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Because I really have nothing to write about (which I will blame on my not doing anything but work lately)...here's my latest etsy wishlist (click picture to see listing/etsy shop):

Bobbypins...


Ring...


Clutch (which sold out from under me, sadly. But I still love it, from a pure place, one that knows I can't have it)...


Buttons...


Print...


Token robot items...

A departure...

Hope you all had a lovely long weekend...

In order to get back on this blogging thing, here's a list of things I sometimes kind of want, sometimes don't want at all and sometimes I think I can't be without...

1. Wii. Mainly so that I can get wii fit. But also, Mario Kart. Ok, fine, wii sports too.
   
2. Rock Band. Mostly I think I can't be without it. Then I look around my apartment and think...really? Rock band would force me to move furniture. But I could have an avatar! Or two. Or five. And I could try to sing (I do not have the confidence to sing in front of you for the first time). And my drumming skills would explode.
3. A trip to Vegas.
4. A kitten. Damned if I don't go into the adoption center at Petsmart and get hooked on the troubled kittens every single time. I have a weakness for cats in cages. And calicos exacerbate that. But this one is certainly on the list of things I DEFINITELY do not need.
5. A condo. I always want this.
6. This election to be over already, Hillary to leave in disgrace (and debt) and Obama to eke out a win (or not eke...to kill).
7. About 10 things on etsy every day. That site is killer. Ordered within the last month that I do not need: shirt, ring, earrings, bracelet.
   
8. Work to be less about deadlines and more about the actual work.
   

It never rains...

It's funny, the way the posting on this blog goes in waves. I'll spend weeks being nothing but silly and then I'll hit some valley and suddenly it's negative post, negative post, negative post.

I'm just having one of those days where it starts off swimmingly, I mean, really good. A hilarious story about a white suit and a rib down the back at lunch had me laughing hysterically. Meetings were mostly good. And then bam. Stick in the spokes, I swerve. Now I'm just in that horrible balancing/juggling act of how I handle the next 40 minutes.

I think there are a lot of people, friends included, that don't think I'm entirely human (lack of feeling). And that's my own fault, because I'm so self-contained. If I'm upset, you aren't invited to see. I'll handle it.

So this is me, telling you I'm human. And I'm struggling with how to go to bed without tears.

Recently it's come to my attention that my feelings about loyalty are abnormal. I am loyal to a fault. Probably to my detriment in certain situations (invited to a party by a guy I'd love to see again? No thanks, I already had plans with my friend). And if there is one thing that I'm bound to get angry about it's a situation where I feel like someone was disloyal (the one large fight I can remember having with the bestie was because she backed out on me for a guy. Sure, he's her husband now, but at the time I needed someone to help me move and she could have survived a weekend without seeing him).

I am sure that a lot of this comes from my family. I am fairly close to my extended family on my Dad's side. We always spend holidays together. Christmas Eve has turned into such a big deal that even those with spouses don't do every other year anymore (it was tried by a few and it failed. Pretty miserably). And while this doesn't ring of loyalty so obviously - it is - it's family loyalty. We attend birthday parties, we attend graduations, christenings, baby showers, weddings - we put family first. And I guess that just bleeds into my friendships.

And I just don't think there is enough loyalty around these days...

I'm not sure where I'm going with this. I have been thinking about writing a post like this for more than a week now. And I opened up this blog earlier and just felt wholly uninspired (I think I'm using up all my inspiration on lame things like twitter, wording emails perfectly to play politics and crazy dumbed down CMS capable code). But, here I am. My family is pretty kick ass and I was reminded of that again tonight.

Aha shake...

On Friday I was chastised for not blogging more. So here's some blog for you.

Evidence of my brilliance:

i just broke janets chair! And I'm the drunkest. Asian guy with glasses was hot!

That is a text message that I tried to send to a friend. Apparently there was a "protocol error". So...sorry friend, your request for a drunk text? Unfulfilled.

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Somehow, no matter if I'm interested or not, I end up watching the Derby every year (usually forced by the sister). I make it a point to root for the gray horse (or one of them) every year. They never, ever win. I found this year a bit hard to take. It makes horse racing seem all the more inhumane to me when a horse breaks both ankles right after placing. And then is shown on TV laying on the track. And then we learn she was euthanised. Horribly depressing.

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Dear Harmonix,

Please make these songs for Rock Band posthaste:

Taper Jean Girl - Kings of Leon
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar

More suggestions to come...

Love,

Katie