SNOW DAY!

If you are located anywhere along the east coast, chances are you're getting snow. March has declared itself in the most obnoxious way possible. What happened to coming in like a lamb? A lamb on 'roids maybe. March has a Jose Canseco thing going on. Anyway, the snow started here yesterday evening, and its still coming down pretty serious this morning. There is a blanket of white outside, and everything is soooo quiet.

Normally, i would be frothing at the mouth at this dreadful turn of events. If you've been a reader of this blog you understand that i do not like winter, nor any of the things associated with it. However, yesterday afternoon when i saw that the chances of getting snow were increasing (the weatherpeople were fairly foaming at the mouth), i must admit that a tiny part of me was rooting for the snow to come down, and with ferocity. I wanted a valid excuse to stay in the house and do nothing, and the weather cooperated with me this time.

I'm planning to milk this day for all its worth. I got up plenty early for someone who wasn't going to work (isn't it funny how on days when you aren't going in you're full of energy and its SO easy to wake up?) and made a huge breakfast. (there went the 8lbs i lost being sick) Watched some cartoons - might i add the cartoon network is NOT what it used to be - and now, because the spirit has hit me, i have decided to blog.

My UPS guy (we have a rapport now - i've been on a mail order frenzy) delivered my package today (give it up to mr. UPS - someone who DIDN'T call out) and i am pleased to announce that my skinny jeans (the package) fit perfectly. In fact i could have ordered them a size smaller BUT i'd run the risk of sporting a muffin top. Not cute. But i have even more impetus to work on a killer waist to hip ratio. Lexy version 2.0 coming this summer!

One thing a day like this is good for is rumination. Without the usual distractions, i find myself swaddled in a mantle of jack handy-like deep thoughts. Serious stuff. I decided i need a hobby(ies). One that doesn't include shopping. Something that touches my soul and spirit. I gotta be good a something other than spending money dagnabbit! I've always loved photography so i put myself on a waiting list for a photography class. We'll see how that pans out.

I've also been slacking on my volunteerism. Normally i volunteer at a foundation which gives assistance to people with physical disabilities. Its daunting but fulfilling. My favorite uncle had a terrible brain injury back in 2001 and since then its been an uphill battle getting him the care he needs and deserves. I've been a witness firsthand to the inequities of healthcare, particularly to those who are deemed "vegetables" which he is not. To make a long story short, i've been an advocate of him and those in a similar condition. Unfortunately i've been wrapped up in my own little world, and i have not been as active as i could have been. I plan to rectify that immediately.

But that's a little heavy for a monday morning.

Fig. 1 Assumption of hipsterdom

...In the meantime, i've succumbed to the siren song of the hipster and purchased a pair of what my h8r brother calls hipster glasses, as illustrated in the above picture. I argued against him (i have always worn geeky glasses for style), but he does have a point. I don't need glasses, these are purely for looks (yes i'm a poseur) and they do have a hipster aesthetic. BUT. I am not a hipster. I am a nerd. Hipsters took their whole look from us. Now if you'll excuse me i've got a two finger ring to put on...

Dazz Band - Let it Whip