He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal…

I had “Hakuna Matata” stuck in my head. Really, there’s no follow up to that line. Aside from a little skunk and smell of the not-so-sweet Thames river in the air, there’s nothing too mysterious afoot…or anose…oh god…that was not funny. 

Today was one of the first days that it really seemed like spring. It was warm, and it still is with only a promise of more warm weather tomorrow. I saw someone wearing sandals in the bathroom today. It’s warm but not THAT warm. This bring me to my very short story for the evening. Jess, you ask, don’t you get tired of blogging about work? Nope.

So, I wandered into the bathroom after far too much coffee. I walked in and I heard the water, just turned on full blast whilst someone was in one of the stalls. My coworkers had told me of this phenomenon before, but I had never really witnessed it.  Girls go into the bathroom and before entering the stall either turn on the water or the hand dryers. *Hint* Everyone knows what you’re doing in there—maybe not EXACTLY what you’re doing, but we know. All I could think is what a waste of good water. I promptly finished up and turned off the tap on my out. Am I mean? Maybe. Ridiculous.

What’s in a title? A post by any other name would be as???

I’ll let you fill in the blank on that one.

So, I’m feeling a little pressured to increase the frequency of my posts due to Michelle’s prolific blogging as of late. I’ve been grading (I know *gasp!* My students are pleased), and I have little to blog on unless you want to hear my bitterness on the subject of grading papers that people clearly have spent NO TIME on. It is called editing people! Okay. Done. Maybe.

I am taking a page from the book of M and blogging about a bunch of random stuff that has been going on in the past little bit:

1) As I was walking into work this morning, I overheard the following: “So, I tried to dress for the warm weather, but it didn’t make it any warmer. I’m still cold.” Do I need to comment? Probably not. As a side note, it is still too cold to wear ballet flats without socks. It was snowing today. We live in Canada. We live in Ontario. Accept it. I have. Also, wear a coat.

2) On the way into work, I was listening to the radio, and the person announced John Mayer’s recent denial of Googling himself every day. Apparently, Colin Farrell willingly admits to this. I don’t get what the big deal is. If I was famous (yes, I’ve finally accepted that I am not), I would want to check out what people are saying and the top hits on Google. In fact, I Google myself once every couple of months. It is fun to see what’s out there, and it is also helpful to know what potential or current employers see if (more realistically these days WHEN) then search for you online. I just noticed that I’ve been typing “Google” with a capital “G” every time…hmmm…I think the brand has set in.

3) I signed up for a 10k race tonight. It’s on May 11^th. Good idea? Bad idea? Only time will tell.

4) I’ve been eating a lot of natural peanut butter lately. A lot. I don’t know what I’m getting at here. Just thought I’d share.

5) It’s only just after 11pm, but I am going to bed. The thoughts on here are getting even more random than I had originally intended.

G’night. Zzzzzzzzzz

Lessons Learned from Today’s Late-Night Run

1) If it is raining, do not wear glasses. After about 10 minutes, I couldn’t see a thing! The water on the glasses was bad enough, but the intermittent fogging made it that much worse. I was fairly close to running around blind at one point. My depth perception was way off-not the best idea I have ever had.

2) Once you’ve run in dry-fit clothing, you can never go back to cotton. Yuck! Instead of wicking the sweat away from your body, the cotton absorbs it.
3) Mittens double as Kleenex.  I know…Like you needed to know that. I swear this was AFTER I had taken them off because I was too warm (I blame the lack of proper running clothes that I currently have clean).

4) Dress appropriately for the weather. The clothes that I was wearing in -20 degree weather are no longer suitable. I need to wear much less. Overheating feels absolutely vile.

5) Rain = puddles. Dark = hard to see puddles. Jess = somewhere beyond soaked.

Lessons learned for tonight.  Sleep now.

bad weather + bad drivers = ?

Accidents? Sure. Brushing off the car? Perhaps. A very wet Jess. Most definately.

The weather here is decidedly crappy today. While I enjoy the warmer temps (yay spring jacket!), I do not enjoy the combination of poor plowing on the part of the city of London and too much rain. Combine that with people in their cars who fail to slow down in the midst of puddles and you get a sopping wet version of me. I’m sure if I asked the nice people in their warm cars, they would say it was my fault for being on the sidewalks. Oh well…I’m warm now. Coffee+warm cookies = ??? That’s right. Happy Jess.