TGIF!!!

It's Friday, It's Friday, I'm so glad it's Friday! :)

This was only a four day week for me and yet it felt like Ten. Actually, I still have to come in and do monthend Saturday morning, but for all intents and purposes I'll be pretty much on my own so I can crank the tunes at least. After I get off work Saturday, we're having a birthday party for my nephew. He's turning eleven. ELEVEN. This is the kid I practically raised as a baby. It seems near impossible that he's on the verge of being the dreaded teenager. He's a good kid though, so I'm not too worried.

I'm not sure what else my weekend holds (besides rain), but I'm sure it's better than being in a cave.

Have a super duper weekend,
A.

Catching up with Technology

I'm so excited! I finally gave in a ordered a digital camera. I know, I'm probably one of the few people left who don't own one, but I didn't want just any little camera. I wanted a good one with a high MP capacity. Anyway, I ordered it today from Overstock.com and got a great price. The Nikon Coolpix 7600 has 7.1 MP and looks like a great camera. I'm kind of partial to Nikons anyway. Now I'm on pins and needles, I can't wait to get it.

I love photography and I go through a lot of film and it's just getting so expensive. Plus, I'm tired of taking the film in and dropping it off, waiting, driving back to pick it up. With the digital I can do so much more and not have to wait. My scrapbooking might even get caught up. How did I ever wait this long to buy one?

A.

You know you've answered too many phones when...

So Friday we played hookey from work. Actually, it was a scheduled day of vacation, but hookey sounds more fun. Angel and I met up with our friends Lindz and Eric for lunch, shopping and a movie.

We started out at the Taj Mahal, an Indian cuisine restaurant that's really excellent. Eric flirted with our waitress shamelessly and had her parents on high alert. Bad Eric! After lunch we hit Best Buy for CD's.

We saw 'The Sentinel' starring Michael Douglas, Keifer Sutherland and Eva Longoria. It was good. I'm not always a huge Michael Douglas fan, but I really liked this one. He's believable and not sleazy. I don't know why, but lots of times he just seems kind of sleazy to me. I can't explain it and I'm sure he's not. Just a weird thing of mine. Anyway, go see it, it's an intriguing story.

It was so nice to have a day off. Working in a cave will give you spring fever faster than anything else I know. No windows, no fresh air... So Friday was the perfect day. I loved it.

However, to prove how much I really needed that day of vacation... . I got home around sixish and was wondering through the house, feeding Jack, opening mail, etc. I grabbed a banana and peeled it then decided to check my messages. With the banana in my right hand I dialed call notes with my left. As I lifted the phone to my ear, my right hand followed suit, completely of it's own volition, and I stuck the banana in my ear.

That's when I realized - I've answered too many phones. My right hand is my 'phone hand' at work. It's completely trained to go to the ear after dialing. Too bad I hadn't switched and put the banana in my left hand. It could have saved myself the sliming I received. Yuck!

Only 34 days until my next day of vacation...
A.

Idol Shock

Okay, I'll admit to being a little sad to see Ace go. I really kind of expected it to be Kelly Pickler since she'd struggled with this weeks selection. But seeing Chris in the bottom three made me see red. Chris? In the bottom three? Actually, what am I saying. Bottom two! And I did my part too. I voted for Chris most of the two hours that the phone lines were open. I guess I'll do it longer next week. It's just so wrong. He's the strongest contender on the show in my opinion. Katharine and Taylor are right behind him, but I still see Chris as the favored winner.

It will be interesting to see how next weeks show plays out with guest Andrea Bocelli taking on the part of guest coach. His music is amazing and he's got one of the smoothest, most romantic voices in history. Who cares if you can't understand the lyrics because their Italian? It's still the sexiest sound around. If you don't know who he is, you must be living under a rock. However, to get you up to speed so that you don't embarrass yourself, you can follow the link and hear clips of his songs. They're from his new album Amore, but check out his other tracks too. He really is amazing.

Arrivederci il mio amico ,
A.

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