January 28

I talked to my Dad last night, my Stepmother called me by accident, apparently my number is right next to my half-sister's (also named Michelle) in her phonebook. I knew right away what happened when I picked up the phone and she started talking in Spanish. Anyway, I talked to my Dad for a few minutes, and things are not going well in California, the state's out of money and people receiving unemployment checks might not get anything in the mail next week unless the government helps them out. They need to tax those movie stars making millions of dollars on crap movies like "Love Guru" and the like, or maybe make them start paying a "Bad film tax" if the movie is pure crap they have to personally start funding they state's shortfall. Finally, a chance to get even with Joe Eszterhas for "Showgirls."

January 27

My surgery went great, I didn't feel a thing. I don't even remember anything, one minute they were telling me to roll over on a blue mat, the next thing I know they're rolling me into recovery. I'm just glad it's over. Afterwards, two of my friends picked me up and we had breakfast together. I didn't even fill the scrip he gave me for painkillers, that stuff's too addictive.

January 23

My surgery is scheduled for Monday morning, 8:00 a.m. Should be a fairly simple procedure, and one of my friends is going to swing by afterwards and drive me home. I've never been knocked out by anesthesia before though, so I had to give a blood sample and sign a form promising I wouldn't sue if I croaked during surgery. I keep thinking of the Weird Al video for "Like a Surgeon" where these incompetents are watching cartoons on the heart monitor and a lion is randomly sauntering thru the operating room. Hope it goes well.

January 20

Today is such an exciting day! Not only is it historic, but you can practically feel the goodwill and excitement coming off the masses every time you turn on the tv. Unfortunately I don't have streaming video on my work computer, so I'll have to wait until I get home to watch the Inauguration, but perhaps the tv at the club where I play cards will be on the coverage instead of American Idol for once. Who wants to listen to bad karaoke anyway?

January 19

Holy Frak! Ellen Tigh is the fifth and final Cylon. That didn't surprise me all that much, I knew it would be a familiar face that was no longer in the fleet. What surprised me was that the 13th tribe from Earth were all Cylons. Kind of makes me wonder what year the Battlestar is set in, if Earth was nuked 2000 years ago.

January 16

This cold weather totally sucks. Part of the reason I left Cincinnati was to escape cold weather, not to mention snow & sleet. Don't even get me started on black ice. At least I didn't have to scrape frost off my window this morning. I hate doing that. My doctor's visit went well, looks like I'll be having some minor outpatient surgery in the near future, no big thing. I read a really amusing Michael Phelps interview while I was waiting in the lobby, and the doctors were all really nice. Hopefully this will all be over within a week.

January 14

I just found out that Reaper isn't coming back until March 17. Grrr! I suppose I shouldn't complain, usually my favorite shows are cancelled midseason. I'm still waiting to hear from my realtor about the condo we looked at, it has to be FHA approved for me to get a loan.

January 13

Last night me & my realtor looked at a couple of condos, one was locked and we couldn't get in, but we'll come back to that one. The next one was actually very nice, really nice kitchen, but the fridge & oven were gone, I'm guessing it was a foreclosure and the previous owners stripped it of everything of value. The dishwasher's still there. It will be really nice once it's fixed up, but I don't know what's up with all the wall size mirrors in every room. Those have got to go. I'll also need to paint & varnish. I'm thinking a mini fridge, hot plate & toaster oven on a microwave cart is all I really need, I don't need to spend $1000 on appliances that I won't use that often anyway.

Jan 5

I had a decent weekend, Friday I get a call from my former friend's sister asking me if I would like to meet her and her other sister for dinner at a seafood place in Marietta. After stuffing ourselves on crab legs we went shopping and I bought a new GT Express 101 for my kitchen, I've been wanting one for ages. They're nice people, I'm glad they invited me. Saturday me & another friend played trivia at Barnacles, and would have done well if I hadn't missed the bonus question, oh well. Oysters are yummy. Sunday I played cards at the Stagedoor and found another possible realtor who gave me her business card, so if my realtor doesn't call me soon, I will have no shortage of alternatives.

Jan 4

My head hurts and I'm in a bad mood.

Jan 2

Wow, a new year. New Year's Eve wasn't bad, I spent it with my friends at the Stagedoor and we watched the ball drop on tv. The music wasn't bad and there was plenty of parking. I ended up sitting with this straight couple which was kind of weird, the husband kept putting his hand on my knee. I still need to buy some calenders, I always wait until January to buy them at 75% off.