celebrity sighting #1(.5)

ok, so i live in nyc, so it is quite obvious that i will have celebrity sightings. i had my first official sighting today (although i had an unofficial sighting 2 days after i moved in, but that's a story you should ask me about in person). i was walking home from the subway after work. i had stopped for dinner, pinkberry, and to pick up my dry cleaning. i had just crossed onto my street past the pizza place on the corner, and a man passes me who is on his blackberry. low and behold, that man was john goodman. bizarre. i mean, not the greatest celebrity in the world, but a celebrity regardless. and on my street of all places...

um, nothing interesting is happening. im busy with work, and my tooth hurts, and i have no plans for the weekend. its supposed to be FREEEEEEZING this weekend so i might take some time to catch up on reading, tv shows, cleaning (yeh right)... who knows.

but for now, enjoy the view from my office window. yes that is the empire state building.

~annalisa

la tee dah

lets recap my weekend, shall we?

pinkberry, hannah montana, borders, gilmore girls, pinkberry, whole foods, breakfast at tiffany's, sephora, guitar hero, starbucks, the oscars, and pinkberry... did i mention pinkberry*?

*i had it twice today

ALSO!
if you weren't aware, EVERYONE delivers in nyc. like, EVERYONE. mcdonalds delivers (not that i ever would). but... i had dinner delivered friday, saturday, and sunday. ahhhhhhhmazing.

it is pretty sad that i live in the biggest city in the world and i basically left my apartment for a total of 5 hours this weekend... but... 1. it's cold and 2. i have a long time to explore the city. it still is pretty surreal that i live here. yes...

but because of all of these reasons (immobility, cupcakes, pinkberry x 100000), next weekend's blog better be about me going to the gym... yeh.......

~annalisa

best of both worlds

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/cafe.closing/index.html
this cafe is 5 steps from my apartment. i was really starting to like it. how sad.

STILL getting over bring sick. this is getting ridiculous. i am going on 3 weeks here.

this is my first weekend without any guests. it's weird. i have absolutely no plans other than sleep in. maybe i will catch a movie on my own. or... sleep... hahaha yes

went to my 'job' store for an apt. i really really miss it. the tech said i should pick up some part time hours... i just might...

back to my hannah montana marathon... it's "research".

~annalisa

ps. the people at pinkberry know me. thats scary.
pps. i have an extra ticket to see adele on march 17th. anyoneeeee want to go with me????

true life: i live on the uws

this week has been a little less fabulous due to:
A. the weather
and B. me being sick.
on the plus side of things, i had a three day weekend to recoup which involved limited visits to the outside world, sex and the city, and delivery (THANK YOU GOD). i did venture out to have brunch at the ever famous sarabeth's (not the one at cps but in my neighborhood) where i had delicious pancakes and toast with my family. speaking of which, the fam was here for the weekend. while my father was out gallivanting and conducting business, my mom also enjoyed not moving from the apartment and satc marathons. sarah also stopped for a brief visit which included cupcakes, dinner, and pinkberry. true life: i live on the uws.

but it is back to work tomorrow (with no holiday off until may... eep!). here's to me feeling better this week and the weather getting warmer.

~annalisa

baby it's cold outside

for the first time in a very long time, i am happy. i absolutely adore living in new york. i love the people, i love the environment, i love the culture. i love walking everywhere. i love taking the subway to work. i love seeing people on the street all the time. i just love everything about it. i am so happy with the decision i made.

i had my first official day at work today. i had an amazing time. i couldn't ask for a better first job in the real world. i will say that it was bizarre to walk through times sqaure and NOT be a tourist. i got off the subway at 42nd street and was like "shouldn't i be going to the theater? oh wait, its 9:30 am..." weird. the view from my office is just incredible.

and it's snowing. not just flakes on the ground, but actually snow that is sticking to the ground. it's cold and slushy and gross outside, but i am still so happy to be here.

if only my stupid sinus infection and toe would get better....

~annalisa

hello hello

this post is for my faithful followers. i am alive and (somewhat) well. i have had a turbulent couple of days. whoever said moving isn't so bad is full of lies. i will update at another time, but for now it is time to relax, watch some sex and the city, and go to bed... from nyc.

~annalisa

peace out cub scout

i had my goodbye party yesterday. it was at buffalo's one and only karaoke bar. i had my absolute doubts, especially when i walked in, and the person checking our id's at the door was a 75 year old man named neil. but in actuality it ended up being an amazing time. it was an awesome mix of my high school friends, mba friends, and job friends. i sang like 23029384 songs. i can't even remember which ones they were because there were so many. my highlights were my two duets with roseanne. and i was total proof that you don't have to be wasted to have an amazing time.

so that party really was kinda an eye opener because i am really leaving. i mean... monday. MONDAY. i woke up this morning and was like shit, i am really going to miss these people. after all the anguish of being home, counting down the days until i get the fuck out of here... it kind of is a bittersweet thing to leave. but i can't be held back because i have to follow my dream. it's what i have wanted my whole life, and i just have to take things into perspective.

it's kind of funny. a couple months ago i had this dream that was a prediction of things to come. and dear god, a LOT of it came true. but there is one part i am going to make sure doesn't come true. it is up to me to make myself ultimately happy. and i am going to do my damnest to make sure i do.

so this is me signing off from the b-lo. as of monday (well, actually tuesday when the cable guy comes), this blog will document my adventures from new york city. how exciting/terrifying/exhausting/joyful/awesome/scary is that??

~annalisa