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Twitter + Cupcakes = Curbside Cupcakes!

I work in SW DC.... and there is basically nothing around... aside from the standard McDonalds, Starbucks, Potbelly, and Quiznos. Lunch is painful (well it would be if my Agency didn't have such an Awesome cafeteria!).... Happy Hour is sad.... Luckily there are awesome places 1 stop away @ Capitol South.... and don't get me started on all the Cupcake and Yogurt places up near GalleryPlace....

So imagine my delight a few weeks ago when one of the people I follow on Twitter re-tweeted a post from @CurbsideCupcake! They were coming to SW! But I was out of the office that day :(

But a week later... They were back! And I got my cupcake! And it was awesome!

Now I troll my twitterfeed looking for the Cupcake location ....

Note - There is also a mobile Yogurt truck - but it rarely comes to SW... I caught them once in L'enfant... and coming soon... a Pizza Truck!

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Season 4 of the X-Files....

Anything! will be undergoing some changes...

I've bought a domain name and will be re-branding... to Make Lemons...

Origin of the phrase.......

Many years ago when R, A, and I all worked together...we went to get yogurt at TCBY...
and were riding back to the office. We were talking about something... (it may have been lack of sprinkles on the yogurt!).... and I shouted out Make Lemons!! When I meant Make Lemonade... :)

Last night I finally got around to hooking up my Wii Fit. My plan is to get back to running every other day (at least during the week).... and do Yoga/Strength Training/Aerobics via the Wii on the other days.

So before you start the activities, Wii takes you through a setup where it measures BMI, Wii-Age, and Weight... along with Balance.

Imagine my surprise when this message popped up....

Because I trip all over the place, including falling down stairs!! (I think part of the problem was I wasn't used to the Balance Board... and I am generally bad at video games anyway.... but it was still amusing!)

Anyway...Tracking progress

Day 1:

BMI - For me only :P

Wii age - 59 :/

Weight - For me only ... but I will say... it was not as bad as I thought it would be.

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Here's the part that WMATA could learn from... the Starbucks website lets you manage your account online... You can add multiple cards, setup auto-reload where you can reload based on a date or when your balance hits a certain amount. You can transfer balances between cards (ie if you ever lost a card.... just transfer to another card that you have).

If you have ever registered your SmarTrip card with WMATA it appears to go into this big abyss.....where you can't search on it or pull it up again.

Maybe WMATA and Starbucks could go into business together?? I see enough people drinking coffee on the Metro in the AM anyway.... pay for commuting and coffee with the same card!!

Yes I'm begging for votes in this poll... My picture is #1....

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I tried to stick w/ the 31 #best09 prompts... but just didn't have enough time..... Damn you full-time job :P


I swiped this from R last year.... so here we go again....


Where did you begin 2009?
Decided to sell my condo, and my car had been in the shop for a week. :(


Were you in school (anytime this year)?
No.

Did you have to go to the hospital?
Nope.... But Madison did have an unplanned visit to the vet....Severe Allergic reaction to flea saliva :(

Did you have any encounters with the police?
only 1... I called them to get the gun I found in my basement! (Turned out to be a BB gun :P)

Where did you go on vacation?
Cumberland, Maryland and Philadelphia.....

What did you purchase that was over $500?
My house :)

Did you know anybody who got married?
Yes.... a cousin.

Did you know anybody who passed away?
No.

Did you move anywhere?
Yes... I sold my condo, and bought a house just outside of DC :D

What sporting events did you attend?
None... wow..... Baseball in 2010 ....

What concerts/shows did you go to?
5 Total - two - Pearl Jam; one Solo Eddie Vedder; one –Silversun Pickups; one - Lily Allen

Where do you live now?
Cheverly, MD

Describe your birthday.
Happy hour on the actual day; Prior to the actual day my girlfriends and I did a girls weekend to celebrate all of our birthdays... we went to Rocky Gap Resort in Western MD for 2 day... 1 day at Spa and 1 day White Water Rafting. The weekend after the actual day I went to Brunch @ Matchbox - Capitol Hill with my mom!!

What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2009?
Hmmmm. I guess taking the bus to the Metro. (I used to be very anti-bus but its really not bad!) Oh.. and I caught a bat.... IN MY HOUSE!!!

What has been your favorite moment(s)?
2009 was awesome! Lily Allen @ 930 Club, Pearl Jam in Philly, everytime I am at Matcbox or Bullfeathers, Closing on my house was awesome (I almost cried I was so happy). Potluck Bitch getting fired! Girls Weekend @ Rocky Gap.

What's something you learned about yourself?
I am awesome :)

Any new additions to your family?
No.

What was your best month?
May - Thats when I moved!

What music will you remember 2009 by?
Pearl Jam and Lily Allen


Made new friends?
Yes.


Favorite Night out?
July 2..... covered here.

Any regrets?
Of course not :P


What do you want to change in 2010?
Finally pick a paint color and paint the bathroom

Overall, how would you rate this year?
8– It was a truly awesome year. I sold my condo relatively easily, the short sale that I bought dragged on but I did get it in the end; Work became a happy place again after the end of Potluck Bitch; I go out a lot more for two reasons... closer to DC and having friends that live within a 2 minute drive :)

What would you change about 2009?
Nothing… I believe everything happens for a reason…

Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
DC!!!!

Have any life changes in 2009?
None, unless you count moving to a new house

Change your hairstyle?
Yes… longer in the front, shorter in the back.... (is this a reverse mullet!)

New BF/GF?
Nope!

Get a new job?
Well I have the same full-time gig..... but I picked up a freelance side job as a Social Media Consultant ;)

How old did you turn this year?
35. Halfway to 70... Woohoo!!!

Do you have a New Year's resolution?
Nope…. I never do well with those….

Do anything embarrassing?
Lets just say.... Patron is not my friend :)

Buy anything new from eBay?
Nothing big.... just some cables, and cases for my new Blackberry and iPod

What was your favorite purchase?
My house :)

Get married or divorced?
Nope

Get arrested?
Not yet :P

Did you watch American Idol?
Nope

Did you get sick this year?
I had a cold in the fall... but no swine flu!

Start a new hobby?
Nope

Been snowboarding?
Nope

Are you happy to see 2009 go?
Only because I am excited to see what 2010 brings!

Drank Starbucks in 2009?
Of course…. It’s my first stop when I get off the metro!

What are you wishing for in 2010?
World Domination!

Soundgarden reuniting... and Pearl Jam already has announced 2010 Tour Dates....


I predict a Temple of the Dog Reunion 2010 :)

Interesting.... At least this article from Billboard confirms Pearl Jam will be touring in the Spring and Summer :P

Word or phrase. A word that encapsulates your year. "2009 was _____."

Chaos.



The home front was chaotic. From the beginning of 2009 I was running around trying to get the condo ready to go on the market, I found a buyer pretty quickly, but then had problems finding a house that I wanted to buy. When I did find my house, it was a short sale, with 2 banks involved. I lost my first buyer because the short sale was taking too long to be approved, and I refused to remove the contingency that I find a home of choice. I found a new buyer 3 days later, and the short sale was then approved, but things were down to the wire for closing ....

Work was chaotic too.... Potluck Bitch. Need I say more? She was on a major path of destruction, and I am lucky I didn't pop her in the face.... cause I came close ;)

Then I moved into the new house and started dealing with raccoons, bees, mice, bats!, guns, leaks, and fleas!

So 2009 was Chaos. But I managed to stay on top of things!

If you are in the DC area you know we are in the middle of some crazy wind...

And over the last few weeks I have not been sleeping well, usually I wake up a few times, turn on Nick-at-Nite, with the sleep timer amd roll over and go back to sleep.

But last night ... I slept awesome. Until about 5AM.... when I heard a big crash! Then I realized it was very windy outside... I figured maybe a shutter had blown off the house... but then I got up and checked outside....my trash can had blown over :)

So I went back to sleep for about 20 minutes....

The morning continued as normal... Madison messing up the bed making process, hair drying, etc...

Then I went downstairs.... to get ready to leave.... something didn't seem right. I have gas logs in my living room, and I can usually hear a small hiss from the pilot light. So I went to look for the blue flame. No sign of it! I thought Oh No! Pilot Light is out! Is gas streaming into my house?? Um no cause I didn't smell it..... Weird I thought.... is gas out to the whole house??
I didn't think so becase the heat had been running all night, but I ran downstairs to check the furnace. Everything seemed normal.

Ran back upstairs, figured out how to turn off the pilot light from the main controller. Then sat down to think about next steps. I was still confused why gas wasn't coming into the house. I called the place that installed my gas logs. Not open until 10am.

Then I remembered "Google is my Friend" :)

I googled "Pilot Light Blows Out" and found a site that explained all about how pilot lights work... Basically when the flame blows out there is a mechanisim that shuts off the gas flow... YAY for Safety Features!! Now I just need to remember how to re-light it when I get home :P

Forget the Una-Bomber....

Now we got the Fruit-o-the-Loom-Bomber...

Hanes-Bomber?

Jockey -Bomber?

Tightie-Whitey - Bomber?

Boxer-Bomber?

We're all gonna die (eventually).

I'm surprised the WMATA Metro hasn't been blown up yet... there is plenty of opportunity. MARC train too.

There are a ton of unstable people in the land. You cannot put your life on hold and cower to the threats.

Shame on TSA or whomever is announcing all these reactionary plans (no bathroom use for the last hour, no tv, no wifi). Fix the screening/security process. If it means doubling your time at the airport... Too Damn Bad. Welcome to the world we now live in.

Live your life to the fullest.