Seeing a therapist

Over the years, I have joked about it. But, finally I decided it's time to actually schedule an appointment with a psychologist. I figured, I had all of these crazy issues that i needed to work through and that he would give me some potent drugs to get thru my "ADD", "anxiety", and "hypochondria". After a few sessions of meeting with my therapist, it has been determined that I am a completely normal, sane, functioning human being. Therefore not a candidate for heavy doses of drugs to get me thru my "issues." I guess I should be happy to hear that I have been pronounced sane by a medical professional, but at the same time, I'm kind of bummed to hear that I don't have any real issues....not even hypochondria...which it seems is actually something my doctor likes to call "Med school-itis"...which means I have an unnatural interest in Web MD, but it is completely healthy and normal to have this unnatural interest.

Whatever, maybe I should get a second oppinion.

I got propositioned in Vegas!

I went to Vegas last weekend for a girlfriend's 30th birthday party. The weekend was a lot of fun, full of ridiculous events that can only happen in Vegas. Most of those stories will "stay in Vegas". But there is one, that I found too crazy not to mention.

It is 4 AM and I get into an elevator with one of my girlfriends. We are pretty exhausted from a night on the strip. There was this young looking kid that was also in the elevator. If I had to guess, I would have said he was 12, but since we were at a casino he had to be at least 21. Anyhow, the elevator doors close and I hit my floor. The kid doesn't hit a floor, but instead looks at my friend and I and says, "You guys wanna make out or something?"

"What?" I laugh.
"I can do both of you at the same time."
"Are you kidding me? NO!" I say, realizing that he's actually serious.
"Well, we don't have to have sex...just you know, mess around."
"NO!"
"Look I'm really cheap. Totally affordable. So come on."
"What floor are you on?" I ask out of desperation to change the subject...sometimes the elevator just doesn't move fast enough.
He responds with, "Whatever floor you are on."
After a moment of me staring him down, he replies, "12."

At that point the elevator doors open on our floor and my girlfriend and I get out as quickly as possible.

My friend was a bit afraid we were going to get attacked by the guy. Personally, I was just offended that this guy thought I was the type of girl that had to pay to get some.

Wherever the road takes me

This is so ugly...and it really destroys the feng shui of my blog, but nonetheless I am fascinated with myself.

Countries I have been to...
Apparently there are 26 countries which is only 11% of the countries that exist...which means I better get going on my travels.



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States I have been to



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A couple other things that I accomplished from my list

#7/52: See an NBA Game...I had never gone to a pro basketball game, but had always thought it would be fun. On Easter Sunday, my boss gave me his tix to the Clippers/Sonics game...The seats were great (we had our own waitstaff and VIP Parking) and free, so I have to give the experience 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up!!

#8/52: Figure Skating lessons....I'm still working on my lessons. The goal was to learn how to do a jump...which I mastered last week..a simple bunny hop, but a jump nonetheless.

#9/52: VIP Table at a Club...Holy cow this was expensive ($2000 for 4 bottles of alcohol). Talk about dropping some major dough on an evening out. But for my dear friend Phoenix, it was worth it...I mean, she only gets married once, right? Plus, the experience included a personal bouncer and a private bathroom at one of Vegas' hottest clubs.

#10/52: Buy a new Marc Jacobs bag...Yeah, this one is extremely superficial and frivolous...and after #9, it makes me look like I have no real morals. But I love MJ...and even though I already own his Sophia bag...it was time to get a new one...this time I got a purple "schooly" bag....I love it and wear it often.

#11/52: Buy my dream shoes by Marc Jacobs...Really? You didn't know that I am superficial? Well, these purple Mary Janes were totally worth it...I LOVE THESE SHOES!!! And from this point forward, no more superficial fashion purchases on the list.

#12/52: See Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake....It was awesome! So happy I was able to catch it.

#13/52: Learn how to shoot a gun....Well, I went skeet shooting with my friends, hit a few targets, and learned how to shoot a 20 gauge rifle...I guess that will do.

#14/52: Learn how to Curl...I saw this sport in the olympics and wondered, "why is it these guys got a medal?" So I took a weekend workshop in curling and learned that I might actually have what it takes to make the Olympic team for this awesome sport....I'll keep you posted.

#15/52: See a therapist...My parents are in the midst of a rather ugly divorce. My brother is getting married. Everybody is being self-centered. Now is as good a time as any to seek therapy.