high/low

2009-08-24T13:58:00.001-07:00

high: i watched "twilight" twice this weekend.
low: i watched "twilight" twice this weekend.

2009-07-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

Low: getting in a car accident. not my car (phew!) but the car is pretty totaled and my whole body hurts and i have bruises. and bumps. bumps and bruises. hopefully the hurting stops before the bruises stop looking hardcore. that's what i call "best case scenario." seat belts do their jobs! airbags are @$*!# violent! fine, they also do their jobs.

High: seeing the most amazingly awesome and hilarious thing ever. i was driving up 3rd east toward south temple, coming up to where the utah college of massage therapy is. if you know slc, you know what i'm talking about. if not, there is a really annoying pedestrian crossing area. it's really hard to see any pedestrians coming because of the way the parking in the street is set up. i feel like i should draw you a diagram, but you're just going to have to use your imagination.

so, this car in front of me had to stop really abruptly for a pedestrian. well, the car was kind of a piece of crap so his car made a much louder and terrifying "screeching to a halt" sound than the situation really warranted. the pedestrian right in front of the car didn't react at all, HOWEVER, this lady was like FIFTEEN FEET up the street, walking with an umbrella (because the sun is scary!) and she was so startled by the sound that she swung around to see the car that was no doubt about to plow her over and in the meantime she tripped backwards over the curb and fell up the hill (onto the grass phew) right on her face. it was such a GREAT fall. and the umbrella really added to the effect.

i was so glad to be there. right at that moment.

2009-07-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

low: two viruses on two computers in two weeks. followed by a malfunctioning wireless card.
high: first pedicure in a year! so pretty.

2009-07-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

High: Bon Iver (good sigh)
Low: people at the Gallivan Center (annoyed sigh)

2009-07-07T15:53:00.000-07:00

High: My sunburn has finally stopped hurting.
Low: Realizing this blog is mostly dead.

2009-06-26T09:21:00.000-07:00

Low: I lost Farrah and Michael in one day.
High: The news was broken to me by an enormous homeless man with a hand-drawn tribute sign while sitting in Strawberry Fields watching crackheads dance to Beatles covers.

2009-06-23T19:06:00.001-07:00

High: Looks like summer has finally arrived in the rockies
Low: I'm working instead of enjoying it

2009-06-23T15:12:00.001-07:00

high: lightning bugs!
low: mosquitoes!
(low: two posts in a row about bugs!)

2009-06-15T14:39:00.001-07:00

high: on my way to an outdoor movie!
low: just took a bath in bug repellent.

2009-06-05T12:50:00.000-07:00

High: New episodes of Intervention on Hulu and an afternoon free for watching!
Low: Watching new episodes of Intervention.

2009-06-03T16:35:00.000-07:00

high: summer thunderstorm.
low: totally weird new co-worker who is only getting weirder. and weirder. (and weirder.)

2009-06-01T08:34:00.001-07:00

Low: My 10 minute drive to work took over an hour and a half, and my gas light was on before I started driving.
High: I realized my car can drive for a long time on empty AND it's getting 35 mpg! I'm already at Obama's standard. Woot!

2009-05-29T09:43:00.000-07:00

High: Booking my trip to visit Reno in NYC w/ Mags in September!
Low: Counting the number of work days until we go... there's a lot of them.

2009-05-21T18:59:00.000-07:00

low: accidentally causing a lockdown of my new department of defense computer system.
high: i still get "secret" security clearance! (seriously guys, i cannot get over how awesome that makes me feel.)

2009-05-19T18:55:00.000-07:00

high: Finishing a fun design project!
low: Realizing how badly I need to go grocery shopping. I currently have the ingredients to make scrambled egg linguine with mustard.

2009-04-24T12:32:00.000-07:00

High: New Chinese restaurant nearby that delivers

(Possible) Low: Same ownership as the nail salon next door

2009-04-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

low: broken water heater. cancelled flight. deadline. stress stomache.
high: leaving it all behind tomorrow. turkey, here i come!

2009-04-23T20:27:00.000-07:00

highs: starting a new job! business cards! sweet tomatoes! spring! diet coke! free lunch! exclamation points!!
low: .....um.....uh.....erm.....fine i'll pick one: hay fever

2009-04-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

Low: Coming down with a cold
High: Being able to sleep with the windows open

2009-04-21T17:55:00.001-07:00

high: reading a book in the park
low: the candy craving that has been plaguing me all day

2009-04-21T09:50:00.000-07:00

low: doused pilot light= no hot water.

high: spring sunlight= a chance to warm up anyway.

2009-04-19T11:53:00.000-07:00

Low: Feeling so sick to my stomach that I think there might be a foreign object in there.
High: Leaving church early and eating Newman O's to make me feel better.

2009-04-19T05:59:00.000-07:00

High: Not being able to think of a low.

2009-04-14T22:06:00.000-07:00

high: new job! in washington, d.c.! with way more money! and pentagon security clearance!
low: saying good-bye. packing. moving my whole life. also, it's really cold here.

2009-04-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

High: Roto-tilling a new vegetable garden
Low: roto-tilling the sprinkling system

2009-04-11T08:26:00.000-07:00

Low: Finally getting around to doing our taxes.
High: Surprise giant tax return!

2009-04-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

high: no one played a prank on me today...
low: that i know of.

2009-04-01T08:42:00.000-07:00

High: Finding out that one of my nearest and dearest has an incredible opportunity
Low: Crying when she left because it means she will be leaving

2009-03-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

low: spring didn't get the memo.
high: i have memories of the david archuleta concert to keep me warm.

2009-03-30T10:37:00.000-07:00

High: Turning 30 with friends, good food and poker
Low: Leading sharing time at 9 am the following morning

2009-03-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

High: Watching "Let the Right One In"
Low: Dreaming that my scalp was bleeding.

2009-03-25T12:43:00.001-07:00

High: Girl's weekend in Moab
Low: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

2009-03-24T17:07:00.000-07:00

Low: boredom. just lots of boredom
High: adorable blog boyfriend

2009-03-23T19:37:00.001-07:00

Low: Monday sometimes lives up to its bad rap.
High: Chinese takeout and Scrabble.

2009-03-23T19:04:00.001-07:00

high: sunny weekend in moab
low: snowy monday in salt lake

2009-03-19T09:09:00.002-07:00

High: Wearing peep-toe shoes because it's spring
Low: Wearing them to work instead of to the park

For Yesterday

2009-03-19T09:09:00.001-07:00

High: Yard work all evening and blooming crocuses and daffodils
Low: Terribly sore back from said yard work

2009-03-18T15:02:00.001-07:00

high: sun! spring!

low: my taxes appear not to have received the memo about doing themselves this year.

2009-03-15T11:13:00.001-07:00

High: lots and lots and lots of delicious pie!
Low: pie tummy ache

2009-03-15T09:50:00.000-07:00

High: Spending the day in New York with fellow High/Low blogger, Meghann.
Low: Experiencing together the single most disgusting subway moment yet. Think homeless. Think terrible smell. Think diseased feet.

2009-03-12T17:15:00.001-07:00

High: phone interview
Low: phone interview

2009-03-10T22:21:00.000-07:00

high: thomas friedman lecture.
low: the candy drawer in my desk is empty.

2009-03-10T20:20:00.000-07:00

High: Ten thousand spoons
Low: All I need is a knife

2009-03-09T20:56:00.000-07:00

Low: Waking up when it is still dark outside.
High: Going home when it is still light outside!

2009-03-09T19:02:00.000-07:00

low: snow, snow, go away. (sad sigh)
high: nothing to do all night but lie in bed with a heating pad and watch movies. (happy sigh)

2009-03-09T10:58:00.002-07:00

this is for yesterday...

High: Trivial Pursuit--Pop Culture II
Low: baby spit-up IN MY MOUTH

2009-03-09T08:09:00.001-07:00

High: Finding this website
Low: Can you have a low when you find that kind of a jem? I think not

2009-03-07T20:28:00.000-08:00

High: Attending the USA Memory Championship.
Low: It's really 12:30 instead of 11:30 right now.

2009-03-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

low: a large gash and massive bruise on my leg, sustained by tripping over my roommate's bed.
high: everyone seems to be buying my story that it is actually from a bike crash.

2009-03-06T11:21:00.000-08:00

Hi: watching Top Chef with my peeps--Hosea!
Low: eating so many Robin Eggs that it makes your poop pastel colored

2009-03-03T23:13:00.000-08:00

Hi: Sweet Tomatoes
Low: Ants

2009-03-03T22:58:00.000-08:00

low: the bachelor turned out to be a total tool.
high: i watched him go down in flames while stuffing wedding invitations for a dear friend. so tv love might suck, but real life love is alive and well.

2009-03-03T08:25:00.000-08:00

High: 94 emails in my inbox! I'm so popular!
Low: 3 emails from various retailers advertising the new spring collection, 90 emails are spam.

2009-03-03T07:26:00.000-08:00

Low: Working a 10.5 hour day
Low: Coming home to a broken furnace
High: Only having to pay $250 to get it fixed (really...It could have been worse)

2009-03-03T00:12:00.000-08:00

Hi: The Bachelor season finale. Finally!!
Low: The Bachelor season finale. I feel dirty.

2009-03-02T19:44:00.000-08:00

Low: Feeling completely buried all day.
High: A husband who carries Diet Pepsi and compliments with him at all times.

2009-03-01T12:21:00.000-08:00

High: Exercised every single day for the last three weeks.

Low: The only thing different is that my calves are bigger, and now my boots don't fit.

2009-02-28T08:15:00.000-08:00

High: Perfect sweater weather in New York City.
It's 11:15 on a Saturday and I'm still in my jammies. What could be low about my day?

2009-02-27T20:31:00.000-08:00

High: It's Friday and I'm home with my husband eating Domino's
Low: We're watching Battlestar Galactica

2009-02-27T14:22:00.001-08:00

High: Finally Friday
Low: ... of my last week working with a close friend.

2009-02-26T20:47:00.000-08:00

High: Mo money.
Low: Mo problems.

2009-02-26T20:19:00.001-08:00

high: vampire weekend. all day long.
low: five inches of snow in tonight's forecast.

2009-02-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

High: Not having to work for the past 3 days!
Low: Being so sick that it exhausts me to walk from the couch to the bathroom to blow my nose.

2009-02-25T08:27:00.000-08:00

High: Banff Film Festival
Low: Eating two bags of candy on the way there (and not the little bags)

2009-02-24T20:39:00.000-08:00

High: It feels like Thursday.
Low: It's Tuesday.

2009-02-24T09:26:00.000-08:00

high: perfect spring weather, even though it is actually still winter.

low: when did groceries get so expensive?

2009-02-23T18:15:00.000-08:00

High: I ran 5 miles after work
Low: I had to run 5 miles after work

2009-02-22T15:18:00.000-08:00

High: Rediscovering Tetris
Low: Rediscovering the Tetris theme songs

2009-02-20T11:39:00.000-08:00

high: a nearly 50 percent reduction in my gas bill this month.

low: sleeping in two sweatshirts, long pants and socks. with a heating pad.

2009-02-19T21:32:00.000-08:00

Low: Visiting Anaheim, and NOT going to Disneyland.
High: Having the best dining experience of my life at Jose Andres' new restaurant The Bazaar in Beverly Hills. Who knew cotton candy and fois gras could be magic in your mouth?

2009-02-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

High: Running into Amy Poehler on the way to work
Low: Expecting Netflix and getting Val-Pak

2009-02-18T10:44:00.001-08:00

High: New desk from IKEA and an office all set up
Low: 4 extra screws

2009-02-18T10:20:00.000-08:00

high: the perfect almond tart.

low: eating half of it for breakfast.

2009-02-17T21:19:00.001-08:00

Low: A computer that gets so hot it burns my lap. I have lap burns. In the shape of a motherboard.
High: The X-Files. Fox Mulder? More like Fox Smolder.

2009-02-16T14:29:00.000-08:00

High: Only having to share my morning subway commute with four other people.
Low: Realizing I was one of five people in Manhattan who didn't have the day off.