Feb 10, 2007 14:28
i love how minnesotans use the word "cocktail". i especially like it when i'm asked "do you want to go cock-tailing on saturday?" sounds a lot better than "do you want to go drinking on saturday?" the former is much more sophisticated to my ears.
why doesn't the person nearest to the heat lamp button press it when the lamps go out at [enter metro bus stop here]? why is it that someone five feet away has to walk up, press it, and then go back to his/her spot? do you know how many times i've hit the heat button in the Uptown station when the person standing 2 inches from it keeps reading/staring out the window/pretending not to notice?
audiobooks are underrated
i seem to only be able to listen to audiobooks if the story is in the first person. if it's in the third, my mind drifts and i'm unable to concentrate. i can read third person stories just fine. i just can't listen to them.
i think i'm my MIL's best friend. she calls me more than my own mom does. not that i'm complaining. it's just weird to hear about her personal life. she talks to me like i'm her best girlfriend, instead of her daughter-in-law. i guess in a weird sort of way i've always wanted that, since i had zero personal conversation with my own mom growing up. hell, i'm still waiting for her to tell me what is going to happen when i get my period.
lola has "learned" how to get under the covers and sleep in the middle of the bed. this wouldn't be difficult if the bed was unmade, but she's learned how to get up under the three layers of sheets and blankets and sleep there. i was searching the house for her last night, and i found her when i went to get into bed. there she was as i peeled back the covers, sitting in her meatloaf pose, looking up at me like "what?" crazy cat.
i work with a girl who is pretty young, but mature at the same time. she's 25, but has had a ton of life experience. everything she says cracks me up. the other day she was telling me about how she's a champ at badminton. she said she even has a special racquet that she named The Executive. and on thursday, she spent the day at work asking me my opinions on different drinks she was making for her Office Party. she has one every thursday and she likes to showcase different drinks. this thursday she was trying to perfect The Dunder Mifflin Martini. she wanted to know if i thought different alcohol combos would work together. since i'm clueless when it comes to that, i just listened to her plan it all out. she totally makes the day go by A LOT faster. i'm going to miss her when this assignment is over.
speaking of, i have 25 more work days at this temp job. i'm hoping that the agency places me in a new one right away. hopefully one that will be permanent.
i can't stop thinking about Smokin' Aces. it was THAT good.
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