March 31

I've never been crazy about American Idol; I always considered it to be a highly glorified karaoke contest, but last night I caught a few performances while I was playing poker, it wasn't bad. Last night was R&B night, so they actually did some pretty good songs, like "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "Chain of Fools." I ended up coming in 3rd place and won $5.00 in bar cash which is always cool. No trivia tonight, since my friends are out of town, but I can use the opportunity to get an extra work out in at the gym. Let's see if I can burn off another 5 pounds before it's shorts weather.

March 21

What an exciting Saturday. After visiting the tanning booth I sat at home and watched a rerun of Cheaters. I haven't been to the tanning salon since they were beds that closed over you like an oyster shell. These booths are much better, I don't come out looking like a candy cane. You just stand in the middle and hold onto overhead straps so your tan is nice & uniform. Everyone preaches at me that they cause cancer, but I don't think once or twice for a base tan ever hurt anyone. It's not like I'm going every day like those people on Jersey Shore or anything. I just don't want to look pasty and sickly when I'm standing under the overhead lights at the gym. Some of my fellow gym rats are so dark they look like they own their own tanning booths and I think some of them do. Perhaps I'll buy one of those Gym, Tan, Laundry t-shirts now that I've subscribed to the narcissist lifestyle.

March 10

Sitting in front of my computer, listening to Celtic music, just found out that Corey Haim died, how sad. Lost Boys was one of my favorite movies in the 80's, when I was a teenager, I think I still have the soundtrack somewhere. I can't say I'm all that surprised, like when Heath Ledger passed a couple of years ago. Some celebrities' deaths are sad & shocking, but not that much of a surprise, if you've seen pictures of him recently. Sort of like Brad Renfro.

I saw the weirdest website earlier, Celeb4aday.com, where for a fee you can hire papparazzis to follow you around for 30 minutes to an hour, taking your picture and making it look like you're a celebrity walking down the street to the nightclub or out of Starbucks. For anywhere from $300 to $1500 you can have various levels of Star Treatment, with a tabloid magazine detailing your experiences as a souvenir. Crazy.

March 4

I finally got my sink fixed, no more washing dishes in the bathtub. There are two large areas that need to be sanded and painted, but that shouldn't take too long. Not only that but my HOA fees were taken over by a company that lets me set up automatic debit, no more mailing a check in every month like in the 1980's. I hate checks, I worry every month if it's going to get there on time. Tonight is the last night I dog sit for my Uncle Kenny & his roommate, since they're both out of town, I haven't slept in my own bed since Sunday. Had Domino's pizza last night for the first time in 20 years, it's not bad.