I think I had the swine flu.

my umbrella is small.

So, this morning it was raining. Usually I LOVE the rain! But today I opened my umbrella and noticed that it is very, very small--either that or I'm very, very big. Regardless, I was wet, I was cold. I was wet and I was cold.

text.

So, I just finished a texting conversation that lasted pretty much--all day. I think it is interesting how much texting has had an influence on not only our lives as adults but also the younger generation. For example--I remember (in high school) when texting was not so new that when a boy would want to talk to you or ask you out he called you. You heard his voice. You were able to gauge the nervousness through tones and inflections. But now, sometimes I have no idea what the person is thinking through a text. Are they angry? Are they joking? Are they serious? I just sometimes cannot tell. And then there are the conversations that go on for about 10 hours (like mine today) when it would just be so much easier to dial the number. And now you don't even have to dial the stinking number! All you have to do is look up their name in your contact list and push send. Consequently, I have no one's phone number memorized--not even my family's. This could be very dangerous. What if my phone died and I was in a car accident or something. I would have no way of contacting my parents. Our dependency on our cell phones is phenomenal. I never leave the house without mine.

On the other hand, texting can be a sort of buffer between the conversationees. For example--what if I really don't want to talk to the person? They might talk too much and I really don't have time to chit chat so I'll just shoot them a text. Or if its a really cute boy that I want to impress I have to think of something witty to say so he'll be interested. Maybe I'm in class and the teacher monotonously drags the lecture on forever and ever, in that case I will text my friend Jen who always says something clever to ease my pain.

What I'm trying to say is that cell phones and texting in particular have taken over our lives. We have grown to be too dependent on these technological devises but when used correctly can be great tools to imporve efficiency. "With great power comes great responsibility."

annoyed.

Wow. I am so annoyed right now! I'm at work and this is the conversation that I had with an international student wanting to apply for work authorization:

"I want to apply for OPT" -international student
"What can I help you with?" -b
"What dates should I put down?"-student
"The dates you want to work" -b
"I have another question" -student
"Yes?" -b
"What do I write here?" -student
"Did you read the handout?" -b
"No..." -student
"Maybe you should read the handout" -b

Hey! Kids! We have a handout for a reason! I'm not here to walk you through the simplest of tasks. If you would have read the handout then you would have no questions. Or at least your questions would be legitimate. GRR!

Haha, I'm just not in a good mood today, I really shouldn't be at work...forgive me! I'm just a Miss Cranky Pants today.

home.

movin' my hips like yea...

So, I don't know what happened (it might have been the Hannah Montana movie) but I have had a change of heart and now I love Miley Cyrus....

thanks.

Thank you Mandee for checking my head for lice. You're a good friend.