where are you?

i've been sucked into the twilight series. returning home from illinois last week, i picked up the first book at the airport. finished it in two days and i promptly went out and bought the second book. finished new moon last friday but have had to refrain from reading since we had a busy weekend. music festival, company picnic and a visit from adrian, katie and lily occupied my time. today i went out and bought the next two books, eclipse and breaking dawn. i needed to insure i had the fourth book handy when i completed the third. yeah, i'm a bit addicted. edward cullen has become my new legolas. i'm such a sci-fi nerd. i went from elves to vampires. so sad.

mario mania

i'm just a tad addicted to mariokart. yesterday i unlocked all the characters which means achieving star level on all the courses. aaron asked, "what is there left to do?" plenty. there's still vehicles to unlock and double-star status to achieve on all the courses. when that's done, there's speed records to beat. it's endless. thanks nintendo for creating video game crack!

pixy stix

since danny started college, i thought it'd be a good idea to send him a few care packages to help ease his transition. i remember when i started at siu, my aunt pam sent me a few and it made me feel a little less homesick.

our first package mainly consisted on everyday essentials for dorm life. mcdonalds gift card, towels, mac & cheese, pringles and what not. the second was a couple of t-shirts i had sent directly to him. i am currently working on his third package, a halloween themed one. lucky for him, mast general store sells candy by the pound. so i can get an assortment of different types and pay a nominal amount. unfortunately, since i've been buying a little here and there to fill the box, the candy has been sitting on our dining room table this past week. i just finished off all the pixy stix (about 20). and am very tempted to open another bag of skittles. danny, like me, loves the fruity candy. and now i have a paper sack filled with the yummy goodness. to resist temptation...

a little bribe never hurt anyone

lately when i get to work there's been a straw sitting in front of my computer. the first day i was confused until i realized what it was for. "there's something for you in the freezer." awesome. it's always a venti...biggest frappacino made. and this is how gay i am. today, we had a little set back at work. of course it's all on the ad side of things. matt's swamped and i've been picking up the slack so the paper goes out on time. after the paper's sent, he looks at me and asks...are you sure you don't want to work here part-time? i'll buy you a frap every day you come in to work. and i honestly consider this a pro in my decision making. yes, very gay. now you know my guilty pleasure.