And now, somehow it's already Friday. Where the hell did my week go? So I'm excited for this weekend. No particular reason, other than it's a weekend and I'll be happy not to be at the office. All but one person is gone from the office today. Unfortunately, I haven't accrued enough time to take today (or my birthday, which is on Tuesday) off. So here I am. Making phone calls to verify that we have correct contact information. All day.

Other than that and the fact that the air conditioning in this office is up so high that it's freezing, I'm doing pretty well today. Friday has such a nice ambiance to it. When you're so close to embracing the weekend...it's a little intoxicating. Wait, that might just be my brain turning to goo because of all the phone calls. I'm feeling a little slap-happy.

Note to lemurkitten: felipemcguire was really excited yesterday because he found Eventide's mini. Sadly, it slowly dawned on him that she's no longer in the game and his proud face morphed into a disappointed face.

This is not a post for the weak at heart.

My work out shoes are over a year old. I stopped wearing them to walk a few weeks ago after my ankles hurt, following a low impact walk. Also, I can't get away with sneakers at my new job. And here I must pause because I know all of you are very sad that I will no longer be able to sport my business casual with a twist look (my fashionable sneakers with printed t's and pinstriped pants look). Well my friends! There is a price to pay in corporate America!

So my lunch is going to be spent purchasing two pairs of shoes--one for work and one for walking and running. Since I don't wear them all the time, my work out shoes are likely to last awhile. What I'm trying to decide before I go to lunch is whether I should just bite the bullet and go to Walking Co for my work shoes. They're kind of pricey, but I've heard they last a long time and I'd like to be comfortable at work and not have the back problems I'm starting to get with my cheap loafers.

I know what you're thinking. How can I possibly buy two pairs of shoes, eat lunch and get back to the office in 45 minutes? It won't be easy. But I think I'll be okay. I DO work in the shopping district, you know.

Wow. This is the girliest post I've written in awhile. I think it's amusing that we often find the mundane details of our lives so interesting and then we go to tell our friends and we're surprised when they aren't as impressed with what we ate for lunch that day or how many marshmallows we can fit into our mouth while saying "chubby bunny"...or that we are buying shoes.

Okay, now I'm just babbling. I'm done now.

A few weeks ago felipemcguire and I got cable for two reasons (okay, two reasons for him--I actually like watching TV sometimes). The Olympics this summer and the elections in November--specifically on Comedy Central and The Daily Show.

I gotta tell you though. The Olympics are kicking my ass. I've been staying up late to watch them and have been sucked into Michael Phelps mania...and I've never been one to find swimming all that interesting to watch (unless it's in a cartoon about a singing little mermaid). And then there's gymnastics, which is like crack to me. Watching the Chinese "battle" the USA. I've been flipping back and forth between a Canadian station (CBC) and NBC. It's really interesting. Overall, the Canadian coverage is good, but lacks the dramatic narration that the U.S. has. On the other hand, American coverage tends to be alot harsher on its athletes than the Canadians do ("...they did their best, eh? It's just an honor that they could be here to perform...").

What I always find the strangest about watching television after a long hiatus is that I have to readjust to the commercials. Commercials are like little living creatures who seem to put a magic spell over you so you can't look away. And I'm usually left wondering if I really saw what I thought I just saw because it's kind of a surreal experience.

One week left. And it seems I'm running extremely far behind in my work. Okay, not really my "work" as much as getting the packet together and ready for the new girl or boy who usurps me.

I'm not going to have any time off before I start my new job, so felipemcguire and I are taking this weekend for our vacation. We're renting a car and driving up to a cabin by a lake. I like having something to look forward to. I'm sure it will help me get through this week.

Waking up this morning was hard. It would have been so nice to lounge around in bed. But I DID find a seat on the bus today, which is always a plus!

choaticcavalier's birthday party on Saturday was alot of fun. I spent a good portion of the evening doing my friends' hair. I did R's hair three times because he has long hair, enjoyed the attention and it became a challenge to find increasingly girlier hairdos for him. Towards the end of the evening, shieldmaidenmgb brought out her box of hair accessories and I went to town. I'm sure there's a picture of it somewhere.

It was also wonderful to see and chat with devinam a bit at the party, who was radiant and, yes my friends, glowing!

Today was rather chilly this morning. I looked at the weather report online and supposedly it's going to get warmer this afternoon. So I had a dilemma. Do I wear my hoody and hope for the sun? Or do I put on my coat and wait for the clouds? I went for my hoody, but I'm sitting here a little cold in the office, wondering if I may have made the wrong decision.

My sister M is trying on LA for size. She moved there a couple of weeks ago. She plans to stay for a month and see how it fits. She'll either move back to Seattle after that or stay there. Since she's moved there, she's been an extra in Desperate Housewives and Eli Stone. I don't think the pay is wonderful, but she seems to really enjoy the work.

There's a part of me that kind of hopes she'll stay over there. I want her to do things that will make her happy. And watching her move through various occupations, performing is the only thing that I've ever seen that she loves to do. Also, the two of us tend to get along best when we don't live too close to each other. Funny how that is. When we're living across the country...or, you know, in a different country...we get along great. Better than great. So, I don't know. It's weird how families are. I'm really excited for her being an extra though. If this career of hers keeps up, I may have to start watching shows for M sightings.

Galadriel
Possessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

Galadriel is a character in the Middle-Earth universe. You can read more about her at the Galadriel Worshippers Army.

The funny thing about this quiz is that I took it because "Princess Leia" was displayed in the picture and I assumed that when they said "What character are you?" my answer would then, of course, be a Star Wars character. Obviously I was wrong. The test was Which Fantasy/SciFi Character Are You? But whatever. I'm satisfied.

Your Personality is Very Rare (INTJ)

Your personality type is logical, uncompromising, independent, and nonconformist. Only about 3% of all people have your personality, including 2% of all women and 4% of all men. You are Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Judging.

I took this test in middle school and then again seven years ago...and today I took it yet again, just in case. Of course, AGAIN I got this as my personality type. I guess you can grow and change, but certain things always remain the same about you.

http://typelogic.com/intj.html

I came home last night to find, well, Knate's sweatshirt on the floor. This is not unusual, though I hadn't remembered him leaving it in that exact spot. I don't know what drew me to the sweatshirt. Something out of the corner of my eye. A single cat poo. Odd, thought I. But not THAT odd. Sometimes Zoe doesn't wipe well enough and will carry things on her thick fir for awhile before gravity takes its course and leaves it in a random place in the apartment. This was not to be the case.

When I lifted up the sweatshirt so that I could pick up my cat's feces, I discovered that what I had at first thought was a single cat poo was, in fact, many cat poos. My theory? Our litter had become unacceptable to Clark (I had been scooping, yes, but hadn't completely changed the litter in awhile) and he found an amiable way to relieve his bowels and then politely covered up his handiwork, so as not to bother us. It was very considerate of him, really. I don't believe it was Zoe. I doubt she would have felt any shame at leaving her present out in the open for all to see.

This Phone Call proceeded:
"Hey Baby, I'm calling to let you know I may not be here when you get home. I'm heading to the store to pick up some new litter. Oh, and DON'T put on your grey sweatshirt when you get home! ...I'll explain later."

My sister recommended a book she felt certain I would LOVE. Yes, I like reading about vampires. They're sexy. What she neglected to tell me was that I would have to find it in the Juvenile fiction shelf of the bookstore and that it was about a teenage vampire romance so incredibly cheesy and sterile that I wonder about its claims on the 'Best Seller List' status.

My friends, do not read Twilight. The cover and title are all you'll enjoy (two black and white hands holding a red apple). The rest--from the one-voice characters, the contrived plot and her misunderstanding of Washington state in general (she vocally feels that it is inferior to Phoenix, Arizona) will leave you wanting more...but not from this book. So don't read it.

I guess I haven't written in awhile because, on some level, I'm worried that I'm not as interesting as I used to be...that I have less to say than I did before, or that it's less important.

The other reason is that I'm lazy and good at justifying my lack of inertia. And I keep wanting to 'make a come-back' with a clever post that will thrill my audience and make them hungry for more. But all that has accomplished me is silence on my end and numerous days or evenings when I've opened up this page and stared at the screen.

So this post will be short. Mostly it's just to post this and get it out of the way because I'm a little afraid of writing these days and I have to start somewhere.

So there. I'm finished for today. Thanks for reading.