Oprah

So a girl at work asked if I would go with her to an Oprah workshop - she had comp tickets. I figured I may as well go and check it out. She's picking me up at 1, and then we're off to the new convention center. I'm a little worried that this will be crazy boring, but I'm also super interested in finding out what this is all about. Who is paying $95 to attend?? Will I actually benefit in some way? oh - and there are free gift bags, and they looked fairly promising. Oprah won't be there, just people who are regulars on the show or regular contributors to her magazine, so - again - who is paying $95 to go?? We also get a year subscription to her magazine - I've never read it. Hopefully, it'll be interesting.

I'm about to go to the gym, and then to the grocery store. I'm hoping they have Peet's coffee beans, so Rob can finally use the grinding part of the coffee maker I bought him. He really likes the coffee maker I got him - yay! He was so sad when the one he had broke... as much as I'm against his coffee addiction, I had to get him a new (and of course better) one. This one grinds beans and has a "gold filter" which he was very against for some reason before. Now he's a fan of the gold filter, even though he can use a paper filter if he likes. Sometimes I wish I liked coffee... I'll even try it out every now and then to check if I like it, but it's always just impossibly bitter. How could something with such a rich and inviting smell be so revolting (to me)? On top of that, one sip gives me a stomach and headache. The coffee culture just looks so warm and fun - ooh! Starbucks coffee breaks and mocha choca lattes, but it's not for me... I'm really just not a fan of warm beverages... although very little beats hot chocolate on a cold day. makes me feel like a kid.