So I’m (almost) caught up on sleep, and here are some random thoughts of mine for your holiday weekend:

- Last night at the gym, some woman was popping her gum repeatedly so loud, it sounded like someone was snapping their fingers right next to my ear.  Never mind the fact I had an iPod in and she was about 15 feet away, it was that loud.  I turned around to see who it was, and she was as annoying-looking as the sounds she was making:  Hot pink lipstick that was overapplied, eyebrows that looked like they were drawn on with a Sharpie, and skin-tight clothes that barely contained the 42LLL-sized beach balls she had installed on her chest. 
- You know the economy’s doing poorly when the Bob’s Big Boy across the street from your office closes down.
- Has anyone really listened to the lyrics of Death Cab for Cutie’s ”I Will Possess Your Heart”?  I’m not much of a Death Cab fan to begin with, but listening to the song again makes me realize how Ben Gibbard’s deceptively sweet voice and tender melodies are masking what is actually a pretty disturbing song that basically talks about a dude becoming obsessed with a girl and telling her how he will have her, no matter what she thinks.
- Strangely enough, there are people who still believe global warming is a myth.  I found out earlier this week that one of my bosses is apparently one of them.  Awkwaaaaaard… especially when you’re writing an article on a program to raise environmental awareness.
- Happy Fourth of July weekend to everyone.  To blatantly steal a line from one of my favorite radio stations, “Lighting firecrackers out of your ass might look cool on YouTube, but please don’t try it again this year.”