How about you pay for me to come up there, and then I'll buy you some non-soup dinner!

Hmmm - we have different ideas about love. I also sort-of agree, and sort-of disagree about people. I know there are superficial people, who put on acts for different people. But, I also think there are plenty of people who are always themselves regardless of who they're around. For instance, I really don't think I'm a different person around different people. I think that's the reason why I don't get along with people from all walks of life. I will do things like try not to swear as often as norml around my parents out of respect for their religion, but respect for people I care about is a huge part of who I am, so I don't think that is acting any differently than I normally would act. I also think core personalities remain the same no matter what - even with the superficial people. Anyhow, I act the same everywhere, and it doesn't serve me well - I actually wish I could be a buttkisser, because it would serve me better at work.

All that said, I also think it's possible to love what you know of someone, and that part of love is sort of just jumping in, and just deciding to love everything about someone, or at least deal with it. But that's part of my loyalty thing.

There are arguments for and against the universe being physical or nonphysical (or metaphysical). So maybe we should just blend God and the universe into one, and start worshiping space. Frankly, though, I just prefer not to worship anything. Woot for laziness!

YOU MUST EAT A CUPCAKE! Or a pie, or a cake, or an eclair, or something! Come on! It's your birthday! Celebrate good times, come on!

Don't give up on Qatar if you'd like to go. You might also look into going to Dubai.

I got new medication for my shoulder today! Woot! And some for sleeping. I didn't want anything addictive, or that would make me walk around and talk to people without realizing it. He said the sleep medication he was giving me wouldn't do anything like that, but might give me cotton mouth. Whatevs - I can drink water, just as long as I get a good night's sleep, I'll be ok. And the pain medicine is in patch form, and it helps a bit with the sensitivity of my shoulder, and with my neck a bit (but the interior pain is still there). I'm wondering whether or not I could get medicinal marijuana if I move back to CA - I hear that it helps with nerve pain. I don't know if I'd want it, because I really am not into drugs, but at the same time, I'm really, really sick of being in pain every single second of the day.

YAY for being debt free! If I settle my lawsuit this year, I might be debt free too. Of course, spending that money on debt is depressing, but being debt-free is not depressing, so maybe it'll cancel itself out, and I'll just be ___________.

Write me back, foo!