it's a mystery to me

after driving grandma to her acupuncture, we stopped at dairy queen for a quick treat on the way home.
g: "yay, we're going to dairy queen!!"
me: "i know! i'm so excited! what kind of blizzard are you getting?"
g: "i don't know. what kind are you getting?"
me: "i'm not sure either."
g: "let's just surprise ourselves."
me: "good idea."

rain rain go AWAY!

my summer vacation is nearing it's end and it can't go out like this- nonstop rain, gloomy skies and cold weather. boo.

yes or no

i'm scared for my MRI that i conveniently scheduled for 9pm tonight just so i could be anticipating & dreading it all day... that was a brilliant idea. hopefully i answered all the pre-MRI questions correctly. for example, i'm not sure if i'm claustrophobic because i've never had an MRI taken before- how am i supposed to know?! i'm freaking out! and yes, i have had a metal object impaled in my body before- sewing machine needle right through the finger, does that count? i wish the questions weren't just yes or no... how about if yes, explain. that would be better!

a blood test

dear southdale pediatric nurses:
i am confused because the sign says "walk-in lab," so why the 20 minute wait outside the door? also, call me crazy, but i believe that the first cardinal rule when drawing blood should be to never insult the patient. and i'm pretty sure telling the patient they have "mushy veins" is insulting. to me it seems like a cover up for the fact that you can't get the needle in the right spot the first time. maybe since i am of "legal age" i should stop going to a pediatrician, and go to an adult doctor where said veins aren't all that uncommon. thanks for making me feel self conscious about my veins by calling in another nurse to do your job for you. i appreciate it.
sincerely,
katz

it's still summer, right?

you know you're waking up too early when:
-your mom tells you not to wake her up when you get up.
-you're hungry for lunch at 10:30am.
-there's a 7 on the clock when you hear your alarm ring.
-there's fresh dew on the grass.
-it's "chilly" out.

an explanation for my absence

since i've been in somesort of cabin-ish type house, in one state or another for the past 2 weeks sans internet, i'm back in the bubble and ready to type away. this past week was interesting to say the least. here's a little layout of my life up where there's a lake and woods:
12pm: wake up
-peer out the window to see what the racket is, only to notice that the deep fried fat family reunion going on in the cabin next to ours is playing hideous country music and frying their feelings away accompanied by alcohol.
12:15pm: eat "brunch"
-by this point in the day, it gets confusing whether to start with breakfast or lunch.
12:45pm: play cards, various aquatic activities.
loose track of time
9:30pm: dinner buffet style, more cards and stories.
midnight: a bonfire with s'mores.
not exactly "roughing it"