Don't judge me..

Tonight after the dishwasher exploded soap all over my kitchen floor, I watched a Backstreet Boys video from their tour that I will be attending next month with my BFF from high school.

I said don't judge me.

I didn't know that you couldn't use dish detergent in the dishwasher. I filled both of the little soap containers up with Dawn, which produced a massive amount of suds. I learned on google that you can put vinegar and table salt in there to kill the bubbles and it worked! In total, I only used 2 large towels and 4 hand towels to clean up the mess. I've had worse disasters, like that time I spilt a can of white paint in the passenger floor board of my car (not my current one).



Then I received a message from Jamie with this video in it...



We have 5th row seats to their concert in Raleigh next month. However, I don't think the amphitheatre is completely built yet so I'm not too sure how it's all going to turn out. When I started to watch this it gave me the best laugh I've had all day and suddenly I was back in the 9th grade.

See, our 9th grade Civics teacher gave us assignments like "pretend you're news anchors." And we did. We reported on a hypothetical backstreet boys concert and wore our tshirts that day.

Muggy Monday

It was so hot and muggy today. Yuck.

I ate this cute boiled egg for breakfast.



It has dill and cayenne pepper and Gingery Mango sauce on it. It is the most delicious combination.

Then I hung out at the Laundromat and was done with that shit before 10am.



I went to Whole Foods and got a snack and this tea, because one egg is hardly enough.

Then I got a haircut and it went from a shaggy mess to this..

Productive Sunday

It’s midnight and I’m nowhere near being tired which sucks because tomorrow is not a designated “sleep in” day. I only sleep late on Sundays. This helps me be the most productive. Yes, normal sleep schedules are still amazing to me because I had a crazy one for about a decade.

Anyway, today I sat outside in the sun and read some excerpts from one of my favorite books (Genome) I like to pick up on days like today. I’ve had it since sophomore year in college and I still highlight important things in it. Today I learned something I didn’t know… that paternal genes are responsible for making the placenta and maternal genes are responsible for making the embryo, especially the head and brain. This is because the paternal genes don’t “trust” the maternal genes to take care of and nourish them, so to speak.

I also saw a really cool Chef, Jose Andres on TV. He uses special scientific techniques to make food fun and interesting. For example, he had Anderson Cooper blowing liquid nitrogen out of his nostrils as he ate the popcorn Andres had made. How cool! I think he has about 5 or 7 restaurants but none in NYC and I was so disappointed about that!

Then this evening I applied to 30+ jobs. It’s a little disheartening that Duke already “cancelled” one of my applications. I mean, can’t they just look at it?

Best Friday afternoon

Friday after work I rode my bike along the American Tobacco trail in Durham. It starts downtown and ends at Southpoint Mall. Friday afternoons are my favorite because it’s the end of the week and it’s a great way to release some unwanted stress and energy. It is mostly shaded and glorious with cute little bridges like this..



Very relaxing and fun. Everyone is smiley when they pass you. There was a group of ladies on roller skates, though, and they were not very happy. Nothing at all looked fun about what they were doing. They spent a lot of time bent over with their hands on their knees and I could only imagine the pain they were in and the exhaustion they were experiencing. There was a lady following them on a bike and they stopped a couple of times to take inventory and the bike lady (roller derby coach?) went back to check on the fallen ones. They were so serious.

I rode 13.5 miles in all, 8 of which my ass was in severe pain.

Tomorrow I’m getting my hair cut. I need it so bad.