"Let me see you 'walk it out'"

First off, I’m all for exercising and while this seems like a great way we could all “use our time wisely,” I’m not so sure I’m a big fan of the “Walkstations”. Zsavonne did a post about this sometime ago, but I found this article in the New York Times and thought it was kind of interesting. According to the NYT article “about 335 Walkstations, have been sold nationwide,”  and a social network for the walkstation fans have blossomed: officewalker.ning.com…as of right now it hails about 30 members (hey, you have to start somewhere).

Seriously, could you even imagine Merlot full of Walkstations??? Yeaaaa not so much…

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Ok, I’ve come to the conclusion that almost everyone in this office loves SYTYCD. Sadly, I am not one of those people.

Not that there’s anything wrong with SYTYCD, I’d just like to introduce a different dance competition to the Watercooler… Randy Jackson’s America’s Best Dance Crew (ABDC). If you haven’t watched this show, you have to give it a try. While I’m not a big fan of MTV,  the station has (in my mind) officially redeemed itself with ABDC.  Almost every Monday at 7:00PM you can find me glued to the TV studying the dancer’s every move as they “pop-lock and drop-it” to reality stardom.  The competition is pretty straight forward: 10 dance crews from all over the country come to “battle it out” and claim the title of “America’s Best Dance Crew”…along with $100,000 cash prize. This is their second season and the dance crews this season are insane! Last year’s winners, my personal favorite, were the JabbaWockeeZ and yes, their dance moves are just as unique as their name. Take a peek: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1583841&vid=216109 

I’m not sure who gets my vote this season. Right now I’m floating between A.S.I.I.D., Super Cr3w, Supreme Soul and SoReal Crew.  It’s seriously way too early to pick a favorite “crew,” only time will tell.

BTW, thanks to this show, I’ve decided to learn how to break dance:   ((Give me a week and that will be my signature move.))

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Acronyms are everywhere and are used by everyone. In many ways it makes our life easier by alleviating the task of writing out phrases such as “talk to you later” or titles like “chief executive officer.” So, while some find them to be completely annoying and useless, I beg to differ. I love acronyms and have developed some of my own.

Some say I have too much time on my hands, I just say I’m one step ahead of the rest! I mean c’mon text/email/everyday conversation wouldn’t be the same without an “lol“, “btw“, or “brb” thrown in the mix.

With that, I leave you with the acronym of the week:

“ASAIGOW” - As soon as I get off work. (i.g. “I will call you ASAIGOW”)

And yes, I am totally aware that most of the acronyms I come up with are useless, and no, I don’t care. lol.

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A few days ago on our white board the question was asked: would you rather be eaten by a lion or eaten alive by ants (the insect)? Of course, the resounding reply was to be eaten by a lion. I too would rather be eaten by a lion but not because it would be faster, but because I have developed a serious phobia of ants!

I must say this phobia has deep roots and thus dates back to my early childhood. But let me be clear, one ant doesn’t bother me… it’s when three or more congregate together that my palms get sweaty, my mind starts racing and I have a nervous breakdown (not really, but you get the point). As you may know, ants use chemicals called pheromones to leave scent trails for other ants to follow as one of their forms of communication. Recently Back-in-the-day I used to find a group of ants, drizzle dish soap in a circle around them and watch them bounce around like little ping pong balls- unable to find their scent. I KNOW, I KNOW horrible, but don’t worry, they retaliated by infesting my closet, bathroom and other random places in my freaking house! Needless to say, ants and I developed a hate-hate relationship early on.

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