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28 March 2011
Monday three-point update, the LIES ALL LIES edition.→[More:]
1. It's a beautiful Monday morning in Atlanta, and I couldn't be more thrilled to be back at work.
1. I'm so healthy! And so glad I haven't been sick for the whole damn month. I didn't stay up all last night hepped up on cold & sinus drugs, no siree! My sinuses and ear canals are perfectly clear.
2. I love this cold weather! I wish it stayed this cold all year long.
3. I'm feeling totally great about life in general.
1. We are having a beautiful day here in central North Carolina. Sun is shining, and the weather is balmy. Hooray!
2. That huge project I was working on just magically finished itself overnight! Awesome!
3. My team won last night against Kentucky and we are back in the Final Four, baby! WooHoo! Actually, I stand to win 10,000 smackers for filling out a perfect bracket this year ..... AGAIN!!
1. Loving how stable my job situation is. It's so nice knowing that you'll have a job for the future! And that your coworkers aren't freaking out either. And that you don't have to spend any time at all keeping calm so that others don't freak out.
2. Disappointed that there's no vacation coming up anytime soon where I'd get to meet Mefites and spend time with my love.
3. Feeling very full today, and I think I'll skip lunch. Probably because I slept in so late this morning.
(Mine feels like sarcas-o-meter turned up to 10 instead of just lies!)
1. Managed not to obsess about petty tyrant volunteer supervisor and his unreasonable demands. Didn't ruminate about him at all over the weekend, and instead got lots of work done.
2. Didn't obsess either about my never-ending state of singlehood, or the couple of guys who seem interested but only when they feel like it. Didn't spend any time talking to God/Whomever, wondering what's wrong with me. Instead, got lots of work done.
3. And I didn't worry at all about money, completely oblivious to the fact that I don't save enough and if I were laid off (unlikely, but still) I'd be totally screwed, homeless within three months, and I wouldn't have a spouse's income to fall back on. Instead of worrying, I got lots of work done.
(Actually, I did get lots of work done. But it would have gone twice as fast, if only...)
1. My boss is so awesome for scheduling a firm appointment for us to discuss the next part of her business outreach that I'll be in charge of implementing rather than waiting for me to ask her about it. Again.
2. With so much advance notice and planning in place, I'll be totally be able to get out of work early so that I can go over to my boyfriend's apartment building and continue abusing his gym membership for my cardio workouts and weight training.
3. With all this wonderful exercise I've been getting and the new nutrition plan that our receptionist (who is also a chef) and I planned out, I've lost 16 pounds and 30 points on my daily blood pressure measurements. Also, I still totally fit into the size 12 slacks that I bought when I first started this job three years ago.
(Real update: We totally cleaned the hell out of my apartment again and I got some writing done! I feel so damn awesome about those two things.)
1. I am not at all anxious about my current job prospects or my career path!
2. I am completely on top of everything on my to-do lists, at work and at home, and will not be rushing to file my taxes at the last possible minute AGAIN this year!
3. I did not spend three days in internal debate about whether or not I should try to pry a follow-up date out of someone who I'd like to see, but who hasn't e-mailed me back. I love how I never overthink dating!
1. Had a carefree weekened with my boyfriend and his son. I have no qualms whatsoever about being in a committed relationship with someone who has a surly teenager.
2. I think that I have more than enough time to complete all the tasks I have set up for myself and am confident that I will be able to do them with a minimum of stress and frustration or any impact on my sleep schedule at all.
3. My toenails are growing in nicely and I am happy to look at them.
1. I'm loving this Monday morning at work. I feel refreshed and inspired, and AutoCAD is totally behaving!
2. We cleaned the entire apartment this weekend and it feels so good to have swept up the dust bunnies and have only clean dishes in the kitchen.
3. We had a horrible Saturday night at a very boring birthday party. The food was terrible, the company worse, and I'm glad we went home super early, sober, and having not listened to a lot of Bon Jovi semi-ironically.
1. I'm now at my proper weight.
2.Nashville has a ton of independent new bookstores which are doing quite well.
3. Everyone I've been friendly with during my lifetime has invited me to their wedding.
1. I really enjoyed the raw celery and carrots I ate for lunch. Who needs a sandwich crammed with ham, cheese and Branston Pickle followed by a Krispy Kreme?
2. I'm hoping the note my upstairs neighbour put through my door is really a secret love note, not a passive-aggressive communication about the need to replace the battery in my outside security light.
3. I LOVE the way cherry blossom petals stick to my car. They're so pretty and remain stuck fast to the car forever!
A) I didn't take the job out on Long Island. So I'm looking at being unemployed permanently.
ii> I have finished my taxes and sent them off, including the state ones. It was no problem at all to figure out how to handle the months I was living in MA but working in NY.
Why I look and feel better every day! Age IS just a number!
I'm even remembering stuff waaaay better than I used to! And I just love Daylight Savings Time. Yippee!
1. I am finally done with all three major projects I have to finish in April and am no longer in PANIC!!! mode.
2. There is not an ant infestation in my tub. (Why would there be an ant infestation in my tub? That would just be weird. What would they eat? Why only the tub and not the rest of the bathroom? I WOULD HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS IF THIS WAS NOT TRUE!)
1. I am not at all secretly pleased that the cat puked in her new heated bed and therefore has chosen to sit on my lap once again while the bed is unplugged and the cover is in the wash, ungrateful wench.
2. I totally stuck to my plan this morning to get up early and get a bunch of errands run and housework done before having to go to work this afternoon!
3. I am so excited about the dog that someone in our neighborhood keeps out in the yard all the time and that barks and barks and barks all day and all night long!
I knew the answers to every single question on my pchem exam and feel like I did really well because I studied so hard!
I showered this morning before going to class.
I am not currently watching Gilmore Girls and eating leftover Chinese food, no sir.
(BONUS: I did NOT make out for a half hour with a guy I didn't even get a proper look at while at a crazy, sweaty, gross, fun dance party Friday night.)
1) I have the winning MegaMillions ticket! Yes, the one for $319 million! I don't really need the money but it's fun to wave the ticket at people and say "nyah nyah, I won and you didn't!"
2) I came home from work and discovered that my hubby emptied the dishwasher! I was so shocked and surprised that I keeled over. I looked up and sure enough, pigs were flying overhead.
3) I need to gain some weight, probably about 15-20 lbs.
1. There are absolutely no car or driving related problems in my world. It is just filled with shiny happy people without a care in the world who only want the best for me.
2. I am so ready to date, and there are so many incredible men to choose from.
3. Things just keep getting better and better in every possible way, life is effortless, and there is nowhere to go but up.
1) I'm so ready for tomorrow night's Physics II test I can't hardly blink. I really wish I could just take it now! I love that class so much and I'm going to have to go through a big period of mourning when it's over.
2) I can't decide between the two totally reasonable and convenient options for plane tickets to visit my sister in Florida in May. It's a total win-win situation!
3) Life is just a big fucking ice cream cone covered in caramel and pecans treat of awesomeness! Oh, I feel just so lucky to be me!
1) Today at work was just awesome! I didn't feel stressed out to the point of wanting to vomit even once. And I got all my work done by five, so I don't have hours and hours left to do tonight at all.
2) This new migraine medication is working great! No terrible side effects and so effective. I didn't even have the type of small migraine today that means I'll be literally unable to form a coherent sentence for part of tomorrow. And no, I don't have a really important phone call scheduled.
3) My romantic life lately has been really terrible. I am getting a lot of extra sleep.
3. I have a cupboard and a fridge full of fresh groceries and many options for what to make for dinner tonight.
1. Hey, me too!
2. I am so pleased and relaxed about my appointment with the oral surgeon today! I'm rationally confident that everything will go well, and also I have great insurance to cover the procedure. There's no way my back will go into spasm in the chair!
3. I slept great last night and the night before, so I feel perky and cheerful. No need for that double espresso I just brewed --- I think I'll pour it down the sink.
1) Today at work was just awesome! I didn't feel stressed out to the point of wanting to vomit even once. And I got all my work done by five, so I don't have hours and hours left to do tonight at all.
2) This new migraine medication is working great! No terrible side effects and so effective. I didn't even have the type of small migraine today that means I'll be literally unable to form a coherent sentence for part of tomorrow. And no, I don't have a really important phone call scheduled.
3) My romantic life lately has been really terrible. I am getting a lot of extra sleep.
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