It is Be.A.UUUUUtiful outside! Thank. GOODNESS!
This is the type of weather I am talking about. I want to move my office outside and just soak up the sun and the refreshing breeze. Please?
If only...
Spring is just so amazing... it truly is the season of new life. Today, there are tons of people walking around, eating lunch outside, etc. Not only does nature come alive again, but so does the rest of civilization! It's such a great feeling and it is a total and complete mood changer.
Spring - you are very, very, VERY welcome in my book. Thanks for finally deciding to show up.
Adios long and depressing winter!
Oh, and Spring - if you decide to go away and revert back to coldness, I will not be pleased.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Elevators
I've always felt that elevators are a little awkward. I mean, not usually if you're riding them with someone you know, but if you happen to get in one with people say, at your workplace or in your apartment building that you don't know, they can be a little uncomfortable.
Do you talk? Do you smile and say hello? Both? I'll usually at least smile and say hi... but there's one thing I've noticed. Almost every single time, without fail, if you start talking, it's something about the weather.
It's happened to me both at work and in my apartment building, and on multiple occasions. I went home for my lunch break today and a FedEx man was delivering something to someone. We got into the elevator and no sooner did that door close, he said to me, "It's a nice day finally" (or something along those lines), to which I replied, "Yeah, it's not bad. I'd like it to be a little warmer, but I'll take what I can get." And that was it. He got to the second floor and said "Have a nice day", I said "You too." Weird.
Maybe it's just me that feels elevators are awkward. That wouldn't really surprise me, but I hope you can at least relate to experiencing the often-resorted-to-talking-about-the-weather elevator conversation once or twice in your life.
Do you talk? Do you smile and say hello? Both? I'll usually at least smile and say hi... but there's one thing I've noticed. Almost every single time, without fail, if you start talking, it's something about the weather.
It's happened to me both at work and in my apartment building, and on multiple occasions. I went home for my lunch break today and a FedEx man was delivering something to someone. We got into the elevator and no sooner did that door close, he said to me, "It's a nice day finally" (or something along those lines), to which I replied, "Yeah, it's not bad. I'd like it to be a little warmer, but I'll take what I can get." And that was it. He got to the second floor and said "Have a nice day", I said "You too." Weird.
Maybe it's just me that feels elevators are awkward. That wouldn't really surprise me, but I hope you can at least relate to experiencing the often-resorted-to-talking-about-the-weather elevator conversation once or twice in your life.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Where A Kid Can Be A Kid
Last night... I discovered... the Springfield... Chuck-E-Cheese!
Whitney is here, she drove down from Chicago last night, and on the way to dinner at D'Arcys, I noticed it for the first time. We got on a little conversation on how that place seriously never changes. When I was growing up in Maryland, there was one we went to all the time. They had those anamated, automatic robot characters up there that would come alive every so often and do little songs that would entrance the little kids (myself included, when I was a kid) and the kids would be-bop around. Before my cousin, Shelly, moved here to Central Illinois and I visited her and her kids in Maryland, we went to one for lunch. Nothing had changed from my fragile 5-year-old memory of the land "where a kid can be a kid." Nothing. The characters were the exact same, in the exact same positions on the stage, and they might have been doing the exact same songs. Talk about consistency and maintaining the status quo. And furthermore, the characters looked like they very well could have been the same ones there 15 plus years ago.
Rock on, Chuck-E-Cheese, rock on.
Whitney is here, she drove down from Chicago last night, and on the way to dinner at D'Arcys, I noticed it for the first time. We got on a little conversation on how that place seriously never changes. When I was growing up in Maryland, there was one we went to all the time. They had those anamated, automatic robot characters up there that would come alive every so often and do little songs that would entrance the little kids (myself included, when I was a kid) and the kids would be-bop around. Before my cousin, Shelly, moved here to Central Illinois and I visited her and her kids in Maryland, we went to one for lunch. Nothing had changed from my fragile 5-year-old memory of the land "where a kid can be a kid." Nothing. The characters were the exact same, in the exact same positions on the stage, and they might have been doing the exact same songs. Talk about consistency and maintaining the status quo. And furthermore, the characters looked like they very well could have been the same ones there 15 plus years ago.
Rock on, Chuck-E-Cheese, rock on.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Health "Care"
Ok, so I know everyone is talking about health care, and it's getting to the point where it's becoming annoying to hear about.
But the latest in what is going on seems unconstitutional to me...
I was watching a Fox News interview with our President Obama concerning the health care bill currently set to be "voted" on in the House... except it may not be voted on at all, rather it is going to be "deemed" passed.
Obama specifically said in the interview that he is not concerned with the Washington processes, just that it passes.
That does not add up to me. Furthermore, he has been bribing and using every other trick to get this to go his way. All the meanwhile, his approval ratings are dropping and people are saying "no" to this more than they are saying "yes." Does he want to be a one-term pres? Seems like it.
There are so many other solutions to health care out there... and ones that won't cost any money! Why are those not being considered... shoot, why are they not the WHOLE bill?! If Obama is so hell-bent on health care, then maybe should take some soultions from the other side of the aisle, or at the very least listen to them, you know, like he promised (in campaign) he would.
I would like to mention that I'm sure other presidents, Democrat and Republican alike, have used methods with Congress to further their agenda. But to go so far as to "deem" a bill to pass because they don't want to have a record of their vote is simply a gross injustice to the American people. Again, why other people don't see that I just can't comprehend.
If this doesn't unsettle you... that our lawmakers could take ANY piece of legislation and say, "oh, yeah, I think that's passed"... something that could dramatically alter your life, then I truly worry about you.
And I certainly deeply worry about our country and the direction that it's going...
When is everyone going to realize that Obama is all rhetoric and show? I knew it before he was elected, and his actions have not disappointed my first instincts. Furthermore, the people I work with everyday were here when Obama was a state Senator and worked with him... you should hear what they have to say! Can you take a guess?
But the latest in what is going on seems unconstitutional to me...
I was watching a Fox News interview with our President Obama concerning the health care bill currently set to be "voted" on in the House... except it may not be voted on at all, rather it is going to be "deemed" passed.
Obama specifically said in the interview that he is not concerned with the Washington processes, just that it passes.
That does not add up to me. Furthermore, he has been bribing and using every other trick to get this to go his way. All the meanwhile, his approval ratings are dropping and people are saying "no" to this more than they are saying "yes." Does he want to be a one-term pres? Seems like it.
There are so many other solutions to health care out there... and ones that won't cost any money! Why are those not being considered... shoot, why are they not the WHOLE bill?! If Obama is so hell-bent on health care, then maybe should take some soultions from the other side of the aisle, or at the very least listen to them, you know, like he promised (in campaign) he would.
I would like to mention that I'm sure other presidents, Democrat and Republican alike, have used methods with Congress to further their agenda. But to go so far as to "deem" a bill to pass because they don't want to have a record of their vote is simply a gross injustice to the American people. Again, why other people don't see that I just can't comprehend.
If this doesn't unsettle you... that our lawmakers could take ANY piece of legislation and say, "oh, yeah, I think that's passed"... something that could dramatically alter your life, then I truly worry about you.
And I certainly deeply worry about our country and the direction that it's going...
When is everyone going to realize that Obama is all rhetoric and show? I knew it before he was elected, and his actions have not disappointed my first instincts. Furthermore, the people I work with everyday were here when Obama was a state Senator and worked with him... you should hear what they have to say! Can you take a guess?
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Happiness
It's been some time since I last wrote...
I hesitate to publish the following because I don't like to be all "woe is me"... nor do I really want to expound on it any further than what I've written either, mostly because I've gone over and over it in my head enough on my own. But at the same time, I had to write it down... with hope that it's therapeutic.
These last few weeks have been rather rough for me and with everything that has happened...
I don't feel like I feel I should.
I feel lost and I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to last without changes.
It's confusing and difficult to sort through everything that's in my head.
I just have to follow my heart and know that no matter what, everything is going to be ok... one way or another.
Something that I've learned this weekend is that there isn't one single person without major problems in their lives. At least if there is, I've never met them. That everyone feels lost at some point if not all of their life. That people live life expecting that they know the way their life is going to go, what's going to happen, but then have that flipped upside down. It's weird to think of, but it's true. There are always bumps, conflicts, frustrations. They can be heartbreaking and break you down, leaving you to question everything.
So what do you make of it, once this happens and you feel this way? Be positive? Sure, it's the only thing you really can do. But that's so much easier said than done. You just have to be positive and hold out hope, knowing that it will all be ok. Too bad things can't be solved with a snap of your fingers, right? Wow, that would be nice. Such is life.
In other way overdue news, my wisdom teeth extraction went incredibly well. I survived my first surgery ever! I had really minimal pain and stopped taking pain pills by Sunday morning. There was hardly any swelling and I was eating solid food by the following Thursday. Needless to say, I was overjoyed with how it went. The whole anesthesia experience was actually a little bit cool... in a way... even though I was shaking like a leaf (as the nurse said, but I was cold too!). It was just crazy how fast I was under and just had no idea what happened as if it hit me like a ton of bricks. Crazy. Oh, and I got to keep my teeth. Ha! Here's some pictures of post-surgery, one icing my cheeks and the other cuddling with my dog, Lily. I couldn't really smile that big at all cause of the pain and minor swelling. Kind of humorous.
I hesitate to publish the following because I don't like to be all "woe is me"... nor do I really want to expound on it any further than what I've written either, mostly because I've gone over and over it in my head enough on my own. But at the same time, I had to write it down... with hope that it's therapeutic.
These last few weeks have been rather rough for me and with everything that has happened...
I don't feel like I feel I should.
I feel lost and I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to last without changes.
It's confusing and difficult to sort through everything that's in my head.
I just have to follow my heart and know that no matter what, everything is going to be ok... one way or another.
Something that I've learned this weekend is that there isn't one single person without major problems in their lives. At least if there is, I've never met them. That everyone feels lost at some point if not all of their life. That people live life expecting that they know the way their life is going to go, what's going to happen, but then have that flipped upside down. It's weird to think of, but it's true. There are always bumps, conflicts, frustrations. They can be heartbreaking and break you down, leaving you to question everything.
So what do you make of it, once this happens and you feel this way? Be positive? Sure, it's the only thing you really can do. But that's so much easier said than done. You just have to be positive and hold out hope, knowing that it will all be ok. Too bad things can't be solved with a snap of your fingers, right? Wow, that would be nice. Such is life.
In other way overdue news, my wisdom teeth extraction went incredibly well. I survived my first surgery ever! I had really minimal pain and stopped taking pain pills by Sunday morning. There was hardly any swelling and I was eating solid food by the following Thursday. Needless to say, I was overjoyed with how it went. The whole anesthesia experience was actually a little bit cool... in a way... even though I was shaking like a leaf (as the nurse said, but I was cold too!). It was just crazy how fast I was under and just had no idea what happened as if it hit me like a ton of bricks. Crazy. Oh, and I got to keep my teeth. Ha! Here's some pictures of post-surgery, one icing my cheeks and the other cuddling with my dog, Lily. I couldn't really smile that big at all cause of the pain and minor swelling. Kind of humorous.
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