Some random stuff...

Hello from Austin! Wow, I forgot how hot it was here... stepping off the plane was like walking into a sauna. Fortunately, mom and dad have a pool, so hopefully I can hang out in the backyard and get an awesome tan this weekend... (Of course, "awesome tan" for me means going from "blindingly white" to "slightly off white." I have a bit of a melanin deficiency...)

The plane ride down went by really quickly, thanks to Rick renting a movie for his iPad. We watched "In Time" with Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried -- not the best movie, but at around an hour and 45 minutes, it was the perfect length for our flight. Because the time between, "you may now use approved electronic devices" and "please turn off all electronic devices" was just about an hour and 45 minutes.

I woke up this morning with a crazy insane headache... this seems to happen a lot after plane travel... especially if I fly to a different climate. Maybe it's a sinus thing? Working off that assumption, I've taken some Sudafed and Advil and now I'm drinking coffee... one of those has to do SOMEthing. But I'm trying not to complain too much, since mom just had surgery and is dealing with lots of pain right now... hmmmm... which means she has painkillers... she wouldn't miss ONE, would she?? (Just kidding, mom -- I did NOT take any of your painkillers... :))

Speaking of surgery -- why do I seem to know an inordinate number of people whose intestines have been removed, truncated, put back into place, or otherwise messed around with?? Maybe everyone just needs to stop eating...

My mom is lounging on the couch like a lazy person, watching the Price is Right (kidding again! I mean, she IS watching the Price is Right, but she's only lounging on the couch because of the aforementioned surgery... :)). I hardly ever watch this show, but the few times I've seen it, it seems like they always choose the cheapest cars to give away as prizes. They'll have, like, a Yugo or something on display, and the person playing the game will be jumping up and down like they've always dreamed of driving a Yugo... And if they actually WIN, it's like that Yugo magically transforms into a Maserati and nothing has been so exciting EVER in the history of the world...

How am I just NOW hearing about the huge wildfires out in Colorado?? I need to pay more attention to the news... I think I avoid it at times because it can be so negative and divisive. But I should probably try to stay up-to-date on what's going on in the world...

Well, my Sudafed/Advil/coffee combo seems to finally be working, and it's almost time to figure out what to do for lunch... and then possibly work on my tan... or my beige... whatever...