I came to work hoping we’d get to see the inauguration on TV. Some people were in the boardroom watching it with the projector and we couldn’t get the closed captioning to work. I didn’t want to be around people at the time so I went back to my desk and watched a live video I found with closed captioning but it jagged every once a while. Better than nothing. President Obama gave a really good speech and I was impressed!

A few days ago I’ve decided to wear my cochlear implant everyday to work because I don’t know if it’s me but I’m not understanding anyone anymore especially when they’re talking softly and quietly. This morning using my cochlear implant triggered my crankiness..unforunately. I didn’t like hearing the constant noise of people typing on the computer and these ladies yapping & laughing so loud. So I took my cochlear implant off. I need to learn how to be more patience but it drives me up the wall especially when I don’t know how to simply “ignore” sound like hearing people can. When I hear an ambulance outside I look around and everyone’s still working like they didn’t hear a thing. I love my hearing aid to death because it leaves out the very detailed and background noises. But my hearing aid’s falling apart… I’ve had it since I was in elementary school (mind you, not the ear mold). Patience is a virtue!

I am dying to see the movie, Twilight! I don’t know what it’s like to go to the movie theatre and see any movie I’d like to see. Being deaf, there are open captioned movies that are played at SOME movie theatres and there’s only one open captioned movie playing at a time. I’ve been anxiously checking out the website to see when Twilight is going to be open captioned here in Phoenix.

Last night I came up with this ridiculous idea of “live feed captioning for the deaf” where an implant is surgically implanted in our eyes and every time someone talks – there’s live captioning! Or only on contacts and put them when you want to.

Would you have this surgery done? I would!

Work has been extremely busy this week. I usually have time to breathe in between projects and email people or check out websites.

Today our boss wanted to take 6 of us out to lunch for a co-worker’s Birthday. As usual, in big groups it’s hard for me to understand what everyone is saying. I have to lip-read and rely on hearing with my cochlear implant and hearing aid. (Good thing I wore my cochlear implant today!) All that does not help when everyone is laughing and it’s impossible to follow everything that is being said while eating. Today was better than the last Birthday lunch we had.

DW drove KK and I to lunch in his mustang. On our way back to work, KK and I spotted McSweaty jogging topless. He was sooo handsome! Mmmm!

Work is addicting!