I am rather drawn to this song. It was my favorite of john mayerapos;s concert.

sorry that i havenapos;t updated much. I have been a rather busy bee.

friday, i just kind of sort of collapsed. I really kind of donapos;t want to talk about it, but then i also do. Itapos;s a little too hard to figure out at the moment and i have only about thirty minutes before i have to bail for the BBC meeting.

but friday was okayish, sans my episode. I aced my spanish quiz, i did okay on my psychology quiz- an 83. I only missed two questions and i studied the least for this one. It was all the technical bits of neurotransmitters and whatnot.

my friend, doddy, was almost raped friday night by her best friend. She brought him on campus to stay over and iapos;m not really sure what happened- i didnapos;t pry at all. I just jogged over to her room ((i didnapos;t know something was wrong)) when she sent me a text and rescued her. So then we all watched shaun of the dead in my room ((a whole bunch of us- i really canapos;t remember who all)). It was hysterical- i do love that movie. Though hot fuzz i hold a little nearer and dearer to my heart. But i feel horrible. Sheapos;s been so quiet and sullen. I told her yesterday that she didnapos;t need to be all kinds of strong and happy go lucky- i told her it was perfectly acceptable to give herself time to grieve and for it to sink in. It was a scary experience and repressing it or running away from it or choking on it all by yourself isnapos;t gonna help her out at all.

but anyways, i just feel horrible. She is such a sweet girl- i canapos;t believe guys are such utter... Assholes. I wish i had stronger words for this.

so that was friday- saturday i got up early with some of the BBC members to go to joannapos;s fabrics to get some stuff for cloaks. I couldnapos;t find anything at all. Or at least nothing i was in love with- so i may have to wait a bit on the cloak front. Samapos;s boyfriend alex drove us there and back- ughh iapos;ve sooo had it with the sketchy boyfriends here at hollins. Itapos;s like the girls here are so desperate weapos;d pick anyone to just bring on home. First off, alex was just sketchy. He twitched a lot. But not in a something-is-medically-wrong-with-me way. More like a iapos;m-a-junkie-and-i-need-my-fix sort of way. It freaked me out. And lastly, he was the worst driver EVER he almost ran a red light at the busiest, deadliest intersection we stopped right in the MIDDLE of traffic jamie and i were squeezing each otherapos;s hands and grabbing the OSH((oh-shit-handle)) and murmuring sweet prayers of salvation. I was THISclose to walking. He would do three lane changes without a second thought, let alone a signal. He was just an idiot and thank god i survived.

he showed up to the otaku party too that night. Sooo many freshmen showed up, it was really fun. And we ate through two whole bowls of puppy chow i helped make earlier that afternoon. I was so angry because more than half the otaku girls left to go play a stupid dungeons and dragons game ((and iapos;m pissed at zel for scheduling it during the BIGGESTevent otaku does a year)). It was just pointless to have this meet-the-otaku-party for the freshmen when, erm, NONETHERE amy and i stayed the whole time, so did jesus ((niki)), senator squiggles ((sarah)), kichan and corinne. And poor kichan is our president and therefore ended up paying for all of it out of her own pocket. No one even offered to help i just got mad because we do a "donate to hillaryapos;s birthday fund" but we canapos;t do anything for the hall. Itapos;s just selfish shit. It makes me soooo angry.

but we still had a good time. There was tons of food ((mmm puppy chow)) and i ended up playing a game called munchkins ((makes fun of dungeons and dragons- itapos;s sooo much fun)) and scrabble. Amy and i cannot play board games i deceided- she gets vicious and rather bitchy. I got 30 points for the word apos;prixapos; which she fought me to the death wasnapos;t a word. And when i found it on dictionary.com she was like "um, dictionary.com is bullshit. Weapos;re going by oxford." and then kichan and corinne were like "nah- weapos;re okay with it" and finally, i just let it go because she was being deceidedly bitchy and i wasnapos;t gonna deal with it. Oh- and guess who won?x_X

the freshmen played a massive game of apples to apples. It was quite cute. And we had ddr too, which is always good fun, but everyoneapos;s mat was falling apart and not registering. So after awhile, i got tired of failing when i wasnapos;t, so i quit.

and today, i wasnapos;t feel good at all, being still sore from kemp on friday ((oh yeah i went to a remedial kempo course for about two hours with amy on friday- a bunch of white belts were there reviewing so amy and i jumped on in. I felt so badass in my purple belt. Also- i can do one-step rolls and side rolls and it makes me feel like a force to be reckoned with)) and i slept in till 12. I got lunch, made two cds for trey ((called apos;the night beforeapos; and apos;the morning afterapos; because i couldnapos;t narrow it down any less than 39 songs)) and now iapos;m updating this. Iapos;m just really tired. I have a shit ton of spanish homework to do, but i really just donapos;t feel like it, though i need to feel like it quickly, or iapos;ll be in trouble. Iapos;ve also got to write a poem for class thatapos;s due tomorrow involving a bunch of repetition but i havenapos;t been able to channel my poet-anya-powers lately. I dunno why.

i also have been watching a ton of pushing daisies. I just love that show.

mary-keith is STILL in my room. I need to talk with her but i keep putting it off when sheapos;s here and then burning to confront her when sheapos;s gone. I just get so sick of her pretending like itapos;s HERroom. I mean, honestly- i was just trying to be a nice person and let her stay in my spare bed because her room was disgusting. Mold everywhere. But itapos;s FIXEDnow. And everytime i ask her if sheapos;s checked her room out to see if its livable, sheapos;s always like "um, i dunno. I havenapos;t gone yet." so itapos;s like GO go look at it

itapos;s not like i donapos;t like her- i do. Sheapos;s a sweetheart. But seriously, sheapos;s really starting to grate on my nerves. She just invites anyone over in here when iapos;m not around and it bothers me that people feel perfectly comfortable being in MYroom with MYstuff without ME and still feel totally fine as long as their with MK. And that just annoys me. And i miss being able to talk on the phone whenever and shut the goddamn overhead lights off ((sheapos;s doing all these insane art projects)). I dunno.

what really set me off was yesterday, before the party ((she was one of the girls who left pretty fucking early to do- what? oh thatapos;s right. NOTHING. Because why meet your obligation as an otaku member when you can simply be a lazy arse?)), she invited a bunch of people ((that i do know and love, yes)) into my room and then SHUTand LOCKEDthe door. Ummm... Excuse me? MYROOM. And when i confronted her rather nicely about it, she was like bashing this one freshman ((who is rather enthusiastic about life)) and i just donapos;t want to put up with that sort of thing. I was mostly upset because they were all apparently "hiding" from this girl, but whatever. Itapos;s just stupid and she DOEShave her own room. Which i KNOWwas taken care of.

just...GROWL.

OH and last night, i went to bed talking to trey around 1:30 and she came in and woke me up at 2:30 my door clearly said "anyar is asleep" and she still thinks this her room enough to just waltz on in. Sorry, mapos;dear. You cannot. It pisses me off.

she has been uber kind though and been helping me with my spanish. I just am annoyed.

but yes.

i am coming home for fall break for testing. Thatapos;s about it on that front. Iapos;m getting a new phone too. I dunno what yet- probably the new sidekick or the blackberry curve, because i donapos;t think my current sidekick can last all the way till the 22nd for the new G1. But yes..

i really do have a good deal of homework to do. ::sigh::

anyways, i should go and get ready for BBC.

i love you both and miss you like crazy.

blessed be,

anya
mutsu apples, mutsu apple trees, mutsu apple, mutsu, mutsje.

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Urban Mobility Study, examining the fuel (and time) commuters waste because of congestion. The study, based on 2005 data (the most recent available), measures how many hours and gallons of fuel are wasted per individual commuterwhether that commuter is traveling by car, rail, bus or other form of motorized transportationduring peak commute times.
Overall, traffic congestion costs the U.S. economy $78 billion a year, wasting 2.9 billion gallons of fuel and robbing commuters of 4.2 billion hours, the study found. Here are the top 10 most wasteful cities in the country for commuters, based on fuel usage, according to the institute:

10. Detroit
Why would this city known as the symbol of the U.S. auto industry give drivers and the environment such a hard time in the form of complicated commuting? The institute says rush-hour congestion in the Motor City wastes 35 gallons of fuel and 54 hours per traveler per year. As for public transit alternatives, residents are limited to buses and a small downtown rail loop.

9. San Jose
Congestion wastes 38 gallons of fuel per traveler each year and 54 hours of time in this urban center south of San Francisco. City officials are considering a plan aimed at easing congestion that would extend the Bay Area Rapid Transit system from Fremont to San Jose to form a loop around the Bay Area.
8. Riverside- San Bernardino
Each commuter in this California agglomeration east of Los Angeles loses 40 gallons of fuel and 49 hours of time every year to traffic jams. This area also has one of the nation's most costly commutes, because its gas prices are among the highest in the country, according to a May study by Forbes.com.

7. Dallas - Fort Worth
Congestion in this sprawling Texas city robs each commuter of 40 gallons of fuel and 58 hours of time each year. However, more commuters are turning to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail as fuel prices climb. As of April, the number of light-rail commuters had climbed 9 percent over the previous year.

6. Houston
Congestion in this sprawling Texas city robs each commuter of 40 gallons of fuel and 58 hours of time each year. However, more commuters are turning to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail as fuel prices climb. As of April, the number of light-rail commuters had climbed 9 percent over the previous year.

5. Washington, D.C
Gridlock claims 43 gallons of fuel per traveler per year in the nation's capital. Commuters already spend a long time on the road driving into the U.S. capital and back out again from the nearby Virginia and Maryland suburbs. But peak-time congestion adds a whopping 60 wasted hours to their annual commute. The good news? Washington's Metro, which is fairly extensive, offers residents a mass-transit alternative.
4. San Diego
This California city ties with Atlanta at 44 gallons of wasted fuel a year, while the average commuter loses 57 hours stuck in traffic three less than in Atlanta. City officials are pushing for an express train line that would run between Los Angles and San Diego as part of a plan to ease congestion.
3. Atlanta

Commuters here lose 60 hours a year on average and waste 44 gallons of fuel a year, the institute says. Extensive highway construction and road work throughout town this summer will leave commuters idling away even more time and gas as they wait in traffic.

2. San Francisco

Commuters lose an average of 60 hours a year to delays and waste 47 gallons each because of congestion as they work their way over the roads and crowded bridges of this Northern California city. The good news? The Bay Area has one of the better public-transit systems in the country, with options for commuting by ferry, bus, subway and rail.
1. Los Angeles
When it comes to wasteful commuting, this sprawling Southern California megalopolis wins by a mile. Congestion keeps every commuter stuck in traffic an extra 72 hours a year and annually wastes 57 gallons of fuel per traveler, according to the study. That's 10 gallons more wasted per commuter than the No. 2 city on the list.

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This is a very important topic I feel I need to make everyone aware of even if you don't have children.

Poisonous House Plants. Take a look around your house? Have any plant in pots hanging around? Chances are you have poisonous plants in your house. Should you get rid of them? I'll leave that question up to you but I will tell you that if anyone in your household should bite a leaf or cut a leaf and get the liquid in your eyes you will have a miserable time, it can even cause death.

An incident happened a few days ago with my girlfriend's little boy. Her little boy came crying to get pointing at his mouth and at the plant they had in their house. At first she didn't know what was wrong because he could not talk. Then she saw a bite on the plant but really could not figure out what the deal was. This is where it's important to know what kind of plants you have in your house. So she saw the bite on the plant leaf and she tasted the leaf with her tongue. She suffered the same effect. At the time she had not idea what the heck was the problem with the plant. It's been 2 days and she still feeling light effects.

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so here we are in Germany, a small town/ village called Hoisdorf next to Grosshansdorf. It's very pretty and we have a beautiful 60 square meter holiday apartment that is to die for. And...as you can see... internet YIPPIE!!!

The trip was fine, we made it from Switzerland to Frankfurt to stay with our friend Carsten, made it in time to head over with him to friends for a BBQ. was fun but a late night. It was after one by the time we got to bed and we didn't leave his place till noonish.

The trip up from Frankfurt to hamburg was a little more adventurous as some stupid bitch quite literally tried to run us off the road. It was a very scary moment. She tried to over take us from the right ( which is forbidden) and almost succeeded in side-bashing us while driving up the small truck in front of her. It's the first time I have given a driver the finger ( also against the law on german roads) but I was so angry and so shaken she missed the car by no more than an inch. After that I couldn't settle in the car at all every time something caught the corner of my eye I flinched. I'm a nervous passanger at the best of times and at speed of 140- 180 km/h things happen fast and furious. Anyway we made it to the holiday apartment around 6ish.

The owner is a lovely woman who had made the place a delight to enter, there was bottled water in the fridge, after eight chocolates and a nice bottle of wine ( still to be opened), the place is bright and airy, unbelievably clean and when the per week cost is broken down it comes to 50- euro a night internet included. We have a huge kitchen with all the luxuries ( dishwasher, microwave, full ceramic stove, full oven, coffee maker, kettle, toaster...and so on.) It also comes with the smallest washing machine I have ever seen. I'm so pleased.

So we arrived, unpacked then our other friends Karsten Bianc came to fetch us for another BBQ. After eating we watched Germany lose the Euro 2008 championship to Spain. (Rightly so Spain played the better game) We got home late and I promptly had to iron a shirt because my husband is a ( insert annoyed wife words here) and was going to drive to an important meeting in a wrinkly shirt.

Monday morning we were up early as he had to drive to Holland for meetings and I always get up with him but Monday, aside from getting out at lunch time with Bianca to go shopping for groceries and lunch, I spent most of the day sleeping. Travelling wears me out, allergies wear me out, life wears me out right now.

Today I went for a small walk/run listening to William Gibson's Neuromancer, but by the time I got back to the apt my allergies had kicked in again. Yay for benedril. Downside to this stuff is it makes me sleepy. Upshot is my heart stopped making a fuss ( skipped beats,racing pulse - normal for peri menopausal women and yes I've had it checked-normal but a bit fast), downside is I need new running shoes because mine feel flat and are ancient.

Serious down side to today is the small round spot of strangel raw looking skin I have discovered on my elbow. It looks suspiciously like the same weird patch of odd skin I had to have removed off my nose. Actinic Keratosis, pre cancerous cells that form scaly skin and usually come from sun exposure. I am not impressed by this but hopefully we can get it sorted out when we get back to switzerland.

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Okay, here's the burning question of the day: plants in the house, real or fake, yes or no?
Oooooo I can see the controversy starting now.
Remember the fab queen Chistopher Lowell? Sure you do - he was the LA actor/dceorator who had a TV show on for at least five years. It had the energy of Pee Wee's Playhouse. He was always screaming YOU CAN DO IT! He was very successful and started a product empire of books, furniture, accents, paint.
Why I mention him, is that he always used alot of plants in his schemes. Usually ones with fronds that he could uplight for effect.
Lots of people like the look of plants in the house. So much so that there are millions of fake ones up the yin yang.
I do not like plants in the house (or silk flowers - that's another story...)
Two exceptions: The Christmas tree, and an orchid plant.
I prefer fresh cut flowers. At one time I liked huge bouquets of dried hydrangea, but I got over that too.
Big showy plants in the house always remind me of a model home display.
My designer friend Michael sneaks a bunch of silk Rununculus into his living room once in awhile. The way he displays them is small and simple, and you have to touch them to make sure. He also uses a fake purple Phael orchid plant on the front porch of his Key West home, and people who pass by often comment on how gorgeous it is. Of course he cackles. Of course I tease him about his poor white trash upbringing, and the thousands of dollars he gets from his clients for giving them good design advice.
My point is, that if you like fake plants or flowers in your house, nothing I say will sway you from using them. But you can use them sparingly, and maybe have a chance of it looking okay.
So c'mon people, answer the burning question, plants in the house, yes or no.

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