Today I...

• conducted some online banking while catching up with the gang from Pine Valley. (is Greenlee REALLY dead? do I really care?)
• shoveled the snow-covered driveway.
• spent several hours getting my "like new" computer organized and reloaded with iTunes and Tivo Desktop plus. (the essentials)
• went to a wine tasting at a beauty school in Lenexa. (a little bizarre, but fun nonetheless)
• joined a wine of the month club. ($32/month for two bottles, delivery included)
• ate mussels and squid at the Bristol. (unfortunately, not as good as last time)
  

Today I...

• had a breakfast meeting at Muddy's to support the proprietor and my friend, Oliver
• got a money order to pay my mother-f'n to pay Wyandotte County for the mother-f'n ticket I got, AND DID NOT DESERVE, last Labor Day ("Don't get me started!" he said, shaking his clinched fist in the air.)
• froze my toes off all day in my office (even with my space heater on)
• met Eric & Dustin for drinks at Outa Bounds
• chowed on El Gordito at Manny's (the pork burrito is da bomb!)

Today I...

• ate dried out lasagna and a rock-hard breadstick at The Central Exchange while listening to Ann St. Peter report on the Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Strategic Plan. (key words: innovate & collaborate)
• attended reception 1 of 3 for the Schutte Endowed Professorship at the Bloch School. (exactly as boring as it sounds)
• made plans with the Neeley-Woods for Saturday night.
• checked my Facebook and email accounts no less than 72 times whilst watching the minutes slowly tic by in class. (7-9:45 classes are excruciating)
• dialogued with Scotty 'bout a sticky sidge he's in and needs out of.
• enjoyed my weekly visit with "Kath & Kim" (MollyShannonMollyShannonMollyShannonMollyShannon)

Today I...

• went to the gym for the first time this week (crunches and elliptical machine)
• turned in "essay one" for my policy evaluation class (two more to go)
• designed the invitations to Baseball, Books, & Beer: UMKC Friends of the Library's 44th Annual Celebration (April 15, 5p-7:30p at the Boulevard Brewing Co.)
• discovered iGoogle
• bought tix for the remaining three Unicorn shows for the low, low price of $36 (60% off their regular price.)
• went to an Urban Core Group mixer and chatted up a very flaky-skinned former mayor, Dick Berkely
• made & devoured pasta prima vera (penne, stewed tomatoes, cottage cheese)
• *TOP CHEF SPOILER ALERT* cried when Carla f'd up and blew her chances at becoming Top Chef ( was happy with Josea over Stefan though.)

Today I...

• presented my much anticipated Strategic Communications Plan to a thoroughly riveted Dean's Advisory Team.
• got out of (my boring ass class) 45 minutes early!!!
• got m' Fat Tuesday on at the Flying Saucer and Howl at the Moon.
• ate a dozen humongous skrimps and one disgusting crawdaddy.
• talked to Martha on the phone for an hour and eighteen minutes.

Today I...

• got milk.
• ordered a book on social marketing and Web 2.0 fundraising for charities. (let me know if you want to borrow it.)
• had tacos and margs on the Boulevard w/ Gert.
• watched episode one of "The Dollhouse" (the jury's still out)
• fell asleep during "Heroes" (no offense)

Today I...

• drove back from St. Louis, none the worse for wear save a slightly-bruised right knee
• ate indian buffet for lunch (a foreshadowing of Slumdog's Oscars sweep)
• watched the season finale of "The Real Housewives of Organge County" (still not quite over how mean those bee-atches are to Gretchen.)
• had dinner with Chaka Kahn at the Rose Brooks Center Cabaret gala (no offense, CK, but your voice was too big for the venue)
• got home in time to badoop-boop through the Oscars, ff'ing through the slag times and catching up to end "real-time". (enjoyed the Jackman numbers and the five-star presenters - also snaps to Penn for doing the right thing with his acceptance speech.)

Today I...

• ate delicious sausage pinwheels, fried mushrooms, AND Taco Bell (tomorrow I fast)
• drank bloody mary mix, beer, jagermaister, bourbon and coke, and lots and lots of water
• wore long underware, two pairs of socks, two pairs of gloves, a stocking cap, and flashing booby beads
• fell down all the way down to the ground three times!
• am willing to bet that I did something that I've forgotten.
• lived to tell about another funtastic Mardi Gras in St. Louis.

Today I...

• made it to the gym at 6:30 AM!! (the fat is back AND my back is fat.)
• left work early.
• drove to St. Louis.
• visited my beloved Trader Joe's (uno mas caso of vino rojo, por favor)
• went Pi Pizza for some pizza pie with Julie, Barry, Lisa, and Ray. (worth the ridiculous wait)
• saw Lisa Lampenelli in concert at the gorgeous Pageant Theatre. (funny, but so aaangry - was she.)

Today I...

• wished me mommila a happy 60th b-day.
• noticed, whilst nude, a little more tone and a little less flab. (sure to revert to the converse after this weekend...)
• went to Jacks Stack for lunch. (more spicy chicken & sausage gumbo, please)
• packed for Mardi Gras weekend in St. Louis. (Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!)
• got my Google calendar set up.
• somehow made it through an excrutiatingly boring class. (thanks in part to the cuteness of le prof.)
• finished the episode of "Damages" I fell asleep during last night then watched "Sober House" (damn you, Seth "Shifty" Binzer and your attention-seeking goose chase.)

Today I...

• woke up to find that a former zit on the side of my nose had turned to a ridiculously horrifying blood-red blotch.
• former had my work computer worked on for 90 minutes for a problem that I mentioned in passing and was not even a problem to begin with and still is not "fixed" even though I sat here and twiddled my thumbs the hold time they were working (the VERY reason I hate to call I.T.)
• went to the gym. (crunches, elliptical, chest - still 10 more lbs to go before summer!)
• spent entirely too much time and energy thinking about what I wanted for dinner. (turned out to be mute, Ray made sketti.)
• researched my mom's birthday so that I could send her a report tomorrow - her birthday. (http://www.paulsadowski.com/BirthData.asp)
• discovered "google reader" (because I need another distraction at work)

Today I...

• had to wear a tie again - and a sports coat. (tired of playing grown up)
• switched to gmail. (slightly traumatic)
• ate a big piece of chocolate cake then licked the plate clean.
• got to skip my incredibly boring Tuesday night class. (confident I missed NO-THING.)
• went backstage and behind the scenes at KCPT-TV and my favorite locally produced show, "Uniquely Kansas City". (memories of college and television production classes)
• escorted an 84 year old philanthropist to an evening reception in her honor. (home by 6:50p, my kind of date.)
• ran the dishwasher without incident. (add "dishwasher repairman" to my list of talents.)

Today I...

• wore a tie to work. (uncomfortable)
• sat in 4 hours worth of meetings. (thank God for internet phones)
• went to the gym. (elliptical machine. 20 min. not feelin' it.)
• washed, dried, folded, and put away "colors". (noteworthy for having occurred all within the same day)
• chatted on the phone with Julie in St. Louis. (it had been too long.)
• made an egg casserole thing (frittata-ish) that had to bake for over an hour. (not worth the wait.)
• got caught up on "Nip/Tuck".

Today I...

• got all caught up on "Damages". (Glenn Close is devilishly delicious)
• vacuumed.
• wiped up crumbling pieces of my home.
• saw "Revolutionary Road". (devasting. best acting and directing and script of the year)
• researched and read on nonprofit relationship building, fundraising, and use of the internet (more interesting than it sounds)
• went to Wal-mart (coffee filters, blank cd's & an "as seen on tv" pizza cutter)
• chatted with Molly on the phone. (she made her daughter cry)
• finished off leftover Buca de Bep. (heavy heavy in m'belly)
• cleaned the bathroom.
• met friends for many beers.

Today I...

• started the day in Smallville. (is Lex really dead?)
• shared a white chocolate covered strawberry. (perhaps even better than the dark)
• dreamt of tearing down my house and starting over. (is it worth the trouble and expense?)
• jumped back then laughed out loud when my microwave-poached egg exploded.
• had a second cup of coffee.
• unclogged the toilet with my bare hand. (disgusting)
• scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed said hand.
• in fact did have a V-8.
• discovered a new locally-produced program on public television (Check, please!)
• wrote a paper about the "three general evaluation designs" - not due until February 26 (happy to have gotten that out of the way, but could there be anything more boring?)
• cleaned up dog barf, twice.
• ate too much at Buca de Beppo but saved $10 doing it. (delicioso)

Today I...

• wiped out my hard-drive. (depressing, but could have been worse)
• ate some weird rice grain porridge with a drizzle of honey and handful of freezer-burned blue berries. (better than it sounds)
• bought tickets to see "9 to 5: The Musical" on Broadway on May 30. (happy birthday, Molly!)
• bought tickets to see Keith Urban and Taylor Swift in concert at the Sprint Center on August 8. (have seen Keith before - puts on a fantastic show)
• finished the first draft of the Libraries' Strategic Communication Plan. (a proud accomplishment)
  went to the gym - eliptical machine, crunches, chest. (good for me!)
• made a mad dash in the drizzle. (oddly exilerating)
• was given and then ate a dark chocolate covered strawberry. (A-MA-ZING!)
• received a letter from Wyandotte County notifying me that they couldn't accept my "out of town check" sent as payment for a completely bogus ticket I'd received. (the ticket stated clearly, "please pay by check.)
• saw Joel McHale in concert at the Uptown then came home and watched him on The Soup. (as funny in person as on tv.)
• started keeping track.