why the needless drinking binge on a tuesday night? cause mike the fairy princess was in town. odd right? don't look at me, he came up with that. something about how much he likes unicorns. he smokes dainty cigarettes when reema bums them to him and calls people "chubbies". he also now drinks shiner beer. bonus!
i ran into someone from high school that i hadn't seen in nearly 10 years in the bathroom, which was odd. she said i looked exactly the same and i wasn't 100% sure how i felt about that. she gave me her number and asked me to tell bart to call her. so i gave her number to bart and deleted it from my phone. we weren't really friends in high school, and while i never had anything against her, i don't think we'll be friends now either. just kinda awkward y'know.
but i was doing a good job at going easy on my liver until we got back to byron's house and shots of makers mark started to happen. i slept on a futon that night.
so i'm never drinking again. ever. yes... yes you have heard this before and no, of course it's not true but that's pretty much how i feel. after blowing upwards of 200 bucks on booze in a week i figure i should slow it down. somewhere i also gained 20 lbs in two weeks. i think this happens to everyone during the "holidays" so i'm going to cut myself some slack and just start focusing on acting like an adult. i've got a hefty to do list.
sew button back on coatlaundry- dishes
- hem pants
- dry cleaning
pay bills- grocery shopping
velcro scout's water dish to the floor- steal large post it notes from work
shampoo makeup brushes- pay speeding ticket
- get my ass to the gym
- pay off car loan
- bake cookies for bart's mom
- lose the 20 lbs i managed to gain out of nowhere
so i have a new favorite band in the whole wide world. i've listened to carnavas about 30 times or more in the last week and a half. i don't see it letting up.
::sigh:: what's a girl to do. i do in fact do other shit. i promise. in fact yesterday i finished all of my xmas shopping and got it all wrapped and under the tree. today i went grocery shopping and sweater shopping and it's not even 5 yet. i'll go do more productive stuff shortly.
it was a face off.
i didn't die. and i'm quite happy about it. you hear about all those people who hit wildlife on the highway and end up with a carcass straight through the windshield. i'm thankful for my boxy car. here's the story: moments after crossing the arkansas state line i was pulled over for speeding. i ended up with a ticket and was going to obey the speed limit for a while until i was sure i had cleared whatever speed trap i had just happened upon. good thing though because i hit the deer going 70 instead of the 90 miles per hour i was traveling at earlier. it was in the lane to the left hauling ass across the highway right as i noticed it and had about 2 seconds (or less) to slam on the breaks as i tagged it in the ass. i saw the back legs go up over the car and the rest of the body whiz past my passenger side door. i just kept driving. i could see that my the poor rear view mirror was just hanging and that my hood had been bent. but since everything seemed fine i just kept driving. 70 miles later i saw the damage. the jetta is now in rodgers, ar while i'm here in dallas with a rental car. they say it'll be two weeks minimum before i get it back and i have to find a way back up there. good times indeed.
- i have full coverage on my car plus car rental coverage
- i got to see carnage in full effect. it was quite exciting.
- i get to drive an automatic through traffic for the next few weeks through all that crappy traffic
sad things:
- my car is not with me
- i'm no where near used to driving this pontiac grand prix they gave me
- i have to pay a $500 deductible
- i have to make it back to arkansas to pick up my car when they're done
...and everything is going really well. i miss my burritos and it feels like it's been 2 weeks instead of nearly one but i'm doing well and i'm proud of myself. today i didn't do such a good job making lunch for work. i was extremely tired this morning and managed to dress myself and brush my teeth but not much more. looks like it's going to be a subway day.
this weekend was pretty awesome and is most likely why i'm so tired. there was accidental karaoke on friday night at hat tricks. i held out for a good while until shot number 4, or 5, and byron is dead set on 'boyz in the hood" by dynamite hack. i totally butchered that song but that's what karaoke is all about. right?
it was bad! and my handwriting is pretty illegible so now byron's new nick name is "big ron" all thanks to the karaoke lady. good times indeed. wig party was on saturday which was fun for about an hour and a half until i started getting super tired. i didn't get much sleep the night before and coked up gays can be exhausting. it was good times though. the wig was too much fun. i think i'll have to do the fake eyelash thing more often, wasn't near as uncomfortable as i thought it would be.
sunday was excellent because it mostly consisted of laying around on the couch. went out for margaritas and dinner before had to take bart back to the airport. i'm smiling in this picture but i'm in no way happy about him having to leave. i feel better about it today cause i'll be seeing him in 3 days. it's time for another trip to arkansas!
so my boss just walked by and commented on how tired i look. excellent. i'm dehydrated and my contacts are drying out and getting all fuzzy. i'm hungry too but i need to hold out til lunch time. i've got a decent sized amount of crap to do today and i need to get on it. good thing is it's a slow week for the most part, so i shouldn't be swamped the next 3 days. next monday? different story. i'm just going to enjoy it while i can.
now for the bad news. my favorite shoes in the whole wide world remain elusive to me. i walked into a journeys and was laughed at my sales dude when i pointed at my feet to indicate what it was i needed from him.
so i still needed sneakers to replace my shell toes. so i went in a vans store and got the closest substitute i could find. not close but they'll do. since they stopped making airwalks it was as close as i could get. it's a shame when i live in 1995 but it's 2007 everywhere else.journey's dude: "do you know how old those are?"
me: "yea"
journey's dude: "those things are two years old. anytime we got them in stock we sold out."
me: "yea. i've been looking for them on the internet too with no luck"
journey's dude: "yea, good luck. there are a lot of people looking for those shoes but adidas stopped making them two years ago."
so my favorite tv show ever airs tonight and i'm tres excited. thank you itunes for making it available for download since i refuse to pay for cable of any kind. tim gunn makes me indescribably happy and i think heidi klum is the cutest thing ever. not bad for a bravo tv show host. padma take notes. i will have my cam phone poised for more fabulous "andre-like" faces which are in abundance on this show and I LOVE IT. tune in.
daily update:
- day 2 no bueno is going well.
- found out i'll make the final car payment on my jetta next month
- work didn't beat my ass again today
- happy hour with jamahl after work cause i've been scarce lately
- need to hit the grocery store, BAD
think i can do it? i've decided i have no discipline in my life and i need to start pushing myself. i did okay with the quitting smoking but i'm having trouble with it these days. so i've decided, no taco bueno for 30 days. i'm a little concerned. i need to have the will power to do it. already i'm doubting myself. i'm not pleased with my current "i forgot to make lunch" choices. observe:
not delicious looking (or tasting) at all. maybe this will force me to learn how to cook, save money and lose weight. that would pretty much rule.
good things about today
- work is not beating my ass mercilessly
- i was a good girl and made lunch for work
- it's already 2PM
- the sticker on my calendar says i'm officially a non-smoker
not as good things about today
- i spent 50 bucks at kohls on lunch and shouldn't have
- i have a back ache that could kill a navy seal
- i have plenty of work that i should be doing instead of updating my vox
- the sticker on my calendar says i'm officially a non-smoker and that makes me little sad
i know i'm going to be healthier and live longer and all that but i kind of miss smoking. oh well. cest la vie. so this weekend is going to rule on a few different levels. my best good buddy is flying in to stay with me for the weekend. happiness. then i'll be crashing a wig party on saturday night. i've got this light blue wig with blue and pink lashes that are pretty drag-a-licious. i'll have to make sure there are pictures of it.
i'm pretty excitied about tree time coming up. i'll be out of the state for thanksgiving but that sunday i get back i'm going to put on my charlie brown christmas CD and be a decorating fool. why is it that i think christmas is crap but i get all into the tree stuff? and wrapping things? the traffic, the baby jesus, the family, santa clause, scary wreaths that sing carols, all of this i could do without. but give me something to decorate and i go to town. if you need something wrapped just bring it by my house. i'd wrap empty cereal boxes just for the fun of it. i will. just you wait and see.
so this weekend was nice. i took my parents to the dragonfly and had the best dinner ever. then my dad took me to chan's the next day. it's his favorite chinese food place and i got a fairly interesting fortune cookie.
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