jon hamm (alicious)

Forget about a trip to Rome, let's talk Jon Hamm.  This clip from his appearance on The Daily Show with John Stewart makes him even more loveable if it's possible.

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Yes John Stewart, my husband and I don't discuss 'the list' all that often but I'm pretty sure he's aware that Jon Hamm is the only one on my list these days.  Sorry McDreamy!

But no, the interview is so charming because 1. it's JON HAMM and 2. it's about Boston and 3. Jon Hamm imitates a Boston accent.  I love it!! :) :)

He's promoting The Town which was filming in Boston, remember when I blogged about being like 5 feet away from this handsome hunk of a man in an FBI vest?  Yep this is it!  DENMARK you better freaking feature this movie, otherwise I will deport myself.

I am still unreeling from Rome and will post pictures soon!

Glad to be caught up on the Mad Man :)

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26.2

Happy Marathon Day! Maybe someday I'll be conquering heartbreak hill on the third Monday in April but not this year :)

I am busy trying to conquer my life at the moment. I have been running a bit of a marathon over the past 2-3 weeks trying to stay afloat.

The presentation went really well! I was indeed nervous and some people could tell, others said they couldn't tell. Oh well, I got my point across, I annunciated and I didn't use notes. So for those things I am pretty proud of the whole experience.

My presentation was about a personal success story around my efforts with SEO. S E Say what? Well don't worry, part of the presentation was dedicated to explaining wtf Search Engine Optimization is all about.

I spoke to sheer frustration around a long period of time where results were stagnant against an immense amount of work that I was putting in. And the happy ending? 75% growth in dolla dolla bills y'all. The company's dolla's, unfortunately. 75% pay raise? A girl could dream.

In the aftermath of all things 'company day' two Fridays ago, I officially announced to my superiors and coworkers that I am moving to live with my (wonderful, delightful, handsome, perfect) husband in Denmark at the end of May. (can't wait babe!)

This has been a long time coming and personally I am ecstatic! But there is always a little fear of the unknown. Leaving a career path here and just have to hope it'll all kick back off over there. Keeping the faith... I have some good people  from my company and my parent company lobbying for me so I'm crossing my fingers it all works out with a transfer to corporate in Denmark! :D

Moral of the blog post - running 26.2 miles or moving your entire life across an ocean are both a little daunting, exhilarating and full of potential. If you put in all the hard work, you have to have the confidence that you will not only 'pull it off' but prosper as well.

Good luck runners! 

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freezin' frikkin' cold

(photo from travelblog.org)Boston has been so cold for so long my thoughts are too cold to funnel through the synapses.  It just has not relented.  I know I shouldn't complain because all my loved ones at home in PA just got hammered with over two feet of snow and are due for more, but I would definitely prefer that over constant Siberian-like conditions.  The winds, the wind chills, I can't even remember the last time our temperature was above freezing. 

I'm in some kind of winter depression - I am so irritable these days.  I blame the cold, the wind, my inability to exercise outdoors in the cold and the wind, and my desire to over-eat as a survival mechanism.  I need Spring like a fat kid needs exercise!

One major bit adding to my irritability and frustration is not knowing what to do about my taxes this year.  Filing taxes with a non-resident alien is not as easy as I'd hope.  I mean... I absolutely REFUSE to PAY the government money.  Uncle Sam, you musta bumped yo head!  

(image from hrblock.com)So I did something horrendous, unimaginable.  I'm definitely going to regret this.  I booked an appointment with H&R Block. O-M-G I am in for it.

Usually I regard H&R Block as a bunch of hooligans who don't actually know a thing about tax law and take money from people that are too lazy to use something as simple as TurboTax.  However...  I've done countless hours of internet research to the point where everything is running together.  Not to mention all the double negative sentence structures on the IRS website make it nearly impossible to understand what the f*ck I'm actually supposed to do.  Excuse my French!  

Any of my loyal readers happen to be tax experts and wish to spare me a trip to the green box money-pit-insane-asylum?  

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the farmers ought to be furious

In torrential rain I made my way to work this morning cursing all things mother nature. June in Boston has been MISERABLE. It's been so cold and rainy, so not the summer to me.

I furiously began googling to understand just what the hell is going on lately and I stumbled upon (there is a reason there is a site by this name) the 2009 Farmer's Almanac long term weather outlook for the Northeast.

Let me save you the trouble of clicking the link because it's all lies. "...hot weather mid June..." Not the case. I'm sorry but it's really not nice to disappoint all the farmers.

Maybe the devil subsidized farming conglomerates write the Almanac to throw off all the hard working average farmers. Jerks.

Speaking of farming. I am volunteering this afternoon by planting things in Roxbury with some of my colleagues. Its pouring rain and we know I detest most nature. FML.

I did sign up for this but under normal weather conditions "gardening" on a Friday afternoon instead of sitting at my desk sounds absolutely delightful.

I get myself in funny little situations sometimes. TBC.

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how much do mud huts cost?

Sooo... I want to buy a house. No big deal. Unfortunately I think a bank would laugh in my face at this point.  I mean, to be honest, I could use a bailout right about now... debt be gone.

It is hugely depressing to think about how I will be in debt until I'm dead. It gets a little overwhelming to think about mortgages and my future children's college education. Is anyone really ever fully out of debt? If they are, where do they live and do they adopt 24 year old blonde girls?

I browsed through my roommate's US Weekly on Friday night for the hell of it and there was a bit on celebs feeling the pinch in this ecomomy. Freaking Ed McMann, OF ALL PEOPLE, went into foreclosure. Guess he's done turning up on doorsteps with giant million dollar checks. Nicholas Cage had to sell the castle in Germany he owns. There were more... huge $10 million dollar mortgages in forclosure... don't celebs hire people to make sure things like this don't happen? I don't know whether to take pitty or just call them idiots. Idiots.

Anyway, I got on this rant because I actually went condo shopping with Steph this weekend.  We spent Saturday perusing 2 bed 2 baths in Southie.  I liked the second place we saw the best, GORGEOUSSSS.  Sunday we went to two places in Brighton and three in Charlestown.  All very cute but the one in Southie is still my favorite - and Steph's too!

If all goes well and she settles on a place before September, I am going to move in. So, needless to say I was having lots of fun looking at these places.  It will certainly help Christian and I get on our feet without killing ourselves in rent while still helping Steph out tremendously with the mortgage payment. I am pretty sure, however, that many realtors thought that Steph and I were significant others, HAHA.  OMG! Hysterical!

The only other thing worth noting is that I can't really walk down stairs or sit down without excruciating pain, thank you running.  But all is worth it in the end when I actually cross the finish line on Broad Street!!!

Broad Street - are you ready for this?

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