10/23/07

* Wendy's caesar salad is climbing up the list. mmm mmm.
* Obits still make me cry.
* All of a sudden, CVS sells a ton of liquor. Weird.
* Don't blow people off. Just don't.
* To be hospitalized, you must be admitted.
* I get the feeling that as you get older, you don't actually have it any more together than you did when you were younger. You just get better at looking like you do. I also think that's part of what helps us appreciate and relate to people who used to be "old." (Remember your 25-year-old grade-school teacher? Ha.)

10/21/07

* Something about not being too involved allows you to appreciate aspects of people you wouldn't otherwise notice.
* This could be good or bad. Maybe even a twisted combination of the two.
* Just saying.

10/20/07

* In the "Scrubs" pilot, there's a scene where J.D. is standing in the hospital lobby. He's moving at a normal speed, and everyone around him is whizzing by. They're moving so fast that he seems to be moving in slow motion. That's what I've felt like lately, and I can't quite figure it out.
* I'll be another year older in 22 days.
* People confuse me. People I know, people I don't know... The way people interact and why and the feelings or lack thereof behind it will always be a huge mystery.

10/15/07

* I thought things were supposed to get easier after school.
(Is it too late to explore a little?)

10/14/07

* I didn't play enough pranks as a kid.
* Michael Jordan's son is playing for U of I.
* The pumpkin in my hallway is in a different place every time I'm out there.
* It's good to realize new things. Or rediscover thing you always knew.
* Crazy links turn up everywhere. The six degrees of separation theory is creepy.
* What do you have to lose?

10/12/07

Wow, I'm just a huge slacker. I'd like to say I've been all about meeting people and doing new things, but that's only part of the reason I can't seem to stick with it lately... The other part is, well, I'm lazy.

Anyway...

* Secrets still are a lot of fun.
* Does hearing other people laugh NOT make anyone else happy? (Laughing is not cackling, mind you.) And trying not to laugh when you know you shouldn't will only make it that much funnier.
* I think a lot of middle schoolers might be downright crazy.
* Some lipsticks have dangerous levels of lead in them. Check this out to learn more about stuff you're putting on your body.
* People who go to the gym at 5 a.m. are really hardcore about it. Don't get in the way. You might lose an appendage.

10/7/07

* Barbed wire was created in Dekalb, Illinois.
* The Energizer Bunny has a sister, and she goes to my gym.
* Nevada didn't have enough people to legally become a state, but the government OK'd it anyway so they could dig for shiny things.
* I prefer "okay" to "OK." Yeah, it takes up more room, but AP likes "because of" better than "due to," so I think it's all good.
* Sometime blood is not, in fact, thicker than water.
* The best friends are those who can appreciate the ridiculousness of your situation.
* I'm not gonna lie. I wouldn't feel all that bad hitting one of the geese living in the parking lot at work. Stupid birds.

10/6/07

* "The absence of disqualifiers is a rare and beautiful thing."
* Vera Wang got engaged (for the first time) at age 39.
* Journey is one of Johnny Rotten's favorite bands.
* If you know how to change Quark settings so you can draw new boxes WITHOUT them automatically grouping with the existing ones, please let me know.
* People generally aren't the way they initially appear. A lot of times, they turn out better. Sometimes they turn out much worse. Either way, deal.
* I feel like doing a "Things That Annoy Me" segment, but if there's anything worse than whining, it's whining to no one in particular.
* Strangest things I've heard lately: Apparently someone out there thinks I a) am intimidating (ha!) and b) look like a Gap model from the nose down (see above).
* Here's a tip: Don't ever go back to get something they forgot at a fast-food place when you have to go through the drive-through (or "thru" as Teddy Roosevelt would say). Doesn't matter if it's 1 a.m. You'll get stuck behind the woman who has 15 picky kids to feed.
(* In 1906, Teddy Roosevelt tried to push Simplified Spelling in the U.S. (He wasn't the first.) As you can see, some stuck. Some didn't. Some people insist on using the ones that didn't, of course. I assume this is only to spite editors around the world.)
* Sharper Image sells an alarm clock that will roll off your nightstand and hide until to get up and turn it off. No joke.

10/5/07

* So I was feeling pretty good after going to the gym today, and I said to Myself, "Hey, how about a movie?" So I took Myself over to the theater, got some popcorn and such and enjoyed a pretty good show. Afterward, shopping sounded like a good plan, so I steered Myself over to one of the giant suburban strip malls and meandered around a bit. I even found Myself a great calendar for next year. (How thoughtful of me to remember the Audrey fascination, huh?) I walked away with some work clothes and a couple of CDs, so I'd say it was a pretty good date. I mean, it was a little quiet, but it is what it is, right? (I find Myself saying that more often than usual lately.) Just to switch it up a bit, I might even spend the night. We'll see how it goes...
* The machine guns issued to American soldiers during World War I were so badly designed and built that most soldiers immediately threw them out and looked for something better on their own. They were selected by politicians. Better guns were available, but they weren't issued to Americans out of fear that Germans would get a hold of them, manufacture their own, and use them against us.
* Even with all the intelligence and technology NASA has at its disposal, it's pretty shocking to think about how often it has screwed up -- and in really big ways.
* Watching movies/documentaries about the 1960s often makes me feel like I'm not doing anything that really matters.
* My new coat works really well. Too bad my A/C does, too.
* People are full of interesting things. Sometimes you have to coax them out a little.

10/4/07

* Happy October! Crazy that it's fall already. What more do you need than scarves and Halloween...
* During the hiatus, I hosted my lovely parents for a few days and had a great time. Learn to appreciate hanging out with your family. You'd be surprised.
* Medieval Times is pretty intense.
* You're not in as good a shape as you think. Any kind of health-related test will emphasize that. Be prepared.
* The city is "capital" and the building is "Capitol."
* Matchbox 20 renamed themselves Matchbox Twenty after their first album. I really like the new stuff ...still trying to decide whether to file that under "guilty pleasure." (The new Dashboard Confessional album already has been filed by default.)
* Somewhere in Chicago, there's this giant shiny bean I keep hearing about. I have no idea what it is, but I will find it and take a photo just like everyone else.
* I still can't get over that the members of Alkaline Trio grew up just down the road a bit.
* Only a small group of the Donner party resorted to cannibalism. And they waited a few months. They also left from Springfield, Illinois.
* Even the coach of the White Sox says "it is what it is." Has to be a northern thing.