Around 6:20 pm, Wednesday September 21, 2011 on my way home from work my 1993 Toyota Corolla aka Jeanna, was rudely rear ended by a minivan. Initially when the insurance assessment was made it seemed as if it could be repaired. Then at 1:32 pm on September 27, 2011, I received a phone call and was informed that the damage done to my car would be worth more than what the car was worth and would deemed totaled.

Jeanna the Corolla was gotten my through 2 blizzards and a flood. The first time I realized that Jeanna was a rock star was the winter of 2010 when I made my way to work on snow covered roads when many people were not able to get to work. The second blizzard was the winter of 2011, when it took my 4 ½ hours to drive home during a blizzard. The only time that she faltered on this perilous drive was when I stopped for gas and the battery died. She was kind enough to die at the pump where I was able to get a jump from the station attendant.
Most recently we made our way home from work during the epic flooding that occurred earlier this month. She drove through 4 flooded areas of the road without stalling out once. Jeanna is survived by her driver Tiffany Scott.

Jeanna wasn’t pretty or fast, but she got me where I needed to go I will miss her and am upset that we will no longer be together. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to the “Tiffany J. Scott Needs a New Car Foundation”.

I am quite excited about the new Doctor Who series starting in a few hours. I tried to add the the countdown to my blog, but couldn’t get it to work. So here’s the link.

http://www.bbcamerica.com/media/doctor-who/countdown/doctorwhowidget.swf

Yesterday I talked about the Nano that I got for Christmas and my intents to stay motivated and get fit. When I realized that I could keep track of my runs and/or walks with my Nano and the Nike+ shoes and sports kit I decided to buy them. I actually purchased them online the day after Christmas. Well tonight my shoes were delivered! I wasn’t expecting them until the 3rd of January, but just a few minutes ago there was a knock at my door and when I opened it there was my shoes waiting for me. The unfortunate thing is that the sport kit was shipped separately. So I won’t be able to really kick off my journey. According to my tracking information I should get it on January 4th, but maybe if I’m lucky I’ll get it on Monday the 3rd.

So I tried on my new kicks, the picture is shown above. They are Nike+ LunarGlide 2. Unfortunately I had already worked out today and so I didn’t get a chance to give them a try, but I may take a 20 or 30 minute walk tomorrow and see how they feel. I put them on briefly and they feel lovely. I’m actually excited to see how they feel in a workout.

Now I know your dying to know what my totals were for my workout today so I’ll put those up.

Soundtrack	Podrunner – First Day to 5K – Level 1
Workout Medium	Treadmill
Distance	43’08″
Steps	3,857
Calories	132

I’ve also run the equivalent distance of to the Statue of Liberty and 22 stories up it! Here’s the postcard that I received on Nike+Active.

That’s my face in the Statue of Liberty, I took it with my webcam so it’s not the best. Don’t judge.

For Christmas I asked my brothers to get together and get me an iPod Nano. The reason why I asked for a Nano was because I knew that they were small enough for me to carry my music with me when I workout. I have another MP3 player that much bigger and not produced by Apple®. I love that MP3 player and it’s great for when I’m traveling, but it’s too big for a workout. The thing that is great about the new generation of the Nano is that it’s small and has a clip on the back of it so I can attach it to me and easily carry it with me as I move from cardio to strength training when I’m at the gym. I have to admit that I am NOT and Apple® convert. If there is something that Apple® puts out that I like I try to find a non-Apple equivalent. The reason why I mention this is so that you know that 1.) I did not do a whole lot of research on my Christmas request and 2.) I am more biased against Apple® and not just gushing.

The big surprise for me when I turned on my Nano was the pedometer. I didn’t know that this was an app that was included with the Nano. Like I said I had requested the Nano because of its size, the pedometer was a bonus since my main intention for having the Nano was to workout with. After going to the Apple® site and finding out more about the pedometer and it’s affiliation with Nike I decided that it was a sign!

Me and Tony at the Rally

Today I went to the National Mall in D.C. for the rally hosted by John Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. It was a lot of fun. It sort of reminded me of when I was at President Obama’s Inauguration except much warmer. People were pleasant and we all had fun. It didn’t matter what our beliefs are or what our sexual orientation was. It was a widely diverse crowd. Seniors, students children and everyone in between. It was a truly inclusive event. No one felt unwanted. Everyone that I met had a smile on their face and the pleasant to be around. Honestly I feel like it was probably the most easygoing rally that has ever happened.

I was curious to see if they had any estimates on the size of the crowd for the event. I found out that the license was for 60,000 people but the estimates from the aerial pictures was closer to 150,000. That is pretty impressive!

One thing that I hope is that people will take that feeling from the rally this afternoon and be sure to vote on Tuesday.

One of the best signs at the rally. This lady was standing next to us at the rally.

 

I am so excited. I received my copy of Adobe Creative Suite 5 today! I can’t wait to geek out and try all the new features that are available. I wish that I could just take off a week and figure out what’s new and how to do all the things that I want to do with the new software. I know that it’s not going to make me the best designer ever, but I think it’s gonna help. Maybe not help, but I think it will make me more productive.

I wasn’t expecting to receive my software before the new semester started, but I got it just in time to play around with Dreamweaver CS5 and Photoshop before I have to turn in my projects.

I’m really looking forward to working with it. I know I’m a geek. But I’m a cute geek aren’t I?

My BF and I went into DC this past weekend to try and find the elusive Cherry Blossom.  Alas they were no longer blooming. I did take some pictures of the monuments that we did visit while in the city though.
Here’s the link I have on FaceBook for your viewing pleasure.

As I was driving home from work today my mind was wondering and I started to think about my first kiss with CB. And I got a warm feeling in my stomach and a smile crossed my face. I remember thinking at the time that this is like a first kiss in a Romantic comedy. I saw romantic comedy because CB and I would never be cast as the leads in a Romance movie. We’re too ordinary looking. Any way it was a great moment.

We were walking about to the car after getting something to eat and having a drink. It was right after the monster snow storm that we had in February. The sidewalks were mostly cleared, but only really enough for one person to walk in front of the other. At some point I took his hand and we do that annoying couple thing where one person walks in front of the other. But it didn’t really matter. It felt nice. We had stopped at an intersection waiting for the light to change and a turned around to give him a hug. That’s when he leaned down and kissed me. Waiting for a light to change on a winter’s night. I know it sounds sappy, but that’s what makes it a good Hollywood moment. The entire night had been gearing up to that kiss and he picked the right place and the right time to do it. It wasn’t awkward or forced. I’m not saying it took my breath away or made me hear music. But it was just right. It was more than just right. Then he apologized if it wasn’t any good, but I let him know that he was very good. The anticipation of having our first kiss was over and it was a very good one.

As I think back I have to say that I don’t remember many of my previous first kisses being like that. This was special, like the first time you kiss a boy or the first time you tell someone that you love them. Every now and then when my mind wanders I think about our first kiss. Every time I do I get that warm tingly felling in my stomach and a smile crosses my face. I hope that feeling doesn’t ever go away. I know we’ve only been dating for a couple months, but I like to think that’s a good sign.

I realized that I haven’t posted anything in several days, which is like months in Internet time. So I’m going to make this quick. I received a thank you note from a law firm that appreciated some help I gave to them in regards to getting a stenographer to them on short notice. It was really unexpected and according to my boss never happens. That was especially good since I was late to work. It was nice to have that sitting on my desk to minimize that lateness factor.

For my graphic design class this week I have to design some mock-ups for a floor plan that was provided to me. Tomorrow I think I’m going to work on the thumbnails and I’ll scan in what I have and upload it. Don’t be too judgmental please. I’m not the greatest of artists, but thumbnails aren’t supposed to be stellar right? I’ll also upload the final once I get my grade.

This past week for my graphic design class I had to turn in some typography examples for verbs that we selected. I’m really not that into typography so it was a difficult project to get into. Especially after I found out I couldn’t use color. Once I get the grade;  if it’s a good one. I’ll load what I turned in. If my professor gives suggestions that I can implement I might change and refine my project to make it look better. using color. Hopefully I’ll get that within the next day or so.

Also I bought some red hair dye to prepare for summer. I love being a red head especially during the summer. I feel so sassy and free. I’ll try to convince my brother to take some  pictures of me after I dye my hair.

That’s it for now. Nothing super exciting or interesting. Just trying to stay in the habit of posting. Maybe tomorrow will be more profound. Hugs and Kisses.

Tj

As I was reading through my email I noticed that Google had 914 messages in my spam box! The earliest date was February 14th. In the last 8 hours I’ve received 30 spam messages. That’s a message every twenty minutes or so. Really is that necessary? Is anyone getting these messages? Is spamming effective? I know I don’t read my messages. I just let Google collect them and delete them.