My phone died Sunday evening. My charger won't work. Another bought charger didn't work either. I went to see if I could switch phones but there's too much red tape. So I have a temporary phone for now. It sucks because I am glued to my phone. When I make a call to a friend or fam member, I talk for an hour. Minimum. Now I have about that much time until next week.

BOOOOO.


In other (tennis) news: TMS Hamburg started this week. Marat's still in (hurrah!). He plays Tomas Berdych tomorrow. Fed, Rafa, and Djoko all play tomorrow. Today's matches have been snooze-ville for me. Apparently Tommy Robredo's match had a bit of drama...I hope they upload it on youtube. And now, one of the Italians (who I fell in love with last week at Rome), Andreas Seppi, is playing my Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Venga and allez!

Day was fun. Had an early appointment and then made my way to IKEA. The familiar sight of the big blue building with yellow block letters elicited a scream of delight from me. I wanted to get myself a small laptop table and some other random household accessories/items. It wasn't as big as the Schaumburg IKEA. Well, maybe it was, but it definitely was a lot more confusing! Dizzying, for sure, especially when you go there with an empty stomach and not as much sleep.

But it was worth it! I hated being alone but whatever, I got my stuff and my chocolate hazelnut cream biscuits. MMMMM. And...all that other stuff. Hehe.

So, in random tennis news, Rafa lost to JCF early on at TMS Rome if I didn't already mention that. And then Fed lost yesterday to Radek Stepanek. GASP. So now it's Djokovic vs. Wawrinka (STAN THE MAN!!!) in the final. That should be interesting.

I got nothing  more. Time for my minestrone and hopefully some Doctor Who. But probably no DW today. Maybe tomorrow.

i'm on a high now because i found out Coldplay's US tour and they're coming nearby and i HAVE to go. screw it, i'm going!

it's raining here, it's chillier than it's been, i'm full of mexican food and so sleepy and Coldplay's going on tour next month! AHHHHHHH.

Dream I had last night:


that was interesting.

other than that it's gorgeous outside today but i spent most of it indoors. mainly because i'm supremely tired and also because i was watching "kicking and screaming" and enjoying will ferrell in that movie. the man's hilarious, although he was very silly in this one. but funny nonetheless. then it was phone time. and now it's time to make dinner. i need to be in bed in about an hour and a half.

I indulged a bit too much into some Doctor Who and DW spinoffs (Sarah Jane Adventures) this weekend. SciFi, oh that channel that mercifully brings us Americans the chance to watch these wonderful BBC shows (and this time not too behind on schedule either!), has become my Friday night friend. 7:30 it's Sarah Jane Adventures and at 8:00 it's Doctor Who. Wait, I think I just did that in CST. Well, just add an hour to those times, that's when I'm sitting at the TV. Probably when you're sitting at yours too. Hehe.

I just started watching Sarah Jane Adventures, but I like it. I haven't touched Torchwood yet but I shall sometime. Soon. Dunno when. Maybe when DW Season 4 is done. OMG. And then DW. Repeat (for me) of ep 1 of S4. And then yesterday I watched the latest episode and I wish I had a TARDIS to go forward to Saturday to watch the second part.

Life would be so much easier with a TARDIS.

And yay SciFi for showing Season 4 of DW only three episodes behind the BBC airings. Not bad, compared to last season. Hurrah!

Off to bed now.

Hmm I suppose Federer would be the matador in this case and Rafa the bull that does not give up the chance to beat his opponent once more. And beat Federer, Rafa did. In straight sets yesterday at the Monte Carlo Masters. 7-5, 7-5. Oh gloriousness. Rafito gets his first title of 2008 by defending his Monte Carlo title for the fourth time.

I think this deserves a "Vamos Rafa!"

VAMOS RAFA!!!

:)

Today's my weekend. Usually my weekends consist of me running errands or sitting at home watching TV/surfing the web. It's usually more of the latter. I occasionally do things fun...
...well, not really. I don't have anything to really do, so I don't do anything productive. Lots of lost chances take up my weekends.


And finally in non-gorgeous nature news, the top four seeds are into the semis at Monte-Carlo. Fed, Rafa, Djoko and Davydenko. Hurrah! I've become a fan of the American Sam Querrey, who I think has had the best tournament so far. The only American at the first clay court Masters, he has done something that neither Roddick or Blake have done--he actually played this tourney and he made it to the quarterfinals. For some reason, I really think well of him, so it looks like I have one American player I really like.

The world is coming to an end.

As much as I love to read, stare into space, do outdoorsy things and so on and so forth...I'm such a TV addict. Especially now that I have a TV and cable, I'm glued. GLUED. And Doctor Who is on Sci Fi now, which is awesome. I caught a bit of Sarah Jane Adventures too, which was a nice, for lack of a better word, change from DW. Because if you didn't know, I'm actually a 10-year old at heart and some kid shows are just awesome.




Don't really have much else of an update except that hopefully after tonight, the Democratic candidate will be decided. At this point I'm so tired of the relentless coverage on CNN and of the ragging and the sniping and oh my god just get it over already.
I'm the worst example of the American voter: the apathetic. And this is my first year voting and I'm already annoyed by this election. I'm voting Dem though, that's for shizzle.

I can't help it. It's become my new 'thing' to say.

It's been a very different week from what I've become accustomed to since moving here. Last I wrote I was in the process of another move, this time to a different flat. Moving from the ground floor up to the third is quite a hassle. But, surprisingly, I moved almost all my things on my own, so I definitely developed sore muscles. I skipped yoga again for this reason. Oh well, I need to practice anyway.

OMG I found this on random_videos and it is HILARIOUS. And adorable. The kid's accent just makes it even funnier/cuter. It does remind me of when my brother and I were kids...except we weren't so cute :P

I think I've found the one thing I really like about the east coast (other than change in scenery and proximity to the 'well-known' places): the change in seasons. I don't think I've really noticed the gradual shift from summer to autumn to winter to spring as well as I've seen it here. In the midwest, it's hard to know when spring really begins because the weather's so unpredictable and it goes from cold to warm to cold to warm and back and forth until you get fed up.

It seems all my blog posts recently are updates. That's bad. I mean to post more, but for some reason I can never find interesting things to say. Maybe I will. Soon. I don't know.

I had one of those weekends that I wish I could relive again. Whenever I escape the small city to a larger one, I'm always wistful of returning. I went to NYC to visit some friends and I had a blast. I met up with one of my journo classmates who was visiting the city and of course spent time with some old friends. I did some shopping, went to a comedy club (!!!) and ate a dosa after the. Longest. Time.

Came across this ridiculous bit of news today thanks to roh_wyn. Honestly, I can't believe this really happens in the world. Thoughts?

Someone put this comment from Rafa on TennisWorld. I had to share it:

"I would like to believe there is a God,but i think it is better to say i am not sure there is a God and live your life with kindness and respect for people,than to say there is a God and then do bad things." -Rafael Nadal

I. Love. Rafa.

My beginning of spring gift to you:




I love Extras.

 Djoko beat Rafa earlier today in straights at the Pacific Life Open semis. and now Fed is dying at Mardy Fish's hands, losing the first set and down 1-4 in the second.

Why??? WHY??? I don't mind so much that Nole won, except that I was really rooting for Rafito. And now Fed is dying. What the hell is going on? Tennis gods, have mercy! I wouldn't have minded Fed losing so  much if it weren't at the hands of Mardy Fish. Jeeves...it's like the underdogs are out to play the last couple weeks. Don't get me wrong, I love the underdogs.

Just not Mardy Fish.

UGH. So uncool. Stupid Fed and his mono and falling apart this year. All I'm saying is he better take the French (even though I will be rooting for Rafa ha) and stop playing like this. Maybe it's because Haas pulled out in the quarters and Fed got no match play. Oh woe!

Well Fish has almost net this match...he's up 5-1 and has two breaks. Make that two match points. SADNESS.

"Bye Fed. See you in Miami. JEEVES.

Blah. I had this fic started out but I couldn't find the right ending for it. I like it so far...it's a bit depressing, I guess, which is one of the flaws and also I just don't know where it's going. So...hopefully I'll figure out an ending for it and have it up soon.

I know I haven't written a proper post in a while. It really annoys me how lazy I am sometimes. I told myself this weekend would be all about writing and catching up on all the things I've "pushed aside." It was supposed to be about planning stuff out for the next few months, getting some idea of grad school and such and such. I know I'm going to grad school next fall ('09) and where...I just haven't applied and decided on a program yet. Yay for forward thinking!

Yes, it's another meme. I like these, I can't help myself. Plus I was tagged by molysaccharine so it had to be done. Enjoy!