And then

Today is the 5th anniversary of us. Hooray us!

Catching up

Catching up with an old friend of mine last night. Laughing, being comfortable, crying. I should never stay away too long anymore.

It's nice talking to someone you've known for so long that driving directions like this makes perfect sense.

"The roads are slicker than greased owl shit. I'll come to your place. So, when I get to the credit union, I make a Becky and another Becky at the stop sign, go to Jenny Lind and make a Niki. From there I just look for the record with you on the cover?"

"Yes, exactly."

You have a bean skin on your tooth

I have an office now. Not a cube, an office. With a door and plants!!! I like it, but I feel so removed from my other co-workers. It'll take some adjusting to because I've never had my own office before. I sort of feel like I'm playing office all day. "Look daddy! I'm playing office!"

I am crazy.

Something strange is happening in my head that's causing me to have some trouble with my verbal ability. This past week, everytime I go to answer the phone on my desk, this happens:

Phone: Brrrrinnnng!
Me: [Thinking: "Don't say Microsoft"] Marketing, this is Niki. [Thinking: "Phew! I'm glad I didn't say Microsoft, this is Niki!"]

A list of names that I've almost said in place of "marketing."

1. Microsoft
2. Morgan
3. Matthew

And more I can't even remember. I've also almost called myself Nancy.

I don't know what's happening. A vitamin deficiency? I have no clue. And just now I heard someone playing a CD of television show themes and the M*A*S*H* theme played.
"Oh," I said. "This song wants me to cry!" I may be going crazy, or the verbal part of my brain is on vacation.

What's more.....

A list of words I couldn't think of today at lunch with some suits:

1. crusades
2. require
3. cookie

Maybe it's only happened a few times for real and now I'm just self-concious about it.