You're so Vain, You Probably Think this LJ is About You

Ever since I found out that Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Savings, I have been pea-green with envy. In a country obsessed with time, Arizona is Timex Switzerland. And what the Hell...springing forward this early in the year is unnatural! Would any of this have been neccesary if we had just stuck with the Mayan calendar?

Feel free to disabuse me of my notions...half the time I don't know what I'm spluttering on about, anyway. *grin*

Okay, now for the big news: I am going to Japan in May so I can visit the awesome Arwen and also fulfill a longtime dream. I can't wait! I am simultaneously thrilled and terrified. I am also an idiot because I booked the majority of my trip during a time when the Ghibli Museum will be closed. Yeesh. But as JP put it, there's always next year. And the idea that I would make this a yearly vacation fills me with much *squee*.

But I am getting ahead of myself. I know some of you are veterans of Japan travel, so if ya'll have any helpful hints, I would love to hear 'em. I am currently studying a couple of guides and poring over atlases and train schedules. Also, I have "Where is the bathroom?" and "How much is it?/I'll take it!" down. Well, it's a start, anyway.

In local news, two of the other supervisors are on vacay this week, so in addition to the HELL that is software upgrades, I will be covering their stuff, too. Hello, fourth week in a row where I hit or surpass 50 hours!

Also - I am happy that we received rain, but that meant scrapping plans to go to the outlet mall in San Marcos today. Pooh.

Aaaand, I don't know if I mentioned it or not, but the antenna snapped off my Jeep last week, so now I get two stations on my radio: a popular rock one and the classical station. Who knew they had such a strong signal? Anyhoo, I've been listening to a lot of classical music, feeling all pleased with myself because I can correctly identify like 30% of the music they play. It reminds me of how, as a child, I used to incessantly listen to my dad's record (RECORD!!!) collection of classical composers and make up little stories to go with each piece. Told you I was strange. Time Life Famous Classical Composers and Michael Jackson's Thriller would pretty much sum up the musical stylings of Melissa, circa 1983.

Okay, I'll shut up now.

Very long week consisting of me playing catch up at work while trying to kick out all the additional projects dumped on me at the last minute. Is it possible to be insanely busy and deathly bored at the same time?

I still need to cull cruise pictures, but today was spent rearranging my closet (almost done, go me!) and shopping. Mmmm, shopping. I swear to God I am going to find some nice, matching nightstands that not only fit with my decor but are also $50 or less. I am determined.

I did my tax refund last night. I hope it is correct because it's a lot larger than last year. Not that I'm complaining, but for some reason, I have always been terrified of the IRS.

In other news, my boy Elliott Yamin has a record deal. Huzzah! Even more disturbing - I am loving the long, curly locks. Help!

Off to enjoy the delights of chocolate hazelnut tea and Super Gals 2. ^______^

My hands and feet are *freezing* Oh, this crazy San Antonio weather!

I spent most of yesterday (and a good chunk of last night) on my hands and knees, with a toolbox, trying to fix two of our larger machines. I was racking my brains because I couldn't remember half of what I used to do to fix these suckers and I had an irrational fear that I was going to electrocute myself. Ya gotta love vendors who don't work Sundays like us poor slobs.

I am thoroughly in "funkdom." Not full-on depressed but not content. Something's brewing. I guess I will just ride it out and see where it takes me. Maybe at least I'll get some good "wah, wah, wah" poetry out of it this time. But I wouldn't count on it. ^_~

Random thought for the day: why doesn't live journal have moods like "malcontent" or "war-mongering"? I'd like to see the little kitty icons for those...