My allergies have been going haywire since last week. Despite taking my allergy medicine, I've still been majorly congested. So I did what any good geek would do - look online for methods of relief. I must have screwed up my Google-Fu somewhere because I came across this website: http://www.shoppharmacycounter.com/t-Adipex-Medicine.aspx. That isn't allergy medicine. It's weight loss pills disguising itself as "medicine." That is annoying. Yes, I want to lose weight but I know I can't pop a pill and the weight will magically drop off. It annoys me that companies take advantage of people's desire to be thin that they market this crap as medicine. Medicine makes it so I can breathe, not to make me look pretty. Blargh.
Protect Yourself!
In Pennsylvania, there is no motorcycle helmet law. As a result, I see a lot of people riding around helmet-less dressed in inappropriate clothing for riding. For example, shorts, tank tops and flip-flops. They should, at minimum, have on a mesh motorcycle jacket. Something that will protect their body if they are in a crash. Yes, I know you want to "feel the wind in your face" but that won't help you if someone cuts you off and your face ends up on the concrete. Protect yourself!
JDorama review: Hito ni Yasashiku
I am a fan of Katori Shingo and there were references to this show in an episode of SMAP X SMAP so I knew I had to watch it. As you should know by now, it took me a long time to get through this series, even though it's only 11 episodes. There just wasn't anything to make me want to watch it. Yes, I loved the playful teachings of Zen (Katori, Taro (Matsuoka), and Ken (Kato) but it wasn't enough. I'm glad I watched it. I think it would have been better if it was a little longer.
It's so quiet in here
It has been a fairly slow day. My boss' son is getting married today so he hasn't been around. As a result, the office has been very quiet. Somehow that seems to make the day last much longer. I'm sure things will be back to their frantic pace next week when the boss returns. (And he'll most likely have tons of pictures...from the guests not raleigh wedding photographers.) I'm not sure which I like better - the quietness or speeding to the end of the work day.
It's band camp week
My daughter has band camp this week. (Yes, I know you want to make an American Pie joke but, c'mon, my daughter is 10 years old.) She spends every morning playing her trumpet and eating snacks and talking with her friends. Then, on Friday night, they are having a little concert to show what they have learned. Since this is 5 half-days of band, I am half expecting them to be playing kazoos or harmonicas or something. I do know better though. My daughter has shown me her sheet music. They are playing the theme song from the old Batman TV series and the theme song to the old Spider-Man cartoon. It'll be an interesting concert, to say the least.
My house is a wreck
I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but my house is a wreck. To be completely honest, we didn't pay a lot for this house because it needed a bunch of things fixed. (For example, the entire house needs replacement windows hampton because a lot of the glass is either cracked or broken. Luckily, the really bad windows are at the back of the house so you can't see it from the front.) We knew this up-front. It's the "behind-the-scenes" stuff that actually annoys me. The previous owners tried to fix some stuff by themselves and screwed it up worse. I think we've finally fixed everything they've broken so now we're down to the things we knew were wrong. I'm almost ready to just level the place and start all over.
Review: Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D
The movie itself was not awful but it seemed to gloss over absolutely everything. The backdrop of the movie is Perry's California Dreams Tour, which began on February 20, 2011 and ended on January 22, 2012. Despite the fact that this gives the documentarians almost an entire year worth of material to use, the film itself runs only 97 minutes. As a result, you only get blips and soundbites about her life. I would have loved to have an extra hour of footage to see more about the girl behind the Katy Perry persona.
If they didn't want to talk about her personal life (poor Russell Brand is shown giving a few kisses then it's nothing but text messages...I'm sure there was more to their relationship), they should have gone the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus route and just filmed the concert with a few background rehearsal snippets. It would have been infinitely more interesting since her concert looks like it was a ball of fun.
Sadly, I can't recommend this movie to anyone. I think even die hard Perry fans would be disappointed. Wait for the Blu Ray. From what I hear, there will be additional footage in the extras. Maybe there will be something good in there.
New car!
So I told you that I was in a car accident and my car was totaled. However, I haven't shown you my new car yet. I just bought it last Wednesday. I absolutely love it! It is a 2008 Honda Fit Sport.
Isn't it awesome?
My car accident
On Tuesday evening, my daughter and I were in a car accident. Neither of us were injured, thankfully. My car, however, will most likely be totaled. I should hear the official word from my insurance company sometime today. I'm a little upset because the accident was totally avoidable. (The other driver was driving too fast for conditions, lost control of her car, and hit mine.) As a result, I'm going to have to go car shopping (which I hate) and I have to go shoe shopping (which I also hate) because my work shoes were pretty much destroyed in the rain and mud. But at least everyone is OK. Cars and shoes are replaceable.
Best food day EVER!
It was such a nice day that I spent a majority of the day outside with my family. First, we went cherry picking. I know it may sound a bit hippie but fruit picking is awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone with a good orchard near them. Afterwards, we hit up the market at the orchard. Later, we went to a local farmers' market and bought even more food. We bought so much stuff that I wish we had Osprey Backpacks to carry everything! (It didn't help that the bagboy at the farmers' market overpacked the bags, making them very heavy.) The cherries we picked are delicious. The roast beef we got at the farmer's market is the best I have ever tasted. My husband made hot roast beef sandwiches and I even ate a bunch of the roast beef by itself. I almost ate everything instead of packing away part of it. Today was the best food day ever. I can't wait to do it again soon.