December 29

What a weird dream, I dreamed I was going to the Moon, not on a space shuttle but as a tourist, because there were people up there that lived like we do. There were these turnstiles (sp) like at the MARTA Station you had to go thru, security wasn't that tight. Then we're strapped in a subway with these rollercoaster harnesses for the trip, probably because we flew upside down, then the anti-gravity kicked in and we're floating. I met this guy who offered me some rubber solution for my feet that would make me jump 10 feet in the air like the coyote or something. There were these crazy little suburbs, which I wish I could remember more about, and I had a nice little space age apartment. It's been a while since I had a dream like that.

Christmas was great this year, we all got together, and everyone liked what I got them, I got a cool digital camera and over $180 in cash, which I put in my savings account. I also got a couple of books and some nice hair care products. Everyone in the family seemed to have a good time and I saw my little cousin Thomas for the first time in over 2 years. I'll have to post some of the pics I took with my sweet new camera.

December 22

I have finished wrapping my presents and I am now looking forward to the 7.5 hour drive home to Northern Kentucky. No, not really, but I am looking forward to going home for Christmas. My Grandparents are doing well, and I think they'll like what I got them. I certainly didn't spend much this year. About $20 altogether for 3 people. My Grandparents don't expect much, it doesn't take a lot to make them happy. My uncle Kenny on the other hand, I had to put a little more thought into his gift, hopefully he'll like what I got him. Nice that gasoline has gone down again, just in time for my drive home. I think I should wash & wax my car beforehand, I hear you get better mileage that way. Hopefully the cd I ordered off of Amazon.com will get here before I leave.

December 15

I think I'm done with my Christmas shopping, maybe a few small items for my Grandfather & my uncle Kenny. Neither are particularly demanding, I could probably give my Grandfather a can of shaving cream and he would be happy. Last night I played poker at the 2nd game where there's a buy in, and won $15 for third place, that was fun. I only went in because one of the organizers asked me to come in and offered to pay the buy in for me, I reimbursed her and still came out with $15. I'm wanting to see New Orleans, the French Quarter, since it wasn't destroyed by Katrina. Now that gasoline is cheap again, maybe I can go after Christmas. I don't want to go by myself though, I need to find a driving buddy.

December 11

I was finally accepted by the Red Cross to donate blood, the bloodmobile comes around every 3 months, and every time I try to donate they turn me away for having low hemocrit, it's just below the cut off, but this time they measured hemoglobin instead and I was allowed to donate for the first time. They must be getting desperate, if they lowered their standards like that, but I'm just glad I could finally donate. I'm still looking for a house or condo, hopefully will hear from my realtor sometime today.

December 5

It's that time of year again, when every possible expense hits me, from car insurance to Christmas presents. I just had a tune up & oil change for my Cavalier and discovered that all of the fluids need to be flushed out, so I had that done last night, fortunately I got a pretty good deal on the coolant system. All of these expenses couldn't come at a worse time, I'm trying to buy a house and would like some money in my account for repairs, paint, etc. This is a good time to buy, since it looks like the interest rates are going to be down for a while, there are houses in Stone Mountain for under $35 K, which is right in my price range. It seems that I need a new back tire, this one's balding and about to pop. I usually just wait until they blow before I replace them, it seems less wasteful, and I'm pretty good at changing tires, I can do it in under 12 minutes flat, I had to do it so many times for my last car.