Oh, the little nugglets!

I got to babysit for my niece, Jillian, this weekend, while my brother and his wife were at a wedding. She's 5 months old and I love her bunches. There's nothing like having a baby fall asleep on your shoulder. :) And congrats to Liz and Josh!!

Nothin' much.

Well, guess I don't have much to say. Life's like that sometimes. Peace. Oh, Grey's Anatomy was fantastical this evening. Don't watch the show? You really should. Really. Not joking.

oh, grand election day

So I went to vote after work, and my ballot broke the machine. Lol...apparently I got too excited when I was voting and my lines were too dark. The counting machine rejected my ballot!! Oh, geez! So I filled out my ballot again (this time calmly) and was on my way. The trouble I cause. Turn-out seemed pretty good, so that was awesome. I know a lot of people don't think voting is important, but I don't see how they can turn around and bitch if they don't vote. What, exactly, are you doing to change things?
Which, it turns out, is a question I should be asking myself a lot more.

Anyway, went to a little election party, almost fell asleep. Not that the election wasn't exciting, I was just tired. Ever have one of those days? Of course. The donkeys did pretty well. Yay for Doyle! That's right...I side with the Democrats. I'm liberal, all the way. If you can't tell that from reading my posts, I guess I'm not doing a good enough job. Or I just care to keep my political persuasions under wraps most of the time.

Speaking of political persuasions, there's this crazy Democratic boy in Pittsburgh that I get a total kick out of. He doesn't think he's fabulous, but I do. Fantabulous, even. And I thought I should put it in print. Hopefully you read this. Eventually. I know you love blogging. :P

doooo eeeeet!

VOTE!!!

"I'm not as young as I used to be"

Staying up until 3 did not bode well for this girl. Work was longer, people were more annoying, and I'm CRABBY. And everything therefore seems that much worse. I know, I know, it's my own fault. I KNOW.

I bought a scarf today. Yay! I wish I would've stayed on my knitting kick, then I could be making these things for myself. Another thing to add to the list. It was from a arts/crafts venue...so I'm supporting local artists [she says to herself to justify the most wonderful scarf in the entire world--slight exaggeration, but only slight].

at the end: 4 hours until work...

I look at the clock on my computer...2:10 AM. My first thought: I have to be to work in 4 1/2 hours. My second thought: who cares? I'm in a good mood and I'm grabbing it and running like mad. Funny how good moods and creativity burst open at odd hours of the morning. I truly am my father's child.

Just had to make sure my peppermint tea was decaf. Indeed it was. Where is this coming from? Perhaps because I talked to some old friends tonight. Or because I have good music (The Weepies...I recommend for relaxing, pondering, and serious reflection) and good reading (random blogs, stories, and other such wonders floating around, waiting to be discovered, on this crazy Internet).

I've figured it out. It IS the peppermint. Stimulates the senses, no? 2:15 AM. Still going strong. Okay, sleep is creeping into the corners of my eyes, I can't help but admit.

Funny thing. I've always wanted to be a doctor. Empathy. Helping. Faith. Learning. Science. People. Compassion. Relationships. The other night, I was convinced I should be a kindergarten teacher. This conviction was sparked by an ad...[side-note: the need for sleep is definitely starting to kick my ass. I'm fighting, but it's a bit more determined than I am right now. I'm trying to think of a word to put here. It's running through my mind, but just a little too fast for me to grab ahold.]...nudging (still not the word, but the one I wanted is long gone) people to think of who really made an impact in their lives. Celebrities, people in the news? Not usually. Family, friends, teachers? Yes. But a good family physician could fit right in there, too. I guess I just like kids. And teaching them to finger paint? Lol...oh, silly me.

2:30 AM. Sleep has won. I'm down for the count. We'll see how this sounds in the [later] morning.