See, this is why I don't have a blog.

I'm horrible at it.  I seriously forgot I even had a blog for a while.

What have I done, or not done, since the 12th?  Well, let's see...

I've been watching Glee.  I kinda really like Jesse St. James.  A lot.  Screw Finn, he looks like a 12 year old.

I went to dinner at Hickory Grill on Congress with Mary and Kate.  It was quite delicious.  We also decided we like actually hanging out more often, so we're gonna do that on Sundays now.

I've worked quite a bit.

I "played" kickball with my coworkers.  There were two teams: The Seebach Cantatas, captained by one Mr. Chris Seebach, and Milli's Vanillis, captained by Ms. Milli Apelgren.  I was on the Milli's Vanillis and we got slaughtered, 14-1.  We're blaming it on the rain, and the mud, and the drunkeness and apathy probably played a part as well.  Then Crown and Anchor, where they have delicious Woodchuck Pear Ale.  Yum.

Then I went home to Gtown.  Hung out with all members of the family except Trey at various points, not all together.  Got to play with Charlie a lot!  He is just too cute, and growing so much!  I love him!

Then I got sick with a severe allergy reaction on Monday the 19th.  Lots of congestion and coughing and sinus pressure and headaches and tiredness and even small fevers.  I'm still fighting it off, but it seems to be almost completely gone, just a lingering cough.

This week I attended classes and was certified by the American Red Cross in Standard First Aid for all ages, CPR for Infant/Child/Adult, and AED for Child/Adult.  The class was really helpful and only two days long, so it was worth it for the amount of information I received.  Plus, I was required to by work and they paid for it!  So definitely worth it.  Now at work I have to do reviews of it every three months. Soon we'll start training on building evacuations, and then I'll be able to work events completely by myself!

I've been cooking a bit more, but not a lot, since I was super busy the week before and have been sick and sleeping a lot this week.  Everything I've tried has been delicious, including corn-meal-coated&fried fish, breaded chicken, and broiled steak.  And all of these were generally experiments with spices!  So it makes me feel good that they turned out great!

Sunday, Desire closes.  I'm not too sad to see it go.  All the noises from the various video installations were grating on my nerves.  I keep hearing continuous loops of mariachi bands, strings, yodeling, Emmylou Harris, the sound of rubber twisting and cracking, soft piano music, a monotonous reading of India Song, and moaning from the porno.  Yep, definitely won't miss this.  Bring on Matisse as Printmaker!  That one should be nice and quiet.  But I think it's being paired with New Works for the Collection, which might include some contemporary art, which would likely involve video and sound... Le sigh.

Monday I get a haircut at 2:00PM.  I'm going to Urban Betty, which is one of the best rated salons in Austin. If you schedule an appointment with their newest stylist as a student, it's only $30.  And my UTID still says student!  I still like my hair long, but I'm so sick of it, it's become so impossible to manage it.  I think I'm just going to go in there, tell her I don't want it shorter than my jaw, don't want straight-across bangs, and nothing asymmetrical, and then just let her have at it.  We'll see how it goes!

Ok, I'm getting tired of this.