Adventures in Car Sales

So, last week I listed my car for sale (which is really sad, but that is for a different post). I've gotten a bunch of calls on it, but this one this morning has been my favorite so far.

Guy: "Yeah, how much are you asking for the pathfinder?" (Keep in mind this is listed prominently in my ad.)

Me: "$6,200"

Guy: "How about $5,000?"

Me:  "No, it's been on the market less than a week, I'm not ready to come down $1,200."

Guy:  "How much will you come down?"

Me:  "Ah, maybe $200-300."

Guy:  "Oh, so you're asking $5,900"

Me:  "Noooo, I am asking $6,200. I'm willing to negotiate down a bit."

Guy:  "I want to pay $5,000."

Me:  "Well, then you need to keep looking for another car."

Mind you, this was all before he had even looked at the car. Ordinarily, if you're going to try to negotiate with someone I think you'd first find out if they are willing to negotiate. Then, go see the car and point out to them all the little (or big) things that are wrong with it to talk them down. That's what I would do anyway. Selling you car by yourself is definitely an adventure!

Lately... In Pictures

So, I've obviously been neglecting my blog.  So much so that my friend posted a stern message on my facebook page calling me out for being a bad blogger. So, this one is for you, K.

I have been really busy lately.  Doing what? Well, I've been to two out-of-town weddings.  The first was in Austin, and my lovely high school friend S got hitched overlooking Lake Travis. Apparently these rich people on the lake own so much land and are so rich that they decided to build a  pavilion and rent it out to people for events. Oh, and they just had a camel roaming the property. No big deal. It was an absolute blast. Please excuse my sweaty self in this photo as it was quite hot out there. Oh, and the other highlights of the trip was getting (1) Mexican Eggs Benedict at Trudys Saturday morning before the wedding and (2) Torchy's Tacos Sunday morning after the wedding. For some reason my trips to Austin always revolve around eating. Oh, and I also got to see my lovely high school friend, A, and her daughter, who live in the land of fruits and nuts.

Then two weeks ago I celebrated another friend, (also) S's marriage. It was waaaaaaay out in Marathon, Texas, which is about an hour east of Big Bend. To get there I had to fly to Midland and then rent a car for the 3 hour drive west to Marathon. (My rental car was a white 2-door 'Stang!) It may have been a long trip, but it was totally worth it. It was an entire weekend of partying. And the wedding Saturday was like spending the afternoon in the Great Gatsby. S held her reception in a neighboring garden to the hotel and set up games like bean bag toss, ping pong, and face painting. Oh, and she had a ice cream stand. Then Saturday night her wedding party threw a "kids" only karaoke bash. Absolutely fabulous.

Then, over Memorial Day I visited A at the beach house she rented in Galveston. Had so much fun - I hadn't been to the beach in maybe like 10 years.  Saturday night we went and ate hamburgers at this little diner place nearby and I had what may have been the best hamburger I'll ever eat in my life.

This weekend I babysat pretty much all weekend for these cuties, who live in my neighborhood.

Let's see ... in other news, we had our first summer interns start work in chambers last week. I had NO IDEA how annoying I was as a 1L summer 'tern. They don't know a-ny-thing. Each of them got a pending motion to work on, and basically it's their responsibility to research it, figure out which way the court should rule, and draft an opinion.  And it's like they don't understand the concept of research. They keep coming to me and my co-workers asking, "what's the answer to this? what is the law on this?" Every single time I say, "I don't know, research it. Research it. RESEARCH IT." Ugh. 1Ls.

Thanks for hanging with me, dear readers. I'll try to post before another month passes me by.

Coming Fall 2012

                        photo from celebritystatus.com

Most of you have already heard me gushing about this but ... JAMES FRANCO IS COMING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL AT UofH in 2012!!!!!!! I love love love James Franco.  He is my number one celeb crush.

This just so happens to be the time I am returning to Houston full time as well. Coincidence? I think not.

I am thinking I am going to lurk around Montrose coffeehouses until I run into him. Then I will say, "Hey, James Franco, I think you are super hot and super interesting. Would you like to go get a drink?"* And he will say yes. And that, my friends, will be the beginning of a beautiful relationship.

*I realize this is a rather lame pickup line, but luckily I have approximately 16 months to come up with something better.

Nostalgia

So I just got off the phone with my Friend (capital F) Kelly.  And I was feeling a little wistful and nostalgic before our conversation. But, man, the memories are a lot thicker now.

For a little background, I was pretty lame for about 7/8th of law school. I really only came out of my shell about this time last year and, you know, starting showing people that I truly can *dominate* at socializing and generally being awesome. And in the process I solidified a number of friendships that I hope will last forever.

Whether it was Nikhitapaloozaing or attending random Thunder Down Under after parties, I just can't believe that was a year ago. It doesn't seem possible, and I feel sad that those days are getting farther and farther away. (Disclaimer - I am a very sentimental person). And now we are all off on our own adventures, whether it is being a real life Demi Moore a 'la A Few Good Men or being so faboosh in L.A. that your own shadow needs a casting agent or ... watching bad reality TV in Beaumont. I never thought I'd look back so fondly at the summer I spent studying for The Bar. But I wish I could go back and put those days in a bottle.  I really do miss it.  And I miss you, bros.

My Lovies

So my life has been pretty boring lately. Hence, no blog posts. Dear readers, all three of you, I'm sure you've really been yearning to hear from me! Unfortunately, I still have nothing to say.  So today, cute dog pics.

                                             Penny Lane is a dedicated yoga practitioner

                                                    Oh yeah, and she's really pretty.

                               Finn is precious and likes hanging out with cute girls.

That's all folks. I'll try to put together a real post soon.

Ridiculous (Or, as I like to say, "Ridic") Things

So I just haven't had much to write about lately. So I thought I'd dedicate this post to ridiculosity.

Over drinks last weekend (to wish a dear friend well on her next adventure), I was discussing with my friends the persistent problem of my undershirt/camisole etc. that I inevitably wear everyday under my work clothes riding up. It's a real pain. Like, my shirt gets all lumpy. It's awkward to feel your undershirt up around your boobs while your "real" shirt is still properly in place, you know what I'm saying? Luckily, my dear friends were able to offer me a couple of suggestions.

The Essential Poplin Bodysuit, i.e., the button down that's also a leotard! This would certainly fix my problem.

Problem is ... it's a thong. Like, HOW could that be comfortable. I'm nervous just thinking about it.

And then there is ... drumroll please ... THE CAMI SECRET.  Really, this video is a must see.

All jokes aside, I may invest in the cami secret.

My Property Management Company is Worthless

Me, this morning before work:  "Hi, Property Manager, I am locked out of my house."

**By the way, this is after I have called the office approximately 35 times from my neighbor's house. "Our office opens at 8 a.m.," my ass!

Property Manager: "Oh no . . . Well, drive on over here and get your spare key then."

Me:  "Um, yeah, I don't have my keys???"