i really want a big stack of hot buttery pancakes with a river of maple syrup.

also, the tea that the acupuncturist makes me drink is the foulest thing on the earth. seriously, it's like someone melted down some tires, then threw in some river sludge and mixed it up with some sewage, then heated it up and poured me a steaming hot cup to drink. twice a day. every day. gah. it's horrifying.

let's see...what else. i am dying to finish this whole adventure in home-buying. we are shooting to close on april 30th, and time has slowed to a ridiculous crawl. i swear i could start and finish a phd program in the time it's taking day to go by right now.

we had a home inspection yesterday, and just spending all that time in the house looking at all the details made me ready to burst with impatience. i want to be in there nooooowwwwwww.

oh and i just want to say for the record that i still really love my job and my boss is awesome and i am so friggin' happy with my employment situation that i could cry. frankly, though, being so ridiculously happy with my job has started to make me a little paranoid about being laid off, mostly because every other headline is about how the economy is melting down and also because i have been laid off from this very company before and so it is not hard for me to imagine it happening.

i'm trying to remain positive about it all. with a mortgage now hanging over our heads, the only other option is to lose my mind with anxiety and i'm trying to cut back on that, you know?

lastly, i really miss my dad.

how's that for a random bunch of unrelated nonsense?