This hasn't happened to me since middle school! I'd be at school, all happy as a clam can be when said clam is an 11 year old at school, and then I'd be changing for PE and realize, oops, not wearing a bra. I was wondering why I was feeling more, comfortable isn't the right word, maybe free. I'm definitely enjoying the texture of my clothing more today. At least I'm wearing a camisole.

Did you know? Epinema is a neighborhood in Rio, on the beach. And there is possibly a THE Girl from Epinema.

Never underestimate the importance of good speeches at a graduation. The dean at my brothers school quoted Dr. Seuss and the Navy dude rambled on about life-long learning. I suppose it's asking for the moon to expect tech students to have grammatical and speaking skills, but at least use proper grammer when you are thanking a teacher for correcting your grammer. Fortunately for my sanity, there were only 12 people graduating, so it went pretty quick. Then I just had to deal with the brother's geek-aspiring friends ogling me. And really, that had to be the saddest indicator of the whole event.

Question

How does the desert miss the rain?  Is it a yearning, waiting game, like everything is dead and dormant until the rain comes?  Or is it more of a good riddance, who needs you anyway, I've got my own way of doing things and it doesn't include you?  Or is it it's nice when you're here, but I'm okay on my own too? (Bahamas)

This is the beginning of a beautifully annoying relationship between me and my blog. (Bermuda Solid)

Sweet, it works. I wonder if I can mess with the font and coloring? Meet Space Toaster.

Did you know that you could email blog entries? Well, I don't actually know it yet, this is a test. I wonder if it's going to post the company confidential information disclaimer...

This is the reason for having a Word of the Day Calendar:

Chopstick - In some dialects of Cantonese, xiap, pronounced "chop," means "hurry." The reduplicated phrase xiap-xiap (sometimes spelled ciap-ciap), which has also entered Engish, thus means "hurry hurry." Westerners who saw Chinese eating speedily with their wooden kuai za, which, curiously, means something very close to "hurry sticks," coined "chopstick." (They are very comma happy)

Apparently I'm dumb for nevering having realized that "chop chop" comes from Chinese, but it still blows my mind.

The University of Washington is pretty smart if you ask me. They start in October and get off in late June. Thus, UW students get to experience Washington's summer, such of it as there is, instead of having to head back to school just when the sun starts to come out, as WSU students do.

I don't mind (well, not much) if you have to cut me off a little in order to get on the road. But, if there is a wide open space me behind me and you cut me off anyway, I am going to tailgate you.

Kickball is not a sport for wimps. So why, you are asking yourselves, is Jessica playing? Because it is a sport for dummies. My kicking muscles hurt.

I can hear the trees screaming.

Yea for attending graduation. Good thing Ann convinced me to go, but bad thing that she pulled out and didn't go herself. Heroes of the event: Uyen who drove about a million miles to see me (twice!) and Andy who suggested I grab some food before flying out (and did a bunch of driving himself).

I wonder if people know when I don't like them. Usually I think that they do, that I'm pretty obvious about it, but every once in a while someone does something that makes me wonder.

I just met a little boy named Joshua who had a lollipop flavored lollipop that tastes like a lollipop.

I hope that the piglets a couple posts down are never released into the jungle. They'd never survive! They'd go right up to the nearest tiger and by like "Hey Homie!" and then they'd be eaten.

Have you ever had a movie stuck in your head?

Is this disturbing or what? Do they think that the tiger costumes make her think that these are her children? Even weirder is that the tiger's cubs are being raised by a pig (it didn't say if they are being raised by these piglets' mother). Talk about trauma to accidently eat the person you think is your mother!

And we have a new record! The latest in the year it's snowed. The previous record was April 17. And maybe tomorrow will be another record, we're supposed to have snow through the weekend.

Another interesting record. Mount Baker (up near Bellingham) has the record for most snowfall in one year: 1,140 inches in 1998.

Wow, Japanese cheerleaders are way more accomplished than the ones I remember.

New pet peeve of the moment: "Founder" is not a title.

Someone tell it to stop snowing!

There is an engineering firm in Colorado called Kumar and Associates.

I just went to Home Depot. When I went in, there were three guys out front, looking for work according to Andy. When I left, there was only one guy! I guess it's not just the hip new place to hang out.

On a side note, it's really annoying when you can't see because the sun is in your eyes and you need new windshield wipers. Double whammy.

It's nice when people notice new things about you/comment on old things.