Guilty Pleasure

So I am a closet Fleetwood Mac fan. I don't regularly openly discuss the subject. They are part of what I was referring to in the 'obscurities on my ipod' post. I'd admit to liking them, but my parents would probably make fun of me for that, and really, I don't think I could emotionally handle that. I don't remember exactly how or why I came upon them initially - I think it was at some emotional time in high school when I was searching for some music that understood me better than N'SYNC. Well, anyhow, they were in town this past week in concert.

Well, my work gets a lot of tickets to every major event (sporting and concerts). Long story short, a coworker of mine lost a pair of tickets on the behemoth of his desk. I was told by management that if I could find them, they were mine. Well, I woke up at 5 the next morning and, sure enough, I tore this coworker's desk to shreds! He won't be able to find ANYTHING come Monday. But that doesn't matter. What matters is I found the tickets!! (I told my mom I had to go in early to help with a project - said project was 'find the Fleetwood Mac tickets'.)

Anyhow. The show was amazing. The prices of drinks and tchotchkes showed that Fleetwood Mac fans CLEARLY don't care about the state of the economy. Well, I helped the economy last night with the purchase of multiple tchotchkes. I feel good inside - I honestly did my part. That, and I felt a bond with Stevie Nicks through the night - she changed outfits four times in a period of three hours. That, and apparently, she's had the same 'bangs' hairstyle for the past 30 years. I don't know her personally, but at this moment, I felt like I did.

Hilarity

So, from my work, I often get a lot of good tchotchkes from my friends Burt and Erin on the movie desks. I have a 27 Dresses pullover, a Batman tank top, a New in Town t-shirt, etc. Well, earlier in the week I was digging through my desk and discovered quite possibly the BEST one yet, courtesy of my desk's previous occupant.

I am not sure what movie it's from - I think maybe Kinsey or something. Please note the dimensions of the ruler.

How I Spent My Day....

So one of my new years resolutions (which I did not disclose on this blog) was getting more organized. This is one of those very non-specific non-measurable resolutions in the sense that even if I got just a teeny-tiny bit more organized, it would technically be a success because I would be "more" organized than before.

Regardless, I am aiming big with this resolution. I decided to de-tchotchkify my room - or at least cut them down significantly. It's an adult bedroom; it should look like one (stuffed animals withstanding). I also got rid of a lot of old clothes that I have an unfortunately habit of wearing if they are around. All in all, I am happy with the result. Now that I have decluttered my room, it is time to move on to cleaning out other aspects of my life, which will be a much bigger task.

Jaime's Word of the Day

Tchotchke

tchotchke \CHOCH-kuh\, noun:A trinket; a knickknack.

I have heard and used this word many times. However, I have always spelled it 'chachkie'. I had NO idea of this spelling. This is a spelling bee winner, ladies and gents. Despite being a blogger, I don't often get excited about words - in fact, I don't really EVER get excited about words. However, today has been an exception to the rule! I am going to start using this word ALL THE TIME!

(How did I find out about this correct spelling, you ask? Cosmopolitan magazine, baby! And you thought they were only good for new sex positions....)