August 21

I can't believe the war in Iraq is finally over! It's taken them long enough. Thank the higher power Obama was elected over McCain, otherwise, I don't think our troops would have come home this week. I never thought they should have been sent in the first place. I'm getting over a nasty case of poison ivy, which I seem to have picked up second hand at the gym of all places, someone must have gotten it and left it on a machine, which I immediately used. From now on I'm wiping those leather areas down before I use them! I might be going to see a WNBA game Sunday with a friend of mine, there's a meet & greet with the player afterwards. I've been thinking a lot about my college days recently, wondering if I missed out by working weekends and living off campus instead of fully investing in campus life and not joining a sorority or something along those lines. I don't think they would have wanted me anyway, I never really fit in with those people and it seemed like High School all over again, but at the same time, I might not have drifted around in school as much as I did or taken as long to graduate if I had taken a different route.

July 29

I just read somewhere that Robert Pattinson launched his own line of undewear. I wonder how much money he added to his checking account just from posing in boxer briefs? I need to come up with a money making idea, there are so many things I need for my condo, new carpet, washer dryer, new oven, the list goes on & on. Not to mention my car. I'm watching season 2 of Jersey Shore, not really sure why.

July 24

I signed up for a Twitter account last night; not sure why really. I always thought Twitter was for conceited celebrities like Ashton Kutcher who want to keep their adoring public informed of their every movement, but my curiosity got the best of me. I'm just hanging out today, battling cramps and eating chocolate. About to go play cards.

July 22

Oh how I hate sunlight! It hurts my eyes, puts me in a foul mood and makes the inside of my car even hotter in the Summer. I need one of those car shades. Later this morning, our building's owners are throwing a little party for us, with a continental breakfast, I'm not really sure what to expect, bagels or donuts, I suppose. My boss is retiring in a few weeks and her replacement is in training around the office. She seems to like me. I just got my electric bill for the first time since installing my new window unit AC, just $41.00 so I'm pretty happy.

July 17

I forgot to mention in my last blog I got my car back last Friday morning, looks good as new. They even painted it to look just like it was. I was expecting a jigsaw puzzle of used parts. Anyway, Tuesday night at cards I mentioned how long it had been since I've been to the strip club and a few other people chimed in on how much they like the clubs, so a group of us made plans to go last night around 8:00 before the crowd waded in. To make a long story short I got stood up after putting on a nice outfit and driving up to the parking lot and waiting for 40 minutes. No call, no text, no nothing. If there's one thing I have no patience for it's people who stand me up and don't even have the courtesy to call back later and explain. So much for the strip club, I ended up leaving and going to Target. Since I didn't spend any money on strippers I decided to buy myself a cute outfit & RIOT t-shirt. I also discovered I had enough money left on my Home Depot gift card to buy crown moulding for my bedroom, I'm just waiting for the paint on the corner pieces to dry.

July 12

It's been a while since I posted. I just finished deleting my Facebook account. Facebook is a huge fucking waste of time and I really wish I never signed up for it in the first place. To make matters worse, today, someone I thought was a friend posed an embarrassing picture of me for the whole world to see. I sent a message letting her know I didn't appreciate it but the damage is done. Anyway, no more Facebook and no more obnoxious email notifications from people I went to high school with. On a happier note, both of my favorite singers went thru to Hollywood on America's got Talent, one of them was the actress from Precious's mom. She's really good, I would be surprised if she didn't make the top ten. There are a few too many dance teams for my taste, but there is still a pretty good mix. My little window unit AC is working like a charm, even in 99 degree heat. My condo rarely gets above 82 degrees. I also bought a cover for my fireplace since I never use it, and it looked ugly. Looks much better now. I put in an application for a part time job at Hollywood Tans to work weekends, haven't heard anything yet.

June 19

Tuesday night I am driving home from poker, driving slowly because the roads are wet and it's late at night. I'm coming up on the roundabout (very unsafe, by the way) and this teenager comes flying around the corner and crashes into my car. She starts crying and accusing me of hitting her, which was ridiculous, I was going straight and she hit the side of my car, which I hoped the cop would see, but of course Barbie starts crying to get sympathy. At the end of the night I'm given a citation for "failure to yield" and we have to wait to get the police report to see who was at fault. I like my car and I'm afraid it might be totalled. I would rather drive it as is then let State Farm total it. It is still driveable, I just don't have a left headlight any longer. Meanwhile, I will NEVER enter a roundabout again. I don't care if I have to drive 5 miles out of my way to use the interstate, those things just aren't safe. On a positive note, I have a new window unit AC, small and energy efficient, works much better than that bulky portable AC I was using for the past couple of weeks. It hardly sticks out the window at all, and it fits under the building overhang so I don't have to listen to the rain hitting it like the one I used last Summer, I just hope the HOA doesn't come down on me.