Sing with me! "Tennessee...(tennessee)..."

You are right. I haven't written in a while. I guess I didn't think I had anything of great importance to tell. I didn't want to gripe and complain about this and that, boring my audience to death (or annoying them to death), so I opted not to write at all. I apologize for the absence, but I have to say, it is nice to know that I've been missed!

Updates:
1. I'm in TN visiting the fam for about two weeks over the holidays. The one thing I'm looking forward to the most? Meeting my 4-month old niece, Lorelei, for the very first time. Ha, you thought I was going to say stalking Nicole Kidman. WRONG! That comes second.

I don't even know what she (my niece, not Nicole) sounds like. Or feels like. It is a strange existence to share one-eighth genetic material with another being (if based on random segregation, but let's not get distracted), yet fail to hold any basic knowledge about that person. I don't particularly like this separation from my sister or her daughter. Therefore, the little time I allotted myself to be in Tennessee, most of it will be spent with my sister and her family.

2. After two months of unemployment (and spending 90% of my savings), I found a job in Portland! More accurately, I was offered a job by both parties with which I interviewed. 2/2 = 100%. By my calculations, I went from zero to hero. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH...I flew by you so fast you barely noticed.

Anyway, starting in the New Year (2008!?!? WTF?) I will be working mainly at one coffee shop and picking up shifts as needed at the other coffee shop. In the free time, I hope to volunteer at some (read: any) science-related organization hoping to get a foot in the door. Career Onward!

3. I have surpassed a personal goal of riding my bike each day: rain, sun or sleet. And I got the legs of steel to prove it. You know it! Wha-psssh!

4. I sold two articles of clothing that I knitted, a "nifty" scarf and "groovy" leg warmers. I mean, I am the greatest knitter alive as evidenced by my naming of Neurotrans-knitters (a spin on "neurotransmitters"...that's the resident science nerd within me stroking my ego) knitting group, so I don't see why people wouldn't want to buy my wool/cashmere/silk/cotton/alpaca masterpieces. This small taste of prosperity planted visions of grandiose wealth. At the rate I'm going, I could finish 5 projects a year. That's $20 a pop...so let's see, five multiplied by...um, 20...equals = KAJILLIONARE!

Resolutions?
1. Get a job. Oh wait...score!
2. Reconnect with friends. Christina & Bridget--I'm looking at you.
3. Stop interrupting people.
4. Be content with where I am in my life.
5. Be less judgmental.