Peek-A-Boo

Here I am sitting in the Sportsbook area of WYNN Casino/Resort in Las Vegas last week. My 2 pals and I were watching Monday Night Football, drinking Cosmos, eating, & laughing.

I have somewhat of a goofy grin here…but I also think think the picture is very much me: I am wearing a fleece from the BIRMINGHAM HALF MARATHON (ran in Feb 06), watching football, and drinking a cosmo. Oh, the cosomopolitans were $14.50 each!! Can you beat that??

Something I thought I would share on this rainy day in Atlanta…

Cheers!

Stuff

The other day, I wandered down to a coffeeshop I go to when I want to use free wifi. When I am there, I always get the same thing…small capuccino. It comes in a small cup with a saucer. I mistakenly ordered a latte and after I paid, I said to the young, unfriendly girl…"sorry, I meant capuccino. Do I need to give you more money?" She said, "no, they are the same thing." I said, "oh, you mean they cost the same?" "No, they are the same" (me looking at her confused as all hell) Girl says, "latte and capuccino are the same drink"

I had to bite my tongue to correct her. I was too tired from my running and just wanted to sit down and zone out. Inside, I am thinking.."okay, whatever…where the hell did you come from". (I had not seen her before and I go there quite a bit so she is probably new)

I caught the other young woman who was actually making my drink before she started and said, "the latte is supposed to be a capuccino…and you could put it in a little cup with a saucer instead of that big mug? Thanks!"

Sometimes, you just gotta have it the way you want it. Especially at this particular coffeehouse which charges the most for coffee out of any place I have ever been in my life. Ever. But, the cashier…man…I just wanted to tell her what the freaking difference actually is between the two.


Last night, I went for a massge at a place I usually go to but at a different location. It was last minute cause my aching hamstrings could not wait any longer. So. I went in and the woman asks me what kind of pressure. Do I want deep tissue? Yes, I say…but I will tell you if it is too much pressure.
She says, "o.k., so just so you know…deep tissue is $15.00 extra." I wanted to just roll my eyes at her…in fact, I probably did roll my eyes. "okay" I said. (let me just say that NO ONE has EVER brought up a fee while I am standing in the massge room) It's a spa so the fees are already known and discussed beforehand, not with the massage therapist.

Anyways, the massage progressed and if that was a deep tissue that I got for $90, I was seriously RIPPED OFF. So, you know what…YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!

I need a drink.... or a hug.... :)

pulling a rabbit out of a hat

1. what are you hungry for?

2. what are you hopeful about?

3. what or who made you smile recently?

4. what makes you giddy?

5. what are you regretting?

6. what are you looking forward to?

7. who did you give a hug to last?

8. what drives you crazy?

9. what are you generous with?

10. have you given your best today? do you know what that would look like?


Are you still HUNGRY? FOR WHAT??

a different color...

DECLARATION
(written 1/4/03)

I am leaving him

Today, at 4 o’clock,
I am leaving
I have packed my green suitcase
and I am leaving

I am lucky
I am not a battered wife,
A misfit mistress
Or a kept woman
I am not any of those things you might think
But, I am leaving
And I am leaving the deepest vacancy I can imagine

I am leaving the ice cold hands that touch me
And the hollow eyes that look past me
I am leaving the routine pleasantries
The choreographed gifts
The memorized replies
The tick---tock of a life that has strangled me

He is not a bad man
Not mean or cruel or sinister
He is simply
Indifferent

I am leaving for a warm hand,
A spontaneous smile
And eyes that will make me shiver from delight,
Anticipation

I am leaving
To laugh and love again
Today
At 4 o’clock

Curious Tripper

Would you be a maid in a mansion if you made 2x your current salary?

Would you be a garbage collector if you made 3x your current salary

Would you give your sibling a kidney if it meant they would live longer?

If your wealthy friend died and left you in charge of their estate and said you had to donate $500k to 2 charities, which charities would you choose?

If you were walking across a bridge and saw someone about to jump over/commit suicide, would you try to intervene and help?

If you were diagnosed with a terminal illness and death was immenint, would you want the medicines available or would you just want to do without?

Would you take a job you wanted that paid $300k/year if it meant you had to travel and rarely see friends/family

If you had the opportunity to work to rebuild new orleans (for a year) and you got paid your current salary, would you go? Yes, you would have to live there for a year. This is assuming you would be guaranteed to have your current job waiting for u?

Would you go work on an oil rig if you made 3x your current salary?

If your parents became completely unable to live on their own, would you take them in?

You Decide

Staples or Office Depot

Home Depot or Ace Hardware

I HOP or WaffleHouse

American Eagle or Abercrombie & Fitch

Stabrucks or ??? Some other coffee shop

Nike or Adidas

Target or Walmart

MAC or PC

Online of Offline shopper

Banana Republic or J Crew

Cats of Dogs

Fish or Hamsters

Best Buy or Circuit City

Coke or Pepsi

Petsmart of Petco

Krispy Kreme of Dunkin Donuts

can't think of a title...

trinity2

let me borrow season 1 on dvd of GREY'S ANATOMY, so after my grumpster mood during the day yesterday, it was great to sit down last night and watch some of the episodes. It was neat to see the past episodes and how the characters interacted then vs. now.....sometimes, i come into work and i feel "assualted" by the energy of those around me...loud, bustling, energy right when i walk in the door and sit at my desk. I am just not ready for that at 7:30-8:00am...days when i wish i had my own office and could shut the door....Temperatures recently dropped here in GA. after a nasty rainstorm all day yesterday. A high of 50 today....I realize this is warm to some of you northerners....Mandy mentioned something yesterday about ICE CREAM and i was thinkin', I sure do miss a good 'ole ICE CREAM PARLOUR. Long ago and far away, I used to go to one in my old hometown. Full of dark wood, leather booths and even a waitress to come take the order. I recall the extensive menu and the offerings huge when they plopped them down in front of me as I waited eagerly to put my spoon in the whipped cream. YUMMY! Those places don't even exist anymore....SIGH....On a brighter note, I will be leaving for the BRIGHT LIGHTS, LITTLE CITY (L.V.) in 4 days!! Yippee. I am gonna have great food, be with good friends, play, hope to have some luck and who knows... maybe even get lucky!

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My mood at work today:

where would you go?

Anchorage, Albuquerque, or Austin (anchorage)

Buenos Aires, Beijing, or Bangkok (buenos aires)

Cuba, Costa Rica, or Chile (chile)

Denver, Destin, or Dallas (destin)

Ethiopia, El Salvador, or Ecuador (ethiopia)

Fargo, Fairbanks, or Florence (florence)

Great Britain, Greenland, or Guatemala (guatemala)

Havana, Halki, or Haiti (halki)

Iceland, Italy, or Isle of Man (isle of man)

Jakarta, Johannesberg, or Juneau (johannesberg)

Kalamazoo, Kentucky, or Kansas City (K.C.)


Please don't answer "none". If you don't want to go to any, choose the one u would go to if you HAD to pick one.

Hope u play.

would you rather...

Who would you rather have margaritas and mexican food with? (my pick=sandra, cause she seems so fun and that she is so HOT doesn't hurt)

Matthew McConaughey
Sandra Bullock
Selma Hayek
Antonio Banderas


Who would you rather have coffee with? (my pick, B. Gates. because he has made such an impact in technology & the world. i'd love to talk to him about philanthropy)

Hillary Clinton
Barbara Streisand
Bill Gates
Steven Spielberg

Who would you most want to throw a pie at? (president...and I would be fine if someone threw a pie at me. I would crack up!)

Your ex
Pres Bush
Your neighbor
Your mom
Current partner

Who would you rather go shopping with? (a toss up between J. Anniston & Uma)

Jennifer Anniston
Jennifer Lopez
Ellen
Oprah
Uma Thurman

Who would you rather sit across from at a nice dinner? (Meryl in a heartbeat!)

Meryl Streep
Kate Blanchett
Susan Sarandon
Nicole Kidman

6:30am

Belligerent, almost
In my attempt to know you

You,
Who prove so elusive
With your comings and goings
You showings and your hidings

Its traumatic how you are so close
Yet, still so very far

And then
All of a sudden,
I see you
Your brightness,
Your soft, compelling eyes,
Your wide smile

And I know, again
That you
Are wondrous

Curious April (no, my name isn't april)

Have you ever been to a nude beach (YES)

Have you ever been nude on a beach (NO)

Can you speak a foreign language fluently? (spanish,sort of)

Do you believe in ghosts (yes)

Watermelon, Cantelope, or Strawberries? (strawberries)

Pumpkin, Pecan or Apple Pie (never APPLE, Pecan 1st, Pumpkin 2nd)

What is your favorite cocktail (cosmo w/ grey goose orange)

Would you want a surprise party for your birthday (YEP)

Name ONE (1) favorite article of clothing you own (old high school sweatshirt)

Did you own the game TWISTER & play as a child (yes..was pretty good)

Snipets

Wednesday I went to get my haircut at a quaint salon down the street from my house. I had only been there once before and because I couldn't remember who it was who cut my hair that first time, they assigned me to someone random. (which was fine with me) Random hairsytlist was very friendly and chatty. Let me say that when I engage in things like getting a haircut/massage etc...anything about personal/self care...I am not chatty. I like to close my eyes, enjoy the experience, and drift off... Anyways, before shampooing my hair, she asked me a few style/cut related questions. When she was washing my hair, she asked "what do you put in your hair?" "Aveda Confixor", I said. "What does the confixor do for you? What do you want it to do for you?" WOW. Great questions. I was so taken aback by the questions or the way she phrased them. No one has ever asked me about the Confixor before. Not friends, not hairstylists. Soon, we were back in the cutting chair and she proceeded to ask me more questions and by this time, I felt fine to talk and engage. Rather than asking me the usual small talk questions she asked me things like, "So, when you travel, where do you go?" "Where have you met the most interesting/coolest people?" For the first time in a while, I was challenged to actually think about my answer. I love these kind of open ended questions. In my workplace, people ask the same questions every day or every Monday and then Friday. "How was your weekend?" (MONDAY QUESTION) "What are you doing this weekend?" (FRIDAY QUESTION) I really don't even answer. I cannot even tell you the last time i asked these questions of people. It's not that i don't care, but there are other things i'd rather ask...things that actually have me be more engaged with the individual, rather than have me or them give a snyopsis of an event. Random hairstylist also said something else that made me take notice. "I have never been out West", she said "That is a place i'd like to go. I'm a little bit granola, myself." She added. What cracked me up about this was that the woman looked nothing like what i would call a GRANOLA GIRL! She had a nice matching outfit on, nice shoes and beautiful hair. I mean, I AM MORE granola than she is. Anyways, it was funny in a great way. She also mentioned she has lived here in Atlanta for 8 years and does find it difficult to meet friends who are not shallow. HALLELUJIAH! I thought. Someone else who actually thinks somewhat like I do.
What a freshing experiencing this was. Oh, and random hairdresser did a great job on my cut. I'll be sitting in her chair again.

MY RECENT RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS: this evening as i was headed north on GA 400 HWY, there is a toll booth. It is, I believe, the one and only toll road in GA. As i was getting ready to pay my 50 cents, I handed the toll booth girl and dollar adn said, "he doesn't know if yet, but i am also paying for the guy behind me." She smiled, "ok".


Last evening, I went to see a movie called LITTLE CHILDREN. If you want to see a non-hollywood film with great acting, a gripping story and a freaking hot sex scene with Kate Winslet, go see the film. You will get your money's worth. Great movie, I thought. Thought-provoking, and a lingering check with out morals, beliefs, prejudices.

Curious Annie

(no, my name isn't Annie!)

1. Can you flick a bottle cap (NO WAY)
2. Can you make a rock skip in a lake (NO)
3. Can you do a HEADstand (YES)
4. Can you do a cartwheel (Yes & pretty well i might add)
5. Can you do a one-arm pushup (almost)
6. Can you dive (no..not even close)
7. Can you whistle by using fingers at sides of your mouth (i wish)
8. Can you throw a frisbee (yes)
9. Can you do the butterfly swim stroke (sloppily)
10.Can you ride a skateboard (like an X-GAMER)