am i on candid camera...?

seriously, how long does one have to endure bizarre behavior before the man jumps out and points to an out-of-place moving box and shrieks "smile! you're on candid camera!" i ask because something odd is happening everyday on my walk.

it's no secret that i like to jaywalk. always have, always will!! i hate crossing at stop signs and traffic lights and just skip across the road whenever i feel like it. and being only about 30% american i am still not sure if it is a felony or not so i always check for policemen before i do it.

anyway on my daily walk i have been encountering the same copper in his policecar at the same stop sign everyday, and i always make a point to use the darned stop sign to appease him. recently he has been zooming up to the NEXT stop sign after i cross to make sure i use that one too... each day it has got a little more insane and he now follows me about 3 miles in total :) i just figured i was on some kind of watchlist and should be grateful for the nice police escort. but today... today there were SEVEN policecars!!! SEVEN to make sure i don't jaywalk/no-one mugs me for my iPod shuffle...? did i mention that California is so far bankrupt that our tax rebates are being paid as IOUs this year?

i just watched the nightly news - for the first time in 8 years!! at last i can stand to hear what is going on around the world and watching Barack sign bills and stuff is just fascinating :) though i am not sure about Katie Couric's "new" haircut. she looks so much like Suze Orman these days and i much prefer her old look of circa 2000. i sure wish she'd get married again, i worry about her being lonely. hm, maybe she did in the last 8 years... must check on that :)

i actually managed to watch Desperate Housewives this week all the way through without getting so bored that i needed to shop online/paint my nails/get 3 rice crispie treats to make it more interesting. i cried nonstop about the handyman dying. and felt entirely lame about it... but it was so sad!!!!

ohhh and it's finally time to mail my 'i had a little American baby, could you send him a birth congrats thing' letter to the White House! i didn't want the one sent from Bush ;)

ok my computer is making a ticking noise... which must mean it is overheating and i must 'power down' for now. back tomorrow with pics :)