Red Light Blues

So, despite my initial disdain at the idea of a Blackberry, somehow the cosmos came together and I ended up with one. All of my friends had one and insisted that I HAD to have one. It can do everything! It can open attachments (which is admittedly my one of my favorite capabilities of this smart phone), alert you when you received emails, facebook updates and tons of other things.

Now, my gut was against all of this. The idea of everyone being able to reach me so readily made me uneasy. I'm still nostalgic about the days when you left the house and didn't think about who was trying to reach you until you came home and hit the button on the answering machine.

But, I told myself that I could resist. That I could use the phone in moderation. I wouldn't be a slave to this device. That lasted for about a week. Just long enough for me to figure out how that darn thing worked. And then...it was a wrap!

Now, every time I turn around I'm looking at my phone to see if that incessant red light is blinking. And when it isn't, I'm pushing every button...sure that there must be a mistake. It's been entire 5 minutes and someone must have sent me a text, an email, or written on my facebook wall. At minimum, someone must have commented on my status or updated theirs...right? Someone had to have posted a note or shared the fact that they were washing their hair? Walking their dog? Preparing dinner? Shopping? Right...and all of these things matter to me because...

THEY DON'T. They shouldn't! They didn't a short while ago.

I'm putting myself on punishment. I'm using my phone to make and receive calls and to send and receive texts for an entire week. Wish me luck!

The Discovery of Daytime TV

Initially, when I was laid off from my job back in November, all I could think of was all of bad things that accompanied job loss. Like loss of income & health insurance...the perils of looking for a new gig. However, I never imagined that I'd find a new love...DAY TIME TV!!! Good Morning America, Regis and Kelly, The View, People's Court, Ellen, Oprah...what a line up! And I never thought I'd be able to get into these shows. Plus, I don't even have cable. I'm afraid of what could happen if I did! Well, I've had to force myself to turn the TV off just so that I can get something done!

The scary thing is, I was never a big TV watcher before. In fact, I can remember a time where I'd unplug the TV if I needed an extra outlet, b/c it was the least use thing in the room! Luckily, I'm still sticking to the no TV in the bedroom rule...

Moving!

As of May 1st, I'll officially be a resident of Baltimore city! Around this time last year I moved from Catsonville (Baltimore County) to Owings Mills (further north in Baltimore County) and my convenience and contentment went from average to not-so-good.

Owings Mills is great if you want to be within a 2 mile radius of Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Sams Club, BJ's, a lame mall, a couple of movie theaters, various shopping plazas and restaurants...but, if you desire to be able to walk ANYWHERE, you're in the wrong place. I didn't realize how bad it was getting from one place to the next until my car was totaled in December. Since then, I've become very familiar with Baltimore's public transportation...which leaves a lot to be desired!

So, bye-bye Owings Mills! Baltimore, here I come! I can't wait to be able to WALK to school! :)

St. Paul Robber

Well, I was parked on St. Paul last week...right near the corner of Mr. Royal. I just needed to drop of my mid-term project to Jenny's mailbox. Well...it was such a nice day out that a friend and me figured we'd sit outside and have a slice of pizza for lunch. No big deal right? WRONG. By the time I'd returned to the car, some idiot had broken the window out of the driver's side door and stolen my cell phone and some other crap! Arrrggggggh!

Oh well! The phone has been deactivated and Verizon has identified the phone as stolen and won't activate it...so it's of no use to the loser. That makes me smile.

Back to Baltimore

Good morning! In just a few, I'll be heading back to Baltimore. Back to reality. Though, these past few days have been rejuvenating. I got my fill of family, food and craziness. Now, I look forward to airport security and hoping there is room for my my carry-on luggage with is admittedly large in the over-head bin. If it is, I'll be able to avoid standing around that carousel waiting for my black bag that always ends up looking like every other black bags. Oh well...I know the drill!

I Love NY

Spending the last few days at home in NY, seems to have been just what I needed. With the semester picking up, I'd began to feel pretty burnt out. Taking 3 classes last semester and three this semester has proven to be more of a challenge than I'd anticipated. I'm mentally exhausted. Not to mention working on my novel...or should I say not working on it. I spend more time agonizing over how far I have to go with this novel than I do actually putting pen to paper.

This week will be the week that I win. It will be the week that I gain and maintain control. I'm speaking it into existence. Ask me how it's going on Wednesday...that's usually as long as my will and follow-through lasts. Here's to a fresh start! :-D

choose your own adventure?

i'm becoming increasingly more frustrated with this our choose your own adventure story. nothing seems to be working out the way i'd planned. perhaps i'm thinking too much of the logistics when i just need to finalize the story at this stage. hoping my classmates can give me some suggestions/insight during class tonight...