ten things i learned this weekend

1. skype kicks ass and everyone should get it. with nneka in england this is the only way i can talk to her and it's fantastic. i've talked to mom through this service a couple of times and it's (dare i say) better than calling on my cell. if your computer has a mic then you're set for life. go download it, type in my name, and then give me a call-- i'm always on.

2. cameron crowe soundtracks are amazing.

3. i really don't care what people think anymore. good or bad...i am me.

4. how to play the anchorman drinking game-- a collaborative effort between ben, lauren, sizzle, brice, josh, and i. though this shouldn't be done with wine, nights such as saturday's are ones that keep me sane.

5. the globe serves delicious food. i'm happy i'm keeping up with my resolution to eat at new places in athens (about damn time too. i've been here for three years). thanks L.

6. the townie living behind us is actually a squatter, though he was unaware of this. i'm hoping weaver will kick him out, but you never know. though he (jason) is an amiable guy he's a complete pot head and reaks of smoke and slacker. a musician with two jobs and no car, who constantly says "man," and who i had the displeasure of seeing naked needs to go.

7. i should have bought the plane ticket when i had the chance. it's now $100 more and that money could have gone towards the hotel (or something else). when you see a good deal take it, because it'll be gone before you know it.

8. amtrak does not have a straight route from atlanta to chicago. instead you'd have to go to d.c. (13 hours), and then from there you'd go to windy city (17 hours). at least it'd be cleaner than the trains in italy.

9. west wing is being cancelled at the end of this season. i swear to God they better resolve this whole josh/donna thing. after seven years of watching this show i better get a kiss or some affirmation of love or john wells will find my foot so far up his ass he'll be chewing on the gum i stepped in today.

10. it is possible to fall in love with someone through a picture. it wasn't even that great of a picture and here i am, smitten with a friend of nneka's who is currently in england and who i will never meet.