Like sands through the hourglass....

I haven't blogged in about 20 days. And what's happened since then? ABSOLUTEY NOTHING. Okay, so this is a lie, but the truth is I don't remember anything that has happened, so I have to lie to cover it up. Hmmm..not really a good policy to adopt. But I have been pegged as a liar before (aaahhheem...you're probably not even reading this anyway :P), so what else is new?

So, let's see...my last year of college I had an issue with getting up in time for my 8am class (what?? me?? turn off my alarm and go back to sleep? Noooo!) and I seem to have reverted to my old self. In other words, I've found myself missing my bus (I only missed it by 2 seconds, I swear!!) and being forced to run after the public transpo-mobile to get to work on time (haaa!!). "And I ruuuun, I run so far away..."

My yogurt exploded in my bag the other day...yogurt-covered goodness all around. Unfortunately, I had to come to the realization that I had yogurt guts all over my stuff by the strange goo leaking onto my coat...yogurt goo does not equal happiness.

I've stumbled onto the best place in the world, also known as the Viet Hoa Market on North Ave in the good land. It's a little Vietnamese grocery store, but they have so much cool shit. Where else can you find 10 different kinds of coconut milk??? "You want gelatin in can? You want green blob in plastic wrap? Oh, I see, you want oyster in plastic tub...very good, very good." So what if I can't read the printing on the package? I can recognize pictures!!! It's actual a really cool place...you're not gonna find this stuff in your run-of-the-mill grocery store. And the Japanese candy they have...fannnntastic!

Growing up, you hear "your elders" complaining about how time moves so much more quickly when you're older. Being a kid, you don't care and you run off to shove more dirt in your mouth...well, listen up kids! THIS IS SO TRUE. I'm getting old (not really, but REALLY) and the time is just disappearing. It's almost February already; where have I been? I thought this year would be so long and now I'm worried it's going too quickly (I really have issues with making up my mind, if you can't tell). Gotta enjoy it while I can, and enjoy I shall, but geesh.

Work is still work...still learning, still commiserating about our shitty healthcare system. It's an uphill battle and that hill just keeps getting steeper. Buuuuuuut it's not all depressing...the docs are cool, I haven't gone [totally] crazy yet, and I still dream of being Dr. Arthur, Medicine Woman. Haa haa!! Now if only I could get the theme from "ER" to play every time I walked into the clinic, I'd be set....

Mucho amor.

Oh, the humor....

A mother is getting on the bus with her baby when the bus driver says, "What an ugly baby!" She scoffs at the man, puts in her fare and sits next to an older woman. "How dare that bus driver! Civil servants are supposed to be respectful, not insulting. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!" The other woman replies, "That's a good idea. Here, let me hold your monkey."


Did you know that there are three types of people in the world? Those who can count and those who can't.


Did you hear about the cat who ate a whole ball of yarn? A few months later she gave birth to a whole litter of mittens.


What do you get when you cross a pit bull and a rabbit? A pit bull.


Why aren't elephants allowed on the beach? Because their trunks keep falling down.


Why do you always see dead possums on the road? Chickens use them to check for traffic.



You're welcome. :P

2006 starts off with a bang...

So, there are fires in Oklahoma, people stuck in a mine...and it's only the 2nd day of 2006. It's gonna be a great year, folks.

I rang in the New Year sitting on my couch, watching the ball drop on TV and reading my book. Read this: I can be introverted at times. Oh, the excitement. I actually had myself quite a good time, got to relax and talk to a few people on the phone. Better than being stuck at a party I really didn't wanna be at, trying to talk to people I really didn't know. I did get to babysit for my nephew, Steven, earlier in the day (this kid can put away more donut holes than I can...I think my brother and his wife should get him on one of those Japanese stunt shows, pronto), so that may have contributed to the "pooped" feeling and consequent ploppage on the couch. I do have to say that Dick Clark, although a great TV personality, needs to retire. I know he had a stroke and I felt awful watching him struggle with his speech, but when you can't count down from 10 correctly, it's time to take it easy for awhile. Hand it over to that Ryan Seacrest thing (shudder, shudder). All in all, the coverage was crappy, listened to Regis Philbin sing (why? WHY???), had a few laughs, and went to bed.

It's raining like crazy here in Milwaukee; it's been dark and dreary for the past month, I think, and it really sucks. I got splooshed by a car while waiting for the bus this morning, so maybe I won't have to shower anymore in the mornings, giving me some extra sleep time. HUH? It actually really pissed me off, but those are the breaks. On the plus side, I got to go to the gym today after work and it was fabulous...okay, it really kicked my arse, but that post-workout feeling is always good. Working out definitely puts me in a better mood. I got a free workout with a personal trainer for starting up...he was, well, let's just say...mighty good-looking, so it made the experience that much more enjoyable! hee hee...calm down boys, he's married, I'm still on the market..baah ha ha haa...oh, I make myself laugh. His name is Bill and he was actually a really cool guy, not the typical gym-rat, I guess.

My family had a dog when I was younger, Obie (best dog ever!!), and he had this extreme love for tennis balls. Somehow, the tennis balls ended up being named "Bill" (introverted AND weird!!)...so throughout this whole workout, I kept picturing my dog and his tennis balls...:D Okay, maybe this is just funny to me, but it was good times. just bugger off.

My resolution: to live, to learn, to grow. to make it through the year without a bout of mental insanity. Happy New Year :)