Day 134: Discovered Threadless

Where have I been since Threadless was created? I bought two new shirts today, the one about Haikus and a cool artistic one called Holding Pattern. I'd elaborate more, but I'm dead tired.

Day 133: Sugar high

Oh, I'm about to explode with chocolatey goodness. As a general rule, I never buy any pre-packaged sweets at the grocery store. Too much saturated fat and calories. But I made an exception today due to a shitty couple of days. Dopamine and Serotonin are having a party inside my brain due to a new flavor of Ben & Jerry's I tried; New York Super Fudge Chunk. It's basically chocolate ice cream with white/dark chocolate chunks on the inside.

Manufactured bliss in a cardboard package, even if it's just for a few hours.

Day 132: Not much to say

I went to a new restaurant in Sparkle City today as well as trying bananas foster for the first time, but I'm not sure I was even there mentally. Most of the day has been a blur. I tried to get my Mom's mind off the impending operation by introducing her to the world of Lost, plus it will be fun to watch during her recovery. But anything she wants to do this weekend is fine with me.

Day 131: Cancer

When I was ten years old, I remember being taken to the hospital nearly every night for a couple of weeks while my Mom was being treated for breast cancer. I can recall being scared all the time, but pretending to act normal so my sister would feel more at ease. I also remember crying while praying every single night, desperately trying to barter a deal with a God that I didn't understand. After extensive chemotherapy, she recovered and has been cancer free for the past 16 years. She runs 5 miles a day, eats healthier than me, and has been the model of health for quite a while.

Today, I found out my mom has a cancerous mass in her uterus and has to have an emergency hysterectomy right after Mother's Day. This is something I never wanted to face as an adult. I almost envy that kid, clueless to mortality rates and stages of growth. I'm so fucking numb right now.

Day 130: Watched a street performance.

During my very lengthy run this afternoon, I passed by a theatre troop performing down on Main Street. It wasn't the folks from the Warehouse, but rather a traveling type of troop. I always blow by these sorts of deals, but I decided to stop and watch for a bit as a change.

Sadly, it was too windy to hear half the lines. But they certainly put their all into the performance, even if the crowd was fleeting.

Day 129: Getting my Cubano groove on.

I tried a mojito for the first time today. I've wanted to try one just for the hell of it and decided to make it my new thing for today. I watched the bartender assembly this one for future reference. It looked like Bacardi rum, juice from a fresh squeezed lime, a few mint leaves, and a dash of sugar drowned in a bath of club soda. The drink looks ridiculously stupid, essentially appears like a cup of tea leaves.

But, I really did enjoy it. So much so that I may switch to it for a while.

Day 128: Career thoughts

I took my first career aptitude test today. I've been searching for something else to do for several months based on my job skills rather than matching myself to a job. Anyway, it didn't tell me a damn thing I didn't already know. It recommended a career in Human Resources, which is what I specialized in during college. I was half expecting some sort of revelation, but I wasn't rewarded with one.

Here was the synopsis conclusion: "You will speak your mind when you have to, but you are really more of a follower. You always try to make everyone happy, which usually leads to your own unhappiness. You have goals, but don't have the killer instinct needed to reach them. You will always work for someone else, but at least you can pretend you have power by doing the hiring and firing."