Anna Kipps

08:55 pm: Lord knows..
So, I'm going on about Day 5 of just feeling SICK.  I don't have flu.  I don't have a cold.  I just am exhausted, hurting, and having various appetite and respiratory issues.   Today my chest has felt really tight, and it seriously hurts to talk.  I've basically been whispering all day.  Work was insanely hard.  It has been all week.  I don't know how I'm going to survive 2 more days till the weekend.   I had been planning to go see the Cubs in DC on Saturday.. but if I feel even remotely like this, I will sleep all weekend.  No doubt.  

I'm 25 now.  It freaks me out.   Oh well.   

09:38 pm: you got it!
    Well, here I am, tired again.  Today was pool day, and there was supposed to be a Rebel game tonight, but it rained and was canceled.  I'm happy about this, which is sad.  Baseball is good.  I just like resting.  So much.  And drinking tea.  so good.   I'm horrible at typing in complete sentences on here. 

Day before yesterday the siblings and I went up to Pittsburgh for the day to see the Cubs play the Pirates.  We got there a bit early to stalk the players entrance again.  It was pretty fun I guess.  I got a lot of autographs.  Including Rich Harden again.  I really just think Rich Harden is the dreamiest man on the face of the planet.  Cute, very nice, a fantastic pitcher.. what more could one want?  I mean, really? 

I was thinking though about autographs again.  Why do we get them?   For me,  it's a chance to get close to these famous people that I admire.  It's that second of contact  that I'll remember forever.  Seeing the name written down serves to revive that memory, and just sort of add sentimental value to things.    I think autographs are also just a cool personal touch.  Something distinctly of a person that you can sort of hold on to.  I like that.   The fact that they're sometimes worth money bothers me though. I don't know.  Things that are SO human.. to elevate them.. it's sort of like idolatry in a way.    It's just something to think about I guess.  

12:05 am: he don't know.. so he chases them away
    I am so overdue for an update.  I think people keep up with me somewhat through Twitter.. but that's so choppy and full of complaints. 

My life right now is kind of just like pure tiredness.  Work is sort of fun, but I come home like a zombie.  It sucks the life from me!   I love the children so much, but my energy is so not where it should be!    

It gets worse when I get home and then head straight to the ball games.  I stand up for 3 1/2 hours, and then stay after the game to feed the team.  I just did that the past FOUR nights in a row.  It about killed me!    I love baseball, and I love this team even more, but it wears me out! 

I really do love the team though, and I'm so thankful for that!  The past two years we've had teams with unenthusiastic guys, lots of losses and just, no spirit.  No fun.  No love of the game.    This year we're fighting for 500, but the guys are sweet.  The coaches are great, and the atmosphere in the ball park is what it should be.  Happy!    A guy named Austin Gisriel is writing a book about this season (which I will be mentioned in, and my photos may be featured).  I'm glad he picked this season and not last season or the one before!!

Tomorrow is Friday, and I am so glad!  Weekends of rest are so vital!    I just have to get through tomorrow.  We're doing little skits to act out the meanings of some childrens songs in the Sudanese language.  It should be interesting.   I just put together a goat ear/horn headband ensemble.  It was interesting.  

Well.  I'm very tired.  I'm talking to my friend from Scotland..  I can't believe he stays up this late to talk to me (5 am there)!  I'm barely keeping my eyes open here! 

10:45 pm: life is like a song..
    Well, it has been an interesting past week and weekend. 

My cousins came to visit for the week.  It was pretty fun.  I really love having such a large family who I get to see with some frequency.  We watched a lot of Doctor Who.. IMed each other from across the room, went for walks, experienced a killer hail storm, and celebrated my Grandpa's 80th birthday.  All and all, it was a good time.  

Saturday was Anna's wedding.  It was kind of crazy.   A little bit sad, but a lot happy.  Anna was a beautiful, beautiful bride.  The ceremony was set beautifully, and it was short, but nice.   I loved seeing the look on Kenneth's face as Anna said her vows. 

The dinner was delicious.  I didn't have any cake, but it was pretty.  Hannah is a brilliant pastry chef.   A lot of people gave little toasts after dinner.. including myself.   I made some people laugh.   The dancing after dinner was awesome.  Autumn's boyfriend Duke is a total dancing fiend.  He was out there for every single song.  He's so fun!  I reeally like him.  I'm wondering how long it will be before his and Autumn's wedding day.  Probably not too long. 

Yesterday was the first Rebel home game.  It was actually a pretty good game.  We played Luray, and we played competitively.  Unforuntely, we lost in the 12th inning.  I was extremely depressed about it for some reason.  Hopefully we'll start winning this week.  I need to see the team some more to decide for sure how I feel about them.  

11:44 pm: I could be hurtful, I could be purple
   Well, Anna's wedding day is getting closer and closer!  We were over at their house tonight, and all the to-do lists and itineraries are laying around.  It's kind of exciting.  Also kind of unbelievable.   Tonight we helped work on programs and place cards.  It was kinda fun.  

   My cousins from IL have been visiting this week.  It's kind of fun too.  There's four of them here.  It makes life around the house a bit more crazy,  but it's always nice to have extra family around.    It makes me feel bad for people who don't have lots of cousins.  They're missing out. 

Tomorrow is the start of Rebel season, officiallly!   It is the opening picnic and exhibition game!  I don't get to go to the picnic, as I have a work meeting.. but I should make it for part of the exhibition game.  I'm excited.  Friday is the first official home game.  Yay!  I had my first player sighting today outside the gym in Mt. Jackson.   I love this time of year.  

I also love the weather this time of year.  90+ degrees.  I got a bit hot when I was standing out in the sun.. but otherwise it is just perfect!  I love driving down the road with the windows down..  feeling the warm air.  So nice. 

09:36 pm: bonified hustler, making my way..
So, I just got home from a weird weekend. 

The girls and I headed up to DC yesterday for Anna's bachelorette party deal.   We had planned to do a little bar hopping and eat out at a Tavern, because for some reason Anna wanted steak and beer.  She's funny.   But, as it turned out, her father is working for a lady who owns an Italian restaurant, so he suggested we go there, and it'd be free.  Free is fun, so we decided that that was a good idea.

We had kind of expected to go in and maybe get some nice spaghetti, but boy were we in for a surprise.  When we walked into the restaurant, all the waitstaff were decked out in Tuxedos, and we realized that this restaurant was actually fairly swanky.  It was a good thing we all dressed up.  The host that greeted us introduced himself, shook each of our hands, and ushered us to "A very special table."  Heck yeah it was special!  The table we got was in a special antique kitchen room, and it is reserved for VIPs only..  it can't be reserved by people of the general public.   It is generally used for celebrities, the President of the United States... that kind of thing.  No joke.   So we're sitting there, and we're greeted by multiple waiters, the host, and the chef.  We were entirely overwhelmed and shocked and almost didn't know what to think!  It was so great!  They brought out six huge platters of their best appetizers, which we ate with a $35 bottle of wine.  The appetizers were amazing, and would have easily filled us up,  but we got to choose our own entree.  I got cheese ravioli with shrimp and scallops, and it was AMAZING (and accompanied by another bottle of expensive wine).   Of course, I could only eat half, since I was so full from the appetizers.  But then of course we still ordered dessert.  Macadamia Nut White Chocolate Mousse cake.  SO good. 

So yeah.. the bill for our meal probably totalled around $500 for the six of us.  We only had to pay the tip.   Freaking awesome! 

Unfortunately my poor dear Anna started feeling ill at the beginning of dinner, and had to leave the restaurant early!  She missed out on the best part of her own party.  It was so sad, and we all felt horrible for her.   We ended up not being able to do all the activities we had planned, but we did have a pretty good time just talking back at the hotel..  although for some reason the girls were enjoying telling all their favorite vomit stories.  Don't know what is up with that! 

The rest of the trip was pretty blah..   All of us really did eat too much, and between that and not sleeping a wink, I've felt pretty awful today!   I was somewhat cheered by a trip to the Teavana store this afternoon.  I reallly love that store.. and I got some great tea!  Yay! 

01:18 am: are we having fun yet?
Despite the fact that my cold moved to my chest, and has not really gotten better, I had a fairly good weekend.

Friday was a weird day.  I had a big letdown in the social side of my life, but other good things happened.  Andrew had his last home game of the season, which I had to announce.  It went fairly well till I started losing my voice.. haha!  

Yesterday the siblings and I took a trip up to Woodbridge to shop at IKEA and Potomac Mills.  It really is never a good idea to go up there on the weekends.. SO much traffic and SO many people!  The circus was also going on up there.. and my brother was like "well, this is probably just all circus traffic."  Haha.. he's never been up there on the weekends before.    Anyway, IKEA is great and its always fun to go shop there.

Last night we drove to Waldorf, MD, where we ate dinner at 5 Guys and attended a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game.  5 Guys is always so good.  It's like 95% grease probably.. but its SO good!    The baseball was fun too.. couldn't have been better weather for it.  The Blue Crabs also have a really nice park.  We were really there to see the Newark Bears, since we're pals with their catcher (hence how we were able to afford going to the game.. gotta love free tickets!).  The Bears ended up winning, and our friend was 2 for 4, so it was a good night. 

Long drive home though.  I was seeing bunnies in the road that weren't there. 

Today was Mother's Day.  I went to church.. but had to take breaks to go and cough.  :(  Memaw came over for dinner.  We had mashed potatoes.  Hurray for mashed potatoes.  

I've been looking up and friend adding old New Market Rebel alumni the rest of today.  Its really wayy too fun for me!  I love seeing where these guys are now, and talking to them about old memories.  :)

07:50 pm: whatcha waiting for?
Today at worked I was seriously checked out by the Dad of one of my preschoolers. He just stood there staring and smiling for what seemed like a very long time.   Weirddd.  That has actually never happened before.  I felt awkward.

The preschoolers are so cute though!  The school-age kids haven't done a lot yet to endear themselves to me.. but the preschoolers are just adorable!  They make me want my own preschoolers to take home with me!   There's one named Dawson who has to hug everyone anytime they leave or he leaves.   There are also two little buddies named Caleb and Henry who are always up to no good, but they also have very good manners.   I got in a pretend gun fight with them today.  It reminded me of the scene from the BBC show "Spaced."  I probably shouldn't do things like that.. but it was fun!  and they're just so cute! 

Still feeling sick and worn out, but I'm hoping its not going to get worse.  Hoping hoping hoping!

03:29 am: Did I happen to say it again?
So tired.. but that's probably because its 3:30 am.  I should have gone to bed an hour ago. 

Not a lot to update.  I'm sick again.. or almost sick.  Sixth time in seven months.  It's almost like I'm getting used to it.. only not.  I feel like I'm giving up though.. like there's just nothing to do to fight it.  Colds and flus will always find me, no matter what precautions I take.  

Basically everything else in my life right now relates to baseball.  It's reeally probably not a good thing.  Time to focus on Jesus again!  Seriously! 

09:55 pm: everybody move your feet
Well.. life is pretty good.  Health has been worse than usual, but everything else has been better. 

I got a temporary part time job working in a daycare. It's only 2-3 hours a day, and only for about 3 weeks, but that'll be enough to maybe pay my student loan bill for one month.  That's a good thing.   I also got my economy stimulus check today.. so I went and had a shopping spree!  I mostly bought printer cartridges and baseball cards.  It's good though.  I've been needing new printer cartridges for forever.  For the record.. I did take my old ones back to be recycled.  :)  

This week is mostly just getting used to the new job, doing things around the house, and getting ready for Anna's wedding shower Saturday.  I'm not having it for her, but I'm helping Autumn with some of the food and such.  I enjoy these kinds of little parties.  I hope it is fun.. I'll be meeting some of Kenneth's family for the first time. 

The weather has also been amazing.  I would probably be in a horrible mood if it weren't for 95 degrees, zero humidity and a nice breeze.  This is my favorite weather ever!  I really think this is what the weather is like in heaven.    I just wish I had baseball games to go to. 

01:09 am: Be, be honest..
So in a way, things are good with me.  I've come off of a great past weekend.  I got to see some baseball games, I got to see a baseball coach who I rather like, AND I got to see Shapiro, who knocked my socks off.  On top of that, there were a million old friends at the Shapiro show who I hadn't seen in quite a long time.  It was so good to be there.. even though it confirmed in me that I am so NOT a scene kid anymore.    I've also about met my money-making goal for this week, which means I get to drive down to Lynchburg next weekend, where I can hopefully see more old friends, and see Shapiro and baseball coach again.  Its good stuff.   Oooh.. and.. the Cubs just won!

In a way I still feel like I'm just falling apart.  I've felt pretty horrible all week.  My stomach is unhappy, I've had headaches, joint pain.. and one of my teeth has started aching pretty nastily.  My Mom just freaked out when I told her and thinks I'll need a root canal.  As if there's anyway I could afford that.   It's really really hard to stay sane when I've got all of this.  I know its not SO bad, but sometimes I wonder how much I can actually take.  I guess I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.. but it surely isn't easy to remember that. 

06:06 pm: They're singing..
Happy Easter, all!

Today was a pretty good Easter, I think.  The weekend leading up to it was pretty bad health wise (not that today was really great either.. but not so bad), so I'm glad that I feel positive about today.

My Easter dress is so cute.  I just felt cute all day.. even if I am decked out in neon pinks and greens.  I can pull that off. Haha.  

Church was great today. We had a church breakfast which was awesome.  Spinach quiche, fresh fruit, bacon quiche, donuts, sausage biscuits.... I ate way too much.  But it was great. Church service was great too.  Lots of Easter hymns.. the sort that get you thinking and feeling all Praise-y.  God is cool.  Amazing, really.  Easter is a great time to ponder that. 

After church, we came home and I discovered that the last episodes of Doctor Who season 4 had loaded.. so me and Lizzy had a mini Doctor Who marathon.  Of course we had to watch them all at once.  I'm now downloaded the Christmas special and the Easter special.  Can't wait to watch!

We also had a big huge family lunch today.  Most of Dad's side of the family was there, as well as Grandma and Grandpa.  My family is great.  Everyone sat around talking about funerals and burial and all that for like, half an hour.  It's ridiculous.  We also talked about fun things.. like being alive, and baseball.  :)  I'm really lucky to have so much of my extended family living close by.  In a way I don't want to live here my whole life.... but there could be a lot of worse things.  I'm blessed.

Mickie (my cat) woke me up at 6:30 this morning, which is about an hour before I had planned to wake up.  Even if I had woken up at 7:30, I'd feel sleep deprived, but I'm super sleepy now.  Maybe this will help me get on a normal sleep schedule for this week.  Here's hoping! :)

10:23 pm: Start spreading the news..
   Well.  Today has been an incredibly sleep day.  I woke up at 8, and managed to make it through church, though I know I zoned out far too much.  As soon as I got home, I crashed again.  4 hours of very sleepy sleep.  I'm a really light sleeper, and usually I wake up if anyone comes up the stairs in the next room or anything.  I woke up today and didn't even realize Andrew was up here playing COD4.   Crazy.

So why was  I so tired today?  Here's my story of yesterday:

So Friday night I attempted to go to bed early.  I was fairly tired... but I ended up just laying for a few hours.  I didn't feel great.  It was no fun. Sleep never happened.  So at 3 am, I got up and got ready to go.  We left the house at 4:14, and headed for NYC.  On the drive up there I started feeling really yucky.. thought I was going to possibly throw up.. so I took a dramamine.  That finally knocked me out. Dramamine is crazy stuff. Unfortunately I took it at like 6:30 am, and it lasts for 4-6 hours.  I had to wake up at 9:30ish, so I could see NYC as we were driving in.  I was soo drugged up feeling!

But now I can say I've been to NYC.  We really didn't get into the city much, but we drove over the George Washington Bridge, and we saw the skyline.  It's pretty cool.   And of course we did get to see one of the most important things in the city:  Yankee Stadium.  Both the new one and the old one, actually.  They're right next to each other, but the old one is supposed to be torn down in about a month.  I'm glad I got to see it before it was gone. 

NYC was cold yesterday.  By cold, I mean 50 degrees... but with 26 mph wind and much lower wind chill.  We were outside for about 6 hours, and I FROZE.  We got there around 10, and walked around and explored the new stadium.  It's pretty nice.  The shopping and food vendors and such are a notch above anything else I've seen.  The concourse was really nice as well.  The actual stadium though was a little disappointing.  It felt a little bit like a big trashcan.  I left the park covered in bits of peanuts and cellophane that blew onto me.  The field itself had bags and papers blowing all over the place too.  It was really bad. 

I really enjoyed seeing the Yankees take batting practice.  We got to see Brett Gardner out on the field, and Damon and Jeter and Nady and everyone else of course.  As much as I am not a Yankees fan, those guys look pretty sharp out there in their dark navy blue. It was kind of surreal seeing Brett Gardner as a part of all that though.   They had a film montage of all his web gems in 2008, and every time I saw him on the jumbo tron, it was like "AAAAHH" all over again.  I really hope I get a chance to talk to him at a game sometime in the future.  I  really want to know if he remembers me.  Haha.

The game itself was rather disappointing.  Rich Harden pitched for the Cubs, and he didn't do so well.  I was very sad.  I really love Rich Harden.  I'm thinking maybe he just wasn't ready for the cold weather yet.  The Cubs ended up losing 9-1.  Harden let up a bunch of home runs..  and Brett Gardner hit a single off of him as well.  Our seats were crazy far back, so I had a little trouble seeing all the action, but it was still fairly entertaining.  

Overall, I can't say whether or not the trip was worth it.  I was basically miserable the whole time, feeling either sick or drugged or freezing.. or all 3 at once.  I really am glad though that I got to see both old and new Yankee stadiums, and that I got to see Rich Harden pitch, and Brett Gardner play.  Secretly, I also think its cool I got to see Andy Pettite and AJ Burnett pitch too.  Hehe.

Oh.. and one other fun thing.. Right as we were walking up to old Yankee stadium when we arrived.. My Dad walked off to take a picture.  As he was walking back, Lou Piniella jumped out of a cab right behind him!  We sort of gestured and yelled at my Dad.. and he thought we were telling him he shouldn't jaywalk, as there was a police car nearby.  So he walked back and handed me my camera, which I quickly grabbed, and was able to snap a picture of Lou Piniella right as he walked up to us.  Finally my Dad realized we were telling him Lou Piniella was right next to him, so he turned around and he was like "Hey Lou!"   and Lou Piniella say "Hey Folks!"   Or something along those lines.  So, that was cool.  

For pictures of all these adventures.. you can check my facebook.

12:49 pm: hey, hey
For like the past two weeks, I haven't woken up before 1:00 in the afternoon (except Sunday). It's partly cause I'm on a bad schedule and partly cause I need extra sleep to make up for being sick. Anyway, today I actually woke up at 10 am.  I'm so tired and I feel really gross (but of course thats kind of normal for me. augh!).  I woke up early so I could get to Salvation Army on 99 cent day before all the good stuff was gone.   I did get some really great things.  I got a little black dress, which I know I can wear to Anna's wedding.  The only problem is that it's dry clean only.  I figure its still cheaper to get it cleaned than it would be to buy a brand new dress.   I also got a pale aqua-colored linen beachy dress (H&M, yay!) , some exercise shorts, and a fender t-shirt which is a good color for me.  Hurray.  After the army we went to family dollar, where I got a pack of baseball cards, including one of Rich Harden.  Hurray!  I love Rich Harden.

In other news... I get to see Rich Harden tomorrow!!!!!   In case you forgot, Rich Harden is a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.  He's tall and handsome, and a very good pitcher. In a way I'm SO psyched to be going to NYC to see my Cubbies (okay, I'm excited about seeing the Yankees too, just don't tell anyone!).   I'm not looking forward to getting on the road at 4 am, and driving for 5-6 hours though (10-12 hours total).  It also seems like the opening weekend of the new Yankee stadium would be a super duper time for terrorists to attack...  but..  I'm paranoid.  I'm praying we'll be safe though, so I know we will be.  

I'm announcing another game tonight for Stonewall.  I'm really getting better at it.  I announced one kid wrong last game, but other than that I'm really getting the hang of it.  Everyone says I'm doing well... but I wish I could hear myself over the loudspeaker so I could judge for myself.  

I've started reading a book.  If I end up liking it, I will talk about it, but for now I'm just starting, and it feels so good to be turning pages again.  I often feel like my mind is being wasted when I'm not constantly reading and challenging myself.  I've had such a hard time getting into books lately though.  I feel like I shouldn't read popular fiction, but should focus on classics and historical non-fiction.  Today I'm reading popular fiction though.  Hrm.  Anyone have any particularly good classics or modern classics to recommend?  I need some inspiration.  

12:53 am: Everyone's a winner..
Well, I think I'm finally catching cold.  My head is getting all congested.  Poodle. :(

I just got a myspace message from this kid, and it took me like five minutes to figure out whether he was my cousin or not.  How many redneck demolition-derby-loving, 22 year olds named Dustin are there around here?  Creepy.  Haha. 

I made snack mix with deep fried noodles tonight.  My family ate it all in like five seconds.  I had done deep fried noodles once in the past, but I think it turned out better this time.  I shook them up with parmesan, garlic, and italian seasoning.  They tasted like buttery little yummy cracker thingies. 

I've been watching a huge number of oldish comedy movies lately.  Like, at least one per day.  Today I watched Desperately Seeking Susan and SLC Punk (okay, not so much a comedy..it made me cry).  But I've also watched so many others over the past couple weeks.  Bubble Boy, Encino Man, Earth Girls Are Easy, some Shakespeare Retold adaptations, Victor/Victoria, Just One of the Guys, Johnny Be Good, So I Married an Axe Murderer, UHF, Blow Dry, Happy Texas...  I've really enjoyed myself.  Anyone have any more suggestions?  I've seen so much.. but I also missed out on so much, being sheltered as a kid. 

Last week was one of the most depressing weeks ever.  I guess that might somewhat explain why I was watching so many comedies.  I just felt sick, ALL week.  A mix between preliminary cold symptoms, and normal every day crappyness.  I guess this tells me that the cleanse thing really didn't do much for me.  I am starting to consider visiting the free clinic.  We'll see how many more weeks/months I can take all this..  and it might happen.  I wish I just had health insurance.  Sigh. 

In other news.. in case anyone missed it.. Jose Canseco requested to follow me on Twitter today.  I laughed a lot.  

Speaking of baseball.. if you missed this also..  Brett Gardner was named the Yankees starting center fielder today.  This is like whoah!  I've talked about him here before.. but I knew him!  He yelled at me from a moving car!  He's SQUIRREL!  We have his jersey!  And he's the STARTING CENTER FIELDER FOR THE NEW YORK FREAKING YANKEES!  I know I already knew another MLBer.. but this sort of thing doesn't stop amazing me.  And.. I'll get to see him next week in NYC at the new Yankee Stadium.  AAAAAAAAAHHH!!!  Too bad Yankee fans are absolutely nuts and it'll be impossible to get close to him or anyone else!  

11:16 pm: Sometimes it rains..
Why can't I just feel healthy?  I am on day 6 of *feeling* like I'm getting sick.  Slight sore throat, tired, achy, weird appetite.  Six days.  I'm wondering if I'm ever actually going to get a cold.  I just can't believe that its normal to feel like this all the time.  I'm so tired of it.  I'm just so tired.  I'm so useless.  Its just frustrating.  

Its also amazing how easy it is to get more bored and lonely when you're tired all the time and don't feel like doing anything.  Its just helpless.  It sucks. 

01:47 pm: I'm confused.
   I just got an email asking to set up another job interview!  For lead merchandiser for a nursery working out of Home Depot.  What the heck?  Of course this has to come the day after I accept my old job offer back.. and during the same week I actually get babysitting jobs.  Right now I don't see how I could possible accept that job, so there's probably no point in interviewing.  Frustrating!  

I am off to go watch a baseball game.  I'm going to (hopefully) meet the new head coach for the Rebels.  Actually, the entire coaching staff of Randolph Macon is related to the Rebels somehow.  Their head coach was a former champion season coach of the Rebels, the assistant coach is going to be the head coach of the Rebels this year, AND the other assistant coach is going to be a coaching intern this summer.  Supposedly there's no such thing as scouting coaches, but that is what I am going to do this afternoon.  Haha.  

01:53 am: Lets get rich
Today I got an email from my boss Melissa saying that my summer job is mine again!  I get to be the second shift Group A leader again.  Hurray for 5-7 year olds!  I'm just really glad to know I have some income coming my way in the near future, even if it isn't as soon or as much as I'd like.  

Hopefully until then I'll be able to do some babysitting.  I'm supposed to start watching my little cousins one night a week this week.  I'm glad about that.  They're my second cousins, and they've lived nearby since they were born, but I really only see them a few times a year, so it'll be cool to actually get to know them a little better. 

I also may start watching a 4 month old 2 days a week.  I'm not totally excited about that one, but it would mean some income, so I'm going to see if it works out. 

In other news..  I posted another Missed Connection on Craigslist a few weeks ago.  I got the email from the kid today.  It was really funny.  Apparently he had people coming up to him, recognizing him as a missed connection.  So fun.  I'm too obsessed with that stuff.  

12:08 am: Love is all you need.
So today at church, I just started thinking about love.  Just love in general.  After about 2 seconds, my mind nearly exploded.  It really overwhelmed me.  Anyway,  that sparked the writer in me a bit.  Not because I wanted to write something good, but because I just had to get my thoughts out.  So.. I just spend 2 hours writing.  This is what I've got.    You don't have to read it..  I just had to get it out for me.  If it sparks thought in you, that'd be cool too though.  :)

11:11 pm: come and play..
So, yesterday was my first time announcing for Andrew's game.  I messed up several times.. started the national anthem too early, said "um" a couple of times, and forgot to announce a couple kids once or twice for the opposing team.  It could have been worse though!  I'm going to be more prepared for tomorrow's game.  Its kind of fun. 

Mickie (my oldest kitty) is crazy!  She has been particularly crazy for the past few months.. but today she bit me twice!  One theory is that she's stressed by the fact that our yard has recently been frequently trespassed on by a few other neighborhood cats.  I don't know.. if thats the reason, but if I hadn't been wearing pants today, she could have really done some damage to my ankle.  As it is, she broke the skin a tiny bit.   She's always been more than a little on the ferocious side, but usually she doesn't actually bite us. 

I'm tired.  No energy.  I don't feel bad.  I just never feel like moving.  I went for a walk today.. 35 minute walk. I then came home and slept for an hour and a half.  What is wrong with me!

I did get to talk to Will today for a few minutes.  Hurray!  

I was reading in Psychology Today an article about daydreaming.  It seemed to indicate that people who frequently daydream are more likely to be very creative and brilliant.  It made me feel good. Haha.