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18 July 2007

Apologies for the lack of updates. I've just been busy living my life and not recording it too much. Let's see... Scotland. We had such fun! I wish we could've stayed longer and gone down south to see everyone but it just wasn't possible financially.

Yeah, money. Let's see. I'm $5K in the hole on my credit cards and at the moment, need to figure out a way to come up with at least $15K to do the landscaping in my front and back yard. Not gonna happen! I'm borrowing some money from my tax shelter to pay off the credit card and then hopefully getting the front yard done. The back will have to wait. I have a friend who's designing it all and right now, just the backyard will cost about $17K for concrete and the landscaping. Right, like I can afford that! I've got to get my spending under control because lately, all I have done is spend money. Spending on stupid stuff.. Starbucks, fast food, stuff for the house. All crap I don't need but seem to purchase. I'm not usually one of those people who has money that just disappears but lately? Yeah, I'm one of those people. At the end of the month, I've been charging groceries because I don't have the cash. GAH! I do not want to be one of those people.

What else? I'm having a get-together on Friday night so the last several days have been about getting the yard cleared and small projects around the house. I'm completely wiped out today so I'm not doing anything else. The whole idea behind this party was to invite someone who I don't know will even show up. Let me back up...

Ok, on Cinco de Mayo, my friend T had a party at her house. I met her brother and he asked her for my number. But, he never called me. I ran into him at the Honda dealership (where he works) after that when I was getting my oil changed. We chatted for a bit and then I left. No phone call. Right, so I forgot about it mostly and went about ending school, going to Scotland, etc. Then, on 4th of July, T calls me again and asks me to come round for their annual party. I met the rest of her family and saw her brother again. He was shy, as usual, and we talked for a while. By the time we'd been there 3 or 4 hrs, he started to get flirty again, putting his arm around me, holding my hand, etc. But when he left, he said bye, gave me a hug and that was it. Hmmm. Weird, right? I told T I didn't get him at all and she said she'd give me his number if I wanted it. I said no because if he wanted to talk to me, he knew how to get a hold of me. Like 3 or 4 days after that, I told her I changed my mind and asked for his number. I sent him a text. No answer. Then a few days later I called him. Left a message. No answer. So I decided to throw this party and invited everyone in my phone book. Him included. No answer from him OR from T.

Oh man, when I write it all out it seems SO LAME and desperate.

So anyway, the party is Friday. At this point, I'm just looking forward to having my friends come over and hang out, show off my house, drink lots of wine and enjoy the evening. I'm hoping T and her husband come because I'd like them to see my house. If the brother shows up, I'd be pleasantly surprised because I think he likes me only when I'm right under his nose. Convenient flirtation and nothing more. Sucks, but true.

The weather has been lovely of late, not even 80F here today. It's been a restful summer. I'm not ready to go back to work yet because let's face it, if I didn't ever have to have a job again, I wouldn't! But since I have a mortgage to pay and landscaping to figure out, I don't have much choice.

I'll be a better blogger. I just haven't had the motivation of late.

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