sad state of affairs

i watched "are you smarter than a fifth grader tonight."

it scares me that people are truly this dumb. seriously. using "cheats" on questions such as ...

how many sides on a trapezoid?
what country shares the longest border with the USA?
what star is closest to the earth?
true or false? fiction books are not assigned numbers in the dewey decimal system.
how many decades are in two millennia?

unbelievable and pathethic.

love this marketing department!

live from the show floor in orlando, florida!

final tally for yesterday ... 17,010 steps. a new daily record for me!

i loathe trade shows. it is nearly impossible for me to be perky and pleasant for this many hours in a row.

coolest car ever

i'm glad no one is accompanying me to the airport!

i'm in florida for 7 days and 6 nights.

i packed one large suitcase, one medium garment bag on wheels, a carry-on and a medium sized tote bag. and i only brought 4 pairs of shoes (not including the pair i was wearing on the plane) ... so that's pretty good.

at least i thought so until i picked up one of my colleagues today. she's going to be here for 4 days and 3 nights. she had ONE carry-on (in which she packed her laptop!) and a medium sized PURSE. that's it.

maybe i overpacked?

just shake that ass

There are some songs that make you want to shake your ass.
And you have to do it.
Even if you have to lock yourself in the airport lavatory to satisfy the urge.

observation

40-something is entirely too old to fly to work (in a SUIT), with what's left of your hair sculpted into a mohawk. seriously.

super power

i really want to be able to see a cartoon-like bubble above people's heads when they're listening to their ipods that displays the song that's playing in their ears. an XM radio like display would be fine. i'm sure it would be a very interesting exercise in sociology.

$6,250

art. is it worth $6,250 for a painting you love?

what do your files say about you?

my boss sent me a box of his old files on friday. it's been a SUPER long time since i've looked at other people's files. i just assumed everyone got the cool colored folders and used different colored ink to write on the tabs.
i may be wrong. but seriously, manila doesn't rhyme with vanilla on accident.

sterling

as it is currently 90 degrees (and gorgeous) in ventura, sterling (my convertible) and i went for a little ride with the top down. there is NOTHING better than driving with the top down in weather like this. i do not hate my mortgage today.

for sweet

happy valentine's day!

bye bye tie

we went to a wedding over the weekend.
joe's tie was voted out of the wedding.
this is its final resting place.

lola's new toy

lola got a new toy.
it's a plush conversation heart.
instead of squeaking it says "i love you."
it's hilarious.

protuberance update

all is well with the protuberance. apparently, it's normal and should go away in a few months.

super.

protuberance

there is a protuberance at the extraction site of my upper left wisdom tooth.
it's pretty big and it bothers me. it also hurts when i push on it.

as it's been two weeks since the extraction, i called the dentist's office today.
he's concerned enough to want to see me immediately.
but he's not concerned enough to make me see a dentist in houston. (thank goodness).

appointment on thursday at 9 am. not excited.

picnic in seat 20F

as there are no windows to open on an airplane, i was forced to inhale the vile fumes of my row-mate's taco bell picnic today en route to houston. fucking stinky. and she was a smacker. i almost vomited.

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