jess & I bought 7 bottles of sparkling wine without firm evening plans. we'll be prepared, though. it's how we roll.

listening to Hole is like a time warp to being grungy and locked into my room at my parents' house.

spent too much on clothing, but now the owner of a 3 piece suit.

can you say "new moon, the movie, the board game" because I can. the rules are more complex than the book.

never has the canadian government screwed me over so much as in this official game of canada.

killing time at the library (my treasures are within) before meeting up with sarah jayne.

a completely different #greyhound experience. there are amish & the station is a machinery shop. I miss merisol

looks like I spoke too soon about not using #greyhound. columbus is a much shorter trip, though. @ http://ping.fm/8w9Zy

getting ready to head to columbus tomorrow, weather permitting.

what a lovely christmas... now 3 hours of sleep before shopping with the family. must resist next gen on cable.

biological family christmas done... now for adopted families.

can't tell if it is the christmas cookies or the Jersey Shore marathon that is making me nauseus.

watching a Jersey Shore marathon to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

watching "tales of a shopaholic" with my dad. surreal.

cedar pub customer appreciation party means free drinks.

rapid train delay ended with the announcement "alright, we movin'. be cool."

I also get to see merisol's husband I've heard so much about. ok now to the rapid ans a cleveland commute

meeting my sister at her office building, I run into Merisol again. what a small town. @ http://ping.fm/RpgCT

I've arrived. thanks for putting up with my excessive twitting, but it got me through. the last time I use #greyhound for a long time

cleveland skyline gets a cheer from merisol, while I only applaud in my heart. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

goodbye sun... sorry I only saw you through the grimy bus windows today. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

I managed a photo of Merisol, though I do feel I'm disrespecting her (and that she gets enough of that) #greyhound

that's right merisol has also been giving homemade cookies to folks on the bus. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

I've been having a lot of fun w/ Merisol's quirks, but she has had a rough life & is able to make friends on the bus & offer them cookies.

spoke too soon about skipping youngstown. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

welcome to Ohio. Merisol is now talking about "gay sh%t" & a white girlfriend she used to mess around with. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

to her new friend, Merisol is recommending hot cocoa with 2 Percocet (though really is the hot cocoa the key part of that equation) while also showing off pictures of her 6 (yes 6) kids, which she carries with her. @ http://ping.fm/fEVv1

How I would have prefered to sip a goat mocha in steel plaza as opposed to spend it here. #greyhound #nye2009

merisol has been to prison (Maryville) with all the girls who were killed by the cleveland serial killer. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

on the new bus marisol's in heaven with new friends to make. she gives everyone respect b/c she doesn't get any at home. #greyhound #nye2009

I will make my bus to cleveland, but that it, too is running an hour late. maybe skipping akron & youngstown will help. #greyhound #nye2009

it is interesting hearing the inner workings of skipping cities when using double buses. I hope it works out that I get on a bus. #greyhound

greetings from the pittsburgh greyhound station. carols & lines abound. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

greetings from pittsburgh... now for the switch at gate 5. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009 @ http://ping.fm/V8tbk

marisol is singing Dr. Dre's "Bitches ain't sh*t" & wishing she could get it on her ipod. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

under 15 miles from the pittsburgh greyhound station with 50 min till the next bus boarding time. wish me luck. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

marisol is keeping her voice down now (except when she gets really agitated every 5 min), so it has been a good time to nap. #greyhound

we're an hour late, but that still may MAY work with my bus transfer if the greyhound gods keep favoring me. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

the rest stop is 30 min, if you miss it, the next bus is in 6 hours. I won't miss it. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

@justo777 now this is like rest stop is like the hunger games!

marisol is meeting someone from new hampshire. she is having trouble w/ the concept that it is a state. #greyhound #nye2009 #hellmas

marisols from camden, her daughter stopped going to school, she likes weed, a husband & mother are waiting for her in cleveland. #greyhound

Marisol, a talker, got on @ harrisburg & she's going to cleveland. entertaining for 15 min torture for 7 hrs. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

1st drama as driver threatens to leave bathroom smoker on the side of the road -stopping in the shoulder to prove it @ http://ping.fm/VYg2H

there is absolutely no one reading on the bus & I'm hesitant to turn on the reading light. maybe nap time. #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

Chose the 1st empty seat & forgot I will be spending 7 hrs next to her. I could have chosen more poorly, but also could have chosen better. #greyhound #hellmas #nye 2009

I'm actually on a seat on a bus (relief considering this wasn't the first stop). only 35 min behind schedule so far. #greyhound #hellmas

the greyhound station opening makes me feel better, most people still waiting for tickets... perhaps false hope #greyhound #hellmas #nye2009

a homeless man laughs at my scarf when I go to market east for warmth. if he can't handle it, I'm not sure how it will play in my home town.

guess what isn't even open yet? why the greyhound station, of course. the line is already forming outside. #hellmas #nye2009 #greyhound

hope whoever finds my december transpass in the token machine at 11th street station enjoys it. #hellmas #nye2009

the luck of the el makes & listening to björk debut for the 1st time in year (thanks gary) makes me feel like maybe this won't be so horrible... hopefully not the last hopeful post. #hellmas #nye2009

was just about to curse snoozing, but instead discovered that the 1st el of the day goes express to 34th st. perhaps more luck to come? #hellmas #nye2009

leaving the house about 15 min behind schedule, but at this hour (4:30) can save time by walking in the street. #hellmas #greyhound #nye2009

decided not to condition my hair due to the fact that day long bus travel makes it greasy & stringy. why is that? #hellmas #greyhound

morning y'all! greyhound bus trip from hell is about to start (let the fun begin). I have to be up now b/c my ticket is 1st come 1st served. #hellmas

joy just gave me the first (& only) thing to look forward to on my hellish bus trip tomorrow... the twittering I will do.

Is it sad that my vacation didn't seem real until I did my "out of office assistant" on outlook & extended absence voicemail greeting?

h1n1 vaccinated.

cautiously optimistic

forgot I was immobile due to forgotten transit pass & hopped off the el. another $2 to septa when I already gave them $78

managed to avoid inappropriate texting last night despite the whiskey sodas. a good first step, though perhaps to functional alocoholism.

got pelted with salt for the first time

I miss my distopian future book.

forgot until right now how much "mony mony" reminds me of vice principal Von Guten.

people of every gender seem very interested in this particular santa, but I don't get it... he has a goatee for christ's sake.

whoa... free drinks till 11, it was worth braving the snow.

you think they'd choose a less slick surface for the outdoor platforms, but still fun to slide around on them.

It is good to know you did all you can, but sometimes you have to realize shoveling is hopeless 'till the storm is over.

tried to take his first bath in 4+ years. I don't think I like them

I'm not ready to go alone... alright, alone then. a postcard to the first to name that quote

is excited about real snow. who is interested in winter fun & knows a good sledding hill?

should have long ago stopped to wonder why my desk drawer is full of dry erase markers when there isn't a whiteboard in the office.

Doesn't feel like cooking something for the holiday party, but fears for the vegan options at an event catered by Honeybaked Ham.