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.

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.

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

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!

so i decided to test this out, put one of my random writings on this page. if you read this, let me know what you think. i like to just play around with ideas and get stuck, as i am with this story. but i thought i'd give you a preview. enjoy. although i should warn you, it may not make sense. it's just a preview.

"The first thing she noticed was the drapes. They were grey. Not that silky shimmer-grey that Carrie had bought two days before, no, these were mouldy and ghastly. They were dirty. In fact, the entire window looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in years.

Elsie opened her eyes more and took in her situation. Where was she? She wondered vaguely as she slowly sat up. She took in a sharp breath and coughed as dust congealed in her throat. Her eyes snapped wide open and she got up, hastily patting herself clean of the dust. It was everywhere, everywhere! Her clothes, her hair, this room! This room! Where the hell was she?

“CARRIE!” she bellowed. “CARRIE HELP ME!”

Her voice echoed around her. She felt horror creep through her bones, a chill wrapped itself in her blood, and the stench of loneliness, of fear entered her nostrils. She put her hands to her mouth and screamed inaudibly, reeling at the deteriorating, decrepit room she was in. Where was she? Everything around her was dead, dusty and dirty. Not now, she thought painfully. Not so soon after George…

In her already numb state of shock, Elsie didn’t have a chance to scream as she heard the door bang open. She stumbled backwards, gasping in the dusty air, pushing the tears from her face, trying to be confront whoever it was bravely.

But she just stared. And the tears kept flowing.

It was George. He was standing in front of her, so full of life. So alive.

And when he wrapped his arms around her, his warm and tender hold on her strong and loving, she knew this was real. It really was George. He was back. Oh God, he was back.

“I missed you,” he whispered against her ear and she smiled, the tears still flowing down her dirty cheeks."