where ma girls at?

just as a side note: don't you hate it, girls, when (as a grown woman, even) your period still sneaks up on you and surprises you in the middle of the night in a most unpleasant way?

Yeah, that's how I had to wake up this morning ... to that fun surprise in my undies and also a heaving case of cramps. gross.

lime sorbet

Trying to explain to a man who speaks very broken English a color called "lime sorbet" is difficult. Initially he called asking for the description of the new colors that have been added for the 2006 Thunderbird and that we have authorized him to make. So I left him a voice mail explaining that they are: pewter metallic, dark blue pearl and lime sorbet. He called back asking "lion what?" hah. After repeating myself a few times I had to explain it to him on a different level. "Let's see...," I started, "it's lime as in citrus fruit ... lime green, and sorbet as in ice cream ... sherbet. you know, LIME SORBET!" haha. He laughed and said he got it. I'm not so sure....

How excited was I to check out Tori's official site and see that they've revamped it and have used GORGEOUS pictures of Tori for the different menu interfaces. Here are a few of my favorites:

How beautiful is SHE!? I can't wait to see her on this tour. I'm so bummed though, Trent and I can't make it out to NYC for her 92nd Y show. For starters, my bills are just way too overwhelming right now to be able to skate off on a NY trip. Also, we found out that it's just going to be an interview - no performance! Now, granted, if I had a ticket and funds to go I wouldn't have really cared! I would just be so excited to see her and to listen to her wonderful stories. But since I have neither, ticket nor money, I am not as bummed knowning that there will only be an interview. Nuts, though.

Yesterday was my follow-up to my blood work at the doctor and I got a clean bill of health! I may be hip, but i'm no hep cat! *wink* Mark and I celebrated by, well ... going home, making dinner and watching Lost, just as we had planned on doing anyways. Damn, I love that show.

Today, my Grandma is having surgery on her back. !!! She's having some pins put in her back and the surgery happens around 12:30pm. If you can remember, send some positive healing thoughts out for my Gramma.

playin' hooky

What a whopper of a weekend, and nothing really happened! I did find out how people can completely turn on you and twist things around so badly that you are seriously scared for them. Yeah, I learned that. What a lesson to learn ... but glad I did. Now I know never to put faith into that person, or a future relationship with that person, again. After that unfortuante, but inevitable life lesson, I whooped some serious ass in a friendly (yet competitive) game of Trivial Pursuit: 90's Edition. Okay, okay ... so I was up against Mark and we're pretty much on the same wavelength so saying I whooped ass is a bit dramatic. But I did win. *GRIN* After that we met up with some of the kids down at Union Street as they were finishing up their dessert & drinks before heading back for another game of TP in bed. Needless to say, we fell asleep in our wedges and nobody wins like that. Owch.

Superbowl Sunday was super for me because I finally took down all of my christmas decorations (and yes, that means my TREE was still up!) and was able to really clean my house and put things back in order. I even got to rearrange a little so I now have a "workout room" - except it's just a workout "cove." But I don't care 'cuz it's MY space (which is much cooler than myspace). Plus I did all my laundry and some grocery shopping all before the game at 6:00pm. Mark was glued to the tube at that point and I tuned in and out while folding laundry, playing on the internet and happily solving crossword puzzles (in case you didn't know, i'm a crossword puzzle FREAK). It was a satisfying, productive yet quiet way to spend a Superbowl. Oh, there was still pizza and chips. Just not as much ... and cleaner.

And since there was no beer to be had, I really had no excuse for calling in to work the next day, except ... well ... i WANTED to. *bratty grin* Ah ... it is a glorious feeling to call in to work on a Monday and spend the day with a friend or significant other who is also off. We lazed around in the morning, freshened up and leisurely headed out to Ann Arbor and a few stores. Never mind that it was drizzling and chilly ... we walked around, got sushi, stopped at the bookstore and just really enjoyed the day together. That night we turned in at Mark's house and played yet another round of TP. This time, the 20th anniversary edition.

I must eat my words. We are NOT on the same wavelength when it comes to any period of time earlier than the 90's. Mark is much smarter. Shucks.