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Today’s lunch left me feeling a bit less than satiated, so I thought I’d mosey on over to the break room for a snack. I checked my wallet for one-dollar bills, locked my computer (so no one uses it while I’m away), and headed out.

The break room that is closest to my desk is actually across the building, and of course there isn’t a direct way of walking there. I’ve got to leave my cube, walk to the end of the hallway, turn right, then turn left after about 10 steps, then turn left again after another 8-10 steps, go to the end of that hallway, turn right, turn left after about 15 steps, walk another 30 steps, and then I’m there. It’s not quite cross-country, but I’m pretty sure that it’s darn close. Because of this distance, I’m confident that I get enough exercise in the round trip to justify the candy intake.

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I have been seeking assistance from the facilities folks here at the office for about a month now, and it is still freakin’ cold at my desk nearly every day. I went to Hades Walmart a couple weeks ago and bought a blanket to use while I sit and freeze at my desk, and it’s been quite effective. The only problem is that I get teased by my coworkers that sit in more balmy cubicles.

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… if, at some point in the future, society as a whole will look back at our history and wonder why so much time, money, and other resources were wasted on “global warming”/climate change awareness and campaigns.

I wonder if there isn’t something more worthwhile to focus on right now.

(AIDS in Africa and around the world, hungry children, crime in our home towns, crooked politicians…)

I really enjoy TED Talks, especially when they’re creative and entertaining. Here’s one that I found today that is quite interesting.

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I just have a few random items to share this time, so I apologize for this not being any more thought provoking than it is. But I’m over that already.

Anyways…

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I’d like to have you take a few minutes and really think about what I’m asking in this post. I really would like for you to think about it before you draw any conclusion in your mind.

But before I actually pose the question, though, I’d like to introduce you to two kids in a fifth-grade classroom. Matt is a typical “boy” – he likes fast cars and likes to watch wrestling on TV. He is average in every way, except that he has hair that is so blonde it’s nearly white. Chad is his classmate, and he also has very light-colored hair. Chad, however, likes for people to notice that his hair is nearly white. Like Matt, he likes fast cars and wrestling, but he also likes for people to notice that he has (practically) white hair. He wears t-shirts that say “Look at my hair!” Sometimes he gets so excited about his hair that he struggles to focus in class.

One day, Chad gets a little too excited, and the teacher has to reprimand him. She asks him to sit quietly for the remainder of class. The next time the teacher asks a question, Chad immediately raises his hand to signal that he knows the answer; however, the teacher calls on a different kid to answer the question. A little bit later, Chad again tries to answer a question, but the teacher calls on Matt to answer instead.

Chad doesn’t like this. In fact, it makes him EXTREMEMLY upset to be passed-up like this. He knew the answer to both questions. He begins to wonder why he wasn’t chosen to answer. Finally, he approaches the teacher and exclaims that he is being treated unfairly because of his white hair. He throws a complete fit, shouting that it’s not right that he didn’t get to answer just because of his hair color. It’s not like he CHOSE his hair color, right? He can’t really change his hair color, at least not permanently. He just can’t figure out why he is treated so unfairly.

Does this sound familiar to you at all?

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When I was in school, we learned that the US Government is outlined to work kinda like this:

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I’d like to take a quick break away from my state of relaxed bliss to inform drivers of Peoria of something very simple and basic.

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I feel so incredibly relaxed today.

A big “Thanks” goes out to J, K, and K for such a wonderful weekend, and another “Thanks a Million” to an awesome sister.

I know, I know. I haven’t blogged for a REALLY long time. Sorry.

BUT, I did recently get a copy of Imogen Heap’s latest album, Ellipse, and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. Okay, the truth is that I’ve been obsessed with it for the past 2 months while I eagerly waited for it to be released yesterday (8/25).

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