Archive for the 'Travel, much?' Category

The Google Reader (as with life) overwhelms

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

I haven’t been interested much in your life. Right. So, why should you care about what I’m writing about? With the little free time I have, I’ve been learning how to sharpen my copywriting skills. How to run my own little business. Learning how to sprint with control using the front of my skates. Filing [...]

Canada is an equal province opportunity.

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Since the Winter games have ended, I’ve been considering travel holidays to Canada. Yes, now I’m British. I haven’t been to Toronto since a class trip in junior high. I thought I remembered it as a band vacation, but I just roomed with fellow band geeks. I got all the tourist destinations out of the [...]

The Rock Boat X! (from January 2010)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

If this post gives you any indication how behind I’ve been… yep, FINALLY a (brief) vacation post. FROM JANUARY’S The Rock Boat X. Rock on, MF-ers.
Thursday, January 7 (Day #1) - We boarded the boat around noon (beside Ken Block of Sister Hazel - premier host of the boat). Chelsea Williams (hottie) was already playing in [...]

Penis Tuesday

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The boy and I are huge fans of the show Three Sheets. He has also told me about a music festival in Iceland that WE MUST GO TO (my Web search came up with nothing; he’ll have to tell me again). But what in the world does all this have to do with Penis Tuesday, [...]

Poop & Rally!

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Day two in Tampa. It’s still freaking cold. I’m beyond feeling breakfast, and feeling the need for a big sandwich. Before heading off for vacation, I looked up a few restaurants and places to go while visiting Tampa. One of those places was Datz Delicatessen and Foodie’s Market (and Loft Bar). Oh, the irony upon opening [...]

Ohh-Kay!

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

First things first, I have a rough time flying. As much as I attempt to think logically about the statistics and what-not, I am a balled up mess of anxiety (so balled that Xanax DOES NOT WORK). But I have a system: ALCOHOL. It is the only thing that allows me to function and not [...]

Come to room E84. TRBX!

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

While I pace myself writing about the fantastic music and artists on The Rock Boat, I figured it’s been a week, so time to sum up the vacation itself.
BUT THERE ARE NO WORDS!
No question, this is one of the coolest and most fun vacations ever planned. You know, without all that shitty weather. I met [...]

Back, bitches!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Well, hello ladies and germs. I have returned from the cold, choppy seas of Tampa/Cozumel. With no tan. Not even a new age spot or cleavage wrinkle because we experienced perhaps twelve minutes of sunshine.  I ever expected to wear my Cleveland WINTER gloves to a concert on the Lido Deck of a Carnival Cruise. [...]

Top Posts of 2009

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Ah, the memories…
Enjoy these 10 “Best of…” posts from 2009, while I’m on The Rock Boat to Cozumel (yes, I’m rubbing it in again, Cleveland):
1. Things to do when Suddenly Single
2. Cleveland+ Elevator Pitch
3. I get fucked over? You get lucky!
4. Samoas. Trefoils. Lent. Giving up cookies and more.
5. I’m writing this post in my [...]

Foreign Family Christmas

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

While I’m working on my tan in Florida and Mexico for seven days, I’m passing the blogging reigns to my friends and the bloggers whom I stalk. Religiously.
I don’t know another way to pray.
Today’s guest post comes from my dear friend, Carley. She was my graphic designer professor (we were the same age) many moons [...]

The Rock Boat (and vacation) is mere WEEKS away!

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

And I promise I’ll come home with a tan!

One month away.

Monday, December 7th, 2009

You peeps might be excited for the upcoming holidays, but I’m looking two weeks past that to my annual week of vacation. Yes, I almost always use up my week of vacation at the beginning of the year…
This year: Rock Boat X - from Tampa to Cozumel.
AB invited me to share in his annual TRB [...]

I graduated college… with debt.

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Guess where I’m going this weekend? Oh, you’ll never guess… Homecoming. Good thing you didn’t try to guess because you know we commuter Cleveland State students don’t do events like “homecoming.” So, obvs, it’s AB’s.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, another $300 month loan repayment just ka-chinged out of my checking account, reminding me of [...]

I almost moved to the beach

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

In my early 20s, the family had a condo in a Myrtle Beach Resort. Wow, I look at the place now, and it is a completely different world.
On one of those vacations, I met Vacation Exemption (a boy, duh). He had all those fine qualities that a female craves in her 20s (and subsequently [...]

Putting all my picnics in one basket.

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Yeah, being that it’s 55 degrees today in Cleveland, it is safe to assume that picnic season may be over. But look, I’m wearing a sweater — and picnic-ing!
Few weeks ago, I wrote about ordering that picnic backback and FINALLY was able to use it on our visit to the Blossom Festival over Labor Day [...]

My baby she’s a Chippewa. She’s one of a kind.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Well, this summer just keeps strolling along, eh? There were no shortages of “Things Planned” for July, and August is looking much the same. But this past weekend was truly one of my favorites. I can’t place exactly why — a combination of company and weather and activities and fun, I suppose. Or all the [...]

A Weekend of Bliss & Water

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I treasure that feeling upon walking back up the dock, which echos, “I love it here!”
One of my favorite summer weekends.

It’s a new day when drinking a beer makes you want to vomit.

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

And no, ironically it had nothing to do with the particularly shitty taste of Coors Light. I tried to have one beer at West Park Station last night after work (but only because it was free), and it did *not* go as planned. Neither did my portabello sandwich, but that’s another matter. Seriously, my insides [...]

The 4th that I did not spend independent.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Isn’t it a little weird upon discovering certain parts of your parent’s dating history? Like when I found out in high school that I was essentially the reason my parents married. For some reason it took me 17 years to figure out that the monthly difference between a December wedding and a May birthday was [...]

This is certainly stimulating.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

I love traveling. And most times, I love airports more than the actual weekend benders.
Before my recent flight to Vegas, I had my usual tall Sam Adams and shot of Jack Daniels at CLE. I observe conversation between a man and a woman about travel plans: first was a gentleman traveling to New Orleans for [...]