Happy Thanksgiving...

Putting aside the historical inacuracies of Thanksgiving, sometimes it is important to take the time to count your blessings. Especially in this current economy, we still have so much to be thankful for. Just a reminder to take a moment and think about the things you are thankful for...

I am thankful for: (In no particular order)
Little blue birdies.


Big brothers

My grandma is ok.

The chance to go back to school.

Cheese.

My mommy who helps me even when I am too stubborn to ask.

My daddy's home made apple pie.

My daddy's home made lemon meringue pie.

My daddy's home made coconut cream pie.

Books.

Lattes.

Yes, we can- and we did...

I have been meaning to post for a few days now... things have been busy.

Its an amazing thing. My country came together, mostly, and made history. It was huge.

I am not going to wax poetic about it, but I must say, the world does feel different now. Sure, the economy still sucks, Chicago is still the murder capital of the world, we still have troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there is hope. There is the feeling that people made a difference.

I do have a wish list for the next president... but I will get to that later.

For today, I just wanted to say... Yes, we can...and we did.

turns out...

I was just really bored...

sleepy...

I have so much to do. I turned in my midterm last week. Had a horrible migraine afterward. Still fighting it a little. Mostly better but it lingers. I slept after work on Friday, all afternoon Saturday, did a lot more today... its 7 and I still have some homework to complete but all I want to do is go to bed. We even "fell back" this weekend and I still don't feel like I got enough sleep.

Maybe its mono.

A co-worker brought this to my attention...

So, they have started letting us access our non-work email from work. They just put a warning stating that it can be monitored and they ask us to limit the use to non work hours, such as break and lunch or before and after work. I am happy about this because I often check my school e-mail from work to find out if I need to know something before I leave for class. They do filter sites that have streaming media and such. I totally get that. We are there to work, not watch you tube. But a coworker of mine e-mailed me this the other day:

The reason this site was filtered? Well, see for yourself. We both got a good laugh out of it.