Living for the Weekend

Whew, almost the weekend. Thank god:) I'm throwing a smallish dinner party on Saturday (smallish because I apparently picked the single worst weekend all summer to try and get people in one place) but it should still be fun and I'm excited about it. Of course I still need to do all the shopping for it, but I'm figuring it didn't make any sense to buy stuff before today since I need lots of chicken and veg. So, see, my procrastination has its benefits! As far as priorities have gone, I spent more time working on my party playlist and getting my collection of alcohol and related accessories together than I have on actually cleaning or shopping, but good tunes and booze are def. important! A few selections (and recommendations) from the playlist (it is way too long to include the whole list, as always, I went totally overboard):

• "The Distance" Cake Fashion Nugget: an oldie but a goodie, and it always makes me think of my brother:)
• "Cubicle" Rinocerose Rinocerose: yeah that song from the iTunes ads on TV.
• "It's a Hit" We Are Scientists With Love and Squalor
• "A Certain Romance" The Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am
• "Heart of Glass" Blondie The Best of Blondie: a classic, how can you go wrong with a little Debbie Harry??
• "Hysteria" Muse Absolution: Brit alterna-rock with a splash of techno (very good for working out to too...)
• "The Slow Descent into Alcoholism" The New Pornographers Mass Romantic: no, this is not what I expect to happen to my guests at the party.
• "What to Do" Ok Go Ok Go: the best line might be "mediocre people do exceptional things all the time."
• "Lying Is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" Panic! At the Disco A Fever You Can't Sweat Out: yeah, P!ATD...guilty pleasure, what can I say?
• "The Dark of the Matinee" Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand: "Oh, I Love this track" (quick, Husband, name the movie).

Hung out with E for a bit last night drinking martinis and just having some girl talk which was fun. I went on a date on Wednesday night that went quite well, but b/c I'm interested, he probably won't ever call me. Grr, dating sucks at times, but who knows, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. Not too much else of excitement at the moment though I did go see the new Pirates of the Caribbean last weekend which was very fun. Mmm, Johnny Depp...sigh.

Well, I've got lots to do to get ready for my little shindig, two articles to do the final edit to and I suppose I ought to do some work since I'm AT work:) I'm out.

Listening to: Fall Out Boy From Under the Cork Tree