on my mind

did you know that the usa/world
is currently experiencing a helium shortage.
that's right. a helium shortage.
my mom tried to buy balloons on saturday
only to be told that the stores helium tank was empty
and they weren't expecting to be able to fill it
for about a year.

crazy, right?!

*****

i found our sign-in and password

and i now get the olympics 

streamed to my iphone

live. 

it's a lot better coverage

than the nbc primetime coverage.

*****

i am so over this summer heat.
over. it.
and london is just being rude
rubbing their 70 degrees
and rain showers
in my face.

i need to move to england.

*****

today i used the word

"superfluous"

on the phone with one of our clients.

he told me he had never heard that word before

asked what it meant

and complimented me on my vocabulary.

i have three more words for him.

read. more. books.

here's a great list to get you started.