Why so busy?

So, I wanted to pre-date this entry because I'm such a loser! Yes, February has come & nearly gone already, and I've only managed to post one measly blog entry. Pathetic. I know. Is there nothing but a black hole between my ears? No, I'm pretty sure I do actually have thoughts - maybe as much as one or two a day, man.

This is turning into a confessional, huh? Forgive me father, for I have sinned. It's been over 3 weeks since my last confession. Well, OK - it wasn't any sort of real 'confession', nothing juicy at least. Just a list of stuff that sucks. And anyway, I'm Jewish! We don't confess. We just kvetch, bargain-shop & eat. (OK, well, not me really, since I'm far from your average jewish-american gal, I hate complainers, and I'm usually a healthy eater. But I do love to bargain-shop. That stereotype is definitely true.)

So, what's been going on? Too much. And yet, I still feel like the laziest lump half the time. There's so much I want to do - and sometimes I feel so accomplished - but most of the time I just wish for more time. They just released another study about how we Americans are such a workaholic culture, that we don't get nearly enough sleep. And when you don't get at least 8 hours, everything in your life suffers. But what a waste! To spend 1/3 of your life sleeping? I mean, don't get me wrong -- I looooove me some sleep! But if I could operate on or re-awaken via a couple Duracell that I just pop in whenever I'm feeling ragged, I'd invest my life savings behind a miracle product like that!

OK - yes, I totally realized as soon as I got to the battery part of that sentence that it could all so easily go straight into the gutter. But I refrained. Sometimes I'm such a dorky 13-year old boy.

So, I'll end this pointless post with yet another list - this time, just some stuff I need to get around to writing about, the things that have been keeping my life so busy...

1. (Hoping to) pursue a masters in Forensic Psychology this fall
2. Taking undergrad pre-req psych classes in the meantime at Community College (woo-hoo! Go HCCC!)
3. My consulting work - not the boring "what I do", but the amusingly stupid, silly & juicy stories about clients and colleagues
4. My recent birthday celebration!
5. Recording the music that's been locked inside my head for over a decade
6. Kickboxing, losing weight, and learning to love all my "wobbly bits" (thank you, Bridget Jones)
7. My much-loved, eclectic friends from every corner of the globe
8. Family - the good, the bad, the ugly, and the fall-on-my-ass funny (when all you can do is laugh)
9. My boyfriend's band, Excuse Me - getting to live vicariously (at least for now) through his gigs
10. Seeking, doubting, pursuing, and finally finding love - the kind that poets & songwriters describe so sappily, and you finally can comprehend just what they were talking about all along... Yes - I now am a cheesy, converted & certifiable (in more ways than one) believer!

Things That Suck (#1)

A lot of time has passed since my last post, and much has happened in that time. I think I need to take 'baby steps' in this new blogging hobby, just posting little tidbits when an opportunity arises, instead of always 'planning' topics I just keep seeming to put off.

So, my brief post for today...
Things that suck (as in "Man, how the hell can gas stations sell gas cheaper heading into the Holland Tunnel than those located 1 block away, driving out of the tunnel? NJ sucks, man." -- and yes, I plan on posting "Top Ten Reasons Why NJ Sucks" soon, possibly followed by "Reasons Why NJ Ain't All THAT Bad"...)

1. One name: Dubya.
2. Insane price of textbooks college folks must buy (who, logic would suggest, generally aren't that well off - else, they wouldn't be pursuing a degree, but rather earning some dough)
3. Commuting for more than 40 minutes (unless it's a simple, straight commute in which you can read, work, sleep...).
4. When your supermarket hasn't restocked yet, and the only milk carton you can find says it'll expire / go bad in 2 days.
5. Potholes you can't avoid b/c of parked cars on both sides.
6. Carson Daly & Ryan Seacrest's hosting skills.
7. Wedgies.
8. How a Cinnabon never tastes as good as it smells.
9. Frizzy hair; being a slave to my salon's magic serum.
10. Health insurance plans that make me get a stupid referral slip from my doctor every stinkin' time I want to see a 'specialist' (translation: ANY doctor that isn't her). Ummm, am I still in 2nd grade? Will I need a hall pass to piss, too?
11. The asian girl who rode my subway this morning -- with large Louis Vuitton purse & Henry Bendel bag in hand, 7-diamond engagement ring on. Awww, honey... What -- did Jeeves catch the flu & couldn't pull the limo around today?
12. Sleep deprivation.
13. People who insist on talking super-loud on their cell phone during my bus ride home, or actually seem annoyed you want to sit with them. Did you honestly think you'd get to keep taking up 2 seats while ten folks stand???
14. Air-brushed, super-long, curved, acrylic / artificial fingernails (though it is funny watching the beeyatches struggle to swipe their Metrocard, pick up loose change, scratch an itchy eye...)
15. Sitting in one position so long that when you try to get up, it takes your butt at least 10 seconds to re-adjust its muscles so you don't scream out in pain.