Currently I am reading....

....The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.  I have read several of his earlier books (Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code) but never found the time (or interest) to read his others.  I bought this book and decided to read it because of where it is set (Washington D.C.) and the intriguing symbology.  I am o several chapters in and it is finally starting to pick up.  The beginning was a little slow.  It has been several years since I read his other two books, but I remember being drawn in immediately.  I wonder if this was intentional or just a habit of always wanting things quick and now.  There are several characters who I have already made assumptions about.  One being, Dr. Sato.  Her quick tongue and harsh attitude are a stark contrast to Langdon's.  Their dislike is evident even in the beginning of their "relationship".  I already have several questions I want answered.  And like his earlier books, I feel that Dan (we are on a close personal relationship where I can call him Dan, he calls....well nevermind) will deliver on some and fail on others.  Maybe this is to always keep us on our toes. 

If you can manage to get past the first couple of chapters, it is well worth the read....

Currently I am reading.....

....Burn by Linda Howard.  It follows Jenner (a girl, and an awesome name for one) as she is used/blackmailed into working with Cael Traylor (who Jenner can't determine if is on the good side or the bad side) and his misfit group of followers (he calls them his employees).  More than half way into the book I still can't determine who exactly Cael works for but he seems to lean more to the good side.  There is some heat between Jenner and Cael and is definitely worth the wait.  Like all of Linda's books, this one follows several people and is from each of their point of views (for the most part).  I have yet to find a book of hers that I do not like and Burn doesn't fail me.  There is potential for a big boom!

Currently, I am reading....

...Kathy Griffin's new book (only book?).  It is quite good.  It's not your typical biography/memoir.  She gives excellent detail and even includes the not so pretty parts of her life (relationship with brother Kenny and crappy hubby Matt).  While reading the book, it feels like you are getting a glimpse into a life that is not so ordinary and ordinary all at once.  She has a job, she works hard for it, she has friends, family, heartache, love, fun, etc.  But she's famous and knows a ton of famous people.  The book gives you a "realistic" look into other famous people and their "ordinary" lives.  Overall, I recommend the book to anyone who has some time to get lost in a life that isn't yours, but sometimes, maybe you wish it was...just a little bit.

I'm starting to wonder...

....if we are all put here for a certain reason.  because if we are, i can't figure out what mine is.  i'm not particually good at anything that could make me famous/rich.  except for all the awesome story plots floating around my head that i can never get out.  i won't cure cancer/aids/some other big disease.  i definitely won't invent anything that will change the face of the world.  in fact, it seems the only thing i will do is exist.  eventually, i'll pop out some little marleykins but until then, i'm really just here, existing.  i want to have purpose.  not to sound depressing or anything, but without purpose, why get out of bed?  i like my bed and could be very happy there.  and no, going to work doesn't fly as having a purpose.  i go to work so that my hubby doesn't get stuck with all the bills.  he wouldn't like that too much.


if you are reading this (which nobody probably is), maybe you could suggest some good purposes or life changes i can make.  you know, to avoid staying in bed all day.

Sometimes people amaze me....

So I decided to post on a forum for a website about why we can't have more than 200 songs on a playlist. Apparently it has sparked heated debate...check it out.

http://www.playlist.com/forum/general/topic/245347844

Old School vs New Age

...... JL - The old school ones are...
NM - A rocket in your bumhole?
JL - What!?!?
AD - Just like what you do on a normal Saturday night....

...... JL - Well, it is a very erogenous zone.


Take it how you want to.

I feel like....

I feel like....

-there should be a form you have to fill out and a test you have to take before you can be allowed to have children.
-that if you fail the above mentioned test you should have to take a class and then pass the test before you can procreate.
-if you fail to obey these few rules then you are penalized. I haven't thought of a good penalty yet but I will.

Headlines that ___ me off

Sometimes while perusing the online news front I come across a headline that makes some sort of impact on my minute, day, life, etc. Today I found one that really pissed me off. From CNN.com I was assaulted with the following headline: "National Guard: Gay Iraq veteran must leave service". Maybe since I'm not in the military I have no right to comment on how it is ran, but personally how is having a gay person in the army such a problem? Are they worried about that person hitting on the same sex? We already have tons of problems with hetero-couples and sexual harassment. I think it is time that this country stopped concerning itself with private matters (i.e., homosexuals, abortion, etc.) and start worrying about things like drug rings, sex rings, and murders. Who cares if Adam and Steve want to get married? They are people just like Adam and Eve. And if Adam and Eve can serve in the military then so can Adam and Steve.

Just in case you ever need to...

....get to Japan (from Richmond, VA) without getting in a plane..... #23 and #37 are my favorite....

1. Head northeast on N 9th St toward E Broad St/US-250

2. Turn left at E Broad St/US-250

3. Turn right at N 7th St

4. Take the ramp onto I-95 N

5. Slight right at I-64 W (signs for Powhite Pkwy/I-195/I-64/Charlottesville)

6. Take the exit onto I-64 W/I-81 S toward Lexington/Roanoke

7. Take the exit onto I-64 W/I-77 N toward Charleston

8. Take the exit onto I-64 W/I-75 N toward Cincinnati/Louisville

9. Take the exit onto I-57 N/I-64 W toward St Louis/Chicago

10. Take exit 96 on the left to merge onto I-64 W toward St Louis

11. Slight right at I-70 W (signs for I-70/Memorial Dr/Kansas City)

12. Continue on US-71 N (signs for St Joseph/I-35/US-71/Des Moines/I-29)

13. Merge onto I-29 N

14. Take exit 1A to merge onto I-29 N toward Sioux City

15. Take exit 84B to merge onto I-90 W

16. Take the exit onto I-405 N toward Everett/Bellevue

17. Take the exit onto WA-520 W

18. Take the Montlake Blvd exit

19. Merge onto Montlake Blvd E/WA-513

20. Turn left at NE Pacific St

21.Continue on NE Northlake Way

22. Turn left to stay on NE Northlake Way

23. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean

24. Slight right at Turtle Bay Hilton

25. Turn left at Kuilima Dr

26. Turn right at HI-83/Kamehameha Hwy

27. Continue on Joseph P Leong Hwy

28. Slight right at HI-99/Kamehameha Hwy

29. Merge onto I-H2 S via the ramp to Honolulu

30. Merge onto I-H1 E

31. Take exit 13B to merge onto HI-78 E/I-H201 E

32. Merge onto I-H1 E

33. Take exit 23 for Punahou St

34. Turn right at Punahou St

35. Turn right at S Beretania St

36. Turn left at Kalakaua Ave

37. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Japan

38. Continue straight

39. Turn right

40. Turn left toward 県道263号線

41. Turn left toward 県道263号線

42. Turn right at 県道263号線

43. Slight left to stay on 県道263号線

44. Turn left to stay on 県道263号線

45. Turn right at 国道125号線

46. Turn left at 亀城公園北（交差点） onto 国道354号線

47. Slight left at 千束町（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線

48. Turn right at 中村陸橋下（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線

49. Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道

50. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京 and merge onto 常磐自動車道

51. Take exit 三郷ＪＣＴ toward 首都高・銀座・湾岸線

52. Merge onto 首都高速6号三郷線

53. Take exit 小菅ＪＣＴ toward 湾岸線・銀座

54. Merge onto 首都高速中央環状線

55. Take exit 堀切ＪＣＴ on the right toward 銀座・箱崎

56. Merge onto 首都高速6号向島線

57. Take exit 江戸橋ＪＣＴ toward 新宿・北池袋

58. Merge onto 首都高速都心環状線

59. Take exit 谷町ＪＣＴ on the right toward 東名・渋谷

60. Merge onto 首都高速3号渋谷線

61. Continue on 東名高速道路

62. Take exit 豊田ＪＣＴ toward 東海環状・伊勢湾岸道・豊田東出口・土岐ＪＣＴ・四日市・新名神

63. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 伊勢湾岸道・四日市・新名神 and merge onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道

64. Take the ramp onto 伊勢湾岸自動車道

65. Take exit 四日市ＪＣＴ toward 東名阪道・大阪・伊勢道

66. Merge onto 東名阪自動車道

67. Take exit 亀山ＪＣＴ toward 新名神・京都・大阪

68. Merge onto 新名神高速道路

69. Take exit 草津ＪＣＴ toward 草津ＰＡ・名神・京滋・京都・大阪

70. Take exit 草津ＰＡ on the right toward 名神

71. Merge onto 名神高速道路

72. Take exit 豊中ＩＣ toward 阪神高速・豊中出口・大阪市内

73. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 豊中出口・阪神高速・大阪市内

74. Take exit 高速豊中ＩＣ on the right toward 阪神高速

75. Merge onto 阪神高速11号池田線

76. Take exit 都市高梅田

77. Slight right toward 国道176号線 (signs for 大阪駅)

78.Turn right at 芝田（交差点） onto 国道176号線

79. At 梅田新道（交差点）, continue on 国道25号線/御堂筋

total 10,008 mi

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan‎
These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.
Map data ©2009 , Sanborn, Tele Atlas, ZENRIN

Not sure how to interpret that....

"they're like markers. i want to marry them"


"I can't stop myself from pulling it out every night after work."

A Conversation with Sammy Hagar....

While attending the game where the glorious Red Sox spank the unspectacular Nationals last night, Salad and I ran into the most unusual of suspects...Sammy Hagar. Now, it wasn't like Salad and I saw this man and thought "oh wow, that dude looks like Sammy Hagar". No, no no. Let me break it down for you....while waiting in the third beer line (just an FYI if there is a small, hard to see, plastic cup on top of the draft pull, that beer is out. How you are supposed to see this at the back of a 30 person line, I'm not quite sure.....but apparently this is common knowledge.) trying to just get two blue moons the curly haired blond man in front of us, turned to check us out. Salad expresses, "Sammy Hagar!" Not sure if the man hears us but he turns once more and then turns back. In this process, another man cut through the line and exclaimed, "Sammy HAGAR!". At this point, we knew we weren't just seeing things. The most bizarre conversation then ensued. Sammy turned to talk with us and to be honest, I'm not sure how the convo started. But as we progressed we learned several things: Sammy is from Cuba and has three houses in Leesburg, Miami (his current residence, we think), and Key West; he doesn't really root for either team but he likes the name of the Red Sox third baseman (Mike Lowell) and therefore wants them to win; he once had such a bad hangover after drinking in Topeka that he got on the wrong plane and ended up in Ohio instead of Miami. Then we started to discuss the stadium. It was his first game at Nationals Park and he described the stadium as "it's not sex." Now, at this point Salad and I are looking at each other a little nervously. "It's not what?" One of us asks. "Sex, it's not sex. It's like the sex where you still get your climax, but it's not sex. It's middle of the road sex. It's too commercialized. Wrigley is sex." I can barely contain myself at this point. Salad just keeps egging him on. Then he asks us where we are from, what we do, blah blah. Salad tells Sammy that he has pretty hair. Sammy replies by telling her that she has pretty hair and then proceeds to almost touch her boob while telling her not to cut her hair, in case she has a kinky boyfriend. Salad and I are quite confused about why a kinky boyfriend would like long hair but don't feel the necessity to ask Sammy what he means. Now at this point, he wants our name and numbers so we can give him some good places to "boogie on the weekends". Salad and I hesitate and then Sammy asks if we have boyfriends. Salad giggles (yes, Salad it was a giggle) and replies yes I have a boyfriend. Sammy then looks disappointed and turns to me (gets real close, did I mention that he's a close talker and drunk?) and asks, "what about you?" I tell him I'm married. He turns to Salad and then back to me and asks, "Full time or part time?"

I don't really remember the rest of the conversation and I even though at this point we get to the front of the line and learn that they are also out of blue moon, I swear they walkie talkied ahead just to ensure that I don't get my blue moon, it was all worth it to talk with Sammy Hagar.

Phone actress

I just finished a book, to remain nameless due to its embarrassing content, and no it's not dirty. It's just....girly. But in it, three women become phone sex operators. Which they call phone actresses. The book makes it sound incredibly easy to do this and get rich off it. I'm wondering, if A. this could really happen? Could it be that easy? and 2. Could you get rich off of giving men "pleasure" over the phone?

I'm not seriously pondering this as a career move, but who doesn't want to supplement their income with a little extra dough if all you have to say is "oh", "yeah", and "give it to me baby" occasionally while guys indulge in their ultimate fantasy: anonymous sex with no strings, except for the phone cord of course.

Maybe a career change is in order. I'll keep you posted.

Convos between a WBF/WGF

WGF: He's letting me have his meat.........I fit all of your meat in my mouth.

WGF: I think my chair is wet.
WBF: You can sit on my lap. But that might get wet later too.

WGF: So are you going to be mad if I invited someone?
WBF: I mean if it was some dude i might have to wrestle him to assert my dominance but tall, beautiful blond is no problem at all

The Fluffernutter.....

Some things should never be said at work....and then some things should never be said at all. Below is a collection of things that have been said at my job. Some of course were taken out of context and others, well, you sort of had to be there.

• As always, common sense must prevail.
• I'll find out how good you are on Friday.
• I wouldn't worry about that little guy.
• Why does everyone always get bummed whenever I bring up the Holocaust?
• Which part of the dinosaur do I click with?
• I'm still fighting for my head room.
• You put the carrot in front of the horse, not behind it.
• What a bunch of Dorito eaters.
• That's a tea packet, right?
• If you give them Snakes on a Plane they don't have to smoke meth.
• -Who's following you? -Chris?