Thursday, January 29, 2009

Everybody is doin' it:


1. When I get really thirsty I feel like I am suffocating.
2. I am really bad about taking pills and have a hard time remembering to take them on time or every day, for that matter.
3. Getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist, when they scape your teeth with the metal tools, makes my stomach flip. Yay for my Sonicare, as there is not much scraping going on the past several dentist visits!
4. I like cold weather over hot weather. Period. Sweating is gross and I do sweat.
5. I've never read a romance novel and cannot stand Jane Austen books.
6. I like to have everything clean and tidy. I cannot stand clutter on countertops. Everything has to be put back in its place.
7. I have a tube of C.O. Bigelow Metha Lip Tint with me at all times.
8. I love my bed and pillows.
9. I cannot stand when things don't work properly and are inefficient.
10. I want a dog, but I realize I can't have one at this point in my life.
11. If I have children, I will not send them to daycare.
12. I am very close to my family and talk to my bro, sister, mom or dad everyday.
13. When I work from home for too long I feel disconnected and alienated from people.
14. I love having my own bathroom in my apartment.
15. I hate leaving things for tomorrow that I can do today.
16. I love having my nails done, not another person actually doing them, but the way manicures make a person look put together. Same with eyebrows.
17. I graduated cum laude from undergrad. and think that I should have done better.
18. I tend not to trust vegatarians and hate when they are pushy about their food-beliefs.
19. I like dressing up for work as much as I like not dressing up for work when working from home - lots!
20. I like mob and shoot 'em-up movies, but hate guns.
21. I am excited to see how my life and my siblings lives ends up.
22. I do not like the words "frick" or "gal". A few other more lewd ones that I will not type, to boot.
23. I love Wheat Thins and have to restrain myself not to eat a whole box in 1 sitting. I think it is the crunch!
24. I don't regret anything that I have done thusfar in my life and believe that everything happens for a reason.
25. I have been told that I say "then" a lot when speaking or explaining things. I have been working on that.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

"10 Things I Love More Than I Should"

1. Chucks

2. Perfume (particularly: Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior, B spot by Benefit, anything Jo Malone, and Lovely by SJP)

3. Shoes in general

4. Pierogis

5. Sleeping in my bed

6. Brussels sprouts

7. Diet Dr Pepper (!!)

8. My vacuum cleaner

9. Clean laundry

10. Getting home from work and finding my apartment empty (sans roommates)

Bless and protect him

First thing that I did when I woke up today was think to say a prayer for Barack Obama. May he be safe, protected, make good decisions, and continue to inspire.

I am so proud of him, our country, and the optimism he has able to make us feel as a nation. In watching the inauguration coverage, I am overcome with a sense of hope and pride. This is an amazing occasion and I am very glad it is happening during my lifetime. He is a role model for so many groups of people that identify with him.

I am not being naive; as I understand that Obama is not going to be able to fix everything, as he is not a cure-all or some divine savior. However, I am sure that he is going to be able to continue to inspire, make us reflect, think out a path and make decisions, and push for more good rather than bad.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

For realz:

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/01/10/news/doc49681e80735c5391961609.txt

This is one of my friends, Paul, that I have known since I was 15. He and his girlfriend got engaged on NYE, and got married on 1/9 . . . in a Taco Bell. That's Paul for you.

1/12 - Additionally - Paul and Caragh's wedding has been all over the "strange news" stuff on the Internet. The story was picked up by the SF Chronicle, KC Star, Yahoo News, the Huffington Post, and many, many others.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Looking back, good things about the past weeks:



  • Seeing my sister and brother in IL and FL!!

  • The temperature change from 18 to 80 and back again!

  • The really randomness of Christmas Eve and New Years Eve

  • Met a boy, we'll see what happens

  • Pedicure in FL! (Totally found a color that Tera would LOVE!)

  • A few days off work were great!

  • I got some really nice Christmas presents!

  • Good foooood!

* The pic is of the pretty sky looking west from campus in Normal.