And I Thought It'd Be Another Boring Day...

I spent the first half of the day in Springfield, then came up to NoHo for the afternoon today. I was in good spirits because I was able to stop and get gas before arriving at the office, ensuring my ability to make haste to the allergist after work. My good spirits were gradually drained during my boring afternoon. After I had researched prospective dates for my cousin, prospective cars for my vacation, and prospective (non-existent) jobs, I decided to kill time by going to the bathroom. Then, due to my extreme boredome and my extreme coldness up here in the NoHo office, I came up with the idea to go outside. The door to my office leads to the back of the building where there is a retaining wall and then the woods. Walking along the retaining wall, what should I come across but none other than a little snakey! It was a cute little yellow and black striped thing, and I would guess that it was about a year old...maybe a little younger. It stayed put long enough to get plenty of cute phone pictures, and it didn't try to musk or bite me. Awesome! I can't really upload phone pictures here at work (or ever, really), but here's what it looked like, except younger:

I think the most exciting part is the fact that I NEVER see wild snakes, NEVER. And by "NEVER," I mean, I don't think I've ever seen one. I could tell that it wasn't poisonous, however, by the shape of it's unintimidating little head. So cute! I did some research because it was a very easy pattern to describe, and there are so few snakes in Mass to choose from, and I found out it was an Eastern Ribbon Snake. That totally killed tons of time between seeing the snake, taking pictures of the snake, telling others about the snake, and writing about the snake. Now I only have about an hour or so left of work. Woo hoo!

Obliged to Update...

I don't really have much to say right now, but I haven't updated in more than a month. Here are some new things/things on my mind today, in list form of course:

1. I got a new haircut. It rocks. Everyone loves it. Maybe I'll put pictures up some time.

2. My Aural Rehab class starts tonight. I have another one tomorrow. I'm kinda nervous and kinda excited, but really prepared I think. So it'll be good...

3. American Airlines will start charging for checked baggage. $15 for the first bag, $25 for the second bag, $100 for the third, and up from there. It's kinda crazy. The steward(esse)s are flipping out because people already bring too much stuff on the plane in carry-ons. I've run into this problem myself because I generally check my suitcase, and then I have to deal with all these losers that decided to bring their ridiculously huge "carry-ons" and shove them in the front bins. Now I always get a seat near the front of the plane so that I can get off the aircraft soonest. Recently though, these back-of-the-plane jerks have been stowing their luggage in my overhead bins as they make their way to the back of the bus. Then I have no where to put my stuff. I shouldn't have to put my stuff in the back. How does that make sense? It just holds EVERYONE up. I have to fight my way back up to my seat through the people getting on the plane after me; then I have to fight my way back into the plane when we land as people are trying to disembark. It's a nightmare. I may have to rethink my airplane seating plans. I'd really hate to have to do that. I'm seriously dreading flying if all the airlines decide to implement this policy. As if air travel wasn't full of Sarah-annoyances and inconveniences as it is.