Rule #8 Most things are all in your head

I've become addicted to the task feature of outlook express. Did you know that it scores through things when you tell it you've done them? It's like making a list, but on the computer. I love to make lists and score things off so I can see that I've done them. Sometimes I will put things on the list that I know I've already done. That way I can score them off and have the satisfaction of scoring them off along with the visual evidence that I have done something. It's highly rewarding.

Rule #7: No Sleep 'Til Richmond.

So, on the East coast there's a massive exodus of YSA's to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for Memorial Day.

Two years ago we went to said Exodus (these weekend shenanigans are called Duck and people will say things like "Are you going to Duck?" from around January on. There's a town down there called Duck - just to clarify - so it's not that strange of a code name. Still, it is pretty strange)

Moving on.

I was a soon-to-be unemployed intern at the time and did a little fund-raising (thanks Craiglist) to go, on the insistence of my roommate, hereafter known as Peas.

(Peas is her nickname in real life y'all - her and I are "like peas and carrots")

So Peas, her future husband, Adam (who was not yet dating me at the time) and I rode down to the Outer Banks together listening to a special mix CD Peas had made.

Said CD contained a well known song by the Beastie Boys whose lyrics contain this line: "NO SLEEP 'til Brooklyn!"

I was trying to sleep on the car ride. A pretty crazy proposition since we were driving in a convertible.

When this song came on everyone in the car sang AT me "NO SLEEP TIL RICHMOND." Which was one of the many cities we were going to drive past.

Bear in mind that I'm from Scotland (that's my standard excuse for not knowing stuff) and don't be too surprised when I tell you that I had no idea that the real lyrics said Brooklyn until a couple of months ago.

Said realization came when I said to Adam (who was dating me by now) "Isn't it crazy that they were singing about Richmond, and we were driving there." That may not be an exact quote but this is pretty much an exact quote for what Adam replied: "HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHa!"

My life is full of adventures much akin to this one.

Today is our two monthiversary (I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to make up words) and I am thankful for two things: that we all partook in the sleepless, beach bum weekend that is Duck and that the next year after driving with "No Sleep til Richmond!" Adam proposed to me there. On the beach at sunrise mind you.

One of very few things, in my mind, worth getting up at 5am for!

Rule #6: Sunsets are only half as good as sunrises.

Daylight Savings time. I love it! I can't wait for this weekend for that very reason.

I've been asking Adam since the beginning of October when it was going to happen.

Of course, with 3 o'clock church, it won't make a huge difference. But still - it's much appreciated.

Rule #5: Aliens and Vampires do not mix well.

Cupcakes with little sprinkles on.
Most excellent.
People who think up treats like this: gross but cool.

Rule #4: November always comes too quickly

I am quite liking this November. I have had mixed luck with such things in the past.

Today I went walking in the neighborhood around work. It's quaint and historic.

Quaint and historic makes for terrible sidewalks for wheelchairs. Nevertheless we sallied forth, my friend and I to look at the porch decorations left over from Halloween. And I chattered to my friend since she doesn't do any of that. And we rolled over leaves and she laughed at the sounds and I was grateful for a world that offers so many things to enjoy. Even if my friend can't kick the leaves herself or tell me if she likes them - there was still something for her to enjoy.

And I thought about how I like November because it's the month of Thanksgiving and I'd like to document that.

Document daily thankfulness.

So today I am thankful for a multi-sensory world. And how glorious it really is.