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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

no one told me about it...

...but Ben Folds put out a new album in September! huh. it's awesome, of course.

possibly heartless (not spleen-less)

You remember that scene in Patriot Games (or was it Clear and Present Danger?), where Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) finds out that his wife/daughter have been in a car crash and that his daughter was injured? The part where he delivers what is undoubtedly supposed to be a heartrending line "They might have to remove her...spleen." and then breaks down crying, while holding his wife oh-so-tenderly?

that scene has always sent me into hysterics, but not in the way the directors/actors likely intended. oh, how I laugh and laugh...

maybe it's the word spleen? something about the unconvincing way Harrison Ford conveys grief?

anyways, someone recently called me about a family member's injury and the possibility of spleen removal...and while I sympathized with the scary situation the patient and family are going through...I'll admit that totally socially inappropriate laughter was looming on the horizon. luckily I have mastered the art of brevity on the phone, and so I was off before the giggles struck.

fluorescing

We are slowly replacing all of the bulbs in our house with the energy-efficient fluorescent versions. They will save us $40 a year per bulb! That's amazing!

However...

They are hideous and I hate them. The light they shine is unnatural and soul-sucking. We have tried all of them - the 'daylight' 'soft light' and 'natural light'. 'Natural light' my ASS! More like 'warehouse' 'asylum' and 'office cubicle'.

whole lot of nothing

I'm a bad blogger, I know. I'm just frickin' tired and have had a whole lot of nothing interesting going on. Haven't even seen any movies!

oh, we DID recently get a DVR receiver. it's very awesome. However, I don't have time to watch everything I am recording. My current recording list is:

Heroes (but don't talk to me about it - I haven't watched any new ones yet!)
House
Bones
Fringe (you should watch it - it's super good)
Pushing Daisies
The Office

I'm considering dropping House; I can always catch up on USA repeats later, right?

also, I recently discovered Battlestar Galactica on DVD. it's an excellent sci-fi show, if you like that kind of thing, which I do, being nerdish. I let myself watch it while I run on the treadmill every night, and curiosity about the next episode keeps me consistent.

um, what else? I tied my shoes too tight for running and bruised my toenails...

yeah, I got nothing. Happy Wednesday, y'all.

to sleep, perchance to dream

Insomnia is a symptom of a sleeping disorder characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep despite the opportunity. It is typically followed by functional impairment while awake...

See, for me, falling asleep is not the problem. I can fall asleep in less than 5 minutes with the lights on and the TV on ...it's STAYING asleep from the hours of 1:30-5am that seems to be the trouble. It could be the weather changes (I seem to remember having this problem last fall.) Then again, it could just be that fall is wicked-busy and I'm stressed.

oh, but when I do fall fitfully asleep during that time window, I have amazing (but not at all restful) dreams. last night, I was at a Winterhawks hockey game with Mitch, in seats right up against the glass, cheering on the violence (my favorite part of hockey: when they throw the gloves off, pull the other guy's shirt over the head, and PUNCH!! it's awesome.).

either way...Tylenol PM and sleeping pill addictions: here I come!