Post # 91

Do I get an award or something? 91 posts, and not one of them says anything important. Except the one where I wrote about my thong showing at the grocery store. That was pretty important.

Nothing much to say today except- 3 working days until I go on vacation. YIPPY! I am very excited.

Oh, and ZarahZou agreed to paint my walls for cheap- she just wants food. and she didn't even say what kind. I'll invite her over, have her do all the work, and then feed her a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats, since no one else in this house will eat them.

I am just kidding. If she helped me, I would make her something fabulous. Or even better, take her out someplace. I would be forever grateful.

Why is it that I can not go to Target without spending $100. $100 is the new $40. That's all it used to cost me. Now I spend $100 and leave with NOTHING. Today I bought some water ($4.50), some fabric softener ($3), and bread ($3), but they charged me $93.47. Oh, and I got two new pillows for my coach, and garbage bags. And Alyssa bought some barrettes. But that's it. Except for the space heater that was on clearance for less than $7. Geez, junk that I don't need adds up quick.

Ok, off to watch Law and Order SVU. And the Purdue/NC basketball game. Go Big Ten!!!

I'm getting new carpet!

Ok, so originally Nick said no to new carpet. But then when I told him I'd pay for it myself, he conceded, and so now I can get it. Except now we really need it. I decided to paint the stairway and laundry area. The laundry area went fine, the stairway did not go so find. I spilled a lot of paint. Probably half a gallon. We woke up early on Saturday (9:00 am) to install the kitchen tile. We took a 20 minute break and got done at 3:00. Then I decided I'd start painging the laundry area. Then the stairway. I took a half hour break at 5:30. Around 9:00 I started to get mad that I was still painting. That's when I started getting sloppy. Around 10:30 I said "screw it" and started cleaning up. That's a long day of working. And I still have one more coat to do on two walls. But since I can't lift my arms, it's going to have to wait. I am so much pain.

How much would I have to pay ZarahZou to come over and reach the part of the ceiling I couldn't reach? I just needed about 3 more inches. I made such a mess with the paint. But at least I get new carpet.

Next weekend we leave for our "vacation". I'm excited to get away, even if it is only to Wisconsin. I'm also very excited to get a whole week off work. Except now I am going to have to spend a day painting.

Ok, off to finish my laundry!

I think I'm okay....

I really thought I wouldn't be able to get into the whole March Madness thing, but then Duke lost and I laughed and then I knew that whatever was going on- I'm going to be fine. And the Maryland women's team is down by 20 and I am down-right giddy. Why, you may be wondering, do I think it is okay to find amusement in other people's misfortunes? Well, Duke and MD losing is like either of the Mr. Iowegians falling down the stairs. I don't really wish them bodily harm (usually), but I'd sure get a kick out of their arms flailing and their girlish screams as they tumbled down.

I am not entirely sure why I don't like Duke. I think it has to do with them being so dang good most years. Being a Gopher's fan is hard work. And it can be heartbreaking. And watching Duke succeed year after year just really sucks.

And Maryland, well, I have nothing against them personally. I just don't like the coach. I used to really like the coach before she walked out on the Gophers to go to MD. And she is a pretty good (that's the best I can do) coach and recruiter. And she let us all down.

I watched Dancing with the Stars last night. I am undecided on whether or not I will bother watching next week.

I am watching American Idol right now. I am voting for Sanjaya just because I can. I don't particularly like any of the contestants. And Paula scares me. Sanjaya hasn't even sung yet, but I still know that's who I'm dialing in for.

I spent $130 at Target on a gallon of milk and some notecards to send my sister. I recommend not shopping there if you just want to pick up a couple of things. I swear that a year ago a gallon of milk was only $40. Inflation!

I am hosting Easter dinner, if anyone chooses to come. I invited my parents, my Godparents, and my brother. ZickyZou is supposed to invite his parents and his brother. Let's see if he does. I asked him over a week ago to changed the burned out headlight in his car. And I am still driving around with one headlight.

I don't really want to talk about my bracket, but ZarahZou is doing quite well. I think she is a closet college basketball fan. Or else she's psychic. Or else she's really, really lucky.

Ok, MD is still down by 15 and there are 10 minutes left. Make it 17.
Go Ole Miss!!!!

Anyone know how to fix a garage door?

Ok, my garage door is not broken, but the keypad is. It will not open the door. There is nothing wrong with the door because it opens with the opener and the wall opener, just not with the keypad. I did the logical thing and changed the battery, but that didn't help. Just another crisis in the ongoing saga of me trying to be a homeowner.

I am really enjoying "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King. At first it was really hard to get into, but 250 pages into it I am having a hard time putting it down.

It's March Madness, and I am having a hard time caring. I seriously think I might be suffering from depression or maybe sun deprivation or something, because for the past 10 years + this has been my favorite, favorite, favorite time of the year. Like better than Christmas. I so loved the thought of hours upon hours of college basketball, the brackets, the high school tournaments. This year I only watched about 15 minutes of the selection show. On Selection Sunday, I read a book. What is wrong with me? Am I outgrowing basketball? I hope not. Maybe once the tourney starts, I'll be more into it.

I bought underwear in a package today. I don't recall ever having underwear in a package since they had cartoon characters on it. But I got 7 pair for $6.49. That is an awesome deal, even if there is no lace or flowers.

I rented The Departed. I probably won't get around to watching it for a few days, I love NO LATE FEES. And I have had only had to pay a $1.25 restocking fee a few times. I am terrible about returning movies. But I rent so many that I think I deserve to keep them a couple of extra days. We have the on-line Blockbuster thing and in addition we also probably average 8-10 rentals a month.

Ok, I am going to exercise since for dinner I had a piece of fried chicken from the Target deli. It was most excellent.

Newest addiction....

Although I have not yet broken my addiction to buying lip gloss (I just bought a new one from the Body Shop- cheek and lip stain- nice), I have developed another addiction. Buying perfume. In the last 2 weeks I have purchased 3 new bottles. I now have a brand new CLEAN ULTIMATE, a used once CLEAN, a used once Clear Skies by Bare Escentuals, an almost new philosophy the fragrance, and a half bottle each of amazing grace, pure grace, baby grace, and an amazing grace knock-off. That is about a whole paycheck worth of scent. Now I have to make sure that every morning, afternoon and night I spray myself with something. Oh, I also have a bottle of amazing grace on my desk at work. and I have an amazing grace roll-on perfume in my purse, along with a solid of each of the three graces. There is no reason for anyone to ever tell me I smell.

I think that if someone were to psycho-analyze my purchases, they would conclude that I have taken to buying a perfume when I get super-stressed out about work. I used to just buy lip glosses, but the bad habit has been replaced with something much more expensive. Nice.
And it's not like I have any stress at work or anything. I have only wanted to throw hard things and cause permanent damage to three people, so that's not bad. And in case anyone is not clear on this, follow-ups are added to our system so that we know we need to follow up. If someone closes my follow-ups, I don't know I need to follow up.

Ok, off to bed....