mama mia! (and an unrelated thought...)

don't you wish life was a musical? i do.

on an unrelated note (i think...), i have this new idea for a blog called "30 points of view." more coming soon. i have to flesh it out some more.

a new strategy for gas

this morning, a nice person stopped to let me cross the street in front of them and as i raised my hand to wave a nice "thank you" wave, i realized they were driving a HUMMER. WTF? is there any decency left in the world? as if it isn't bad enough that we're all whipping around in our little cars, pretending like whatever pretentious errand we're on is necessary to keep our lives running smoothly, there are people driving gas-guzzling monster machines around. OBVIOUSLY, we are not suffering enough here people!

if the oil companies/government truly wants there to be a depression part duex, they need to up their strategies a litte bit. simply raising the prices to nearly five dollars is not doing a gosh darn thing. we will always continue to buy.

i have an idea for a quicker and more interesting way to bring in some quick cash: diversify. offer cheaper (and more expensive) gas. the cheaper gas would, of course, be a "knock off" and, therefore, not really gas. anyone buying this would have to keep re-buying (think of those of us who shop at old navy or target) because our gas goes "out of style." those buying the more expensive brands (and i'm not talking the difference between regular and premium, here; i'm talking the difference between "back of the truck" and Authentic) would need to get more for their money. thus, gas stations with a niche: clean, longer lasting fuel. then, there would be back alley gas stations, for the under-the-radar gas purchasers. and, of course, mainstream marketed stations would have to offer "sale" and "clearance" gas, to reach the widest audience of purchasers--those who want to pay less but get the same value and are stupid enough to think such a concept actually exists. with branding, you get all kinds of options. celebrities could start endorsing certain gas stations over others and the kind of gas that's IN one day might just be OUT the next. this would really keep gas purveyors on their toes.

why is gas Just One Price anyway??? is it because all the oil companies are run by lazy & rich white men? or, do they just want to see how long far they can stretch it before some people really can't afford to buy it?

decorating thoughts

i've been doing a little research on what makes a great room great (yes, watching HGTV non-stop from after work until 1 AM counts as "Research") and i've come to believe it is A) all in the details (duh!) and B) the most important detail is the artwork. i would love to be able to afford real artwork, even local artwork, especially self-portraits other than my own...but, i can't. even as an artist, it's one of those things i have trouble spending dough on (unlike, everything else i buy to decorate a room...). why, i don't know. will have to think on that more later. but, what i DO know is that i need to start making some art for our space to be decorated with instead of just thinking of art that would look great in our space, only to forget the idea before i make it. i don't know if this is feasible before the housewarming party, because i think it's something that's probably best done after you have furniture and other things all in place...plus, it takes time (despite what TLC and HGTV and DIY and all those other networks might lead you to believe)...plus, even when doing it yourself, it still takes *some* money. i wonder if the idea is just to make art when you feel inspired/have some cash and THEN decide where to put it. if it doesn't match, then re-do the room. ha ha. just kidding. if it doesn't match, give it away... ?

grow up!

i don't like adults who:

• have long hair
• talk to, smile at or otherwise try to engage random strangers in public places, i.e. the train or elevators
• run/walk fast

if you do any of these things, please quit it and start acting like an adult. thank you.

every day should be harpoonfest day

even though it's raining (of course it's raining!), mark and i will [finally] be attending harpoonfest--i mean, "The Harpoon Summer Session"--together for the first time TONIGHT. will this be the end? or will it be the beginning of something very, very beautiful?

why so quiet?

if anyone read this blog, they might've noticed i haven't written anything in a while. as i once explained to a loved one of mine: the only time i'm quiet is when something is seriously wrong.

i guess i just don't see the point of talking about stuff that there's no solution to.

it is odd--however--that i met, fell in love with and am now seriously committed to a person who actually thinks by Talking Out Loud. does anyone else see the irony in this? if we were living in sitcom land, there'd be laughter and applause after this realization...

The newest member of the Thyroid Club

Hi, my name is lee lee. And I have a Hypothyroid.

Yes, that's right. I spoke to my doctor yesterday and, after 4 tests with different levels, she finally feels comfortable diagnosing me as having an underactive thyroid. Apparently, my mom and grandma both had or have thyroid things as well. But I didn't really know that until recently, so I can let my doctor know at my next check-in/blood test. She called in a prescription I can't remember the name of and that is that. I had lots of questions for her, but when she called me last night I was in Target trying to find floaty things for babies to wear in the pool (i.e. our jacuzzi tub), so my mind wasn't really in the right place. But the doctor seems very happy that, at the least, I'm [probably] not clinically depressed again. I guess I am happy about that, too. Though I do have an Adjustment Disorder. So There.

In fact, everyone seems pretty relieved that we can blame all of this anxiety and fatigue on the thyroid and get back to business. And I guess i am included in that group of people, except I don't want to have too much faith in the medication because I've done a lot of reading where people say it takes months to regulate meds for thyroid conditions since everyone's thyroid is so very different. I guess we will find out. It would be nice if I could stay up past 8:30 or so, especially with the Red Sox on the damn West Coast! Also, while I have no hope of losing any weight, I would definitely like to stop gaining. Mainly because I cannot afford any more new clothes right now. Maybe I will find some fat girl business casual clothes on the side of the road... *fingers crossed*

And, as I told McKnight last night, I've never really been one of those "energetic" people--so we will definitely not get our hopes up about that!