My mom was bugging me the other day asking me when I was going to update my blog.  I told her I'd do it when something worthy of talking about happens.  Still, nothing has happened.  Whatever.  I guess there are a few things I can talk about.

#1: My BABY sister has gotten herself engaged.  WTF?!?! you may say, so do I.

#2: My burn is no longer a scab or painful.  It is now a scar.  Sarcastic yay.  (however, as ugly and noticeable as it is, I kind of like scars.  Every scar tells a story about you.  Something completely and uniquely you.  Scars are even better when they have a good story behind them.  I should make something up for mine because, let's be honest, cooking dinner is so cliche'.)

#3: I just finished reading Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen.  It was so fantastic.  I laughed out loud quite a few times.  And it was interesting and I feel slightly smarter for having read it.  I'm always looking for ways to make myself feel smarter.  It's good for the self-esteem.  ALSO, double plus bonus: The main character has a thing for being a hobo too! 

#4: My mom dropped a frozen roast on her toe and smashed it (the toe not the roast).  Apparently there was a lot of blood and an E.R. visit.  While at the hospital my parents ran into our neighbor (who was there because of some reason that has nothing to do with the story, the point is he was there and that was very random) who is a retired butcher.  He told my dad that when he was in the Navy, he once dropped a whole frozen side of beef on himself.  He was out for 2 months.  I think that story makes my mom thankful that she just gets a week on crutches.

I just found out from my mom this past week that when I was about one year old she dropped an entire frozen chicken on my head.  Being vegetarian is looking good about now.   Also mainly, I was never dropped on my head as a child, something was dropped ON my head.  Ergo, no "that explains so much" statements are still not acceptable.

#5: Starting on Monday I will no longer have the annoying work shift time of Noon-7pm.  I will be getting off at 2pm.  YAY!  (that does mean I have to be in the office at 5:30am though.  I'm just choosing to look a the positive).  I really don't like working in the afternoon like I have been.  It just kills your whole day.  I always end up sleeping in and not getting anything done before work and then by the time I'm home from work , it's almost 8pm.  However, there is a really big down side to this new schedule (minus waking up at 4:30): I won't be on the Gold Route, I will be driving the regular campus routes, which I really don't like at all.  The Gold Route (G.R. for short) is the dream route of all bus drivers everywhere.  I show up at noon and don't do anything until about 3 or 3:30.  Then I drive until 7 and then I'm done.  It is because of the GR that I upgraded my phone plan to unlimited minutes; I got through so many books this summer; I took naps while on the clock; I was able to read The Book of Mormon (almost) daily; I returned all those phone calls you always say you will but don't; spent hours writing; spent hours day-dreaming; and most importantly, because of the GR, I learned that just because you may work for Goldman-Sachs, doesn't mean you're smart.  I mean seriously, the bus driver knew that 30'C was roughly 90'F (86 to be exact.  I calculating it in my head and not with a calculator) and the Goldman Sachs employees didn't.  Someone thought it was 75'F.  I felt so vindicated in that moment.

So, you might say "why are you giving up working in the lap of luxury?"  The answer is simple: I'm sabotaging myself.  I really truly am.  I need a new job and working the GR is just so simple and easy and comfortable.  So I'm putting myself in a position I will despise in order to make my find a new job.  Sometime people just need a little fire under them to get moving.  I have long known that I am one of those people.

#6: I signed up for a gym membership today.  I've been debating it for a few months now, but now that my work schedule is changing it will be a lot easier to go.  So here's to hoping I will!  I was also putting it off because of the cost.  But when I went in there today and they found out that I was a U employee, the guy told me we get a discount!  I think it was meant to be.

#7: I think I'm going to be a Zombie Cowgirl for Halloween.  I was just going to be a Cowgirl, but that's kind of boring.  You can liven up any halloween costume by just being dead.  It's a fact.

#8: I think I'm out of anything to say.  Kind of a crazy thing for me to say considering I am my father's daughter, but it's late.  I think I'll go floss.

And before I leave, here's a couple of picture from Egypt 2006.  The first one is from Luxor and the second one is with my summer roommate Kara on the Mediterranean at my favorite beach ever.