one hundred.nine.

i'd like to dedicate a portion of this post to bathroom etiquette.
not in-the-bathroom etiquette, like wash your hands and don't let your kids peek under the stall doors.
more like waiting-for-the-bathroom etiquette. those bathrooms that are just toilet, sink and garbage can. single person use.

i don't understand why people don't knock.

i have no personal issues with this.
just a few words.
even if you look like an idiot because you're knocking on a bathroom door that actually has stalls, just knock.
what if:
the lock is busted?
someone had to pee and forgot to lock the door?
these are viable options.
things like this really happen.
have some common courtesy.
knock on the bathroom door.
otherwise, there is no going back. you open the door. someone is publicly humiliated and scarred for life.
and then!
it doesn't end there.
inevitably, the poor humiliated bathroom person has to go out and face the i-just-can't-knock-before-i-barge-in person, who, of course, stands there waiting for the bathroom person to collect their wits and bravely walk out, trying to think of a way to make light of the situation but really just wanting to crawl into the ceiling and make a getaway without having to see anyone [that's a long sentence].
then comes the awkward smile, the sheepish apology, and the lifetime spent re-living the moment where you could have cracked a joke to make everyone feel better but drew a blank.

also, side note: bathrooms in your home.
just knock.
also. teach your children to knock.
you will do the world a lot of good.

that aside, today at work two people asked for my name and then didn't leave a tip.
got me all excited for nothing.
i work for 5 hours serving food and cleaning tables: 3 dollars in tips.
i work for 1 hour and make 2 hot chocolates and a few coffees: 7 dollars in tips.
i ask you, how is that possible?

saw sherlock holmes tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it. so clever & witty. apparently it didn't get a lot of great reviews, but i am not a sir arthur conan doyle "purist" and therefore was not offended at the "modern, masculine" portrayal of mr. holmes.

just started reading "forest gump." so endearing.

leaving in 3 days for a trip to Florida. i miss the sun. today the sun was out and it looked wonderfully warm. fooled me, at least. it was bitter cold. before we go, though, i have to try and make some biscotti. yum. :]]