lenasaurus' Journal

2:29pm: Had yet another amazing clubbing weekend - this time at one of my least favorite venues but the fact that Tiesto...yes, TIESTO was spinning really made up for it. Had to wait in line for about 2 hours only to dish out 50 bucks to see him, but it was all very worth it as it was probably one of the best shows I've ever seen. Oh, and next weekend Sasha is coming so I am excited as can be about that. So...one week left in Chicago and I am trying to pack in as much fun into it as possible...including a Cubs game with Mr. Fields tomorrow night perhaps. That chap really is something else. Have been seeing a good bit of him lately and immensely enjoying his intelligence and decency in regards to my somewhat complicated place in life.
In other news, I decided to put off the gmats for another year or so seeing as how the better b-schools that I plan to apply to have a shorter expiration on those scores and they would have been null and void by the time I would be ready to apply. Nevermind the fact that I am not completely sure I want to go to business school afterall. It really is more of a default at this point given the career choice I made. I hate not having any trully thought through plans as to vocational ambitions, but I suppose making a decent living will assuage my restlessness, at least for the time being.
Oh, Atlanta folks - I will be in your city next weekend and would really like to go dancing someplace fun (is DSC still cool or has it become passe?) so throw some suggestions my way. I do still have some passes to compound, but am in the mood for a smaller, more hipstery venue.

8:09pm: gross
So sick right now....and haven't been outside in 3 days. :(

2:57pm: Sick Sick Sick....but at least i got to dance with Vince Vaughn
Went to a rather splendid DeepDish set on Thursday night and had a ball of a time. The music rocked, I got to dance up on the stage AND....met and did what some might call dancing with Vince Vaughn. No joke. Right after having discovered that my purse was stolen (along with phone, credit cards and the like) in the VIP area no less, I look up and see a very drunk and very TALL Vince Vaughn. He looked like crap by the way.....kind of what one would imagine state school fratboys with major drinking problems might resemble 15 years post graduation. He came ALONE and spent 30 minutes or so pseudo dancing (but more like stumbling about) somewhere in the vicinity of the bar. He was a complete prick by the way, refusing to pose for a picture but being absolutely ok with grabbing random girls that might walk past him. And I always took him for the funny goofball type from his movie roles....ah well.
Also got to spend much of the evening with a very smooth and debonaire Michael Fields who, by the way, was all business during the purse snatching crisis, though it didn't really result in much. Anyway, it was one of the best club nights I'd ever had, though I am now without phone, ID, money, credit cards, and am completely sick....so I'll be paying for the good time having for a while to come...

4:15pm: i'm about a month into the most rocking health kick i've had in a long time. my brother recently ran the boston marathon and said it was one of the coolest experiences of his life. though my rockstar (read: drunkard) lifestyle post graduation would lead you to believe otherwise, I am actually cut from the same Gorelik athletic ilk as my crazy bro. who finished the marathon in 4 hours having not trained at all! though I am quite certain that I would die if I were to attempt such an endevour without ample preparation I am confident that I could, and have every intention of running the historic 23 miles at some point in the next year. the boston marathon may be a tad ambitious as it requires a prior marathon entry as well as a qulifying time, but i am sure that even sad little tampa should have something to offer. i've been running about 5 miles 5 days a week, strength training at least once per week, watching what i eat and NOT SMOKING AT ALL and figure that if I keep this up and increase the distance i run by two miles every two months or so, i should be in pretty ok shape come this time next year. one thing that concerns me is that i absolutely cannot conceive of running without music and i don't know how people don't lose their minds working out for several hours without a thumping adrenaline pushing beat blasting through their ears and achy muscles. i hope there isn't any sort of restriction on running with an ipod in these things. on a related topic - i am sick of all my housy workout music and would love some suggestions - think fast (but not repetitive!) beat with vocals that give you chills. somehow that is what works best for me. wish me perseverance!

3:52pm: went to the killers concert last night and they were phenomenal. i was actually a bit worried that they would be sub par performers but they rocked the riv like it has never been rocked before. the only complaint i have is that it was an all ages show, which resulted in a very short set due to some crazy curfew the city imposed. additionally, the hyper-emotional pubescent girls were a little too screechy for me. bono was even in attendance at the show and i literally almost ran into him as he was leaving with his posse of overgrown goons. he waved, i smiled and we had a moment....or at least that is the story i've been telling everyone. either way, i got a lot closer to that spectacle of a man than i ever got to at the U2 concert, so I was pleased and seriously dug the durag he was sporting.
i will also be seeing fischerspooner and deep dish in the next week or two. i'm not sure what the fischerspooner set will be like but i've seen deep dish before and they seriously rocked my night. i love the abundance of live music that has been in my life as of late and will seriously lament its absence once work sets in and i start my grown up life.
on a separate matter... i am moving into my cozy tampa apartment/condo in early july and understand that there migh be a few of you who have a short trip in mind before summer's end. i would love to host/entertain any interested parties any time as early as the end of july (i'm not sure i'll be fully furnished earlier than that). so if you feel like a very summery beachy trip, let me know so i can start planning!

1:12pm: musical excitement
I love being a girl and having a sleu of male friends who feel the need to take me to awesome rocking shows. I went to see U2 at the United Center two days ago with Ryan. It was quite an enjoyable spectacle despite my not being the biggest and baddest U2 fan in the world. The political commentary mid Elevation was a little too pre-packaged/simplistic for my taste, but Bono is still a lovable weirdo who puts out some catchy little tunes that make me dance dance. This Wednesday, however, my friend Jorge and I are going to be rocking to The Killers. Oh yes, The Killers. I hope my date doesn't mind me making eyes at the lead singer throughout the concert as I find him absurdly adorable in every way. Anyway, feeling good on the music front these days. Oh! Also just discovered Dntel (band/dj??) and am loving Life is Full of Possibilities. For those of you that have not heard of them, think Four Tet with a bit more vocals. Good stuff.

1:30am: hahaha....seriously...man, that went from being the worst day of my life to being the best day of my life in a matter of seconds....whew....

5:05pm: aaaaaaaah!
ok...so more bad news...very bad news. while packing up all my shit in chicago, I put together an envelope full of VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS (passport, naturalization certificate, w2s, etc....you get the idea) I arrive in Savannah thinking all will be well and this envelope will be where I remember packing it and I come to find out that THIS IS NOT THE CASE! I am now sans passport and leaving for Europe on non-refundable tickets in less than a freaking week, taxes are due way soon and all my social security/address/personal information could easily be pieced together from one of the many documents in said envelope. WTF???? Could 2005 possibly get any better!!!!!!!??????

10:25pm: sickliness
whew....this is my first official lj post and it's not even going to be remotely funny or upbeat as convention would dictate. I just got done with a nasty move from Chicago to Savannah (for the time being) to find my entire family completely sick and my own body attacking itself. Being the good little domestic that I am, I took care of the fam - making delicious sick food for everyone and pushing liquids like a crazy nazi, only to find that my body is revolting against the crappy Chicago weather that it has been exposed to for the past months. My skin is so dry and cracked that I am actually BLEEDING from my knuckles and knees. Along with curly hair and insane metabolism, I also inherited a freaky skin condition that covers my body in dry, painful spots if I don't get enough sun and moisture. With the intention of getting some much needed UVs I went to a freaking tanning salon (not something I've ever done before) and burned the shit out of my back - so now instead of having run of the mill dry, scaly skin I sort of resemble a burn victim - this is just peachy. How the crap am I supposed to take on all the exciting things that are to come in the coming weeks feeling like the nastiest thing on earth?? :/ Gah, stupid vanity, stupid genes.

2:28am: HI I HAVE A LIVEJOURNAL I SO COOL

(this is marilyn, but entries to come from the lenasaurus herself!)