Things that annoy me:
1. People who take the elevator when they're only going up one floor. Particularly when there are stairs right next to the elevator.
2. When the Internet connection at my office is down.
3. People who don't use their turn signals.
4. Waking up with a headache
5. Not having batteries for my Walkman
Things that make me happy:
1. When I see that a cop was clocking how fast I was going and he doesn't pull me over for doing 5 over the speed limit.
2. Fridays
3. The quietness of the office on days when a lot of people are gone
4. Going to see and hang out with friends
5. Going out to lunch with coworkers
Current song in my head:
That Subway theme song about Jared, which is in my head because he was being interviewed on the radio this morning
Barb's dreams:
I had a chimpanzee with me. He was very cute and fun to play with, and after a while, I realized that he could talk. Fairly well, too. It was very impressive. So I went with my chimp to what I think was a library, where a dance was going on--but it was like middle school dances, so everyone was dressed fairly casually. And we had to go through one of those machines that detects whether or not you're stealing a book from the library. We entered the library and there I encountered a fairly good looking guy. The chimp wandered off to join in the fun. I was talking with the guy, who noted that 5 years ago at that dance, we had shared a kiss. I didn't remember this, but he seemed pretty insistent on this. We were on the verge of recreating the moment when my alarm clock went off. Very disappointing.
Talking monkeys. Cute guys. I don't understand my psyche. But it was still a pretty good dream.
Current song in my head:
"And She Was" (I don't remember who sings it)
Oh! I just thought of this. Go to the Skittles website and vote to keep the lime flavor. They're considering replacing it with green apple. It's just wrong. I bought a package of Skittles this weekend (diet schmiet) and it had green apple. The candy itself wasn't too bad, except that its flavor just totally overpowered all the other flavors and you couldn't mix them very well. Upsetting. So go and vote to keep lime, because it blends better. You can vote once a day. Save the lime!
I'm all happy because tomorrow I have an eye doctor appointment. I think I've been wearing the same contacts since last October or so. That's just not good. So yay! New contacts. Woo. It's the little things, right?
Current song in my head:
"The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem
It's very strange. A number of local taxis have those billboard things on top of the cars. Now that in and of itself isn't strange. But what is weird is that a number of these taxis are advertising things like The Music Man and The Lion King....on Broadway. Now, I know that Washington D.C. and New York City aren't insanely far apart, but really. It's just strange. I mean, this cab company is a local cab company. It operates solely in Montgomery County, Maryland. Bizarre.
Current song in my head:
"Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners
Across the street from where I work is a little courtyard. It has benches and is all shady-totally covered by trees. There's a little fountain and it's very peaceful. I go there for lunch a lot; it's usually not very crowded. Today I went outside to return the audiobooks I borrowed to the library, and as soon as I exited my building, I was surrounded by the wonderful smells of hamburgers grilling. My little courtyard was being used for a company picnic. So not only could I not sit there for lunch, but it mocked me with wonderful smells! How evil.
Current song in my head:
"Scarborough Fair" by Simon & Garfunkel
So Kathy got married. It's really a kick in the head. Like, "Hey! You're not a kid anymore!" But the wedding itself was awesome. I had so much fun in the last week. Just hanging out with Cathy and Julie was great. It was neat talking to Julie, because I could really relate to her. Plus, she lived in D.C. for a couple of years, and she's dealing with the whole single issue as well. It was really awesome. Plus, the wedding party just got along really really well. It's a shame that Craig lives in Memphis. I mean, I meet a nice, cute, tall guy, and he has to live in Tennessee. Not like it matters. Every time I danced with a guy at the reception, they asked about other girls. Grr. But whatever.
So now I'm back in Maryland, getting back into the routine of life. It's weird not having the wedding to look forward to anymore. Anyway, I just need to keep looking ahead, and try to limit my looking back. That having been said, I wish I could see my sister more. She's awesome, and it sucks that she lives 440 miles away.
Current song in my head:
"You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
I'm in a happy mood. This weekend is my sister's wedding. I'm looking forward to seeing people I haven't seen in ages. And it's weird. I keep telling myself that really, nothing will be different. Kathy will have the same phone number and address, be the same person, etc. She'll still be my sister. And yet...it's scary to think that we've grown up. We're no longer children. Kathy's going to be a wife, a Mrs. She won't be Kathy Dickson, she'll be Kathy Blocher. Frightening. But the wedding itself should be a blast. I was on the phone with Julie--one of my sister's friends!--for 45 minutes. It'll just be one big party! Plus, no work on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Whee!
In other happy news, Carla brought her baby in today. Audrey is adorable, but very big for a two month old. I just hope that Carla does come back to work, because it would suck otherwise. Oh well. I guess I'll know in a month!
Well, everyone have a great weekend! :)
Current song in my head:
"It's Gonna Be Me" by N Sync (I don't know why)
Um, I originally had something to write about. Nothing big or meaningful. But something. And now it's gone. Sadly so. Anyway, another quiet weekend in which much money will be spent on making sure that Chuck runs properly. And doesn't explode or implode on my trip to Ohio. That would be a bad thing.
And can I kill people who use speakerphone excessively loudly? Thank you.
Current song in my head:
"Age of Aquarius" by the Fifth Dimension (from Hair)
I for some reason felt the strong desire to post here, even though I basically have nothing to say. I'm just really really sleepy. It must be because I went to bed a bit early last night and only hit snooze once this morning. And no, that isn't supposed to make sense.
I do want to say, Go, Becca! Of course, I'm feeling minor guilt that I won't get to the fitness room tonight due to the fact that my dad is taking me out to dinner, then I have to go run errands (get some things at the grocery store, buy wrapping paper and a couple cards, etc.) while I still can-before Chuck goes into the shop. But anyway. Good luck.
Current song in my head:
"Oops, I Did It Again" by Britney Spears (Kill me. Kill me now.)
The world can be a very surreal place. This morning I was stopped at a red light and I glanced over at the minivan next to me. The driver was playing a trumpet. Seriously. I'm pretty sure he was playing along with whatever music he had playing, because he played for a bit (I'm assuming he was playing--it was up to his mouth and he was doing the fingerings), put the trumpet down in a rest position, then after maybe 15 seconds, picked it up and started playing again. Weird.
In other news, I happily managed to keep myself from attacking the guy I was sharing an elevator with this morning and steal his box of Dunkin Donuts. It's a good thing.
Current song in my head:
"If You're Gone" by matchbox twenty
My dad had an early flight out of BWI this morning, so he stayed over at my apartment last night. It was bizarre. I've had my window open for basically the last month (okay, I closed it when it was supposed to get cold at night and when it got really warm), and I usually have it open all night. But since my dad was there, I was very conscious of how loud it gets outside. The sirens, the cars, the strange noises from the service entrance below. So I closed the window. I guess I'm really not living in that quiet suburbia anymore, but I don't want my parents to think I live in some scary urban ghetto (because I really don't)…but there are a lot of sirens. Ah well.
Then, of course, he got up at 6, took a shower, logged on to AOL, and turned on CNBC. I swear he wasn't even watching or paying attention. I managed to doze through most of it (I never even heard him in the shower), but still. Not cool. Particularly since I didn't sleep very well (probably because I was concerned he wasn't sleeping well). And weird dreams ensued (one involving Cathy Zilinskas being upset that I couldn't go to her wedding).
But hey, when he comes back on Thursday, he's going to take me out to dinner. So it's all good.
Current song in my head:
"Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge
How sad am I? It's only 12:13 a.m. and I'm tired. Like, really tired. My eyes are rebelling against being open. How is it that only a year ago I was staying up until 4 a.m. on a regular basis? How did I subsist on only 5-6 hours of sleep a night? How come I can no longer do that? Yet on the weekends I still feel the need to stay up late, even when I'm home alone. I guess to prove to myself that I still can.
In thinking about this, I've come to the conclusion that it's because I had people around me. Only a couple weeks ago I was up until 4 a.m. without too much of a problem. Because I was with people. Doing stuff. Not sitting around my apartment. Alone. I guess it's just part of the process of morphing from a wild (*snicker*) college student to a functioning member of the Real World. Uck. Make it stop. I much preferred being a college student.
Oh, and you should go see Bring It On. It's good. Now I feel slightly less guilty for having watched some of those cheerleading competitions on ESPN2. Well, those are fun because I can get up and dance along with them to the music. Whee, fun!
Current song in my head:
"Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA
I'm really psyched for Kathy's wedding. Seeing everyone, doing all that, hanging out...it'll be awesome. I just wish Kathy wasn't so stressed over it. It'll be fine.
I'm looking forward to this weekend. Doing absolutely nothing. It'll be great. Particularly since it's supposed to be ucky out, so I won't feel guilty about sitting in my apartment, sleeping, reading, and watching tv. Mmm, that's tempting.
Current song in my head:
"Free Falling" by Tom Petty