1. Compliments at work: I got a couple of comments this week (Wednesday during the day and Thursday evening) that really made me happy to be at my job. Won't say what they are on here, but they were very good to hear from the people who said them. I really enjoy working on the news desk, on my current position and I'm pretty impressed by my new desk, too. Brighter. More room. Bigger TV. Easier to do training. Quieter when I need it to be. Louder when it's interesting. And folks have jokes for days! More cool people moved downstairs to my floor. Great atmosphere. Cool neighbors. And I was proud of myself for completing the desk switch, and hooking up both computers and phones without electrocuting myself. Been in a good mood all this week at work from Sunday (6/24) and so on. Most folks are happy to get a good day at work. I had a week's worth!

2. Co-worker chewing-while-eating impersonation: There's no way I can describe it by blog to make it funny, but I went to lunch on Tuesday with one of my work buddies and the impersonations she was doing of a date had me in tears. Won't say her name or what the impersonation was and definitely not the date's name, but I'm still cracking up about it and can totally relate.

 
 
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My dining room table: There's a plaque on the table that says 'Laugh Often.'
I've been counting down the days until I got a copy of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," and considering I'm all about Jacob Black, I figured I'd be fast forwarding to every bonus scene about Taylor Lautner. Instead I was paying more attention to the bonus scene about set design for the Cullen home. One of my favorite entries to write for Yahoo! Contributor Network was about how to rent your home out for movies, not just because of the process but because I found out just what has to be done to get a home ready for a film (unless it's being rebuilt from a stage).

I hate doing do-it-yourself (DIY) projects and would prefer to have everything I buy come to me already assembled, but I'm fascinated by home design. When I walk into someone's home, I immediately start memorizing everything in his/her household that I'd want in my own, what the artwork says about the home owner, the condition of the furniture, the way things are (dis)organized and even what kind of centerpieces are on the tables. I thought the way the Cullen home looked was beautiful.