Wednesday Randoms

Wednesday Randoms day and... I'm sick! :(
This only happens every 4 or 5 years and I am not a fun sick person.
I'm not feeling a post right now (writing this on the mobile site rather than the laptop because I'm too tired to go get it. Sigh
Thanks to modern medicine, I'll be better soon.
back to bed...

NYC!

Just a little entry to share what an AMAZING birthday weekend I experienced the past 2 days. Such careful and thoughtful planning on his part took me on a journey that began with one of my favorite local restaurants to enjoying balloons and a delicious lemon tart, then on a train to NYC, 2 servings of tweet-worthy pizza, a visit to the MoMA, an impressive and memorable seafood dinner, a king-sized Hilton hotel stay, fantastic brunch, a walk through Central Park, the Museum of Natural History, and a final big surprise- tickets to Wicked!!! Yessssss!!!

LOVED

EVERY

MINUTE

OF

IT

#cantthankyouenough

I've always wanted to be Dorothy for Halloween... but after seeing this, I might have to be Glinda!

Wednesday Randoms

This is going to be a quick one because I really don't feel that great, and I'm not feelin my WRs like I usually do. The blame can be pointed directly to this 'mild winter' we're experiencing, and the fact that my head has been serving as a barometer measuring in pain, pressure, and all around discomfort in my entire sinus region for the past month.

• People need to stop with their Facebook posts and run on stories of what they're giving up for Lent. Don't use religion as a cover for your need to hold yourself accountable for giving up a vice. Considering my current status of non-practicing Catholic, guess what I'm giving up? That's right. Nothing.
• Went to the dentist office for my twice a year cleaning. I love it. A bright, cheery, all-female-run office. The visit is pure delight, as I get to chit chat and leave with sparkly clean teeth. The stories they tell me of the others who come in however, are quite repulsive. How about a 14yr old kid who, during his 2 years of braces, never visited the dentist once. His mother blamed "a move" and "being busy" for the oversight. Hmmm. Guess what kind of lucky numbers young Johnny got served up when they finally paid the dentist a visit? 17 cavities! SEVENTEEN. To clarify, that's not 17 teeth having cavities, but 17 surface areas. Is their some sort of charge for parental neglect on this? (Didn't help that Gatorade was his drink of choice either) Hmm. Let me spend $3K on braces (which is not covered by insurance) only to pay a thousand more to drill and fill the cavities. Oh I'd last 1 day working in a dental office. Half a day, at best.
• Birchbox is awesome. And I got 6 months of it.
• Tomorrow's my birthday. My favorite day of the year. Yay! Looking forward to a fun weekend

Wednesday Randoms

• Happy day after Valentine's Day. Mine was fab-u-lous. Wonderful. Amazing. I couldn't ask for more. So grateful
• Happy Broad Street Run registration day, too. Oh...well... unless you're me and was able to register yesterday in about 3 minutes because I'm a Blue Cross member. It does suck for those who spent hours trying, I hear that. For those jamming up Facebook and Twitter with a million complaints though- there are plenty of half marathons out there for you to run. So shut your mouth, train to pull off an extra 3.1mi and sign up for one of those. #thanks
• Allergies are killllling me. Since NYE I've had on-off sinus pressure and annoying sniffles. It might have been the live Christmas tree in combination with the mild winter, which has failed to kill the allergens in the air. This is getting old. For real. I read somewhere that eating raw garlic can help. Not sure if I'm down with that, but I did add a generous clove to my angel hair pasta tonight. And don't anyone worry, I still love vampires  : )
• I love dog shows. Although it's never shown on network TV, I caught the highlights today and I can't believe that shuffling little mop of a dog beat that beautiful German Shepherd to win Best in Show! (btw, if you haven't caught the Christopher Guest mockumentary 'Best in Show', I suggest adding it to your list).Best in Show
• Thinking which cocktail I'll make my "signature" this summer. Last year it was the mojito. If you've never had one, you must stop depriving yourself of this Cuban creation bursting with fresh mint and white rum. So good!
• Chris Christie of NJ, you are an absolute fool regarding your decision to lower the flags in "honor" of a drug addicted former pop star.
• The trend with these obnoxious false lashes needs to stop (I'm talking to you Adele, Kardashians, etc) We know they're not real, and you end up looking even worse when the paparazzi snaps a pic of you sans makeup.

In closing, pretty excited to say the blog's been back in action for an entire year! February 2011 I decided to give it another go, and here we are 1 year (and a few vacations, runs, life changes) later, I'm still at it! I know the blog has faded a little to only WRs on given weeks... ok... the past few months, but I'll try to get back on it.

Wednesday Randoms * *

A few * *snowflakes* * are falling this Wednesday evening, the holy day of the Randoms. Very pretty end to the day.

• Has anyone ever wondered what it looks like when someone tries to cut off a funeral procession in traffic after the light changes? Ooohhhh boy, I saw it today, right on the border of City Ave. There must have been 50 cars and when the light turned green, and it was my side's turn to go, a few cars starting going, despite the procession that kept coming through, car after car. I think in some cultures this is a high level, you-done-offended-me-now type of move. Eek. Once I saw the guy in the back of the SUV put down his window, with his Phillies hat all crooked to the side, and start runnin his mouth... I was wondering if ducking was a wise move. The momentary drama fizzled, and I don't know who that was, but he/she had a ton of people going out to the cemetery on this 35deg day.
• On the topic of cars. Ever wonder why people are so hyped up about privacy in our society, yet put decals on their car specifically showing they have a mom, dad, 2 girls, a dog, a cat, and a fish in their family? Driving around for everyone to see, every day? It seems harmless enough, but I wouldn't want to advertise the details of my household inhabitants to the general public. TMI
• Every few years I'll be plagued by painful sinus pressure, bad enough it feels as if someone is trying to drill through the middle of my forehead. Thankfully a quick trip to Target today took care of that. Hopefully.
• Let's see who made the SYAD list this week...
• Giselle Bundchen. Just shut up and watch like the WAG you are.
• That lunatic from Washington state who killed his wife and then his kids and himself. I hope he's ready, because the seat he'll be sitting in will be lined with the fiery hot coals of hell!
• Conservative organization 'One Million Moms'. I'm glad Ellen mocked how hateful your agenda is.
• This story is fascinating, and I can't get enough of it. Where's House when you need him?
  Psychology is not really my thing, but how can there be no explanation for this? How can more than a dozen high school girls be affected by enough 'stress' to trigger these identical symptoms?
• Check out this link if you're a history buff, or just happen to really like looking at old pictures from the past. The people just looked different back then. Really cool pics http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-1-the-places/100241/
• I need a get rich quick type of scheme. Maybe inventing an app for smartphones. I bet the creator of Angry Birds is sitting on a pile of money! Speaking of apps (and I just remembered this, the first sentence was not a segue), I saw a banner posted along the iron fence bordering a cemetery near my work that said something to the effect of 'they now have an app'. Hmmm. I may need to do another drive by to confirm that's what I saw. I did look on the cemetery's website, where displayed in the top corner- the ever popular Twitter and Facebook icons. Strangest thing though, because neither had any links connected to them (do these 2 icons come standard now with every website??) Check me out, I'm not lying

Sunny dreams

I had the most fabulous dream last night. I was in Ireland, driving up the Antrim coast and there was the most brilliant sunshine along the jagged cliffs. The water was the deepest shade of blue, the air was warm- about 70 degrees- and it so closely resembled one of the places I visited it was scary (well, in a good way). Imagine this picture, which I took while there this past October, in full sunshine with deep blue water. If I had some fancy photo editing program, I could recreate what I saw... but I'd much rather keep that for myself  : )

Wednesday Randoms

Hello 65* day. What a special treat for the 1st day of February (the great month of my birth)

• I just housed a bunch of Mexican food. Maybe it was the warmer temps that activated my craving for all things cheesy with sour cream and guac, but it was delish.
• Pretty sure I have the worst TV for watching the Super Bowl. I'm guessing if I threw a party (inviting people who obviously aren't familiar with my current setup) there would be a looottt of ticked off peeps. Hopefully the massive liquor selection would pacify their anger... maybe(?)
• Who needs to SYAD this week? I'll tell ya who
• Susan G Komen. Pink pink everywhere. You were the savior for all things breast cancer related until you started pulling stunts like this: Really? and this: Tsk tsk
  Maybe they should forget the fluff and marketing games and stop playing politics.
•  My smoking neighbors. I'm still concocting a plan to put an end to this. To be continued...
• All hospitals that make visitors pay for parking. It's bad enough in the city, but in the burbs?? Insulting.
• Arlene Ackerman. Damn right they denied your unemployment claim. SYAD
• Oh, and what's with all the "accessories" to the child abuse scandals dying off right before game time in court? Joe Paterno, Anthony Bevilacqua. Obviously they were old, sick, battling cancer... but I guess when you're faced up against some hard questions (which I'm betting they had full knowledge of and looked the other way)... maybe easier to just give up and die?
• Oh Mark Zuckerberg... you're gonna be even more filthy rich!
• Ordered some new running shoes and I can't wait until they get here! (Black with neon pink!)
• February... my favorite month. Valentine's Day and my Birthday! Two events I know will be fantastic this year.
• I can't wait until spring so I can visit my favorite farms, get a cone, watch the flowers bloom, and the little baby Canada geese running around the local ponds. I'd gladly campaign for more duck/goose crossing signs. I always make sure I look out for any feathered friends wobbling across the road. I may have almost clipped a few people recently (jaywalking, dressed in dark colors #notmyfault), but I'm careful with the animals.

This will do