I'm still here

I haven't posted in awhile. Life has been a rollercoaster of emotions the past couple of weeks. Things are finally calming down (thank Gods). I don't feel like getting into the details right now so I'll leave that for another time.

Random Thoughts (aka: J is in a bitchy mood)

~If you're going to walk along a road without sidewalks, you are supposed to walk facing traffic. Why don't the people that live around here understand that? They will walk side by side, practically on the white line, on the wrong side of the road, at night, wearing all black. If I hit you, its not my fault.

~How can gas prices jump 5-10 cents/gallon in less than 8 hours? When I was younger, didn't gas usually only go up 1 or 2 cents a day? That's all I'm going to say about this subject b/c I could go on all night and I don't want to.

~If you are waiting on an elevator, let the people off before trying to get on. You can't go anywhere until they're off. Plus, what if there is a fire or a rabid monkey with a chain saw at the back of the elevator? You're not only blocking the only escape people have but you're walking right into the danger.

~The media needs to stop hyping the bird flu thing. It is only infecting birds and people have have very close contact to birds right now. You only need to worry if you are a European/Asian that sleeps with birds or if you have wings and a beak. If you live in the middle of an American metropolitan area, I think you'll be ok (unless you were just in China and smuggled a chicken back to keep you company at night). There isn't any potential to get sick unless the virus mutates into a form that can be transmitted from person to person. That has not happened and it might never happened. If it does, it might not be bad at all. Remember how SARS was going to kill us all? I think we all need to be more concerned with chain saw welding rabid monkeys instead.

If I moved to South Park..

I think I'd look a little like this.

3 more weeks...

We leave for Las Vegas in exactly 3 weeks. I'm so ready to get out of Ohio. I need a break. From work, from this house, just from life in general.

When things get bad at work, I just have to keep saying, "only 14 more work days, 14 more days."

On Saturday...

D. and I finally went out last night. We haven't done anything b/c he's so busy with school work.

My favorite band, The Clarks, were in town last night. They're a Pittsburgh band that is really popular back home. Luckily, they come here twice a year so I don't have to make a 4 hour trip to see them. They usually play at a smaller venue but this time, they were at a much larget place last night.

D. worked really hard all week to get all his papers done so we'd be able to go. We wanted our friend R. to come along too and he was being whiney saying he was tired so we showed up at his house and told him he was coming. We got there a little bit before 10:00 and the place was packed! I couldn't believe how many people were there. We found an awesome spot to watch not far from the stage (one of the great things about loving a local band; its not hard to get a good viewing spot).

The show was as great as ever. I love the energy at their concerts. Everybody in the crowd sings along and the guys always seem to be having the time of their lives. I kinda had 3 red bulls and vodka so the last third of the show was kind of a blur but it was great. We were leaving and the bassist, Greg Joseph (he has a solo album coming out in May; check him out) was up front by the door so I got him to sign my CD. Figures I decided to leave the camera at home.

Anyway, I had so much fun last night. I didn't realize how much I needed a night out. I'm already counting down the days until their next stop in town.