I hate Sunday evenings. I really, really do. Because I sit here and I KNOW that the daily grind will be starting in just a few short hours (minus a couple hours of sleep, mind you) and there ain’t nothing I can do about it. That just sucks, as far as I’m concerned. I do NOT feel ready for the week. I want at least a couple more days of weekend first. And who came up with the whole “two day weekend” thing anyhow? I mean, do we REALLY need to work on Fridays and Mondays? When you stop and think about it, Friday is pretty much just a lost cause for longing for the weekend and then Mondays are a mess of weekend recovery and hangovers and exhaustion. So why not just have a four day weekend and be done with it? Shoot, you could even tack an hour or two onto Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I doubt many people would complain because they would know that after working 9 to 10 hour days that they would have four days off. Win-win!
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We went and saw “The Dark Knight” at the drive-in last night. Yeah, we were probably the last people in America who DID NOT see this movie yet. But we took care of that. And you know? This movie was awesome (and awesomely LONG). I hate to call it art because it IS a blockbuster, but dang… it was ART. And Heath Ledger… what can I say about him? I got very wrapped up in his character, The Joker and by the time the movie wrapped up, it suddenly hit me that he was GONE. There would be no more Heath Ledger as The Joker or Heath Ledger as ANYTHING and that just depressed the heck out of me. I know everyone has gone on and on about how good he was but he really WAS. Christian Bale was no slouch either. Really, the whole movie was just cool and the whole motorcycle that came out of (my beloved) Batmobile was just about the most AWESOME thing my geek eyes have seen in weeks. I think I might have peed my pants a little when I saw that.
Then Kile almost hit some weirdo that was jogging (at midnight? wtf??) on our way home, but that’s another story altogether.
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It’s official. I cannot get my iPhone until August 31st. I should be thanking my lucky stars that I can get it that soon, actually. That my contract expiration date is that soon. Because unless I want to pay full price (and I don’t because I am The Cheap), that’s the soonest I can get the subsidized price. BOO. Nevermind that we’ve been AT&T customers since the DAWN OF TIME (seriously, even the gal on the phone from customer support was surprised at how old of customers we were). No, we still have to wait a piddling few weeks or pay an extra $200. Pshaw. I was pretty disappointed, of course. I want my iPhone to play with, dangit! But… a couple weeks isn’t going to kill me and, like I said before, I should just be glad that I don’t have to wait any longer.
Still, one cannot help but think AT&T has a bunch of people over a barrel on these danged iPhones. They must be making a MINT off this whole deal.
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I got new shoes this weekend! I got some Chuck Taylor knock-offs from Payless, along with some ballet-style flats. I am very excited. I’m using my last BlogHerAds check to pay for them so I feel as if I’m doing something for myself from my own money and that is just awesome.
Now, of course, I feel as if I should get rid of at least two pairs of old shoes that I don’t/can’t wear anymore to make room for the new. Shouldn’t be hard, as I have a nice little collection of shoes that don’t really fit me cluttering up my closet. Thank goodness they’re picking up clothes for charity curbside this week. I have about 20 tons of stuff to give them this time around!
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I’m feeling a better, little by little. Part of it is being aware and making sure that I drink a decent amount of caffeine in the mornings (and afternoons… and evenings). Watching my stress level. And, of course, taking those thyroid pills. It’s not overnight. But it’s better, little by little. My appetiete also seems to be coming under control, little by little. Part of it is being aware. I think I was just eating without really even THINKING about it. But now that I’m paying attention, the same heavy, greasy foods I was longing for last week and the week before (and the week before…) are less attractive to me. That’s gotta help, right? Because I would love to be LESS of a fat cow, thankyouverymuch.
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Okay, I forgot about this post about two hours ago and then realized that I never finished or posted it and now feel like a total doofus. So while I’m sure there other stuff I’d like to mention here, I think I should just go ahead and post it before my head just rolls off my shoulders completely. There you have it, folks, I just about AM too stupid to live! Ahem. So what did you all do this weekend? Anyone else contemplating a Self-Imposed Three Day Weekend?
