still here

i wrote a post yesterday afternoon. it was all melodramatic about how it was thursday and there was never again to be a new episode of friends. it also covered some more real-life/important topics. for some unkown reason, it would not post itself. in any case, i apologize for my negligence to our blog.

now it is friday and tomorrow is the day to get to see my sister!! i have gone a whole three weeks or some ungodly amount of time such as that without seeing her and i miss her. drive safely, pril.

i went to the movie "troy" tonight with tiffany and jodi from work. nancy was supposed to be there also, but her granddaughter was sick and she needed to get home. the movie was quite good although it was also quite bloody. maybe you could say it was bloody good. it was fun to see agamemnon, odysseus, helen, hector and the others i have read about "in person."

we needed "normal" blood samples at work today - to validate new instruments and new lots of reagents and the like. we put up posters and offered prizes to those who allowed us to draw their blood. some of the samples were supposed to be "abnormals" for lactic acid (that's what builds up and causes your muscles to burn when you exercise) and so the people that were willing to fatigue their muscles before being drawn were given extra prizes. so, tiffany and i ran up and down the stairs several times and then drew each other's blood and then got free ice cream coupons for the cafeteria, as well as low-carb hershey's bars with soy crispy things and a little heart charm thingy. in any case, it was a good time and we got some free food out of the deal.