it really bugs me when people don't give up their seat on bart...not to me, but to other people who need one. if i'm seated, i always try to pay attention to who's just entered and if they need my seat - either an elderly person or a pregnant woman or anyone who seems to have a foot/leg problem. sometimes i have even gone overboard - thought this one guy was walking funny, so i immediately got up and asked if he wanted to sit down, but he was fine so he just looked at me like i was weird for offering...anyway, i'm just sick of being the only one to offer my seat to others. everyone else is too busy on their damn iphones or kindles...seriously, there were fit men and people younger than me just sitting in their seats by the doors - you know, the seats with the sign that says something like 'please make these seats available for the elderly'...and none of them got up when this older woman who was sick entered. so i had to do it. it wasn't a big deal, but i'm just annoyed that i have to do this all the time...those other people, they were sitting for a long time. i had only been sitting for 1 stop. i was tired, damn it. but this woman was way worse than me. i didn't mind giving up my seat...i just stood and glared at the men sitting across from where i was who didn't bother to offer. i was hoping they'd feel a little guilty, but honestly don't even think they noticed or thought anything of it. guys are so un-chivalrous these days... posted at 11:48 PM | 0 comments

my mom's uncle still hasn't heard back...apparently they like to take their sweet time with these things... posted at 10:23 PM | 0 comments

i don't know what to do with myself...whenever people ask me what i've been up to aside from work, i have nothing. "you're just at home most of the time?" yup.

and yet, despite being at home most of the time, i don't get anything done around here. it's pretty sad.

people don't understand, and i don't have a good explanation for it. it just is the way it is. and there are times when i am fine with that. and there are other times when i am not fine with it but still don't do anything about it. i might try for a little while, but then i give up just as quickly. so...i don't know what to do. posted at 12:41 PM | 0 comments

so my mom's uncle never heard back from immigration last month...he spoke with them and found out the person who was supposed to review his file didn't get a chance to do so because she had some more urgent work that came up. but now he's supposed to hear by this friday. i'm hoping he gets it, for everyone's sake. it has just been an incredibly annoying situation for everyone. i think my mom's going to pass out from exhaustion as soon as they all head back to india.

i don't know what my excuse is for being so exhausted though...i really need to force myself to go to bed earlier. posted at 11:40 PM | 0 comments

been too tired to write lately because i've been up watching the olympics way too late every night...not crazy about nbc airing this stuff so late, especially on the west coast. really makes no sense to me - seems like they could easily start at 7 instead of 8, so that it would be done by 11-ish instead of 12-ish. but anyway. figure skating seems to be much better this year than it has been in a while...loved evan lysacek, so happy for him. weir as well - even though he didn't medal, that is the best i have seen him skate in a long time and i think he was not scored as highly as he should have been. felt bad for belbin and agosto...it seemed like they lost not because of skating but because their programs just sucked this season. no idea who chose them and why. the top 2 teams were really amazing though. watching the ladies tonight, still missing michelle kwan...and so sick of everyone grabbing their blades. i know they get points for that, but enough already.

other than the figure skating...watched some skiing and snowboarding, and my favorite, apolo ohno. still love him. too bad he slipped. hoping he gets one or two more medals though. posted at 10:33 PM | 0 comments

my hip is much better today. i somehow managed to sleep on my back the entire night...i usually end up my right side, but that's the side that was hurting me, so i was hoping to avoid putting pressure on it.

anyway, about to watch the opening ceremonies...sad start so far, hearing the news of the death...i was shocked when i heard about it. i mean, it's the olympics...you'd think they'd have everything set up and checked many times and made as safe as possible... posted at 7:38 PM | 0 comments

i wonder if there's a FML-type site for people to complain about sucky things that happen when you get older. this morning, i woke up with *really* bad pain in my hip. what the hell?!?! i am 32, not 82!

i could barely brush my teeth because it hurt so much. thought it would be ok after i took a shower, but it wasn't. i had to really struggle to get dressed...took me forever to put on my socks and shoes. walking was tricky...my street is pretty steep and going downhill hurt a lot. once onto flatter land, i was for the most part ok walking slowly, but every now and then if i inadvertently moved my leg a certain way i got a shooting pain. it even hurt to breathe sometimes. anyway, after i got to work, ate something, and took a tylenol, it got a little better. but the pain is still sort of there, so i'm worried about how tomorrow morning will go...

anyway, i'm really excited about the olympics starting tomorrow!!! posted at 11:34 PM | 0 comments