Burnt Popcorn & Underwear

Theoretically, I know how to work a microwave. I mean, I use one all the time. Frozen pancakes, frozen lasagna, frozen rice. I can make all of those. But popcorn? Well, at home I can make popcorn fine. Hit popcorn button - popcorn comes out great. But at work, it's another story. The popcorn button at work basically just doesn't work. It pops approximately 1/2 of your bag (which does not work for me, because when I'm eating popcorn I'm looking for volume). So, I've been experimenting to get it right and I just right now, this very second BURNED yet another bag of popcorn... I'm still eating it... but ugh. Can it really be that hard?

More news from the office - I have a good friend here (we'll call her Ponyo) who has recently been re-released onto the dating scene. Man can this girl date. There is a steady stream of large flower bouquets paraded into the reception area from her many, many suitors. But those flowers cannot compete with the guy who (WARNING - this is not PG) after an especially passionate night asked Ponyo if he could keep her underwear (which, by the way were new, cute and expensive). After some negotiating (I can only imagine what that entailed) she acquiesced and he kept the undies. Upon their next date, he presented her with a lovely wrapped package. She opened it up and found a brand new pair of the "souvenir" underwear. Let's just say that I found all parts of this story to be quite entertaining! I am a little in awe of Ponyo.

And lastly, I just got my haircut. My haircut girl (who I've been with for 7 years now) and I had a long and deep discussion about the ways my hair has changed recently due to the onslaught of gray coming... Seriously? Am I that old? And you know what the worst part was? I had A LOT to say. I found the conversation gripping. I evidently have no shortage of things to say about my hair. The good news - we're gonna figure this thing out. We're trying some new products. Some new color techniques. It'll be bouncy and shiny and new looking in no time!