What celebrity do YOU look like?

So, I went to this website that analyzes what celeb you like like:

URL=http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php?s=1%26u=g0%3C=EN

It said I look like John Cusack. Hmmm...Just what I was wanting to hear....

I really love Christmas break. I get 2 whole weeks to do whatever I want. Today I slept until 2pm. I haven't done that since 1998. Really. I think part of it is that I'm taking pain meds from a surgery I had on Monday. Funny how pain strikes you more at night.

It's so weird being on the other end of the OR. I'm used to being the one helping the patient move over, putting chest leads on them, etc...and this time I was the patient. I've always heard that medical people make the worst patients, so I made a real effort to NOT be annoying. I think the only obnoxious thing I said was after being given Versed and was feeling loopy. I told the CRNA that I'm a runner and have a resting heart rate in the 50's. I'm sure everyone around got a kick out of that, and she probably rolled her eyes. Actually, I just didn't want her to think I was getting bradycardia and give me atropine, so I was really just giving her health information. All the nurses at this private hospital were so nice, and they are have been nice when I've been there for other things. I can't really judge their competence level, but as far as patient care goes, I'd give them an A+. I guess I'm so used to the nurses at university hospital that I forgot how much better nursing in the private sector is. There are good nurses at university, but I definitely believe they are in the minority.

I can't believe it's almost Christmastime. I never did any Christmas-y things this year, except play in my band's Christmas concert last week. I haven't even been to the mall. I did all my Christmas shopping online this year. As a result, I've managed to keep my sanity. This year has just been different. I was preoccupied with buying a new car and then my surgery, that Christmas just sort of came out from nowhere. My boyfriend went to Portland, OR yesterday to spend time with his sister, so I'm really just hanging out with my family. One cool thing is that a friend of mine, Tracie, from undergrad is in town and we are going to go to a hocky game Christmas night. I can't wait to see her. We haven't seen each other since 1998. We lost touch, and come to find out, she was serving in Iraq for awhile then living in Germany. She and her family just moved to Virginia Beach, and she came home for a visit. Tracie and I go way back. We met one summer in high school while working at White Water, then we both ended up attending the same music school and became really good friends. She plays a mean bassoon! Anyway, she's kind of my kindred spirit. If I was a lesbian, she is definitely the type of person I would date. I even told her that one time and she took it as a complement (because she understands me and knew what I meant).

Merry Christmas Eve!

Well, any remorse I felt over giving up my Camry is gone. I love my new car! I have however, developed a certain paranoia about parking close to people and driving in lots of traffic. I just need to get the first dent out of the way so I'll quit worrying about not getting a dent.

I finally got finished Christmas shopping today. I bought everything online except my niece's gifts, which I got tonight. Online shopping is the best! Plus, everyone in my family makes a Christmas list, so that makes online shopping even easier because I can look for the best price.

Tomorrow I'm going to sleep in, make some cookies, and finish my nephew's Christmas present that I'm working on for him.

Well I haven't been much of a blogger lately. I've not been very busy and nothing really blog-worthy has happened until this week. The saga of my 12 year old camry came to an end today. I traded it in for a brand spankin' new 2006 Honda Accord Coupe V6-EX. I was going to wait and buy it in July when I actually have a job, but my late camry began a new leak of antifreeze this week and the boyfriend informed me that it's time. So, Monday night we went to the Honda dealership and I test drove the 4 cylinder accord coupe, then the V-6. Big mistake. As I told my brother earlier this week, "never test drive a car you cannot afford". I was in total love with the V-6. Not only is it super fast, it has XM radio and a navigational system! The very sad news for me was that the MSRP is over $29,000. No way could I afford those payment, especially right now living on students loans. However, it being December, the Honda people are wanting to sell cars so I got a few online quotes from some other places and then the boyfriend, aka...the Master Negotiator, used those quotes to get a better price. We got one Hell of a deal, and they also gave me almost double what my camry's blue book value is. (that $ 12 car wash it got really helped!)

However, black accord coupes with black leather interior are somewhat difficult to find, and one was finally found early today in Dallas so I didn't get my car until late tonight. It was dark, rainy, and cold- not the ideal circumstances to drive home your new car, but I was excited just the same. I did get teary eyed when I got out of my camry for the last time and double checked to make sure all my stuff was out. It was a great car for me and it never left me stranded. It ran today like it did the day I bought it. I'm sure if I shelled out the cash to fix all the little leaks that it would run another 168,000 miles, but in reality, the car isn't worth that much money, despite the good care I gave it. Plus, I need a reliable car. I can't have my car in the shop every month meanwhile missing school. My new car feels so strange-not like my camry. My camry felt like a comfy pair of jeans. My new accord feels like Sunday school. I guess I just don't deal with change well, but I know I'll get used to it and I'm sure soon enough it too will feel as comfy as pajamas.

Oh yeah, and today I finally sprung for a new mouse for my computer. Wow, what a difference $10 can make on lowering your frustration level.