Whew!

Well, it's been a while since I've been on here. Basically, I've been busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest (stole that one from my brother-in-law). Sadly, most of my blog writing has been from work, and lately, there has been NO spare time at work. I have worked on about 20 projects in the past two weeks. I then either work out in the school's new recreational facility (be jealous, it's awesome), take the dogs for a walk, cook dinner, do laundry, clean other areas of the house and get ready for the next day.

Friday, Chris and I hung out with Chris' stepbrother and his wife on their way to Atlanta for a little getaway. Saturday, Chris and I took the dogs to the college for a walk to the reservoir and then just chilled out a bit. But Sunday it was back to the working when I had to get up at the Butt Crack of Dawn to drive down to Hotlanta for a conference. I work in the advancement office at the college, and the conference was geared toward the departments and offices that fall under the advancement category. So I spent three days at said conference with no time and no Internet access (without paying an arm and a leg) to write a blog.

So I have resorted to using Chris' laptop at home (even though it's not my beautiful MAC at work) to rejoin the blogosphere while watching American Idol and witnessing Paula Abdul telling EACH AND EVERY contestant that they are original, authentic and unique (insert finger in mouth now). And some girl just sang pretty well but kinda fucked up an awesome Blood, Sweat and Tears song. If you've never heard the song, it's called "Spinning Wheel" and you should promptly look it up.

I know many of you hate American Idol, but I just like anything having to do with music. Speaking of music, I heard an interview with Sheryl Crow on the radio the other day. I believe it was on NPR, so it was actually a real interview. Apparently, she was a backup singer for Michael Jackson during his Billy Jean days. Funny thing about Sheryl Crow… she can actually sing, but you wouldn't really know it by her own music. I heard her sing a duet with Tony Bennett once, and she sounded amazing. I guess "soaking up the sun" doesn't really say "I'm a bad-ass vocalist." But whatever, she's out there singing and I'm not.

One of these days, I'll have a truly interesting topic for others to read about on here, but for now, I suppose it's not much more than a stream of consciousness.

Random thoughts I've had this week:
Why is there rarely anything worth listening to on the radio?
Why don't more people just take the stairs instead of going up and down escalators?
Where do you go in a hotel when a tornado is coming?
Witnessing a guy hanging from the building across from where I am on the 17th floor as he washes windows was crazy!
I think Ryan Seacrest just tried to cover up a very gay comment he just made. Oh Ryan, we all know. You can come out!
Should I do design as freelance work on the side? Maybe not, cause then I'd REALLY have no time for blogging!
I am seriously considering a hybrid SUV as my next vehicle, which I hopefully won't need for another year and a half. I'm thinking Saturn's version is pretty cool and it's manufactured in a "green" plant. I like the idea of supporting that. Why SUV? I want to tote my dogs with me, even if I ever do have kids. I'm NOT saying I have to have an SUV if I have kids. To put it simply, some things just boil down to want, and I want one. But I would feel bad getting one that was so bad for the environment.

And that's all I've got.