mmmm beer....

went on friday to check out the new wine bar in downtown stuart, occupying the space that once housed the wonderful dive the triangle; we now have "crush wine bar." the place where we used to buy cigarettes and beer underage, has been all dolled up and transformed into a chic new space. about a year ago, the city was touting the closing of the triangle as some sort of moving of city hall venture. no need for a bar when we can build city hall right there on the corner by the sailfish fountain. but alas, the government lied, and they just put another bar right in the same exact space. but, it isn't a dive, it's super fancy schmancy, which i am guessing makes the world, and martin county in general, a better place. 

they have a few walls of wine dispensers that you use an atm like card to get a taste, half a glass, or a full glass. the concept has been done before but it is still pretty neat. i am not the biggest wine drinker in town, but i was in luck because they have a hugely extensive beer list. this alone makes me happy to have this spot added to the local nightlife. the beer list is not only extensive, but the prices are reasonable as well. $4 for a good beer is not bad whatsoever. no real basic selections (bud light, miller light etc) on the menu so i did hear some people griping about that. but they have some of my faves, palm and monk in the trunk. deslish! all in all it was a good time. the service is slow but will hopefully improve, and some more decorations would be a good addition also. they don't really have any food, with the exception of some cheese and meat platters. being owned by eric of ian's tropical grill, i was a little sad about that, but crush is about the bevies and not the food. so don't go there if you are hungry.

   

leon & mathilda

the professional is for sure a classic. revisited it last night and remembered all the reasons why it is one of my faves. good acting, great plot, and bjork on the sountrack. what more could i ask for really?

when i was living in nyc i had a bf that lived uptown and when i'd drive to his place, i would have to drive by the corner where they filmed the scenes for the apartment building that leon and mathilda lived in, and the corner bodega that they shopped at. pretty awesome.



bon iver, bon iver

so, the new bon iver album is wonderful! all the songs are amazing, with the exception of #10 (beth/rest), which i dislike because he autotuned his voice. i mean really? who the fuck directed him to do something so stupid? the other nine songs are solid though. promise.

awesome trip

Connecticut was so pretty and green and hilly. Such a great escape. The air just smells better and the grass is so skinny and weird and soft. Doing the wifi thing right now up 10,000 feet on my way from the layover in Atlanta to PBI, landing at about midnight. Annoying chatty people to my left have finally ceased the annoying chatter. I do love vacation, and airport people watching, but I can't wait to get home, see my pups and sleep in my own comfy familiar bed.

I scored an awesome pair of Jack Rogers and a rad Obey thin long sleeve knit super heathered number. I love to "vacation shop." Didn't make it to NYC for fear of spending too much money. I'll get back there soon enough though.

ATL!

I had a 7am flight out of PBI this morning to Connecticut with a layover in Atlanta. Flight was delayed by an hour which made me miss my connecting flight. Instead of an hour layover I ended up with a 2.5 hour layover. So I decided to take a cab to the local Target to kill some time and grab some manicure supplies to keep me busy. On the way to Atlanta I sat next to a 9 year old Columbian kid that flew alone. I told him I would look out for him because I've been a professional solo flyer for 25 years. Well behaved smart little dude. Now I am ready to get some grub and take off at 12:47.

bronchitis and other misc wonderfulness

skipped work on monday. my voice was requesting a day off and i sounded like an old cigarette riddled 900 number worker. hit the beach with t for a nice walk and cleanup project. we picked up a whole bag of trash walking from house of refuge to bathtub. tons of tourists at bathtub, plus the house that is falling into the sea is for sale. what a bargain, i'm sure. nice to get out and walk and get in the water on a beautiful day. tried to work yesterday but couldn't swing it. hit the dr's office for the old standby, zpack and should be feeling better soon.

thanks king of leon for being a shitty band and having a drugged out lead singer and having to cancel my chance at seeing band of horses at a close venue. found out that they will play tonight without kings of leon but it's all the way in lauderdale, i have work tomorrow, and i am sick so i am skipping it. DISAPPOINTED!

as for the rest of the week, tomorrow is my birthday (boo) and i am headed to connecticut for 6 days saturday at 7am. can't wait to sleep in and be super preppy. ha! def plan to take a day tripper to nyc to shop a bit and just breath in the not so fresh summer air.

hang on to your iq

psl vs canada

i wouldn't date anyone from either and nothing good comes from them. they are both touching a place that has some coolness going on, yet stay so infested in nothingness.

requiem for a dream

i recently revisited this flick and had semi forgotten how truly fucked up this movie is. i have the book in a giant stack of "to read" titles but will move it up to the top and read it soon. great soundtrack as well. jared leto was so cool before he started that stupid band and wore too much makeup. he's still hot though.

truth

trip pics

i am obsessed with brick houses

 i was amazed at how dead this park area was at 11pm. curbs and hips screamed for a group of skaters to come by. pretty sure the cops would show up within seconds though. not even a homeless person chilling out here? unbelievable. 

savannah souvenirs

 

truly wanted to knock on this door and see what kind of decorating they had going on inside

 ivy covered steps at a savannah college of art & design house

 paula deen makes good crab soup

 magnolias!

 if you're ever in savannah, don't miss out on eating at the olde pink house. a fucking mazing.

 when i drink alone, i prefer to be by myself

 wish this pic was better because the architecture on this house was unparalleled

 i miss seeing street art on the norm

 always something to remind me of home

back in black

had an awesome trip! i love vacation. taking another in august and headed up to my wonderful born place of connecticut and def hitting up nyc for a few days too :)

i need a plan that enables me to not work for much longer. need to invent something or win the lotto. difficult to win the lotto when i never play but yea.

i hated stuart the whole time i was away but smiled when i saw the sign for the exit. when i got off and saw my familiar roads of stu-ville it felt good to be home. i have a real love hate relationship with this place. sometimes i don't want to run into 40 people from high school at musicfest. i miss museums, really good food from really far away places, amazing shopping, indie movie theaters, street culture, etc...but on the other hand i love that i can call kyle to come over and install a fan for me, and talk to ed and ki or notch about everything honestly and openly because i feel so comfortable with them. in the end, it is my friends that brought me back to this place and keeps me here. you can't form bonds like the ones i have with the few that i hold so dear. i just need to plan mini escapes more often. still in search for that ultimate partner in crime. not settling either.

on the road again

left savannah yesterday and took the hour drive to hilton head to visit my sister for a few days. my father has 5 kids in total with 4 women. janie is by far my favorite. we are very alike and she is wise beyond her years and just plain awesome. she's 19 and was the youngest until 3 years ago when he decided that it was in fact time to have a baby at the ripe old age of old. it's nice here, i have been here plenty of times, but this was the only time i can remember being happy as i was traveling here. prob because i wasn't being forced to come here to see people i didn't want to see. wanted to go to the beach today because my tanorexic self thinks i am getting pale with all  my time away from the sunshine state. weather looks like dog shit. 

wednesday was really super hot in savannah and i thought i was going to die from heat stroke, or at least pass out. this chick told me about this awesome organic, vegetarian/vegan market/cafe that was at the edge of the park so i decided to make my trek towards it around 1pm. little did i know that it was 2 miles away. it was 101 and ridiculously humid. so i get there and i don't want a shitty sogged out premade sandwich and ask for a freshy. crunchy vegan girl behind the counter was pissy about it but made it anyways. i told her i wanted one without tomatoes to make my request seem more valid. who wants a sogged out hummus and cucumber sandwich?! i walked around and looed at all the holistic meds and other misc veggie head items and came back to get my sammie and they had put a sign out that said "no more custom sandwiches." i mean really? eat a dick you rude lazy hairy armpitted vegan wench. i walked two miles to get this stupid sandwich!! it was good though. walked back along the park and saw some really beautiful homes. ate dinner at this amazing restaurant called the olde pink house. excellent service and even more excellent food. blt salad and duck with 2 fat tires = yummo.  i would definitely go back if i ever make it to savannah again, which i am pretty sure that i will. i wanted to try a ghost tour sometime while i was there but i decided against it since i can hardly stand to watch scary movies and i was staying alone in a weird hotel in an unfamiliar city. maybe next time. 

maybe i will go home on saturday, but it looks more like it'll be sunday. i don't have to be back at work until tuesday and i am really relishing my time away. relaxation and no stress is a great feeling.  

southern comfort

Still like it here but I ventured out of the historic area today and made my way to Publix, Starbucks, & TJ Maxx. It's ghetto in Georgia. It's like a fucked up southern Long Island type vibe. It's like the historic downtown area I'm staying in is Soho and today I made my way to the Bronx. Not sure if I could live here. The old homes I saw today on my drive back were beautiful though. It was brick house after brick house with some stately Victorians sprinkled in. I like driving here. Prob because it's different roads and it's not very busy so I can semi open it up. They also have a great beer selection at pretty much every place I've been. Fat Tire is delish and they not only have it on tap, but some places even stock 22s. I found a pretty cool Respects type bar last night. Haven't drank in so long that I got tipsy on 4 beers. They played great old Metallica songs and Sick of it All. Haven't heard them since at least 1999 but amazingly knew almost every word. Glad my memory is still sharp. I requested Fugazi Waiting Room but left 5 minutes later to make my trek back to the hotel. Called Notch to keep me company on my walk since he's a cop(haha.) He was wasted and so were D and Kyle so it was way worth it. Good times in all.

Today I ate at Paula Deens and I have no complaints. They do a buffet which I skipped. Sat at the bar and had a chicken breast, crab stew, and half order of fried green tomatoes with a big ole sweet tea. This was at 11am and I was full until honestly half an hour ago. Took the mad walk all around afterwards and saw some rad shops and architecture. The magnolia trees are gorgeous. I must have walked 3 miles just being random and wandering. I loved going into antique stores and not having anyone to tell me that I was taking too long or that it was boring. Certain benefits of being a lone ranger. Was going to hit a tapas spot for dinner but tapas is such a couples food I decided to skip it. Plus the spot was downstairs and I'm not feeling that whole too cool for street level thing right now. Newcastle and amazing pizza slice-ing it up instead. Cheaper and seemingly more yummy.

Not 100% on what tomorrow will bring but I'm thinking a sandwich and book in the park for a bit sounds right up my alley.

audi 5000

got my car back on friday. finally. Not sure what I think about it yet. Rebuilt the whole engine so I can't really compare it to the car it once was. Kinda more throaty now and a little zippier seeming in 3rd gear and beyond.

Left StuFla at 3:15pm today and was in Savannah by 9. Stopped twice on the way and made really good time. Absolutely had to get away and decompress. Don't have to be back at work until the 12th so I'll probably mosey on home Saturday or Sunday. So far it's pretty rad here. I came alone with no solid plans...just some ideas. Not gonna lie though...I did miss having a partner in the passenger seat on the drive up. I could use a full-time companion of the male persuasion some time soon. Getting semi lonely sometimes. Not sure if there's some sort of untapped resource of hot tall dudes that like Morrissey in Stuville but if anyone can point me in the right direction, it'd be appreciated.

Back to my salad and Fat Tire...peace out, til tomorrow.

Messing around in cyberspace

This go getter got my ichat address & was trying to get my dollars! haha

hello?

sbmendoza2

who is this?

Im nikki. Dont you remember?

sbmendoza2

from where?

We met before, what's up? 24/F here. You?

sbmendoza2

? from where?

Hmm. Have we talked before?

sbmendoza2

no

Oh sorry. I wasn't sure. But anyways.. What are you up to?

sbmendoza2

I'm working

Ooo. Im like sooo bored.

k, well im "like" trying to working, bye

sbmendoza2

Hey i got a idea. I want to get on my cam. Do you want to watch?

sbmendoza2

Cam? from Modern Family, yes, i want to watch, he's yummy

Yeah? Um, i don't get it, Ok you do have to signup for free because its connected through a site so i cant be recorded. Ok?

sbmendoza2

Um, no, go away, you sound ugly

Hey babe. trust me, Its real simple

I said no! I can tell by the way you type that you smell downstairs

sbmendoza2

http://access.im/6/nikki go there then at the top of the page click on the gold button at the top that says JOIN FREE. K?

sbmendoza2

no, your gross, you should go here http://www.vagisil.com/ & click on the Vagisil wash link

Also when you signup it asks for a credit card to verify your age.

sbmendoza2

wow, a girl that doesn't listen, how refreshing, by the way im only 7

It will not charge the card at all. Not even 1 penny. Its just to make sure that your over 18. Alright?

sbmendoza2

jackpot! stupid, smelly & cant read!, IM ONLY 7, i dont have a credit card! can i have your credit card?

K. When you get finished and logged in then view my cam and we can have some fun!!!

sbmendoza2

k,i like fun, like legos & trucks & stuff?

If you tip me some gold or join me in private I will do anything you ask me to.

sbmendoza2

I mean ANYTHING babe

sbmendoza2

k, cool, i want to build a monster truck out of pasta, then drive over cars made of cake & then eat them off my dogs back

can we do that?

Um, Lets talk on the site when you get in.

sbmendoza2

mum says I cant play right now, can we play later? I have school work to do, I can wake up when she goes to bed though, steal her credit card from her handbag, then we can play!

Hurry up im ready to play.

sbmendoza2

OK, let me just eat this dead cat I killed & then i'll get my pirate hat, steal that card & buy you some gold

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this week sucks

my indoor cat got out on sunday night and is missing. funny that he has never been let out before. hmmm wonder who was really drunk and mistakenly let him out. my stupid car is still in the shop and i was supposed to get a call on friday about it. maybe they can fucking keep it and i will just report it as missing and get insurance to buy me a new one. i can't post any pics on the blog because it keeps telling me to log into some cloud picker nonsense and i can't post the video from the interpol concert either.

week from hell and it is only tuesday. at least friday is the 13th and payday. woot woot.

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