Happy distractions

Things making me happy this week, in no particular order:

This picture:

I accidentally captured this doofy expression one afternoon last week, and I still can't look at it without cracking up.

This song:


And this song:


Central Market's spinach & feta chicken sausage. Yum.

My new peacock earrings:


This book:


Christian Bale losing his shit on the set of Terminator: Salvation. Now imagine him delivering that verbal beatdown in his ridiculous, raspy Batman voice. Gold!

The fact that I haven't wanted to quit my exercise/healthier eating plan yet. I'm feeling optimistic, even if the actual physical exertion part sucks mightily. (It still does, if you were wondering.)

(Yes, I know it's only Tuesday, but I have to divert myself with such pleasant thoughts if I have any hope of making it to Friday unscathed.)

Check-in

Geez, it's been a while since I've posted. Guess I'm not feeling too inspired these days. Plus, I had to travel to Boston for work, which was...interesting. It's not every day you see middle-aged career women acting like 16-year-olds one drink away from flashing a Girls Gone Wild camera. You won't ever find me spilling details about work on here -- for many reasons -- but if I did? Oh, I'd have stories.

Other than that, I'm just trying to keep my head up. I'm being pulled in too many directions at work, feeling a bit drained, and trying to minimize the time I spend on the computer at home. It might be slim pickin's around here until my energy returns. But rest assured, when I get this baby in December, I'm going to be posting a lot more. Oh, MacBook. You've stolen my heart (and my future earnings...damn you!).

Photos from the Dallas Arboretum will be going up on my Flickr page in the next couple of days. I actually caught a butterfly in flight with my inexpensive hand-me-down point and shoot, so I'm happy!