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I am back at work, even though I am not at 100% yet.  My brain is a bit scattered and, as such, this posting will be a bit scattered.  Also, WordPress is on notice for eating my first draft completely.  Firefox is also on notice, because it seems to be crashing about five times a day for me now.  Not a fan.

1.  Quitting smoking is one of the best things I’ve done for myself as of late.  Getting glasses and updating my wardrobe was great and all, but becoming a quitter is just tops.  The only thing that really makes me crazy (and they don’t tell you this) is that I get the same bad “side effects” of smoking WITHOUT smoking, and it’s worse.  I have the coughs and the painful chest.  My throat sometimes, like today, feels raw, like when I used to go on my pack a day benders while living in Ft. Lauderdale.  Thankfully this all passes, and I know it’s worth it.  In the interim, however, I am not pleased.

2.  I saw the neatest book while cruising around a bookstore in Dupont Circle this past weekend.  The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.  It’s the story of The Odyssey told from the perspective of Penelope, Odysseus’ wife.  Neat, right?  Sadly I cannot justify the purchase, as my “to read” pile is getting higher and higher by the day.

3. So, in the summer of 2007, I had glasses.  In the summer of 2007, I also had a puppy with The Ex, who literally thought these specs were not, in fact, optical aids for yours truly.  No, no! They were The Best Chew Toy Ever (TM).  This past weekend, I finally went for an eye exam, and on Tuesday, I received my new pair of glasses.  They’re a bit on the chunky black glasses for emo kids side, but I love them.  Not only that, I love being able to see.

4. As a result of my newfound vision, I finally get what the big deal is about HD television.  I’m not speaking in hyperbole.  Pre-being able to see, I could see the television alright, but I couldn’t see the difference between HD and non-HD. Now that I can, my whole world is changed.  I also learned that Obama has very large pores. (His press conference was the first thing I watched with glasses.)

5. Right now, I’m in the midst of my Adult Developmental Psychology class.  Ironically I thought this would be a class that I love.  I kind of do, but I also kind of hate it with a fiery passion that could heat 1000 suns.  I always thought I would be very into psychology, and while the theory is nice, I find a lot of it to be common sense.  In addition, I’m not a huge fan of how I have to delve into all the not so fun facts about my history for my papers.  Granted, I could gloss over some things or outright lie, but then I wouldn’t be doing the assignments properly.  Whatever, I only have a week left of these shenanigans, and then it’s back to stuff that makes sense: writing!  I think I’ll be sticking with concrete things like writing, history, and literature.

6.  So, in the past few weeks, I have joined the 20th century.  (No, that’s not a typo.)  I got a Netflix account, a paypal account, and even an eBay account.  I’m so hip and now, I know.  This whole Netflix thing is great, though, in case you didn’t know.  Their WATCH INSTANTLY option has made my CSI: NY addiction return like gangbusters. I spent most of yesterday dying on the couch, watching CSI: NY Season Three, when I wasn’t passed out, and probably drooling on myself.

7. In other embarrassing news, I ordered Legally Blonde the other day.  It will be arriving soon.  When it does, I will relive my senior year of high school, and all its glory.  I will also be singing along to “Perfect Day” by Hoku because I have no shame, I love that movie, and I’m sad it took me this long to buy it.

8.  Slight change of plans for my Masters, which I know is a long way away, but I like to have my goals in sight.  Instead of history, I’m going to continue on my communications track.  Thank you, American University, for providing me with yet another Masters program over which I shall drool profusely, with reckless abandon.  For the click-averse, it’s a Public Communications Masters.  The great thing is that I’ll be able to take all of my courses on Saturdays, once I get to that point.  Hopefully 2011?

9.  So, I got angry with my Samsung Omnia cell phone.  Seriously it’s the most counter-intuitive and annoying phone on the planet.  At first, it’s amazing, and then all of these quirks reveal themselves, and they’re not the cute “I’m in love in an Indie movie!” quirks.  Storage issues, non-reactive touchscreen, plain weird, etc.  I don’t know why I didn’t do this the first time around, when I had to replace my phone a month ago, but I returned the Samsung, and it exchanged it for a Blackberry Storm.  I couldn’t be happier with my choice.  I have returned to the land of Blackberries, where all is happy and gay. The keyboard is wonderful, although it takes a little practice to get the hang of it.  No more than any other touch screen, though.

10.  Tonight is book club.  There will be margaritas.  I’m jonesing.

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