Green Tea and Hummus

"We don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."

-- Howard Zinn, historian


Yeah, so here's my horoscope for today:
Once every month, for at least a day or so, we all have no choice but to reveal exactly what we're feeling. The universe absolutely insists on it, and won't allow it to be any other way. It's your turn now, so if there's something you're feeling, forget about fighting it. If you have a secret that you would like to remain a secret, the best thing you can do is distance yourself from anyone who might figure it out.

I guess it's a good thing all I did today was work. It was such a total Monday. I was supposed to get up at 3:30am to be at work at 4:30. Never happened. I woke up at 4:39am and got to work late. Mary wasn't even mad or anything. We were both so exhausted, I don't think anything mattered. Good thing we weren't that busy. Well, we were... But not by summer-at-the-end-of-the-pier standards.

I worked 54.61 hours last week. I'm starting to feel it. I napped today, and then I made dinner, made a few phone calls, and I'll probably go to bed early tonight. I've only had maybe 7 hours of sleep the past 3 days. My paycheck's gonna be fat. I'm stoked, because I'm so broke right now. I used half my last paycheck to go to the eye doctor and get new contacts and glasses. Kinda necessary. My eyes are worse, but at least they're the same now. (My left eye is still slightly worse than my right, but not significantly.) Yes, I know you all care.

Voicemail quotation of the week: "Hey Simone, it's me....I'm drinking Jack Daniels for you... I LOVE YOU!"
1st Runner up: "Do what you have to do; Kill who you have to kill; Make out with who you have to make out with."

I'm stoked I have 2 days in a row off this week. I don't remember the last time that happened. I actually have a weekend. Hells Yeah!

Holla! Yo' a balla! Pop yo' colla! (Sorry, Lane's been saying that to me all week.)

So I haven't smoked in a week. Remember last week when I said we're quitting together? Well, we both did, and I'm stoked. At 11:57 pm it'll be a week. 4th of July was awesome. Nice party. Tuesday was hell, and Wednesday I really wanted to smoke, but I think I'm ok now. The hardest part's over.

I think I'll spend a little time at the beach tomorrow. This whole going-to-work-and-not-enjoying-the-beach-even-though-I-work-on-the-pier thing is starting to piss me off. *grumble, grumble* Although, the red tide's finally subsiding and there were an insane amount of dolphins out today. It was so freaking awesome watching them this morning. Seriously, it was like a scene out of a movie, watching dolphins frolicking in the water, jumping up and playing with each other and stuff. Really made me appreciate the fact that I forced myself out of bed at 4:39am.

So much better than fishflies.

Some days are Diamonds...Some days are rocks...

And now I’ll do this thing from Daria because I’m bored and lack any amount of creative energy it might take to continue and finish a “real entry.”

=*= Where are you? In my bedroom
=*= Who’s with you? A moth in the window
=*= Who was the last person you spoke to? Dan, a roomate
=*= What are you sitting on? My desk chair
=*= What was the last thing you asked a question about? If Mary was going back to work tonight.
=*= What do you do when you’re bored? I’m rarely bored these days. I’d say I clean when I’m bored.
=*= Name two things you like about something you don’t like. How about one thing I like about 2 things I don’t like? I read in the news today that Avril Lavine (1 thing I don’t like) is marrying that guy from Sum41 (2nd thing I don’t like). Good. I think the Canadians should stick to their own kind.
=*= What was the last song you heard? “Legs” by ZZ Top
=*= Would you rather be cold or hot? Cold
=*= Current dilemma? What DVD do I want to watch after I shower?
=*= What do you wish you had more of? Less of? More time. Less ants by my door.
=*= What did you last argue about? Whether or not to give a discount to this evil customer at work
=*= What do your friends call you? Simone, and variations thereof.
=*= What do you want to buy with your next paycheck? Stuff for my car, mostly.
=*= What’s behind you? A mirror
=*= Describe your hair. Black, curly/wavy, about ¾ of the way down my back (it’s getting long, I need a haircut), kind of greasy from my frizz-ease, smells like green apple shampoo.
=*= What did you dream about last night? I honestly don’t remember.
=*= What are you currently reading? The Bible
=*= If you had a spare half hour, what would you do? Burn some CDs for Angel
=*= Hour? Fold all my laundry and organize my dresser and closet (it’s getting ridiculous)
=*= Six hours? Write my letters and put together packages I need to send out
=*= Day? All of the above, visit my mom
=*= Who do you wish you could talk to? My great-grandma
=*= What did you do last night? Got back from work, read a little bit, took a bath, watched a movie, talked to my roomate for about an hour, set my alarm for 3:30, went to bed.
=*= What are you doing tonight? Sleeping until I can’t sleep anymore
=*= What’s in your wallet? I have a wallet, but I don’t use it. I have a money clip and a coin purse in my bag.
=*= When did you last go outside? A few hours ago
=*= What are you wearing? My loungewear
=*= What do you wish you were wearing? WTF? What kind of question is that? If I didn’t like what I was wearing, I’d change
=*= Describe what you can hear now. Billie Holiday singing “Me, Myself, and I”, the ceiling fan quietly humming, my roomate putting away her groceries in the kitchen
=*= What are you going to do next? Take a shower.