Supporting the Arts

Thus far yesterday was spent in support of the arts. After a lovely morning of sleeping in, I decided to spend some quality time with myself. I'm great and myself wanted to take me out to lunch and then to the museum. So off to lunch and to the museum of Modern Art. There were just incredible pieces there. I am not a huge fan of Modern Art but I love how it is not clear cut as to what the picture represents. I especially the surrealists. Plus the museum had a play area up on the top floor and I am all about playing.

Today was all about fun today. MH and I went to dinner and then to comedy club. I had never heard about the comedy club we went to but it turned out to be quite nice. At one point I was laughing so hard that my cheeks hurt. Afterwards we headed back to my apartment and talked a bit. I really like hanging out with him. He is just really incredible and wonderful... I have yet to have a bad time with him. I feel special with him. Even more so after our talk.

After he left, P and I finally got a chance to talk... she has also been doing well in the dating department. The rest of my evening/early morning was not doing so well though. Henri ran all over the apartment getting sick. My poor kitty. I finally shut him and me up in the living room so at least I only had one room to clean up. I also turned on the AC hoping maybe he was just overheated. He has since settled down somewhat and no more getting sick. I may have to leave everyone in here.

Good day and : )

Chica Chica Boom Boom

The first line from this has been rolling around in this head of mine. It is a wonder all the things that are in there. Last night was just great. I got to hang out with T. who is this great person who works at the library. We talked and laughed and ate pizza. Really really good pizza and really really good laughs. I am hoping to remember to call Mr. Magnificent and N. tonight at some point. I am going to try some nicknames instead of all the initials. Mr. Magnificent was the librarian at MH and one of the funniest guys I know and N. is the nurse in my eye doctor's place. T. is staying T until I can come up with something....

So I left a message with Mr. H. It's not that I don't really like the lawyer but I want to keep my options open. What if (insert horrific gasp here) he ends up not liking me? I either have to end up going out with Mr. H. or the seemingly weird guy at work. The seemingly guy is just that... he seems to be just a smig too odd for me. As I told T. last night, you see a porcipine and you know not to pick it up... some guys are like that.

I also almost ran away today. You know me... it is a spur of the moment thing. Well, while IMing CB today, he mentioned wanting to quit his job and go home and play on his XBox. I've never played on an XBox so I asked if I could come over and play too. The next thing I know I am investigating tickets to Colorado. Yes, crazy me... but it would only be for a long weekend. Plus I have never been there. Had I not had plans for this weekend, it would be have been mightly tempting. Oh but while I was checking out tickets, I also took a look at Boston. Why Boston? My best friend lives there or just around there. I could go see her and her husband. How very coolness would that be!

I'm just ready for a little getting out of here for a little bit. But my weekends have been pretty full. I'm planning on going to Library Night next Sunday and I have to work Saturday. But the week after that.... who knows : ) I just like seeing and doing new things. Life is about living : P

Good night and no matter where I end up, there the heck I am : P

Our love is her bitter need

I love those magnetic poetry pieces. I have them at work on my files and at home on my fridge. The title is one I made the other day. The regular poetry I haven't written in a while. I do have a stack of it set aside to bring into work. One of the girls was working on a story and asked to see what I had done.

I spent last night over at J and P's house. I like going there as it is like a hotel with dogs. It gives me a break from the norm and I have fun with them. Tonight I have plans with T. which is super cool as I haven't really hung out with her since the last committee meeting. I did add calling M. (not lawyer M.) and N. to get back in touch with them. As well as email M. (not lawyer M. again... I should call him M.H. to make it a bit more clear...) to find out how the big city in the south is going for him. I like doing to do lists. I am just a list kind of girl apparently. I find that if I don't write it down, there is a pretty good chance I won't do it.

I am also tossing around the idea of call Mr. H. It would be a semi weird call since I am not sure if the number was given to me really to call him or to call him and ask about the group he belongs to. But since I am interested in the group (him I am not so sure of since we only talked a little that day) , I will call him later tonight. It's odd. I feel like I am having to refind my balance. I've been so focused on career. And now there's friends and family and dating to figure in. It's a good way to grow.

It feels like a life brimming with possibilites. I love that feeling.

Good day and all life is yours to miss.

My special talents

During the date (okay biggest grin of my life on my face: ), we got to talking about special talents. At first, I only gave myself the worst poker face person. But after much thinking on it later, I discovered I had a slew of special talents. Which happens to tie into another conversation I had today with EFB about worth. Why is it easier to believe the bad? I was attempting to tell my friend just how good he truly is but I didn't seem to be getting anywhere with that. On the same vein, I blush like crazy whenever M. gives me a compliment. There were several yesterday. Which I haven't been thinking of all day... nope, not in the least (see, told I can't lie...see special talents to know what I am talking about)

So special talents... I have two magic tricks I am good at. One I learned from Dad, the other from a math professor at JU. I can rip a paper straw into little bits and put it back together again. I can also rub a coin into my skin. I can pirouette fairly well. I rarely loose my temper and if I do I usually stamp off instead of hurting the other person. Think of how many wars would be better if we stamped off to cool down instead of hurting other people. I am a good thinker. Rodin's guy had nothing on me. I can type fast. I can curl my tongue. I am a good tease, not the hurtful kind but the playful kind. I am quiet. It ties in quite well with the whole thinking thing. I am a good listener. I am a great dancer especially in the wee hours of the morning. I am honest. I can't lie to save my life. I can face paint. I even impressed the clowns at the branch birthday party. I breathe really well. All those years of practicing haven't been in vain. All these special talents... true, others can do them. But no one does it just like me.

I bet you all have special talents too. You never know when a special talent might come in handy.

Good night and practice, practice, practice... (and EFB, all the money in the world couldn't add up to what you are worth. Believe me)

With a Face to Match my Shirt

This outfit was definitely more me than the last time. Very cute and very comfortable was definitely a neccessity for the day. Second date done. We headed out to one of the museum in town. I had a lovely time just showing M around the gardens and museum. We just talked and laughed the entire time. Afterwards, it started to really come down just after we got to the car. Somehow we seem to always be heading to the car on a Sunday just in time before the rains come. We were going to go catch a movie. But I had spent most of the night and part of the morning cleaning my apartment and suggested we go to my apartment to watch movies. My cats all seemed to like him which is a good thing. We watched two movies and then since we were both hungry headed out to grab a quick bite.

He seemed a bit nervous though this time. As we were watching and talking during the movie, just based on body language, it seemed like he wanted to kiss me. So I did something a bit unusual for me. I kissed him. It was good. I think it surprised him just a bit. Heck, it surprised me a bit too. I'm not normally that forward. I had even thought about asking him if he wanted to kiss me. It's interesting to me that that is the one thing I wonder if I will forget how to do. We're making plans to get together next weekend.

As far as the rest of my week, work was good. My car has decided to be difficult. But I am hopefully that I may be able to worked on tomorrow. There is a slight problem with the front left tire and unfornuately the anti theft lugnut key that I bought to replace the one I had before is just a shade to big for the lugnut. Argh! My hope is they will have an extra one at the dealership tomorrow.

Last night I fell asleep early in front of the television. I woke up around 1:30ish and decided I still need to do some major cleaning. I hadn't decided whether or not to invite M in or not. We had already made plans to meet at the restaurant but I figured maybe at the end of the date. Plus PBS was running a program on string theory and the fall of the Peruvian president in 2000. Who could pass that up?

I had originally planned to go to dinner with a friend of mine on Saturday but we realized Friday night that we had gotten the dates mixed up. But it was good that I emailed her as I finally got her number. I had mainly been either contacting her through work or email. She is very very cool and fun to hang out with. I have a lot of friends like that. I guess like attracts like : )

Good night and blushing should be banned. I am way too good at it.

Worry about nothing and pray about everything...

Those billboard can sometimes have very good advice. Well, it is now Tuesday and what a week last week was. This week is shaping up to be just as jam packed.

I have had my date with the lawyer M. and it was really good. We went out to lunch on Sunday and talked throughout the meal. I was just like 10 minutes late so major oops but I did look really good. J had taken me shopping the day before. After lunch we took his car and drove to the mall for a movie. We were early but walked the mall laughing and talking. He is amazingly sweet and cute. He had already seen the movie but was willing to see it again with me.... major brownie points. After the movie, we got ice cream and talked more. It was so good. I haven't gotten that many compliments in a long time. He thought I was beautiful, intelligent, funny and creative. I am positive I blushed more than once. I think many of the same things about him. I loved that he knew how to tease just a little and he just kept staring admiringly.

And yes, we already have a second date set up. He asked me out again as we were driving back to the restaurant for my car and then called me yesterday to set up details.

I am a bit nervous as I haven't dated in so long. Should we move into the area of liking to loving, I will be a complete wreck. I'm very very protective of my heart. I haven't given it to anyone in about 10 years.

Worry about nothing and pray about everything looks so easy but it isn't. It is hard to turn over the worries even though I know in my head that worrying doesn't nothing. But praying does everything. If God can bring his son back to life, what is one little heart being reanimated?

Good day and pray often.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

I so appreciate all of your comments for my last blog entry. I was just so shocked, hurt, betrayed and humiliated. It colored my whole sunny day into a deep shade of grey. I am so grateful and glad I turned to my dad to help me with this. He really did an amazing job of standing up for me.

I am this amazing organized and smart person but there are just some situations that knock me off my proverbial feet and I just don't handle them well. The only seeming thick skin I have is on my feet.

Though not right now. As a treat to myself, I went and got my hair, feet and hands done. It was just lovely and just what I needed. It was also just in time as my date is Sunday. With all that was going on to bring me down, I haven't had a chance to call my lawyer back but plan to Friday night. I really enjoyed our first talk and we seem to have a number of interests in common. Plus, he seems to be a truly genuine guy. A very rare breed... or at least as far as I know.

I will be busy Saturday with the branch birthday party. It feels like it will end up being a really good time. We are going to have storytellers, a Tae Kwon Dao exhibition and medieval fighting. We are also going to have a fire engine and cake. All the things you need to have a truly spectacular time.

Okay totally bushed so good night and cake makes the world go round : ) P.S. The title was my fortune for tonight from Hot Wok.

Good Thoughts

After a lovely conversation with the lawyer, something happened today to throw me off my emotional center. Nothing to do with him but something else that someone else asked me. It made me feel like such crap especially at a time when I was getting excited about dating and relationship and marriage.

So all good thoughts, prayers and hugs would be appreciated.

Good night and Needed: Good Thoughts. Apply within

Deliver Us!

Yesterday was good and surreal all at the same time. I've spent some time talking to old boyfriends (we are friends now : ) and it got me thinking about dating. I am a horrible dater. I usually just skip the dating and move right into the relationship. I usually fall in love hard. But overall I think that I am a good girlfriend. I have my flaws but I am a masterpiece in progress so the flaws just highlight the beauty.

So in the interest of dating, I signed up for a trial session with an online personals place. The hometown lawyer is the one that I liked the best. Though I think I actually answered about five but his was the only one that I added my email address too. Most of the things I am interested in are pretty solitary so meeting guys that way is mostly nil. I'll keep you posted on how it all goes. I mainly want someone who is just a little off center but not in a scary way. Someone who can keep up with me conversation-wise and talk serious and completely silly all at the same time. Someone who makes me laugh and think.

I am glad to still be talking to the old guys though. They are both really good guys. A lot of why I loved them is still there and I do still love them but just as friends. I like being friends with people who understand me... at least somewhat : )

So today was a good day off. My list of should haves has grown somewhat but I have plans to take care of some of it after blogging. I did get to sleep in. My plans to go get the labwork done and the car worked on kind of fell by the wayside. So lunch and a movie were taken care of instead. Now it is on to cleaning the apartment. It is definitely one of the should haves. I try to clean a room each day but that is still a work in progress plan.

The offer of a date is now on the table. YAY! Trying to keep my grin to a minimum. The lawyer is busy this weekend and so am I so I'm looking at next week or the week after. He's written me these long letters that I have really enjoyed. I haven't answered today yet but I like to wait to the end of the day to take care of email. I'm so used to work and then fun stuff that my days off throw me off a bit. Oh, there is also an international trip in the works. Double YAY.. not definite yet but oh those possibilities. P. is looking into cheapish tickets so possibilities become much more definite. All around good day thus far. Oh, also got free salad with lunch cause they messed up my order. Triple YAY. Any more reasons for YAYS and I will just explode into this messy happy goo. : )

Good day and this message will self destruct in 5,4,3,7... so happy I can't count :P

As a Lobster

I had a lovely American Redneck Day. I went to the beach with D, H, M and S. We had a blast just playing in the sand, swimming and talking. So I didn't get a redneck but redlegs, redchest and redfeet.

I have never understood the mystery of how I can want my legs to tan and then burn my feet. It is one of life's puzzles.

And just for the record, I am boycotting Independence Day. If only the colonists had not rebelled, then I would have a much easier time getting a job in England. I remember flat shopping in England the day after July 4th a couple of years ago. The realtor asked how my Fourth had gone and I had just naturally inquired about his. He kind of laughed and said that they really don't celebrate it the way we do. LOL

Good night and vive la revolution!!!