February 26th

As many of you know, I am not a huge fan of cats. Yet, I still found these very humorous!

February 25th

Funny article I found this morning in the Seattle Times. Some people just weren't born to be criminals...

Cops: Fla. thieves overheard after misdialing 911

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —
Police say two Florida teenagers are facing charges after 911 dispatchers heard them talking about breaking into cars when one teen's cell phone accidentally called 911 during a heist.
Daytona Beach police say 19-year-old Stefanie Vargas and a 13-year-old boy are charged with burglary to a conveyance.
Police spokesman Jimmie Flynt says dispatchers listened as the pair discussed what was worth taking while rummaging though a vehicle parked near a Daytona Beach nightclub early Sunday.
Officers went to the area and spotted the boy inside a vehicle. A police report says the pair tried to flee in a sport utility vehicle driven by Vargas. The report says both admitted to the robbery.
It's unclear how the number got dialed.

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Also, another humorous thing I found on some random blog

today:

This week's word: palmifer - fera, -ferumabounding in palm trees.

How to use this word in daily life:

1. As a compliment - "My what a palmifer garden you have! I've never seen so many palms in one place."

2. As a pick-up line - "Baby, if your love is a palm tree and my heart is a garden, then I would have one palmifer garden."

3. In a noir detective novel - "And then she walked in. That dame had more trouble in her than palms in an oasis: a palmifer oasis..."

February 19th

How I spent my Valentines Day weekend...
1. Watching the Olympic opening ceremonies with a wonderful friend,
2. Having lunch with other wonderful friends,
3. Falling on Brent's parent's driveway, bruising my knee and tearing open my finger,
4. Playing with a chainsaw,
5. Having a huge lunch in Olympia,
6. Pressure washing for 2 straight hours (by flashlight when it got dark),
7. Running errands and shopping for a television,
8. Enduring the death of all 9 of my fish,
9. Not going to the aquarium,
10. Having the best time ever with my wonderful Brent!!! Though my list may not seem like it, I did have a great weekend!

Here is a brief snapshot Brent took on Saturday:

February 13th

Sorry for the lack of posts, not much interesting or unusual going on. However, the other night while driving home from the pet store with my new fish and light fixture for the tank, I came across a humorous city sign. It said, "Welcome to Auburn" across the top, and then in smaller font beneath said, "More than You Imagined..."

I am pretty sure there is nothing exciting or unique about this little town in the valley, so I am pretty sure this is the most awkward city sign I've ever seen. I wish I had a picture of it... maybe next time?

February 9th

Don't judge a book by it's cover, for many reasons. For example, today I had lunch (teriyaki chicken and steamed rice bowl) that was made in the kitchen of a convenience store, which was located in the entrance of a downtown Seattle parking garage structure (5th and Seneca). It was simply delicious.

February 7th

This morning, on my way to church, I witnessed a woman being arrested. It's not every day you see this happen in real life. It was intimidating! I wonder if I live in a dangerous area?

February 5th

Today is a good day. Woke up right on time, feeling pretty rested. Had a nice train ride in to work. Read my brain book and learned all about the basal ganglia (yesterday I learned all about the deep limbic system part of the brain). I have an overactive basal ganglia. If you want to know more about what potentially could be wrong with your brain, let me know and I'll be happy to diagnose you.

Anyways, then I got in to work and myself and a few co-workers headed to Starbucks where our delightful CEO and founder of our company treated us to our morning drinks. Can I just say that it is so neat to work for a company whose founder and CEO would take the time to buy us all coffee on a Friday morning? How nice. That is something that definitely doesn't happen every day, and as Ashley put it this morning, is "definitely blog-worthy!" Thanks Arnie for the wonderful passion tea lemonade this morning :)

Just received the best gift... Thank you Eleni for entrusting me with this runny nose! I will be sure to look after him!

PS: Brent, happy 1 year and 1 month! Haha!

February 4th

On our way out to lunch at Chipotle today, Jenifer and I were greeting with an excited "Welcome Aboard!" as we got on to the elevator. The gentleman let us know he would be our captain for the duration of our descent. He was a very good elevator captain...

February 2nd

The view from my park and ride lot this morning:

Sorry for the poor quality, cell phone, but you get the idea. If it weren't for the beautiful sunrises each morning, I'd say the view from where I sit has been a tad gray lately. Searching for purpose and meaning in a world run by time and money...

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February 1st

This morning on the train ride in to work, a very metro young man sitting next to me was listening to music on his headphones on his smart phone. I'm not sure if he realized it or not, but the headphones weren't exactly working right, and he was playing techno music out of the speaker phone pretty loudly. I don't know about you, but techno club dance music is not something I prefer to listen to at 7:20 in the morning! Needless to say, I don't know which was funnier, the kid playing music for the whole train car, or the fact that not a single person (myself included) alerted him to his situation. Despite some annoyed glances tossed over shoulders, he never caught on...

But this was only the beginning. I thought this could be the most interesting thing about my day, until a few minutes ago, one of my sweet, older gentlemen co-workers informed me that he liked my new sweater (according to him, it makes me look collegiate and preppy) and that I smelled very nice and he asked what it was. I told him it must be my shampoo, because I don't think I put any perfume on today. Then he proceeded to tell me that maybe it was just my "natural horomonal discharge." I have never received a more awkward compliment in my entire life. He has such a sweet heart and only good intentions, so I knew what he meant, but we both shared a real good laugh regarding the grossness of what he just said...

I can't wait to see what the rest of the day holds in store....

So I just got out of a team meeting, during which I had the hiccups for about 20 minutes of. Extremely uncomfortable to hold in or keep quiet. It was like the elephant in the room. Everyone could hear them, everyone could see me bounce with each one, but no one ever laughed with me or said a word about it...