there is the old addage, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
though the basic idea behind this seems to be sound, i’ll have you know that i have a terribly throbbing headache right now. this, coincidentally, happened right after i ate an apple.
for those that know me, they know that i don’t like eating most fruits…so the idea of me eating an apple is probably quite shocking. but let’s believe for a moment that i would do such a thing and concentrate on what happened next.
i have a terrible headache that not even advil has been able to quell.
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just a note to self.
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i didn’t get lunch today. why? the power was out at work…well, every building in the block (even next door), EXCEPT ours didn’t have power. so i could still work. grrr…
so for lunch i went walking around to look for something to eat.
nations: nope…there’s a sign that says they’re closed for the power outage.
clancy’s: people were sitting around eating chips and salsa and drinking water in the dark waiting for the power to come back.
ginza: lots of people were drinking luke-warm tea and waiting for the power to go back on…i think they were trying to get the sushi out as quickly as possible…no refrigeration, you know? i wonder if restaurants have some kind of health code procedure when the power goes out like that. hmmmmm.
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the holiday season is always kind of a mixed bag for me. i’ve had some bad, bad holidays experiences and so now i sort of look at the holidays with less enthusiasm as i used to. but to offset this moody blue that comes over me, i general apply shopping therapy. and so it’s usually around this time of the year that the deals looks even sweeter than they usually do. and so it’s usually around christmas that i end up getting this or that for myself.
i swear though, i’m going to stop. really. right AFTER the banana republic friends and family sale this weekend. really. i swear.
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the power of positive thinking is amazing.
that being said, it’s really hard trying to keep a positive attitude sometimes. i think lately it’s become more of a struggle than before. someone called me on it today and there wasn’t much that i could say about it. i guess part of the reason why it’s hard to keep a positive attitude is because every time i try to find the silver lining to a situation, that silver lining becomes gray.
but still, i’m stubborn, so i’ll try to find the silver lining…again.
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But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?