you can put a tutu on a hippo, that don't make it no ballerina!

today i went to urban outfitters. most of the stuff there is way pricey like $50 tee shirts & shizzle, but i did find something non-clothing cute for mini-me. oooo - it's a surprise! and something clothing cute for me. i also got some really good ideas for xmash gifts for tallulah and palindromia. woowoo!

according to my running log, on 16 november my total time spent running this year was 224:24:42. cool number. that is like 10 days. 10/365=.03. 3% of my year was spent running. if it were up to me, it would have been more.

convo from the office:
officelady - «are them mayapps on the schedule?»
marketing-guy - «what is a mayapp?»
officelady - «you know. it's like what shows whar them streets are.»
marketing-guy - «ppfahahaha! yes, the maps are on the schedule.»

the govt claims 650,000 jobs created by the stimulus. here's what i want to know in relation to those jobs created by the stimulus. i just want a little context.
-- in the period feb - sept 2009, how many jobs were lost?
-- in the periods feb - sept 2008/2007/2006, how many jobs were created and how many jobs were lost?
-- in the period feb - sept 2009, how much govt money was distributed in the form of grants & loans [i.e., stimulus]?
-- in the periods feb - sept 2008/2007/2006, how much govt money was distributed in the form of grants & loans?
-- that is to say - how does the job loss & creation during this period of 2009 compare to past years? also, how does govt spending compare? specifically -- would grants & loans that are being accounted to the stimulus pkg have been paid out anyway, even w/o the stimulus, in keeping with the normal govt distribution of grants & loans?