I got my tan...

... at least on my back and face...

Today seemed like a nice, restful day. That's really what I planned. Stepho had her first day back at school. My mom had her first day at school with students, and my dad has been back at school for 15 days already. It was going to be a nice day alone watching TV. I wanted to watch The Office on DVD.

Well, I began my day by updating my blog here. I loaded the dishwasher. I figured I'd clean the bathroom while I was at it because I happened to walk in and the mirrors were atrocious. Scrubbed the bathtub and toilet real quick, cleaned the mirrors, and voila. The dogs were hot, so I refilled their pool with some cool water and hosed down the patio. All of this before 10a.m. I started up my hard drive and began to spin The Office on DVD. I'm laying on my bed, in a darkened, room, my laptop on my bed and cued to the show.

Outside I hear a splitting noise and a crash. I look outside and see the chinaberry tree all over. Some branches were on the fence, but the big mother of all branches had tumbled down to the street. Of course I go outside to investigate.

Long story short- it is 105 out, very humid, which is unusual for Cali, and my shirt and shorts are drenched in sweat. I take my shirt off and start cutting and snapping the branches. In about 3-4 hours I have a nice tan going on my back and face; the much coveted summer tan. My chest is still pretty white, however.

And this is my mom's boss

My mom says in every letter she has ever received from her boss their is a spelling error or some other error.

My mom saw on his calendar back in May that he was going to the Majic Lantern.

In a letter about going back to school the front of the envelope said Avernue for the school's street address instead of Avenue.

Other spelling and punctuation errors:
- Ronnie and his crews' --- it should be Ronnie and his crew
- Williams's inspection--- it should be William's Inspection
- Brechfist will be available--- I guess everyone is going to miss breakfast and skip right to brechfist
- The site Buy-Back-Day, will, be on Friday, August, 22Nd from 8-2. --- let's fix that... The site buy-back day will be on Friday, August 22nd from 8-2.

One of those crazy weeks

Wednesday my mom, sister, and I rearranged the dining room. We moved the buffet that has sat in the same place my entire life to the other wall, then we moved the computer desk in the living room into the kitchen. That really opened up the living room and the dining room still has quite a bit of space too. YAY! Looks GREAT!

Thursday my mom, sis, and I went to Olive Garden for the unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks lunch for $6.95 per person. We ate lots and I had to get dessert- white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. Delish! We got allergy shots and browsed the mall.

Friday I went to Goodwill to drop off old clothes and other things we've found while working on the house. Afterward I hit Best Buy to try to find a gift for my dad. I didn't find anything, but had an idea. I remembered my mom said he liked the TV Miniseries from the 70s "Centennial." A few clicks and taps on my iPhone and I found amazon.com had it, it had just come out on DVD on the 29th of July. I went home and bought it.

In the evening I waxed my mom's car. I got gas in Ontario for $3.87. WOOT!!! Gas is still near $4.00 here. I went to Gameworks with my friends Steve and Mike. They have a Friday night special- unlimited arcade games for $16 from 9p.m.-2a.m. Of course we had to stay the whole time to get our money's worth. Steve and Mike decided to play Air Hockey and both beat me miserably. Watched the men's volleyball and really enjoyed that while there. Seriously, volleyball is one of the few sports I am good at because I am tall. Seriously would like to play on a team. That's the only sport I'd ever want to play on a team. Men's volleyball is hard to find, though. Dallhouser and Rodgers rocked it. Me, not being a night person was tired, did not want to drive all the way home. Gameworks is 30 miles from my house, so I opted to drive the 10 miles back to Steve's place and crash for the night. I was up at 8 and drove home.

I got home and nobody noticed I was gone. They still function without me being here. GASP. My dad got up and made bacon for breakfast for sandwiches and we told him about his gifts. My mom is buying him an iPod when the new models come out next month and my gift will also be coming in a couple days.

We're going to go to Olive Garden for a late lunch/early dinner about 3p.m. to celebrate my dad's birthday. I was thinking of going up to the gym to work out and dropping my dad's car off to get washed and waxed since I have a coupon for the car wash across the street from the gym, but his car is so messy on the inside with paperwork from school, that it is probably not the best idea right now. I also plan to rock out to the Deana Carter and Kid Rock concerts shown on Direct TV.

At 5p.m. I have to take off to go over to my friend John's house to dog sit for the night. I will do that until tomorrow afternoon. Easy night. His dog is easy to care for and I have a nice big 60'' TV to watch. No complaints.

Tomorrow afternoon/evening I am probably meeting Gaby for lunch, bowling, or something else... not sure. We need to talk and catch up on the gossip and drama in each other's lives.

Monday I will probably hang out with John and Monday night he wants to take me to dinner to thank me for dog sitting. I'm looking forward to that.

On Tuesday I'm hoping to start painting my room. I also have an appointment at noon at the day spa to have the facial hair on my chin removed by laser. I'm apprehensive that it might look bad, unnatural, strange to not do my whole face, and things like that. I am tired of suffering with constant razor burn and rashes as hinted in my last post. I'm not doing my whole face- just the chin. We shall see.

Wednesday or Thursday I'm probably going to go to my mom's school to help her.

Kaiser rant

I hate going to the doctor. Kaiser is terrible. They are extremely slow and always require an appointment regardless of how sick you are. It is as if you have to plan to be sick. Fortunately I am not sick today. I am at kaiser in the waiting room and have been waiting 30 minutes already past my appointment time to see the doctor. And did I mention you are supposed to check in 15 minutes prior to your appointment? I never do- that just means I'd have to wait longer. And did I mention the awful stench in here? The waiting room smells mildewy and moldy. There is a fan going making the problem worse. There are fans on every floor of the building. And did I also mention that I have a doctor who does not listen to my problems or concerns? I am being seen for sensitive skin and razorburn. His answer was to not shave. It took waiting 45 minutes after my scheduled appointment to get this wonderful answer. Am I going to stop shaving just because my skin is irritated easily?is this practical? No. The doctor said I could put vaselline on my face. I said that would cause a lot of pimples and he said it was my choice. I have tried different moisturizers, creams, and razors to no avail.

Oh, and I have a high pulse... the doctor suggested I need counseling. Lmao

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Why I love my new car

I am sure the mileage will go down because I was driving home all freeway/highway the other night after gassing up the car and I typically do city driving. 38.6mpg though... pretty awesome.

Rejection, liars, and things of that sort.

Rejection hurts. Don't lead me on. Sure we were stupid. Sure boundaries should have been set, but don't lead me on, then brush me away, and expect me to be hurt, and tell me it is just my problem. Don't keep building me up with praise only to tell me down and suddenly take that away- it sure makes me feel rejected.

Be honest with me. I am 1000% honest with you and you know that, so can't we expect the same; a little 50/50? I hate liars. I hate when I can tell you are lying on top of that. Don't expect me to forgive. Trust? Well, it is hard to earn back. It takes time, but the initial thought that I can't trust you hurts and don't think I can trust you in the same way again. You're someone I thought I could trust and trust with me is not an easy thing to earn. It takes time. It takes work. It takes understanding.

Now, now, when I need you the most you just turn away and tell me too bad. Too bad, well, that's rejection again, and it hurts.

I think we both know that I put in 1000% into this, as you did too, in the beginning. Think about all of the things I did for you- the time, effort, money, sacrifices, emotions, our support for each other. Now, when I have a problem, you choose to walk away? Well, it shows what type of person you are. You, you, who say you are there for friends in times of need. You're not.

Screw you!