Rebecca's got a halo around her finger, around you.

I came across this bit of news on Monday while I was at work. I was so excited over it that I literally fist-pumped the air and announced it over the radio to everyone in the store. Strangely enough, no one else thought it was that cool. In a new ranking based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Louisiana claims the top spot as the country's laziest state. The article goes on to point out, "To be clear, by lazy we do not mean lacking work ethic or engagement. Rather, it is a measure of leisure time spent doing sedentary activities compared with activities that require more physical effort, such as exercising and doing yard work." It attributed part of this to the climate, because it's basically too hot and humid down here to do anything. Yeah, Rebecca's been there.

But I was off from work yesterday and actually got some stuff accomplished. I finally made an appointment to get another asthma prescription (after going to the hospital, I couldn't put it off anymore) and I went swinging in the park with a friend from work. The park swingset was nowhere near as good as the one CJ & Company have. Josh asked me if I'd gotten a ticker counting down to the Season 8 premiere of NCIS. I hadn't at the time, but of course, I've since remedied that.

I also... took the first real step to changing my name! I drove to the Louisiana Law Library downtown and picked up the paperwork. Next Step: Getting the papers "drawn up" by someone who's "privvy to how the legal system works" (the receptionist's words), notarized, and brought to the clerk of court's office.

I have to haul my butt out of bed early tomorrow to get to the doctor's. I've realized that the problem with my asthma prescriptions is that I don't need to use them often enough to use up all my refills before the script expires.