Complete and Utter Randomness

It has been forever and a half since I've written anything in this blog. I keep thinking that I need to write about a funny experience, but I haven't had any funny experiences. But I feel I owe it to my loyal followers (all 2 of you) to give you something. So I've decided to compile a list of totally random things - events, trivia about my life, whatever thought I'm having as I type - exciting stuff. But I needed a picture so that when my blog listing shows up on Emi's blog, there will be a picture attached and people won't be able to ignore it. So I decided to google images for "random" and use whatever came up first. See above. Pretty, huh? But the thing that came up 2nd was just as pretty, just in a different way. Cuz I'm a giver - and a fan - I'll share for your viewing pleasure. See below:

Literally, as I was typing the above, Moby jumped up on the table and started sniffing a flower we have in a vase. Here is a picture of said flower, courtesy of my handy dandy iPhone that conveniently sits beside me: Notice the...what are they called? My middle school science knowledge is failing me...stamen? The little antennae things that are covered in a sort of orange powder in the middle of the flower. Notice those. Moby sniffed them. He now looks like this:
No, he doesn't naturally have orange powdery splotches on his face. Although I guess you could say it was nature that gave him those splotches just now. He now looks like he got into a bag of Cheetos.

Mobes is handy like that. Ask for randomness, he's happy to provide.

Ok. What else have I got...

* The whole health care reform issue gets me worked up like little else. Just typing this gets my blood pressure rising. There is no debate - our current system is in dire need of reform. Anyone who disagrees is wrong. I generally try to be open minded and at least try to see the other side's point of view. I can't do it on this one. I've spent enough of my life without health insurance and plenty of health problems to know that the current system isn't working for anyone but the insurance company executives. If you disagree, do not post something about your disagreement here. I have no tolerance for it.

* I have awesome friends. Examples:

1) I arrived at work today to find a voicemail message from one such friend's little one, singing Yellow Submarine to me. It's on my work voicemail so I can now listen to it whenever I need a smile. Such a great way to start my day.
2) Another took a quick trip to a bakery at Pike Place Market today and brought me back one of the best desserts I've ever eaten. An amazing brownie with cream cheese frosting, drizzled with a sort of MagicShell chocolate icing. So fantastically good I don't care how many calories it transferred directly to my ass.

3) Yet another sent me a coupon for a free taco! Not a discounted taco, a FREE taco! So freakin' sweet!

That's just a small sampling. If you're somehow reading this and not noticing anything about one of the good deeds that you did for me, don't think it went unnoticed. This is all random, remember?

* I've been taking the bus a lot lately, as Z got a new job that often requires him to work a bit later. I keep expecting more funny bus stories to happen to me. So far, not much. I guess that in and of itself is a story. Although I did have a guy wave his hand in my general direction to get my attention and after mumbling his request for some spare change once I took out my earphones and leaned in close, I had to be honest and tell him I had no change on me. He stared at me with disappointed eyes. Not so much disappointed that I wasn't giving him money, but disappointed that I was lying. But I actually wasn't! I had zero dollars on me! I didn't appreciate that false judgment.

* I have an awesome husband. Prime example: a few weeks ago he and I and a friend of ours were walking down the street from the car to a Sounders game when a woman came up to us and - again - asked for a few bucks. She said she's pregnant and usually goes to the rescue mission, but it was closed on that particular day. We didn't have any small bills and aren't really financially comfortable enough to give out twenties, so rather than blow her off (and let's be honest, many of us would), he invited her to walk with us to a store on the way where he could buy her something to eat. That's pretty fantastic and I have to admit it's probably not something I would've even thought to do.

* Speaking of the Sounders, there are some people that sit behind us at the games (we have season tickets so we're in the same seats around the same people each time) who seem to be unable to handle more than a minute without the sound of their own voices. They are always saying things that are totally obvious. Why waste your breath? An example: One game was particularly aggravating and the crowd was calling for a lot of fouls that weren't getting called. Mr. Obvious says "The refs are getting a lot of help today." Wow. Thanks for pointing that out. Of course they aren't talking to us, but in rather close quarters, as they are, we hear everything they say. So now it has become code for me and Z. Whenever we hear something obvious, "The refs are getting a lot of help today." Use it. Spread it. Let's make this big.

* It is 10:13pm. I should go to bed.