Arg! Get sick of computers!

Well, I’ve given up on “Vanish” even though I’m three-fourths of the way through it. I don’t believe I’ve ever done that before but I am too bored with it to continue. I’m glad it wasn’t the first book of hers I read or I would never have given her another chance.

I am wondering how I can get the cubby cleaned out and all the things I want done before returning to work on Tuesday since I frittered away today. Ugh.

Ok, that sounded pretty pathetic so I ran downstairs and cleaned the patio. Let me just say – it is damn hot and humid out there. Its still in the high 80’s with head index in the 90’s and humidity is up to 87%. It is much nicer inside.

I also cleaned the bathroom and the den. So now I guess I can feel a little better about the day. I counted how many people I actually spoke to today…care to guess? Four. How said is that? No wonder I feel so isolated and alone here.

Well, Anyway

I wish I could say I used this day wisely – but I didn’t. I really wasted it away doing nothing much at all. Seems kind of a shame now that it is almost over.

It was too damn hot out to do anything outside. Now that it is dark out, I might go sweep the patio but it depends on the mosquitoes. Really hate those damn things.

One of my neighbors was pounding so loudly on the wall that it gave me a headache. Don’t know what he is doing over there but it was a lot of unnecessary noise. Makes me feel like pounding on my walls now that they are quiet.

I did take some time to lay out my dream house floor plan on paper. Obviously it isn’t to scale or anything but it is what I would like if I ever buy a house. Why can’t I be happy with my condo? I absolutely hate the way the living room/kitchen is set up. To me, they did a stupid thing when they remodeled it by changing the floor layout. It is small enough without cutting it in two with cupboards. Just irks me to no end and I keep wondering how much it would cost to put it back the way it was.

But if I can buy a house someday, then I won’t worry so much about the condo. I won’t buy a house unless I move up home again. It would be nice if my younger sister and her family moved up there as well so we’d all be closer.

Well, I suppose I should get a few things done around the house anyway. It is 8:30pm and I hate how fast the time is going. Spent way too much time on the internet today. This is something I’m going to have to start watching.

Yippee!!

On my way to Arby’s for lunch, I received a very exciting call. Work called on my cell and cancelled me for tonight! I was thrilled!

I think Holly, one of the supervisors, likes calling me to tell me I’m cancelled. I’m always so appreciative and tell her she made my day – I can hear her smiling over the phone. Other people grumble about how they have too many bills and how can she cancel them? I’m the opposite – I love it.

I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with my open afternoon and evening now. I thought about a movie – I might be able to put up with the crowds. Haven’t decided yet though – I may wait till tomorrow to go to a movie.

Of course I could always clean and go through more stuff to get rid of. I do have a lot of rearranging and cleaning I’d like to do. Would like to paint the living room too but don’t think I will.

I managed to go online and buy just about every Bruce Carroll CD I wanted. I had most of them in cassette but wanted the CD’s. Most of them aren’t available to order through places like Best Buy or even our local christian bookstore. They are all used but gaurantee they are in like new condition. I had a couple of the CD’s before but sent them to my son. He always liked Bruce’s songs.

Bought Billy Graham’s book “The Journey” today for $5 new. I hope it is good. Had to refrain from going to Walmart because I was afraid I’d spend too much money. Kind of wanted to buy flowers for my empty planters but as it is too hot to work outside anyway, why buy them now? Better to get the rest of the yard cleaned up from weeds and what not, then assess what flowers I want.

Right now, a nap sounds nice.

Oh My

I just looked at the calendar – can it really be the first of September already? Where is this year going? It is getting close to Christmas and it seems like we just had Christmas. I still have some of my Holloween decorations up from last year.

I think I’m going to give up Holloween as my favorite holiday. I’ve always loved the creepiness of it. I don’t celebrate it for what people think it stands for – I celebrate it as an extention of the creepy books I like – such as the ones I mentioned yesterday.

But I think this year I’m leaning towards Thanksgiving as my favorite holiday. I think the change is taking place in my heart because of all the terrible things I have to hear and deal with at work. I’m more thankful this year for my blessings and for the world in general.

My Saturday

Well, here it is, another weekend. I really rather have weekdays off but I have to take my turn at weekends. Guess I like the weekdays off because nothing is as packed as it is on weekends.

Like, I’d go to a movie today but I know the theaters will be packed to the gills. Especially the movie I want to see as it just came out yesterday. I can’t go Monday either because it is a holiday and will be equally busy.

I should be getting my errands out of the way but I haven’t felt the need to rush around yet today. Eventually I will have to go out and get groceries but I don’t want to right now. I have tomorrow off so maybe I’ll cram all that in then. I work today for eight hours – I hope it is a good day.

Tomorrow I try out a church not far from my home. I am already fretting about what I will wear because I have long given up most of my dresses and skirts. I’m not one of these people who goes to church dressed casually or like a bum. I am going into the presence of my Lord, I think dressing up a bit is appropriate. I might have to wait till I buy a dress.

It is clouding over – maybe it will rain today. I wish it were a bit cooler out so I could work in my plant beds. I have a lot to do – they are looking very sad. I’ve neglected them because I get tired of being outdoors and having to deal with my neighbors. I like working in the plant beds quietly and by myself. Sounds like the rest of my life too.

Bob’s funeral is today. I think of family and what they are going through right about now. My thoughts and prayers are with them as I can not be.

Well, need to get going with my day. Hope everyone has a happy Saturday!

I know

I know I should write something. It is not that I’m required to but I do feel like I should share part of my 12 hr day.

Here at home Simon is walking around bemoaning the fact that he got chicken wet food tonight instead of liver or fish. I tell him if he gets hungry enough he’ll eat it and people are starving in India but it doesn’t seem to phase him. He acts like a spoiled child.

I was trying to watch an old episode of “Murder She Wrote” on the Hallmark channel but it failed to hold my interest so I put on “Resident Evil.” I hope to be in bed here shortly so it won’t matter if the movie fails to entertain me. It is on mostly for noise anyway.

Work was very frustrating – I got stuck back in the fire pod with no one to talk to. They were pretty engrossed in watching a couple of movies – “Taking Lives” and “Speed.” I’ve seen them both and watching them again held little interest to me. One of the people there was a supervisor. She reminded me of Mom and my younger sister – talking at the TV characters like they could hear her. She wouldn’t calm down until I told her the endings of both movies. She took comfort knowing what was coming, I guess.

One of the firefighters tried to flirt with me shamelessly on the phone tonight. He is very friendly and likes everyone so no, I don’t take it personally, but it did make me a tad bit uncomfortable. I don’t like people I don’t know asking personal questions about my likes and dislikes…ya know?

Ronnie was there too. We walked around the building around 4:30 and she was in a good mood. She said she was over the whole conspiracy thing and that she was over her husband – that she decided she was going to move on with her life. Then she stopped me about 8 pm and was back to her old self, wondering why people were picking on her and how her husband could treat her so badly. I wish she could move on and get over it – he isn’t worth all the time she has been wasting on mourning her marriage.

I’m reading a book called “Vanish” by Tess Gerritsen. Normally I like her books but I do get tired of the old theme of government conspiracy. Guess that is why I like Dean Koontz’s old books like “The Watcher”, “The Whisperer”, “Phantoms”, and his newer books “Frankenstein” and “Odd Thomas”, etc. They have nothing to do with the government. Really, we all know the government is crooked…do we really have to write about it for entertainment? It gets very old.

I finished the book “Living the Extraordinary Life” this morning and it was good. I was a little disappointed in his chapter on prayer but maybe that was partly due to being interrupted a lot to answer 911. We were very busy all day…I mean just slammed. I’d read and re-read the same sentences over and over because I’d forget where I was in the book and about the time I’d find my spot on the page, the phone would ring again.

So this is it folks – my one and only post for tonight. It is after midnight so guess it really is my first post for tomorrow…

Please be safe and remember, its a jungle out there.