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O beautiful Saturday! O beautiful sunshine and water and wind and sailboats on the Hudson! O glorious fresh air and grass and trees and puppies out for walks!

But my roommates and I spent the day finally emptying out the old apartment (me and Cheryl) and cleaning it (Gina). We did much! We are tired and proud of ourselves! Now Penthouse 54 is all full of stuff that needs to be put away.

I woke up at 8 am this morning. Naturally. On a Saturday. I watched Newsradio commentaries until the others woke up. Then the three of us watched more Newsradio commentaries. It was exquisite.

Because, and I hesitate to mention it for fear that the magic spell will break, but I have been falling asleep before midnight.

Every single night.

It's like some kind of Miracle.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 4:08 PM | shower me with attention

Friday, May 27, 2005

I'm a little disappointed today. I won a small, brass desk lamp with a lily-shaped frosted glass shade on eBay. Just a little thing, I only paid $2 for it (and $10 for shipping :P) but I thought it would look pretty next to my bed.

When it arrived, the glass shade was broken. It wasn't the seller's fault, she packaged it well-- I blame the post office-- but just one of those things that happens. I should've gotten shipper's insurance, but I never do.

I'm going to hold onto the base and look for a new shade for awhile, but it won't be as pretty even if I do find one.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:11 PM | shower me with attention

There's a very funny video about the legendary improv nudist, Billy Hot Chocolate, here. I recommend you go watch it, if only to see the screen debut of his beautiful girlfriend erin. Shocking truths revealed, and cheezy moustaches abound.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:57 AM | shower me with attention

Thursday, May 26, 2005

Watched four or five more episodes of Newsradio tonight with Cheryl. I am totally submerged in this world again, at least for the time being. It's great.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:34 PM | shower me with attention

Today the new person in our department came over to check my nameplate, because she has trouble remembering names. (And mine is a tough one.)

She said, "Oh, Tavie."

I said, "Yes, it's short for Octavia."

She said, "It's cute."

"Thanks," I said.

"You'd never guess," she continued.

I didn't know what that last part meant. My interpretation is that I have a cute name, and that you'd never guess that someone like me would have a cute name.

Because I am so uncute.

Well, yeah, I know that, but... sheeeeee.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:58 PM | shower me with attention

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

I think my coworkers are ready to slaughter me now because all day long I've been excited by the news that I get, not one, but TWO mentions in the commentary tracks of the new Newsradio DVDs.

So, I'm a big lame loser and I find that exciting. I only mentioned it three or four times. And some of those were just with my eyes. And my big, insane grin. Aimed at my sister. Who I know for certain wasn't too impressed by the news. I believe her exact words were: "I have no idea what you're talking about." (She did too.) Then I told her and she said, totally deadpan: "Oh. Cool."

Whatever, I find it terribly exciting that the writers and cast of a six-years-gone sitcom know my name, okay? We all have things we like to cling to, and this is one of my many...

It makes me nostalgiac for the glory days of the newsgroup. I reread some old posts earlier, and that was truly just the most amazing internet community I've ever been a part of. Nonstop fun and silliness, and supportiveness during the tough times (Phil's death, cancellation...) Really. "Just a tv show", yes, but the fan community made it a lot more than that for me. I wouldn't be living here in this apartment now if it hadn't been for the friends I met there.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:16 PM | shower me with attention

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Today all I could think about was Newsradio and pancakes. I knew I could have one tonight, but I really wanted both. But due to some delay with my Amazon account, my Newsradio DVDs hadn't shipped yet.

But my wish came true. I came home and made delicious low-carb pancakes with Atkins bake mix, and Gina had bought the DVDs at Target.

This show is even funnier than I'd remembered it. Good lord.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:36 PM | shower me with attention

In case anyone missed the unintentionally hilarious logo that I posted about a couple of weeks ago (they quickly took it down-- it was for some school's Institute of Oriental Studies)-- I found it posted elsewhere.

It's still funny.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:31 AM | shower me with attention

Monday, May 23, 2005

We drove up to Rhode Island yesterday for the grand opening of Steve and Kristen's Wings to Go. I saw a guy eat 40 "homicide wings" in one sitting. It looked painful.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:50 AM | shower me with attention