life=countdown

i have realized lately that my life is all about countdowns. off the top of my head:

-19 minutes till i have to clock back in from my dinner break
-4 hours till i am off work and can start my much needed weekend
-12 days till my 30th birthday
-4 weeks left of work
-48 days left in this country

see what i mean? and that is just sitting down and thinking for about a second.

accomplishments for this week:
-sent off my application for the CAOP exam to new zealand
-sent off my english exemption form to the nz pharmacy council
-sent off the request for another letter of good standing to be sent from the california board of pharmacy to the nz pharmacy council (pain in my arse!!!)
-set up dental appointment for hubby and myself with dr. mike (he's going to shocked that i actually have insurance now. i have been his longstanding charity case for years now!)
-got my haircut today (needed this desperately, even mike was complaining that i was a hairy monster!!)
-got a very small amount of studying done (make that very, very, very small)
-caught up with an old friend of mine (not the best circumstances, but it was great nonetheless)
-got a new backpack to tote all my studying materials in (note to self: donate old backpack)
-saw tropic thunder prescreening with mike and his work buddies (much better than i thought it was going to be. i laughed my ass off!)

not accomplished this week: making it to the gym more than twice. i had good intentions, and the week started out well. went running monday after work, did the eliptical before work on wednesday...added bonus that mikey went there with me. really wanted to go today, but got my hair done instead. i should have gone after that, or after lunch or something, but went to the bookshop to study for a little bit. i was being productive, right?!?! we did go and look at some beach cruisers yesterday before we went for our weekly sushi fix. i think there are pretty cool, but not sure if i really want to commit to having another bike...even though my mountain bike is full of rust and in pretty bad shape. i look at it, and it screams "TUNE UP!"

things i need to accomplish next week:

-get our return tickets home from seattle in september
-order our tickets for "O"
-shop for clothes and shoes to bring to nz
-finish packing our stuff in uniform-sized boxes
-organize my jewelry
-clean

so, how 'bout them olympics?!? i have been staying up way too late this week watching michael phelps swim, and the not-exactly-16-year-old chinese girls vs. the usa gymnastics. kinda keeping up with beach volleyball, some synchronized diving. i have been entertained by it all, which is strange b/c i haven't watch since 1996. but now, i can bulls**t about phelps' gold medals with the best of 'em. yes, i know he has to eat 12,000 calories a day and he watches the planet earth series during his downtime. hahaha.