March 23rd, 2009

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Monday, March 23rd, 2009

I’m feeling pretty itchy right now, and I’m pretty sure it has to do with the fact that I carried a big (about an inch or so) spider outside this morning….not in my bare hand, mind you, but in a paper cup with another paper cup on top so it didn’t try anything sneaky like jumping out.  Isn’t it funny how one interaction with a bug or a story about bugs can cause your ankles to start feeling a little tickle…then you feel the need to run your hand through your hair…and so on and so forth?  You may ask, “why didn’t you squash it?”.  Well, I just prefer not to, since they eat some of the bad bugs, and they aren’t out to get me (that I know of).  Who knows?  Maybe they have spider conventions and they refer to me as “the kidnapper”…I constantly separate them from their families when I gently dump them out of cups into various parts of the yard.  I assured the little guy today though that he should find lots of friends and food outside, and that I hoped I wouldn’t find him back on the kitchen floor.

In other news, I had more pleasant dreams last night!  Oh man, I hope I don’t dream about spiders tonight!  I remember hearing on Howard Stern once that you swallow 7 spiders in your sleep during your lifetime…is that true?  I am not looking up any spider stuff on the Internet tonight because I will most certainly dream about them!

I really enjoyed my day today.  As you can see below, I played with Husky and Max (and Jameson and Guinness, although I figured you were growing tired of all my photos of them :) ), and I spent several hours painting with Mrs. Dowdy.  I was nervous about painting, because I haven’t done it since middle school, but I told myself, “this is for fun!  No one is grading it!”.  So when I sat down at the table, I felt relaxed and ready to give it a try.  I worked in acrylics and began painting my favorite flower from Seattle (see photo below).  I didn’t feel self-conscious, and Mrs. Dowdy was a wonderful teacher, constantly encouraging me.  I look forward to doing it again!

I just checked http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy, and the opening day is 13 days, 18 hours and 40 minutes away!!  I’m looking forward to the comforting sights and sounds of baseball, and also to reacquainting myself with the team because I paid practically no attention to them last year.  I’m baaaack, and I vow to be a better fan this year…but hey, I had a pretty good excuse last year, don’t you agree?

Tomorrow I’ll see the transplant NP at my office, and I have a long list of questions to ask, from, “Can I drink sangría at Paloma’s wedding?” to “What should I expect when I finish my taper of Cyclosporine and stop the Dapsone?”.  I will pass on any information to you!

I have one more television commercial to comment on:  https://www.getloudandclear.com/ver4/index.asp?refcode=ldnclr4…it looks like a handy device, but again, the commercial just cracks me up, especially the one where the lady is listening in to what her neighbors say…well, that one and the cocktail party one where the women are talking about how handsome the new guy is, and he’s listening in from across the room.  I don’t know how you feel, but I think I would find it annoying to hear every conversation going on around me, especially if someone says something bad about me, like “I can’t believe she’s wearing that shirt!”.  That’s right, they don’t put any of the negative stuff on the commercial…come to think of it, wouldn’t it be funny if they did?  :)

OK, “Medium” will be on pretty soon, so I’m off, but I hope you all enjoyed your Monday!!  I’ll be picking up my bike tomorrow, so be prepared to hear about my cycling adventures!  Maybe “adventure” isn’t the right word…they’ll be more like “neighborhood jaunts”.

Love ya,

Julie