shit kenzi says

Welcome to a new work week. And welcome to increasingly uncomfortable temperatures in the great state of Michigan. However, the high temperatures make the prospect of camping at the end of the week that much more delightful.

You know, this is going to be an awfully long week.

My favorite coworker called in today. That was fun. She's been out for the past three weeks because she was puking and then she was admitted to the hospital and then they had to do surgery because they thought she had an abcess on her colon but really her appendix had burst. It was good to hear from her and good to know that she's doing well. Moral of this story? When you're puking for more then two days go to the doctor because something is obviously wrong with you. Please don't wait for a week and only go in because you're so dehydrated that your organs are starting to shut down. Seriously.

Okay, yeah, that was a little gross. One more piece of advice. If at a picnic and they're serving free hamburgers made from pre-packaged frozen patties, please, for the love of all that's good and gastrointestinal, please do not eat them. No amount of ketchup and mustard can make them anywhere approaching good.

And I have officially grossed you all out. My work here is done. =D

That's right! I forgot that I wanted to mention that I finally found out what happened to my old security blanket (aka blanky). I've been curious for years why blanky disappeared at some point in my late childhood/early adolescence. I assumed that it had disappeared as things seem to do in my parents' household if you take your eyes off them for more then a month (for example: my old cabbage patch kids). Come to find out, the Da threw it away years ago. I'm rather amused. See, this is why none of us let him touch our stuff. ;-)

For those of you who are the camping type; what is your favorite thing to make/eat when camping? S'mores don't count, they're a given.

FYI: Seriously guys, if you want a postcard, let me know. I love sending people mail. It makes me happy.

cunien and writerj have been proliferating a meme that has left me with a strange bittersweet feeling. How could I not continue the trend by answering it for myself?

"What great countries have you been to, and where and what is on your list of places to go/things to see before you die?"

( The Idylls of Dreams )

I have a headache. Stupid weather and it's stupid ability to make my sinuses pound against the inside of my skull. I will have to go in search of drugs and caffeine in order to thwart its evil ways.

I filled out my very first life insurance policy yesterday. You know you're really an adult when you have to decide who would get all of that money in the event of your death. Now if I'm stranded on a desert island and everyone thinks I'm dead then at least my family will get a little something out of my mysterious disappearance.

They're giving away apples in front of the office building today. Another thing I love about Michigan in the fall, all the apples a girl could possibly eat. They're also giving away coupons for a huge, insanely sweet drink from the coffee shop. That sounds really good at the moment.

So brain dead. My poor, dear brain, it's served me so well for so long. I'll miss it. *sob*

Quite the storm this evening. It was very cool, what with the thunder and the lightning and the heavy wind and the rain. The power went out, but only for a moment. The best part was watching the storm come in, hearing the thunder in the distance hours before the clouds could be seen, watching the lightning chase through the sky while the clouds loomed above, ready to release the rain at any moment. I love a storm like that, there's just something so thrilling about it.

Been catching up on some old primetime TV during the mornings when I don't have to be at work. I have discovered that I actually do enjoy ER, as I've been seeing two re-runs a morning, twice a week. I've also been watching Judging Amy, but that's not nearly as good. The funny thing is, that the more of these shows I watch, the more I see actors turn up in the most interesting situations. I saw Sam Jones III (Pete from Smallville) on Judging Amy the other day (he was a defendant in a murder trial) and I saw Vincent Kartheiser (Connor from Angel) on ER today as an artist who had ingested paint. It was most humorous, and my reaction each time was definitely out of proportion to the situation (I think I remember jumping off of the couch and shrieking 'Pete!' and 'Connor!' each time;-). It's a good thing no one was around;-).

It's been interesting to watch the Big Lug deal with his first girlfriend. They had their first date on Saturday and Sunday they hung out all evening, Monday he went to Ann Arbor to visit with her (and, met her family) and tonight they've been on the phone talking to each other for hours (they're still on the phone). I haven't seen them together yet, so I can't say if they're a cute couple. I can say I'm starting to feel nostalgic thinking about the fact that someday my brothers will get married and we'll no longer be quite the same as we used to be. *sigh*

*snort* Melodramatic, much?;-) My nostalgia is getting beaten to a pulp by the snark rifling through my soul. I want to give him so.much.grief. There are so many snide comments to make, it's a shame he's so prickly about the whole situation. He tiptoes around it so much, it's like he's the girl in the house, what with the running out to the car and sneaking down to Ann Arbor. *eyeroll* Too.hillarious.for.words.:-D

My brain is mushy and it's officially too late for good little girls to be out of bed. Think I'll go watch some TV ...