januar

don't know whatcha got til it's gone.

what am i referring to? well for starters, how about my computer. it finally crashed. like ... forreal. you know it's bad when the only message you get is, "SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS THIS HARD DRIVE YOU SPEAK OF?"

yah. and of course now that it's gone, i feel like updating. go me.

so what's new?

1) promotion at work = the death of me. but the day goes by so fast that it's just awesome. i like to complain about how much time it has taken from my life and how stressful it is, but you know what? just between all of you and me, i think i really like it a lot. in the way that you can love a sinking boat that springs leaks faster than you can plug them. everyday is completely different and hectic, but i feel semi-important and i have 2 teams under me that have to think i'm semi-important as well. neat.

2) there is no "2" because "1" is already taking up all of my life.

3) oddly enough, there is a "3". mainly because "2" was a lame office stress joke. kind of like, "whoa ... that's a Monday for ya!" and "you got that right, Bob ... TGIF!!!" i'm not great with useless chit-chat, but it's almost like a secret language you have to speak ... or like attending post-work Happy Hours. or like telling someone "bless you" because they sneezed (seriously, how useless is that?!?). you just gotta do it. apparently. anyway, today i actually said, "oh i know YOUR name, buddy!" how cheesy am i?

4) i'm about 4 cookies away from becoming bulimic (again). no joke. this is getting ridiculous. my self-discipline, left knee, and right ankle are shot. thank God i love that damn cat so much. without him, i would be a mess.

5) HATER-ADE --> people who wear lingerie to work piss me off. pretty much only because i got in trouble once for wearing a tank top. so a f*ckin strappy-ass camisole on someone else pretty much pisses me off. i'm officially shortening my miniskirts. all of em. eat me. er ... nevermind.

6) folks, i am like 2 months and some weeks away from being completely sex-less for a year. while this is a gigantic waste of some of my parts, i am pretty damn proud and happy about this. a whole year with minimal drama, worries, and bullsh*t. i really feel like i've got my head on straight. now if only i could channel all this extra energy into some exercise ...

7) Tigerblood_79 gets the lucky 7. Happy Birthday to him. though i think we may have lost him to European debauchery.

8) i used to never watch TV. i mean, f*ck, i only have like 4 channels. but now i'm on this Prison Break, House, and Lost thing. i'm taking Lorentz down with me on this particular spiral. we have got to get off the couch.

9) who can stop my recent love of latin music? anyone? i think this all started with my mom's love of all things Astrud Gilberto. Brazillian jazz, yo. there is a version of Girl From Ipanema with Joao Gilberto that always reminds me of my dad on one of those old cassette recordings where you can hear him talking to my silly 4 year old self saying, "Boogie .. liebst do mich?" in that soft still-so-young parent voice.

10) it's a frikkin beautiful day and i must go let the sun shine on my face.

and i'm happy. still so happy. peace.

p.s. Auburn is so cute. someone make her post more pictures, please.