Right now I should be practicing the speech that I have to give at 9:00 tomorrow morning in front of approximately 1,000 of my co-workers. Of said co-workers, 4 of them are family members. There will also be friends, people I can’t stand, my boss, my boss’ boss, and the Vice President of Operations.

I REALLY should be practicing.

But instead, I’m doing this. My latest coping mechanism seems to be writing emails, blogs, or Facebook status updates when I should really be dealing with something more pressing.

Fact: I just went for a walk with my ipod and a shoeless, muscular teenage boy wearing a fairy costume popped out of the bushes and ran alongside me for awhile. 

Fact: the boy-fairy’s friend was videotaping our interaction, and informed me it will be on YouTube later tonight.

Fact: I have discovered how to make a Starbucks-like mocha IN MY OWN KITCHEN!

Ingredients:

•  2 T Hershey’s Cocoa powder
• 2 T Sugar
• A dash of salt 
• 1 cup milk (or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup half and half)
• 1 cup very strong coffee
• Whipped topping

I mixed it all up on the stove and I have to say, it was excellent. And the best part is, it did not cost $5.