Traffic lights just amaze me.

[twicketface]

I mean, what a perfect example of condition-response. Today, I was driving to work, as I do every other weekday. This drive requires me to turn left at an intersection controlled by stop and go lights. It’s one of those cool intersections where they have the protected left hand turn signal (aka the little green arrow). As I approached the intersection, the green arrow was just turning from green to yellow, so I stopped. There were 4 cars in the oncoming traffic lane that I would eventually cross to get to work. After the yellow arrow disappeared, the light turned yellow (causing me to cry out “what the fuck?”) and then red, instead of remaining simply green without the arrow lit up. The oncoming traffic had a green light (as I checked by looking over my shoulder) so I had to basically sit in the intersection at a red light while waiting for oncoming traffic to clear the intersection (remember, they had a green light) and make my way onto work. Had my wits not been about me, I probably would have gotten into an accident. Guess you had to be there.

Today I was thinking if anyone that died due to 9/11 that had a live journal. I just got the chills.

Last night I was wondering when the last time there were two consecutive MNF games featuring teams from the same division facing off against each other (Giants/Eagles last night, Redskins/Cowboys last week, all from the NFC East). I crave useless statistics like you wouldn’t believe.

I have a dream to open up a bagel shop in Oshkosh. I have a feeling it would kick much ass and I would take compensation in the form of Cheddar Herb bagels instead of stock options or a company car. How awesome would that be? Anyone have some extra start-up capital lying around that they could send to me?

I forgot to wear a belt today. I feel out of place.

Our men’s room needs an air freshener. Whew.

I think apples are my favorite food. They always hit the spot for me and are so good with peanut butter on them. We have an apple slicer that gets used rather frequently. I also have an applesauce-butterscotch cake recipe that I’m going to make, probably sometime this weekend. Hell yeah.

It feels like it’s almost time for a haircut. We’ll see how Marie the barber does. I just think I look the best with well-trimmed hair and it’ll be so nice to be able to do it whenever. Although with the weather, maybe I should grow a second coat.

Comments

[harleyquinn.livejournal.com]

I want applesauce-butterscotch cake.

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[twicketface.livejournal.com]

Come and clean my filing cabinet!! :)

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[harleyquinn.livejournal.com]

but you promised me something else for that.
don't I deserve cake just for being awesome?

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[twicketface.livejournal.com]

You deserve cake and a pogo stick for being awesome.

If only I had a matter transporter...

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[harleyquinn.livejournal.com]

a pogo stick?
sweet!

how 'bout one of those pogo balls from the eighties that look like little models of Saturn?

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[twicketface.livejournal.com]

I just saw those at KB Toys this weekend. I think they were like 8 dollars or something.

They were, in a word, radical.

mmmm...

[dream4distance.livejournal.com]

So what are the chances exactly of seeing that applesauce-butterscotch cake recipe posted if it turns out well? :)

Re: mmmm...

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

Good to very good. Depends if Marie eats all the applesauce before I can get into the kitchen. Looks like an easy recipe, will post after the taste test.