Thanks A Lot

Real nice, guys...real nice.

Let's have some yum yummmms!

Right now, I am the gladdest girl because I just realized that the coffee that I have been avoiding at work has 0 calories and 0 sugar. Pop a couple of Splendas in it with a scoop (10 calories) of creamer and it's mucho delicioso Hazelnut coffee! I thought it was laden with calories and sugar so I haven't had a cup in months...I'm on cup 2 today and I feel like I'm bouncing off the walls! !!!!

The amazing Pootly-Nautch: Zorro 7: Zobo's Revenge, in your local puppet theater June, 2008!

Today is a major suckfest because my sciatic nerve is not in a good mood. My lower back hurts and the pain is shooting down my leg and it hurts whether I'm standing, sitting, walking... The only way it feels better is if I am lying down which is kind of hard to do at work. So, I'm sitting here with throbbing pain in my back and leg. I meant to bring a heating pad to work but I forgot, so I'll just sit here and suffer.

I had a really great weekend. Friday night, we had Bret, T-Bag and Ainj there and we all watched Dr. Who...and I can't remember what else. I think maybe a movie? Anyway, it's kind of like a circus when there is one or more Magario with one or more Herholz in the room. A fun circus, that is.

On Saturday, T-Bag, Ainj, John and I went gallivanting around central MA to take pictures. We hit a cemetery, an abbey, Howe Park, Monson and Palmer. We got some fantastic pictures, some of which I'll be posting later today or tomorrow! Unfortunately, we were unable to find any stone bridges for Ainj...but it was a satisfying day nonetheless.

After church on Sunday, John and I went to visit my Nana & Papa. We had pizza for lunch with them and when we were done, my Nana brought out a pistachio & pineapple pie, fudge, apricot squares and these corn flake/peanut butter clusters. We tried the pie, fudge and clusters and she sent us home with the WHOLE pan of apricot squares. I had one last night but I made John bring the rest of the pan to work because I do not want that kind of calorie bomb sitting in my kitchen! My Nana regaled us with stories about me as a child and my mother as a child and the similarities. We had such a nice time...and we'll be going back in a couple months so she can cook us dinner. She couldn't do it this past weekend because she's pretty much blind until she has eye surgery in June. She says we have to wait until she "gets her eyes". We went home and ended up playing Balderdash and Uno with T-Bag and Ainj until about 10:30. Balderdash was hilarious...I highly recommend it if you've never played it!

Tonight I'll be going to my mother's house to celebrate Mother's Day and my brother's 22nd birthday!!!! I can't believe my little baby brother is 22! I know I'm only 26, and that's not really old, but I guess I feel old when I think about it.

SEASON FINALE OF 24 TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, back to workie work my day away!

Come on...

Fhqwhgads!

When the boss is away...

My boss has a Yankees/Red Sox chess set in his office. Occasionally, when he's gone, we will put the Yankees players in - how do I say? - compromising positions.

He's at lunch right now, so I thought I'd share a few:

#1:

#2:

#3: and finally...

I can't believe the coach allows that kind of behavior!

Anyway, my boss would probably KILL me if he ever saw these. I'd be so fired...hahah!

Cut-sies

I have yet another injury caused by the edge of my bed frame. (The head and foot boards have not been attached yet, so the sharp edge is still hanging there) I was simply walking around the bottom corner of the bed and I got a nice 4 inch GASH on my shin...and it's a good 2mm deep. That doesn't sound like much, but it is! Of course, I blamed it on John again because he still hasn't put the bed together properly.

Then, yesterday as I was cutting up a green pepper for dinner, I sliced right into my thumb with a paring knife! It hurt, and bled, like a mofo and it's probably going to take forever to heal because I basically have a flap of thumb hanging off and it KILLS if I try to lift it. The one good thing about this cut was that it was on the tip of my thumb, so I got to use this nifty Japanese Band-Aid Technique! So far, it really works! John was unimpressed because he said they make band-aids that are already cut that way anyway...haha

As of today, my group of friends has decreased by 6. I'm all set with the gossip. I have a few good friends that I trust and whose company I enjoy. I'm good with that for now. To my few good friends (you know who you are): Thanks.

~M

Like leather

Sometimes I wonder if I'm just heartless. I went to see "United 93" with John yesterday and I noticed, as we were leaving, that a lot of people were really crying. I don't just mean a little dabbing of the eyes, I mean bloodshot eyes and sniffly. The only part of the movie that made me sad was when the first plane hit one of the towers. In the movie, they showed CNN footage with a close-up view of the smoke pouring out of the tower. That kind of hit me because I remember that morning so vividly and I remember watching the footage live. But later, when the people on flight 93 were talking to family and crying...it didn't make me sad. I don't know if it was bad acting or just the fact that there was barely any character development. I always have a hard time being sad when I feel like I know nothing about the character.

Also, "The Passion of the Christ". I didn't cry at all during that movie and it seemed like everyone else in the room was bawling. I can't use the excuse, "Well, it's just a movie." because both of those movies are based on actual events and, had I been there, I'm sure I would have cried.

BUT - sometimes I cry when I see baby animals or when I see people get nice new homes on Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

I cry at happy things and I am indifferent to sad or tragic things. I think I grew to be that way.

Technical Support

Boss couldn't send or receive e-mail or open the web browser on his Blackberry.

Boss handed it to me and told me to fix it.

I took out the battery, put it back in, turned on the device and it was fixed.

Boss says I'm a genius.

Boss says it's great to finally have some common sense in the office.