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	SEPTEMBER 09 ARCHIVES 12:16 AM 9/11/2009 eight years ago today i was stuck in taiwan on the family vacation from hell, staring at my grandma's old TV in the kitchen in complete and utter disbelief. it was sickening but also strangely surreal to watch the events unfold from half a world away. i remember at that moment being really homesick, like i couldn't wait to set foot back on american soil. thousands of people died on that day and thousands more have died since then because of that day. and in a few months, my boyfriend will deploy to iraq for an excruciating 12 months, leaving me with nobody to talk to on my way to work every morning except for my imaginary friend frank. all because of that day. if i think about it too much i'll get depressed and right now i have no extra brain cells left for depression (thanks, busy season) so i'm going to stop. anyway, as expected, busy season is kicking my ass. i have four more days and an ungodly amount of work left to do. but you know what? at least i have a job. at least i get paid decent money (unless you compute what my hourly wage is, because then it's just downright pathetic). and at least i have all limbs intact. i was thinking how hard it would be to do my job if i were missing an arm. i guess 100+ wpm wouldn't be possible anymore. tragic. okay, this is really why i try to refrain from updating during busy season, because i ramble about total nonsense. it's bed time. later kids. this made me laugh. is something wrong with me? 11:43 PM 9/13/2009 i'm cranky. busy season sucks. it's time to list random things that irritate me! THINGS THAT ARE STUPID: 1. USC's motto. fight on?? give me a break. that's lame. 2. similarly, the stupid trojan piece sign. the next time i see one i am so chopping off the offending owner's hand. 3. twitter. maybe i'm just old school, but i just don't get it. seriously, i don't need to know what people are doing or thinking about EVERY FIVE SECONDS. 4. attempting to work out regularly during busy season. 5. updating this dumb website during busy season. 6. asshole mustang convertible drivers. that car is NOT cool/good lookin'/fast enough to justify that kind of asshole driving. 7. EY blocking access to pandora for no apparent reason. WHY!? it's the one thing that gets us through our 12+ hour days. 8. people who equate obama with hilter. right, because the plight of americans today is so similar to the jews who were herded into concentration camps, tortured and killed by monsters. 9. kanye west. SHUT. YOUR. MOUTH. 10. trucker hats. unfortunately, i still see them around. hey, are you a trucker? no? then don't wear one! anyway, since it would be lame of me to end a post with a negative note, here are something that ISN'T stupid: BUSY SEASON IS OVER IN TWO DAYS! of course i am nowhere close to being done but whatever. i'll get there. okay, gotta run. i'll update more later this week, when i am vacationing in tahiti. in my dreams. hasta. 8:49 PM 9/20/2009 well, another 9/15 has come and gone. i celebrated the passing of the deadline by working more. lame. even more lame was the fact that i came down with the flu friday morning AFTER i drove my ass to work. i was sitting at my desk and felt so crappy that i cancelled all my meetings right then and there and headed home. the next 48 hours were highly unpleasant. since i don't really feel like venturing into TMI territory, i'll just leave it at that. on the plus side, i think my jeans fit better now. sadly, i have little to update about besides my horrible sickness. oh, i know. here's the highlight from my weekend: i'm totally bummed that i missed seeing the game, but i probably would have jinxed the outcome anyways. AAAAND, ucla beat kansas state (who???) yesterday, which means we are currently UNDEFEATED. UNDEFEATED! yes, there have only been three games and three victories so far this year, but you know what? THAT'S ONE MORE THAN 'SC HAS. muahahaha! keep it up, bruins. another victory against 'SC will practically guarantee me gloating rights at the office for the next fourteen years. i promise i will donate a large sum of money to my alma mater if we win. disclaimer: "large" is subjective. anyway, i saw inglorious basterds on tuesday with my coworker ryan instead of hitting up the usual firm-sponsored happy hours (sign # 4,280,391 that i'm getting old). that was pretty much the last semi-fun thing i did before i was nearly killed by the flu. this afternoon me and lynn drove up to culver city to meet up with mr. & mrs. toyama and doug the best man, where i ate two slices of french toast before common sense kicked in and told me to STOP! STOP NOW! not surprisingly, my system did not react very well so now i am back on a diet of gatorade, toast and bananas. but for some really odd reason, i have this huuuuge craving for a costco hot dog right now. i'm fairly certain it would kill me in this weakened state but man, what an awesome (and cheap) way to go. okay, enough with nonsense. i'm outta here. oh, but before i forget - xoxoxo to everybody who text messaged/emailed re: surviving 9/15. i appreciate the thoughts. adios, kids - have a great week!