2.12.05 Not So Weekly Stats
Current Location: Redwood City, CA
Current Weather: 64F, 17C, sunny
Current Reads: Submissions for the Thong Also Rises
Movies this week: Million Dollar Baby, Wedding Date
Times I snorted laughing while watching the Wedding Date: 1
Times I sang along to the soundtrack of the Wedding Date in the theatre: 2
Pitches rejected: 3
Pitches with potential: 1
New blogs I'm working on launching: 2
Number of people who have thankfully not asked me what they are because I can't talk about it yet anyway: 0
People pitching me to other editors and getting interest: 1
Travel TV shows holding my audition tape on file: 1
Travel companies working on TV pilots to get my tape this week: 2
Number of people I met who've seen Phil Gordon this month: 1
Number of times I watched a portion of Celebrity Poker: 3
Number of friends that think with a stylist Phil Gordon has a shot at being cute: 1
Number of friends who commented on his receding hairline: 2
Number of times I pointed out that at 6'9 not that many people see the top of your head: 1
Number of times my boss punched me in my arm last week: 3
Average number of hugs I give him in a day: 3
Nights I spent at Caesars in Las Vegas: 3
How much I tipped for a $250 haircut at the Caesar's salon: $35
Number of compliments on my hair I've received since: 7
Number of days I laughed while brushing my hair because I couldn't make it look the way I wanted: 2
Valentine's Day presents I sent out: 2
Valentines I should still send out: 4
Number of bosses I suckered into taking me out to lunch on Valentine's Day: 1
Guarrantee there is nothing romantic going on with this boss: 110%
Current writing: pitches, bios, Thong blurbs for sales reps, press releases
Live poker played: 8 hours
Guesstimated amount of money lost learning how to play: $200
Number of poker players a dealer had to tell not to touch me: 1
Number of times a poker player compared me to Annie Duke : 2
Number of poker players that said I smelled like onions: 1
Wifi Girl: McCarren Intl Airport
Gadgets Girl: Canon A95 digital camera
Next trip: None planned, AHHHH!!!!! (Well, Vegas 3/31 but I need one before then)
Requests for me to come to Oregon: 1
Number of family members who called me a snob: 2
Number of attempts to prove said family members were also snobs:2
Success at above attempts: 0
Things in Palo Alto that made me smile: old man driving a classic convertible car, two little boys playing in front of Peet's coffee
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My solution to Jen's travel dilemma: Come to London, and see if my mom and brother will fit in her luggage.
Where I traveled this weekend: Bournemouth, England (From London)
Times I smiled because I was near what resembled the ocean: lost count after 25
Times I thought the Bournemouth surfers are a little nutty: 6
Reasons for said thought: Cold, windy, and little swells. Oh, and the guy without gloves carrying his board, after being in the water.
Burrrr Factor: 7.8
Number of seagulls seen busting a move: 1
Witnesses: 2 (other than myself)
Are we crazy: No
Amusement Rating: 9.2
Deals I got this weekend: Too many to name
Times I thought I might be developing a shopping addiction: 5
Times I used said thought to dissuade myself from buying something: 3
Number of dogs seen trying to hide in surf of the English Channel: 1
Amusement Rating: 7
Times we were asked of our origin: 3
Times it lead to a conversation about Bush: 1
Number of crazy bus drivers: 0
Happiness Rating: off the chart
Paintings I saw that I got excited about: 4
Who said paintings were by: D.G. Rosseti and Edwin Long
Where I saw them: The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
Success rating of previously stated (see last weeks response to stats) roommate man-war: -3 on her part (haha) 0 on mine (damn it.)
Number of contacts by former-romancers: 1
Location of said Romeo: Scotland
Best compliment I received from him: He's found a replacement Scottish friend for everyone back home but me.
Sweetness Factor: 8.3
Walks I took this week for Jack the Ripper tour with a void moon: 1
Ick Factor: 9.7
Times I thought Jack was a sick ****: lost count after 8
Things I was glad about during said tour: The women were not alive when he mutilated them; I was not one of the women.
Drinking game of choice in my flat: King’s Cup
Times I have played: 0
Upcoming fun planned: Pub-crawling by going to pubs that start with the letter of each in a chosen word (thinking we may start small with ‘Alex’ or ‘Chico’).
How we are going to make it work: List of pub names and a tube pass.
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My week in review:
Stories I kinda wrote an outline to, but didn't really come close to completing: 4
Number of times my lame-o writing group cancelled/rescheduled/cancelled our bi-weekly/monthly/annual meeting: 7
Number of my own pieces I found by googling my name that had published without my knowledge: 2
Potential payout from said articles: $100 if I'm lucky
Photos of hot swedish models attached to my story: 2
Potential payout from this model connection: only in dreamland
Speaking of dreamland, number of times I told people I heard voices in my head and they didn't think I was joking: 3
What were the voices saying?: "kill the neigbors"
That isn't funny: sure it is
Who are you talking to?: that guy, you know, in my head...
Really, don't you think it's time you stop that, what with this being a serious writing-publishing related site and all: leave me alone, i'm short on news
How about magazine editor connections given to you by ex-girlfriends: 1
That one?: No, some other one
Section of magazine which covers travel: "Sex, Food & God"
And of course they want you to write for: free