first photo of the new year and of course it's gonna be of me!

Happy New Year One and All.

Didn't get a chance to update yesterday because I woke up at 1pm. The odd thing was that I went to bed at 10:30pm the night before. Then got up briefly at 7am but then crawled back into bed at 9am. And hence my 1pm wake up call. Blame it on my drug of choice, Excedrin PM.

Then it happened again today except that I woke up at 9:20am - 10 minutes before Kickboxing class. Ah, forget it. I'm getting shin splints anyway. I attribute this to old age or perhaps the fear of being on the road when most everyone's alcohol level in their blood surpasses their IQ. I guess it's that dreaded fear of not being able to make it to the next year because someone rams their car into you like the jaws of the recycling machine. And you know how that story goes, you either fly up to heaven or down to hell and they walk away without a scratch on them. In fact, I was out on the road on New Year's Eve picking up my Japanese take out food when I saw a bad accident on the local streets. And it was not even 8pm yet.

No thanks. I'll stay in this year. Besides, I like watching Kouhaku every year and seeing all those Japanese pop stars get all dolled up. Too bad I conked out before things got interesting though.

Anyway, it's the New Year and this coming Saturday will be the second time I'll be watching my niece. I went to help out with her a few weeks back and after spending a good 7 hours with her, I really have to hand it to all those mothers out there. My back was aching, my arms were tired, and needless to say, I slept like....a baby that night. It was nice spending time with her but I'm not so sure if motherhood is for me or not. I still stand firm on the fact that I won't be having a child but then I began thinking about - if I don't have a kid, then Jasmine won't have any cousins! Oh the horror. But taking care of a child is a full time responsibility and after spending some time with her, I'm pretty sure I'm not ready for one at all. It only confirmed my decision. But that's not to say that I don't like that little monkey because I really like to spend more time with her. She's my niece afterall.

The other problem is...where am I going to get the sperm from? ;P Heh.

So this Saturday, I'm going to babysit while my brother and SIL go out to catch a movie. But you know what that means at my house right?

+ = oodles of chaos

Well, we'll see how that goes. My dog has always reigned supreme at my house and it will be my first time seeing how she handles a baby in the house. Should be....interesting. I better buy lots of dog treats before Saturday.

Aside from that, life is quiet on the homefront. And that's the way I like it. Oh yes, I got my haircut today from a different salon because I wanted to try someplace different. The gal turned me into DragonBallZ.

Gonna go try out that mochi recipe that Donna wrote about. I even went to Marukai today just to buy some Kinako and Mochi. Yum! Will let you know how successful it turns out.

OH and for those who click click clicked away on Jaycine's site trying to find the Masturbation entry, she was kind enough to upload it for me again HERE. So yes, go give her those 300 hits again. :P And don't tell me you didn't click because she told me ALL of you have been hitting her site like mad!

I'm out.