#omgidothistoo

Do you make To-Do Lists? I enjoy making lists in general, but to-do lists in particular give me a sense of accomplishment. It is as if I have already crossed something off my list just by listing all of the things I must or want to get done. To-do lists are also helpful because I don't have the best memory (note to self: put Gingko Biloba on shopping list), so writing everything down helps me keep track of what I already did and what I still need to do. Perhaps I am overstating the obvious--do most people make to-do lists? Or am I the only one who is an over-organizer and mindless-task-doer?

Anyway, here are some lists that I made lately. (If you want to know how bad my list-making is, I have even made lists of things to blog about. Yes. It's like that.)

Famous People I have Seen on the Street
1. Spike Lee in Union Square
2. Tony Danza on the NYC Subway
3. Ronan Tinen on Madison Avenue
4. Tina Fey on West 4th Street
5. Blake Lively at Barnard

Famous People I have Actually Met In Person
1. Derek Jeter
2. Phil Rizzuto
3. David Cone
4. Jim Abbott
5. Joe Giardi
6. Andy Petitte
7. Tino Martinez
8. Willy Randolph
9. Buck Showwalter
10. A bunch of other Yankees
11. Bobby Long (singer/songwriter)
12. Anthony Rapp (the original Mark in Rent)

Playing the Waiting Game

I have not been blessed with a large supply of patience -- not even a small reserve of it. So you can imagine my difficulty in waiting to hear back from graduate schools about my acceptance into or rejection from their programs for Fall of 2010. I applied to Hunter College, Queens College, Teacher's College at Columbia University, Gallaudet University, and Boston University. I got my acceptance from Boston University, which is good and bad. At least I know I have one program that wants me if all else fails. But I really do not want to go back to Boston. I want to stay in New York!

I get antsy at my job (for many other reasons as well) and find it challenging to concentrate on the task at hand. Things would be easier if I just knew what my choices were so I could make a decision. It would be nice to have some peace of mind about where I'll be this fall. It's as if there is a big obstacle in my way to getting to where I want to be. But really the obstacle is merely time, because the letters will come in the mail in due course. I just have to sit on my hands and stop being so impatient about the future.

At least I have my new puppy, Maggie to keep me occupied, at the expense of my social life. But I don't mind--I am trying to save some money anyway!

Trick or Treat

Watched Grease last night, which prompted me to make this list:

Potential 2010 Halloween Costumes

1. Sandra Dee, complete with Pink Ladies jacket (the hot Sandra at the end with the hot pants)
2. Catwoman
3. Wonder Woman
4. Vampire a la Twilight
5. Cheerleader
6. Lady GaGa

Reflections on 21 + 2

My birthday is in 8 days and I will be turning the big 2-3. I am excited for March 12th to come because I love my birthday--it's my favorite holiday of the year! I'm not upset that I'm going to be 23 at all, even though it's the oldest I've ever been...obviously. It's not a particularly big milestone or anything like that. It's not 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, or 30 (thank God). I guess I have finally entered the "It's just another birthday" zone, which is okay. At least I don't have to feel pressured to have a big party, see a PG-13 or R-rated movie, go get a learner's permit, driver's license, pack of cigarettes, lotto ticket, Hustler mag, or a few gallons of booze because my liver's finally legal--all things I might have felt compelled to do at other birthday milestones, most of which I didn't. It's just another year older.

Interesting Tidbits from my 22nd Year:
- I graduated from college.
- I moved back to New York for the first time in 4 years.
- I got my first full-time job in the real world.
- I found my first gray hair.
- I went to three concerts.
- I went to three major league baseball games.
- I went to three Broadway shows.
- I was serenaded by the only all-male acapella group at Boston College, The Heightsmen. (*swoon*)
- The Yankees won the World Series!