Archive for June, 2006
Superman Returns
Jun 28th
I just got back from the 10pm viewing of “Superman Returns“. It was pretty amazing. I haven’t seen a Superman movie in years. I remember seeing one of the old Christopher Reeve movies a couple months back. It’s really crazy just how much Brandon Routh looks like the real Superman. I don’t want to spoil the movie for anyone, but I definitely think everyone should at least see this movie. The music was great and it was just what I wanted out of this movie. I admit I’ve never read the Superman comics, so for you diehard fans, maybe you won’t think it was “real” enough. It was quite entertaining, and I’m glad I waited in line with 230598 crazy fans to see it first.
I wish I was Lois Lane 
Why I am a library girl
Jun 25th
I just came back from browsing Barnes & Noble. I was looking for some new fiction to read before I go to bed. I looked at the new paperbacks for something I’d like to read. I found some “easy reading” books and I thought about purchasing them. I looked at the price and the average price of a chicklit paperback is $13! I could not believe this. I am fully aware that these books are not high quality books, so I do not want to be paying that much for a book that I’m only reading once.
By the end of my visit, I was only looking at the new books so I could request them at the library. Buying a book is too much commitment. What if you end up hating the book? Then you are out $13. I guess you could always return it, but I’d feel pretty guilty inside.
This weekend’s weather has been the pits. I’m hoping this week isn’t so muggy and rainy. I’m thinking about whipping up a batch of my favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. We’ll see if I’m able unglue my butt from the living room couch.
Rent-Direct reads my blog!
Jun 20th
Okay, I’m not sure how many of you read my extensive entry about my long and tiring apartment search. I mentioned that I used a no fee service called Rent Direct so that I could apply to apartments directly with landlords and management companies. To my bad luck, I applied for an apartment with “Eljay Realty” and never heard back from them. They were very unprofessional and I’ll leave it at that. I e-mailed my Rent Direct advisor about my experience with Eljay Realty. I only e-mailed her in hopes that she would reply and remove Eljay from any future Rent Direct postings. I did not receive a response at all. I expected at least a boxed reply of “Thank you for your e-mail. We will get back to you on this matter.” I have worked in customer service and at our company, we always reply to e-mails; even if it is so insignificant.
Well, about a week ago, I received a comment from Larry from Rent Direct. I e-mailed him directly and explained the situation. I even forwarded him my e-mail I sent to Rent Direct. He replied quickly and said that he would see if Eljay Realty had any other complaints from previous clients. The next day he confirmed that there was another complaint and now Eljay was being dropped from the database. He had his customer service manager issue me a credit. I checked my credit card and my credit showed up on Monday. In the end, although I believe Rent Direct dropped the ball a little bit, by not responding to my complaint e-mail, they pulled through in the end. It amazes me that the president of the company stumbled across my lonely blog. I want to personally thank Larry for taking the time to look into the matter.
Now the Yankees are leading the Phillies. For how long? We won’t know. There is only one inning left and we are leading by 2. Let’s hope we can keep the lead for once! Laundry and baseball is a great life!
New John Mayer single!
Jun 16th
John Mayer released his new single, “Waiting on the World to Change”. It’s great. I’m going to try to buy tickets for his new tour. He’s touring with Sheryl Crow!
TGIF!
Is Shake Shack worth the wait?
Jun 13th
Three delicious Shake Shack burgers
My friends and I ventured out to Madison Square Park on Sunday in anticipation for some good Southern BBQ. To our disappointment, we arrived too late and many of the participating vendors were out of food. Lynne was able to get some chorizo and brisket for a mere $7. As I saw people carrying the little trays of food, I realized that I would probably not be full with the small portions. I decided to wait on the Shake Shack line, which was surprisingly short for a nice day. I figured that due to the Big Apple BBQ, Shake Shack was not receiving the usual attention it does. In about 15 minutes, I made it up to the counter. I decided since this is probably the only time I’d get to go without waiting over an hour for burgers, I’d go all out and get the Shake Shack burger with fries. the food was done shortly and soon my friends and I were dining like queens. The burger was excellent. It reminded me of my favorite burger place, In-N-Out. The burgers were reasonably sized. Not huge like Jackson Hole’s burgers and not quite as small as White Castle’s mini burgers. It was the perfect size! Their sauce was also excellent. I recently finally made it to the famous secretive Burger Joint and I was not a big fan of their thin fries. Shake Shack fries were much more tastier.
I’m not the die hard burger fan, so I don’t know if I’d be willing to wait more than 20 minutes for a Shake Shack burger. I would consider going there when it’s raining though! What a perfect day to have a burger.
I changed my theme again. Any thoughts about this? I like the live search function. Check out my archives page. It’s kind of cool don’t you think? I’m still working out the kinks with this theme, so don’t be surprised if something doesn’t work.
Good night!
I’m here!!
Jun 1st
I am all moved into my new apartment. Thanks to my dad and his Taiwanese moving buddy. It was slow at first when we were moving out of my cave apartment. Once we arrived at the new apartment, there were no spaces for us to park. My dad decided that we would help these other people move in so we could get their spot after. Luckily, our mover found a spot. We finished unloading in like one hour. An elevator makes everything so easy!
There are some minor problems with the apartment. Hopefully, we will get it fixed soon because the super is very very attentive. He’s just really busy because a lot of people are moving in and out of the building in the last couple of weeks. I’m surprised he had my wall up in time. Today I came home with a door knob for my room! Great!
My boss informed me I will be getting my raise tomorrow. It will be retroactive May 1st, so tomorrow’s paycheck is going to be hefty! I can’t wait to see it. I confirmed with my friend who issues the checks (she’s in accounting) and she said that my pay increase has been put in. I will have to ask her how much my entire “raise” is since it doesn’t look so much on each pay check.
Woohoo! To top it off, I’ve been trying to sell my A/C on Craigslist.org since May 12. Since it was still cold then, no one was replying. I had to actually repost a few days ago and then suddenly the e-mails came rolling. It’s mainly because last weekend was HOT. People finally realize they need an A/C. Finally after 10 e-mails, a guy actually shows up to see the A/C. He was very nice and ended up taking it for $100. He agreed that Sharp A/Cs are great. So, now I just need to sell my closet. Anyone need one? I’m selling it for $80 and it’s great!
Good night
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