today, i peed in a cup. my paperwork meeting for work was this afternoon, and in between filling out a hundred forms, we all had to pee in cups so they can make sure we're not using "illicit drugs." i understand the need for them to take extreme care of children, but urine tests feel really invasive and sort of humiliating. for those of you who haven't had the pleasure: they give you a cup and send you to the bathroom. after you pee, you show them the cup so they can read the temperature strip (presumably so you can't bring in someone else's pee as your own). then you have to pour the pee in a little vial, and close the vial, and put the vial in a little baggie so you can watch the test person seal the baggie. they aren't allowed to touch the vial at any point in time. it feels like some kind of bizzare chemistry experiment. listing all my medications of the past 48 hours was fun too.

otherwise...passed out some of the christmas presents, went to the diner briefly. discussed the reason cartoon superheroes wear such odd clothing, or in the case of women, lack thereof. this prompted by the fact that the new Justice League cartoon has turned Wonder Woman into Amazon Barbie. so much for strong female role models, kids. granted, linda carter didn't exactly look totally believable deflecting bullets with her bracelets either, but at least she was proportionate. give me a superhero who looks like she could actually kick some evildoer's butt! and for god's sake, give her some warm clothing!

tonight, i have very little of interest to discuss. -beatpoetgrrl

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