Frame of Reference

The day started out pretty blah. It was overcast and very cool, some would say a great morning to sleep in. -I- would say a great morning to sleep in! Too bad I got a phone call SO EARLY IN THE MORNING that just wrecked those plans. Grrr But I decided to make the most of it. I went to the zoo hoping the clouds would go away and I could get some decent shots of the animals. I think I got a few! This is one of my favorites, but you can see more on my flickr site if you want.

So when not much is happening, some may call this boredem, this is what happens. The RANDOM PLAYLIST *cue dramatic music* These are the first ten songs that played when I put my Ipod on shuffle. Are you ready for this? :p o Alanis Morissette ~ You Learn - One of her less angsty songs from the Jagged Little Pill Album I think. I like this, especially the beginning when 'the fire trucks are coming 'round the bend." The lyrics are pretty simple so it makes a great song to sing a long to! o Kelly Clarkson ~ You Found Me - Not one of my favorites, but it's still really sweet. I like the idea of being found by someone when you never realized you actually wanted to be found. o Engima ~ I Love You...I'll Kill You - A lllooonnngggg song, coming in at 8 minutes and 1 second. I usually only listen to this one when I'm drawing because it's a great song to zone out too! Not many words and a really trancy beat. o Linkin Park ~ Somewhere I...

The sky is so incredibly blue today. It's a nice break from the constant overcast greyness and morning/afternoon thunderstorms. It's also slightly cool but -very- sunny. I approve. It was a good morning today. I was able to wear my charcoal scrubs. They were just a little too tight to wear a couple of weeks ago, but I have been trying to watch what I eat and take extra walks. It's very encouraging to see results! My hair is driving me insane! I haven't had it this long since high school and I want to get it cut very bad. However, I am in a wedding on May 6 and we are all having our hair done in up-do's. I have been grumbling and complaining about how I can't -wait- to get it all cut off, and then someone goes and says, "Oh, but I think you look better with longer hair. It makes you look more slim." *blink* Gee, thanks. I know, I know....you should always do what -you- want and what makes -you- happy. I know. But still!! :op

I'm in agreement with someone I know, that music is an incredibly important part of life. It can cheer you up, it can rile you up, and it can also soothe you among other things. Three songs for me: A song that makes me sad: Okay, this one was easy. Sarah McLachlan "Full of Grace". If I'm in the right kind of mood this song actually makes me cry. I have a very vivid memory of driving down the road only a couple of days after my grandmother died and I actually had to pull over because I couldn't see the road from crying so much. A song that makes me all hyper: Don't laugh! But I swear everytime I hear Britney Spear's "...Baby one more time" I almost scream! I get all bouncy and I sing the words VERY LOUDY!! Anyway...moving on!! Picking a song that is embarrassing is a little bit harder because I listen to very embarrassing music sometimes, (see above). I looked at my playlist though and I have to say the most embarrassing thing right now is Vanilla...

Much fun was had at Dollywood on Saturday. We thought it was going to rain because it was VERY cloudy that morning, but thankfully it cleared up and was a beautiful day. Not too hot and not too cold. It was -EXTREMELY- crowded though seeing as it was a Saturday and all. The Festival of Nations is there until May 7, which is my favorite time. I love seeing all of the different performers from different countries. We saw Italian swordsmen and Russian contortionists and a vocal group from Africa. They were all amazing. Sunday wasn't very exciting, I just sort of lounged around and cleaned. I did laundry, but that did not work out well at all!! The washing machine didn't wring out all of the water so my clothes were -dripping- and then the dryer completely broke, so every available spot in my house is occupied by wet clothes. *grumble* AND-AND these new jeans I got turned everything white...BLUE. *blinks* Oh yeah. AND-AND I was hanging some towels up over my shower rod...and it br...

I feel like rambling so bear with me today: I went for a walk yesterday afternoon. It was late in the day, I wanted some pictures of the late afternoon sun. I was walking through this really nice neighborhood, you know the kind, with the white picket fences and the perfectly manicured lawns. I'm all alone on the street and I hear these noises. They sound very animal like at first. I notice the house I'm walking by has it's windows down and I realize the people inside are REALLY going at it. Sheeesh!! Cut to me crossing the street and quickly walking in the other direction. And then I see two grown women playing badmitton. Which, okay that's not abnormal..but they were hitting it over a tennis net...and speaking French. It was just very bizarre and almost dreamlike. But I got a few neat pictures. Okay my dream! I am supposed to take these muscle relaxers before I go to sleep because I clench my teeth and I've gotten little knots in the muscle along my jaw line. But I...

Cliche title I know, but that's what's happening at the moment, storms. Morning storms make me very sleepy because it gets so dark outside and then it's just rain and thunder. It doesn't worry me at all because the storm system hasn't absorbed any heat like they do in the afternoons where they can turn into very severe storms. (Oh yeah discovery channel!!) There is also absolutely -nothing- to do at work today. I've finished most everything. There are things I need to run down the street for but I can't do that with the storms. So here I sit. *yawns* The girl that sits across from me is in a very crabby mood. She's been slamming the phone down and breathing really hard all morning. She has her hair pinned up, maybe it's too tight. I've also been told that I can be very snobbish sometimes. *blinks* I don't see it. Of course I could just be denying it because I'm a brat. hahahaha. What's the argument for me being snobbish? Because I...