::lightbulb of inspiration::

so i was flipping through random blogs and felt inspired to write, even though i'm never that satisfied with my posts. i always end up rambling when i'd actually like to have a point to get across or something. i don't know. it never works, so i'll just keep rambling.

so the 5th harry potter movie comes out on wednesday and i'm thoroughly excited. though i am a little confused about how the longest book in the series has turned into the shortest movie so far (it's supposed to be just over 2 hours long). i was hoping for a 3 1/2 hour movie or something. i also wanted to reread the book before i saw the movie, but i just seem to have such a hard time making myself sit down and read. and i really hate that. i was at lunch with some people from church today and they were listing off all of these books they've read. where do people find all of this time to read? maybe i should stop watching tv. probably a good thing to do. i want to exercise and read more. i have all of these books i bought like 5 years ago and there just sitting there looking pretty waiting for me to crack them open. and i really do want to read them.

i got this beautiful strapless dress yesterday on sale at dillard's and it makes me want to have a tea party complete with fancy tea sets, lace table cloths, parasols, and all that jazz. i wish i knew a photographer who wanted to take pictures of all of these scenarios (such as the tea party) that i think of and wanted me to dress up and be in them.

only 2 more weeks of work and i am ready to get them over with. my time at mcg has been pretty good. it's definitely a good experience. i've learned quite a bit and now know what it's really like to work in a lab. the research i'm doing isn't really what i want to do for my career but it's still giving me a taste of research. of course i'd much rather be playing with bacteria than tumor cells :-) my mentor told me that he's really pleased with the work i've done and that i've worked hard and i have a lot of potential. i feel better about my time working there after hearing that. i wasn't sure before if i was really contributing anything useful and of good quality. but it sounds like i'm a pretty good scientist and the connections i've built there will be good for me in the future.
but i am ready to be done with working. i'm ready for a little vacation and then to go back to school. i don't miss the homework, just the going to lectures and learning new things.

david and i went to see the movie "sicko" last night. if you're looking for me in about 10 years, you might just find me in canada or england. someplace with universal health care and government that doesn't keep revealing new stupidities to me everyday. i don't hate our country. i just think it needs a lot of work. so for the moment, my future i see in my head shows me in california getting my doctorate and then heading out of the country finding work and seeing new places. sounds like the kind of adventure i need.
for now i'll settle for visiting canada. i'm going there with david near the end of the month. i'm excited. and i get to go on my first plane ride. :-)

when i first got the new maroon 5 cd i was seriously disappointed, but now that i've listened to it more and let sink into my head it's not so bad. definitely not as good as the first album, but it's grown on me some. current music obsessions include: "gravity" by john mayer (aka the wonderous musical genious), "wasted" by carrie underwood, "good directions" by billy currington, and "meet me by the water" by rachael yamagata (one of my new absolute favorites whose songs inspire me to create dances whenever i hear them).

someone please give me a swift kick in the ass and make me stop being a lazy fatty.