100 Things About Me

I got this idea from glitterglamgirl05's blog.

Here goes my list...

1. I am a Virgo
2. I got a hamster for my 21st birthday, I named him "The Dude"
3. My favorite food is crab cakes
4. I have only flown to a concert once and that was from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
5. The farthest I have driven to a concert is from Lilburn, GA to San Francisco, CA.
6. I love the state of New Jersey where all my extended family lives.
7. I don't know my dad's side of the family.
8. Silver is my favorite color.
9. I have never had a landlord I liked.
10. Once I hid a square of american cheese under my neighbor's sofa cushion because I didn't like eating it plain, I was probably 4.
11. Laura, Lauren, Kerry and I used to have picnic dinners under the weeping willow in the cul-de-sac.
12. I have been a flower girl twice.
13. Once one of my best friends accused me of stealing her purse. I didn't do it. We are no longer friends.
14. I did gymnastics when I was little but then winter came and I thought it was too cold to wear a leotard, so I quit.
15. I love tequila shots & Crown Royal is my favorite liquor.
16. I am horrible at math.
17. I love hiking and camping and miss it a lot.
18. I hate trendy clothes but if I had money I would go shopping crazy.
19. I love being mesmerized by music.
20. I love reading a book that you don't want to ever end.
21. I have a really organized closet.
22. I hate taking showers and shaving but I do it anyway because it's the right thing to do.
23. I want a kitty cat.
24. I didn't go to my 5 year high school reunion and don't plan on attending the 10 year either.
25. I am very very sensitive.
26. I am a bad story teller.
27. I have never broken a bone.
28. My first job was at Honeybaked Ham.
29. I have worked at 3 dry cleaner's (Clarkston, Stone Mountain, Athens)
30. Once I went to work at the cleaners with hickeys all over my neck, it was so trashy and I was so embarrassed.
31. I have never been out of the United States.
32. I totaled my mom's brand new car (her first ever new car) when I was 16.
33. I don't have an iPod, didn't mind, but now I kinda want one.
34. I don't wear make-up.
35. I love watching TV, especially reality TV.
36. I love the taste of food way too much.
37. I do not like to run.
38. I procrastinate (probably why I am doing this list)
39. I always shy away from a camera but wish there were more pictures of me.
40. I don't get my car's oil changed as often as I should.
41. I haven't seen my brother in 5 years because he lives on the other side of the world.
42. One of the best times I ever had was sledding from the back of my car around the neighborhood (in Blue River) while hanging onto a sheet.
43. Another best time was the day T and I couldn't stop giving each other kisses.
44. One time I went to an Easter Sunday service at the top of Stone Mountain while tripping on acid (1997).
45. The first time I smoked pot (1996) was driving by my church on Easter Sunday.
46. Laura is one of the 3 funniest people I know and has made me laugh consistently through my 26 years.
47. I currently don't own a CD player, not happy about it.
48. I only wear one ring and it's a turtle with a turquoise stone in it.
49. I bought the ring in New Mexico in 1999 and have worn it everyday since.
50. In San Francisco, our car got broken into and all of our stuff was stolen, I found my stuff being sold on the sidewalk the next day.
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I'll have to continue this later, I have to get ready for work.
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51. I love to cook but I think I am bad at it.
52. I can no longer drink white wines, only reds for me.
53. I like my steaks cooked medium.
54. I like chatting with old men (non-creepy ones) at bars.
55. I love dive bars.
56. I don't like talking on the phone.
57. I still cry over my two dogs who had to be put down over a year ago.
58. I don't think I could ever get any cosmetic surgery.
59. My Strawberry Shortcake bike was stolen from my front yard when I was little.
60. I miss my friend, Anney.
61. I smoke cigarettes, Marlboro Mediums.
63. I don't drink caffeine.
64. I don't eat fast food except Chic-Fil-A (I haven't eaten McDonalds in over 5 years except one McRib sandwich).
65. When Laura and I had a fireplace we used to steal our neighbors wood everynight, when we moved we left money on their depleted wood pile.
66. I love sushi but don't like roe on it.
67. I don't eat egg, tuna or beans or drink milk.
68. I am currently drinking Yellow Tail Shiraz-Cabernet.
69. I bite my nails.
70. I am fan of Atlanta Falcons football.
71. I played tennis for many years.
72. I want to get married and have a baby but I don't want to at the same time.
73. I will be an art major when I go back to school in 3 months.
74. I don't mind watching porn but I don't love it.
75. I used to watch Dirty Dancing and put it on pause when they showed Patrick Swayze's bare butt, I also had a poster of him over my bed when I was little.
76. I have had 3 speeding tickets (Hwy 316, Athens, Hwy 78)
77. When I was really little my uncle found my underwear behind a tree (in the backyard near their pool in NJ) while mowing a week after we had gone back home.
78. Once I was on mushrooms while babysitting.
79. I have never cheated on a boyfriend but have been cheated on.
80. I once went to a sleepover birthday party and decided I didn't like the girl and took my present back.
81. I have been working jobs since I was 15, before that I babysat and mowed lawns for money.
82. I almost always sleep on my side.
83. I am my best friend's dog's, "godmother".
84. I lived with my friend, Kitt, for awhile my senior year of high school.
85. I once slipped on the steps to my backyard and peed my pants.
86. I am an amazing gift wrapper.
87. I have hitchhiked.
88. I want to speak Spanish fluently.
89. I usually sleep with my bra on.
90. I don't have a problem with people being gay.
91. I don't support George W. Bush.
92. The smell of Honeysuckle takes me back to summers when I was little.
93. I have been to Vegas and want to go back when I actually have money.
94. My dad used to take me fishing in his john boat and call me "princess".
95. I can be really nosey.
96. I like to people watch.
97. I am a night person, not a morning person.
98. I am a waitress and wish people would learn tipping standards and that tipping is not "a gift" it's payment for a service provided, we don't get paychecks.
99. I watch Dr. Phil and like it.
100. I feel like I am very perceptive as to who I can trust and who I can't.

That was kind of hard, there's much more to me but when you make a list of things about yourself, it can be tougher than it looks.

Responsibility

It creeps...slowly...creepin'...creepin'...

Over the years I feel it, I see it, it hits me and I run, I bump into it...aaahhhh...go away!

It's responsibility.

I am becoming more and more responsible. Finally, after all these years of avoiding and being scared. Oh, I miss the days of quitting jobs to go to a show. I miss going on a week long camping trip, taking road trips at the spur of the moment and all that really fun stuff. I miss not worrying about bills, health insurance, car maintainance and all kinds of other "grown-up" things. Oh, well, I have had my fun. Now I have to be responsible and find fun elsewhere.

I am staying at my parent's house for the summer before moving to where I'll be attending school. I have been saving up my money for an apartment, deposit, moving costs, etc. I will be living alone so it will be pretty expensive. I thought it all through and came to the decision that it is best for me to stay at my parent's until second semester starts (January). Then I can continue to save money and actually have some in the bank after I move; instead of moving in September and not having a dime after the move.

I now think thoughts like..."I'm going to need furniture after giving mine away"..."What if my car breaks down after I move"..."I'm going to need an internet connection"...I don't dig it so much but at the same time it feels empowering.

One of the big advantages of staying home for first semester...

I can finally visit my best friend out in Colorado. She has been in Fort Collins for almost 3 years now (god, has it been that long already?) and I haven't been able to afford a visit. Maybe in August near my birthday I can fly out there.

edit- she has been in CO for two years (whew).

Ghostly Tail

I am so white. I knew this already but in the dressing room today it was worse than I thought. I need a tan, need to tone my muscles (if I have any)and need to stop being a little piggy when I eat. Luckily I only had to encounter one dressing room today but it was with 15 bathing suits in tow. All bikinis. All interchangeable. I tried everyone on. I tried every combination. After finding the combination that made me feel comfortable and not-so-fat and not-so-ghostly, I bought it. Oh, yes, it cost me a pretty penny. I am ashamed of myself actually.

Summer Is Here...

and I must buy a new bathing suit. One that is flattering, cool and will last me at least 3 summers. I have come to the conclusion that this will not be cheap. I also realize that I will spend too much time trying on ridiculous suits in bad lighting in many dressing rooms at the mall. I hate dressing rooms and despise the mall even more.

Yeah! New Music!

(man, I just posted a long post and I hit some button (not "delete") and it all just disappeared, no recovery possible. boooo!)

All right, T and I were driving around last night and the radio was tuned to 88.5am. T said, "Hey, I think this is Paco De Lucia live!". I said. "Huh? Who?" He then schooled me in the music of "The Guitar Trio". The trio is made up of Paco De Lucia, Al De Meola, and John McLaughlin. They have been around for awhile (at least 15 years) and I have read that their older stuff is better than their new stuff. I can't wait to pick up a CD of theirs. We sat in the car mesmerized, listening intently. We shook our heads in disbelief and chuckled when a crazy loop was thrown. It was some of the best guitar I have ever heard. The guitar style is like Django Reinhardt's gypsy-jazz, the intricate picking and playing but with a spanish-flamenco flair, so, it could be called spanish-gypsy-jazz? Whatever it is, it's very good stuff.

Oh, and I also wanted to note that I very rarely hear good music on the radio. It was super sweet to run across this type of talent on the radio, just high quality original guitar work. It was a bit of heaven on the airwaves.

Bar Fight

Great little fight at the bar last night. Saw the blood pouring down the guys face, not really sure what happened though. Cops came. There was a highly belligerent drunk girl fighting with the cops (threw her fist at one of them). She had kisses printed all over her white tank top. She was a very country feisty one for sure. Turns out she was just 16 years old. They had her cuffed and in the car. Her mom arrived (in her Waffle House uniform nonetheless) did some talking and they let the girl go! I kind of thought they should have really arrested her. They uncuffed her and she was still kicking and screaming abusive things. It was classic southern drama at its best.

The down fall of the fight happening was that the cops arrived and we could no longer smoke inside. We had to hide our water filled Dixie cup ashtrays and take the smoking out back. The smoking ban sucks. Also, it was last call, so I ordered my Long Island (loooong day at work equals Long Island Iced Tea). I took one sip and the cop came in and told us all to leave. But officer, I just ordered this $6.00 drink.

My friend and I proceed to be two of the three idiots outside watching the shit go down with the arrests. My friend was taking pictures with his camera phone. We waited for one guy's parents to pick him up after he was let out of cuffs, when they came, they really let into him. Turns out the guy is 37 years old.

There are many more details, none really exciting so I will spare them. It was my first time seeing a bar fight. That is pretty amazing considering all the hours I have spent in bars, even after working at a bar and my parent's owning one.

It was my first time going to this bar and I will definitely be returning. I love dives.

My Favorite Books

In my last post I said that "To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of my three favorite books. I started thinking about it and I think I have more than three favorites. It's like asking, "what is your favorite song?". Can't be done. At least not by me. I looove books and music. So here is where I list my favorite books...

(also let me point out, I know that book titles are supposed to be underlined but from as far as my pretty computer illiterate self can tell, there is no "underline" option on this posting, only "bold" and "italic")

In no particular order, I give you my favorite (fiction) books I have ever read...

-To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
-Grapes Of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
-Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
-East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
-Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher-Stowe)
-Color Purple (Alice Walker)

Coming in second (also, no particular order)...

-Conversations With God (Neale Donald Walsch)
-In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
-How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
-Ecology of a Cracker Childhood (Janisse Ray)
-the Godfather (Mario Puzo)

My favorite authors (some who do not appear in my favorite books list, but I love reading their stuff)...

John Steinbeck (most favorite)
Julia Alvarez
David Sedaris
Dorothy Allison
Chuck Palahniuk

There are so many good books out there, so many good ones I have yet to read...

Banned Books

Here a list I found* of the most frequently challenged book from 1990-2000...

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It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. - Judy Blume


1.Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
2.Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3.I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4.The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
5.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6.Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
7.Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
8.Forever by Judy Blume
9.Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
10.Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11.Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
12.My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
13.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
14.The Giver by Lois Lowry
15.It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
16.Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
17.A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
18.The Color Purple by Alice Walker
19.Sex by Madonna
20.Earth's Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel
21.The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
22.A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
23.Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24.Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
25.In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
26.The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard
27.The Witches by Roald Dahl
28.The New Joy of Gay Sex by Charles Silverstein
29.Anastasia Krupnik (Series) by Lois Lowry
30.The Goats by Brock Cole
31.Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
32.Blubber by Judy Blume
33.Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
34.Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam
35.We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
36.Final Exit by Derek Humphry
37.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
38.Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
39.The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
40.What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
41.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
42.Beloved by Toni Morrison
43.The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
44.The Pigman by Paul Zindel
45.Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard
46.Deenie by Judy Blume
47.Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
48.Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
49.The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar
50.Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat by Alvin Schwartz
51.A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
52.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
53.Sleeping Beauty Trilogy by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
54.Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole
55.Cujo by Stephen King
56.James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
57.The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell
58.Boys and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
59.Ordinary People by Judith Guest
60.American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
61.What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons by Lynda Madaras
62.Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
63.Crazy Lady by Jane Conly
64.Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher
65.Fade by Robert Cormier
66.Guess What? by Mem Fox
67.The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
68.The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney
69.Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
70.Lord of the Flies by William Golding
71.Native Son by Richard Wright
72.Women on Top: How Real Life Has Changed Women’s Fantasies by Nancy Friday
73.Curses, Hexes and Spells by Daniel Cohen
74.Jack by A.M. Homes
75.Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo A. Anaya
76.Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle
77.Carrie by Stephen King
78.Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
79.On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
80.Arizona Kid by Ron Koertge
81.Family Secrets by Norma Klein
82.Mommy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
83.The Dead Zone by Stephen King
84.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
85.Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
86.Always Running by Luis Rodriguez
87.Private Parts by Howard Stern
88.Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford
89.Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
90.Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman
91.Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
92.Running Loose by Chris Crutcher
93.Sex Education by Jenny Davis
94.The Drowning of Stephen Jones by Bette Greene
95.Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy
96.How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
97.View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
98.The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
99.The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
100.Jump Ship to Freedom by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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I could really argue a lot of these books but I won't here, however, I will make a note about two books on the list...

#41 is one of my 3 favorite books.

#96** on the list was the first chapter book I ever read.




* www.ala.org
** memory- I enjoyed the book a lot. It was one summer visiting my grandma in New Jersey. I remember sitting on the trudle bed upsatirs with my mom and reading it before I went to sleep.

Give Me One Good Reason

It is 1 pm and I have not felt the urge to cry today. So far so good.

Okay, so I have been pondering this crying thing that affects me every now and again. I am trying to figure out what the deal is. All I can come up with is that I do not correctly know how to handle stress or frustration. I just don't know how people cope with stress and frustration in a healthy way. Crying seems pretty healthy compared to, say, violently acting out. But I can't continue crying like a little girl.

The other thing I thought of was reading books. When I read a book I generally get caught up in the general mood of the book. If it's happy, then I subconsciously am happy. If it is sad, I am subconsciously sad. For example, once I was reading a book (can't remember which one) and it was really affecting me, more than I realized. T said, "you need to hurry up and finish that book, it's making you really sad". So, the book I am currently reading is "Icy Sparks" and it is really hitting me hard. Is it obviously because of good writing but is it also because I am so sensitive; is it really affecting my emotions subconsciously when I put the book down?

So, it's hard to sort out because I have been incredibly stressed and frustrated the past three days or so and I have also been reading "Icy Sparks" for about four days.

What are the reasons people and how do I deal with my hyperactive tearducts?!?!?

edit- it is now 12 hours later and i have not cried. it's getting better but i know it's stress b/c i can feel the small strain in my forehead, it's been there since i started. this is the first time i have actually felt the stress like this.

Soooo Emotional

Why I am so freaking sensitive? I hate crying. It makes me feel weak, so weak. I feel little and helpless. It started yesterday, the emotions. I felt like crying most of the day but really only shed a few tears towards the end of the night. Today I may have cried a good three times. Good cries too, not just a few little pouty tears. I went to the movies and fought back tears, it had nothing to do with the movie, I just felt it. The feeling is just in me, I don't feel sad. I am not depressed (as far as I know). I am too sensitive by nature but this is weird. I am not PMSing and my period was a week and a half ago, so it's not that. Maybe they are just growing pains? Does someone my age get "growing pains"? Are they womanly hormones I am not used to? T said, "you have got to stop crying so much". I can't help it, I don't want to cry, I don't know how to stop it. When I cry I feel as if I have been defeated. "By what or whom?", you ask... I don't know. I'm just tired of it. I don't like feeling so weak.

I Stole This...

from someone else's blog...
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Amazon.com interviewed Daniel Handler (author of "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" books)

Amazon.com: If you could have one superpower what would it be?

Handler: As far as I know, there is only one superpower: The United States. But I would most certainly use it differently than it is being used now.
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Muy bien.

Star Wars, Episode III, Revenge of the Sith

I was not really around for the Star Wars Trilogy theatre releases. I have watched the trilogy several times on VHS in all of my twenty-six years though. I kind of paid attention but never studied the dialogue or asked questions. So after seeing the movies I pretty much couldn't tell you what was going on, I could only name characters and describe a few scenes. My mom used to do my hair like Princess Leia's when I was little.

I also have never seen Episodes I or II. They looked lame to me (and supposedly they were) and I just wasn't interested. Well, T has been really excited about the new Star Wars movie. All the hype said that this one was "the one", the one that everyone has been waiting for.

Episode I was released at the theatres today, actually midnight last night. T and I went and were sucked in from the get go. The movie was incredibly done. I am so happy that I saw this at the actual theatre and not on TV at home; the visuals and sound and just all the amazing things I saw. Everything really came together for me this time. I now know backgrounds and agendas, who is who and why. There are a few things they could have done without in my opinion (whoever played Anikan). However, I am not an expert. But due to the fact that the movie is so detailed and complex, it's hard to be perfect. All in all, it's one of the best movies I have ever seen. I can't wait to see the trilogy again and finally know what in the galaxy (haha) is going on. George Lucas is a man with an imagination that truly cannot be beat.

Final Grade*: A

*Graded by someone who doesn't really know much about anything cinematic, me.

LYLAS & BFF

My best friend has always been and will always be no matter what. I have been so blessed to have her in my life for all of our 26 years. We were friends in strollers. We were friends in the cul-de-sac. We were friends under the weeping willow tree eating our picnic dinner and at the neighborhood pool and at first communion, CCD, many birthday parties and talent shows. We stuck together through babysitting, tennis teams, switching schools and living together. We were friends throughout elementary school, middle school, high school, college and beyond. We have learned to value our unbelievable friendship, sadly, by seeing too many friends pass. We have been through the trials and tribulations of friendship and have always come out stronger in the end. And now, even though we are not each others sidekicks and she lives half way across the country and maybe we don't talk all the time, she is still my very best friend ever. We may no longer be attatched at the hip but we are still attached at the heart and soul.

That is the true meaning of best friends forever and love ya like a sister. She is the BEST friend and a true sister.

Laura, you have made me laugh a trillion and one times. You are honest and sincere, faithful and devoted. You are beautiful and intelligent, ambitious and passionate. You are true to your friends and loyal beyond comprehension. I am so fortunate to have had you in my life all of these years. I miss you and love you more than you know. I look forward to our friendship continuing into the days when we are too old too hold our bladders while laughing.

Congratulations on graduating Colorado State with a Master's Degree! You deserve nothing but the best in life and I say that without any hesitation. I wish I could be there to share in your excitement. I am sad I can't see the finale to all of your hard work and dedication and help you celebrate. I hope you know that I am there in spirit. I am so incredibly proud of you!!!

-J

I Keep Winning!

All right, for the last 30 days I have been one lucky girl.

Let's see, every time I read the mail while sitting on the toilet, I open one of the envelopes and it's money. So, this doesn't happen often but I'm reading my mail on the pot more often from now on. The last time, I was sitting after a long night at work and I was dreading opening mail from the government, after all, I had already received my tax money from them...or so I thought. $120 in my pocket!!! Then tonight, sitting on the john again taking a pee...I opened mail from the cable company. I figured I owed something. $65 in my pocket!!!

Sunday, on my way to work (12 hour Mother's Day shift aaahhhh) I was listening to WSB (my new obsession). It's talk radio and I am hooked. Well, there was a trivia question; first caller with the right answer wins. I hesitated then called with the answer. I won! I have received a free oil change and tickets to a Disney show at the fabulous Fox Theatre! My mom and I will go to the show. I couldn't spend time with her on MD because I was stuck in Hell. Her birthday is this Sunday so I will treat her like a queen on Sunday, then on that Wednesday we will dress up and see the show.

Okay, so, good things come in 3's. My luck must be over. I hope not though!

Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm

There is a restaurant called Fontaine's in the Virginia Highlands (near downtown Atlanta). I love this restaurant; especially when the weather is nice and you can enjoy their beautiful deck. For the record, their lobster bisque and house salad (with poppy seed vinegrette dressing) cannot be beat. My mom and I spent the day together (she called in sick). We enjoyed a lovely lunch and window shopping, then we went to the oh-so-heavenly Whole Foods Market. Thank you, mom for such a wonderful day. The End.

Why I Should Wear SFCs

I busted my tail end like a muther at work tonight. I rounded a corner in the back of the kitchen where it is super greasy and went down with a huge THUD. It wasn't graceful in the least bit. I had the look of "OH SHIT" on my face and was hoping someone was around to catch me. No such luck, Miguel was no where in sight to catch me like the last time. However, there were like 10 people in the kitchen that saw it; very humbling to say the least. Don said, "I didn't see you bounce up, you just stayed down, so you must have more muscle in your ass than you thought." (huh?) I survived with a sore tailbone, a bloody scrape from the metal edged sink and no tears. I brushed myself off and walked away like a champ. Oooh, but tomorrow, it's gonna hurt.