Its only 9:45am and I can't stop listening to Depeche Mode's new songs (thanks Tom).  check out "Precious" - soooo good.  However,  I am sad that no one listens to Depeche Mode anymore these days - only Asian people born before 1981.  If only they were coming to Austin with the Bravery.

Things I hate: midterms.  I swear I was hyperventilating yesterday.  and it was only Monday.

Things I miss: Europe.  Any of you working stiffs want to take me on a trip?  :) and  of course seeing my friends.  :(

Anyone have any good websites to suggest?  (other than xanga, of course)

One of the sickest things I've seen.  I threw up a little in my mouth:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4313978.stm

A damn good day on Saturday because of this:

But not excellent due to the sunburn.

Happy Birthday to Laura!  Sonny! and Ann!  whew, people were getting BUSY in February, there sure are alot of birthdays in October. 

Pictures from the weekend will be posted soon.... Sonny be scared...

i'm still alive.

see you all in dallas this weekend when we beat the crap out of OU.  then Son beats the crap outta someone with chalk at Suede.

i need more: sleep, Lost, homecooking, sushi, and Tom.

Currently Reading Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed By Jared Diamond see related

After crying a freakin river.... I've washed ashore to Houston. 
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This morning at church during his homily, the priest was pulling jokes out left and right.  It was like Open Mic night at the comedy club.  One that i particularly liked: 
Jesus and the devil decided to have a contest to see who can input the most data into their computers the fastest.  So they're both racing along, typing as fast as they can to input data.  Then ZAP! the power goes out and their screens go blank.  After a few seconds, the power comes back on and Jesus immediately continues typing from where he left off.  But the devil cries out, "this isn't fair!  you cheated.  i lost all my data!"  So, Jesus ends up winning the contest.  Why?  Because Jesus saves.  (oh so funny to us computer nerds)
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What I have accomplished during my week in Houston so far (dont get too comfortable, it's not a dazzling list):
1. got my last baby tooth extracted so that now I have a gaping hole in my mouth where a tooth should be.  I'm getting a false tooth put in - Platinum, baby.
2. finished Harry Potter.  I'm a tad depressed.  I have nothing to look forward to or live for now that I'm done reading it.  
3. took TWO naps today.  because sleeping 8 hours is not quite enough for this underworked lady.  might i say again - TWO naps in one day.
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I dont like being idle.  I need to be doing something, accomplishing more than taking 2 naps in one day.
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Pretty sad Peter Jennings died.  I'm quite impressed he didn't finish high school and he was still a media icon for 20 years.
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And because everyone loves pictures (especially ones where Siam is looking like an angel) here we go for your viewing pleasure, ripped from Son's website:

I can almost see a halo over Siam's head in the second picture.  Doesn't he have the expression of an angel?

Who went to go see these guys this morning?

That's right, if you always wondered, who listens to the those annoying, obnoxious, hack morning radio shows?  Me and Sammy do, that's who!  Sammy came up with the great idea of going to see the Kidd Kraddick show in Las Colinas, he told his boss he was going on a smoke break.  We were there for an hour and half - it was a really big cigarette.

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I'm not good with moving and goodbyes.  I crumble apart and I always end up crying.  I even got depressed when I had to move from Uptown to Addison.  I've figured out that I'm one of those people who gets used to life and routines and when there's change, it hits like a ton of bricks.  I enjoy change in many forms like: Chai Latte instead of Vanilla Latte or redhead vs. blonde or the red pill this time instead of the blue and things like that.  But moving away just knocks me down to a sadness that i just can't shake.  I think what really tears me up is that I wont get to see the beautiful faces of my wonderful friends whenever I want to.  Now I've got to take the Honda on a 3 hour trip to see Son choke on a tapioca pearl. 

On that note, things I will miss about living in Dallas:
- Friday night dinners with Tom, Son, Amy, and Siam.  The BEST crew to have dinner with at La Calle Doce, Genroku, Bangkok Inn or Zorba.
- Living first with my brother in addison, then on my own, then with Chrissy, and then of course Ann!  Ann is the greatest roomie! I especially loved it when we would each sit on one couch in the living room and both be on AIM chatting away - to each other!  nerd alert!
- Patrizio - baby bellini!
- Amy's mad baking skillz.  Cornbread surprise, what?  yum yum to the tum tum
- Making fun of Tom, Son, and Siam because they could always be found in either one of 3 locations: work, Old Monk or Gingerman
- Grilling at Tom's house, even with a shirtless Hippie walking around
- I swear that Half Price Books on NW Hwy is THE biggest one ever
- Satiating sushi fixes at Bluefish, Genroku, Nobu (thanks Son!) and Sushi Zushi.
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the group of CRAZY 7th graders I taught sunday school to, I learned more from them then they did from me.

And the list goes on and on....but what I'll be most sad about is not seeing Amy, Tom, Son, Siam, Nik, Michelle, Jon, Ann, Hippie and even some of my work buddies everyday and every week.  It hurts something bad.