first of all, a pet-peeve: i hate when people use the word "unconscious" when they really mean "subconscious." like when someone is talking about a dream they had and they say, "i guess i was unconsciously feeling stress about that issue." i think grammatically speaking 'unconsciously' is becoming more and more acceptable as a substitute for 'subconsciously', but it still irks me every time i hear it.
anyway, it was a whirlwind of activity and madness yesterday at work. a photographer from the AP was here; it's likely that a nationwide article about the station will be published in the next few weeks. the photographer took a zillion pictures, including several of me in the studio, on-air. i'm a little terrified that they'll use one of those. i'm not ready for that.
this morning i have received 4 compliments on my new lavender blouse. last night i got 2 comments on my newly-painted toes. it's funny how a little bit of color makes you instantly more noticeable. i have an incredibly loud orange geometric-patterned blouse that i've never had the nerve to wear; i wonder what kind of comments that would elicit. maybe i'll try it next week. ray thinks it looks like throw-up... but in a good way, he says.
i forgot to write down the neilsonisms last night. alan was very funny, but i had a terrible headache and just totally spaced out.
when i got home ray was watching a crazy game show on spike called "oblivious". i think it's going to be my new favorite show. oblivious (spelled with a "$" for the "s" in the logo) is kind of like candid camera in philosophy, but during the absurd set-up the host of the show surruptitiously asks the victim several questions. for each question answered correctly the victim receives $20 after it's revealed that he/she is actually on a TV show.
one of the scenarios in last night's episode was a wedding in a taco bell. (the host played the groom, and said that this taco bell was where he proposed to his fiancee, so they were getting married there as well.) the victim had been innocently eating his meal when suddenly he was asked by the host (dressed in a baby blue tuxedo and ruffles) to be the witness to this crazy wedding. the host played the role of a giddy, nervous groom and was almost spastic with energy. he'd turn to the witness (a doo-rag-wearing young african american man) and jabber away excitedly. the questions came amidst the chatter ("this is just like four weddings and a funeral! did you see that? was that hugh hefner or hugh grant in that movie?") and more often than not this particular victim didn't know the answers to the questions. (he said "hugh hefner".) still, i think he won $40.
it was pretty funny. there were also little snippets where the host would walk up to someone on the sidewalk and just blurt out a question. after they got over their surprise and answered, he'd just hand them a $20 bill (if they were right) and walk away. (holding a map and looking lost, the host asked a passerby, "i'm trying to find south dakota. is that in the northern or southern hemisphere??")
all that laughing wasn't enough to take away my headache, though. i had to take 'excedrin pm' at bedtime. i was so tired i thought i'd collapse, but i couldn't get to sleep because my head hurt so much.
and i could've used the extra sleep this morning, but i decided to go ahead and follow through with my new exercise regime. ray joined me on my walk, which was really nice. we just walked up to markham and back, about a 1/2 mile, but it's still nice to stretch our legs and listen to the birds.
ford has announced their new hybrid SUV. i'm strangely tempted. eons will pass before i can afford a new car, and it's ridiculous to even be thinking about this, but the notion of having a fuel-efficent bigger car is appealing. they say it will get 35mpg in the city... that's about what my CRX gets right now. i loathe SUVs as a general rule, and it's interesting to note how instantly more accepting i am now that they're beginning to become more efficient.
i splurged and bought a ticket to see david byrne in annapolis in may. it was expensive, but i just can't wait until september (when he'll play in durham) to see him. i also bought a ticket to see prince right here in raleigh. (my parents forbade me to see prince when i was in middle school, at a time when my room was decorated with every possible poster of him. so this'll show 'em!)
my soon-to-be new doctor sent a packet of forms to fill out before my appointment friday morning. these are not forms regarding privacy and insurance and stuff... they're forms about my nutrition, stress management and my work environment. there's also a "fantastic lifestyle assessment" to fill out, as well as a sheet with a big circle drawn on it and the following instructions:
Let this circle stand for your family as it is now. Draw in some smaller circles to represent yourself and all people important to you -- family and others. Remember, people can be inside or outside, touching or apart. They can be large or small depending on their significance and/or influence. If there are other people important enough in your life to be in the circle, put them in. Inital each circle for identification. There are no right or wrong circles.this appointment on friday is clearly going to be interesting.
after work i'll be purchasing all of the supplies for the tub tiling project. lisa is going to help me with the installation this weekend. (even so, i actually suspect it will take several weekends to complete.) a kind neighbor lent me her tile nips and cutter, so i believe all i'll have to purchase is grout & tile. maybe spacers... but i wonder if my old pergo spacers will work for this project.
i want to get this project done soon because 1) lisa (my trusty helper on all things home-improvement) is going to be terribly preoccupied with roswell preparations soon, and 2) we'll need that extra tub when joy comes to visit in june. now it turns out that ray's mom will be visiting us in may, so it's going to be even more important for us to get this project finished soon.
yay. i feel goal-oriented again.
Posted by xta at April 7, 2004 12:16 PM | TrackBack