I'm apparently fond of public transportation, as these are the metros I've ridden around the world. Well, when it's efficient, why not? DC, Madrid, Tokyo... all very easy to navigate. Yeah, I'm talking to you, ATLANTA.
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Metros around the world
November 24th, 2006 § 6 comments § permalink
The annual “things for which I am thankful” list
November 21st, 2006 § 2 comments § permalink
- my extremely generous and loving family who support me through thick and thin
- my dear friends that I've made here, and the love of my friends far and away
- my awesome job for which I enjoy getting up every morning
- my even more awesome boss
- therapy, effexor and wellbutrin
- last night's snow flurries
- gingerbread lattes
- scarf and boot weather
- Lazy Scranton
I'm sure I left a million things out, but today I'm unbearably cheery and grateful for everything. Tomorrow I'll fly home to Borelando for a 5-day weekend. Happy Turkey Day, everyone!
Two-buck Chuck is here
November 20th, 2006 § 3 comments § permalink
Though, technically, it's $3 in Georgia.
Anyone know when the Midtown Trader Joe's will open?
Accentless
November 20th, 2006 § 5 comments § permalink
I work with a very, very diverse group of people from all over the planet. Basically every one in my department has one accent or another. One co-worker recently asked me where I was from, and my response was met with "do people in Florida not have accents?" I didn't really know the answer to that, as most people in Florida aren't really from Florida. There are a few natives with a slight Florida cracker twang, but nothing close to what you find here in Atlanta.
As for familial traits, my mother's accent is obviously Chinese, but my father had none. Born in Detroit and raised in Cleveland, he never picked one up. My sister and I just never stayed in one place long enough to pick one up, I guess. And because I don't have one, I get all swoony when I hear someone who does.
Anyways, this quiz makes me giggle a bit as I've never quite imagined myself in the American "midland."
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland
"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
| Boston | |
| The West | |
| North Central | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The Northeast | |
| The Inland North | |
| The South | |
| What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes | |
How I spent Thursday
November 17th, 2006 § 3 comments § permalink
Yep, the ER.
I woke up to awful pains, cold sweats, and dizzyness at 1 a.m., and they continued all day. The boy was out of town, and I knew I couldn't drive, so I called a cab to take me to Crawford Long around noon.
Suprisingly, I didn't have to wait long before being seen. There were only a few sick people and random hoodlums in the waiting area. One highlight was watching a girl throw up into her lap.
Once in, I had about 4 different nurses jabbing me in various places and draining me of blood for various tests. One of them proceeded to blow a vein while setting up my i.v., so I got to do a repeat on my other hand. Oh, and there was blood all over the place. Pretty. The doctor determined that I needed a copule of bags of fluid and an antisposmadic. So another nurse proceeded to give that to me via the biggest needle I've ever seen and right into my butt cheek. Have I mentioned how much I hate hospitals?
I did feel really silly going to the ER. I mean, people with gun shot wounds and heart attacks go to the ER, not girls who have to go to the toilet every minute. But without going I know there was no way I'd be sitting upright now, and that's definitely worth the co-pay.