I Don't Like Mondays...

Got up this morning thought I was doing ok, because I'd laid out some of my stuff. Arrive at work only to find I've packed my salad dressing in my little insulated pouch, but not my salad ( I had to bottles of water and peach tea inside the bag and a breakfast sandwich. I thought the salad was at the bottom of the bag and was sadly disappointed. What I think happened is I opened the fridge with the intention of getting the salad and set the salad down to get the drink, thinking I'd grabbed both in the back of my mind.).
Someone saw smoke on the Metro Orange line train I was riding this morning. I smelled burning rubber, but said nothing, as that's not an unusual thing. Sometimes conductors will go the whole trip with the burning rubber smell. Everybody smells it, and we get from point A to point be just fine. It sort of makes me wonder if everyone on the train doesn't have some type of death wish or just in some type of apathetic zombie like state (as most of us are on our way to a workplace that one way or another is a drag, I'm assuming it's the latter.). It's still dangerous though. And it worries me.

Dr. Murray's trial is today. Can't believe his defense wants to claim Michael Jackson killed himself. WTF??!!! As fast as some of those medications hit a person, how would he hook up his own IV tube, etc.???!!!!! That's such bull! I hope this dude gets just what he deserves. }:( He shouldn't even still be practicing medicine. Anywhere. I'm participating in the Tweetathon for everyone that couldn't physically be at the courthouse as much as I can. I hope they don't let him go. He needs to pay. No matter what punishment they give him though, sadly it won't bring Michael back, so I'm just in a very dark place emotionally about the whole thing.

Not much else going on...

I'm wanting to spend more and more time out on my balcony. My aunt recommended some more flowers I can put out. Sadly, my pansies have bit the dust. My tulips appear to be okay though. My aunt recommended petunias, vincas (which I've never even heard of 'til now.), and impatients.

Heard about the earthquake in Mexicali...All these earthquakes...it makes me wonder...and not in a good way either.


Supposed to be pretty warm tomorrow and Wed. I'm gearing up for the insanity.


Am trying to make the time to draw this week, but I can't seem to focus the way I'd like. I forgot which one of meds that's a side effect from, but it's a pain in the @#%*!

Oh yeah! I saw the video with Lady Gaga and Beyonce with the Kill Bill and Thelma and Louise references in it. I forgot the title of the song, but the video was a trip. I love them both so much! (I'm comfortable enough in/with my sexuality to say that. They're beautiful and they come up with some crazy stuff, I like that. Why hate?)

Have fallen head over heels for Craisins. Maybe this will help keep me away from the pastries. (I've been a really bad girl as far as excercising goes. To me walking and climbing stairs doesn't count, because I have to do those if I want to go anywhere.).

What a week I'm having!

The pollen is totally kicking my can this morning. I didn't even have to leave the apartment before my eyes started itching.

Metro was a mess yesterday evening. I love tourists. What would DC do without them? At times, I've been a tourist myself...(I've hit NYC, Chicago, Anaheim, CA, Toronto, and Daytona Beach), so I try to put myself in their shoes. Yesterday's evening train was packed with people who came I guess to enjoy the cherry blossoms. This happens every year (It's just depending on where I live and what line I use, how it affects my personal commute varies.). So my question to Metro is this: If it is a given that tourists are going to crowd the system for certain events, why don' t they add more cars to the trains they've already got running? Yesterday, people (tourists and locals) were packing themselves onto already crowded trains. I'm guessing because some of them probably, like me had a bus connection they didn't want to miss, but still, that doesn't make it right. At what point does common sense kick in?

I have a bill collection agency that won't leave me alone, because someone stole my soc. number and paid their utility bill with it. How I don't know. The utility company wants money. I'm not paying anybody, because I didn't run the bill up. I was tempted to pay the collection agency just to get them to stop harrassing me, but when they said they wouldn't give me a refund once I proved to them what I said was true, I lost that temptation really quickly. The police taking forever to send my case report hasn't helped matters either. My guess is my request is one in a pile of many sitting on someone's desk. I'll try and light a fire under somebody's can next week.


Was messing around on facebook and stumbled across Noel Cruz. I didn't make the connection that he was the same artist I'd read about in one of my doll mags a while back (Doll collecting mags are kind of expensive, so I only buy them when I can afford to splurge. I'm also bad with names and faces unless it's one I see quite a bit.). Both his artwork and his dolls blow me away.

Take a peek: http://www.ncruz.com/

One of the best blog titles ever

I was over on Dispatches from the Island and clicked on a series of links (Thanks, JuJu!).
I was scrolling over some of the book/reading blog links and I stumble across a blog called
"He followed me home...Can I keep him?" If I may slip into Comic Book Guy mode for a bit .
One of the best blog titles ever. I truly wish I'd thought of it. Awesome!

Yet more proof that I over complicate things...

Found out that what I've been looking for (Sudoku with letters) actually has a name. It's Wordoku. Found a ton of Wordoku books @ Amazon.

Here, there, and everywhere...

Haven't been blogging or journalling much lately.

Not much to say...

Still looking for at least one more plant for the balcony...

I'm debating on whether or not to renew my apartment lease , go someplace else, or a rather scary third alternative... I 'll cross the third alternative when I come to it.

Cosi's Santa Fe Breakfast Wrap is awesome, it's so good I wish they were one of those places that served breakfast all day.

Just when I think I've got my insomnia licked it starts up all over again...No wonder so many people either od or develop other problems stemming from it. It really is an extremely tough thing to battle. I never dreamed I'd be facing it firsthand and for so long...

I keep getting comments to my posts, but have only received one in English and the other non-English ones, I can't read. I'm having a difficult time finding a translator...

Have gotten a little better with keeping on top of my fb and Twitter accounts. Got a flickr account, but don't know when I'll get the chance to upload anything to it or my long dormant photobucket account.

Got some drawing books in the mail, that I'm anxious to work with...

I bought a puzzle book for Metro delays...I'm looking for a book of Sudoku with letters/alphabets but I'm having a tough time finding one. Guess I'll have to cast a wider net.

Stephenie Meyer has a new vampire novella coming out, but I think I'll pass...(Why waste a novella on a dead undead character?)

Books I'm Reading Now: Pryor Convictions by Richard Pryor *


Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

Michael Jackson Conspiracy by Aprhodite Jones


I just finished Sunflowers by Sheramy Bundrick. Awesome, awesome book. I think it's probably the best book with a historic artist for the subject matter that I ever read. As I finished it up this morning on the train, I didn't even realize I was crying until I felt the tears rolling down my cheeks.


Speaking of painting, I seriously need to pick up some Turpenoid (brush/paint cleaner for those that don't know.).

Looked at some sofabeds for my apartment, but so far of the ones I've seen online, I strongly dislike all of them. (Either the style is wrong, or they're not available in the color I want.)

Will have to catch what I missed of Lost last night this evening (Thank heaven for DVRs).

Wish this weather would hurry up and stabilize, was totally unprepared for this wind today. It's wonderful to see the sun out though.

I've been dreaming about my mother a lot lately. I miss her so much it's ridiculous.


Well, that's all for now

* - Pam Grier has a book coming out, it'll be interesting/good to read her side of the story.

Ricky Martin

Not to be snide or anything, but in what way was this a surprise? Some stuff, you just know without it ever having to be said/admitted to aloud. :)

If at first you don't succeed...

I am trying to eat healthier...One of the things I tried eating this week was Greek yogurt. It was nasty...Even buying vanilla flavor didn't help. (It's not as sweet as Yoplait, Dannon, and the rest.) Maybe adding fruit will help. It was all I could do not to heave trying to finish it. :P I guess maybe it's an acquired taste... I'm ticked that I have one more container of it...I hate wasting food...I'll figure something out...I still have strawberries in the fridge. Mixing the two together just might work...