Back from Oblivion

So I hope this to be the beginning of a new cycle of blogging.  I've been somewhat lax on the blog front lately...with good reason.  A stress extravaganza invaded my life for about 2 months but I am slowly getting out from under the oppression.  One huge part of my life the last month or so was studying for the darn PE exam.  I took that anxiety-generating test this past Friday and I am looking forward to taking back control of my life now.  Enter blog.

So some random thoughts/comments:

1) One thing I've been putting off lately is I have this whole watch issue.  I usually buy a new watch once the battery runs out because...well, it's sorta my thing.  Well, when my last watch battery died, I was unhappy with the available selection at the time (ugly and trendy and the sort).  So I thought I would just buy a cheap Target watch.  It lasted for a bit but it decided to attack me.  Gave me a rash.  I threw it away, of course, and subsequently went watchless for a month (I got really tired of looking at my wrist seconds before I realized it was futile).  I decided that I would use my new found freedom to actually break down and replace the batteries in all of my old watches (4 or so, although I think some are hiding).  Unfortunately, only two worked with the new batteries.  But now I have a working watch again...two watches even.  That'll do until my favorite brand of watch gets un-trendy and pretty again.

2) Driving home today after a run with Carrie, I passed a sign on I-70 flashing info on upcoming construction.  I don't remember the details because I really wasn't paying close attention to the sign (I think I was passing at the time).  But the glimpse I caught of it made me think I was imaging things so I looked again.  "4-11-11 THREW 6-1-11"  Seriously, I wish I could've taken a picture.  I know typos are common on those things but it was the first one I've ever seen myself.  It amused me deeply.

3) In the midst of a particularly stress-filled week, I decided to buy a new cell phone to cheer me up a little: EVO 4G.  Denver has some Sprint 4G and Best Buy had a white color option and nothing coming out anytime soon this year appealed to me (3D phones now?  Really??).  It's got a 4.3 inch screen...way too big but I'm getting used to it.  It has a kickstand for when you watch movies and stuff but it's more of a novelty to me...don't think I will ever use it.  By the way, I tried the whole 4G experience just once...at a Rockies game.  OMG, it is very fast.  Watched the last seconds of a Final Four game live streaming over 4G.  Crazy, I tell you.  Don't use it much though...drains the battery, but it's still very cool.  Oh and the phone has a fast processor...I can take a picture so fast, it's actually worth it to try and pull it out for a quick shot.

4) Woohoo!! It's baseball season!  Go Rockies (and Astros even if it's a rebuilding year...again)!

5) Going through my old phone, I found this picture (kinda fuzzy...sorry) I took during my first trip to ER...while I was still able to be amused by hospital stuff.  It made me giggle.  Of course, later it wasn't so funny...well sorta.