I have no idea how my life got so busy. Since the 4th of July weekend in Arkansas I’ve been chasing my tail and quite frankly just being the social butterfly that we know I am. I’ve had quality time with the Wonderboy. We toured the capitol with the redhead, we’ve gone swimming, we’ve gone to eat out, we’ve played on my crappy computer some free and not so free games I downloaded for him, we saw Wall-e and Kung Fu Panda. We ate snacks and stayed up till any o’clock and watched tv and didn’t take a shower one day at all! HA! Vacation ROCKS! He didn’t give me any grief over teeth brushing, and in fact did the whole spit, cup the hands and get a drink and wipe the face bit by himself.

I’ve seen two musicals, Swing and Debbie Does Dallas, here locally. I’ve auditioned for two local theatres with callbacks for both. I’ve seen great comedy with great friends twice now. I’ve stayed up a little too late on occasion. I’ve gone back to weighing in and have sucked fat ass the last two weeks gaining a total of 3.2lbs. Which means one of these effing cats is on my ass.

I have started going back to the gym, though not this week yet as I slipped on the rainy cement and fell up some steps on Saturday night and kind of jacked up my knee. We’re letting it heal a bit before running on the treadmill. I made commission this week with today being payday. I’ve been brokedown palace scrimping all my dimes together, but made it just fine with 10 bucks to spare in my pocket!!

I’ve met some new friends thru the redhead and hung out at some new places. I’ve begun thinking about the NYC trip (which btw is the roadblock for the two shows I auditioned for. Kind of sucks misssing an actual performance. oh well next time.) I bought a weedeater that is still in the box but I have plans to open it up tonight. My dad came and cut down the monster tree that was in my front yard, and the whole block has come out to cheer and give a Halakaleem!! My neighborlady next door has offered to buy me as a housewarming gift, my very own Redbud replacement tree. We’re doing research on just the right kind and the right time to plant. I’ve decided not to build the privacy fence this summer. Just ran out of money and time. Paid off the furniture. Working on getting the two c/cards transferred to 0% interest ones and shuffling around that crap to work for me.

It seems as if there was more. And actually there is more. I have a post in my head that is circling the wagons, but it’s not fully formed yet and needs more baking time. I’ll try to be better.

Meanwhile, Huzzuah. Happy Humping Day. I love George Clooney. I’ve decided he’s the only man for me.

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Holy shit I’m broke. I paid all bills last night, including my mortgage, not including payment on past dental work and my campaign contribution and after oh. . . about three transfers from savings. . . I have about 100 bucks till the 15th. Plus gas for a trip to the Arkansas this weekend.

Being a grown up sucks donkey balls.

Having said that…there will be a few changes made in my spending habits. Too many pedicures and speakeasy nights. Too many eating lunch out and being social on the weekends. Not enough building my business (though we did numbers for the quarter and I’m right on target. Still need to build my color numbers, but even with flex scheduling I’m doing 40 hours a week and selling products like a madwoman) need more clients and more money. I’m not going to discontinue the 40 bucks a month for w.w. or the 27 for the gym. not an option. May look into taking away the netflix and carving down the cable bill. I think it’s my social life that is costing me a fortune. I need to find a tall deliciously funny boy to hang out with so I can quit going out so much!!! Heh. That was my nudge to the Universe. Haven’t sent one online in awhile…

I also have to start saving. And by saving, I mean SAVING for my NYC trip which is coming up FAST!! I’m having a 100 bucks taken out of my check each time, and this last one paid off my 550 class and left me with 50 to take. I believe I have 5 checks before I leave so that should be sufficient.

The cats ALL need their visit to the vet. oy. I have another dental appointment (que valium) in three weeks to get a cleaning which insurance covers and my night guard for the teeth grinding which insurance somewhat covers. I still owe 200 from my last visit when my jaw was locked up tighter than a drum.

have I mentioned how being a grownup sucks giant dinosaur dong?

I feel like it should be easier, more organized and clear cut than it is. Obviously it’s clear when things are due and how much they will be but damn. This month just got away from me. Is anyone else chasing their tail? How do you stay organized? do you have methods? Budgets? I can only laugh at a budget right now because everything I make goes to something else. that’s my budget. and I got my stimulus check this week. 600 bucks sitting right here…and I want to build my fence with it in a month or so but damn. It’s go a long way towards helping…sigh.

I have decided that the only way I really want to stay being a grown up is if I get regular sex with George Clooney. And by regular I mean only on the days that end in a Y.

so be it.

Apparently I have swapped bodies with my sister. I “put up” a bushel of fresh sweet corn this afternoon.

Yep. You read that correctly.

On our way home from the lake yesterday, I wanted to stop in the PV (pauls valley) for the corn. The gals had taken a detour en route and we ate the most succulent, tender, delicious corn on the cob that I grilled for our Saturday evening meal. Brilliant. But…it never occured to me that I could just buy a few ears. I bought an entire bushel. For fifteen bucks. Yep. That is full to the brim, two brown grocery sacks full of corn.

I divvied up about 16 ears to take to Arkansas, and then set aside about 10 to take to work to hand out. I gave Caro a walmark sack full. The rest have been blanched, cold water bathed and cut off said cob and into freezer bags and into my freezer. The winter soups and yumminess await!.

Now. I had to call my sister and tell her I accidently swapped bodies so if she was reaching for a beer, that was why. She informed me of the correct procedure to “put up” corn and away I went. Lookie at me!!!!! I am amazing myself today.

First I bought a large electrical appliance. Weedeater. go figure. Very excited. Then did all the laundry including sheets. It’s clean sheet Monday! I have cleaned and arranged and put together the cute solar lights in my front yard that outline my path. I have arranged and hung photos on the Hall of Fame. I’m a freakin maniac. I’m also about to get my stinky ass body in the shower and try to powerwash the funk off of me. Gentle readers, this hair has not been shampooed since FRIDAY!!!!! it was second day saturday, i was in the lake on sunday, today just working…..it happens!!! I’m allowing extra getting ready time before I go watch some comedy with Joe.

One thing I did NOT get done…oh shit. two things. Pay bills. Tomorrow will do that. and go get my pics put from my camera onto a cd and make some prints. I have to get some new stuff online and my computer is funky at the best of times so that’s the easiest way to do it!!! soon! we’ll have picture pages soon!!

life is good.

I’m cleaning house like a meth addict. It’s just fine with me too. Getting a bunch accomplished and it feels so good!! got home from Ebb’s Cabin last night. Exhausted from my one night away with the girls. The mini-break was a huge success. I made my homemade quac and did steaks and corn on the grill for us all on Saturday night. Karen and Carolyn went to the casino that day. Caro came home with 600 dollars and Karen the Queen of Everything….??1200.00 YEP. TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!! ridiculous. we all fanned it out and stuck it in our bras and took pictures!!!

So I came home last night and promptly went to bed at eight and slept till about eight this morning! got up rearing to go, did cleaning at the salon, lunch with Maegen and company, then off to spend my housewarming gift cards. Homegirl Depot gave me a weed eater. Lowes gave me some nails for the bottle tree and an extension cord and some light bulbs. Target gave me a boatload of stuff!! Very exciting.

Now, it’s time to get busy with the rest of the laundry and putting new stuff away.

hope your monday is grand and flying by!!! it’s a short week…hold on!!

The Funk that was…isn’t.
I’m rarely down for long. half a day, maybe. But thanks for the thoughts and words. As par for the course, you guys rock the casbah.

This evening am meeting the gang at Mamasita’s for some fiesta and dinnner, then for me home to get packed for the weekend. Tomorrow am leaving work early to head south to Ebb’s Cabin. I have no idea other than it’s a little mini-break cooked up with the purple pool gal pals. they all left today, took off from work and off they went. It’s an hour and a half drive. They left at nine. At noon, I called and they were in Pauls Valley…(still about half way to go on the journey) shopping for t-shirts and having a trip to the Wal-Mark, seeing some sights. They may or may not be there by the time I get there tomorrow afternoon!! We’ll come back sometime Sunday. Nice break with some nice people. I’m in great need of a break. next weekend I have four days off, but no rest for the weary. driving. hair. family. driving. none of that relaxing. but whatever. I have tomorrow!!

I hope you had a grand Friday. I hope your weekend is stupendous. I hope George Clooney decides to be my boyfriend before I’m too old and creaky to kiss.

I’m in a funk.

Funkytown funkalicious funkadoodle doo kind of funk.

and I need to shake the bitch off…and I’m working on it…Cars Ten text me a few jokes. One being

What do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino?

Elifino!!

pronounced hell if I know!!

good stuff.

have been busier than a one armed paper hanger today, and got a quick break to come home, snork down some fiber added hamburger helper leftovers, and head back.

got up and went to the gym today.

I ran three miles. Ran/walked. Watched the entire ER ep with my boyfriend GC as Doug, does the road trip after his father dies. BRILLIANT stuff. Delicious.

I’m doing good stuff today…and will get out of the funk hopefully soon. It’s a waste of energy and time and damnit…boys suck.

How is it that my last post was THURSDAY?!?!?! My weekends are so stinking busy it’s a wonder I make it through at all. and don’t have all that much time to chat this morning because I couldn’t sleep last night so it was well after midnight when I hit the sack and am now sleepily gulping down coffee and almost running late for working. bleagh.

Highlights:

Chrome was in town!! I had a mini-college reunion at my house complete with cooking out and cocktails and double star crunch cookies! We laughed from start until finish. No kidding. It was past midnight when everyone finally left. I don’t really know when I have laughed so hard for so long. Talk about recharging your batteries!!! I’m going to get another one together around the holidays when she comes back home. It was way too much fun not to! Hopefully the Tulsa and Texas people can make it up for that!! This was spur of the moment, and many were busy or didn’t get info early enough. My fault entirely. But next time….oh next time! hahahahahaha.

Yesterday I drove down to Norman to take Joe some wardrobe pieces for his movie shoot. While in the college town, I stopped by The Bookshop. The one that was formerly owned by myself and by Gert. It was the first time in years that I’d been there….had myself a tiny meltdown in the backroom but rallied and bought some books. Our presence is still on every wall, every poster, every book. That was comforting. It is doing well, the books looked happy, there were a few customers. there was no broadway tunes or toby keith blaring from the radio…but hey. . . there really are only two original crazy ladies. I don’t know what prompted me to do so, but I’m glad I did.

Comedy tonight with Spence. It’s a fundraiser/roast for a comedian who’s been sick. That should prove a hoot and a hollar!

Huzzuah and Happy Tuesday ya’ll!

Wonderboy and family leave today. We’ve had a great week of playing and feeding and bottle making and booty cleaning and battle raging. Today it ends. I think the Wonderboys will be happy to be back in their home and close to Mamo and Paburl. The Wonderbaby is just a delight. Seriously if he’s awake he’s eating. If not he’s asleep. How hard is that? I’m going up to Arkansas over the 4th of July weekend so I’ll see them in two weeks, bringing Wonderboy back with me for his week’s vacation on the frontier and swimming lessons.

Have I told you we get to take a field trip that Monday to the State Capitol?? The redhead has said he would take us around and give us a cookie lookie. Wonderboy is a mini version of our state’s governor and I call him gov now and again. I asked him this week what it would be that he would do if he were the governer.

“I’d do anything I ever wanted….like…prolly go to LeggoLand! and I would have crab leggs for lunch every day and not have to pay for them!!”

When we drove past the capitol building I pointed it out and said that’s where the governor works and he said he wanted to go see it! This should be interesting. It’s still a few weeks away, but man oh man. Some stories are brewing there!!

Ok guys, the baby is crying and I need some snuggle time and have about fifteen minutes before I have to shower so I’m ditching you for him. Isn’t it just like a woman to ditch her friends for a man? Even if he’s three months old, chubby as the day is long and wearing this onsie that I bought him!

I feel like the date post came off as me being an uber-liberated bitch.

I would like to make very clear, that I do not think the guy is a bad buy. I think he was trying to be very old school gentlemanly and that’s fantastic. I think he’s a great guy….just not for me.

A lot of the funkiness stemmmed from me I think. From my rigid hold on the “this is gonna suck donkey balls” mentality.

In all fairness to me, however…I knew there was no spark after the phone call. Remember kids, we met when I was at a birthday party having tall beers. We met towards the END of the party. So the phone call…well I knew where it was going and should have been dropped off at the corner.

But whatever. It is what it is. Sometimes there is rhyme without reason. Sometimes there really isn’t any of it. I told this guy client the other day, “your rewards are directly related to the porportion of your risk”

I sound smart sometimes. and sometimes I sound like a bitch. just wanted to clarify I meant no harm towards the fella. It just didn’t fit.