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I can't even tell you how happy I am. I have moved far far away from the hustle and bustle of D.C. and I am now relaxing in the comfortable warmth of Florida. No more wool pants. No more solemn-faced business men rushing past without so much as a second glance. No more urine-stained streets and manson-eyed pidgeons. Best yet- no more socks. Ha! Eat that D.C.
Now that I have my freedom, I feel like an inmate released from doing hard time. [without all the scars and tattoos] I can choose to do whatever I like. And so I have. Top left picture: I built this big chest of drawers out of modular parts. It hides all my junk, and now I have a sock drawer for the first time in a year. The desk is something I got at a junk store. It's the first time in a year i've actually had a workspace; some place to put my computer. That will help with the big research papers I have to do. The desk is quite old and junky, though. My roommate: "This thing made of cardboard?" Yeah, close to it. I got some cute green paper to line the drawers, and I want to find some good knobs to replace the ones it has. They remind me of a country housewife's kitchen cabinets in the 90's. Any suggestions on knobs? I thought I might go to Lowe's one day and check out their selection. What do you think? Should I go modern, antique, or something else?
Anyway, my first day at work was great. Two hours into it and I am convinced this is the place for me. Everyone is so caring and friendly. And dedicated to the mission of the hospital. It's a very supportive atmosphere. After work, I decided to check out the gym near my house. I now have a gym membership for the first time ever. [See the trend here? Lots of firsts-- because I CAN!!! eat that D.C.!] So I got the grand tour and decided that if every gym was like this, I would have been working out long ago. See, technology is a beautiful thing. And just like the Wii is getting people off their fat butts, they also have cool games at the gym now. Instead of just walking the treadmill, you can watch HDTV while you walk. Instead of just a plain stationary bike, you have an interactive video game that you steer and pedal your way through. Instead of painful crunches on the floor, now you have a fun basketball game with medicine balls. I was so inspired, I went to the store and bought some work out clothes.
Ok, I know what you're thinking now. "This girl is all talk. Like she is really going to work out. You just wasted your money on stupid gym clothes you'll never use." Oh yeah? What you don't know is, I got up early this morning and walked the block and did crunches and push ups before work this morning. Eat that.
That's not even close to everything I did today. When I was at the store, this clerk guy working the garden section looked so deflated. He was like a plant with its leaves all wilted. Granted, it was hot, and i'm sure he'd been working all day, but I decided he looked sad and asked him if he could help me find a good plant. He perked up a little as he started showing me all these weird spikey plants. They all looked like cactus to me. [How do you spell the plural of cactus?] I told him no spikey plants, because I would inevitably poke my hand or something. So he started describing these types of plants called succulents. It was kind of funny hearing this guy say the word succulents over and over. I just hope that guy survived his shift.
More to come. I'm just too tired to type it all.
