random updates

The Older Man called in at work yesterday to inquire about something that we owed him. I thanked my lucky stars that he didn't hear me announce my name when I answered the call, thus avoiding much potential awkwardness...at least for him.

Also, I realized I never updated about Aunt Flo's status. It turns out that her indecisiveness was due to peer pressure from everyone else's aunts, who insisted that she wait for them before coming to town...the unfortunate consequence of spending 9 hours a day with a bunch of females.

just pretend

I could tell Boss has been getting irritated with me for not asking questions, but when I finally decided to ask a question today, Boss got annoyed anyway and told me to write down the directions I was given so that I "wouldn't forget."

I only pretended to write down what Boss said...because by that time it was the third iteration. Asshole.

improbable, but not impossible

Things I've been wanting lately:

• A tattoo
  
• Colored contact lenses
• One or two more ear piercings
• My own living space
• To never see Boss again
  

Three out of the five are quite attainable at this point in time. Three out of the five may also give my mother a heart attack. Can you guess which ones?

genders

I went out to dinner with my extended family the other day and because I had just gotten off work, I was still wearing my suit. I was playing with my little cousin and asked him to be careful since it would've been a pain to get a stain out of those clothes. Then he flashed me a mischievous grin and said, "You look like a man." Hmm, thaaanks.

Not sure how else to respond, I repeated his statement. "I look like a man?"

"Kind of. Because of your clothes."

"Ohhhhh. That's not a very nice thing to say :P"

"Well, because of these things," he tried to elaborate, patting the slightly-padded shoulder of my blazer.

Maybe it had more to do with the stern black color of the suit than its actual silhouette...

I also asked him whether he's a man or a woman, and he responded, "A woman." When I second-guessed his answer, he immediately burst into giddy laughter.

sad panda

J left today. For some reason, I feel like this song just fits all the nameless emotions swimming around in my mind right now. Sounds a little nostalgic with Cyndi Lauper's vocals, with a hint of optimism in the beat.

White Panda spins the smoothest mash-ups that have ever drifted through my ears.

it's november 2nd

Did everyone cast their ballots today? It astounds me how frequently I've been encountering people who think their votes don't matter. They have this defeatist or apathetic attitude and I just can't wrap my mind around how they don't see the power they throw away by not voting (never mind that it's kiiind of hypocritical of me to say this since I didn't participate in the 2008 election). Sure, one vote is just a drop in the ocean, but where would your ocean be if it weren't for all those drops?

I've never been all that into politics, but it's hard to stay out of it when you start to realize how much it affects your life, even if you don't immediately feel the impacts. I voted for the first time today, and though I didn't have a position on every issue or make a choice between every candidate, I punched the hell out of my ballot for the ones I did have time to read up on! I'm gonna make it a point to exercise this right to the fullest...just because I can, if for no other reason :)

this blows

This is the last hour I'll have with J before he gets on his 10:30am plane tomorrow. Listening to music together over Skype, making funny faces at each other and trying to come up with a name for a blog that he plans to start once safely abroad. That pretty much sums up how we spend most of our time together.

Now, to be celibate for 6 months...wish me luck!