One of the blogs I follow, soul emaciation;, the owner has Formspring and posts the questions and answers on her blog.
For some reason, I decided to get an account. Think of it as a little social experiment with no real conclusion in the end.
If you want to find me, I’m here.
For the past four months, I’ve been commuting to work via GO Train, and lately it has really been taking a toll on me mentally and physically. The first two and a half months were not a problem, wake up, get on the train, work, get on the train, go to sleep. But just before Christmas is when I started noticing that I was really tired all the time, exhausted doesn’t even seem like the correct word to describe how I was feeling. I began napping on the train (two and from work) and I felt like a zombie while at work. It was mutually decided that Travis and I really needed to move downtown because he was starting to feel the same way.
Travis and I had been looking at apartments, condos and lofts in the downtown core for months, but when the new year rang in, we took it a lot more seriously. Late last week, Travis and I went for our first showing. The place was located right in between where our jobs are located, so the commute, or lack there of, was about a 10 minute walk. The building was fabulous, modern, and was once a hotel, but half is now converted into condos, the things Travis and I are really looking for in a place.
We walked in and reality sunk in. It was small, really small. Not quite 600 sq feet small. Having lived in a house my whole life I was used to having a lot of space to move around in. This place you could turn around and you would have seen everything. That was one strike. Strike two was that there was no lighting in the living room or bedroom, and the lighting in the kitchen and bathroom were too dim. Strike three was that parking was extra. Travis and I want to keep my car for at least the first year, and not having a readily available parking spot is a problem. Having to hunt down a parking spot and pay another $150-$200 more a month is too much money.
And so the search continues. We found four more places we are interested in, so hopefully we can see them this week without being told that the places are already gone or that there is a bidding war between two couples (like we have experienced before.)
My and Travis’ goal is the find a place and move in no later than the middle of March. I can’t wait to see even more places and finally make the big move.
I can’t look away!
While gazing into each other’s eyes, this is the conversation Travis and I had:
Me: Your eyes are so beautiful; they look like the ocean.
Travis: Your eyes look like…a hardwood floor.
We both couldn’t contain our laughter.
Here’s an email conversation between me and my mom this morning about what the celebrities got in their SWAG bag:
Me: Looks like you should have attended the Golden Globes
Mom: Aren’t they great, imagine Marah [my dog] with it. I thought they were only $2500
Me: They are cute and all, but I think they would make a big mess and I hate the sound of pigs squealing.
Mom: they are very cute and they don’t squeal if you let them be plus i think they go in a litter box
Me: Stop trying to convince me that getting a pig is a good idea. Maybe if you lived on a farm. Maybe.
Mom: Paris [Hilton] doesn’t live on a farm and I’m sure 90% of those stars don’t either and they are getting a piggy, my piggy.
Me: That’s because they are rich and can afford someone to look after their pets. Pigs are farm animals. And food.
Even more reason to love Conan O’Brien.
“People of Earth:
In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.
Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.
But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.
Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn’t the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.
So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.
There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.
Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.
Yours,
This was the first result, and I think it’s very fitting. I’ll stick to it. Find yours here.
This is the gorgeous poster that Travis designed for me for our 1 year anniversary on December 26, 2009.
(Click on the image to view it larger.)
