Popcorn Bathroom

Some people spend their whole lives inhabiting one space. Some people never leave their homes and never experience life outside in the moving world. Some people live in their offices, workaholics who never realize what it's like to have a family.

I'm one of the weirdos who lives through her friends. Literally. I have a job, but my coworkers are my best friends, practically family. Two of them I really do consider family, my sisters. I spent most of this evening with friends I hope to keep forever. What did we do? Play Dungeons and Dragons.

I always swore I wouldn't be "that nerd" who got into D&D, but I've found that going on adventures in fantasy lands with people I care about is much more fun than going out clubbing with people I can't stand. If that means I have to be a level 20 Dwarf Cleric with a magical sword of divine light, yeah, okay. I can do that.

My friends really are the best. I have one friend who can't walk past me in a hallway without asking if I like pancakes. Another friend gets sad and almost cries if I don't stop to give her a hug. Another friend trades his knowledge of birds for my knowledge of rats, and we support each other as obscure pet owners. Yet another woman I happen to have known since we were about eight, and today we are very, very different people...but she always answers the phone for me. She's the one person who's been there for me my entire life, literally. She's my soul sister, the one I could go to if the world were ending and it was my fault, and she would just take me inside for a cup of tea and ask me to paint her nails one last time. Every week I look over my computer at one friend, bewildered by her ability to get things done and troll the internet at the same time. It helps me aspire to be an excellent multitasker (even though I know she thinks she can't focus on anything for crap). One more friend used to be a high school wrestler, and can't spend ten minutes in a room with me without tickling me and chasing me around the room. He picks on me, but I know if I ever needed help, I could call him in a heartbeat.

I suppose this is just an "I love my friends" post. I like that. I like having positive posts about positive things. So here are some more positive things for you:

1. I discovered how awesome Spotify is. I love Pandora beyond belief, but a different tool for a different job, right? So now I have TWO fantastic music sources beyond my own absolutely ridiculous iTunes library.

2. I bought a full stock of Totino's personal pizzas at the store today. YUM.

3. Severus has decided to avoid WalMart in all instances possible, because he saw some documentary about how bad WalMart is. So w did our shopping at Publix this week and I got some BEAUTIFUL produce that I'm super-happy about.

4. My homework for the weekend involves painting. I like painting a lot.

5. I beat the big boss dragon in Skyrim. Not bad for a girl who sucks at video games.

6. The downstairs bathroom in my apartment smelled gross all day today because my poor roommate got food poisoning- ew. So I've been having to trek up and down the stairs to use that bathroom. But now it doesn't smell bad anymore. Kinda smells like popcorn. Weird. But hey! Full use of apartment plumbing for the win!

7. K'Naan.

8. Spaghettio's.

9. Hedgehogs.

10. I added aqua streaks to my hair and they look awesome. When I add some lime green to the mix next week I'ma look like a friggin mermaid.

11. I remembered to shave my legs this week and thus I feel beautiful.


And here's a little something for other people who need to feel positive....

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/13-simple-steps-to-get-you-through-a-rough-day