oh Jersey

I came across this survey and realized how much (or maybe it's how little??) I miss Jersey:


Have you ever found yourself at a diner at one o'clock in the morning?

In the summer, do you "go down the shore"?

Have you been to places featured in HBO's The Sopranos?

Are you Italian or do you have very Italian friends?

Do you remember Action Park?
- Yes, and something wasn't quite right about it

Do you feel both offended and proud when Hollywood mocks New Jerseyans?

Does it bother you that New Jersey sports teams are refered to as New York teams?

Can you drive for five minutes without going past a mall?

Do you know how to pump your own gas?

Do you suspect the neighbor down the street is in the mafia?

Do you live within ten minutes of three different highways?

Do you know where to get the dollar slice of pizza on the boardwalk?

Do you enjoy all four seasons?

Do you know where to get some good bagels, good sushi or good Indian curry?

Do you call it "miniature golf" and know a good place to play?

Have you gone into New York City by boat, bus, car, and train at some point?

"You guys" vs. "ya'll" - Which would you say:

Would you laugh if someone says "pop" instead of "soda"?

Did you ever get excited when you caught channel 12 giving a shout out to your town?

Ever had a fat sandwich from a grease truck?

Leaky

So I wake up this morning and realize there's a leak in my ceiling. Seriously. Right over my bed too. I told the maintenance guy about it, and he tells me that I might have to move apartments. That's gonna be a bummer. I was really liking this apartment. And I was all set to paint and everything. Maybe I can just pray for it to not rain anymore, and then I won't have to worry about leaks :)

MSSM

some of the first year mudphuds outside of Aron with a 'that guy'



jedd getting a hot dog from the ice cream stand



my backyard :)



some more first year mudphuds at shakespeare's tower thingy



the famous central park fountain



look closely - if you get this, props and 1209743798 cool points...and i just lost 82975938 cool points for giving away 1209743798 cool points. but seriously, if you don't get this, I can no longer be your friend...



First yeart mudphuds



one of the many reasons why I love living in NY



more mudphuds...

On a Sunday

Superman looking quite super




don't ask



sugar high

ghetto supastars

We went over to george's one night, since his 'roommates' were out of town. These were the really really ridiculously good cooks




that strawberry cheesecake was devoured 5.7 seconds after this picture was taken




no one looks normal in this picture -- but you'll never find a rooftop like that in central jersey



joel and ashley showing off their salsa skills




yes, he was about to push my face...oooooh face...while bringing sexyback - but only jorge can truly do that ;)

Aaron's going for the sexy smoldering look here. I was trying to do serious ukie, and who knows what you'd call ashley's 

Only in NY 

Uncle Paulio-String-Cheese's Bday BBQ

My cousins, me and my aunt at my uncle's bday bbq



I gave my cousins the camera (the one with the blonde hair in the last picture and another little twit) and these are just some of the lovely shots they got



This is what the cake looks like when you're 4 years old and can barely see over the counter



More feet



They had fun posing for eachother




Squirt's-eye view




She looks all innocent...don't let looks fool you

Central Park reservoir 

I went for a walk around Central Park a few weeks back and came across Shakespeare's castle - you can walk up to that tower that's in the upper left corner, but I didn't have my camera with me when I went. You'll have to come visit me to see the spectacular views of the park from there 

Update: the actual temperature in the lab is 17 degrees celsius (which corresponds to about 60 degrees fahrenheit for all you metrically challenged people). And the temperature outside is 95, according to my handy dandy forecast fox. Going from one environment to the other in a matter of seconds really can't be good for you.

My nose is running and it's 2383 degrees outside

So the east coast is going through some serious heat wave right now. It practically takes my breath away every morning when I step outside to the 100 degrees of yuckiness. And there are all these reports of energy companies asking people to conserve and lay off the A/C as much as possible and turn off unneccessary appliances and what not. So what do you think the engineers in my lab building do?? They shut off half the lights yet increase the A/C so it's 10 degrees colder than it was a week ago. Seriously, it feels like it's 50 inside. I'm wearing jeans, 2 shirts, and a lab coat and I'm still freezing my butt off. My nose even started running. How in the world does this make sense? How can smart people be so dumb sometimes??

Oh and yesterday the fire alarm went off in our building, and they evacuated everyone, but for some reason all the people in my lab thought it was a test so no one budged. That's really reassuring to know.

hahaha one of the girls who sits in the same lab area as me just left cuz she couldn't stand the cold. this is ridiculous.

RIP Delusions from Suburbia

I'm retiring the name of this blog, "Delusions from Suburbia" to better reflect my current situation. While I'll always be a suburban Jersey girl at heart, my state of mind is definitely not in tune to all the SUV's, minivans, and white picket fences of my childhood.

I saw this passage on a friend of mine's site and love what it says:

Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone, to have a deep soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But God says to a Christian: "No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled, and content with being loved by Me alone. With giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me, with having an intense personal and living relationship with Me alone. Discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found. Then you will be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be completely united with another until you are united with Me; - exclusive of anyone or anything - exclusive of any other desires or longings. I want you to have the best. PLEASE allow me to give it to you. I want you to stop planning and stop wishing and allow Me, expecting the greatest things and listen and learn the things I tell you. You just wait -- That's all Don't be anxious. Don't worry. Don't look around at things others have received or that I've given them. Don't look at the things you THINK you want. Just keep looking to Me or you'll miss what I am to show you. And then, when you're ready, I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any you could dream of. You see, until you are ready, and until the one I have is ready for you, (and I am working even at this moment to have both of you ready at the same time). Until you are both satisfied exclusively with me and the life that I have prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with me, and this is the PERFECT love. And dear one, I want you to have this most wonderful love, I want you to see me in the flesh a picture of your relationship with Me and enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty, perfection, and love. Know that I love you. I am God. Know it, and be satisfied.

- author unknown.