The power of a tune

So this morning has been a bit ho hum. Most of my co-workers are gone and I am just doing some office work stuff and kind of dragging. I had my iTunes on shuffle and I was skipping most of the songs because since my other laptop was stolen I don't have play lists anymore. Anyway I was about to fall out of my chair from lethargy and lack of motivation when I heard the riffs of the beginning of this song. I was instantly energized and wanted to go for a jog, do some somersaults, write a novel, clean my workspace and generally be productive. The thing is, for you non-Rent fans, the song itself is about a guy wanting to write a good song before he dies of AIDS that his girlfriend gave him before she killed herself. Not sure what that says about me. Not sure I want to know. But thanks Roger. You made my morning.

I finally did it.

I don't know why it has taken me this long. It's not like I am a bus virgin. I have used public transportation in D.C., Hawaii, San Diego and Texas but for some reason there was trepidation about getting on an express bus to go to work. I'd like to thank UTA for making it such a pleasant experience - a clean smooth ride with wifi, as well as a big thanks to UVU for providing me with a bus pass that will save me countless gas chedda that I can put towards that new dishwasher I have been eying. (I wish I was joking about the dishwasher part. But this is me in 2010 - don't let me get me). I big shout out to my roommate Tesha for guiding me in the ways of UTA and for always believing in me. She told me I could do it even before I ever thought I could make it. I would like to give the appropriate big ups to Deity, and above all I want to thank my Stratus SXT, Abigale. I could have never gotten here without you. You will always be my number one mode of transportation forever. Peace.

Get out the lifeboats

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha......I can't.......I....I....I don't..... bwahahahahahahaha
Oh Hank Johnson from Georgia, you make me giggle. I really hope that statement does not stain your legacy in Congress. But then again Howard Dean is STILL known as the screamer.

In fairness Hankers did later say he was only using the statement as a metaphor, but I don't see it. Maybe don't use the hand motions next time when you are speaking figuratively.

After 9 years.....

Methinks that there is a leak in my friend Dave's emotional Hoover Dam. Warn the villagers. This is the equivalent of John Wayne handing out hugs and HAD to be documented. Not sure what Freud would have to say about this, but a song from the rising pop crooner Rhianna comes to mind... "I hate how much I love you." Brills. New ringtone.

The first 25 of the .......

1. I love my friend Dave for not only giving me the idea but for being gracious when I beat him in his own endeavor.
2. People who can proudly sport snuggies..like Dave.
3. Power naps
4. Tetris - I have a SEVERE addiction
5. My new Wireless Apple Keyboard.
6. Guys that let women get on elevators and walk through doorways first.
7. Drugs that make me forget I have torn intercostal muscles
8. Drivers that move to a slower lane when you come up behind them going faster
9. A good back tickle
10. Purple
11. Tree Top Fruit Snacks
12. Doug Smeath
13. The Village Cobbler - he has made both my beloved Guess shoulder clutch and black Steve Madden wedges born anew
14. Getting evil shoulder knots worked out by massive man hands
15. My iPhone
16. Driving a rental car, or someone else's, for a while and then coming back to your own car and realizing how much you are still in love with it. I love you Abigale.
17. Pizza Factory
18. Muscular man pecs
19. A barely ripe, partially green banana
20. Propel
21. Jon Bon Jovi, a.k.a. mah baby daddy.
22. Nick a.k.a. my new Nikon D5000 SLR Camera that my work bought for me to use.
23. Camouflage anything. Don't let me, get me.
24. Braden Erickson...My baby bubbah and the funniest boy I know
25. The intoxicating smell of Arm & Hammer laundry detergent

Dear Mr. Angerer

You are a sick, sick man. What the hell is wrong with you. It will probably be at least a month before I am able to eat cheese of any sort again. And I liked cheese. Thanks a heap.

Sincerely

A non-breast-milk consumer

PS- I am reminded of a Jurassic Park quote "you were so preoccupied with whether or not you could, you didn't stop to think if you should." And now you've done ruined cheese for countless Americans.

When a door closes.......

Oh Dan. Well I finally finished The Lost Symbol. It was ummm...good. It kept me reading, had some intense moments, introduced some provocative schools of thought and in my opinion was a better read than Angels and Demons. It just seemed really familiar....... Lets see.....Crazy 24-hour adventure running around to all these places in a city rich with historical context? Check. An ambiguous attraction/relationship with a pretty dark-haired woman scientist/historical genius with whom he has a connection with her father/brother? Check. Fringe characters being offed ridiculously easy but main characters laughably surviving situations with staggering odds of survival? Check. A Shakespeare-comedy-esque ending where EVERY possible loose end is tied up and everyone is happy and content, even after losing your hand and watching your evil and vengeful superhuman son die? Check. Leaving provocative and potentially controversial religious and scientific assertions hanging in the air most likely to provoke discussion, debate and sell copies? Check. Well Dan, you sucked me in thrice now. And don't get me wrong...I thoroughly enjoyed Da Vinci Code, the first book of yours I read. But if it's all the same to you, and I am sure it is given the millions you have made from movies and practically living on the Best Seller lists, I am going to go ahead and call it quits with your books. I mean its not them it's me. I am just looking for something new that I haven't already experienced..... Not once, not twice, but three times. I'm sure you understand.