Most random...

How did it get to be Sunday night again already? Where do the weekends go? And equally as important -- what on earth had me so busy last week? Isn't it odd when you're going going going and at the end of it all, you don't really have much to say about all of it?

Here, then, are some random snippets from my brain.

• I did, indeed, get to meet Jon this week, while he was in the area on business. Yay! After I managed to get him slightly lost (he got himself a little more lost after that) with my overly-elaborate-yet-a-tad-unclear directions to one of my favorite bars, we had Sidecars and Indian food and then more cocktails and lots of laughs. I was having so much fun I didn't realize how late it was until I got home. Oopsie. At least I didn't get him lost on his way back to BART, since I walked with him over there.

• I was back at my alma mater this week to speak to some students who aspire to work in my field...and boy, did I feel old when I realized that in May, it will have been 20 years since I graduated from college. TWENTY. Since COLLEGE. Oh. My. GOD. And there's been enough new construction on campus in those two decades (!!) that I didn't recognize much about the area I was in. Wild, especially since I lived on that campus for four semesters. It was also interesting to hear these idealistic students talk about my industry. Ahh, yes... I remember thinking that way too...

• If you should come across a documentary about men in hula on public television ("Na Kamalei: Men of Hula"), I highly recommend watching it. I went to a packed screening Friday night, and it was really great. It features the teacher who taught my teacher, so my halau (hula school) made up a large part of the audience. It made me want to bust my ass even more so I can try to come somewhere close to making it look as easy as the guys in the film do.

• You know your hormones are wigging when you get teary-eyed at the end of an episode of MTV's "Made."

• Behold the replacement for the clock from hell. This one has a very dimly-lit face, so I don't have the urge to bury it (or toss it out the window) just so I can sleep. It also allows me to set the alarm for Monday through Friday, so I don't have to remember to disable it for the weekends! What will they think of next? I can even wake up to my iPod, if I so choose.

• Look at the size of this tag:
  

These are the washing instructions for a new sweater I bought this week. And it's the longest fucking tag I've ever seen. It's even longer than my longest finger, and I have long fingers. All it says, really, is to hand wash the thing, inside out, to dry it flat, and iron it inside out. In three languages. It's ridiculous. And now it's in the trash.

• This is my new favorite website. It is NOT SAFE FOR WORK. I can't emphasize that enough. Don't even think about it. But it is soooo funny, I find myself shying away from drinking anything while perusing the latest postings. Otherwise, I'd be spitting all over my monitor.

• I think I'm going back to the laundry service that comes to me. Taking my stuff over to the nearest wash-and-fold joint didn't really save me much money, since they charge more per pound. Might as well make this as convenient as possible...

• I'm still not used to the time change. I keep thinking it's earlier than it is, and that's only going to get me in trouble in managing my time...and getting to bed when I should.

Random enough for ya?