Erincita

I love my "seester"
Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Dana rocks. She's ultra cool and has a badass website. I totally agree with Chris on several points, including that our blogs are boring and ridiculously uncreative compared to hers, and that neither of us really believes that people are bothering to check our sites. However, my badass sister says that I "must post" because she checks everyday. I am touched. But I wonder, if she's so darn interested, why doesn't she just give me a call? She could even come and visit me or invite me over, since my workplace is only 5 minutes away from her apartment. I expect a prompt comment in response to that rumination.
I suppose I should give my main reason for not posting more often, aside from the fact that my site is not nearly as cool as hers and I feel that my news is not noteworthy. It's because I am a Christian and Jesus is the center of my life, and I don't want my friends and family to get annoyed and call me a preachy, self-righteous, bible-beating Jesus freak simply because I'm a Jesus freak. Church is actually a huge highlight in my week. I attend two Bible studies outside of Sunday services and aboslutely adore the fact that I live with a household of Christians who "get" me (not in the way that Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhall "got" each other). I attribute most good news to God's grace and any bad news to lessons He is trying to teach me. So you have to understand that God is bound to be mentioned in most of my posts. I say this so that I don't alienate anyone and I am already upset at myself because I'm coming dangeously close to apologizing for my faith and I refuse to do so.
Coolest blessing of late: This guy at my work, we will call him Gollum, has become my buddy. This is a significant change because I have gone from dreading and merely tolerating working with him to hoping we're working the same shift because we enjoy each other so much. This is totally wierd. I was under the impression that he hated me and now we're good friends and co-workers. He actually put his hand on my shoulder yesterday, which means alot to me because I'm the kind of gal who attributes a lot to touch (and he in no way was coming on to me, since he's gay). So Gollum's my buddy and I'm totally psyched. Now the only person I dislike is Glenda (not her real name). Everyone else is cool and I'm much more comfortable in general since we've had so much turnover lately and I could almost be considered a veteran. I still have to transfer because I don't feel like dealing with the commute when I live only blocks from several other Starbucks stores, but I will miss my co-workers and my customers, who actually ask me to sit with them and chat during my break times.
So I finally saw a doctor and got a physical along with having my ears cleaned. Those bumps on my head are harmless. They are known as "sebaceous cysts" or "epidermal inclusion cysts". Lovely I know. . . Bascially they are oil glands beneath the hair follicles that have melded together and only become painful and inflamed if I aggravate them (like combing over them too hard or hitting my head while getting into my car--I am such a nerd). I also saw a dentist who says I have something like six cavities, which seems like alot to develop in less than a year, especially when I've never had cavities in my adult teeth. I think I will seek a second opinion because either my last dentist really sucked at dentistry or this dentist is trying to rip me off for dental work I don't need. Any advice from lolo would be greatly appreciated here.
Churchy news: we will start going through Genesis this week and it probably take the whole year to get through the book. I'm so excited because a: I've read the book and it struck me as boring and I can't wait to see it brought to life, and b: I'm not as family with the Old Testament as I wish I was so this is going to be very educational. We're kicking the whole series with Saturday devoted to the Creationist theory supported by the Discovery institute, which has done tons of scientific study. Their stuff should be aired on PBS in the very near future, but we get a sneak peak. That's all for now.

8:53 PM |

Blue eyes...you're the secret I keep ~Cary Brothers
Monday, September 06, 2004

I love love love Zach Braff! His movie, Garden State, and its soundtrack run a close second. I just have this instant crush on this unbelievably talented guy who also happens to be rich and what one of his fans call "wicked hot". Too bad he's Jewish. That means he's kind of off limits for me. But that's the cool thing about loving celebrities. You never get too excited because they're out of your league. Or at least my league, and that's okay.
Well, I got home from a short visit to Capitola, California yesterday. Scott and I did all the traditions: Pizza My Heart, Gayle's, the Shadowbrook, Frannie and Paul, movie in Santa Cruz, drive along the coast, walk along the beach and the pier. I got to see the sand castle tournament too, which was new. Every thing else just gets better every time. There's definitely something too be said for tradition. I got rides to and from the airport and got gifts for friends that included a windchime and a big glittery fish.

2:56 PM |