Guilty pleasure #8

How rude!

I just saw this on Captivate, a goldmine of useless information in the elevator of my office building:

80% of Americans surveyed say rudeness is a national problem, but 99% of the same people say they are not rude.

I'm going to go way out on a limb here and say those same statistics apply to stupid people, bad drivers, loud cellphone talkers in public, and assholes. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery people.

Take time to appreciate a stop sign today

Guilty pleasure #7

This is a guilty pleasure for two reasons:
1. I like the song
2. I like almost everything the song has been featured in - One Tree Hill, What About Brian, Because I Said So...

However,
I do NOT like that this is featured in the new McD's McRib commercial (sigh).
Also, I really don't like the video - it has a very cheesy Gap-commercial-circa-1992 feel to it. It could be the ridiculous hair or the henley + necklace fashion statement (oh yeah, and he's also a whore for the Gap - shocker).

Karma is actually not a bitch at all

I don't spend much time thinking about whether I'm a "good" person or not. I just kind of do what I do and hope for the best. But I'm a big believer in karma, so I guess in some ways I'm driven by that.

For example, if I treat someone I care about like shit, I figure that at some point, someone I care about (maybe even that same person) will do the same to me. Or conversely, if I make the person taking my order at the drive-thru laugh, maybe I'll find a dollar on the sidewalk later. I also think that if enough really bad shit happens, at some point it will turn around and good stuff will start to happen.

But, as is my way, I don't consciously think things through most of the time. I don't think, "Hey, if I let this person get in front of me in line, maybe I won't get mugged in the parking lot" or "I'm going to hang out with someone I don't like just because I'm lonely but I fully expect that person to mug me in the parking lot later."

What I'm trying to say is, without even trying, I think I've accumulated quite a few good karma points in the last few days. Which, given my state of affairs for the past few months, is long overdue. The best part is that I actually feel pretty good about things. Oh, and I haven't been mugged in a parking lot either.

Old lady-itis

Last night I went for a 2-mile run after work. It was my first outdoor run in many months. I was a wee bit nervous because I've had some trouble with my knees lately. Also, I am lactose intolerant and don't take vitamins so I'm painfully aware that I will probably develop early osteoporosis and shatter all my bones in a freak accident while making a birthday cake for my cat alone in my house.

During my run, I was pleased to notice that my knees felt great. After I got home, I noticed that my right hip was throbbing - a kind of dull pain that was unlike any running-related joint pain I'd experienced in my knees or ankles. So I figured it would just go away after awhile.

Wrong.

This morning just getting out of bed and walking the 8 feet to the bathroom made me double over in pain and throw up in my mouth a little. And now I'm hobbling around like an old woman, clutching my hips and sighing a lot when I walk around.

It seems perfectly fitting that I'm volunteering at a senior center tonight. Maybe I'll borrow some Ben-Gay from one of the residents. Maybe I'll just reserve a room for myself.

Eternal sunshine

According to this article, scientists are now able to selectively erase memories from mice, a la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, one of my top 3 movies of all time.

Until the science is perfected for humans, I'll just stick to deleting people out of my cell phone, blocking them from gchat and defriending them on Facebook.