: german jewish. that's right.
Your fears: clowns, ferrets, settling.
Your weakness: peet's coffee, gamay beajoulais, baked brie, shopping at target.
Your perfect pizza: shasta pizza co freaky tiki.
Goal you'd like to achieve: competing stadium jumping grand prix
LAYER THREE: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW:
Your thoughts first waking up: damn myself for scheduling me to work this early.
Your bedtime: anywhere from 8pm to 1am.
Your most missed memory: jgs.
LAYER FOUR: YOUR PICK:
Pepsi or Coke: coffee.
McDonald's or Burger King: coffee.
Single or group dates: ask me the last time that happened.
Adidas or Nike: barefoot or rainbows.
Lipton Tea or Nestea: coffee.
Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla.
Cappuccino or coffee: coffee.
LAYER FIVE: DO YOU?
Take a shower: yep.
Have a crush? um.
Think you've been in love: um.
Want to get married? do we have to put a timeline on this?
Believe in yourself: more often than not.
Think you're a health freak: foodwise? definitely yes. excercise? definitely NO.
LAYER SIX: IN THE PAST MONTH
Gone to the mall: crap, yes.
Been on stage: yes
Been dumped: no
Gone skating: like at the roller rink?
Dyed your hair: no
LAYER SEVEN: HAVE YOU EVER
Played a stripping game: no
Gotten beaten up: no
Changed who you were to fit in: haven't we all?
LAYER EIGHT: GETTING OLD
Age your hoping to be married: again, with the timeline....
Age you wanna have kids: 30 at the latest?
LAYER NINE: IN A GIRL/GUY
Best eye color: anything bright.
Best hair color: i tend to like darker
Short or long hair: either, but i prefer longer.
LAYER TEN: WHAT WERE YOU DOING
1 MINUTE AGO: this?
1 HOUR AGO: watching the virgin suicides
1 YEAR AGO: pretty much the same thing i am doing now.
LAYER 11:FINISH THE SENTENCE
I LOVE: creating. and autumn.
I FEEL: joy.
I HATE: not having a christmas tree.
I HIDE: my vulnerabilities.
I MISS: the deadlines for paying bills ontime too often.
I NEED: to clean my room.
How to get a Christmas tree....
When you don't own a truck.
amy is gone at mechelle's wedding (sad, i am not there) so i think i am going to take the next 2 days and make it feel like Christmas... which means first and foremost getting a tree.
So here is how I am going to go about it.
Once this damn rain lets up, I am going to drive west, hike through a forest and chop down a tree. i will drag said tree through the forest to my car, where I will put the convertible top down and stick it in my backseat. I will drive into town wearing scarves and mittens and a tree hanging out of my convertible. truly Californian. And I will do it purely for the comic relief of the strangers staring at me.
It's what you got to do when you don't own a truck.
end hiatus.
if anyone ever still checks or reads this:
I apologize for the hiatus. How did i get so busy and what exactly have i been filling my time with? I honestly do not know. The updates aren't as much "updates" are they are "continuings" in my life. So i will do my best.
I still live at the manor. with amy.
amy got engaged, so I will once again lose a lovely roommate.
i will probably move home. it is not as pathetic and sad as it sounds, i swear. in my crazy wonderful family, living at home is like living in a commune with roommates of all ages. Plus, now that I am the ONLY single person i know, who else will i live with?
i still manage the starbucks downtown, and love it. i have the most amazing team, including nancy persons nee fluharty, who we all know and love. She and I are RIDICULOUS together. so so much fun.
We had crazy good thanksgiving with my whole family (minus natalie, my france habitating sister) complete with good conversation, good food, and good wine. and plenty of all three.
NEW THINGS!
this is new. I have been horse back riding a LOT. I decided I wanted to event in spring, hopefully in stadium jumping, and working towards dressage and cross-country by the end of next year. One of our horses just had major surgery (scary) and is out until february, So I am riding my aunt's andalusian. He is this INCREDIBLE creature, and I feel blessed at the opportunity to ride him! He looks like a Lippizaner, those fancy shmancy horses from portugal. And I am schooling someone else's horse once a week, so that will keep me occupied.
I will be spending two weeks in Europe in april, mostly in France visiting my sister, and in London visiting sarah (noah's girlfriend). Linda, I need your reccomendations.
I love love love my church. I am in a small group that is about to launch with these amazing other girls (women? i guess we are women now...?) So I am thankful for that.
My life is simple and consists of few things. But I could not feel more blessed.
