Nerd Fest

Someone who shall remain nameless (not me!) is skyping in to play Dungeons&Dragons with his co-workers right now.

Errands

after running errands, I am now irritable. The ride was just irritating; people cutting me off, one way streets going the wrong way, bicyclists acting like cars, and now I've been forbidden from sitting on the couch. (not literally, but apparently, SOMEONE is perfectly comfortable right now) WhatEVER! Maybe I'm just bored. I brought in an application to Binny's; maybe I'll get it and get a discount. But I'd have to wear one of those ugly shirts that only men should wear. For two nights in a row I've have lesbian action dreams. What in the world? so...what to do now??? I don't feel like showering. If I drink red wine, I'll have to brush my teeth again.

Fat

I really need to stop eating like this, especially while I'm not exercising.

Idiots

It's so painful when CSPAN lets callers call in and say how they feel about stuff. They sounds like such morons; I don't know how the newscasters can look so professional. I'd be rolling my eyes like crazy. One lady, when talking about immigration, said she had the solution: she would deport Obama. She also said that from now on, when going out, she was going to ask for proof from servers at restaurants, etc to prove that they were legal. If they wouldn't, she would go to their managers. Otherwise, she would return her merchandise and leave. Oh my jesus.

Immigration Reform Speech

I felt kind of bad for Obama during his speech; he seems pissed and a little defensive...understandably. I don't know how I feel about the issue, but the way he described it, it sounded good. I also read an article about a week ago that listed several reasons why his plan was bad. That made sense too. Maybe Charlie Rose will talk about it on his show tonight.

me

I have a bad case of the 'I don't wanna's. At least I get to leave in two hours to go play 9-ball and maybe have a drink or...

Right

It's so hard to be right when you're the only one who realizes it.

Let me explicate what it means

explicate: to make plain or clear; explain; interpret. (from dictionary.com)

From my personality profile

Personality tests may be somewhat b.s. when found online, but this one is fairly accurate. From the careers section of mine, this part seems very true for me. The question is what to do about it! "Where INFPs will not thrive is in a high-stress, team-heavy, busy environment that burdens them with bureaucracy and tedium. INFPs need to be able to work with creativity and consideration - high-pressure salespeople they are not. It can be a challenge to avoid these roles, as they are the basis for so much starting work, and it's often a risk to break away into something less dependable, but more rewarding. To find a career that resonates with INFPs' values though, that's more than just a job, sometimes it's just what needs to be done."

A fault

Apparently, sometimes I can be a bit of a micromanager. I don't like micro-managers, so I should work on not being like that. It totally comes from trying to help people, but I guess that's annoying and doesn't come off that way.

First World Problems

Man! I ordered salmon for delivery, but they called and said they're out of salmon, so I had to get the cod. GRRR!

UGH!

WHY would you get in the shower when we have to leave in ten minutes?! So frustrating!

Mystery Neighbor

It's weird that we have a new upstairs neighbor (I don't remember when she moved in, but I think it's been like a couple of months), and we've still never even seen her! Very strange.

Extended Birthday Celebration

I'm going to Eric's tonight for dinner, and Mom's coming to celebrate my birthday. This was a first: My dad was the first to see me for my birthday; usually he's the last. I think we're ordering Chinese. Fun! I just hope he doesn't order Chicken Curry. Yuck.

sigh

It was soooo nice to see my *special* friend tonight!!!

Birthday poem from Caleb

"While celebrating your birthday Remember to not get too manic Because you just turned forty two The important thing is Don't Panic If Douglas Adams were still here And not buried in some old Bic hole* He'd wish, as I do, you good cheer And such a Happy Birthday Nicole! *people actually do stick pens in his grave so that rhyme is not as tortured or nonsensical as it might first appear" --Caleb

Happy Birthday To Me!!

I woke up early, I've gotten 6 Facebook messages that say happy birthday (yeah, Facebook is lame, but whatever), and my brother, Jill, Noah, and Zoe called and sang Happy Birthday to me, and Jill said know that you are loved by us all. Aww. That's so sweet and made me feel so good.

sad election day

It's scary that Rauner won and Republicans won over Senate. I guess I need to look into more of the political views of Rauner now that he won, but they were sad election day results.

Civic Duty: Complete.

It feels so good to vote. I just don't want the republicans to take over the senate. We'll see what happens.