recent where-abouts & who-abouts...

hellooo. its been awhile. i'm still here. really. in an effort to summarize the events of weeks' past, i shall efficiently utilize the bullet point technique. here goes:
aSt. Patty's Day in NY- Begins with a surprise visit by my younger brother Mike, his GF, and friend Steve. His drinking begins around noon, thus excitement is quite built up by 5pm, causing him to do the Irish jig in the lobby of my work building while yelling, "That's my sis!" as I come down the "elbow room-only" packed escalator amongst many co-workers. A thrillingly humorous way to begin the evening. Highlights of the night including my first experience with Chamay, man that told me he could fall in love with me right that second as he stared into my frightened eyes and I quickly retreated, catching up with my old friend Andrew, my lovely abbreviated commute the following morning (55th to downtown is muuuch better than the typical 2 1/2 hours).
aThe Daily Drag- Work. Work. Work. and more Work. But, no worries, its an "honor." Right. And so is staying late to complete the "honorable work". mmmmhhmmm. Highlights: Purchasing an entirely new outfit (minus pants) for a mere $11...curious to see whether outfit shall come out of washing machine in wearable state, or whether i shall be donating it to a small child...
aShannon is coming!- Yippee! Shannon visits from SF and we hit up Scruffy Duffy's for the night. Highlights: Catching up on SF dramas, endless laughing (neck muscles sore for 2 days), Shan likes her b'day present, running down 33rd street to try to catch PATH, to then catch train, hearing "hey baby, can i run with youuu?" as I run, proceeding to miss the PATH, catching later PATH, proceeding to miss the train, contemplating the comfortability of the Hoboken terminal benches for a good nights' rest, being saved by friend that offers to pick me up at 2am in good old Suffern. Ahh, the relief.
aI am the Winner!- Yet again, I take the cake on the Easter Egg coloring contest. This year, not just once, but twice-- Mom's and Dad's...and I'm sure I would've beat Shan & Ricky like I did last year. =) I know, its normal to get so riled up about eggs and yes, I'm humble about the whole winning thing.
aEndings...- All sorts of them, really...including the ceremonial clutter clearing- I've been dragging crap I don't use all over the country for years now- from NY to DE to NY to SF to NY again...since 1998...yeah, i guess it's time to get rid of the old things when you haven't even tried them on since high school. Endings also including the realization that when something doesn't work, it doesn't work, and that is that...
a...& Beginnings- the preparation for the big move to the city is finally underway...as is the roommate quest (although I may have found one already!)...as is the studying for the GMATs...as is the official quest to figure out "what should my career really be?" (okay, you're right, i've been trying to figure that out endlessly for years now-- but its different this time, i swear). See INTJ to a "T" for more details.....