Is it harvest time already?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0612300204dec30,1,3301786.story?coll=chi-news-hed

 

 

Shouldn't it be 467 pounds? 

 ...drug bust that yielded more than 460 pounds of marijuana

 

...officer looked in the bed of the truck and found 92 pounds of marijuana

 

...officers went to the man's house later, they found an additional 375 pounds of it in his basement

 

375 + 92 =   467

 

Must have been a fat joint that the cops finished.
 

airport

Read this:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/12/22/talking-turkey-at-dulles-airport/

And they're worried about my shampoo bottle and that I take off my
shoes? Deep frying a turkey at work and especially if you work at
Dullas International Airport is so freakin dumb and not to mention
dangerous. Gutting a fish at work a la Office Space sounds ok. It's
raw and you have a knife (can't remember if it's a big one or not),
but there's no risk of fire (that comes later in the movie). For the
workplace, it's best to stick to ordering take-away, making a
sandwich, or microwaving.

disgusting thought

Can you imagine the nightmare if Club Libby Lu or American Girl had a special Rachael Ray doll or something? 

Ok, bye.  I'm going to vomit now.

What's wrong with Cinderella? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?em&ex=1167368400&en=472063349a6066c2&ei=5087%0A


Gosh, when I saw this title of this article, I thought, "How Mean?! This hairband has been OUT of the music scene for almost 2 decades."


Then I saw a picture like this and saw how very wrong I was:


Anyway, I saw Club Libby Lu (http://www.clublibbylu.com/)at the Woodlands Mall yesterday and these "princesses" are crazy. Kiddie make-up parties for "princesses"? It makes sense that I see this at a mall in Houston's urban sprawl. The American Girl store on Michigan Avenue is the only other store I've seen catering to the future Miss Teen USA. I don't have a problem with young girls learning to be female. I have a problem with the shit like this: http://www.clublibbylu.com/party.aspx It's the attitude that's being taught or learned or whatever. What princess wants isn't what princess isn't going to get. Yes, I know that it's up to the parents and the "man" doesn't have to responsible and can go ahead and perpetuate this "princess" attitude. Or maybe I'm jealous that I didn't come up with this idea and made wads of cash.

Houston

I love when my mom refers to Urban Outfitters as the "garage sale."

My sister and I had dinner with a friend from college and his girlfriend. He's still totally funny and has an interesting look on life. Don't get cable. Don't be a slave to your TV. And I'm glad you like your job. After that I met up with one of my best friends and one of his friends. More fun. Laughing is fun. Didn't know they served the beer Blue Moon in Houston. It's really weird to walk out of a bar and walk to your car. When you keep a plant or plants alive in your apartment, you're all growns up...you're allllll growns up. It's rare to see a responsible adult as a regular at the Chugging Monkey.

This Houston trip has been good. Better than the last few times here. Got to hang out with the folks and got to catch up with friends. Houston itself isn't too bad, I guess. It's just the driving that I can't stand. Hooray iPods! I should put together a Houston/Car playlist.

Off to bed. Got to run in the morning otherwise I'm just a chump who packed running shoes in her carry-on bag. I'm seeing my "nephews" tomorrow.

clutter

Apparently, I'm creative and laid back according to my apartment's clutter.  THank you.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/garden/21mess.html?em&ex=1167282000&en=74358105859316a4&ei=5087%0A

Studies are piling up that show that messy desks are the vivid signatures of people with creative, limber minds

The National Fist

Travelling on Christmas Day was total shit.  On Sunday afternoon, I found out my 8 am flight to Houston's Bush (haha) no longer existed but I had a window seat at 1:20 pm.  The cab I took to the blue line didn't know where the Logan Square stop was exactly...which is my fault b/c I should know the cross streets...but when the cabbie say he knows where it is, you kinda just go with the flow.  Well, I ended up 2 stops from Logan Square...about 2 L stops further from Ohare than I should have to begin with.  I should have just waited for the DIversey bus.  Whatever.

Interesting Filipino dinner party tonight.  Instead of karaoke, we watched a Flip boxer named Manny "PacMan" Paquiao...aka the National Fist (sounds very uncomfortable) beat the shit out of some boxer from Mexico.  It was pay-per-view from awhile back but my first time ever hearing about this boxer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao

message

Good night drunk people. I'm going to bed. Have to work tomorrow.

geese crossing

I ran this afternoon during the brief visit from the sun. Nice out with more people than I expected. BTW, the other day, I succumbed to the winter wind and purchased at pair of the proper winter running pants...I look and feel like a weird leftover from the 80's with the zippers by my ankles...although I'm warm...they are a little to long still for me so I look extra stupid...anyway...One of the best things to see in the winter are the geese...they are there other times of the year, but around this time, they don't just obstruct the running path. These birds cross the road and totally block traffic to get to the ponds closer to Lake View road. Really cute b/c they line up and cross...so organized. Watching the veins buldge in the forheads of both cab driver and woman bitchy shoppers on the go as they wait for 20 geese to cross the road was momentous.

ding!

I missed out on my friend's 30th tonight b/c a few weeks ago, signed up to work extra hours that pay basically time-and-a-half aka "flex-up". Sucks that I missed the fun. What's worse is I didn't even get the hourly pay that I signed up for on account that I had to leave my flex-up shift on wednesday b/c I fainted and the bosses made me go home. (Apprently, there's a rule that if you don't complete the flex-up shift, you get penalized the next flex-up, therefore only getting the regular base pay). So I missed out on the fun and I didn't get the extra money. Fuckn A?!

On of my patient's dad asked me if I'm at school during the day. I blabbered something about working the day shift normally while I wondered what the hell he was really trying to find out. He already asked me about my ethnicity. I couldn't pull the "I'm from Texas" line b/c he flat out and name the Motherland. I think he thinks I'm waaaay young and should be tucked in bed already.

Well, that's what I am doing now. I thought about stopping by my latest hangout before going home, but I'm wiped out.

corner store

http://www.slate.com/id/2155938/?nav=tap3

I'll see you at the drugstore. Funny slide show of stuff you can get
your friends from the local drugstore. I always thought nicotine was
the way to go for last minute Christmas gifts.

WBEZ

I heard on the radio today that Todd Stroger has a private elevator to
his office b/c he stops to talk to people a lot. The private elevator
keeps him on schedule.

RIDICULOUS.

If you can't make grandchildren...

http://www.buildabear.com

giftgiving has never been this easy...

please don't give me one.

Taste

It's winter time in Chicago. Not particularly the coldest day, but it's cold nonetheless and rainy. I couldn't resist a popsicle, but had to balance things out with a cup of hot tea. I shiver as I eat the Eddy's Strawberry Fruit Bar but I have the cup of hot tea to warm up. If it were summer time, this particular pairing would be strange too, wouldn't it?

All I want for Christmas is whale emesis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/18/nyregion/18whale.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5087%0A&em&en=4d81ffd7c2217ccf&ex=1166677200

I've never heard of Ambergris. This would have been totally fitting for Dave Chappelle's version of the MTV's Cribs. In addition to owning the only 2 dinosaur eggs and having his own in-house sweatshop, he should have had 50kg of ambergris hanging on his rearview mirror.

come all ye sailors

I don't know how it's possible to use almost all 40 gigs of memory on my iBook but I have. Anyway, I found this jewel of a picture while deleting crap pictures.

the pursuit of lazyness

I reached my all time high in laziness a few minutes ago. I ate my breakfast of cereal out of a plastic container using a 5ml measuring spoon. Obviously, I'm all out of the traditional bowl and spoon, etc. Maybe I should wash the contents of the kitchen sink.

small kernals

There is nothing like a woman at work calling you flat chested.

Look what I found out about the movie Swingers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117802/trivia

The Word "Fuck" is used 95 times, "Bitch" is used 31 times and
"Asshole" 13 times.

type o negative

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/sports/baseball/14blood.html?em&ex=1166331600&en=8b0f6999a850d0a6&ei=5087%0A

are phlebotomists in japan also tarot card readers?

Sarah Weddington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Weddington

Travels

This week I've spent a total of $1810.34 on plane tickets for 2007...

 

Chicago to Sydney - $1800.34

 

Chicago to Honolulu - $10.00

 

Fucking awesome.

Long Island Ice Tea will make you fat.

http://www.kvue.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=107358&catId=12

 

DDJR likes cocktails.

funny

It's really funny to wake up at 4AM, taste your dinner (Bandera on Michgan Ave...ribs...I ate beef...omg...I'm a recovering vegetarian...I ate beef.), and not fall back asleep.

 

It's really funny to have the unit secretary try to get your attention by yelling another asian girl's name at you.

cajones

Changes in Men's Testosterone Levels Predict Competitiveness After a Loss

November 30, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas—After a man loses a challenge, whether or not he is willing to get back into the game depends on changes in his testosterone levels, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin.

Robert Josephs and Pranjal Mehta, psychology researchers, examined why some men back down after losing a competition, while others choose to challenge their opponent again. Their research suggests the answer lies in what happens to a man's testosterone levels after the competition.

http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2006/11/psychology30.html?AddInterest=1284

spiders at bestbuy on clark street

To the lady screaming at the sight of a large spider on my pant
leg...thanks for communicating to me that I had a freakin 8 legged
monster crawling up my leg.

Aren't spiders supposed to be dead this time of year??

massive

Took a friend to the Massive Change exhibit. Good to see it again. Noticed this "Aerogel" stuff on display (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel). I've seen it somewhere but don't remember.

christmas in fake german market

http://www.christkindlmarket.com/

Cute, festive outdoor market. Went today in the dreary weather. You can have your brat with saurkraut and spiced wine and still have time to get your parking ticket dismissed.

Kat

Hey Kat...wha? ...What? ...WHAT???????

iPod

While the Dentist Dr.Azim drilled away in my mouth this morning, I listened to the following playlist. I made it specifically for this appointment.

*Panic - The Smiths
Nervous about the possibility of coughing and getting aspiration pneumonia

*Golden Years - David Bowie
Thought about what my mouth will look like in my own golden years

*Give Me Novacaine - Greenday
Self-explanatory

*Forever - Ben Harper
Sigh, this will take FOREVER!

*The Impression that I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bostonnes
The mold made of my mouth.

*Mexico - Cake
Wondered how much cheaper all this would be if I went down to Mexico

*Redundant - Greenday
The sound of the drill

*Addicted - Lit
What put me in the chair in the first place - a penchant for Jelly Belly Sours

*Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
*Crooked Teeth - Death Cab for Cutie
*Novacaine for the Soul - Thee Eels
*Cold Hard Bitch - Jet

Headliner of the day

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16157113/

Condoms a big problem for men in India

Most men's penises are an inch too short for popular prophylactics

Updated: 2:53 p.m. CT Dec 11, 2006

NEW DELHI - Condoms designed to meet international size specifications are too big for many Indian men as their penises fall short of what manufacturers had anticipated, an Indian study has found.

sweetyellowcorn

This is where you find sweet yellow corn.

sweet yellow corn

This is where you find sweetyellowcorn.

training

Check out this question for some online disaster education course I'm working on right now:

 

"I'm willing to risk my life for our patients during an emergency event or crisis."

True or False.

 

The correct answer is False.

Pimpanompics

Read me:  http://www.slate.com/id/2155111/nav/tap1/

el camino real

As you may know, the latest Bond movie is "Casino Royale."  (A little disapointed that no one ate a Royale with Cheese.)  But I've called the movied Camino Real for several weeks.  When I purchased a ticket to watch it last night, I called it that.  Ticket agent didn't hear me.  But I couldn't remember the name of the movie.  Anyway, the movie was good.  Although I was completely wiped out from the weekend...and closed my eyes here and there...Casino Royale was pretty good.  I thought about Wu Tang Clan when the big black dude at the card table sat silently and signaled his bet with his hand.

 

Ok here's what I found about the El Camino Real.

 

http://www.cahighways.org/elcamino.html

The history of El Camino Real and its bells, is quite interesting. At the same time that the American colonies were rebelling against England, a handful of Spaniards and Mexicans established outposts up the California coast. The first was established in 1769 at San Diego, when they established a fortress and a Franciscan mission

forking

At work right now.  I'm eating my cereal in a 240ml cup using a fork.  Is it lazy?  Hmmm....yes. 

 

 

jesse's girl

kudos to manho park for having the balls to play "Jesse's Girl" and dedicating it to his friend and his friend's spouse. he didn't mean what it sounded like. in any case, it was uncomfortable and so funny at the same time.

cards

Last night, I had to play a card that I don't usually use. So,
standing in line for some bar on California, I think that was the
street...no it was in Ukrainian Village...and it was freezing and I
had to pee. The bouncer was not sympathetic to this person's need.
Desperately seeking relief, I said I was a pediatric nurse and I uh,
help people. He let me in...I help people??? WTF. ...and I
accidentally barged in on a girl already in the bathroom. My bad. I
did that on a plane to Chicago last week.

iron man this Sat!!!!

Got this from the Running Away Multisport email...

 

This Saturday from 3pm to 5pm

Maybe you know someone who participated in the 2006 Ford Ironman World Championship (such as Running Away Multisport team members Scott Phillips, Kay Diedrich and Carl Macuiba). Or perhaps you simply want to watch this challenging race featuring some of the top triathletes in the world competing for the world champion title. Tune in to NBC on Saturday, December 9, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to catch a recap of this year's race held on October 21. Watch how Normann Stadler and Michellie Jones swam, biked and ran their way to become the 2006 champions. For a schedule, check out

Entry I didn't post before Thanksgiving.

I hate most of the urologists at work, the new batch specifically. You can't write one lined discharge orders. I hope you enjoyed the fight as much as I did. Prick.

Cake

Cake's "Mexico" is following me everywhere...It came out in 1998 (http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=rTnoieXmNS&sa=X&oi=music&ct=landing&cd=2) but I've heard it 3 times this week and at random places...pottery class, guy on the bus listening to his iPod, neighbor's stereo.

I had a match
But she had a lighter
I had a flame
But she had a fire,
I was bright,
But she was much brighter,
I was high, But she was the sky,

If I had to choose a song for karaoke night in another city, it would be this song.

Hey ladies and gents who carry bags/manbags:

The American Chiropractic Association recommends that a handbag weigh no more than 10 percent of its owner’s body weight.

Add this to your list of monthly to-do's...
-self breast exam
-testicular exam
-do controls on carbon monoxide monitor
-expiration date on soy milk carton
-weigh bag

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/fashion/07ouch.html?em&ex=1165640400&en=d290203f649d3dad&ei=5087%0A

Minus the designer purse, I can totally relate to carrying a lot of crap around. My messenger bag du jour is a green Parcel zipper bag (souvenir from Boston last week). I manage to cram The World According to Garp, my iBook, 60 gig iPod, gridlined Moleskin, lotion, wallet, cellphone, digital camera (until recently) and a few small things. All this rests on my left shoulder. No pain since my touch therapy session at work...that energy shit is real and this is from a total snickering skeptic.

P.S. Please don't rob me.

what the hell? dressed up dogs!

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/fashion/07dogs.html?hp&ex=1165467600&en=c2a598db58954987&ei=5094&partner=homepage

If I see another one of these sideshow acts, I'm gonna...

this is the life

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/realestate/greathomes/06GH-france.html?em&ex=1165554000&en=14f16b903be43843&ei=5087%0A