The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.

Washington, DC.

It had never really been a place that I have had any particular connection to other than its proximity to where I live. Now that I am in my second summer of interning in our nation's capital, I think I'm starting to really love it. I think a lot of this has to do with being twenty one. I have started to appreciate restaurants in a way that I never have before.

When I was younger, the only items I would ever order at a restaurant were hot dogs or macaroni. And if you ask any of my friends, they will tell you that I'm known to have a pretty bland taste in food. I don't know what changed - maybe I just matured and am no longer a princess who wants everything to be exactly what she wants (okay, maybe I'm still kind of like that). All I know is that I LOVE going to new restaurants and trying new combinations of tastes and fruity, fun cocktails. And although I'm 100% confident I am moving to Manhattan in the next couple of years, the wait won't be as bad as I thought it would be.

DC has some of the best new restaurants. Unfortunately, a lot of this is due to gentrification. However, going out to DC is my favorite thing to do right now. Whether I'm going out for froyo, a burger, cocktail, or bucket of tots, I pretty much always have a good time. Let's not forget about Downtown Silver Spring. DTSS is like DC's younger, slightly less attractive sister. You can find me there several days a week.

Restaurants/Bars That I Love In The DC Metropolitan Area (In no particular order)

1. Tonic at Quigley's Pharmacy (Foggy Bottom) - this old pharmacy turned restaurant serves amazing burgers, pizza, cocktails, and most importantly, tots.
2. Sticky Rice (Northeast) - this new fusion-y restaurant brings the yuppies into Northeast. They make up for it with their own take on tots (variation on sauce) and fabulous sushi options, like ones that include goat cheese (yum).
3. Ceviche (Silver Spring) - delicious empanada trios, jumbo garlic shrimp, and REALLY good cocktails.
4. Austin Grill (Silver Spring) - can you really go wrong with Tex-Mex and Texas-style margaritas for $11? Hint: the answer is NO.
5. McGinty's (Silver Spring) - though not nearly as funky in its aesthetics as the rest, this is the place to go if you want sweet potato fries (and honestly...who wouldn't?), good times, or a Blue Motorcycle. Caution: Blue Motorcycles are lethal.
6. Jaleo (Bethesda, Gallery Place) - tapas. 'Nuff said.
7. Franklin's (Hyattsville) - another funky one with good food. Also, they brew their own beer!

Point is, these places, and DC's inherent awesomeness, make DC a place that I will surely miss when I move to New York. So let's go grab some yummy food, drink and be merry!

The Chrismukkah Season Is Approaching.

The one tiny sliver of excitement in my hum drum life is the upcoming Chrismukkah season. My love of this season is beyond receiving presents. I don't think I could say it any better than the e-card I have placed above this text.

The last couple of weeks of Fall semester are always painful. My brain always tends to be on the next step, I.E. being home. I think I'm one of those people who are focused on the destination, and not the journey.

I genuinely believe college should be only two years. The first year is tolerable because everything is new, and the second year is more routine and you're settled in. The third year is just kind of floating around until graduation. It's hard. Senior year, I would imagine, is similar to the first year, in that the excitement of what's to come makes going to school seem okay.

I can't imagine what it would be like if I had to stay at school an extra semester. I think my head would explode.

That said, have a wonderful Chrismukkah season and remember to buy me wonderful presents!

Sarah's 2008 Chrismukkah Wish List (That She Will Likely Receive Nothing From) [In No Particular Order]
1. Coach purse (specifically the overpriced Sabrina satchel in black patent leather)
2. Chanel purse (it's a WISH list, okay?)
3. Fabulous boots (black or brown in color, suede in material, and fabulous in execution)
4. New phone (mine sucks)
5. Digital camera (mine mysteriously stopped working) [not so mysteriously...I think it was tainted by a mixed drink]

I can't think of anything else! I'll come up with something.

Merry winter to all, and to all a good night (of drunken debauchery).

Thank You.

Thursday is Thanksgiving. I like Thanksgiving for many reasons. Mainly, there's delicious food that I like to fill up on until I pass out. But it's also a day of giving thanks. Hence Thanksgiving! There are many things I'm thankful for;

Things I Am Thankful For (In No Particular Order)
1. Life
2. My parents
3. My sea stars
4. My friends
5. Chipotle
6. Being able to go to college and train as an actor
7. Cupcakes
8. JASON THOMAS MRAZ
9. Max Bemis
10. Chris Carraba

Go out and give thanks!

The Futile It Outweighs The Beautiful.

Shana Tova! Almost, anyway. I am looking forward to some yummy brisket or something of the sort. Mmmm.

I am still on the look out for a job. If people actually read this, they could help me. Alas, they do not.

I shall now compile a list:

Things I Need To Do
1. Start doing my homework
2. Find a new job
3. Prepare for the upcoming auditions
4. Learn to cook better - or at all
5. Start saving the little money I have
6. Go on a health kick
7. Take yoga classes?
8. Purchase water
9. Purchase printer paper
10. Organize my room - and thoughts

That is all for now. TTYL!!!!!111

Arghoo Japan.

That's my favorite way to describe how I feel about my current situation in life.

I am so very bored.

I am just realizing how much I enjoy the music of the Dixie Chicks. They are tres talented. They also have SUBSTANCE. I miss Britney Spears. What happened to her?

With Hanukkah in three weeks and Christmas in a little over a month, it is now time to create a Chrismukkah list.

What I Want For Chrismukkah 2007

1. Coach purse (preferably signature one with red stripe)
2. Cute winter hat (so I can be like a snow bunny...except less annoying...or more, depending on your position)
3. Assorted jewelry (anchor necklace, dangly earrings, Chanel shizzzz)
4. Argyle socks
5. iPod (even though my father said no more)
6. DVDs (Six Feet Under, Queer As Folk, The OC seasons 3 and 4...)
7. Cashmere beanie
8. Ugg Mocassins (I swear they're not Ugg-like...or Ugg-ly...)
9. J Crew gift card
10. Urban gift card

That is all for now.

I Love A Boy Named Jesse, But Jesse Doesn't Love Me Back.

Oh what a tangled web we weave. Life is so dramatic.

On a lighter note, Britney spears has officially destroyed her career. It saddens me deeply. She was given a chance to redeem herself, and failed miserably. She used to be my hero. She had abs every girl wanted, and most straight men would have gladly had their way with her. I miss her.

Things That Are Currently Grinding My Gears:

1. My English professor
2. The fact that I haven't read Antigone yet and we'll probably have a quiz tomorrow
3. Everybody
4. My achy jaw
5. My life

Crushes are the bane of my existence.

BELIEVE.

Believe. Baltimore's motto. I am in fact a B-more girl now. But here I am. Back at "home". There are quotes because it is not the house I would like to call my home. But alas, my mother has abandoned me and moved across the country. Bitch. Monday and Tuesday are my last two finals, and then I'm free for a whole NIGHT until I go to California. Get me while you can. Because after California, I have three days before I go to Israel. Where I will find my religious self for ten whole days. THEN I am home for good. Despite the fact that I am going to be all over the world in a couple days, this is probably the longest I have ever been home. It's kind of exciting.

Things I Need to Get Done Before Israel
1. Practice for my finals
2. Go shopping
3. Get a Hepatitis shot
4. See at least a good portion of my friends
5. Learn some Hebrew
6. Pick out a Hebrew name

Yay! El fin.

We Are Approaching the End

Only a month left of my freshman year of college. What a year it has been. Ups and downs. Beers and tears. As I approach the end of the semester, I am nearing my trip to Israel. I am very excited for this trip, as you may have guessed. In fact, a psychic I went to even said that I would travel this summer, and that I would meet lots of new people. How exciting. She also said that I would be engaged in the next two years. That one might be a little harder to achieve. Goodie. Life is chaotic. Time is passing. What to do, what to do. I have so much to do, yet I remain so bored. What a life I lead.

Things to Do This Summer
1. Get a job
2. Make lots of money
3. Get a tan in Israel
4. Get my license (I should really get on that)
5. Have the best summer ever

Live life. Be free. Have fun.

2007.

California. One of the downsides of being across the country is that it's still 2006. Or is that an upside? Whatever. It's strange to think that about a year ago I was thinking about moving here. That would've made things different, eh? I wore a skirt tonight and it's the end of the year. That is craziness. Anyway, on to what is so important about tonight. In a little over an hour, 2006 will be over on the west coast. I've never really given much thought to the year's end, but this time I'm glad it's over. There were a lot of great things in 2006, such as turning 18, graduating from high school, New York, etc. But I do not miss a lot of things. Boo hoo. I wonder what will happen in 2007? Maybe at this time next year I will be rich and famous. Awesome. In the spirit of previous posts, I will now list my New Year's resolutions:

1. Get a Chanel purse
2. Make money to visit Clowdia in Scottyland
3. Become hot (plastic surgery?)
4. Fix my flat feet
5. Be myself
6. Be in at least one show before year's end
7. Be nicer (yes, I know, I'm already wonderful)
8. See Mickey Avalon live
9. Make out with Jason Mraz
10. Make the Acting Track

Maybe I'll write something next year.

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Oh, the Christmas season is here. I love Christmas. Hanukkah, too, but that's over tonight. Besides the obvious thrill of receiving presents, something about the cheery music, bright lights, and charities makes me happy. It's just extremely depressing after Christmas actually happens. There's this huge build up and then nothing. It's quite sad. I find it funny that Christmas is such a religious holiday, but it's so commercialized now. Not that I have a problem with its commercialism...it allows for secular celebration. This is good. I just love getting people presents, too. Too bad I don't have any money and have really sucked at that this year. Pahaha. Sucks for you. Even though it's not exactly Christmas weather, I love sitting inside by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa. I guess that won't really be the case when I go to California on Christmas day. It will be approaching the seventies the whole time I'm there. That's barely hoodie weather. In December, no less. Jesus Cristo. Maybe I'll see Kristin Cavallari. That would make me happy. I'm trying to persuade my mother to let me take a quick trip to Las Vegas to go to the party Britney Spears is hosting. That would be vair amusant. Maybe she won't show the audience her no-no spot. I'd like that.

Things You Can Buy Me:

1. Chanel purse (I'd prefer the violet Lady Braid Flap)
2. OC Season 3
3. Any season of Scrubs
4. Black North Face
5. Ugg Moccasins (Let's pretend Uggs aren't hideously awful)
6. A trip to Europe to visit my Camp Letts loves
7. A quick trip to New York to see Company
8. Devil Wears Prada DVD
9. Lots of posters for my dorm
10. A hair cut in LA

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. Or early evening. Whatever.

Hello.

Hello, world. Because of my recent obsessions with specific blogs, etc, I have decided to start my own. Xanga is oh so passe, and my thoughts are too weird to keep bottled up. Thus, I am here. I am approaching the end of my first semester of college, and I am an acting major. Pretty sweet, eh? Yeah, so I'm THAT kind of person. Should make for an interesting blog. As I'm writing this, I am glancing at my framed picture of Jason Mraz (which I did not purchase, but rather received as a gift). As the frame says, he is certainly "My Dream Guy". Sigh. Isn't the internet amazing? Instead of actually sighing, I can write that I am sighing and save myself the effort. Awesome. I'd like to now write a list.

Things That Are Currently Grinding My Gears (In No Particular Order)
1. Britney Spears' recent downfall, following her divorce from K-Fed
2. My earrings did not get sent with my purse I ordered from Urban Outfitters
3. The amount of money I spent in one night
4. My lack of realistic career options for after college
5. The state of my dorm room
6. The fact that I can't afford a Chanel purse
7. My Macbook's negativity towards life (it keeps turning off randomly)
8. The lack of cute boys at this glorious university
9. My painful throat
10. The idea of my last final being on the last day of finals

That is all. Stay beautiful.