June 24

How is it legal to charge 22.9% interest rate on a credit card? If that isn't highway robbery I don't know what is. I need to find a second job to pay down this $2000 balance I've aquired. Perhaps making pizzas weekends. I'm not above washing dishes, mopping floors or whatever else I need to do to make a little extra cash. I'm glad the weekend is finally here, it's been a long week. Tomorrow I've got an appointment to donate blood and then I'm heading over to a block party type thing in the park down the street. Not sure how to get there, I guess I'll have to Mapquest it. It is currently thundering & lightning outside, if this keeps up, I might have to stay home.

June 2

Summer has come early here in Atlanta! Thank goodness for my window unit AC. I set the timer yesterday morning to come on at 2:00 in the afternoon and walked into a nice cool condo in the evening. I am loving having a new washer & dryer that my friends gave me, since they have new energy efficient models and didn't need these anymore. They work great, no more trips to the Laundromat every Sunday. I have also decided to invest in a stove that works, since my old broken stove is ugly and antiquated on top of not working. I found a great Memorial day sale on gas ovens, and it's being delivered this weekend. Maybe I'll do some baking. Looking forward to the weekend.

May 1

This is the third time I've tried to post this blog, my computer keeps freezing up on me. It's been one week since my Lasik procedure and it seems to have gone off without a hitch. I can see pretty well, and the dryness isn't as bad as it was at first. It's pretty surreal being able to see without glasses or contacts. I'll be glad when the bloodshot effect goes away, I'm going in for my follow up in a week, hopefully by then the redness & dryness will be gone. At least I don't have to wear goggles in the shower any more.

April 9

Two weeks from today, I am having Lasik eye surgery to correct my near-sightedness. No more glasses, no more contacts. I'm nervous but excited. The free consult this morning went well, they told me everything was perfect and I'm an ideal candidate. The procedure costs twice as much as I was expecting, but I got interest free financing, so it's going to be pretty cheap to pay for. After 25 years of contacts, I'm sure I've spent that much already on exams, glasses and new contacts every year. I just hope I don't accidentally rub my eye afterwards and screw up my recovery. I might shower with swimmers goggles just to be safe! No gym, no sauna and no tanning booth for the 4 days after surgery to be safe. ( I should probably lay off the blow & hookers while I'm at it.)

April 2

My friends are amazing, they were so supportive after I came home from the funeral. It's been difficult, to say the least, but I think we'll be okay. I donated blood earlier today, my blood pressure is a little lower than usual and my resting heart rate is a little higher, I suppose the stress of the last month has taken it's toll. I've decided to get a tattoo of my Grandmother's intials on my right calf, not sure where I'm going to get it done yet.

March 12

My Grandmother, the woman who raised me, died Tuesday night rather unexpectedly. We all knew she was in poor health but we weren't expecting this. We hear about people who lose their grandparents and you feel bad for them, but when it happens to you you're never prepared. My grandparents are the only real parents I've ever had; I never knew my father growing up and my mother died when I was young. I don't think the reality of not having her here anymore has sunk in yet. It's easier to pretend she's at home, in her chair listening to her country music station.

February 5

I found a great new gym, close to work. Pretty good selection of free weights, and a great collection of machines. The cardio machines are not the brand I'm used to, but they have a cardio theater, which plays movies on the big screen while you're working out, which is awesome. Sadly, there's no wet area. No sauna, no jacuzzi, but I still have my old membership for a few months, so maybe I'll keep it a while longer, since it will be reduced. Tomorrow night I'm going to see the Nuclear Cowboyz at Phillips Arena, they come to town every winter, it's always a good show. Everyone at work is talking about the Superbowl this Sunday. Whatever; I just watch for the commercials. My boss wants me to cheer for the Packers so I suppose I will. I'm sure not rooting for that Rapistberger or whatever the hell his name is.