tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37597772011-04-21T11:28:59.157-07:00A variety of ramblings, thoughts and insight into life- in Los Angeles and in general.MDCnoreply@blogger.comBlogger891100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1091506371557194372004-08-02T21:06:00.000-07:002004-08-02T21:12:51.556-07:00

All of this is so incredibly hard and unfair and effed up- all of it. It's hard to see my Dad like that. It's hard to see everyone crying and emotionally unstable. It's hard to feel so helpless. It's hard to get on a plane and be on the other side of the country. It's hard to know how to act, how to feel, how to be, how to just be yourself. It's hard to leave Dad in a hospital every night.

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1090769359715580692004-07-25T08:16:00.000-07:002004-07-25T08:29:27.966-07:00

I've been addicted to the Tour de France and am currently listening to live coverage online with the TV on mute so Steve can sleep.  How nice am I?  I read Lance Armstrong's first book in April and was looking forward to watching the Tour ever since then.  I never realized how much of a science bike racing was.  My father has surgery on Friday, July 30th.  While we're all scared and anxious, I

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1089334923564107622004-07-08T17:49:00.000-07:002004-07-08T18:02:55.460-07:00

So a couple of weeks ago I decided to buy a ticket to go to Ireland after my events are over with at the end of October. From November 7th - 22nd, I'll be exploring around Ireland by myself. Right now I'm going by myself, but I have a feeling I may end up getting a traveling partner. I'm fine either way- almost prefer traveling on my own, only cause I've never done it and after being on a tour

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1088383409653387542004-06-27T17:09:00.000-07:002004-06-27T17:43:29.653-07:00

We found out on Tuesday that my father is going to have surgery. So I'll be heading back east again for that at the end of July. It's great that they're going to remove the tumor and figure out what else is going on in there. We weren't sure if they were going through with surgery because there has apparently been very little change in his tumor size after treatment. How much does that suck?

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1087485149469651232004-06-17T08:06:00.000-07:002004-06-17T08:13:40.286-07:00

I got a call from my mom giving me the latest details with my father's endoscopy, which was today. "There was a little bit of shrinkage." Jesus. You'd think with everything he went through and he put his body through that there would be more than just a little bit of shrinkage. The doctor is still recommending surgery, but it will first need to be reviewed by the tumor board, before getting

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1087183336925383822004-06-13T19:53:00.000-07:002004-06-13T20:22:16.926-07:00

I haven't stopped calling Lancaster, New Hampshire home, even though my real home is now in Los Angeles. So I was home in New Hampshire (and New York) and now I'm finally back home- which is nice. I spent most of last week at home with my dad and Katie, who just got back from Hawaii. It was great to be home and great to just spend time with both Katie and my dad. I was working at the same

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1084645330461641052004-05-15T11:10:00.000-07:002004-05-15T11:22:10.463-07:00

I've been doing A LOT of traveling lately for work. I was in Chicago for an all-company meeting. Then I was in Arizona for a few days. And then most recently I was in San Francisco up until Thursday. I was very happy to get home on Thursday, knowing that I'd be here for a while and finally get to spend some quality time with Steve. On Thursday when I got home...I had a lot of mail to return

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1083282295565238732004-04-29T16:44:00.000-07:002004-04-29T16:49:05.983-07:00

As I mentioned last Monday, I decided to sign up at a new gym. On Tuesday, I signed up for 3 months of personal training! Which I'm really looking forward to. I had my first "real" apptointment this past Tuesday. Hot Damn! I am still sore. I've had such a lame mentality for such a long time about how I should be spending my money. I hate the way I look and I finally decided to just do

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1082469615289532812004-04-20T07:00:00.000-07:002004-04-20T07:04:13.890-07:00

I have to thank Jonathan and Ellen for all of their help in redesigning my website. I thought it was long overdue for a change and I really appreciate your help. So thank you thank you thank you. And for the rest of you, I hope you like the changes. I'm back in LA, and while I'm loving it, I am also a little sad to be so far away. I feel really far away with everything going on. But I'll be

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1082087427473973092004-04-15T20:50:00.000-07:002004-04-15T20:54:20.293-07:00

I went out to dinner tonight with my grandparent's tonight and had such a great time. I hate being far from my family mainly because I have such a good time with them when we are together. Tonight reminded me of that. I wish I could see them more often. Why does California have to be so far away? I've been doing a lot of research online and looking stuff up about esophageal cancer. And

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1081974579545020282004-04-14T13:29:00.000-07:002004-04-14T13:33:30.123-07:00

It's been a while since I last wrote in here. A lot is going on. My father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer about a month ago, no more than that. Maybe about a month and a half to two months ago and really I haven't wanted to post anything. I didn't know how my family would react to it and honestly I haven't been in the mood to share. Even now just writing this and putting it into

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1076983032862322482004-02-16T17:57:00.000-08:002004-02-16T17:59:46.780-08:00

Every now and again I'll get an email from a friend asking me to make an update. This time the friendly reminder came from my friend Stuart who just celebrated his birthday yesterday. Happy Birthday Stuart! Also a few other birthday wishes I need to acknowledge are my cousin Brian, uncle Jack and sister Meghan! February is a busy birthday month in my family! So I'll start with work since

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1074035814418569812004-01-13T15:16:00.000-08:002004-01-13T15:20:20.233-08:00

So much has changed since the last time I wrote in this. Here are the major things: 1. I got laid-off on December 19th and as a result decided to extend my trip back east by almost a full week! 2. I GOT ENGAGED last Thursday at a place called Top of the Mark. It's in San Francisco. 3. I got a new job yesterday working for a company called E360. They are the company that CF partnered

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1073341067370628212004-01-05T14:17:00.000-08:002004-01-05T14:19:26.046-08:00

Happy New Year! I have just updated the Celebrity Sightings, and there are some good ones in there- so check it out. I'll be back later with an update from Christmas, New Years, etc.

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Ariel decided to post a little early...so read on and fall in love with New Hampshire through the eyes of an outsider. Thanks Ariel! So first I must say a big thank you to my dear Molly for honoring me with a guest entry on her blog. It’s been so cool that even though I am over 3200 miles away, I can feel so connected to Molly right now. I hold meetings in the coffeeshops of her college days.

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So you know how good things come out of some not so good things, like bad job experiences, accidents, etc.? Well one bad job experience I had earlier this year turned out wonderfully because I met Ariel. My friend who I mentioned in my last entry who is currently living in New Hampshire and working on the Dean Campaign. Anyway, since I'm trying to get back into the whole blogger thing, I've

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1071427808112010372003-12-14T10:50:00.000-08:002003-12-14T10:53:26.640-08:00

I have this really bad habit of starting things and then stopping them. And then I have an even worse habit of voicing or writing about how I've started something and how I intend to continue whatever I'm saying I'm going to do...for instance, writing in this thing, sticking to a diet, running...blah. Maybe I can work on a New Year's resolution surrounding some of this. Hmmm. It's no secret

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Work has been so insanely busy lately that during the week I put in such long hours and don't feel like doing anything much on the weekends! This weekend wasn't any different. Brian can attest to how crazy work has made me seeing as I wished him a Happy Birthday on October 10th even though his birthday is in fact in February. It wasn't until Friday night (after I cursed myself for not sending

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1065377001445847102003-10-05T11:03:00.000-07:002003-10-05T11:03:21.523-07:00

Last night Steve and I went to see Etta James perform live at the House of Blues. It was so incredible. The last song she sang was, "At Last" which is one of my all-time favorite songs. It was so....amazing to watch her perform that song. I wasn't so sure she was going to sing it, but I have a feeling she ends all of her shows with that song. There were times when I was so moved by her power

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1065316737260064642003-10-04T18:18:00.000-07:002003-10-04T18:18:57.180-07:00

So I started running again this week. I've started running before, but I'm pretty sure it's going to stick this time. And the reason is because my friend is pretty much my personal trainer. It's awesome when someone else does the work for you! We ran three times this week. It feels so good to be running again. I used to run a lot in high school and my first year in college, but that pretty

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1064890409753384962003-09-29T19:53:00.000-07:002003-09-29T19:53:29.240-07:00

I'm going to NYC for my 25th birthday! I'm soo excited. It's going to be great to see all of my family. It's going to be so much fun. And I'm trying to talk my friend PBarr into going with me. Last time I went to NYC was for Kara's wedding. That's when I met Jimmy Fallon. Speaking of Jimmy Fallon...I'm not as into him as I once was. I still find him funny, but I'm not, you know, crazy

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It's been disgustingly long since the last time I wrote in this. I apologize. Weird events have made me not write in this as often and as personalized as I have been. But I'm hoping things are clear now...I don't mean to be cryptic, but... I spent the past eight days in Toronto staffing our first event, The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. It was amazing, emotional, inspirational, motivational,

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1060533212838921662003-08-10T09:33:00.000-07:002003-08-10T09:33:32.826-07:00

So yesterday before Katie left to head back to the east coast (sniff, sniff), we went to lunch at King's Road Cafe and sat inches, literally, away from Monica Lewinsky. It was the weirdest celebrity sighting that I've had since I've lived here. Yeah so Katie's gone. I'm really sad about that. It was really great to have Katie around for the summer. We both had so much fun together and were

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1058560769077789422003-07-18T13:39:00.000-07:002003-07-18T13:39:29.096-07:00

Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls- family, health, friends, integrity- are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1058504351483566052003-07-17T21:59:00.000-07:002003-07-17T21:59:11.440-07:00

Oh by the way, we're having a Sssssssssssizzlin' Summer Party, and the theme is Go Big of Go Home. We might even get a keg. Should be a lot of fun though. We're going to be celebrating some birthdays, some departures, some arrivals and really just some summer fun.

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1058504239846316182003-07-17T21:57:00.000-07:002003-07-17T21:57:19.813-07:00

Ew, the last time I wrote in here I said that it was a while since I last wrote. Apparently I have done nothing to change that. Very nice. Great Molly. On a great note though, I'm only $2000 away from meeting my fundraising goal for the Los Angeles Breast Cancer 3-Day walk. I am really excited. I haven't even sent out my fundraising letters, or planned the party I'm going to have. I'm

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-1056937171735894782003-06-29T18:39:00.000-07:002003-06-29T18:39:31.703-07:00

It's been a long while since I last wrote in here. I just got back from Finn McCool's with Katie, Steve and Sylvia. I really love going there. I love listening to the music and seeing all the interesting people walk in and out of that place. I went for a training walk this morning. Pretty much my first training walk. I went with Boges and Ann Masters. We went from the Venice pier to the

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-951921702003-06-02T07:30:00.000-07:002003-06-02T07:30:17.583-07:00

Arika's in town visiting...she has been since Wednesday...and we've been having a great time. She's contemplating moving out here, or moving back to Maine, I think either would be a great idea. Time to try something new. I feel like I've been hearing of so many people who want to move right now. And I'm all for people being spontaneous and trying new things- especially when we're young and we

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-947872312003-05-23T07:40:00.000-07:002003-05-23T07:44:37.000-07:00

Well, I decided to walk in my THIRD Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Check out my page. I've promised to raise $5000, pleaes help me not only meet, but exceed that fundraising goal. And thank you to Alice and Mary who have already made donations!

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I added a new page today, with a list of all these things I still want to do in Los Angeles. So check out my list and if you have any suggestions, let me know. I'll update it once I actually do the things on the list. I think I'm going to try and do one of them tomorrow on my first and only day off this week! Work is going well. No complaints there. I wish the phones were a little busier,

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-934227082003-04-28T14:22:00.000-07:002003-04-28T14:22:40.276-07:00

I had a fantastic weekend. Met Jimmy Fallon, fell even more in love with Steve, and witnessed a beautiful and fun wedding. First let's talk a little bit about Jimmy. First of all, thank you to Meghan, my sister who was literally brought out of bed to take a picture. It was such a fantastic and crazy thing to have happened. I really can't believe that it did happen actually. But I have a

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-932245632003-04-24T22:49:00.000-07:002003-04-24T22:49:16.533-07:00

I SWEAR I HAVE THE BIGGEST CELEB SIGHTING EVER. Seriously. I have been so effing lucky in that I've met my most favorite actress (Vanessa Marcil) and now I have met my most favorite actor (Jimmy Fallon).

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I'm at my new job. I am working hard, I swear. It's been going really well. And I feel as though I've made the right decision in being here. I like the thought of working for these incredibly hard-working people who spent months and months working to keep the spirit and idea of what was created from Pallotta TeamWorks alive. I loved working at Pallotta TeamWorks. I loved how much I wanted

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-929497562003-04-20T15:54:00.000-07:002003-05-10T09:59:14.000-07:00

We're making Easter dinner over here in a little while. I went to get ham but was unsuccessful so ended up buying some ham steaks. Whatever, I'm ok with that, as long as I have plenty of mashed potatoes. Oh my gosh I have so much to write about. First of all, I resigned from my job with Avon on Thursday and am starting a job on Monday. They're doing some walks that I'm going to be working on

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-925636902003-04-13T21:46:00.000-07:002003-04-13T21:46:15.640-07:00

I decided to change a few things on my website. I'm going to start keeping track of my celebrity sightings. So the section that was once called "All About Molly" is now going to be called "Celebrity Sightings." So be sure to check it out because I had two great sightings this weekend. And I will update it regularly. This weekend I also made a list of all the things I still want to do in LA,

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-919684802003-04-03T23:25:00.000-08:002003-04-03T23:25:36.170-08:00

This one's for Lauren. Included with this month's rent check was a note to my landlord letting him know that my sliding closet doors were no longer sliding. And the people that had come to fix them a few weeks earlier did not fix them, but did manage to track mud and grease in that stained my off white carpet. Yesterday I got a call at work from my roommate (thanks for the heads-up Boges)

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I'm really tired today. Come to think of it actually, I've been really tired almost everyday this week. And I have been getting enough sleep so I don't know what my problem is. I went out to dinner last night by myself and had a really nice time. I think it was probably the first time I've gone out to eat by myself (in a sit-down restaurant) while living in Los Angeles. I'm feeling like I

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-916181992003-03-29T13:14:00.000-08:002003-03-29T13:14:37.983-08:00

I'm at work right now. Steve's working on his newsletter and I'm doing some data entry. I'd be more upset if I hadn't any time to spend outside today. It's GORGEOUS out. We woke up and went rollerblading/biking at the beach for an hour. Then came home and made a great breakfast and then read a little. Now we're here. Tonight we're going to see a play that my friend Peter has been working

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-913508702003-03-25T07:53:00.000-08:002003-03-25T07:53:25.043-08:00

I'm so glad that I'm done with traveling for a while. I've just honestly been so burnt out by traveling back and forth to NYC for two out of the past three weekends. I also have the great pleasure of always being delayed at least once (but more likely two to three times) during one of my trips. It's frustrating and annoying. But whatever. I had a nice weekend in NYC. Katie almost got hit

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-911296902003-03-21T08:10:00.001-08:002003-03-21T08:25:12.000-08:00

I'm in NYC again! Katie and I are going here for pizza. And then we're going to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Honestly, if you have time please read the review...it's AMAZING! And I cannot wait to go. The review says things like, "This cheese turns into beautiful, cloud-like pools of white heaven." And, "If you've ever been there before, that's when your tongue really starts to water

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-908235422003-03-16T15:42:00.000-08:002003-03-16T15:42:57.920-08:00

On my way to San Diego yesterday, I got a call from Kara asking me if I was going to be there all weekend. Turns out my uncle Chris was asked to come to LA for ABC's 50th Anniversary Party. Chris and my grandfather were flown out here for the party, which takes place tonight. Steve and I met up with them this morning for breakfast and had a really nice time. First of all, despite the fact

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-907968282003-03-15T23:23:00.000-08:002003-03-15T23:23:53.763-08:00

Oh one more thing...I neglected to mention that I saw my wonderful cousin Brian last Friday night when I met up with my sister's and mother and Uncle Chris at First Ave- the neighborhood bar. Of course it was great to see him...it always is. He's genuinely a wonderful guy.

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I drove down to San Diego today for work with my friend Peter. Honestly, if it wasn't for him, I would have had a horrible time. Instead, I was able to catch up with Peter, laugh a lot and as a result, the walkers got to see the best of me. It started raining this morning and I hate driving in LA in the rain- honestly, people just do not know how to do it here. They freak out and it scares me

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-905926602003-03-12T08:13:00.000-08:002003-03-15T23:22:49.000-08:00

So I decided that I wanted to be at my sister Kara's bridal shower. I went to NYC and surprised everyone in my family. It was a great trip. I realized that everytime I go home, it's to New Hampshire, and it takes a million years to get there, and the house is crazy, and everyone's running around, and I'm trying to fit in seeing tons of people, and then I have to go. And I never feel like

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-900285512003-03-02T19:22:00.000-08:002003-03-02T19:22:03.000-08:00

I helped my friend Erica move today and although I didn't really have a day off or get to enjoy the beautiful sunny Sunday, it was a wonderful day. First of all, I know what it's like to move and have no one to help. So I was happy to volunteer to be that person to help and do whatever I could to make her day easier. And second of all, I just like to help other people. We had a fun time. And

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-899877782003-03-01T22:38:00.000-08:002003-03-01T22:44:29.000-08:00

So last night I finally took Steve out to the Hollywood Sunset Ranch for what I told him would be "the best date of your life." I firmly believe for Steve it was exactly that. For me, I can best classify it as one of the TOP 5 WORST things that I've ever done in my entire life. Steve laughs and says, "I'm sorry sweetie," as I type this. So first and foremost, I discovered (the hard way) that

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-898870872003-02-27T22:28:00.000-08:002003-02-27T22:28:46.420-08:00

I JUST found out that my Uncle Kevin checks out my website. I'm IMing with Brian (Kevin's son, my cousin) and found out. I really didn't think too many people read this. Hi Kevin! While I'm on the topic of family, I'd like to write about how much I miss them all. When I was younger, and living in Connecticut, I got to see my family all the time. And we were very close. We also were

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-897180392003-02-25T08:26:00.000-08:002003-02-25T08:26:36.873-08:00

I did something this morning that I haven't done in a really long time. I went running! Yeah I only went for 1.3 miles, but it's a start! I'm already sore though. I want to get back into working out and I figured what better way then to start running again. I used to love to run, so I'm really hoping to keep that up. We'll see. Off to start another day!

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It's raining in Los Angeles. It's pretty rare. The last time it rained, I was listening to NPR and they said that we need the rain in LA pretty badly, but when it comes down too much, it doesn't really do us any good. It just runs into the gutters and out into the ocean. But I do have to say that listening to this rain is great. Today I got back in touch with an old friend of mine, Justin.

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Please work and please stop giving me troubles!

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So this is where I'm taking Steve on Friday night. They do these rides on Friday nights where you go over the Hollywood Hills into Burbank for dinner and then back. I'm really excited. I've been wanting to do it for a really long time!

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This is honestly the first time I've had any time to write in this. I don't think too many people read it anyway, but to those of that you still come back to read my ramblings, thank you and sorry. Today is my first real day off this week. I worked three 12 hour days and worked all day yesterday (driving up to Santa Barbara and back to work there) and one "regular 9 hour day." A new "boss"

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-884570702003-02-02T21:27:00.000-08:002003-02-02T21:27:07.980-08:00

Yeah not so good with the good ol' blogger of late. Work has been so insane. My boss was let go a few weeks ago and I'm not taking over all her workload, despite the fact that I'm not qualified for it. And there really isn't anyone who can help support me and my co-workers. To say it's been frustrating is an understatement. Anyway, other things are going well. I'm rollerblading. Which is

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-875392992003-01-16T08:33:00.000-08:002003-01-16T08:33:36.113-08:00

Ok it's been a long while since I've made a substantial update. So this one's going to be long. Work: Work so far has been going really well. Tonight I have my first presentation to the public for our Walk Introduction in Northridge. While I'm semi-nervous, I'm excited to get it over with. Last Friday we had training and I realized that when I'm nervous I can't breathe and talk at the

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-869892952003-01-05T19:57:00.000-08:002003-01-05T19:57:25.090-08:00

yikes it's been a really long time since I've written in here. and of course i don't have too much time right now to make a substantial update. i start my new job officially tomorrow- even though i've been doing some work for a few weeks. i'm really excited to start this next chapter of my life. eating better, working out and a new job! yay. christmas was fun. it was great to be home, see

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-863300662002-12-20T11:20:00.000-08:002002-12-20T11:20:17.796-08:00

I am done, D-O-N-E, with school. Dean and I stayed up until almost 1 am finishing the last two assignments. It feels SO great to be done with school. No more homework. No more reading. No more traveling to Encino. Just time to focus on me and what I want to be doing. Although I know traveling on Monday to go home for Christmas is going to be annoying and long, I'm so looking forward to

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-862572782002-12-18T21:51:00.000-08:002002-12-20T11:20:59.000-08:00

I have two more assignments left for school and then I'm done! I cannot wait to have nothing to do as far as school goes. It was sad leaving school on Monday. In the short amount of time that I've been there, I have met some incredibly wonderful people. Alice, Bethany, Carol, Dan, Dean, Elizabeth, Natasha, Tal...just to name a few. I met genuine people who shared so much of themselves, and

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-858806352002-12-11T22:18:00.000-08:002002-12-11T22:18:39.406-08:00

I have definitely decided NOT to continue school next semester. I have no financial security and I am constantly anxious- both things that I need to and must address sooner rather than later. Anyway, putting myself through school in insanely expensive and time-consuming and working full-time in addition to going to school full-time would be insane. Really insane. I'd have no free time to

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-854959062002-12-04T11:30:00.000-08:002002-12-04T11:30:47.350-08:00

I was reading Jonathan's website all about the weather and couldn't help but be grateful for the wonderful weather I experience living in southern California. Not that I'm trying to rub it in, since I know a couple of my faithful readers reside in the cold, snowy, frigid East Coast. However, I'm reminded about the sun, the birds chirping-which I can hear as I type- the minimal clouds and the

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-854402292002-12-03T11:47:00.000-08:002002-12-03T11:47:59.776-08:00

I spent all day yesterday in BED. Caught a stomach bug from Steve's parents. Not fun. Anyway, there really isn't too much else going on. I don't love my room right now so I'm thinking of doing some reorganizing with that. We finally got our cable installed today so officially everything has been installed. Now we can do some home improvements. I'm excited to get a job so I can get a new

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-852280012002-11-28T14:55:00.000-08:002002-11-28T14:55:06.590-08:00

There are definitely tons of things to be thankful for this year. Here's my Top 10 List (in no particular order): 10. Moving to Venice 9. A new job- with AVON!!! 8. Steve 7. My roommates 6. Being healthy 5. Having a family to celebrate Thanksgiving with in a few short hours 4. Being back in school 3. All the wonderful people I met and became close with through working at Pallotta

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-850388532002-11-24T20:56:00.000-08:002002-11-24T21:02:57.000-08:00

Ok so I'm having second and third and fourth thoughts about staying in school. This is my deal. I have no financial security, which is a pretty big deal to me right now. And I feel as though I keep putting myself into these situations where I am going to fall even more in debt. I also feel like I have no free time and I'm not dealing well with any of those things- no money, no freedom and

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-849611882002-11-22T23:13:00.000-08:002002-11-22T23:16:00.000-08:00

Moving to VENICE! Boges and I moved some stuff today. Second day in a row of moving stuff over there. So happy to be getting things over there now. And so happy to not be totally rushed. But I'm exhausted. Our gentlemen friends are so lucky though- they're missing out on all the fun. Although Steve has been a great guy and has let us use his truck to make the move faster and easier. It'll

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-847495132002-11-18T22:20:00.000-08:002002-11-18T22:20:12.953-08:00

I definitely feel as though I'm freaking out. Today was just such an overwhelming day. And I am not dealing with stress and anxiety very well lately. Actually, I haven't since February of 2001. That's waaaaaayyyy too long to deal with the constant feeling that I do. Anyway, school is just getting to me. And I'm not even working. I'm thinking and wondering how I'm going to make everything

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-845966372002-11-15T14:44:00.000-08:002002-11-15T16:06:03.000-08:00

So I interviewed with Avon last week for their walks. And then was told I'd get a call back this week. Which hasn't happened yet. Then I interviewed on Wednesday for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Was called that night to come back in and interview on Thursday morning with a couple more people. Then I was called last night and offered the position. I told them I'd let them know by

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-842139512002-11-07T23:20:00.000-08:002002-11-07T23:23:19.000-08:00

When I moved up to New Hampshire, I lost touch with many of my cousins in the process. We used to play together most weekends when I was younger and moving so far from family made that nearly impossible. As we've all gotten older, we've gone in our own directions, but there are a few of us who have decided to keep in touch and make an effort to be in one another's lives. Brian and I have made

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-840490732002-11-04T23:52:00.000-08:002002-11-04T23:52:47.040-08:00

I'm about to go to bed but wanted to write about a few things first. 1. Since my last day of work on Friday, I have been in a major cleaning mode. I love to get rid of things and clean and feel as though I only have what I need. Up in the corner of my close was a box that I very rarely open. Inside holds painful memories of a broken heart from a devastatingly hard ending relationship. But

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-837496762002-10-29T19:05:00.000-08:002002-10-29T19:05:53.186-08:00

I applied for four jobs today. 1. A coaching position for the 2-day walks. I'm extremely conflicted with working for Avon given what I know that has (supposedly) happened between Avon and Pallotta. But I know my dedication should be to the cause first and the company second. Also, I don't have to make up my mind just yet. I've applied for the job and will make a decision when and if I'm

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-836447902002-10-27T20:40:00.000-08:002002-10-27T20:40:28.250-08:00

And finally... Ok let me just start off with writing about the Los Angeles 3-Day walk. I did it. I walked every single mile! I definitely didn't want to. There were many times when I wanted to give up...but I didn't. I thought about my mom having bone pain, or the memory of me being the only one home with her when she found out she had breast cancer. or the vision of her with barely no hair

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-835462612002-10-26T00:20:00.000-07:002002-10-26T00:20:56.100-07:00

Ok ok I'm sorry it's been SO long since I last made an update. And this is really just an apology. I'm not going to write a full entry. I just got back from celebrating my birthday with a bunch of friends. I had not even two beers. It's 12:18am. I have a test at 8am that I haven't really started studying for. I'm going to be in bed by 1am and up by 7am. This should be interesting. I

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-828917712002-10-12T11:39:00.000-07:002002-10-12T11:39:50.973-07:00

As it turned out, I never needed another root canal, although I'm not so sure because that tooth has been acting extremely sensitive to cold things. Anyway, it was nice, though, going in thinking I was having a root canal, coming out only having a few fillings taken care of. I go back next Tuesday. I really like my dentist, which is a pretty good thing as I'll be spending a lot of time with

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-826756962002-10-07T22:36:00.000-07:002002-10-07T22:36:09.156-07:00

getting ready for root canal #2 tomorrow. yikes. actually the first one really wasn't so bad. i just want this crap over with. more tomorrow. school was long today.

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-825761832002-10-05T18:44:00.000-07:002002-10-05T18:51:32.000-07:00

I went out last night with my friend Honor. Early on in the work day we decided to go out and have indian for dinner- which I do at least once a week. Then we decided to add on Coach and Horses. Basically we got into a lot of trouble. I'll put it this way, it's 6:38pm on Saturday and Honor is cleaning the carpet. We just got done watching Bridget Jones's Diary and eating pizza. I decided

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-824267202002-10-02T11:18:00.000-07:002002-10-02T11:28:53.000-07:00

So I read my friend Jonathan's website and that's where I got the inspiration to do my own "blogger." I thought it was appropriate to ask him to be my next guest journal entry! Here he is. Ciao Bella! I have to say that I'm happy that Molly asked me to write an entry, considering that I (ahem) introduced her to the madness that is blogging by making her check out my very own blog site (

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-822487232002-09-28T15:25:00.000-07:002002-09-28T15:25:43.443-07:00

I went to the dentist for the first time in I don't know how many years on Thursday. I rushed out of work to make it on time to a 5:15pm appointment only to sit there until 6:30pm- someone broke their jaw or something. Sure. I get in for my cleaning, have x-rays, and the dentist comes in and tells me that basically I need to have a few root canals and some fillings and two maybe three wisdom

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-821013872002-09-25T09:49:00.000-07:002002-09-25T09:49:45.073-07:00

This week's guest journal entry is being made by my newest LA friend, Sylvia. THANKS SYLVIA! Hi, Friends of Molly’s! I’m Sylvia Thompson, a new FoM, although I’ve long been an honorary member of the Corridan clan. Molly’s Aunt Susan and I are sisters-under-the-skin. Molly’s invitation to write this week’s guest journal entry is faultless timing (she is, as far as I can tell, a faultless

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-819581932002-09-22T11:57:00.000-07:002002-09-22T11:57:21.633-07:00

Katie and I got another donation from our uncle Kevin and aunt Sherry! THANK YOU! So we're doing well. And I'm not as worried about the fundraising, although I am still semi-concerned as we haven't met our minimum. We sent out Katie's letters last week, so those should start coming back within the next two weeks. I have the next installment of the "guest journal entry" ready to go. I'm

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-818067722002-09-18T21:24:00.000-07:002002-09-20T06:55:57.000-07:00

The search is on for a 3 bedroom place. We're all in agreement that it's time for us all to have our own rooms. And I guess this also means that Boges plans on sticking around for a while- WOO HOO! So if anyone is from LA and is reading this and knows anyone who can assist in finding a 3 bedroom house/apt. whatever, please let me know! Also, I'd like to thank everyone who has donated so far

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-817714472002-09-18T06:45:00.000-07:002002-09-18T06:47:02.000-07:00

And the first guest journal entry goes to AMY VANDER ELS! Here it is... Ciao, i miei amichi. molly asked me to write a little something for her web page, so here goes nothing. as I speak, I am sitting in a bookstore/cafe/internet place. There is no one here. Italy likes to completely shut down from 1-4. they take their leisure time and their food very seriously. Mama like. I am taking

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-817605372002-09-17T22:53:00.000-07:002002-09-17T22:53:30.433-07:00

I spent all day in class yesterday. From 8 am until 9 pm I was at Phillips Graduate Institute, learning, listening and having a pretty decent time. At this point, I'm extremely happy with my decision. Starting next week I get to watch therapy in session. The program is so hands-on and so experimental that I know I chose the right place. The professors are dedicated and motivational. Then

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-816137062002-09-14T18:41:00.000-07:002002-09-14T18:44:27.000-07:00

I had my first day of classes today and it was pretty interesting. Today was a Human Diversity class from 8-5pm and it was interesting. We did a lot of ethnic training and discussions. Basically I came away from it all noticing and realizing that as different as we all are, in many important ways we are all really similar. But now I have to spend tonight and all day tomorrow doing all of the

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-815393712002-09-12T21:24:00.000-07:002002-09-12T21:28:06.000-07:00

I realized tonight what it's like to be on the receiving end of being made fun of, criticized and talked about behind your back, and realized that it's not fun. I'm going to be more careful the next time I do the same to anyone else. I'm having a fun time updating this and making changes. Hope you're enjoying it too. Amy called me from Italy. We've actually talked quite a bit which is

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-814915832002-09-11T21:13:00.000-07:002002-09-11T21:13:50.083-07:00

So it's September 11th and I feel fine. I mean of course not fine. Who could really ever feel "fine" on this day. But in LA, as a friend pointed out, if you didn't turn on the tv you really wouldn't think anything was special about this day. I tried to watch tv for a while, but it was so sad. Then I talked with Brian and he said he felt similarly. I don't exactly want to re-live the day,

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-814803402002-09-11T16:50:00.000-07:002002-09-11T16:50:12.356-07:00

So far the best thing I've heard since being back at work is "You must be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest."

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-812693092002-09-06T23:04:00.000-07:002002-09-06T23:04:29.040-07:00

I got hired back tonight. Me and Boges did. What a great feeling to know that I can now breath easier for the next month and a half. And then if I do a good job saving some money, then maybe I can take a little bit of time off in November. I can't even imagine what the calls are going to be like. They'll either hate us or they'll love us. I'm glad me and Boges are in it together. But wow,

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-812571852002-09-06T16:42:00.000-07:002002-09-06T16:42:59.273-07:00

manual labor is really hard.

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-812377382002-09-06T07:55:00.000-07:002002-09-06T07:55:09.060-07:00

So I'm helping a friend today. I'm doing "manual labor." Yes folks, that's what I've been reduced to at this point. Although, truly, I don't feel as though I've been reduced. I'm happy to know people who are able to offer me these types of jobs. Maybe someday I can wait outside Home Depot with some chicos and get some day jobs that way! Until then...

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-812123002002-09-05T17:31:00.000-07:002002-09-05T17:31:43.546-07:00

I got an email today from a great friend who had the best (and nicest) advice for me. Read on..."In the meantime, take care of yourself and keep your chin high. Good things always seem to happen for you - it's all timing. Something great will come up." So nice and just what I needed to hear.

MDCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759777.post-811978932002-09-05T11:14:00.000-07:002002-09-05T11:14:39.633-07:00

I've been spending enough time on the internet lately, attempting to look for jobs and keep in touch with everyone, that I figured I might as well do this. A central place where everyone can know what's going on with me! I'll draft something good to put up. Look for an update later! xoxo Molly

MDCnoreply@blogger.com