Trapped In Time

Or maybe it's more like trapped by time. As you can see, I almost went the whole month of September without doing a blog post! Of course I couldn't let that happen.

The thing is, I'm not a very good multi-tasker. I also do everything slowly. If you know me at all, you know I run late all the time. I mean, at work I'm pretty efficient because people are depending on me to get things done, but if I were just left to my own devices, I'd be constantly distracted. Because I am aware of these personal qualities, I like to set aside time for individual tasks. If I'm going to call someone, I want to have at least 15 to 30 minutes available to talk. Same thing if I'm going to clean my bathroom or do some online banking. I haven't really mastered the art of time management, of sneaking things in when I've got 5 spare minutes in the middle of my day. All this means that I feel so bogged down! I feel like time is a vice, and I'm... something in the middle of a vice! So if you haven't heard from me in awhile, it's just because I want to dedicate a large chunk of time to you. I just haven't found a big enough chunk because you are that important!

Huh?

5:45am. Upstairs neighbor vacuuming. Is it wrong to assume that drugs are involved?

You all know I like geography, right?

Well, I really like geography. When my geography knowledge is being tested I even get a little adrenaline rush. I love it! Recently, I have taken a few challenges which I would encourage others to explore as well. The first test was to see how many countries I could name in 5 minutes. I hand wrote 67 correctly spelled country names in 5 minutes. Then I decided I would just try to write out as many countries as I could remember without timing myself. I named 165 different countries. There are approximately 193 countries in the world (the number varies according to different sources). I'd say that's not bad.

Just Take a Guess...

It's a dog... It's a horse... No, it's... ugly.

You Don't Have to Worry About Me

Although I am a State employee, I currently still have a job! Hooray! In fact, I have some new opportunities comimg my way. Perhaps more on that later...

Last Action Hero

Apparently our governor wants his term to be a little bit more like an action movie. It seems he has learned from such films as "Terminator" and "Kindergarten Cop" that if he threatens people things will get done the way he wants them to be done. And ok, I see his strategy: be so outrageous something has to happen, but really, it makes all of us peons working for the state feel lame about ourselves. I don't actually think I'm going to lose my job but it's still annoying I have to worry about it at all. Anyway, good luck fellow dispensables!

State Facts

Alright, I know many of you have probably been waiting for me to post my answers to the California state trivia instead of look it up yourselves, so, finally, here it is!

State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Flower: California Poppy
State Rock: Serpentine
State Butterfly: Dogface
State Tree: California Redwood
and just for good measure...
State Fish: Golden Trout

For more fun facts about California symbols check out the State Library website.

Also, thanks to Jeremy for the New Jersey fast facts!
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower: Common Meadow Violet