Thursday, April 23, 2009

Okay...so i decided to watch a movie last night off this list - basically, whatever i could play directly on my laptop with my Netflix Account... so i watched Laura... an old B&W mystery movie. Not really going to get into it - but let's just say it was only 1.5 hours and i almost fell asleep 20 minutes into it! How did this movie make this list? I have no clue...

This weekend is supposed to be really nice so i'm hoping to get out and try to tackle more on this list...so check back! BTW, any one wanna go zip lining in June? i checked the schedule for this place in Virginia and it opens up the zip lining in May but i'm out for most of the month. Let me know if you're down to do it too!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Cerise came...and then Cerise was gone! So, in my short 2 week stint as a dog owner (to Cerise, my goddog), i purchased a baby gate to keep her in the kitchen. Little did I know that Cerise had magic climbing powers and was able to climb over the gate! Haha... I'd leave for work in the morning and Cerise was in the kitchen and then i get home from work, began to unlock the door, and I would hear some scratching noises...and lo and behold - guess who was was in the living room? Cerise!!! So anyhow, long story short - Cerise was a Nova doggy for only 2 weeks before she went back home to Virginia Beach to be reunited with Mama Rachel and the rest of the Clemente fam! And I no longer had any use for the baby gate! But another dog owner did. So #2 item on my list of 101 items to sell... DONE!

Saturday, April 11, 2009


I love holiday weekends - especially when the office lets you leave early! So yesterday HR closed the office 3 hours early for the Easter weekend - and i was trying to figure out what to do with the extra time. I had been planning to watch "I Love You, Man" sometime cause I heard it was funny. So I was checking out movie times earlier this week and I came up with a theory... It's freakin' expensive to watch movies in the NOVA/DC area! Maybe I was spoiled with how much cheaper it was to watch movies at the Beach... especially since they had $5 movies during the weekdays and for matinee. I remember when matinee used to be $3.50 and evening shows were $5 (and i know this for sure cause i used to work at the movie theatres - Regal Cinemas Chesapake represent! haha). How do people do family night at the movies?! it would seriously put a dent in the pocket!

Anyhow, I tried looking up movie prices for the AMC theatre in Tysons by my place and tickets were $12! They didn't have a weekday special and their cheapest tickets were if you watched a movie on Friday mornings at like 8:30 am or something. I ended up deciding to watch the movie at the newer theatres in Fairfax Corner. They had matinee tickets for $8.50 - so i thought that was a steal for this area.

It was soooo relaxing watching a movie by myself! Normally when i do watch movies, which isn't too often, i have to go on the weekends when there's a lot of people and i swear i always end up sitting next to or near the obnoxious teenagers or the aunties who take off their shoes and crop their nasty feet beside me! But there was only probably about 10 people in the theater with me, and it was very chill! Didn't hurt that the seats were comfy and reclined...AND they had Sbarros in the theater so i was able to order lunch there too! Plus, the movie was absolutely hilarious - if you loved "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" you'd love this movie too! I couldn't stop laughing through it!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Actually making some progress here on my 101 list! And this time, i'm able to cross off two things!

3. Finish a 1,000-piece puzzle.
I started Thursday night while i watched Grey's Anatomy and actually finished it Saturday night. Yes, that's how i spent my Saturday night - not going to the clubs or bars (not like i really do anyways) but by putting a puzzle together! Haha! But i continued to put it together Saturday evening when i got back home and got sick of looking at the mess on the coffee table - so i was determined to finish it last night...and i did! Word of advice - pick a puzzle that has more distinguishable features like pieces of a picture or something - rather than a whole bunch of solid colors!


41. See the cherry blossoms.
So i've been here in the DC area for 3 years now - but have never gone to see the cherry blossoms! i wanted to last year - but i remember it was forever raining so i never got to go. But today, the weather was GORGEOUS - it was warm and the sun was out! Perfect day to head into the city - so that's what we did! Rowena, Reese, and I took the metro into DC. We had planned to go sometime this weekend but it was still a little chilly on Saturday - plus it was really windy! I was hoping the wind didn't mess up the cherry blossoms - and they didn't! The cherry blossoms were gorgeous. We walked along the river and took some pictures - and after looking at our pictures that we took, Row and I agreed that we could become professional photographers...haha....









Thursday, April 2, 2009

Basically, it's simple. I have ALOT of stuff. I tend to buy a lot of the stuff for the home because i always have a "redecorating" thought in mind. I'm always trying to figure out what i can change in the condo. I redecorate, get bored with the design, and then decide i need to change something - which then sends me on a scavenger hunt to find that perfect piece for my place. So i'm sure you can imagine how much i have collected over the years!

i decided to purge/declutter my closets - and lordamercy, i've found a lot of stuff i don't need...which is why i've come up with this task of Ebaying/Craigslisting 101 of my belongings. Kat says i could probably even change the task to selling 1,000 of my things! lol...but i'm taking baby steps here! However, I'm happy to say i sold my first item today - a pair of brown sheer window panels! i think i only had it up for a month before deciding i wanted different curtains..and it's been in my closet for the past 2 years. Only sold it for $15, but still it's a start!

So if you anyone is looking for anything in particular for the home, lemme know what it is. Chances are, i have one, it's in my closet or in storage, and it's about to be added to my selling pile! =)