DAY 136

Going nowhere fast. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Z0z0GFMd

DAY 135

Drove back from Rockville, feel as though I've driven back from Pittsburgh.

DAY 134

We are into Memorial Day weekend. Do I need to feel guilty about wishing people "happy" Memorial day?

WEEK 22

Beautiful weather for the most part, but still feeling kind of tired. And the oil spill in the Gulf has gone on as long as the biblical flood. That and this month's death still has me thinking of death, grief and parallel universes among other things. Or rather obsessing over them.

I'M IMPRESSED

The PEPCO guy replied to my tweet and asked if I had power. Of course I had to resort to using the word "fuck."

KUDOS

To the guys at the Connecticut Avenue BP-Amoco station.

DAY 133

More than nine hours without power. Fuck you, PEPCO.

ASSHOLE POISONING DOGS IN CENTREVILLE

See http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/matt-zapotosky/two-dogs-poisoned-in-centrevil.html

DAY 132

Please pray for Mary Strunck: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/marystrunck

MADE MY DAY

Having someone you went to elementary school with refer to you as "awesome" is awesome.

LOST IN PURGATORY

I was never a big "Lost" fan, but with the end of the series and a recent death I have been thinking about the show. And the idea that it might be purgatory: http://www.losttvfans.com/page/Purgatory

DAY 131

So what is your deal anyway? Are you looking for a date, a reading or an interview?

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

But the wrong kind. And so is pollen. And mold.

DAY 130

Musta been a wild night in Adams Morgan last night.

DAY 129

Still coming to grips with a recent death. Am now able to pray for the person, his widow and child.

DAY 128

Went to a party with a "gypsy" theme. Most of the people there were white Americans. Wonder if Romany ever hold parties with a "white people" theme.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tKhQyfOnRg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYMQDg4mqG8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI7cFaAB_3Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-YtSfG6nYM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNd7dAFnq8c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lUPv0ZCmms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWT-93KIRyc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_aTzmQciRc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0-RNJ-y-qU&feature=related

DAY 127 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY

My baby pig is supposedly two years old today.

WEEK 21

Beautiful weather for most of the week, up and down market, feeling tired, sore throat a lot of the week.

DAY 126

"Requiem æternam dona eis,
Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis."

"Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them."

May G-d have mercy on your soul, because I sure as hell am having trouble doing so.

DEATHBLOG

Got news of a death a couple hours ago, am processing, thinking about death. And life.

DAY 125

The Alpine restaurant closed last week. We lived in one of the houses directly behind it. R and I went there with our prom dates, T gave J her engagement ring there and we had my massage school graduation dinner there.

DAY 124

Trying to get as much sleep as I can, resting up for the big weekend.

DAY 123

Relapse. And my census crew leader has a nasty stomach bug.

DAY 122

"Garp was convinced that the mainstream of his fans consisted of waifs, lonely children, retarded grownups, cranks and only occasional members of the citizenry who were not afflicted with perverted taste."

John Irving

Alas, I feel that way about a lot of the people with whom I deal.

DAY 121

Spent most of the weekend at the Andrews AFB air show.There's something inherently sexy about military aircraft and weaponry, especially weapons strapped to the thighs. I tried not to stare.

Hmmmm. In the last three weeks I have been to one correspondent's dinner, three embassies and one Air Force base.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl073wnZ_fQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyjgdvbvGz0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyKYw_p1Hrc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7HoZGjle88

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N73Z8FC7H-E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMmSwr2iZAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9mABcT194

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN203RzcI24&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fg9WTZ1BYQ&feature=related

DAY 120

A neighbourhood psychic has been posting notices one people's windshields. The notices got soaked in the rain. Didn't she sense it was gonna rain?

And didn't she sense she was putting an ad on the windshield of a person she told not to hustle readings in her territory?

WEEK 20

Quiet compared to last week, but I needed the rest as last week was a big one and next week will be, too. Over the last couple weeks I have learned to not take people or things for granted. Ever. And it only makes me wonder what REALLY goes on in some of the fanciest of houses.

MEDICAL FACTOID

Emesis" and "vomitus" can be used interchangeably. We learned that in massage school.

DAY 119

We had a storm tonight. The weather guy on Channel 9 was warning people to "stay away from windows." Reminded me of John Irving's "keep passing the open windows."

DAY 118

Not much going on -- resting up for the weekend.

X-OFFENDER

Said sex offender is a frequent caller to our station: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=101245&catid=188

What they don't mention is the stroke he suffered was from smoking crack.

EN FRANÇAIS, S'IL VOUS PLAIT

It's so lovely to hear people speak French, even if they're just talking about government stuff.

DAY 117

"Cerumen" ("ear shit") is a word from massage school that is coming back to haunt me. We learned about eye boogers, too, but that term escapes me.

HOLY MACKERAL

People are actually THANKING me for working on the Census.

MR. BROWN IS STEPPING DOWN

(Referring to the British Prime Minister)

Does anyone else think this sounds like something Dr. Seuss would write?

http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Seussian_20Telemarketing

http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?t=18445

And can he moo, too?

DAY 116

Beau Biden is apparently in Christiana Hospital after having suffered a mild stroke. I had at least one ultrasound there and my ex's father died there. Hard to believe he's 41. He was 21 when I first met him. Tempus fugit.

DAY 115

What some of you don't know could fill a fucking book.

DAY 114

Happy Mother's Day!

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b6SnMqVfWk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYsGwLWqWI4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-g0RSoY0w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W221l0_kmfo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jp1b2FzlPQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkw2DdoskPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXWR9vPHpJk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZNjq--3I9w&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N1k_NgeWzM&feature=related

DAY 113

Hey, you in Baltimore, turn in your census forms already!

WEEK 19

Beautiful weather, a terrible week on Wall Street, a lousy cold (allergy?) for me. Hanging in there as best as I can.

DAY 112

Got a plug of snot in the back of my head that won't loosen up, despite putting eucalyptus oil and pepper up my nose.

DAY 111

Greece Expiring on the Ruins of Its Own Economy: http://www.abcgallery.com/D/delacroix/delacroix1.html

DAY 110

14 hours of sleep. Just what the doctor ordered.

DAY 109

Doing well but too tired/busy to blog much.

DAY 108

Started field work with the Census Bureau. Anything more and I am subject to fine and or imprisonment.

DAY 107

Had to get fingerprinted again. I can relate to the fingerprinting scene in "Raising Arizona." It's actually kind of sexy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaMenWnYgPo

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dioaDhAqJ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8749nKKV78

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c13q2wYZr_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdVTVR-j0Q&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY86ADsJvcY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0nUiIHt_gk&feature=watch_response_rev

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfxBVfgnGxY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jss-ujnFLVU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qugyALPC6l4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YcsysiY5mg&feature=related

THE PRINCESS OF CUPS

I was feeling pretty punk until I drew this card: http://angelpaths.com/cups/cupsprs2.html

DAY 106

Happy May Day! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpvwh292VKI&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdVTVR-j0Q&feature=related