Favorite App
I came across this app in an issue of Fitness Magazine. You can earn money for certain charities just by walking, biking, or running. If you already do any of those activities, why not download this? It's free.

Favorite New Restaurant
This restaurant just opened in Uptown, and it is amazing! It's a shame they just opened, because they have such a great patio! (Check it out here.) The style of the restaurant is awesome, the food is delicious, and the staff are really friendly. I recommend checking it out!

Favorite Song
"Miss Me"-Andy Grammar

Favorite Video

Favorite Quote
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.”
- Steve Maraboli

It's time for round 2 of my pet peeves! Yay! (You can see round 1 here.) As I was compiling this list, I realized a lot of it revolves around work and people downtown. Does that really come as a surprise though? I mean, if you work in an office or downtown, you know what's up.

People who don't follow public restroom etiquette. I've ranted about this before. A whole post could be dedicated just to this topic. Ladies-there is public bathroom etiquette. I used to think there were unspoken rules, but it appears most women at my job don't know any of these. Most bathrooms at my workplace have 3 regular stalls and one handicap stall. If you're the only one in the bathroom, take one of the outside stalls! Do NOT take the middle stall. This makes the next person in have to take a stall next to you. Along the same line, if you come in and someone is already in an outside stall, DON'T take the one in the middle. If the other outside stall is available, you take it. Women on my floor are also extremely guilty of taking the stall next to me no matter what is open. I'm not sure why this bothers me as much as it does, but yeah...it does. So ladies, choose wisely!

Slow walkers in the skyway. I by nature walk fast because I have short legs. I get it that not everyone walking the skyways has somewhere to be in a hurry. But for the love of God, pick up the pace a little! If you're walking slow AND four people wide, I will pull my hair out. I feel it's common courtesy to make sure you aren't hogging the skyway. I guess it's not.

Downtown jaywalkers. Ok, I'm guilty of jaywalking too. Sometimes there's no reason to follow the lines on the road that closely. But people downtown take it to a whole new level. They run in front of cars and buses. They can't be bothered to wait the 2.2 seconds it'll take for the walk sign to appear. How are people always running so late?

People who use the handicap button for doors when they don't need to. It's one thing if you have a ton of bags with you, or your arms are full for whatever reason. But I've seen people press this button out of pure laziness, patiently waiting for the door to open. In that time, I've gone through both sets of doors with little to no effort. Come on people.

People who walk on the left side of a hallway/skyway. Again-this may just be me, but I treat hallways and skyways the same as I would the road. I stick to the right side no matter what. Other people seem to have different ideas. They walk on the left side, often the opposite direction as me and around blind curves where I inevitably run into them-because I'm walking on the right side! One of those awkward dances ensues and I walk away flustered. Let's avoid these moments by walking on the right side people.

Holy guacamole! It's been weeks since I've posted! No worries friends. I've crawled out from under the rock I was living and am now back to blog random thoughts. In a hopefully not-creepy post, I start with another ode to my friend Joanna.

Despite the fact I don't work by her anymore, my old coworker Joanna still gives me some of the best laughs of the day. There was a particular exchange last week that was done in true Joanna style, so I had to share it. The topic? Massages with flowers.

It all started by Joanna posting this picture on her Facebook:

Naturally, I had to like it. That spurred an email with a collage she made for her Tumblr site.
Really? Do people really get massages like that? Granted I've only gotten one professional massage in my life, but it was in Mexico on the beach and I STILL didn't have flowers surrounding me. That being said, Joanna countered with this response:

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!

Just google "groupon massage" and look at the image results. It's RIDICULOUS. They're mostly lighter skinned females. Really no ladies of color or dudes to be found. I only saw like two or three!

I not only noticed what she had mentioned, but one other element: if there weren't flowers around the person being massaged, they were in the women's hair. Seriously! Wtf? Joanna's last response:

Next time I get a massage I'll ask if they have any flowers. I'm sure the masseuse will be like, "what the hell are you talking about?" and then I'll ask if they had a section in massage school about flower selection for clients.

I understand I may be the only person who thinks this is funny, because I know Joanna and her sense of humor. But come on! Who notices that kind of stuff? Joanna does. And for that, I thank her.