Some Sprinkles for Those Cupcakes

For those of you in the area, wasn't that an excellent thunderstorm this morning?  I loved it!  I did not love the flooded streets though.  Betty (my Jetta) and I were marooned in Alsip since the streets were flooded so high.  Betty does not wade in the water.  It made a regular trip to the labs for a blood test into a trek.


So last time I spoke about my potential for chemo today.  Alas, I still do not have the counts to carry on.  In business major speak -my white blood cells (AKA the fighters) counts are not high enough.  I always imagine them in Spartan uniforms... perhaps I may have read too many Yellow School Bus books starring Miss. Frizzle.  Due to my low "white counts" I will be hermit-ing it up.  Hopefully my body will be ready for the cancer-killing concoction next week.


In other news, I went for a manicure with Clare yesterday.  I have some rock 'n roll nails.  Ladies, try out the OPI Shatter series.  I kid you not, it is actually fun to watch this paint dry.  It's cool because the namesake for the polish is true; they look shattered.

As many of you may know, I am slightly (OK, very) obsessed with Sara Bareilles.  I counted down to her latest cd for seven months at least.  I bought two tickets for her concert the day they went on sale and was even prepared to go alone.  My good friend Brittany came along to see her with me; we had a blast. 
The opening track to her cd is Kaleidoscope Heart (album name as well) and at the concert she explained the thoughts behind the name.  Her explanation was poetic.  Kaleidoscopes are deemed beautiful.  Full of color and there's almost a magic to them.  But if you look at them closer, they're actually pieces of broken glass. Even the shattered can turn to beautiful.  So when you are having a tough time, say a broken heart or things are beating you down, just pick up the pieces and focus on the beauty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gY01SBClt8
Adieu!