The Sneaky Monkey

jordan_baker @ 2009-03-02T20:26:00

2009-03-03T01:31:09Z

Well,johnathan_ender has been asking me to do this so i will. Haha. If you comment, I will get back to you--but I'm a flake so it might take a few days! Of course by then this will be the oldest meme ever. But you might as well anyway if you're bored!

1). Puppies: Puppies are pretty much my life. One (grown-up) puppy in particular, my dog Peekie! Peekie is pretty much the best dog ever. He's a very manly Pekingnese, a bit like Danny Devito or Joe Pesci in my opinion. My own wonderful puppy aside, I just love dogs. The good thing about living in NYC is there are so many adorable dogs everywhere. I doubt they all like wearing sweaters though!

2). Freaks and Geeks: You might not have been a Freak or a Geek in high school, but anyone who's ever felt awkward (and we all have!) can enjoy this show. I absolutely loved it in high school and was overjoyed when Omar got it for me for a present last year. If you like Judd Apatow movies as well, it's great to watch and see some of the actors in their pre-fame days, like Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and James Franco.

3). Kaleido Star: Most people know that I love anything empowering. I love empowering songs, movies, tv shows, etc. This anime is one of the first series Omar showed to me--about a girl who beats the odds to become the best performer in a Cirque de Soleil type show. Kaleido Star makes you feel happy and empowered at the same time! It's a perfect show to watch if you're having one of those days where everything seems to be going wrong.

4). Prisons: Yes, it should seem weird that my boyfriend associates me with "prisons" but it's actually not given the amount of literature and tv I've asked him to read/watch (and that he enjoyed I'm happy to report!) on the subject. It's common knowledge at this point that the U.S. has a prison overcrowding problem, but not everyone knows why. I spent a lot of time reading up on this subject throughout college, and it's something I think everyone should read up on at least a little bit, because draconian sentencing for certain crimes has ravaged entire communities and generations of children growing up with incarcerated parents. I highly recommend Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation. It was written a few years ago, but is still relevant today, particularly in light of the recent California court decision ordering that the prison population must be reduced somehow. (Sadly, I'm not that informed on this, as law school sucks ass. and sucks away my time. ha.) Oh and yes, I am an Oz fan.

5). Monkeys: What can I say? I've been collecting them for years! I think they're adorable (oh, and Apes, too haha) At this point I have so many they're mostly at home because I just didn't have the room for dozens of monkeys in dorms/small apartments. I would totally have a real monkey too if they didn't bite and have diseases etc etc etc.

In other news for anyone I didn't tell I got a summer job working at Mental Hygiene Legal Service, 2nd Department, in one of their Brooklyn offices. I will be advising mentally ill patients of their legal rights and doing some guardianship work. I'm really excited!

Aqua Teen Attacks Boston!

2007-02-01T03:59:00Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_us/suspicious_devices

jordan_baker @ 2006-07-03T19:39:00

2006-07-03T23:51:27Z

The trailer for the movie The Namesake (based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel) is out, and I'm super-excited even though I didn't like the book that much. It was good, just not quite as good as Interpreter of Maladies, her first book. Since that won the Pulitzer Prize she had one hell of an act to follow.

But either way Kal Penn from Harold & Kumar is in it so I think that's reason enough (he looks quite adorable in this movie!) to go see it!! The movie looks good so watch the trailer!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433416/trailers-screenplay-E27934-10-2

Ooo and look at the new icon Omar made me! He's the best:-)

jordan_baker @ 2006-06-27T11:13:00

2006-06-27T15:15:53Z

if you comment on this post:
1. i’ll respond with something random about you
2. i’ll challenge you to try something
3. i’ll pick a color that i associate with you
4. i’ll tell you something i like about you
5. i’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. i’ll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. i’ll ask you something i’ve always wanted to ask you
8. A bunch of you have already done this...but if you haven't post this on your journal!

Brokeback House!!!!!!!!!

2006-03-26T04:43:55Z

Everyone should watch this. Especially is you love, like, or have just seen House or Brokeback Mountain!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEnZ80AQ__I

Whoever made this is a genius!!

jordan_baker @ 2006-02-21T21:11:00

2006-02-22T02:17:27Z

Congratulations to my little sister Kathy on getting into Drew University!!!!!!!!!!!! And she got a pretty nice scholarship too!!

Good for you, Kathy, I knew you could do it!!!!!!

Oh, how they grow up so fast!!:-D

Hehehe yay for my sister!

jordan_baker @ 2006-01-02T12:22:00

2006-01-02T17:23:08Z

Well...it's a couple days late but...

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a fun New Year's Eve and such:-p

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2005-11-05T16:41:00

2005-11-05T21:45:20Z

I saw a guy wearing one of these: http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2005/11/05/257860.html at McDonald's near Borders.

I was all like "Ohh my god your shirt is so cute!!!!"

He was all like "Ha. You know what it means?"

Me: "Umm a cute snowman?"

Him: "It means cocaine."

Well, I felt a little stupid. But I stand by my opinion. The shirt was really cute!!

Either way, I thought it was funny when I saw it on comcast news.

jordan_baker @ 2005-07-04T11:32:00

2005-07-04T15:40:59Z

I don't have all that much to say, because as most of you know, the majority of my time is taken up by work, work and more work.

But I must say this! I'm normally not a Taco Bell fan--but the new "Supreme Crunch Wrap" is like...well, the best thing ever!! And I know I say a lot of things are the "best thing ever" but...you just gotta believe me on this one. It. is. so. good.

In other news, I'm getting used to working in the juniors department at Kohl's, and it's really not so bad. It's tiring, but not horrible. And the girl I work with most of the time, Stephanie, is actually pretty cool, so it's fun to work/hang out with her.

My parents went to see Howl's Moving Castle and really liked it. My dad liked Spirited Away better though. I did too, since the story was more consistent, but Howl's was still a wonderful movie:-D So I was glad they went to see/enjoyed it. When I came home from work the other night, my mom exclaimed "Elizabeth, your dad and I just saw Howl's Walking House!!"

Haha. My mom is so....weird:-p

I can't believe it's already July!

I also can't believe I'm working on the 4th. Ick!!

Anyway--Happy 4th of July everybody!!!!!!!!!

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2005-06-22T23:11:00

2005-06-23T03:34:05Z

So I suppose I'll tell you all what I've been up to. For the most part, it's just been Kohl's Kohl's and more Kohl's. And I'm working in the juniors department--whereas I was a cashier before. This means I'm mostly picking up after people. Fixing the racks of clothing..putting clothes in their correct spots. Overall, it's pretty tedious. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm getting paid, and it's not some sort of...i dunno...government enforced community service. This week I have 37 hours. Last week I had 34. Mostly at night and in the afternoon. And it's been intense. Well, it has been for me at least.

Yesterday, however, I had a break in the monotony. I'm also doing an internship for a non-profit organization, The Criminal Justice Policy Coalition, on the side, and they asked me to attend a hearing.

This hearing concerned CORI (Criminal Offender Registry Information) and CORI allows all employers and housing authorities to have access to criminal records. Because of this, it's extremely difficult for ex-felons to get jobs, housing, etc; hence, recidivism occurs. This hearing was to reform CORI, and I got to attend a press conference as well as the hearing.

The press conference, to me, was powerful, moreso than the hearing itself was. Several former prisoners spoke, two of which I chatted with at length afterward, and I was amazed at how nice and normal they really were...and that because of crimes the committed years ago (many of these people were released in the late 80s/early 90s) they're still homeless and jobless.

So it was quite the experience for someone like me, who as most of you know, is interested in the criminal justice system and prison reform, etc. So it was a welcome break in my Kohls-ariffic life!

Anyway...that's all for now:-p

~Liz~

Disappearing Pesto!!

2005-05-08T03:05:12Z

Alright, I'm seriously beginning to think there is an anti-pesto conspiracy!! For a long time, it feels like maybe, two months at least, Stop n' Shop has failed to provide its gracious customers with Amy's Pesto tortellini. Now Kim introduced me to this pesto, and let me tell you it's like....well it's the best thing ever!! Now today, Heather was in town and I went to Zanaro's with her and her mom. Naturally I ordered the pesto tortellini. And what happens? The waiter comes up to me five minutes later and informs me that there is no pesto tortellini. They do not have it anymore.

So I ordered something else and it was still very nice, but I'm just wondering what's going on....it's like the world's pesto tortellini is rapidly disappearing!

Something must be done.

Because I want some damn pesto tortellini!!

jordan_baker @ 2005-03-14T15:07:00

2005-03-14T20:12:29Z

Howard Zinn is coming to Manhattanville on April 26!!!!!!!!!!

That is so awesome.

jordan_baker @ 2005-03-03T15:51:00

2005-03-03T20:58:13Z

I stole this quiz from third_eye22. This result is dedicated to my sister Kathy, who is a bacon afficionado. I don't really like bacon myself. But this definitely makes me think of Kathy and her love for bacon!!</span>

What weird misc. thing are you?

Dancing Bacon

I love you and you make me hungry. Get in my skillet, M'kay?

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jordan_baker @ 2005-03-02T01:07:00

2005-03-02T06:19:51Z

The Supreme Court declared the execution of minors to be unconstitutional!! This also includes those who were convicted and sentenced as minors. Yay!!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050302/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_death_penalty

Bye bye bye!!!!

jordan_baker @ 2005-02-20T18:01:00

2005-02-20T23:04:48Z

So yesterday johnathan_ender and I went to shinibadtzmaru8's house, and it was quite fun! We showed Fred Shaun of the Dead and he showed us, City of God. City of God is probably one of the best movies I've ever seen. Hopefully I'll be able to buy it this week. Over the break I'll show it to my whole family. Well, probably just my dad actually....because it doesn't seem like something my mom and/or sister would like to watch. But Kathy, you know the offer's open!!

But yeah, anyone who hasn't seen this movie--I'm gonna make you watch it as soon as I buy it!!

I'm feeling strangely achy today. I have a feeling it may be these clunky, old, six inch brown shoes of mine. So I suppose I should take the damn things off. Ehhh. Whatever. Maybe I'm just coming down with something. Everyone seems at least a little bit sick these days. Normally I'd blame it one Winter, but it's been so beautiful lately, I don't think that's a sufficient explanation.

But at least I know I'm not getting the flu, since I'm one of the lucky individuals who was blessed with a chronic illness. There are maybe two times in one's life when asthma is a great thing to have--gym class, so you can use it as an excuse, and when it's time to get a flu shot and there's a shortage.

But then there was that one year it wore off and I got it in August...

But anyway, I need to lie down, cause I still feel achy and such.

Later all.

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2005-01-31T00:41:00

2005-01-31T06:05:41Z

Oooo....look what I stole....

YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL

[What year was it?]
1999-2000

[What were your three favorite bands?]
Well I'm gonna say Rent even though it's a musical, cause I was always listening to it. And then there was also my other favorite musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. I also loved The Counting Crows.

[What was your favorite outfit?]
Jeans that were looser, a lot more sweaters, and this ugly teal fleece jacket.

[What was up with your hair?]
Uggh. I had BANGS. To cover my acne. Ewww.

[Who was your best friend?]
Why, Laura of course! Laura I miss you!

[What did you do after school?]
There was always voice and piano. Then there was playing the piano for fun, at bizarre hours of the day--sorry, bout that Kathy. And of course there was lots and lots of TV watching, at my house, and at Laura's. And I read a lot. Also I was in the school play that year, and in the drama club.

[Where did you work?]
No job. I got one sophomore year though....at a country club of all places.

[Did you take the bus?]
Three times a week or so. Other days I was late, and my mom had to drive me. My poor mom.

[Who did you have a crush on?]
Mmmmm. Andy Lucas. He was a gorgeous senior. And he gave me a hug!!

[Did you fight with your parents?]
Ohh yeah. I was a total brat back then. I feel bad about it, I put my parents through a hell of a lot.

[Who did you have a CELEBRITY crush on?]
Morgan Freeman. I know he was a bit old for me....but I loved him so much in Shawshank!!

[Did you smoke cigarettes?]
Haha. No way.

[Did you lug all of your books around in your backpack all day because you were too nervous to find your locker?]
Yeah I lugged 'em around. I knew where my locker was though. I just didn't wanna go back and forth to it all day.

[Did you have a 'clique'?]
Nahh. Not really, man.

[Did you have a "Max" like Zach Kelly and Slater?]
Ohh yeah!! Islington Pizza all the way!! And Friendly's at the Dedham Plaza.

[Admit it, were you popular?]
No way! I liked being in the background.

[Who did you want to be just like?]
I don't really remember. I just wanted to be fabulously famous!!

[What did you want to be when you grew up?]
An actress--that was before I discovered I can't act.

[Where did you think you'd be at the age you are now?]
I thought I'd be in college, somewhere in the NYC area. I never thought I'd want to go to law school though.

[What advice would you give your freshman self?]
Kid, your mom's a wonderful woman--but don't take her fashion advice--and don't ever borrow her clothes. Also, don't worry about silly stuff like not having a boyfriend. The men'll come soon enough! And for the love of god, do your homework for once in your life. Don't keep thinking you'll go far in life without having to work!

jordan_baker @ 2005-01-30T14:53:00

2005-01-30T20:18:13Z

I. Am. Not. Sleeping. In. Anymore.

Not past twelve. And that will only be on weekends. Got that? Nobody let me sleep past twelve on weekends.

In fact, I feel like a total idiot for sleeping in so late all the time.

In high school, I never slept in. The latest I ever slept was 9 am. I'm serious. And then I felt guilty about sleeping in that late.

So I'm not gonna be a lazy ass who sleeps in all the time anymore.

I guess this was spawned by the dream I had, when I fell back asleep at 11:30 am or so.

And let me tell you--it was the scariest dream I've EVER had. I'm being entirely serious here. I woke up at maybe 2:00 pm, and now, an hour later, I still feel shaken by the damn thing.

I haven't felt like myself this entire weekend, so maybe that dream was the culmination of it...or something...

Anyway....

See you guys later.

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2005-01-20T16:38:00

2005-01-20T21:51:11Z

So it's not even a week into the new semester and already my room is a mess. Cleaning shall come after I finish this entry.

I've had all my new classes, and they all seem decent so far. Two of my professors, Yim and Piccolo, are extremely hard to hear. So I guess I'll have to get there early and sit in the front.

My poetry workshop teacher is one of those artist-hippie types. But then, what can you expect with poets anyway? Not to stereotype of course! But by the end of the class I actually ended up liking her quite a bit, so that was nice.

My Intro to Political Thought teacher has hair made out of steel wool, or so it appears. For most of the class I sat there trying to imagine what it must be like to comb it. So I didn't pay too much attention. What I did pay attention to in that class is the fact that we have to do a debate. And this debate will be worth 30% of our grade.

So I'm not looking forward to that all that much. I know I have to improve my debating skills if I want to be a lawyer--but 30%--man, that's a lot of pressure!!

And of course Pauley's class was good, the usual. Except there's a Micheal Harris-esque kid in the class, who reaaaaaally pissed me off.

So it's been a good few days back here. I miss Peekie a hell of a lot though. I only felt homesick for this one moment on Monday when I had a headache and a stomachache. But hey, what are ya gonna do.

Anyway, now I must clean this pit. Otherwise known as my room!

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2005-01-16T15:56:00

2005-01-16T20:59:37Z

Taken from my sexy roomate!!

01. Reply with your name and I will write something about you.
02. I will then tell you what song[s] remind me of you. (Or I'll try, at least.)
03. Next, I will tell you who you remind me of, celebrity/animated or otherwise.
04. Last, i will try to name a single word that best describes you.
05. Put this in your journal as well, if you want to play.

I want everyone who reads this to ask me 4 questions. Any 4, no matter how personal, dirty, private, or random. I have to answer them honestly. In turn, you have to post this message in your own journal and you have to answer the questions that are asked to you.

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2005-01-05T21:00:00

2005-01-06T02:00:42Z

Hahahaha!

Liger

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jordan_baker @ 2005-01-04T22:20:00

2005-01-05T03:45:52Z

Today I managed to turn an entire load of laundry blue. Sigh. Now don't go saying I don't know how to do my laundry, because I've been doing it on my own since I was 15!! I had to learn at sleep away camp--Laura was there. And I swear, none of these clothes were new...so...somehow everything turned blue. Leave it to me to do something like this....at least I'll have to go shopping.

Yesterday I watched Cool Hand Luke. I think it's my favorite prison movie...well aside from Shawshank. But it's up there! There's nothing like some hardcore prison shit to make my day:-P

So now I have to get the book!

Yesterday a bird got into my house. It divebombed my sister. She now has an extreme fear of sparrows.

Anyway........yeah. that's it.

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2004-12-31T23:18:00

2005-01-01T04:19:16Z

Weeeell, I've never been a fan of New Year's and the like but...anyway...

Happy New Year everybody!!!!

jordan_baker @ 2004-12-23T13:18:00

2004-12-23T18:30:13Z

So I got my grades and I'm happy with them. A 3.78 overall for the semester. With an A- in constitutional law. I nearly cried when I saw that grade, considering I thought I was getting a C, or around there.

So I'm quite happy with that. So right now I don't hate Pauley. But let's see if I change my mind once civil liberties starts next semester....:p

But yes, I'm happy with my grades, and I'm glad I challenged myself by taking constitutional law.

I left my "Hello Kitty" Christmas cards at school:-( So I guess I'll have to wait until next year to use them. I also left Laura's present there. Sigh. Disorganized old me.

Ladadada.

This week has gone by incredibly slowly in my mind.

I guess that's because I don't have a job. When I went to the mall the other day, I was with my mom, and she wanted to leave before I had time to stop at Kohls.

So I'll go there on Monday. But if that doesn't work out, I won't mind. I'd probably only be working two days a week or something any way knowing those bastards.

So on Monday, I'm also joining a gym. Workout World, or "WOW" to be precise. It's only nineteen dollars for a month. And I'll get up at 8 every morning and go work out for an hour or so. I know, you don't believe me. But I haven't been sleeping in here. And it'd be productive. So yes. I will do it.

See you all later:-)

~Liz~

jordan_baker @ 2004-12-05T17:19:00

2004-12-05T22:32:48Z

Haha. Kim told me to do this!!

Virgo: 24 August - 23 September

Virgo's are one of the most misunderstood signs of the zodiac. People think they're fussy, critical bad tempered and picky but that's only because they want everything to be perfect. This is the sign of cleanliness, although lots of Virgo's have the grottiest bedrooms and hang their clothes on the floor. They're extremely inquisitive and have a dreadful time trying to relax. Virgo's make fantastic friends. (well i hope that part's true...hehe) If a minor crises pops up you can be sure the Virgo will have everything under control in 30 seconds. They are always on the move because they like to learn as much as they can before they take off again. They excel at work so they probably get all the boring jobs (the ones Leo wouldn't be seen dead doing).

Long Summary

Virgo's are highly intelligent, interested in everything and everyone and happy to be busy with many jobs and hobbies. Many have some kind of specialised knowledge and most are good with their hands. Their nit-picking ways can infuriate their colleagues. They find it hard to discuss their innermost feelings and this can make them hard to understand. In many ways, they are happier doing something practical than dealing with relationships. These people can overdo the self-sacrificial bit and make themselves martyrs to other people's impractical lifestyles. They are willing to fit in with whatever is going on and they can adjust to most things, but they mustn't neglect their own needs.

Although excellent communicators and wonderfully witty conversationalists, Virgo's prefer to express their deepest feelings by actions rather than words. Most avoid touching all but very close friends and family members and they find lovey-dovey behaviour embarrassing. These people can be very highly sexed and they may use this as a way of expressing love. Virgo's are criticised a good deal as children and are often made to feel unwelcome in their childhood homes. They in turn become very critical of others and they can use this in order to wound.

Many Virgo's overcome inhibitions by taking up acting, music, cookery or sports. Acting is particularly common to this sign because it allows them to put aside their fears and take on the mantle of someone quite different. They are shy and slow to make friends but when they do accept someone, they are the loyalist, gentlest and kindest of companions. They are great company and have a wonderful sense of humour.

Weeell.. there I did it...Hope you're happy Kim!! I feel weird highlighting some of these things cause it makes me feel like I'm being conceited or somethin'. But oh well.

~Liz~

Errr

2004-11-29T04:26:17Z

Sometimes I really get sick of being such a klutz.

About ten minutes ago I reached for something in the common room. In the process I managed to knock over our coffee table. As a result, the baklava Calliope brought got squashed. Now it has to be eaten with a spoon. The Christmas ornament shaped vase that Katie brought today broke. And its contents spilled out.

Sigh.

I swear, I watch where I'm going.

Really I do.

But it seems like I can't go for more than two hours without knocking something over, tripping, or ramming my head into a wall.

Guess I'm just destined to be on a sitcom or something!

There are worse things to be than a total klutz. Blah!!

~Liz~