coffee

well i think i'm packed. that actually didn't take as long as i expected which is worrisome.

i went out to sol latino with rhonda and isaac for dinner tonight. we had the special which was shrimp fajitas with shirley temples. it was pretty darn good. the funniest thing happened. i got a cup of tea and when i poured it, it left a smiley face with the bubbles! it was crazy!! the three of us sat there laughing amazed by it and it wouldn't go away even when i added milk and sugar! it did eventually started to dispurse after a long period of time, which was a bit of a relief because i didn't want to stir his face. he was just so happy! we wished we had a camera.

something i've been noticing lately, and forgive me if i've told you this before. i don't think i have, i think i mentioned it in an email to meghan once so that's what got me thinking i've already blogged this.... anyway, today i got an email from my co-worker, jan, in berlin. we've chatted on the phone quite a bit and worked over email, but we've never met. the thing i noticed about the email was it was addressed as "hi les" which i really like. i always introduce myself to people as lesley, but there's something about when someone calls me les that i really like. i think its usually because they've taken the initiative to call me les since i never told them to call me that. i associate it with a closer, more casual relationship. i remember al has called me les from day one, which i really like. other people are more cautious and use it almost with a question mark. i've noticed recently that some of my newer friendships have been reaching the point where i'll sign emails to them as les as opposed to lesley which signifies a lot to me. there are times when there's a distance between me and a friend or i'm upset with them that i'll revert back to lesley. there was even a rough patch with matthew where i'd sign emails as mcknight which was a very bad sign. basically, i'm saying i prefer les but not in the way that i'd ask people to call me that. its more what it represents to me. and with that being said people can choose to call me whatever they want. i respond to pretty much anything. i think that's conditioning from my dad and my sister who have hordes of nicknames for me. you'd never hear them or my mom ever call me lesley, well not to me directly. joelle called me les one day, but only once and never again. i'm not sure what prompted that in the first place.

well that's it for today. we're heading off to the big apple tomorrow. linds is going to pick me up at around 6:55, so i should probably hit the hay, but first i need to take my jeans out of the dryer. have a nice long weekend!! happy easter :)

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