A few days ago Dan asked me why I always listen to my iPod and iTunes on random, rather than listening to full albums. My answer? I don’t know. Heh. So tonight I’m going to focus on one album at a time. I can definitely see advantages to doing so. It’s a little weird to make the jump from Methods of Mayhem’s Get Naked to John Mayer’s Daughters. Right now I’m on Savage Garden’s self-titled album. First up is To the Moon and Back, which is where the inspiration for this blog entry came from. Boring, I know.
I swear, this cat is more dog than cat. Part Siamese, part Labrador? He greets us at the door. He follows me into the bathroom and sits at my feet. He pants. He likes his nose rubbed, and enjoys being scratched behind his ears. He comes trotting at his name being called. Oh, and he drools. Drools. His favorite thing to do to me is wait until I’m settled in bed, and then come in and lay on top of me. And purr. The purring isn’t bad. It’s what comes next: the drool. There’s nothing more unpleasant and squirm-inducing that a drop of warm, fresh cat drool splashing onto your naked chest or neck. But I think Dan got it worse the other night: Kirin drooled on his face. Serves him (Dan) right for laughing at how squealy I get whenever Kirin drools on me.
My birthday is in two weeks. TWO WEEKS, people. I’m not ready for 24. I feel like I’m getting old. I have this feeling of dread, like this is the best it’s going to be (in terms of physical health and being in my prime and all that jazz), and it’ll all be downhill from here. Am I wrong? Are these feelings unfounded? Blech. I’m too young to be thinking this way!
What I want for my birthday: 250GB hard drive for my laptop, 8GB memory card for my digital camera, a smaller external flash (the SB-400) for my Nikon (good for long trips and outings where lugging around the hulking SB-600 would be tiresome), and a new stereo for my car. The kind that has the input jack an iPod can be hooked up to. Currently we use one of those cassette converter thingies in the Hyundai. With my car I’m just SOL, since it only has a CD player. I’m over burning CDs. That is so 2001!
My sunburn is healing. I have new freckles/splotches, though I’m still red. I’m itchy, and I think the back of my neck and upper back are starting to peel. Fun. Too bad I can’t really reach it. Yes, I am one of those gross people that likes to peel the sunburned skin off! Dan is too — he already volunteered to do the spots I can’t reach. Now that’s love. 
At my mom’s suggestion, I picked out an adorable bandanna for Alyssa. Too bad I like it, too. More than she does. Though it was only $1, so I wouldn’t break the bank if I went back and bought a second one for myself.
And… 1:37am. Ew. Tonight is going to be a late night. We did some car swapping around earlier today, and so my mom and brothers are here at my house, both cars are here, and Dan is at work, dependent on a ride to get home. I’m just waiting for the call to go and get him. I hope it’s soon, because I’m tired!
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, on May 31 2008 at 6:54am:
I don’t know if you know or not, but it would be cheaper to get an AM/FM transmitter for your iPod. You just plug it into your lighter thing. I have heard it doesn’t sound as good, and mine sounds pretty horrible sometimes, but not enough to bug me all that much.
I feel the exact same way every year around my birthday. 25 and past makes me feel really old. I am going to turn 26 in a few months 
I’m half way through the decade to 30, and half way to 50. Time goes so fast when you get older too.
Sunburn definitely sucks. I know for sure, I am a redhead. One time I had it the worst ever, and my chest turned into scabs all over it. Maybe I am used to it, but it doesn’t bother me so much.
Sorry about all that. I talk a lot when I can’t sleep and have been up forever.
, on June 07 2008 at 9:20am:
Maybe the song thing is a girl thing? I honestly don’t have that many albums on my mp3 player. To me, the point of an mp3 player is to just to single songs. But I still listen to my mp3 player often and I usually don’t like whole albums much.
As the domain name suggests, my name is Jenn, and I own this blog. I'm 26 years old and married to my one true ♥, Daniel. And while I have two kids (Alyssa is five, and Ryan is three), you won't find "mommy" in my username or email address, nor does my blog revolve around them. I'm a mother, but most importantly I am me, with a passion for love, blogging, reading, and photography. I'm also a busy freelance writer, web designer & SEO goddess.
Aww, Alyssa looks adorable in the bandanna.
Just a suggestion… You might want to take Kirin in to the vet for a check up. Cats drooling isn’t always a bad thing (though not extremely common), if it’s in response to food or stimuli, but if it’s persistent, it may be something like gingivitis, dental disease or rotten tooth/teeth, a tongue injury, a mouth ulcer, an oral or esophageal tumor, nausea (which could be caused by a gastrointestinal disease such as liver disease – I can’t remember how old he is, but sometimes, drooling is the only sign in older cats), neurological diseases that involve the nerves associated with swallowing/tongue movement, etc. They can at least eliminate the possible health reasons, and maybe he’s just fine.
Regarding age… I’m just about 30, and I feel old now. So wait a few more years…
At least until 27/28.