Happy Friday

Nothing really new to report, but I haven't blogged in a while so I felt obligated. Let's see... I just finished book 3 from the Twilight Saga. I was rather disappointed in it because Bella acts really trampy. I won't say what she does in case you want to read it, but it was enough to have me throw the book down in disgust, stomp my foot and call a friend to complain since Kyle wasn't there to listen to my rantings (and let's face it he would have ignored me for our flat screen) but yes, as of this moment, I am really annoyed and I hope the 4th book redeems the series for me. I do, however, now want a silver bracelet with a heart charm and am shocked they haven't marketed that yet.
If he remembers, a friend is supposed to let me borrow the books (part of me wonders if it's because he's worried someone will see them in his apartment and make fun of him for having these books that make 15 year old girls swoon thus causing him to kinda look like a dirty old man). My plan is to read the last one, then reread the whole series from the beginning to see if I get more out of it. Gosh I'm such a nerd! And I need a real job!
I'm teaching hiphop tomorrow with my Mom for a charity fundraiser at the gym. Really excited because it's been far too long since I've danced, and we have great music to work with! Speaking of music, someone told me last night that my musical tastes remind them of midriff tops, juicy fruit and Pink tank tops. What does that say about me?

Question of the day:
What sums up your music style?

Latest Obsession

So I borrowed that tween vampire book Twilight from a coworker yesterday, and I could NOT put it down. The writing isn't even all that fantastic, the storyline is predicable- and yet, I was up until dawn to devour the whole thing in one sitting. I love the whole concept- Human in love with Vampire, Vampire wanting to both kill and eat human. Call me a 14 year old, but I'm hooked. Although if I ever wear one of those obnoxious "Edward" T-shirts the first person who sees me has my full consent to donk me on the head and rip the shirt off. There is what I like to call a "fanline". Merchandise with a person's full face on it when that person is not a two dimensional cartoon character is over that line. I need to get my paws on the rest of the books in the series (or as the author likes to call it, the saga), but someone who shall remain Anonymous failed to bring them to me at new years. maybe I'll just go home and read the first book again tonight!

Germ War Update

So there's good news and not so good news (but not BAD news, hence why I didn't just say good news/bad news)

Good News:
I used my fancy new health insurance and went to the doctor today. Sidebar- my new Doctor kicks ass- he's really smart and was great at treating me like an intelligent person and explaining things and if I ever got seriously sick I think he's actually try to help, so, score!

More good news is that I'm not contagious (awesome because I was worried about making my coworkers sick) that I'm feeling a lot better and I'll be able to go to work tomorrow and definitely go dress shopping this weekend.

Not so good but not bad news:
I have bronchitis( no surprise since I get it like twice a year) and I have to use an inhaler because I'm not getting enough air into my lungs.He said it has something to do with what's going on with my throat and nose, because I guess I'm not supposed to have shortness of breath at my age, but hopefully this will help. So now I'm that nerdy girl with an inhaler.

More good news:
Having insurance rocks when a $135 inhaler costs $6 beans. I cringe to think what a fiasco this would have been if I still didn't have insurance. In fact, that was the highlight of my day- when I realized that I didn't have to suffer and I could actually GO to the doctor instead of consulting WebMD and crossing my fingers.

Some potentially bad news:
Bronchitis can sometimes get worse before it gets better, but hopefully the inhaler will head it off. For the moment I feel pretty good though so here's hoping!

Actual Bad News:
I have to get blood work done so he can test me for allergies. And I don't like needles, so we'll see how long I can drag me feet on this one.

My germy weekend

I'm sick.
It all started yesterday morning when I woke up with my left tonsil feeling like it had little knives attached whenever I swallowed. I asked Kyle to get me the thermometer, which quickly escalated into a fight with him saying that I always think I'm sick and me saying that he's an insensitive baboon. (granted, I may run to WebMD a little too often..) But his attitude changed once I forced him to look at my throat and showed him my 100+ temperature. Unfortunately my victory has been somewhat hollow as I have spent this entirely gorgeous weekend doing nothing but rereading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and dozing through crappy movies on TV (so far I've seen American Pie 2, Arachnophobia, The DaVinci Code and one of the newer Star Wars). Kyle has been kind- getting me throat lozenges (I love that word- lozenge...just savor it while you say it, it's fun- Lozenge) and pretending not to mind that I've ruined his weekend. Hopefully this clears up soon as this week at work is set to be very busy and I need to be at full strength. But as for right now, well, things are coming out of my throat that put that girl in The Exorcist to shame.

Resolutions for 2009

I still make new year resolutions. Go ahead, make fun of me- I know it's corny and that no one does it anymore, but I don't care. Every year I try to make changes in my life for the better as part of this whole quest for gracefulness theme I'm doing in my 20s. And the resolutions only help with being a better person.
For example, last year my resolutions were to stop biting my nails, do more yoga and drink more water. I'd say I've been somewhat successful. My nails are human looking about 1/2 of the time, I take a yoga class once a week that I LOVE and I definitely drink more water now that I work in a place with a water cooler. Now, I know that some people may look at my list of accomplishments for 2008 and say that they are superficial and shallow, but look closer people! Bitten nails are unsightly, so really, keeping them nice is for the benefit of everyone who sees my hands, not for me (if I had it my way, I'd bite them as they were growing) The yoga things is admittedly good for the bod, but for me what I really get out of it is the peacefulness. It makes me much less high strung and reduces the probability that I will take my frustrations out on an unsuspecting sole. Waitresses and cashiers around the world rejoice! The water thing... um... ok, maybe that one is selfish and just to make me healthier, but still there is nothing wrong with that.
Now for this year's resolutions:
1. Spend more time with my sister. I've recently realized that we are not as close as we could be, and there's no need for it to stay that way.
2. Learn how to say no to people. Sometimes I go for the pleasing everyone route over doing what I need to do for my sanity. Not a good pattern of behavior to develop.
3. Be nicer to strangers, included but not limited to : waitstaff, cashiers, customer service staff and the people who run fitting rooms. It's kinda a problem I have....
4. Learn how to juggle. Because everyone needs a useless skill.

Hopefully this will encourage some of my friends to make resolutions of their own. If you need help coming up with them, I'm ready to help. For example I'd tell my sister she should stop burping without saying excuse me . (!!) it would make the world a nicer place. And as for me, suggestions anyone has for for additional resolutions I should undertake are welcome.