Saturday, September 29, 2001

Dear Lord, i hate getting up before...noon or so. but i straggled my ass outta bed at around 7:40 AM (oops) today. was supposed to be at rika's at 8:30. no prob. i'm feelin a bit better. and i appreciate everyone calling and asking. but forgive me, for i am so weak and tired and busy (with the wedding and all) right now i cannot return calls. i appreciate it i do. thank you so much. God Bless you. i love you. but i do not freaking know what is wrong with me so stop asking that. i will got to the doc's Monday. maybe the sickness is making me irritable. i dunno. sorry.

so anyways we all went to get our hair and makeup done. turns out the owner is christy eastin's mom. see where you can get when they ask "so what do you do brittany?" and reply with the good ol acting story. "oh, the owner's daughter is an actress" heh heh...so anyhow, her mom is gonna tell christy and give her my #. so then me and kim got arby's...waht the hell is up with me eating that every frickin day? (cept friday natch) woo hoo...arby's is next to first united methodist. wedding went well, rika was just the cutest bundle of nerves i've ever seen...but she got through with it. alls good. was fun. reception = blast. chalise the whore caught the bouquet. well, i would too if i have tree limb arms...heh heh.

Friday, September 28, 2001

i cam across this today...very damn cool...and addictive...WHERE CAN I GET MORE??!!
i gotta stop fiddlin with this...i'm gonna totally screw it for good if i'm not careful.
this infection or whatever it is has done it's worst or best whatever on me. it's strting to make me very weak and apathetic. the rehearsal tonight was only an hour long, but that was enough for me. chalise informed rika of my condition, so she understood when chalise, me and matt left the dinner early. besides i wasn't in the mood for the Chalise and Matt show...argh...chalise projecting her rub-it-in-your-face-attitude-you-don't-know-what-it's-like-to-mess-around-with-a-guy. hmmm, well chalise, just because i haven't been down that beaten down road like you doesn't mean i've never even been so much as more kissed , oh and pardon me, i'm 24 remember...but i'm not about to broadcast my whole "Sex and the City" experiences with my B Log.

arr...rant done.
i've been a really bad phone buddy lately...i don't call back anyone. man, what is my deal? maybe i'm venting from all the revenge of my ISU buddies never calling me or calling me back...bad bad bad britt...see why you get kidney infection?

on good news, i got a letter from Miep Gies. who? oh, just the lady that helped hide Anne Frank. it's typed and all but does have her signature...damn cool. with all due respect, she is 90 something.
whoa, i just heard that the FBI found out Peoria was # 7 on the terrorist targeted cities list.

but you know what...i stay positive. there are more good people than bad in this world.

Thursday, September 27, 2001

SO HERE IT IS....

britt's trip to the ER...and other fun-filled stories for tots

so there i was sunday, 10 am, lying in my bed as usual. the only main tasks of the day were my softball game at 3:30 (which should be fun fun cause i pulled a muscle in my thigh running through downtown Peoria the night before) and my show callbacks for Accomodations at 7. tammy was willing to work for me that night bartending, so all was good. then, as i turn over, a gripping pain shoots in my right side. i think it's gas (pardon me) or something other non-important thing and try to go back to sleep. no luck. it gets worse...and worse...and worse. finally at 1 pm, i can take it no longer, i'm writhing (and being very vocal, which i never do) and constantly getting sick, i say (and the brittster doesn't say this) "take me to the Emergency Room pleeeeeease!"

finally, location : ER time : 2 pmish. i'm in a bed with one of those "doesn't cover shit" gowns on. the diagnosis from my blood and urine samples? "we dunno" hmmm..they said i was very dehydrated though..hell yea, they gave me three bags of IV stuff before i could use the restroom. plus they shot SIX types of drugs in my arm. Demerol is very very good, get it if you can.

so here i am, pain has subsided...finally did yesterday...but my urine still has blood in it, so i'm not out of the woods yet. but at least i'm no longer in constant pain.

my only regret is that i can't donate blood to the Red Cross. :(

good news, i'm in a show yay!!!! Accomodations comin' your way Nov...uhhh..damn, i dunno...sometime mid Novemeber. see me do many accents!! yea!

Monday, September 24, 2001

have i ever told how how much the hospital sucks?

well, it does. that's right, i spent Sunday all day in the ER. why? cause i had this horrible horrible pain that would not subside. at first i thought it was my apppendix, then a kidney stone. it's neither. what is it then? they dunno. i guess 90 % of all abdominal pain patients leave with no diagnosis. so knock on wood (as i knock on imaginary wood). no soda or beer this week at all. but thats probably good. no more softball either...can you imagine? i'm too weak for softball. i'm in a major alert stage of dehydration.

on good news...and thank God for this...i made the show! didn't make second callbacks obviously...but Nona called last night and talked to mom right as we got back from the hospital. if i weren't so weak i'd say "woo hoo"...ah well, it's a work in progress, i'll be stronger tomorrow...but nothing will keep me from my B Log.

Sunday, September 23, 2001

hmm...i forgot what i was to say. except that maybe Britt had too much tonight...Guinness and Amstel, odd as it may seem, do not mix all that well...and i had a kickass long island iced tea tonight at DV8's...wooo hoo...

crap, i have a softball game in less than 12 hours...plus callbacks...goodnight.

Saturday, September 22, 2001

so i'm off to a Bachelorette party. what are those? hey, i never really went one that was my friend's...with a stripper!!!

tammi said she'd work for me tomorrow bartending..yay i can go to call backs AND rest after softball.
HA HA HA...did you know you can send a message to YOURSELF on AIM?

kickitsquirrel: hghg
kickitsquirrel: hghg
kickitsquirrel: what the hell???
kickitsquirrel: what the hell???
kickitsquirrel: ahhhhhhh!!!!!!
kickitsquirrel: ahhhhhhh!!!!!!
kickitsquirrel: stop it you're scaring me scary squirrel AIM person
kickitsquirrel: stop it you're scaring me scary squirrel AIM person
kickitsquirrel: you are the weakest squirrel
kickitsquirrel: you are the weakest squirrel
kickitsquirrel: goodbye
kickitsquirrel: goodbye
nice verrry nice. i have an audition in an hour, roughly...give or take. do i feel like auditioning? more importantly, do i feel like being in another show? and the answer to that is yes, yes, and yes. i actually really don't wanna work tonight. as delivery and backup bartender, i'm just thankful it's tammy that's bartending. to bad it ain't jen...but you'll have that. not that i helped her any last night....shessh...it's called "britt wasn't there and ALL of Pekin was" whoops.

and no, i did not get to bed before 3 am last night...what the HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?!! don't answer that.
hmmm..so it turns out the brain dead kevin is actually kevin AND tamara....which equals a brain dead kevin you see....i ain't takin it back
hmm, i totally forgot that i had auditions tomorrow at 2. whoops...oh well, it's all good. i'm ready...if i can fucking get to bed before 3 am. and crap, i really don't feel like being on the web...everyone i'm IMing is acting half retarded...what is up with that? they musta drank some bad water...or maybe i'm the idiot on IM.....hmmm...

Friday, September 21, 2001

PROOF THE WORLD IS ENDING:

oh dear lord, Alex Trebec has shaved his mustache!!!!!!

Thursday, September 20, 2001

ha ha! HTML cannot kick my ass....i added more and more about the Britt! look and see on your left hand side...but be sure and check back soon, my tastes change and subside. is that the right word? who the hell am i talking to to? who reads this? "Dear Kitty", check out my fave this and fave that of the moment! ah hah ahah...crap, i've gone mad, and i got work in 15 minutes...
crap, i didn't intend on getting up at 2:15 PM. oh well, what can ya do. i'm a creature of habit. let's just hope i can suck down enough coffee before i'm off to the old job. CRAP! i need to go by Family Video. maybe i can again start renting from there...but Hollywood Video does have a better selection.
like the new look? why thank you...i'm getting quite advanced...see how majoring in theatre can benefit you? heheh heh...um no...that was totally a joke. i talked to Robin tonight on the phone...she keeps askign when i will move out there....uhhhhh..."come on Britt, if they attacked the World Trade Center, just think how cool the city must be!"

right Robin, let me quote you on that...
Britt's choice pics for Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001:

The Gift
15 Minutes

Wednesday, September 19, 2001

i am the master of HTML!!! let's not go that far, but i am learning...slowly.

i was supposed to go to Normal today, but i don't feel up to it. my killer headache from hell is coming on and i feel like staying at home, being it is my day off....and i ned to grab something to eat and bathe.

plus i'm the HTML master and have a SCANNER now...ah ha ha
can i just say I LOVE IE!!! i really do...i never thought i'd make such a "webgeek" statement....

by britt "you got an ID?" duley

(that's courtesy of tammy...she claims i'm an ID Nazi as a bartender)

Tuesday, September 18, 2001

man, i've reached the lengths of reading the news in Dutch. NO i don't read Dutch...it's a link my buddy gave me...the RealPlayer thing is as well in Dutch, but the language is universal...the Dutch people showing their compassion. Dutch looks similar to German...maybe i'll have to learn it. i do adore Amstel Light (as you would know based on all my other posts)

on happier news, evrytime i sneeze it hurts...HELL YEA i'm still sore. ouch and i can't blow my nose too well either...

getting off the misery that is the terrorist attacks...tonights night went well. we were busy....i think because america wanted to "get their minds off it". i made $30 and ventured out to Appleby's afterward to join Kathy, Brian and Bill in drinks. i paid...what a score!!! i actually paid the bill!!! it took some great offensive moves though; i waited til Bill had a story to tell then grabbed it from the waitress...shameless i tell ya, but it worked.

and i hear tonight that on Tues Air Force One flew over Pekin...en route to Nebraska. wow, too bad i was watching tv.

Monday, September 17, 2001

i highly suggest you check out the new issue of People if you haven't. that is some damn good reading.
ahhh...THIS is what i'm talkin about
what the hell is wrong with Americans?

now i'm reading and hearing that there have become many anti-Arab incidents involving Americans harassing them.

hey dumbass, let's attack the terrorist, not the ethnicity
...grow a brain will ya, our country's in trouble....

Sunday, September 16, 2001

last night i saw an airplane while on a delivery. as i pulled my car over, i looked at it quizzically. "aren't all aircraft grounded because of all this?" i thought. then i saw the red, white, and blue lights on it and i realized that it was an air force plane...flying over and protecting us.
ah geez, playin that 2 games of softball (net hour worth = 4) today kicked my ass in a way that my ass has not truly been kicked since i was 12. i hit ok, i field ok ( i hate the damn outfield )....could throw the ball better ( oh, my poor out of practice arm...), but my running just ain't there. my legs are sorer than....whatever is really sore. poor out-of-shape britt. ah well....my own fault. then i rushed into work (beat beat beat, i coulda napped right there on the bar), thank God we clsoe at 9 on sunday.

let's get out the checklist:

eat linguine primavera....too much damn food for one night...
blog
take a bath
maybe email
sleepy time

night
not a lot of B Loggin goin on lately, but under the circumstances, i think you understand. yea, so much has been going on that i would love the chance to document it, but also so many things have been going on that i haven't the urge to. i'm a ravage of emotions, i don't know what to think even more now than i ever did. true, people have shown more compassion to one another, but people are still being assholes. take last night, we had some unruly and immature pissy costumers at the bar waiting for a table. oh, so someone almost got a table before you....WHO CARES?!
THERE ARE WORSE TRADGEDIES GOING ON IN THE WORLD YOU SELFISH PRICK

sure, there's no reason for me to call him that...or is there?

God forgive me. i think we're at war...heard it on the radio, haven't seen the news (or read it for that matter) in a full day.

Saturday, September 15, 2001

there's so much crap goin on right now...oh my God...what will happen?

I'm wondering....will I live to see my 25th birthday? It's a good question.

Friday, September 14, 2001

i'm still damn proud to be an American...i always will be...

and no, i don't feel as safe as i used to.
the last place i wished to be tonight was work...just didn't feel like it. and as i arrive, all we have to drink is RC, tea, and water. oh, and no hot water. eventually, soda returned...but my patience was growing thin...customers were calling and being dumbassy. i realize that now of all times, i should be compassionate with humankind, and i am....

these terrorist things....growing worse by the minute, so it seems...watch the news, they're finding out so much shit now....it's scary...remember "it can't be WW3 unless we're dealing with another country" ? well, it was 18 terrorists alone that worked on the 4 airplanes....18 alone!!! can you imagine how many are at work outside of that??? and the arrests at Heathrow in London and the ones in Germany??? not to mention the ones i heard about after i got off work at 11 pm tonight across the country??? a few more terrorists were captured!!! and their original plane tickets were for TUESDAY! aww man...i am sooooo overcome with emotion, it's liek a pissy rage now........

we lit candles tonight when it got dark at Pepperoni's...i was the one who kept running out and making sure they stayed lit. i made a new splash/enter page for my website, as well as the first page ("home"). not that i get a whole lot of traffic, but i wanted to do it.

Wednesday, September 12, 2001

Mass was overwhelming last night. we began and ended with "America the Beautiful" and "America". it was all i could do to not cry. there were so many emotions going through me. and "peace be with you" has never meant so much to me as it did last night. after all the resistance last night, i broke down and just bawled in my bathroom. it was a huge bawl too, after all, look how many people's souls i was crying for. it's so horrible.

while alex, bill, brian and i were at Kouri's last night, the news (being on of course) showed an address from President Bush. evryone in the pub attentively watched and listened to what he had to say....everyone... i thought that was wonderful. it shows we're all only one race...the human race.

these are the kind of events where you want to just talk to your loved ones. i have all my family here, and hanging out with bill, alex, and brian was great. i called tamara last night and it was great to just talk to kevin. then i had to call her back while at Appleby's. most my friends i talk to online, so that was great. then there are the ones im very close to that i never talk to. tamara being the prime example. i won't let a catastrophic event such as this delay me "been meaning to call her" any longer. gosh, i need to get a hold of Robin.

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

well, it looks like off to Mass at 7:30 at St. Joe's. that's the perfect place to be at a time like this.
sarah had a good idea. go out and videotape these happenings. could be a a great idea. let's let my battery charge.

there's bombings in Afghanistan...the US isn't claiming it....but they're also not denying it.

shit.
i don't believe this is happening? what's the world coming to? what kind of century do i live in? my mind is overflowing with thoughts and words that cannot possibly be written down or typed fast enough. everyone is so sweet to each other it seems, asking how you're doing....even complete strangers are talking to one another...with comfort.

i cannot believe gas has gotten up to almost $ 4 a gallon in nearby Creve Coeur/ East peoria.
so what can i say?

i'm at a loss....it's such a horrible incident i don't believe there are any words. everyone is in the same shock boat. how the hell can terrorists get away with hijacking FOUR planes and being able to get away with crashing three of them into national monuments ? i swear to God, i never thought i'd have to live through a "Pearl Harbor"

it was at 8:48 am EST, i was way asleep, and unfortunate for the tragedy that has occurred, i wasn't able to comprehend fully what was going on. my prayers go out to those who have been affected.

Monday, September 10, 2001

damn, i got a great night's sleep last night. or so it seems. i felt damn damn rested this morning. looks like yesterday was indeed a good day. or maybe today shall be. it finally feels like frickin fall, it's kinda chilly. good good.

and i need to stop beginning these with "damn".
ahhhh...sweet sweet Benendryl...i love when it kicks in...

Sunday, September 09, 2001

i've decided...with the possible exception of work being slow and i feeling dumbassed thereabouts...that today was a good one.

clue #1 (as well as the only clue you'd need) : i ate my favorite fast food meal (chicken sandwich with loads of mayo) lunch at BK in Morton with chalise, during which one of my all time faves came on..."Dancing Queen"

ahhhh...not too shabby
i swear to you, i am spoiled rotten.....i blame it on myself, i spoil myself rotten. and , yes i was a bit sloshed on whiskey last night B logging away....

i bought myself a digital pocket planner thing. OH! but it was only $8 that's not so much spoiling is it? sure beats writing in the address book, at least i can can update at a better pace....and I did get some errands done today (bills paid and resumes mailed)...so Ha.
so it's it's NOT "stoh-leech-nah-ya" as i had once thought it was.....Rick and Shelia came in tonight, and as Rick informed me....uhhh...shit, it's somethin' else. damn damn damn...did i play a trampy Russian maid for nothing???!!! heh heh.

anyways, awesome night tonight...i guess. i had fun. delivery tips were $30...nothin like that...and NO i do not drink whilst on bartending duty...but on not bartending duty, that's a different story....give me Kesslers in my RC. and then when i got home...hey! we had a bit more here (always do in the Duley home) ...2 shots on the r-...uh in a glsss....ahhhh sweet bliss....good feelin'

crap, i do believe i was about to say more....

whiskey is a great feeling when you don't overdo it.........

Saturday, September 08, 2001

i actually got up today at 9 am despite getting to sleep finally at 5 am last night (this morning) and consciously deciding that i wasn't going to the parade. hot damn, give me two points...or ten...please, i'm tired.

the parade was actually pretty damn cool. the craft shit at the park...coulda done without. as well as a 2 year old wanting out of her stroller. ahh...poor Kristin...she can get sooo moody. oh well, that's kids for ya. now i've an hour to kill before work...what to do....i know, i'll pry just chat with irina.
i really did not anticipate waking up at 2 today (yesterday??? shit...it's saturday..). all i knew was, i was dirty, my hair was dirty, and i needed a bath..BAD. so in a daze, i hopped in the tub. then, as a came to, managed to gulp down two cups of coffee. and then proceed to work (of course, i managed to have nice liesurely chat on MSN IM (yea, i got ANOTHER IM sysytem) with irina, my chort in the HTG conspiracy. work went well, got good and busy, and the Fishers (i'm talking Tony, Georgia, Jerry, and Cheryl) came in, got some more (martini #s 4 and 5...as well as #6, #7, and #8) martini making experience done. they said they were superb. natch, i'm a quick learner. now i gotta get up at 9 am to watch the gay ass Marigold Festival parade. ah well, it'll get my ass up. i gotta go get something to eat now...notice i didn't mention eating all day? THAT'S CAUSE I DIDN'T!

Friday, September 07, 2001

ooo ooo it's friday!!! time to party down. no, it's time to watch the town of Pekin party down as i watch them drink. i am starting to build a late night bar crowd though. i got to make my 2nd and 3rd martinis last night (thanks bill and brian).
you know, sometimes you just FEEL like going out to a pub and havin a few...and that's the best time in the world...

other times you feel like sitting at home and watching (hell yea!) the 2001 MTV Music Video Awards...yea, for real...dude, i remember when that Thursday night was one you cancelled things for...but now, i mean come on really...it's not like they don't repeat it after they broadcast it. or a million times after. i'm enjoying this, really.

Thursday, September 06, 2001

besides, i gotta maye take my grandma back home tomorrow morning...
so i'm not goin to Kouri's...tummy feels odd....maybe tomorrow night.
so i tried this Italian beer tonight. yes i know, highly exciting.....but WAIT! we had a late night bar rush!!! woo hoo! yea, bill and brian and two chicks that I think i've seen before. yep, turns out one is a waitress at Kouri's. small town we live in...

Moretti is a damn good Italian beer, i'll say that. i think i may venture out to kouris now in fact. i dunno, it's 11:30, at ISU it would be nothing to call up a friend, ut in pekin, it's just weird. sarah's still up, perhaps i'll give her a ring. i could always drink a Guinness.
damn this storm a comin' could just very well bring in the beer and cocktail drinkers of the pekin metropolitan area...ok, Peoria metropolitan area....
i still hate the US Open, though i got to watch the ends (or so it seems) of last night. i'll get to that as i recap.

let's see tuesday, hmmm, i worked. didn't manage to do a damn thing before that. i closed bar. hardly any customers, plus i had to to tell the delivery girl how to find her way around Pekin...ugh. i actually got to rent two movies AND (gasp) watch them tuesday night. (well ok, i finished the next one wednesday afternoon). what movies you say? well, damn i thought you'd never ask. i rented O Brother, Where Art Thou? and State and Main. O Brother was ok, i mean i liked it, but let me just say i really really enjoyed State and Main.

after my fun-filled close at Pepperoni's last night (wed) i stopped off at Kouri's and got a Guinness. ok, i got 2 Guinnesses. and wings, and watch what i believe was the US Open...i dunno. it was Aggassi and Sampras. damn that Aggassi for winning.

Tuesday, September 04, 2001

not too bad of an evening, a bit slow, holly pete and the kids came in for dinner. holly said the gin and tonic was first rate. heh heh, of course. joe was a bit pissy back yonder, but cmon, the man has worked EVERY day. sheesh...without a day off, he may go nuts. and the server kim....dunno about her, she seems to have to many problems and drama in her life. leave them at home man, i barely know you, what the fuck am i supposed to say?

Monday, September 03, 2001

DAMN YOU US OPEN!!!!!

i just wanted to watch "Jeopardy" today.....i mean it's bad enough i have to work on Labor Day, but come on!!! i want to learn!!! i want to get smart!!! i want to show Alex Trebec what it's all about!!! i DO NOT want to watcha bunch of men and women run back and forth on a court and grunt everytime they hit the ball (actually i think that's sorta funny). damn tennis....damn dirty STUPID tennis and US Open...sorry tamara if you ever read this.

i think we need to take into consideration that i DID watch a soccer match yesterday all in spanish...see, i'm a sports fan...sorta
party time sunday. that's right, got up, prepared a few resumes, and was lazy til 4 pm when it was time to get ready for the picnic/cookout. i went to alex's in east peoria (that's right, he has a new crib) and watched him cheer on mexican soccer (they won in case you were wondering) and then we were off to the cookout.

i got to try a new beer, Molson (i'm all about the "trying new beers" lately). anyways, it was cool, partied wit a lot of chicagoans
...what the hell? then we were so loud the neighboors near us (across the way) invited us over...partying with Irish Catholics and Mexican Catholics...it's what it's all about i tell ya....

Sunday, September 02, 2001

........but whatever gets me drunk....




i'm a BARTENDER for God's Sake!! i watch people intake libations ALL....FRICKIN'....NIGHT!

torture i tells ya
and like i said...not really diggin' the Rolling Rock beer too much.
dammit...this is the second time i'm posting this cause NETSCAPE IS A PIECE OF CRAP!!!! thats right and i cannot put that in bold or italics cause there IS NO TAB!!!! what the fuck?! ok, busy day...i guess...great night at work, i really do dig all those i work with and it's getting easier too. pre work i had to run all over (getting up at 1 doesn't help), got anniversary cards (mom and pop celebrated 29 years today and holly and pete celebrate 6 monday)...damn, need another crappyass Rolling Rock, be right back.

yep, ok so also i had to get khalilah a b-day card. and stamps....and 2 white shirt from work..only $2.50 each, God Bless Goodwill. so khalilah, stacy, amanda, zac and mike (my IM buddy) all came in Pepperoni's. awww....and mom, dad, holly, pete, and uncle jerry. work went cool, i forgot to eat before work, so i was starving. but i ABSOLUTELY needed an Amstel after work, so i did. AND BK took so long on my chicken sandwich, it was free....score i say.

Saturday, September 01, 2001

my hair is sooo dirty. it's in desparate need of washing...something i'm not looking forward to doing today. oh welll, what can you do? i think my depression is gone...last night wasn't the best of nights...not that anything bad happened, it's just that ugh-crapass feeling. i did score $35 delivery alone...jenn didn't split, pry cause i had so many delis...oh well. bill, cathy (from ACT), and brian came in at 10, left me...that's right ME a $9. hehe heh.