Thoughts from AA

What I learned while during my 36 hour Nyquil induced sleep:

While napping with the TV on, Oprah, the View and the local news can be too loud if not muted. Even muted, the flashes of color can be distracting and contribute to some wacked out dreams.

My cat wants to cuddle when I don't.

My bedroom is very bright in the middle of the day.

Sleeping though an entire day, so much happens and so many emails fill up your inbox.

Sleeping through an entire day, you don't miss much. (and really, you can just delete the unread emails and there isn't much need to go back and read EVERY twitter that you missed)

Snot is disgusting.

Cold medicine makes me wacky

I'm already a bit wacky.

36 hours without human contact is abnormal.

The TV does not count as human contact.

The world doesn't seem to miss me much in a 36 hour period. Although, I believe if it was 48 or 72 I would be missed.

Random gChatting: a day in the life of our gChats

10:26 AM (EDT)/ 9:26 AM (CDT)

AA's gchat status: I have an MFA NOT an MSc or even an MBA

(this is because AA needed to perform some basic math at work, it was a harrowing experience.)

LM: and look at how far that is getting us. haha

AA: yep

LM: ohhh SAIC, artist you create, but money we do not make

LM's gchat status: My boss just called and asked if I could find a therapist for his cat.

AA: so did you find a therapist for the cat?

LM: lol yes, that was by far the most ridiculous request i have ever been given by a boss

AA: yeah...i think even i can't top that ;-) and i've had some wacky job bosses

LM: haha i mean i was crying i was laughing so hard

AA: well my mom does have a pet communicator

LM: yes, well....lol i don't really even know what to say to that...ha

AA: seriously…i have to listen to her with a straight face but she knows i think it's crazy

LM: you need to write a story about that or did you already?

AA: not yet …i will at some pot… point

LM: smoke some pot too, see how that turns out

AA: ha ha

3:18 PM (EDT)/2:18PM (CDT)

LM: freakin cat therapist

AA: wow, your boss should meet my mom

LM: cat therapy. Lol. freakin cat therapy.

AA: i'm eating reeses pieces … yum … reminds me of ET

AA: why cat therapy? is the cat depressed? anxious?

LM: scared, he's a scaredy cat!

AA: i just ate a reeses off the floor, is that gross? the cat is scared? of what? is it an old cat? new cat? (medium cat?) i'm very curious about the cat. but not, you the p-word ;-) which I'm not typing because i'm at work

LM: not that old … i have no effen clue

4:08PM (EDT)/3:08PM (CDT)

AA: dude my bra hurts

LM: or your boobs in the bra?

AA: my shoulders … it's a girdle actually ...like a slip and has removable straps and i could only find one of them so i am wearing one strap and it is hurting the back of my neck (i'm wearing a sweater dress today - hence the girdle) i should have tried my bathing suit strap, it's looser … i keep pulling at the strap, and reaching into my top to pull up the girdle. it's all very sexy

LM: you are not wearing a girdle!

AA: yes i am

LM: Dear Carole: You did more for my cats than the all the vets, behaviorists and cat psychics combined. Your work with my girls helped transform an incredibly difficult circumstance back to one that is happy and normal. I'd about given up hope and never thought my two girls would be friends again.

AA: my two girls … wow

4:50PM (EDT)/3:50PM (CDT)

AA: there is a fabric store downstairs...think they'll have bra straps? …. for my igoogle theme, i have a different everyday...today i have celine dione. i hate celine dione

LM: lol

AA: this bra has become a torture chamber

LM: lol

AA: i'm not trying to be funny ;-) i am in pain

LM: i know

AA: but glad it's funny

LM: but i couldn't help but laugh

AA: i know, if i knew when i my boss wanted to meet, i would be downstairs right now check on bra straps...but, she's a wild card ... she never stays on schedule

LM: i have been completely useless today

Thoughts from Friday:

 
 

Today everyone knew our bosses were out, except for me, and they all wore jeans.  I'm in a skirt.

 
 

I heart Vitamon D.  it's sunny outside!!!

 
 

last night I ate Vietnamese food.  yum

 
 

I don't understand when people don't try new foods.  you wont know if you like if you don't try it.

 
 

lately my left side has been acting up.  one day it was my left boob, another the left side of my hair.  today it was my left eye.  it kept tearing up.  Apparently my left side has issues.  is that because i'm a leftie (politically) and a rightie (as in right handed) and if i'm creative am I left or right brained.

 
 

my head hurts when i do math

 
 

but i get nerdy excited about words.

 
 

my new favorite word is ombudsmen.  I read it in a sentence yesterday.  loved it and wanted to try and use it.  then my boss later used it to describe what I do here.  it was like she was inside my word geek head.

 
 

did i mention i'm geeky about words?

 
 

i used to love autumn the most.  but i think I love spring the most in Chicago.  Except that spring here is barely spring, not like on the east coast with the explosion of flowers and colors  but here it's all love and happiness and breaking free feelings on the rare warm days in march, april and may. 

 
 

i'm wordy today. 

 
 

and wishing i was outside.

 
 

yummm...vitamin D.

 
 

i don't think i'm funny today. 

 

 

 

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The response:

 

vitamin/vitamon. tomaato, tomato.

A boy bit my left boob sophomore year and it's never been the same since.

amy loves getting in skirts.

i love getting under them.

 

The Inspiration

my life drama free.

I like coffee.

And chicken.

But not the sight of chicken.

Gross.

I'm wearing apple bottom jeans.

OK, not really.


But I am wearing boots with the fur.

no, really.

OK - they only have a little fur.

On the inside.

I like furry insides.

When I was in kindergarten, I first pledged my allegiance to the democratic party (and greeks) by coloring a picture of coffee for dukakis.

I didn't declare my allegiance to bush until years later.
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The response:

This is me.

I adore and crave coffee

Chicken is ok.

I never gave much thought to what it looks like.

I am not wearing pants.

I am wearing a skirt.

I am also wearing boots. No fur. They were my mothers boots 25 years ago. They are as old as you.

I like furry insides. I wish all winter clothes had something furry on the inside.

well not all winter clothes. Not underwear.

When I was in kindergarten I was at the American School in Beirut. There was a war going on. I am assuming we pledged alliagance to the flag.

All I remember vividly is nap time and everyday a different person got to be the "wake up" fairy.

I always wanted to be the wake up fairy

is that an early sign of my gay-friendliness?

I have always prefered hot dogs.

not that there's anything wrong with the other.