The trip totally killed my NaBloPoMo goal. Blah. Still going to keep going. I'm exhausted from the trip, but I did come to the conclusion this weekend that I would like a new laptop. The DVD drive on my laptop is on the fritz and our old Macbook is on it's way out. I'm thinking the 15 incher. We'll see.
i am WFH/out sick today. i've been fighting something mild for a few days and the stupid flu shot from yesterday probably sent my body over the edge. a friend is bringing over wonton soup shortly so help feed this cold, so yay! sadly, my plans for awesome sushi and jaunting around in the city tonight will have to be rescheduled since i have a pretty full weekend ahead and it's more sensible to take it easy so that i can give my body the rest it needs to recover quickly.
other than being a sickie, life is moving along and it's becoming pretty swell. several life adjustments had to be made recently, some of which were extermely difficult and took a LOT of self-discipline but in the end i knew i had to do what was best for ME. i think i spent too much time worrying about what other ppl wanted, what other ppl thought, and how i could help THEM. i didn't stand behind my own values b/c i thought i was this all-powerful, influential, giving and caring person who had what it takes to make a difference in someone else's life and in the process, i somehow got myself caught up in an upside down, topsy-turvy world where nothing was quite what it seemed and one where i lost trust in myself and in others. that was probably the worst part; losing trust in myself. i didn't trust myself to communicate my desires and expectations effectively, i didn't trust that i was saying the right things, and i certainly didn't trust myself enough to have it in me to put my foot down and put the brakes on a (self) destructive cycle. with the support of a few key friends, old and new alike, i was able to pull through it and start 'normalizing' my life.
one day, i might write about what i've learned in the last year but it might not be anytime soon since i'm still trying to understand WTF it is i did learn, if anything.
i leave you with pics of 1) memo-holder robots that someone made/gave to me this week (robots, robots, robots!!!) and of 2) halloween w/ 'ass backwards'.
seriously, a guy coming out of a donkey's ass, d*cks in boxes and a banana pug (get it??!?!?! a BANANA-PUG!!!). too awesome.
... another sad day for us :(.
nothing much to say at the moment so here are a couple songs which are more 'uplifting' than this post (i meant to rave about these songs earlier in the week and am now realizing i won't be in the right mood to do so anytime soon) and a quote someone posted this morning on their FB.
".. and the air is thin
and it blows through your skin
and you feel like something
is about to begin.
and the walls spin
and you're paper-thin
from the haze of the smoke
and the mescaline ..."
I picked up my preorder copy of Windows 7, installed it and was a happy man ... not. Seriously no ! ... I've had to reinstall windows around eight times and spent countless hours dealing with the crashes, bugs and drivers. No going back to Microsoft !
The Academy Is... played an acoustic version of their set for the San Antonio leg of the AP Fall Ball Tour since Butcher (their drummer) was out sick. Boo, but thank goodness for Youtube!
I went a little overboard and bought 4 pairs of Nine West shoes from 6pm.com when they were on sale last week. Hard to resist cute shoes at $19.95/pair. The sale was suppose to start Friday morning. But when I went to check Thursday night,it had already started! So I swooped in and got all the cute size 5/5.5 shoes. They just arrived today! Super fast shipping (flat rate of about $7).
Yes, I also got these in blue. I like the details on these and a girl can't have too many cute flats. I also got these in size 5 and hello, also a little big. What's up?!
So with tax and shipping, I spent under $100 for 4 pairs of shoes. Most of these are available on other sites (Macy's, Zappos) for regular price ($79+). Score!
