My Xanadu Too!

1. Woo hoo, finally back in the blogosphere! I never realized how hard it can be coming up with material to put on a blog. Kudos to all of the hardcore bloggers out there! Yes, I am now back in full force. It took a while to shake off another successful semester and ease my way into summer.

2. Tis the season for visiting! Or at least having visitors. Really good friends of my in-laws came last week. It was some fun times going out to eat and hanging at the Irvine Spectrum. On Monday they went home and my cousin arrived from Egypt. So, we get to do the whole touristy thing again! It's always fun visiting with people you haven't seen in a while (or even people you just met). Nights are spent catching up while days are occupied with seeing the sights. Ahhh the wonderful flow of summer!

3. With all of this visiting going on, I have decided I need a new camera. While I love my Olympus, it's a little outdated and doesn't hold as many pictures as I would like. Since I love to scrapbook, a camera is a necessity. Hmmmm... which one should I choose?

4. Marriage is not kind to your waistline. Enough said.

5. I shall end these random thoughts with something to ponder: If olive oil is made from olives and corn oil is made from corn, what's baby oil made out of?

Just some random thoughts on a Tuesday morning...

1. Two weeks of school...... two weeks of school....... TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL! Enough said. Let the panic ensue! Maybe I should write a song about it. LOL!

2. I'm finding it harder and harder to work without distractions. That really gets in the way of these papers (notice, I'm blogging rather than studying). Perhaps I should go to the library to work. I know when I'm doing it at home I come up with a million other things to do: veg out in front of the tv, bake cookies, rearrange my bookshelves, basically anything OTHER than work. This is not good. I think I need to go into isolation for a while and not come out until after finals week...

3. I miss Egypt. It's been 9 years now since I've been there. Granted, I realize that going now would be totally different than the previous trips. Everyone has grown up and has responsibilities and work and spouses and kids but still.... I miss it. Where else can you go to the movies at 1am? Plus, now there's the excitement of meeting a whole other part of family. And contrary to popular belief, I'm really really really looking forward to meeting my in laws. I guess it just represents a time of total relaxation and exploration free from work and school -- muchly needed.

4. Although it's all over the internet, I'm going to add it here too: People said we would have an African American president when pigs flew. Well, 100 days into his term Swine Flu! :)

5. Maxi dresses are awesome! Yes, we may be reverting back to the 70s as fashion always repeats itself in one way or another but this is one trend I don't mind coming back. It's not like the skinny jeans where unless you're a stick you look like a grape on a toothpick. I mean haven't these people looked in the mirror? Do they not realize the unproportionate nature of said pants?! Hello?! Real women have curves! I love that movie by the way. It was great!
And to further my rant, why in the world has the fashion industry not realized this?! With such a large purchasing demographic out there, you would think they would jump at the opportunity to dive into this market. But, no. Whatever happened to the days when Marilyn Monroe was idealized? Now, she'd be called fat.

And that is the close of Tuesday's Rambling Session!