My Bad.....

I did a plus one post after 100 and chunked the deuces. lol Thanks for all the congrats on making that number.


Let's see......what's been going on since I last touched down. The new gig is going as well as expected so far even though the morning started out a bit akward. This lady that sits, well sat, on the same row as me got escorted out of the building. I saw her, as I did every morning, when she came in and the next thing I knew I saw her being escorted down the aisle by HR saying "Bye ya'll". Now at first thought, I didn't think much about the HR lady being with her as I just thought she was leaving for the day. Plus a lot of people in different groups are pretty tight as well. Then I saw the HR lady helping her clean out her desk and let's just say I caught on real quick. So I'm looking at another chicka on the row with me and she's looking at me just as clueless. I just turned the hell around and kept on "working". Call me cruel but I mean really whaddaya say??!! So the HR lady has another chick come up to help carry the ladies stuff down to her car. We eventually catch a minute with the now ex co-worker. Neither of us pried, cause honestly it wasn't our business, but we just wished her well. She says that she knew this was coming and it's the best she's felt all week. Well hell, if she likes it, I love it. lol


Now my guess is that it had something to do with medical leave, or using extra days she didn't have, or something of that nature. From what I'd been told when I first arrived, she had taken a lot of time off from work due to problems she has been having with her back and had just returned shortly before I started working there. Every morning her husband would bring her to work, and wheel her upstairs. Now she wasn't paralyzed, even though I thought she was when I first met her.


Sidebar: My first day while in orientation, I saw ex co-worker wheeling past the room we were in just a smiling and waving. I figured then that she was someone I would be working with and came down to be nosy. lol Well imagine my shock later that day to see her standing straight up. I was like, damn she healed up quick. lol lol lol She saw the look of surprise on my face, laughed, and told me that the wheelchair was just temporary but she could walk with the help of her crutches. I'm SO glad she cleared that up 'cause I was beyond confused. :-)


I could tell that she was putting on a semi-brave front as she left, especially since she kept talking saying random shit (read akward as hell) as she hobbled her way towards the elevators. As relieved as she may be, her feelings seemed to have been hurt behind whatever went down. Anyway, like I said I wish her well.


In other news, no real work to do as of yet just a lot of reading and a few training meetings on db's and other applications that I'll be working with. I was supposed to have another training this afternoon but the guy rescheduled (for the 2nd time) again today. No sweat off my back as it made for a relaxing Friday afternoon at work. My boss left out this morning to go to Nairobi for the next week or so. Don't worry, I won't be a bad girl (well too bad) while she's out as I know there will be eyes watching me in her absence.


Anyway, enough about work. While coming back from lunch today, I saw the most random thing. Remember the episode on "Girlfriends" when Lynn was working as a mime in the park trying to make some money? You know when she spray painted herself all silver and had the little tin cup in her hand to put the money in to get her to perform. Tell me why I saw someone doing that downtown today. lol lol lol At first I thought he was a mannequin until I saw his money pail (along with his boom box from 1987 blasting Michael Jackson) down beside him on the sidewalk. I can't even lie......I cracked the fuck up laughing. I've heard that this is something of a normal occurance in other cities but I had never seen this in person. I am going to try to make it back down there next week sometime, with some coin change...okay maybe a dollar bill HA, to have him shake his shimmy for me. Lucky for you guys I just happened to have the digi cam with me as I've been making more of an effort to keep it on hand for occassions just like this. Now the pic is not the clearest as I was in my car but you get the picture (no pun intended).

Enjoy and have a good weekend!!

SHREK!!!!

Any potential productivity my current employer expected from me today has been completely diminished after watching this! ROLFLMBAO!!

Detroit city council members get into shouting match
http://video.woodtv.com/player.php?video_id=11445

Here's the version without the reporting
http://info.detnews.com/video/index.cfm?id=2142

100th post!

I didn't realize I was this close to crossing the three digit threshold until I did the previous post. There's no time like the present, so why not go ahead and knock it out I said. lol As with many of my posts, this one will have no rhyme or reason to it. May as well stay with the trend right?

Z and I went to check out "The Ruins" (imdb.com/title/tt0963794/) this past weekend. If you've never heard of this flick before, it's about a group of friends that have traveled to Mexico. During one of their last days there, they decide to go on a dig to an archaeological site in the jungle and encounter some crazy stuff. I won't give away any of the plot but it's a cross between a horror/thriller film. It's not really bad but it's not really good either. Let's put it this way, it wouldn't be a horribly bad thing if you decided to hit up your local bootleg man to check it out. Got it? Good. The one thing that I did find of interest during the movie is that the girl that plays the main female character is the same little girl that played the bratty little kid in "Stepmom" with Julia Roberts. I had no idea that chickadee was so old. Well she is not really old, just older.....oh phluck it! Ya'll know what I am trying to say.

Other than that, life is just the same ole', same ole' humdrum. I'm just trying to relax until I start the new gig next week. *thinks to self if I blogged about it* Something tells me I didn't and I'm too lazy to go back and read to see if I did so just in case.....I got a new job. Yippee! *throws confetti in the air*

Party over.

So yeah, I start next Thursday which is the MOST random day ever but it's so that I will be on their pay schedule and will have no interference with my $$$. Anyway, it's a good company from what I've read and heard from others. The position is great, the benefits are AWESOME, and it offers a great opportunity to lead on to bigger and better things......if I don't block my blessings. :-) I'm definitely ready to move on from where I'm at and the main reason why is the funniest ever.

I.miss.having.vacation.days! lol

Working as a contractor for short term assignments, I haven't been afforded that luxury for the past couple of years so being able to take off work without missing pay is something I will quickly go back to enjoying. Annnnnnnnnd, it will be nice to have something that is more stable. Did I mention that the benefits are GRRRRRRRREAAAAT (and most are paid for by the employer) ??!! :-)

Anywho, I'm sure there's more to blog about but that's all I've got for now.

Yeah, they lost...so what?

I would say that I haven't blogged since my last post because I'm heartbroken that the NCAA Men's finals didn't turn out quite the way I thought it would, but it's not. As usual, I just didn't feel like it so there! lol

I won't get all mushy with the "hope of Memphis" talk that has been going around in the media. Don't get me wrong, the comradery (sp?) that it brought to the city was great I'm sure but at the end of the day...Memphis (the city not the team) still sucks. They've got a sucky mayor, a sucky NBA team, a sucky airport, sucky race relations, with major sucky crime.

Speaking of sucky...WTH is up with American Airlines??!! Boooooooooooooooo!!!

The loss was heartbreaking, to say the least. I've stated before that I'm not much of a sports fanatic but I made a point to keep tabs on the Tigers this season. I think I probably woke the dead Monday night when Kansas made that last shot to go into OT. I knew then that it was over for the U of M. *sigh*Almost doesn't count but I don't care. This team kicked ass, played their hearts out, and I'm still a supporter.

GO TIGERS!!!

On their way........

.....to becoming the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Champs. GO TIGERS!!!!!!!

Everytime I Need a Good Laugh......

...... I go read this post.

http://justanotherdayindc.blogspot.com/2007/04/saw-by-any-other-name.html

I still laugh just as hard as the first time I read it.

You Can’t Make This Shit Up!

In my rush to get packed and ready for the trip to Memphis, I forgot to blog about lunch with my co-workers. The folks within my group did a good-bye lunch for one of the guys whose last day was Friday. We all were making small talk and eating when the topic of religion came up. Don’t ask how all I know is it wasn’t me because I wouldn’t touch that subject with co-workers with a 50 ft. pole. One of my colleagues mentioned that when his wife lived in Memphis she was a member of the church that Al Green pastored (which is funny enough in itself to me). My boss then asked, "Who is Al Green?" I choked on my water while trying to stifle a giggle. Yeah yeah, I know, that’s what I get but whatever. It was funny. After I compose myself, I asked him "You really don’t know who he is? He’s mainly known for his music with songs like….Love and Happiness, Let’s Stay Together". He tells me that he has NEVER heard of him until that day.

Now color me crazy but aren’t there certain musical acts that everyone is familiar with…….. Michael Jackson, Hall&Oates, Prince, Madonna, Rick James. Artists like this reach across the masses and folks just know who they are and have at least heard one of their songs. I thought Al Green fit into that category but apparently I’m wrong. I know it’s not anything serious to not know who he is but dare I say that it is a bit odd. I never thought I would actually have interaction with someone who has been "living under a rock" but low and behold he’s been right next to me the whole time. Lol

Newer post below....

Be Kind, Please Rewind……..

That’s how I feel about this weekend. It went by so fast, as they all do, but this one was more special because I finally got to see the fabulous Ms. Jill Scott and Raheem Devaughn live in concert. I’ve been waiting 3 months since I got the tickets waaaaaaaaaaay back in December and the wait was just about to kill me! lol I just want to go back and experience it all over again as those two put on quite a show. I can see it all re-playing through my head as I type these words. Strange I know but whatever.

Raheem opened and did his thing, interacted with the crowd and what not. There were two things that had me laughing during his performance, (1) his security guards trying to keep up with him as he maneuvered through the audience (especially this one guy that had the Mr. T mohawk cut) and (2) his use of flashcards with certain keywords on them. I got SO tickled at that, but then again it doesn’t take too much to make me laugh. He also humped the stage singing "You"….*sigh* Why man why?! Lol He didn’t perform too long. Maybe about hmmmmmmm 30 or 40 minutes but it was enough to get the crowd going.

During the intermission when the crew was changing out the sets, they bring out these rugs for Jill and the backup singers to stand on during the performance. So you see one mic at the front of the stage for Jill and three mics and chairs back to the left of her for the backup singers.

Z asks, "Is that it?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Z: "I mean are those all the people that are gonna be up there? Are they singing acapella?"
Me: " I highly doubt it."
Z: "So where is the band gonna be over in the right corner?"
Me: * giving him the side-eye * "Dude!! You know they are behind the curtain!" lol lol lol
Z: "Yeah, I know. It’s so hot in here it’s got me delirious!"

It was burning up in that place. I didn’t even realize it until people left out during the intermission of just how warm it was. Anyway, Jill comes out and everyone goes wild, present company included. For the next two hours and twenty minutes, I was privileged to hear this woman. Her voice so powerful, beautiful, and strong and her stage presence….wow!

OMG! Pump the brakes! I almost forgot………I MET RAHEEM!!!!

During the Jill performance, I had to go to the ladies room. As I’m making my way back to my seat, I see this guy. I think to myself that he looks really familiar. Me being me, I check out his shoes and think those look familiar too. As my eyes made their way up his body checking out his outfit up to his face it finally clicks. Hot Damn, that’s RD! So I go up, introduce myself and tell him how I really enjoy his music and what a great show he put on. I start to ask him for an autograph and picture but I then I remember that I left my purse with Z. Mother f*(&(^*%$!!!!!!! I get so mad at myself and just tell him that it was really nice to meet him and go sit down. UGH!!!!!! I’m still pissed at myself. Oh well……

Anyway, back to Jill. There were these two ladies in maybe their late 50’s seated in front of us. Every time Jill said or did something fun (read risqué) through body language they gave each other this look that was hilarious! I don’t think they knew that she was going to be so open about things of a sexual nature. Lol There was also a guy that made his way up to the front of the stage and acted a damn fool. I can’t even remember what in the devil she was singing because I was too busy laughing at him. I swear he looked like he was praise dancing to her song. Hotmess is all I can say. Lol All laughs aside, one thing I really, really liked is that Jill talked to the audience which she is not outside the norm. The things she shared helped the audience understand what she was going through when she wrote the lyrics. It gave a different perspective of how I understood certain songs to be and just made me appreciate her music even more. I could go on and on AND on about this chick but I won’t. Just know for me Jill is music and I’ll always be a fan.

Blah Blah Blah

My Easter weekend was spent on the road for the most part. I had not planned to go anywhere further than the couch or the bed seeing as we are going to Memphis for the JS concert (FINALLY!!) this weekend but I got a call from my BFF that she was coming in from Nashville to our hometown with her baby so "Auntie" ARGal agreed to drive up and see the little tyke. It was my first time seeing him (other than pics) as both of our schedules have been so hectic. Well, okay I admit I could have gone around the holidays but hell I just didn't feel like it....sue me. Anyway, I'm there visiting and even stopped by the house I grew up in...UGH. Nevermind, that's a different story for a totally different day. *sigh* Anyway, so where was I? Oh yeah, so after playing with the baby and visiting with folks here and there, the BFF and I realize that we are starvin like Marvin and call in an order to the ONLY obvious place....Ed's Country Catfish! lol Laugh at the name all you want but honeeeeeeeeeeeey that catfish (especially the filets) are so good! BFF tells me that she also wants a Nehi Peach pop. I ctfu because I haven't had one in years. Then I think and it actually didn't sound half bad soooo why not?! lol I figured I may as well have one last hoorah seeing as I was going to start bringing Billy Blanks and his sweat induced antics back into my life at the beginning of the week.

Sidenote: **I'm happy to report that I went a full 30 minutes with Tae-Bo yesterday before I quit that b*tch. I'll try it again today. It’s been a long time since Billy and I got hot and heavy together so cut me some slack. I walked the dogs too! That counts for something right? lol**

Before I picked up the order, I stopped by one of the local gas stations to pick up the sodas. As I’m walking towards the entrance, this kid runs past me and opens the door. Walking in behind him, I notice that he has a design cut in the back of his head. The closer I look, I realize its words and then figure it must be his name. Someone had cut La'Quin-something or another in the back of this kids head. Jeezus take the clippers STAT! I just shook my head and laughed. If it weren't for the fact that he had no hair on his face, I'm pretty sure the design could have gone around the circumference of his head. His name was that long. I’m amazed at how they were able to squeeze it in. Seeing that pretty much confirmed that I am very happy I don’t live there anymore. I mean don’t get me wrong, I’ll always have loyalty to the place. I grew up there but you couldn’t pay me to live there right now….even if I got a “good” job @ the steel mill. Lol

After hanging out for most of the day, I went ahead and booked it to M-town to see mama. She had told me previously that mass started @ 7:30 that night so if I wanted to tag along I needed to be there and ready to go by 7:00. Well, AR Gal isn’t one that lives on a strict time table so I opted out. Once I arrived at around 9 or so, she still hadn’t made it in yet. The priest is a little long winded (but he is great to listen to) and mass there tends to go longer than the norm. The average time for most masses is about an hour and your done. Lol So 10:00 rolls around and I’m in WTF mode…10:30, still no mama. I give her a call on her cell, no answer. Hmmm. I put my street clothes back on, grab my purse, and hop in the car to go look for her. I ride by the church first and do you know that those folks were still up there??!! Mama finally rolled in a little after 11:00. She told me that it took so long because it was a special service (an Easter Vigil) that included people converting to Catholic faith. I don’t remember this as a kid as we never went. We always went Easter Sunday and they just introduced the new folks. Lol I passed out not much longer after she got home. We did brunch the next day and then I rolled out. I had a good time though. It all went by so fast it kinda doesn’t seem like it happened at all. I have a feeling that this weekend will go the same way.

One reason why I love Barack so Much.....

......is his wife. Check out this vid of her speaking on Mr. Obama. This lady just oozes class.

*Note to Tocarra: Please take notes**

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid353515028/bctid490400930

Have You Ever Seen Such a Thing??!!

Look at my baby! Look closer....a little bit closer (@ her ass!) lol

**Please note: EmmaBuns (one of her many nicknames) was half asleep when I took this, lol**

She's wearing a diaper! I kid you not. My Emma has gone into heat and in the process her own personal Aunt Flow has paid her a visit. *sigh* I thought I had at least another month before this happened. Oh well.

I first noticed this Friday but goodness only knows how long she has actually been in this stage. I don't think it was more than a couple of days before that but just not knowing has freaked me out. After tiring of getting her in and out of (and washing and re-washing) her rigged up rag draws I made, Z suggested that we get some diapers from Pet.Smart. WHAT??!! lol lol lol I had no idea that these even existed but they do!! So for $12, we now have peace of mind in knowing that she is not makin it rain all over the house.

In the meantime, I just need to call the vet to make an appointment to get her fixed (which I keep forgetting to do). I guess now would be a good time huh? :-)

Are You Smarter Than a Sam's Club Employee?

I stopped by Sam's today to pick up my favorite thing since sliced bread. They have these vine ripened sweet mini-peppers that are SO good they make you want to slap ya mama!! I mainly eat them raw by themselves or in a spinach salad but they are also good on a steaks cooked slow in the oven. Good stuff!

Anyway, while standing in line to check-out there was a lady in line next to me. If you've never been in Sam's before, they have a separate lane for people with flat bed carts. They even have a large sign over the check-out area that says "FLAT BED CART LANE ONLY". The lady was in that line with a regular basket and asked the cashier if he could check her out since she only had a few items. I noticed no one was behind her or coming so I figured he would say yes. WRONG!! lol He shook his head back and forth and said no. She says okay and proceeds to take her items out of the basket and loads them on the flatbed and asks, "Can you check me out now?". *faints* I had to turn my head because I got a bad case of the giggles. Of course they guy had no choice but to check her out and all was well in her world as she was just a smilin as he did. lol

So was she smarter than a Sam's Club employee? In this case, yes. lol

The Freaks Come Out At Night

Saturday night, I went out for dinner and a little dancing to help celebrate one of my friends 31st birthday. The birthday girl chose to eat at On The Border, which has the BEST salsa and great margueritas. While taking a sip of my drink, I saw the most random mess ever. This lady (freak #1) walked past our table wearing cut off jean booty shorts, fishnets, biker boots, a jean jacket and a bra. Lemme repeat that....AND A BRA. *falls the hell out* Did I mention she was a ummm mature woman?. *lays back down* My eyes got big and my hand immediately covered my mouth to keep from spitting my drink out. So I'm laughing with tears forming in my eyes and everyone is wondering what the hell is wrong with me. After I compose myself, I tell them what I saw. I'm still trying to figure out how they didn't. I mean seriously...how could you miss that?! I would have had a pic, but the battery in my digicam was D-E-A-D. I don't know how....hell I rarely use the lil booger. Oh well........

After a lot of laughs and filling our bellies at dinner, the party moved to Cajun's Wharf, a seafood restaurant that also has a bar/club adjacent to it on the Arkansas River. Everyone is sitting around chatting it up when one person in our group spots a church member (freak #2) of hers with someone other than his wife.We all do the lil oooooooooo noise, crack up laughing and stare at he and his date as they make their way to the far far faaaaaaar corner. lol As he is walking he notices us looking his way and the look in his eyes is that of fear and confusion. It was if he was trying to see if he recognized anyone in our group that could rat him out. So the chick that goes to church with him texts her husband and tells him. His response....maybe it's innocent. Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no! Not the way Miss Thang was hugged up against him. Lucky for him the place is dimly lit IF you sit in the right area...ie the far far faaaaaaaaar corner. Even with the dim lighting, I could tell Mistah wasn't all that fortunate looking in the face. Why is it always the ugly ones that wanna step out?

All in all we had a blast. We did a little dancing to some old school Michael J. and a mix of other old and new songs while dancing with a crazy man (freak #3). Not just one person, but everyone! This guy was hilarious. He made the rounds dancing with all the ladies on the floor. We were done after about two hours though. We all joked as we walked out that back in the day, we would have just started partying (or started getting ready to go out)@ 11:30. We're old bags and hags now! lol

To round out the the post with musical accompaniment, I'm providing Whoodini's "The Freaks Come Out At Night". Be sure to pay attention starting at minute mark 1:59. The little kid with the puffy jherri curl is Jermaine Dupri. His hair is different, he's about a foot taller, and much richer now but other than that not much else has changed.

OH NO SHE DIDN'T!!!!

So I'm sure many people watched the debates last night. I was all set to tune in.... well honestly I was cooking and watching "The Biggest Loser" when it dawned on me that it was Tuesday night and time for the big OH debate. I ran into the bedroom and turned the channel to CNN but they were talking about NY Philharmonic symphony in North Korea. I had to be early right? So I went back in the kitchen to finish up cooking. I go back into the bedroom and it's still not on. O-kay??? *sigh* So I'm flipping through the channels looking at the information and I see nothing regarding the debate. WTF? Is today the right day? Am I in the twilight zone? What is going on?

Needless to say, I missed the debate last night but thanks to modern technology I just finished viewing it on the MS.NBC site. Yep all 84 minutes and 37 seconds. While it didn't pack as many punches as the debate last week, it still provided some entertainment for me. I especially liked Tim Russert and Brian Williams (is that his name *shrugs shoulders*) as moderators. They were able to better control the debate and more importantly could shut Hillary down and helped cure her of the Imusthavethelastword-itis that she is afflicted with. I don't even think I saw as much of that smirk she has become notorious for. I could be wrong though, I did have to work while listening (and half watching) to this. lol

Of course, the alpha male of the Clinton camp had to get her cheap (and rather immature) shot in practically right from the jump. When approached with a question regarding her stance on NAFTA, instead of just answering the question she came out of left field with a complaint (read WHINE) about the ordering of questioning.

“I just find it curious. And if anybody saw 'Saturday Night Live,' maybe we should ask Barack if he's comfortable and needs another pillow," she said with a smile. "I just find it kind of curious that I keeping getting the first question.”

Excuse my French, but b*tch please!! Get over it and get over yourself already! Is your skin really that thin? Use those extra set of balls you keep on reserve and MAN UP!!

Obama is a Mack Daddy!

The devil is busy.....and apparently so is ig'nance. *smdh* Please just take this as comedy cause I swear I laughed at this damn fool the entire time.

I present to you The "Honorable" James David Manning, PhD.




Are they handing out preaching certificates at Save-A-Lot now?


Here's the link (http://www.livesteez.com/videos/watch/XLUli4q)just in case.

ATTENTION ALL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS......

.......REMEMBER!!

When making a fake ID, attach a picture of yourself only... no matter how much you love your girl. *sigh* I wonder how often he has gotten a pass using this "id".

How Many of Me

One of my friends emailed a link (http://www.howmanyofme.com/) to me for a website that shows how many people in the U.S. share your name. According to this site, there are 303,421,415 people in this country. Of those in that number, 3,034 share my first name. I have actually met 28 people who either share my name or knows someone with the same first name as mine. That is still mind blowing to me because up until a few years ago, I honestly thought I was the only one. lol Let's see,last name...6554 people share my last name with me. Now the combination of my first and last name is not common at all. It's so uncommon that, according to this site, I am the ONLY person in these United States with it. I was just about to get giddy when I realized that this is untrue. Wanna know how I know? Keep reading.

A couple of years ago, I purchased a cookbook by Issac Hayes. It was on clearance. I found some good recipes while flipping through so I decided to take it home with me.

Sidenote: There is a recipe in there for creamed potatoes that includes miracle whip. It's so yummy! I'll have to post it later.

In addition to the recipes, he also had stories about his life from childhood up through adulthood. So I'm reading and come upon a story about his sister. They mention her name and I keep reading then I stop. I go back up a couple of sentences and reread, look up, reread, look up, and then I screamed. (Do not ask me why as I cannot tell you why I hollered like I had just lost my marbles.) Z came running out of the other room all panicked....bless his heart. lol

Z: What's wrong??!!
Me: OMG! OMG! OMG!
Z: Babe, WHAT'S WRONG??!!
ME: *while pointing @ the book* OMG!!!!!
Z: Are you hurt?!
Me: *cracks up laughing* No, Issac Hayes sister....he mentioned her in this cookbook....she has the exact same name as me!
Z: Okay???
Me: Okay??!! My name is not Susan! I don't have just a regular ole name fool, my name is like super random!!
Z: Oh okay....
Me: I can't stand you
Z: *laughs* That is neat though. Maybe you guys are related.
Me: Now THAT would be really random!

So there you go. My dreams of being an original are gone. Then again, if you put my first, middle, AND last name together.....I'm pretty willing to bet I am the only one. There's hope after all.

Please tell me why.....

....it's a been over month since the holidays ended and the folks around the corner from me still have their Christmas lights on? It's one thing to still have them hanging up but to turn them on every night....... I guess if it makes them happy who am I to question, but it still leaves me scrunching up my nose everytime I pass their house.

Are you voting?

**newer post below**

Yes, I Was Bored……

See what had happened was, Z was in the ATL this past weekend for one of his annual guys’ trip during the Superbowl. Therefore, the pups and I were left all by our lonesome to entertain ourselves. I was at the house Saturday evening and got tired of flipping through the TV channels and finding absolutely nothing on to watch. Then I thought, HEY, I never did take a pic of those brown boots to put on the blog and there’s no time like the present, so why not?! As you can see, I got carried away. I figured why waste a post on just one pair of shoes when I can do several. Maybe one day I’ll post the rest of my collection. 

FYI: For any of you who read this that live in central AR, Dryers Shoes (in Conway out by JC Penney) is having a going out of business sale. I scored a few for both of us this weekend. I’m talking good deals…..from $9.99 on up. Some of shoes that I got were regular price $100 and I purchased them for $35/$40 (and even some for $15). Not too shabby if you ask me.

While chilling around the house, I did happen to catch some older movies, “The Mirror Has Two Faces” (with Barbara Streisand), which I had never seen but was actually quite good and “Flashdance”. I have never seen this movie in its entirety, other than the infamous dance scene, so I decided to give it a chance. Boy am I glad I did because I am never watching it ever again! Lol I found it to be quite boring. Not much acting and definitely no good acting. I guess it was the thing during the early 80’s but there was only so much of Jennifer Beals and her legwarmers I could take. It was a hotMESS BUT that’s just me. Speaking of Jennifer Beals, she’s certainly come a long way since those days because she is absolutely wonderful in “The L Word”. Love that show! Did anyone catch it this past Sunday?! Good stuff!

I did happen to partake in a bit of the Superbowl. I saw approximately 20 seconds of halftime and the last two minutes of the game. Can I just go on record as saying that halftime is supposed to pump you up or at least keep you pumped up for the 2nd half . That’s what I thought anyway. I don’t mind rock music at all (I actually like several bands) but next year could they at least get the Red Hot Chili Peppers or something, I’m just sayin……..

All in all, the weekend was actually very relaxing. Even though I missed Z dearly, I did enjoy the quality “me” time. Here’s hoping all of you in blogland had a good one too!