Great Expectations

April 24th, 2007, 9:49 PM by Goddess

So I figured I’d put a call in to the Muse to help me write something interesting today.

*cue the crickets*

Boy what a day. Everyone’s in the same mood, and it ain’t an ebullient one. I think everyone’s exhausted, running on empty, frustrated, overwhelmed, underwhelmed, confused, chasing their tails, waiting to catch a break, dreading taking a break and being forced to catch up, and just plain unimpressed.

On one hand, I think we’re all building up things to be a lot harder and/or a lot better than they really are. But on the other hand, we don’t want to set our expectations too low because we (or others) might not stretch as far as we/they can to rise to whatever occasion we want to celebrate but dare not envision.

Today’s one of those days that I’m ready to close my eyes to the fine print and swallow a heaping dose of “I believe in Santa Claus” and hope I’m not one of those who experiences any adverse side effects. Because secretly, I’ve always believed. But now, it’s time to declare it for the world to know. …



Adventures in instant messenger, circa 8:30 p.m. last night

April 24th, 2007, 11:43 AM by Goddess

goddess a. — Thanks for hanging around to give me an extra read on this thing.

goddess a. — You’re the patron saint of late-night edits!

goddess a. — *bows humbly before you*

friend — Aw, that’s a load of crap.

goddess a. — Now that’s what I’m the patron saint of!



Balance

April 24th, 2007, 9:16 AM by Goddess

So I guess I got a couple of granules of kitty litter in my pantyhose, as I thought my new high heels were what were irritating the shit out of me as I drove to work, but now that I look at it, the fucking cats leave their mark — again! *grr*

But before you can let something so trivial impact your day, you’ve got to look for the balance. A favorite colleague just left a buttload of premium cat food on my desk for my girls. Awww, how sweet is that? I wonder if it’s the recalled pet food — if so, they’re getting ALL of it tonight! 😉

In any event, unrelated but important because I am a girl and all, I just bought Bath and Body Works’ iced tea scented hand lotion. And while it’s deliciously yummy-smelling — it really does remind you of lemon iced tea — it dries out my skin more than if I hadn’t used any in the first place. What is UP with that?