Bags on Wheels

What is the deal with bags on wheels?

The trend of carting around your stuff on wheels is really starting to piss me off. As a frequent commuter riding public transit during peak hours, bags on wheels (i.e. wheeled suitcases, rollie bags, whatever you want to call it) is where I direct my hateful thoughts. Bags on wheels are a hazard. Not only do they roll over people, but they are always carted around by commuters who stand right in the middle of the walkways, forcing others to step around or over their luggage. Now I understand that some people need to use these bags because of back problems, shoulder problems, etc. But take it from someone with tendinitis in both shoulders and scoliosis and still carries work necessities on my shoulder each day without a problem: it's not that big of a deal, you wuss (for those of you who believe that carrying around my stuff has created my health problems, you could not be more wrong). And if your bodily troubles are so bad that you can not bear to carry a pack around, maybe mass transit isn't for you. I can arrange transportation for you in a really nice short bus that will come right to your house! But overall, I think people who say they use rollie bags because of health concerns are, you know, lying.

So to all of you commuters who use a bag on wheels, let it be known that if you roll your rollie bag over or even near my foot, it is getting kicked and/or stepped on. You have been warned.

10 Things That Rocked My Weekend

10. I left work early on Friday, so my weekend began a little earlier than most peoples.

9. Thanksgiving is less than a week away...Thanksgiving is only the greatest holiday on earth.

8. I’m one step closer to finishing my Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving...damn those crazy Christmas shoppers.

7. I saw "Stranger Than Fiction" and was pleasantly surprised that I liked it.

6. I bought Sim City 4, which has been on my wish list for awhile now. My head is still spinning from creating Awesomeville, the best town to live in...happiness guaranteed.

5. I bought a new fleece jacket. I LOVE fleece.

4. I attended Rod Hsiao’s campaign victory party, and received a few gifts of appreciation.

3. I ate very well on Saturday. Walnut prawns, spring rolls with peanut sauce, gyros, and a big slice of chocolate rum cake...only to name a few.

2. I received a great massage on Sunday to relieve all my stress. :)

1. I got to spend the weekend with my best friend.

I had an awesome weekend!

Survey (III)

I don’t know what it is about these personality surveys that are so addicting. I like to fill these stupid things out and then see what you all have to say. But anyway, as most of you know, if I get these email surveys more than twice via email, then I must post it on my blog. So here you go...

About Me

Height: 5’3”

Color: um...I’m assuming this means hair color...in which case, dark brown

Piercing: None

Tattoos: None

Right now

Time: 8:14 AM

Mood: Excited

Taste: Sweet

Weather: Gloomy

Bad habit: I eat too much sugar

Current crush: hmm...I don’t think I have one right now

Biggest regret: There are just too many

Perfume(s): Soap

Thing I want to do: Eat

Favorite

TV show: It used to be Friends...but now I’m not home enough to watch TV

Book: I want to read The Devil Wears Prada but I haven’t gotten around to it

Non alcoholic drink: Strawberry Lemonade

Milk drink: Tapioca Milk Tea

Brand: I’m not really a brand girl

Color: Blue

Emblem: Superman

Perfume: Light Blue

Designer: Don’t have one

Chocolate: Twix

Have I Ever

Broken the law: Yes

Misused credit card: No

Skipped school: Yeah

Fell asleep in the shower/bath: No

Had children: No

Been in love: Yes

Been hurt: Yes

Random

Have a job: Yes

My CD player has what in it right now: I don’t listen to CDs anymore

If I were a crayon, the color: Royal Blue

What makes me happy: Going on a vacation and eating lots of sugar

When/What Was the Last

I got a real letter: CA State Senator Leland Yee about 3 days ago

Got an email: Anne about a minute ago

Thing I purchased: Lotion from Target

TV program I watched: I can’t remember...I don’t really watch TV anymore

Movie I saw in the theaters: I’m not much of a movie person

Hugged: Anne on Wednesday after a meeting

Place I was an hour ago: At home

Song heard: Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack”

Phone call: I talked to Rod last night

Was depressed: About 3 weeks ago

What Comes to Mind When I Hear

Car: I want a BMW...but will settle for a Lexus

Murder: um...

Cape: I want one

Cell: Don’t call me

Fun: Need a vacation

Shoe: My New Balance shoes that I’m not allowed to wear to work

Crush: Must look good in a suit

Music: Rock

Love: The best feeling ever

Chalk: A good source of calcium

Blue Power

Hats off to the Democrats!!! With Election Day behind us, Democrats are celebrating this morning.

Democrats picked up at least 28 seats in the House (only needing 15 to gain a majority) with the reins of control going to San Francisco’s Nancy Pelosi (first woman Speaker of the House...who would have guessed). And control of the Senate hangs in the balance of Virginia and Montana – which for right now, is too close to call (I foresee a big battle brewing). And, news just in, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld just resigned after six years with the Bush team (this day keeps getting better and better). All hail the Democrats!!!

Locally, I would just like to say it’s a great day for me. Congratulations to State Senator Leland Yee and San Mateo County Board of Education Trustee Rod Hsiao.

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