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Friday Felicities - August 22nd, 2008

Things that make me happy?

• My job. I never thought I'd be able to say that - but it legitimately brings me so much joy.
• My dog. Izzie has 'forced' me to make my bed in the mornings, keep my floor clean, AND take a two mile walk every day. And she's currently watching very intently as the Americans battle the Russians in a very tight volleyball Olympic match. Heeeelarious.
• Sprite Zero, Raspberry Absolut, and Contreau.
• September issue of InStyle magazine. You know what that means? September. You know what that means? Autumn. You know what that means? It's almost time for our annual beach vacation? You know what that means? *peeeself*
• Cesar Milan. Calm-assertive is a beautiful thing, my friends. A beautiful thing.

Vintage Quotes circa June 9, 2006

I found this post hanging out in my drafts folder, and it brought me racing back to the summer of 2006. That was a good year. [reminiscent sigh]

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"ROFL, I totally love how you make it sound like it's the bug's fault. Do you realize how FAST that bug would have to be traveling to be vindictively CHASING the motorcycle, PASSING the motorcycle, and then FLINGING itself at Ron?" - Me

"Welcome to Waffle Hou... I mean, Cold Stone!" - random guy working at Cold Stone

"You have verrrrrry slow thumbs." - Tony

"If we can put a man on the moon, we can put a man on you." - Jason

"It's like a... like a... FLOCKING OF THE GENIUSES!!!!! Or something. That would be a cool band name." - Me

"I don't speak Knittish." - Bekah

"Snot is gross." - Melysa

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*nods sagely* Yes indeed, Melysa of 2006. Yes. Indeed.

Friday Felicities

Welcome to Friday Felicities, a meme created by Nattie - now a resident of heaven! This meme is all about creating a list of things that make you happy, because Nattie knew that when you concentrate on your blessings - your sorrows are not as overwhelming.

• NEW JOB!! I start on Monday, and I was really anxious about it at first - but I went to the new building to see my work space, and my new supervisor gave me a big hug and expressed several times how HAPPY she was to have me there!!!! I'm really excited to start the new venture. I'm sad to leave my co-workers, but it was just time..........
• NEW CAMERA FLASH!! I got an SB-600, and seriously I am peeing my pants happy about this thing. It came with its own manual the size of my CAMERA manual - so it's fancy, with lots of bells and whistles... but if I'm pursuing this photography thing professionally, it's definitely a great investment for my business.
• NEW DOG!! My Mom and Sisters adopted a hound-mix dog about 10 months ago.... she's a GREAT dog, but they have such limited space where they are. I have been thinking and praying about getting a dog recently - and the timing just seems right. Izzie is already house trained, and will be a good companion for me. She's going to come and stay on a 30 day trial basis to see how we'll do, and I'm excited!!!! She'll be here this weekend.....
• NEW TEETH!! I have written about this in other places, posted pictures, etc... but I didn't blog about it. Shocking, right? Well - I got my braces taken off!! It's still such a shock to me to look in the mirror and see sparkling white STRAIGHT teeth. SUCH a blessing. I was really worried that when the braces came off - I would have chipped, yellow teeth... but they came through just fine. With it... I've got a whole new confidence.
• NEW FOOD!! I haven't shared this publicly or talked about it much at all - but I have completely overhauled my way of eating. Food is entirely different to me now, and my body is already acclimating to the new diet. I'm on Phase 1 1/2 of South Beach. I say that, because I'm about 90% Phase 1, but I have incorporated some Phase 2 foods as well. I've been on the plan for about 6 weeks, and have lost 17 lbs so far. But truly - the BEST THING IN THE WORLD is how much BETTER I feel. Physically and emotionally - I just feel FREE.
• NEW HOUSE!! Officially moved into the new house on August 1st, and it's so wonderful. I mean, sure it has its quirks (my room only has ONE a/c vent - so it's stifling hot) - but it has been such a blessing. We needed room to spread out and have our own space, and this house provides that. I'll post pictures once we get all settled in.
• NEW SEASON!! It is almost autumn..... I can feeeeeeeeel it. Even though the air is still warm, it really WANTS to be crisp and cool. It told me so.
• NEW INSPIRATION!! I'll be blogging more. Yeah yeah - I know. You've heard THAT before. The thing is? I HAVE been blogging - behind the scenes. I haven't made anything public, though. I think I just got way too hung up on what people might think about what I had to say. Which is so stupid - because, isn't that kinda..... the point??? To get people thinking about what you have to say?? Whether it's good or bad - whether provoking meaningful introspection, or accidental pissiness - at least it would be a catalyst for thought. Right? *shrugs* So.... beware.
• NEW WEEKEND!! We've never had a weekend on August 15th, 2008. It's brand new - still has the cellophane on it. Let's tear it up!

Grief.

Sitting in a graveyard. We are blocked in. Believe me: the irony is not lost.

When sushi goes bad.

I had a little soy mishap over lunch today. I have smelled of wasabi and high sodium concentrate all afternoon. And i cant say that i haven't somewhat enjoyed it.