"It don't Gitmo better!"

Ok, this is one of the most MESSED UP things I have read in a while (and figures it takes place in my favorite state: NY!). Coney Island amusement park has a new attraction that involves a man in a black hood, an orange jumpsuit, and water. Yup, you guessed it. It's called the " Waterboard Thrill Ride." What is WRONG with people?! I just don't get it...

So much to do... so little time...

I have been a rather sporadic blogger, I know. But unless I make a concerted effort to write a new post, it just doesn't happen. Work has been busy (thankfully!), and although life outside of work doesn't seem particularly exciting lately, the days still pass by quickly. I can't figure out where the time goes...?
In any case, here is a quick run-down of what I have been up to:

• Practicing my new guitar - this takes up the majority of my free time
• Running/working out in the gym - most of this is done in the wee hours of the morning (what some might call the "cri-z-z-z-ack of dawn!")
• Reading - I pretty much only read while on the eliptical these days
• Playing with N's Mac - I keep saying I am going to get a MacBook, but I want to make sure it does everything I am looking for in a laptop (I am VERY impressed with it!)
• Baking - my officemates always appreciate that one... =P
• Laundry - it seems like the more I work out, the more often I have to do laundry
• Reading/watching the news - preparing for the upcoming oral boards
• Checking out USAJobs.com (in case the oral boards don't go so very well -always gotta have a backup plan!) ;-)
• Hanging with friends - only really on weekends, but my weekends are BOOKED for like the next month and a half!

So, yeah... that's my life in a nutshell.

Oh, in other news... The landscaping in our front yard was just finished the other day, so I will post a picture as soon as I find batteries for my camera (or I recharge the ones currently in the camera). It actually looks nice... nothing like the jungle it was!