Just noticing.

Lately I have been making small mental notes regarding very random issues. I am choosing to post them here instead of verbalizing them to my friends, because I am afraid if I tell people around me they may think I am a horrible monster. I hope you don't think I am a horrible monster. Just read them, agree or disagree, then move on.

- Christmas is great. I really love it. Seriously, I do. But I hold firm to the belief that there is a certain appropriate window to celebrate Christmas. I think this window is from December 15th until December 25th. Within that window you are allowed to listen to 95.5 at a high volume and even sing along if you would like. You can go crazy with the Christmas decorations at home and at work. You can say "Happy Holidays" to everyone you see. But only for that time. Also, wreaths or antlers on cars are NEVER allowed.

-Sometimes when I see old people eating by themselves I want to go sit with them and listen to their stories.

-Grown men should never drive with their shirts off.

-There is something about 6 Pence None The Richer that makes me want to cram my fist through the dashboard when it comes on the radio.

-Nothing is exactly what it seems, nor is it otherwise.

-I like the way skunks smell. Sometimes I even roll down the windows.

-I need to be more patient.

- A quote I found on my tea bag. It's nice: "We are all spiritual beings having a human experience."

- There is something about living in Europe that makes life seem so much more simple.

- Heavy phone breathers give me the chills. Do they know they are doing it?

- When people write on bathroom stalls, do they enter the stall with the intention of writing on the walls, or does it come to them as they are in there, and they just happen to have a permanent marker in their purse?

- After people have owned their dogs for a while I think they start to look alike. Take a look around, it's true.

- Why is it so hard to stop laughing when it is really not appropriate to be laughing.

- Hunting ear plugs are the key to great sleep.

-Driving through East Texas makes me so grateful to have grown up in a big city.

- You win some you lose some.

- Mix CDs given to me as gifts still make me unbelievably happy. I don't care how old school they are.

- Crash Test Dummies always cheer me up. Yes, the band.

- Nothing is better than a bike ride with some good music.

- Homeless people always have the cutest dogs. strange.

- I need lots of sunshine in my life.

That's it for now.