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Yesterday morning consisted of sleeping in, going to get sustinence at Starbucks (yum tuna wrap, I was craving it), getting gas and fighting boredom on the internet. Towards the afternoon people started calling me, which wasn't good for my voice but it seemed to be getting better. Since I hadn't seen Luis in a while, we decided to meet for coffee, picking a new place we hadn't been to yet. Vonn ended up joining us. Well, I was on my way there when Luis calls and says the place is out of business. I didn't believe him, since it had just opened within the last year, and nothing on their website said it had closed. However, Vonn and Luis know the signs of a vacant coffee shop from experience, so I finally believed them. After some hemming and hawing we went to Chili's.

After Chili's, Luis and I went to Target. I should have gone home but I was bored. Spent a bunch of money but it was either stuff I needed (new paper shredder, shoes for work) or things I'd been meaning to get (Little Mermaid on dvd).

I turned on the tv just in time to watch Michael Phelps win gold medal #7. After a while I just needed to sleep. This morning I woke up around 7, then snoozed and had dreams about school work and not being able to get out of bed. Right now I have no voice, hopefully the DayQuil helps. I think I also have pink eye, but I don't want to go to an urgent care for just that. I'll give it one more day with the eyewash. This cold is not fun. I need to be better soon, but I also need to get some work done today. Must call Susan and get the papers to grade from her. Problem is, I'm in no mood to grade.

I need coffee.

Nature's little treats

Since I was in the area, I got some take-out from Juan's then headed home. As I got on 51 to 202, the sky was a dusky blue and a full, yellow-orange moon was rising in the sky. As if that wasn't awesome enough, the color of the sky was hiding some clouds in the distance, inside which lightning was flashing. It may not be very green here in Arizona, but monsoon season offers some incredible sights. Lightning was rare where I grew up, and when we did have it, you saw the bolts. Here, more often, the lightning lights up the whole sky, inside the clouds. It might be clear blue in one area, and a gorgeous storm a few miles away.

So I'm heading east, mesmerized by the moon and storm, and then I drive past Tempe Town Lake, where the moon is reflecting off the water. Life is good.

Random post for archival purposes

Nicknames I've had: Becky (my official one, short for Rebecca), Beckers, Beck, bec, Bex, Beckster, Beckeroo, Redondo, loser, weekend crack fiend (I swear I've never touched drugs, there's a story behind this name), bonzai, bonzeestar/bonzee/bonz, Beckeroobonzai, Beckyaliendio, Boqua, Reboqua, Laquanda.

Those are the ones I can remember.

Favorite names at the moment: Gabriel, Julian, Miranda.