mindlessbanterr

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:27:41 GMT

Amelia Grace Rodriguez is here!
Born this morning (12/27/06) at 8:40am
7lbs 10oz 20.5 inches

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:06:08 GMT

Today was by far the best day ever.

End of story.

Time to go home for Thanksgiving.

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:15:11 GMT

Andre De Shields is a fucking CRAZY MAN!!!!

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:29:48 GMT

what the fuck just happened?

i think we might be in some alternate universe...

This is awesome and so true!!

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:43:47 GMT

Observations on Living In Orange County, NY

-Even though you live 5 minutes from New Jersey, anyone from the city will still refer to you as upstate.

-“We’ll see you there – at the Orange County Fair”

-You always lock your car doors when in Middletown or Newburgh

-Your high school prom was held at Kuhl’s or Anthony’s Pier 9.

-Your Friday & Saturday nights were spent at the Galleria before this new curfew.

-Laser tag was never your activity of choice.

-WWRV or K104 is on your preset.

-You know what “pick your own” means, every fall.

-Everyone knows some stuck up asshole who went to Burke…

-Thanks to West Point you actually back the Army team.

-You know outlet-shopping means the commons.

-To get to Middletown, you don’t take 84, you take the back roads which are twice as fast.

-You drive to Jersey to get cheaper gas & full service

-You’ll never date anyone from Port Jervis or Walden.

-You remember Action Park before all the accidents

-The first question you always get is “Orange County, California?” followed by “Like the Choppers?”

-You know not to swim in Greenwood Lake.

-You loved class trips – Washington’s Headquarters & Museum village HOLLA!

-You know Stewart Airport…and you don’t want them to change the name.

-Even though Stewart Airport is right there, you’ll still fly out of JFK, LaGuardia or Newark.

-You know what people are talking about when they say “across the river”

-You know to avoid Pine Island in the summer because of the smell of onions

-You laugh while watching the city folk try to feed the cows.

-For serious shopping you go to Palisades.

-Every summer you look f orward to the Renaissance Faire, and every Fall you go to Forest of Fear.

-You don’t mind the 3-hour drive to Great Adventure.

-You’ve had a close-encounter bear experience and lived to talk about it.

-You know it’s fall when you hear the gunshots of the hunters

-Half your life is spent at a diner.

-You know what we’re talking about when we say “the city”.

-You remember when the country used to be farms, not housing developments.

-You remember when your phone number started with 914.

Because I'm bored...

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:44:44 GMT

Name? Carol Anne Mahoney
Age? 20
Sex? female
B-Day? 6/11/86
Sign? gemini
Birthplace? newburgh, ny
Current Location? brooklyn, ny
Hair Color? brown
Eye Color? hazel
Height? 5' 4"
Shoe Size? 7
Piercings? ears and navel
Tattoos? nope
*FAVORITES*
Color? pink
Music? pretty much anything
Movie? i don't like that question
Tv Show? friends
Cartoon? family guy
Food? penne ala vodka
Drink? wildberry juice
Ice Cream? peanutbutter panic
Sport? oh honey, sports? no
Alcoholic Beverage? i used to enjoy cosmos
Holiday? flag day
*THIS OR THAT*
Dc or Etnies? i don't understand
Pepsi or Coke? coke
Serria Mist or Sprite? sprite
Mcdonlads or Burger King? not a fan of fast food
White or Black? black
Coffee or Cappucino? i don't drink coffee
Vanilla or Chocolate? vanilla
Rock or Rap? rock
Wal-mart or Mall? i do love wal-mart, but they don't have them around here
Pink or Purple? pink
Kill people or Kill animals? ummm... what?!
Aim or Yahoo? aim
*LOVE LIFE*
Boyfriend or Girlfriend? unfortunately no
Do you have a crush ? yes, but i don't like that word
How long have you liked them ? like 6 months, too long
Do they know you like them ? i don't think so
Do they like you back ? i don't think so
* RANDOM QUESTOINS*
Do you or have you smoked a cigarette? nope
Do you or have you ever done drugs? nope
Do you or have you drank alcohol? i have, i don't anymore
Have you ever been arrested? no
Do you believe in god? yes
Do you wish upon stars? yes
Do you get along with your parents? very much so
What kind of car do you own or wished you owned? i used to have a nissan altima. she has been put to rest
Do you go to school? yup
Are you a virgin? unfortunately yes...
How old were you when you lost your virginity? it's looking like i'll be 40
Do you think Marijauna should be legal? maybe for medicinal purposes
Do you have a job? yes
If so, do you like your job? sometimes
What do you want to be when you grow up? a stage manager
What are your fears? pickles, failure, being alone
What are you weaknesses? chocolate
Do you belong to PETA? no, but i like pita bread

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:57:56 GMT

Our houswarming party went well. Not as many people came as I had hoped, but I guess that's a good thing. Our apartment is pretty big, but we need to be really careful not to be too loud. Our floors and ceilings are pretty thin, so we can hear a lot of what our neighbors do, and they can hear a lot of what we do. It ended up being a lot fun, not that I was expecting anything less than fun. It's always fun to watch drunk people and their antics. The only thing that made me mad/upset was that the one person that I really wanted to come, who told me that he was going to come, did not show up. He had a good excuse and apologized, but I was still disappointed. He told me he'd make it up to me, so I'll have to think of something good. Miss Jaimie Van Dyke came, so I got some much needed Jaimie time, which was good. So, it was all good, with one minor set back which will be made up for.

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:00:29 GMT

1. Name:
2. Date of birth:
3. Where you live:
4. What makes you happy:
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to:
6. Do you read my journal?:
7. If yes, what makes it especially good or bad?:
8. An interesting fact about you:
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?:
10. Favourite place to spend time:
11. Favourite lyric:
12. The best time of the year:

RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A band, a song, or album:

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends:
4. Put this in your journal so that I can tell you what I like about you.

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:31:31 GMT

today we say goodbye to a friend of 4 years. she's been good to us.

let's have a moment of silence for my car.

thank you.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:01:26 GMT

I love my new apartment!
But I miss my old one.

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:42:19 GMT

GODSPELL IS OVER!! I get my life back!
The cast bought me these ridiculously entertaining rapping monkeys!
Maura is having a Peter Pan Party soon and I'm Tinkerbell!!
The fair starts tomorrow!
We watched Salute Your Shorts on DVD the other day thanks to Callum!
The Renaissance Faire opens soon!
AAAAAND I'm moving to Brooklyn in 2 weeks!!

Life is good.

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:14:47 GMT

Do you ever have those days when you just don't want to be somewhere. I was babysitting today, and I just did not want to be there. I wasn't in a bad mood or anything, I just didn't want to be there. Then I went to rehearsal hoping that it would be better. Nope, did not want to be there either. It was really strange.

My mouth is healing well. My gums are almost completely healed (I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out). My tongue is going to take a little longer. I used to be tongue-tied. The tip of my tongue was attached to the bottom of my mouth, but not anymore! I have watched SO much Friends. The medicine makes me sleepy, so I've been in bed a lot watching TV and I have watched 3 seasons of Friends so far.

Godspell is going well, but the director is driving me crazy. You'd think I would have learned my lesson last year when we did The Fantasticks, but no. But this is really the last year I'm doing it! I love, love, LOVE the cast and am really glad that I'm getting to work with some them again. The director is just insane. I woke up to 4 voicemails from her on Saturday, FOUR!

I've been babysitting a lot. I worked for this family last summer and really enjoyed it. It's actually more of a mother's helper kinda deal. She has 3 special needs kids and just needs an extra pair of hands when her husband is working. Elias is 6 and he is severely autistic. He's non verbal which it makes it difficult, but he knows some sign language. Sophie is 3 1/2 and has apraxia. I don't know much about it, but she has a hard time doing things on command. It is some sort of auditory comprehension disorder. Amara is 1 1/2. No real issues have come up yet, but she's still a baby and needs lots of attention. I usually just play with Sophie and help out from time to time with the other kids. But she has been giving me a lot of trouble. Her favorite answer is "no" and she's becoming very whiny. So I've been spending more time with Elias. He is much easier to take care of and is very snuggly with me. I love that I can help them out, and I can't imagine what a day by herself with those kids is like.

My birthday is coming up! I don't really have anything planned. My family is coming over for a bbq but then I'm helping Kristi (the mom) put the kids to bed then I have rehearsal. That's pretty much it. My aunt & uncle sent me a "more cowbell" shirt. It has a silhouette of Will Ferrell with the cowbell and it says "more cowbell." It's gigantic, but I love it still the same.

I have to go to bed, I'm waking up early to get fingerprinted so that I can start getting paid for all of this babysitting. They don't have a lot of money, but they need help, so I get paid through medicaid.

Goodnight.

oooohhh man

Tue, 23 May 2006 20:28:23 GMT

We just signed the lease for our NEW APARTMENT!!! I am so excited. I am going to miss 201 though. I love this apartment. Yes it's dirty, small, and expensive... but I've had some good times here. Actually some fucking fantastic times here. It's so empty right now, it's kind of freaking me out. But the whole moving out and not living with Joe anymore thing hasn't really set in yet. I really want to go up to Maine this summer. Joe, I miss you already!! Margaret, I wasn't kidding- we should totally take a road trip this summer. Good times will be had by all.

Check out some pictures of my new apartment!

This is the living room, it is bigger than this picture makes it out to be:

This is the kitchen with DISHWASHER!!!!!

This is the dining room, on the right is the mudroom, and in the middle is the hall to 2 of the bedrooms and the 2 bathrooms (3 showers total!)

This is the new back deck, where many deck parties will happen:

If you want to see more you're gonna have to come and visit which I highly recommend that you do. We're gonna have a housewarming party at some point towards the end of August.

EEEEEEE!!!!

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:26:45 GMT

ok, that face does not look ecstatic enough

ummm so Jill told me about this apartment that her and her friends wanted to get, but that one of them was backing out. So who is gonna take her place?!! ME!!! It's in Windsor Terrace in Brooklyn (I have no idea what that means...) BUT it has 3-4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a DISHWASHER, laundry in the basement ($1 wash and $1 dry), a mudroom, a "yard", a driveway, and it's huge! I'm going to see it tomorrow morning and I'm really excited. The most exciting thing is that it is going to be $850 (utilities included) which is $500 less than what I pay now, and it'll be cheaper if we get a 4th person. Cynthia is interested, but needs to check a few things first. The only thing we have to pay separate is cable and internet. AHH!!! I'm so excited right now. I have to somehow break the news to Amber. I mean I love Amber, but I really was not looking forward to another year of cleaning up her shit and having to hide my food and computer from her. Especially without having Joe here. It came at such a perfect time. I had just talked to this guy from Salon Realty this morning about getting the lease together for 201. But now it's not my problem anymore!! Haha. I did find someone to stay in my room for the summer though... I'm just waiting for her check. I guess she can still stay here. That way I'll still have storage for my furniture for the summer. I can technically start moving my stuff into the new apartment July 1st, but I won't be able to come back to the city for good until mid-late August. But we're still gonna save money by paying for 2 months that I'm not there. And I'm just really excited right now. And so is my mom. She was like "you're going to be living with someone that you actually want to live with, it's going to save us money, and you sound really excited about it. How could we not take it?"

Oh man, I woke up still feeling really shitty but I so don't even care anymore because I'm so excited!!!!

Oops, gonna be late for work now...

so close...

Tue, 16 May 2006 03:21:39 GMT

I am ready for this semester to be over. It's been a blast, but it's also been pretty rough. I'm done with being sick. I just want to go home so I can sleep and well, hopefully not be sick anymore.

Saturday was pretty much the best day ever. I spent a free day in Six Flags, and then came home (late) for the costume party. We left the park 30 minutes late, then had to stop when some girl on a DIFFERENT bus got sick, then got caught in traffic outside the Holland Tunnel. When we finally got back in Manhattan, our busdriver made a wrong turn and we just kept going further and further downtown. We turned around, but it was already 10:30 and the party started at 10. I hopped out at a red light and got in a cab. By the time I got home it was 10:45 and there was a huge group of people waiting outside the door...awesome. The party still rocked though. A bunch of people that I love all in one place. What more could a girl ask for? As the party was calming down, Lela walked in and Joe, Lela and I had our own crazy party while my friends from home watched us acting insane. They enjoyed it, they said it was like watching a show.

I worked all day Sunday and was just totally bummed out the whole day. I was beyond exhausted and didn't feel well at all. Joe had moved out the first batch of his stuff. My entire family was getting together for mother's day, and I was here. Then when I called my mom, she put me on the phone with my aunt who had just announced to the family that she and my uncle will be having their first child in January. I was the only one not there to hear the news. So all of that combined just made me really depressed and I cried the entire trip to work and tried to cover it with sunglasses. People on the train were staring at me, haha. AWKWARD.

I am REALLY excited about this baby though. My aunt has dreamt of having a baby basically since she was one. She's 37 years old, so this might their only child. They could possibly have one more. But this is going to be one good looking baby. For those of you who have met Anne & Rod know just how good looking they are. I can't wait. Since she's due in January, that means that there won't be school so I won't have to miss the baby being born! SWEET!!

If anybody has an ID that can get me into Bohemian Beer Garden for Jaimie's birthday, I'd really appreciate it. I'm gonna try to get in no matter what. Maybe I'll wear a low-cut shirt... I'm not going to be drinking, so they better let me in.

I guess that's enough procrastinating for tonight.

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:26:40 GMT

SOO!! Joel asked me today if I was interested in stage managing the fall production. And I said "HELL YEA!" We're having a guest director, his name is Andre DeShields. He's been on a few episodes of Law & Order, an episode of Sex & the City, he was the Wiz in the second movie version of The Wiz, and some other stuff too. We're doing a play called "Dusyanta." It's a Hindu play. That's right, a Hindu play that has never been published. Can Hunter please just do a normal play?! I don't know much about it, but apparently there is this guy who is married to 5 women, but doesn't love any of them. Then he meets this other girl and falls in love with her. I don't know. But there are only 6 characters and there are rumors floating around that he might want to consider double casting (which is always a disaster). Whatever, I'm still really excited!!
I need to pick two ASMs and I have no idea who to pick. As far as I know, Jaimie and I are the only ones that want to actually go in to stage management on the professional level. So we'll see.
I think I'm going to do it as an independent study. I need to make up the credits of the nursing classes I dropped last semester so that I can graduate on time.

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:57:56 GMT

Yesterday was my friend Jillian's birthday. So I went to Buttercup Bake Shop to get her a cupcake because they make the best cupcakes in the world!!! I of course got one for myself and it was SOOO good!! I want another one right now. I'm seriously considering heading down their before my next class, but I know that I really shouldn't.

decisions, decisions...

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 06:36:36 GMT

I love home. I love home a lot. It may be boring as hell once everything closes at like 9pm, but I still love it. I love my family, my friends, my house, my town, everything. We were so bored tonight that we got some Starbucks, then drove around listening to the Spamalot soundtrack, then ended up sitting in the 24 hr Dunkin Donuts and talking. It sounds really lame, but we ended up having a really good time.

I started applying for summer jobs. I applied to this restaurant/bar called The Blue Martini. It's on the waterfront, it's really nice. When I got home, my dad told me to go back and talk to Lou and tell him that I'm Dan's daughter. He's away for the weekend, but hopefully he'll give me a job since my dad knows him. My mom doesn't want me to work there cause I guess this guy is in the mob or something. I don't care though, I just want to make money.

My sister decided that it would be a good idea to bring her cat home. I don't understand why her stupid boyfriend couldn't take him home with him. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE cats. But the dog is freaking out. She sits behind the gate and cries. When she sees the cat, she goes nuts. He's a really sweet cat, but the poor thing is gonna be traumatized by the time the weekend is over.

Our house is a construction zone. My dad has been doing a lot of work in our living room. It looks really nice. He just needs to finish by Sunday, and put everything back together or else my mom will eat him.

We are of course having Easter brunch at our house. My poor parents host every freaking holiday. My mom has been really sick again, she didn't even go to mass today. The doctor wanted her to go back into the hospital, but she refused because we have company coming. She's insane. I hope that come Monday she'll agree to go in. She always tries to avoid going in the hospital and tries to take care of herself, and it takes so much longer for her to get better. When she goes into the hospital, she can rest and not worry about work and stuff. Don't get me wrong, I hate when my mom goes in the hospital. It still scares me, but not as much as it used to. She first got sick when I was in middle school and I was terrified. I hated going to visit my mom in the hospital. I'm kinda used to it now. I guess because I know she's going to be ok, and that it's better for her to be in there. It still sucks though. I'd also rather her go in while I'm home. I'd lose my mind if I was at school because I wouldn't be able to visit her.

I suppose I should go to bed so I can wake up and help my mom with the cooking and cleaning tomorrow. She won't ask for help. She'll start doing something, then you need to force her to stop and take over. She's crazy.

Goodnight

GAH!

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:01:51 GMT

Why can't I just find a nice, straight boy who wants a relationship and is not involved in some extremely complicated situation?!

I should've known that tonight would've been a bust. I always get my hopes up thinking that things are going to go exactly the way I want them to, and then they just don't. I mean, I still had fun dancing and hanging out with people, but that's not really why I drove back to the city tonight. Before I did anything, I thought it might be a good idea to get some insider information. So I talked to my friend and she sadly told me that he's not really looking for a girlfriend right now, and that things are kinda complicated with our other friend and that she'd hate to see me get wrapped up in it because she doesn't want to see me get hurt. But she told me to be patient, cause you never know. BE PATIENT?! I've been patiently waiting for 20 years. She told me that things happen when you least expect them too. Which is something I should really listen to. I always find myself daydreaming about what could be, and then when that doesn't happen, I get crushed. So from now on, I'm just gonna wait. No more building up massive amounts of excitement to only get let down. I think it'll be good for my sanity.

As I was driving home, I almost hit a deer. Seriously, my car stopped like 4 inches from her. I think my heart temporarily stopped beating. It was terrifying. I just starting crying in the middle of the Palisades Parkway. Good thing no one is out on a Wednesday night, cause it was a few minutes before I could start driving again.

fuck.

goodnight

whatever...

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:11:59 GMT

So I had a short break in between classes today, so I went to World Cup to get a bagel. Instead of putting the butter on it for me, they gave me litte packages and a knife. So I stopped at a table in the lobby of the West building to butter my bagel and sort through some things before class. While I'm doing this, a REALLY cute guy sits down at my table to scarf down a sandwich. I couldn't even bare to make eye contact, let alone say hello. He didn't say anything either... but when he left, I wanted to smash my head into the wall behind me. Why couldn't I have just said hello? Is hello such a hard word to say? Should such a simple salutation be so fucking difficult? Why do I have to be so god damn shy? Is that why I'm alone? Will my life stay like this until I muster up the courage to fucking greet a guy when he sits down next to me instead of looking away? Does my shyness come off as bitchiness? Is that why guys don't talk to me? Do they think I'm a pretentious bitch?

GAHH!!

crying myself to sleep
goodnight

There IS a God!!!

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:59:38 GMT

Why do I love this song so much?!

I was reading a book online for my World Theatre II class last night and after a while it really started to hurt my neck so I said "fuck this!" and went to bed. I figured I'd wake up early, skim it, then write the one page response. When I woke up there was an e-mail from my professor saying that he has laryngitis and that we won't be meeting today. HALLEFUCKINGLUJAH!!

AND I'm going home this weekend so I can get my haircut, go to the dentist, and have a production meeting for my summer theatre company: Admit One Productions. We're doing "Godspell" and HOPEFULLY "The Last Five Years."

When I woke up Sunday morning, the snow on the deck was higher than the window sill... now it's all gone. So sad.

I need to get dressed and go meet Jaimie to get keys for rehearsal tonight.

PS- I pre-ordered the RENT special edition DVD today because I am just that big of a dork

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:16:56 GMT

I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad.

The only Valentine's Day gifts/cards that I got were from my parents and other family members. This makes me happy because my family is really cute and sweet for sending me anything at all. But it also depresses me. How many more Valentine's Days will I spend alone? It's nice having a wonderful family but it's time to move on from that I think. I've never been one of those people that go around sulking all day saying such things as "I hate this fucking day", etc, etc... But it is still hard to see couples walking around hand in hand, exchanging gifts, and just being in love.

The one bonus of today was that my mom put $50 in my bank account as a Valentine's treat. Money, yessssss.

There's always next year...

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:50:40 GMT

no school tomorrow

no work tomorrow

just gonna sleep all day

and probably cleaning since the apartment hasn't been cleaned since december when joe and i (the only people who clean around here) left for winter break. blargh.

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:46:22 GMT

I went to see Rocky Horror tonight in Chelsea with my friend Sarah because I've never gone. I was of course put on the virgin list. Sarah told me that when she went in Pittsburgh she had to bend over and the audience yelled "fuck you!" and she was magically devirginized. Piece of cake- I could do that no problem. But no. They brought all of the virgins up there for a fake orgasm contest. And I was the first to go. I was mortified. There was no way in hell that I was gonna do it. Someone said that I looked like I belong on "Good Morning, America." Haha. So I just went back to my seat, embarrassed as all hell and waited for the contest to be over. When the movie began I started having fun again. Even though I shook my head a million times after the show, I still came home with grains of rice in my hair. There was this really cute guy in the cast and he was straight. They auctioned him off and this girl paid $46 for him to sit with her during the show when he didn't have to perform. And then we saw him leaving with her. Damn.

Well, I am no longer a Rocky virgin, so next time I go it can be all fun and no humiliation. Hooray!

Goodnight

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 06:20:30 GMT

So changing my major was pretty much the best decision I've ever made. I am so much happier now that I'm not in all of those damn science classes anymore. It's a lot of reading, but practically no tests! So for once in my life I'm actually enjoying my classes.
I'm running the light board tomorrow night for "Miss Julie." I'm excited for that. I've never done it before. I went to rehearsal on Monday so Ahmed could teach me how to do it. It's the easiest thing ever. You just hit "go" when Jaimie tells you to.
Auditions for "Billy the Kid" are next week. This will be the first show that I've been involved with from the very beginning since "Anything Goes" in my senior year of high school. So I'm excited for that. I get to work with Jaimie so I'll be learning a lot, which is awesome!

Work is good too. The people that come to see this show actually leave us tips which is a nice change. I've met some cool people. I met David Cross's dad- he was a volunteer usher one night, Dana Ivey, and Richard Adler- who co-wrote the music for "The Pajama Game" and "Damn Yankees." I saw Michael McKean the other day, and I saw and kinda talked to Harry Connick, Jr. today. These two little girls were hanging out upstairs and I thought they looked like Harry. They left and like 2 minutes later he comes upstairs and asks me "Were 2 little girls just up here?" and I said "Yes, they just went downstairs." When the elevator doors closed I was like "oaisdhfjl" and then went into this catatonic/drooling state. Haha. GOD DAMN he's beautiful. Richard Adler came to the show again tonight. Last time I tried talking to him but quickly gave up because he's ancient and couldn't hear what I was saying. Tonight I asked "Are they doing your work justice?" three times. By the third time, I was literally yelling. Oh old people...

That is all.
Goodnight