Because I Said So

Well, I broke my own rule and went on a date last night with what I thought was a real gentleman. We started with a hockey game (perfect 1st date activity for me) and then moved on to some dinner and drinks at a local restaurant. Everything was awesome and he was behaving like someone out of an old black & white movie.

Then it happened.

Super Nice Guy turned into Mr. All Hands.

I should have gone to Olive Garden. Hello again, single me.

Cuervo 1800 shots. Draft beers. Bar food. Saturday night.

I had a fantabulous time last night with a friend from work on our first Girls Night Out in months. My ego is sufficiently boosted because my "I'm not dating" vibe drove the boys crazy. The band was great and the singer sucked, as is typical with local cover bands around here.

It was really nice to get out and people watch again. There was a girl standing near us with Runaway Bride eyes...you know the wide open, scary eyes? There were dozens of Sausage Girls. Some of them should have really asked someone before they left the house. Lycra + 75 lbs overweight = EEEK! There were the throngs of army privates trolling and telling the same story: We're leaving base in 2 days and haven't even had a chance to meet people or have any fun yet!

So, so much fun. I was glad to get home where smoke didn't hover and I didn't smell Polo cologne around every turn, though. I hope you all had great weekends!

Peace out. LOL

15 days smoke-free. And the foul moods are kicking in BIG TIME. I'm almost afraid that this is my true personality and the nicotine just kept me calm before. Boy, I hope not. For the first 12 days or so, I had no problems. No withdrawal symptoms, no moods and almost no cravings. 3 days ago, I got a headache that still hasn't left me and I'm seriously CRAVING a smoke. I will not smoke, however. I'm just going to be miserable for a while. At least I smell better. :-)

Not as fun as it sounds. I just managed to get a few minutes between applying first aid to little knees keeping my mother from lapsing into a Xanax coma. I've been MIA for a while due to circumstances; my internet at home is no more and my employer has blocked anything remotely related to 'blogging'. So, I've been able to read all of your blogs, but unable to comment or compose new posts. It's been so frustrating!!

Ok, a few updates now. Ex #1 is in fact moving out of state in August of this year. He hid the fact from me for a few days, leaving it up to my 10-year-old to tell me. At first, there was some custody discussion. He backed off of that pretty quickly when he realized that I would probably do some serious damage if he kept pushing. Then, he decided to fight child support. So, I'll be meeting with an attorney on the 23rd of this month. The dummy actually thought that he could deposit the child support into an account that he controlled and just give me an ATM card, so he could monitor how the funds were being spent. Ha.

Work is getting tense. Pole Dancing Girl threw a fit last week because I asked her to shut the hell up, nicely, and now she's not coming in to work. I didn't realize that I could scare her away so easily. I would have done it years ago. :-) Boss Man and I have been trying to get over a case of the Plague for the last two weeks. Sausage Girl still looks like a Jimmy Dean advertisement. All of that is just entertainment. The tense part comes in on a corporate level. My company was purchased by a huge corporation back in the fall of 2005. Beginning in January of this year, things have been changing quite a bit. Things that we didn't sign on for. Some really asinine policies have been put into place and the mutterings of 'Law Suit!' are being heard in every corner of every division office. There's also talk of joining the union, which we've been 100% against for decades. It's going to be terribly interesting for a while.

What's been going on with my social life? Nada. Move on.

I do have good news for myself and anyone within smelling distance of me. Today is day #10 of my smoke-out. I am officially a non-smoker and I'm stoked!! Of course, I haven't had a beer in two weeks either, but that's just to keep the nic-fits away.

I guess that's about it for now. I'll try and get back on as soon as I can with more interesting subject matter. I hope everyone is gas-free and sleeping soundly. :-)

Hasta la bye-bye

Two issues, very similar problems. I've made it clear to two people in my life that I'm not interested in continuing the friendship and I've given my personal reasons. Neither of these people are backing off and it's getting to the point where I'm going to have to be aggressive about getting my voice heard.

I do not like to say or do anything to hurt another person, even superficially. I can be brutal, but I have to really be fired up about something and in battle-mode. That's not a frequent occurrence.

One of these people lives 2 miles away from me. I had been doing the no-contact thing for a couple of weeks when, oops, we run into each other at the grocery store. I had to be somewhat rude that day to keep him from following me while I shopped. Now, I'm getting text messages and emails every day.

I thought staying single would be easier. Now the "just friends" people are clutching at me and I'm trying desperately to stay nice about all of this. I used to be one of those people that held on to past friendships/relationships. I didn't have any ex-boyfriends that I wasn't still friends with. I've got girlfriends that I've known for 10+ years. I'm getting tired of keeping these relationships up. So, I've cut the fat on the people that drag me down or aren't living their lives cleanly and honestly. Is that cold or what?

I can't believe this is news:

Men Lie About Number of Sex Partners

I can't get that silly song out of my head. 'Axel F' by Crazy Frog was playing on Radio Disney this morning, right on schedule. I swear, they play the same 7 songs all day long and it's on XM! Anyhoo, my 2 year old loves the stupid thing and calls it the Ding Ding Song. Those of you who have heard it know why. It's now 1:57 EST and the tune is still stuck in my brain! HELP ME

1) Do NOT...blow your nose at your desk. Especially if you're in a cubicle. Ew. You people are sick.
2) Do NOT...laugh like a mental patient or hyena at full volume. You know your laugh is annoying. You're just trying to commit suicide-by-coworker. You can't fool me.
3) Do NOT...conduct personal phone calls at your desk. I don't care how quiet you think you're being. We can hear you. And we all know that your boyfriend stole your checkbook to pay for his new tires.
4) Do NOT...talk over cubicle walls to your buddy next door. One of these days, that wall's going to "accidentally" fall over on you.
5) Do NOT...try to sneak out when the boss isn't looking. If he's not paying attention, 15 people who are pissed that they have to stay in the office ARE.
6) Do NOT...drink on your lunch break. Only 15-year-olds don't understand yet that alcohol of any kind makes you smell funny. Yes, even Vodka unless you're drinking the good stuff.
7) Do NOT...destroy the lavatory with your disgusting after-lunch funk. Go the hell home and take care of that nastiness. Ugh.
8) Do NOT...knock on my door if it's closed. I throw things.
9) Do NOT...put on perfume, paint your nails, remove nail polish or spray air freshener in your cubicle. That's how we lost lost our last receptionist. She just keeled over from the fumes.
10) Do NOT...EVER refer to similarities in outfits of two other people and ask, "Did you guys call each other? Har har". You can't sue if nobody sees them smack you.


How about you all....any ideas to add to the list?

Ex-hubby #1 delivered champagne to Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey was in A Time to Kill with Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock was in Loverboy with Kevin Bacon.

Ta-da!

Wow, that was fun.