just one of these days i want to be enough.

i wish i weren't such a chicken about saying what i want.  how do you break a 29 year old pattern though??? 

 so my nephew, Jacob, is obviously a gifted child.

Thursday night, during the opening night game for football season between the Titans and Steelers, 3 year old Jacob refused to go to bed while the game was on.  He fought it valiently -- even though the game didn't end until after 11 p.m. for him!

In the 4th quarter, when Hines Ward was stripped at the freaking 4 yard line, Jacob jumped up on the bed and started pointing.  He became very upset as he insisted that the Titans were mean and stole the ball and they needed to give the ball back to Ward.  He even looked at my sister and asked if they would give the ball back!  (how adorable!)

And while planning the trip to the Steelers at Bengals game trip, Jacob frequently became upset that he was supposed to stay home with Grammie while the rest of us went.  He informed his parents that he was going to see the Steelers.  Jessica & Chad tried to calm him by saying they'd take him to a different game.  He refused.  He wants to go to the Steelers. --- We've ordered enough seats so the 3 year old can go.  :)

 :)

just thought I'd get my voice in training for Steelers chants and cheers this year...

Welcome to the Start of Training Camp.  :)

 i KICK ass.  :)

yay for empowerment.

I have found one reason out of all the reasons not to to go on vacation.

one.

Dear Lost....

as much as I hate to admit it, tonight is our last night for a while.  Please be good.  I need this.

love,
Jen

stupid DVR.
when i say record rock of love finale.... record it.

*sigh*

i love baseball season.  seriously.

i think i'm going to have to buy the baseball season pass thing so i can watch my team...it makes me happy.

and randomly, isn't it hot that I can recognize the announcers for my team????  and that I became excited when i heard them for the first time this season????

also -- i want a new yankee hat -- i love their hats this season.  (the new stadium logo on the back is hot.)

what is it about school deadlines that inspire me to think seriously about my life and evaluate its flaws...my flaws, whatever?  i swear, this is no way to get anything done. 

also -- i'm pretty certain that my own fears of making bad grades is what's making me feel unable to even start to work on school stuff.  how freaking ridiculous.  i know that rationally, but.... 

ok.  distracted by the orange velour sweat suit that just walked in to starbucks.  i  mean, seriously????? 

waiting for lost -- takes forever.  the day just crawls by...

when watching LOST, time flies!  -- an hour feels like 5 minutes

after that, everything else just takes forever again...

my work name tag will now always remain in the car.

i can't handle the stress of having to hunt it down on important days.

hehehe...last week, i had this exact problem in class.  my solution:  watching episodes of lost, Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog, and twilight clips on silent on my computer.  it helped.

other fun things:  drawing...creating to do lists...doodling....thinking about other people in the meeting

why am i sitting awake at 3 a.m. wanting to write???

and more importantly, why can't i???

i think i'm in denial about school.  :)