I waited on a table at Commonwealth the other night, and per usual, I was a hit with the middle-aged men. When asked why I was in Charlottesville, I gave my usual schpeel, "I moved down to Charlottesville for a job in online marketing, quit after two years, worked here full-time, yada yada... I am currently running the marketing department of a tech startup, applying to grad school, and serving you fine people."
He responded, "You have a lot going on up there." It's true. As you read these 27 thoughts, recognize this is how my mind operates most of the time. It's a wild wilderness up there.
1. I read somewhere that you could store red wine in the freezer and it would stay for 3-4 months. I think that's a lie, because the wine freezes. And I just let it thaw and poured myself a glass. Not tasty. Don't worry, though, I had a bottle of Prosecco on deck.
2. I don't understand why people lock their doors when they leave but not when they are home. I would much rather an intruder come when I am gone then when I am home.
3. Sometimes, I wonder if I could pull off an Audrey Hepburn persona. Then I belch.
4. The Prosecco made me burp. Which tasted like whipped cream. Which reminded me of the wonderful breakfast this morning. My dear friend, Jess, made me the most exquisite meal of homemade deliciousness. It was my favorite birthday breakfast, and the company was fabulous.
5. Kirk Herbstreit looks really good in blue. I think a lot about Kirk this time of year.
6. Three years ago, my mother got me a tennis racket necklace that I wore every day. I lost it seven months ago, and have spend many days hoping it would reappear. I didn't want to tell my mother, but my niece decided to tell her for me. Today, a tennis racket necklace was sent to me. I am thankful for my gracious mother. And my sweet niece who is unable to keep a secret.
7. My nails are chipping. Do I remove all the nail polish? Do I continue chipping them? Do I moan about the fact that they are chipping after just three days?
8. You should always write thank you notes. No one gets a thank you note, and says, "Man, if I get another thank you note, I'm going to punch a baby."
9. Along those lines, I also like getting unrelated cards for occasions. For instance, a birthday card for a thank you, a congrats card for a birthday. Probably should never randomly get someone a congrats on your baby card.
10. Another card thing... I bought cards last year that have "H" on the front of them. That way, recipients will wonder, "Wait, is her name really Hannah, and I've had it wrong all this time?" Still cracks me up.
11. I reminisce about food a lot. A couple weeks ago, I was in Boston, and a local bartender gave me intel on the best bakeries in Little Italy. A true Italian cannoli is really something for the tastebuds to behold.
12. I have a Vanity Fair magazine on my coffee table with Channing Tatum on the cover. I won't read it, but I also can't put it away because I really like looking at him.
13. I have been thinking my new high five is going to be jumping and briefly linking arms at the elbows. I tried to find a picture but couldn't. All the cool college kids have been doing it this football season, though.
14. Sometimes I also think about looking more mysterious. For instance, not smiling in photos but instead staring seductively at the camera. I can't do it. I just smile obnoxiously in every picture. And blog my every thought.
15. My dad sent me a birthday message and called me Cakes, his childhood nickname for me. It made me feel young.
16. My sister sent me a birthday message and called me woman. It made me feel mature.
17. I think I am both. You know that feeling you got in high school when you pictured all the great and scary things your life still had waiting for you? I haven't lost that feeling, and I think that's cool.
18. Why is the hair of UVA guys generally 1/2 inch higher than the collegiate average?
19. I have turned in 3 of the 4 grad school applications. Every time I remember that, I sigh a sigh of relief.
20. Because I have turned in 3 of the 4 grad school applications and dropped roughly a grand, the $20 I am about to spend on Pitch Perfect 2 seems like a drop in the bucket.
21. I was just informed by an anonymous source that my name one letter up in the alphabet is "boob". If you know me, this is appropriate.
22. I've decided to just chip at my nails.
23. Only 50% of the lightbulbs in my apartment work.
24. If the light bulb doesn't work but the light switch is on, am I using electricity? Does the surge reach the light bulb, get rejected, then get super annoyed with me, actually costing me more than if the lightbulb worked?
25. I trapped a stink bug in between my screen and window. How will it die? Not of suffocation. I think it just dies from banging its head against the window and going insane. Seems inhumane.
26. A friend, Ina, gave me such a hearty and warm birthday hug. It made me full of good feelings.
27. I have a good feeling about 27.
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