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I know I haven't been so good about updating this thing lately, and I'm trying to decide what direction I want it to go in (much like the rest of my life). But in the meantime, here is some stuff.
1. My brother is coming to visit! And he will be staying with me for some time over the length of his visit. I am really excited. If you didn't know, my little bro lives in Seattle and I really only get to see him on the holidays. Sometimes in the summer, too, if I'm lucky. I am a very bad sister in that I have never gone out there to visit him, but you see, vacations are hard because they cost money and time, neither of which I have, and blah blah blah. Whatever. He's coming for Thanksgiving and I'm happy. I am going to try to arrange a viewing (hee hee) ... I mean, I am going to try and get some people together to hang out, meet my bro, or catch up if you already know him, either this weekend, or the next. So if you're around and feel like meeting the little butthead, I'd love to see ya.
2. We have some new people at work! And one of them stole my name! It's not often that I meet someone with the same name as me. And it's not like it's an odd or unusual name, it's just not incredibly common. Most people only know one or two, maybe three of me. And let me tell ya, it's really strange getting used to NOT reacting every time I hear someone say my name. Really strange. AND, the other new person has the same name as my Mom. Funny, huh? But on the plus side, getting these new people is going to make my workload (and the workload of everyone in the group) much more manageable. Hooray for that.
3. I am back on Prednisone. I have not been feeling so well the last few months again, and after a visit with my Rheumatologist on Monday, we decided to supplement the Enbrel with a low dose of Prednisone to see if that would kick this pain in the butt. I don't anticipate that the low dose will make me puffy, or give me the appetite of a growing teenage boy, so that is a good thing. The test now will be to see if the pain will subside and I will feel normal again. So far it's been about three days, and I do feel better in a general way, but the pain is not gone. It seems to be getting a little better each day, though, so we'll see.
4. Project Runway is back on!! I don't think I will provide a weekly commentary like I did last season (but maybe I will ...), but here are my thoughts on this new season and the contestants. I thought the first challenge was lame compared to in past seasons. Just because you have to run across a lawn and grab your fabric from some tents before someone else gets what you want does not make it a real design challenge. They had complete creative freedom! In my opinion, that's not a great way to kick off the season. But whatever. I had the bottom three picked out before they'd even started making their clothing. I could tell by personalities alone who was not going to make the cut. Simone didn't stand out as having a signature style, and those types never last long (she was the first one eliminated). Elisa was just ... odd, and I'm not sure the world is ready for her contributions. And Ricky is far too emotional ("It's not a game, it's my liiiiiiiife ..."). He will inevitably crack under the pressure. Those were the three I had tagged as the first to go, and they turned out to be the worst of the bunch in the first challenge. Go me. Anyway, as for the rest of them, Rami (the challenge winner) has me intrigued, though it almost doesn't seem fair as he's already had so much experience. And I didn't think his dress was NEARLY as wonderful as the judges did. I really like Kit and Sweet P and Carmen. I thought it was funny that Kevin had to make a point of telling America he was straight. :) I desperately wanted to shave Christian's head, and I think his god complex will eventually get the better of him (I hope). And the rest of them really didn't stand out to me. I think this season will be all about the women designers. In my opinion, those are the ones to watch. So watch!
Okay that is all. More later perhaps?
