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I had a long weekend (Thurs-Sun) and I feel like I got absolutely nothing accomplished. Part of it is I am pathetically broke until this Friday, so I couldn't really go anywhere. We mostly stayed home. Miles went out on Saturday with my mother to spend his birthday gift card at Wal-Mart. He knew what he was getting and exactly where to find it as he has been scoping it out every time we have gone there in the last 3 weeks. For those of you dying to know what it is, he bought TMNT game for PS2. Woo.

Erik and I rented some movies this weekend as usual. I always get them from the vending machine at the grocery store, because it only costs $1.00 so if it sucks I don't' feel cheated. On Friday night we watched "Eastern Promises". I wasn't sure about this movie going into it. I had seen previews of it and thought it looked like crap. On the other hand, I heard good things, and it had Viggo Mortensen in it and I think he is fabulous in everything he does. Plus, he was nominated for an Academy Award for it. Anyway, it was horrid. He was good, but I have come to the conclusion that I don't really like Naomi Watts. The only other thing I think I have seen her in was "The Ring", and it seemed to me like she was the same person as in that. I hated that movie, too. The only reason to watch "Eastern Promises" as far as I can tell is for the nude fight scene, not so much because you get to see Viggo's parts as much as you just have to wonder how stressful that must have been. I am sure it is hard enough to film scenes where you are being beaten, stabbed, and thrown around by large men, but to have to do it naked? That is acting. We also watched "Perfect Stranger" with Halle Berry, that sucked too. But, I only spent $2.00.

Miles is getting his white belt in Tae Kwon Do today. I am in awe of his power.

Off to slack.

Winter sucks

So it's Thursday and I am off, which is nice, but it means I am also not getting paid. That is bad because I am desperately broke right now. It worked out, however, because Miles only has a half-day of school today. I do have a lot to do today. I have to go to the bank, get blood taken because I haven't had my thyroid checked in 2 years or so, and be back to pick Miles up at school at 11:30. I am hoping to get my taxes done this weekend because we need the money. I am sick of winter and how much everything costs. I was thinking of setting my house on fire because that should keep us warm for a while. Good times.

Off to find the matches.

Mmmm...lasagna

So my lasagna is in the oven and it smells awesome. I really do make a mean lasagna, but I don't do it very often because it is a bit of an ordeal. Plus, I don't like to put a huge amount of effort into a meal we can't all eat. And there is no way I am making a lasagna without cheese. That is just wrong. It makes a ton, so we will probably be eating lasagna for the rest of the week. I will be sick of it by Thursday I imagine.

I moved some furniture around today in the spare bedroom/game room/sewing room. I made room for the new storage bin rack I got for Miles' toys. I also hung some pictures and cleaned a little. I feel pleasantly productive.

Back to work tomorrow. Because my work is lame, I am only working 3 days this week. I can't really complain, however, because as it works out Miles is off on Friday and has a half day on Thursday. So I guess it worked out. I will just be really irritated when I get my paycheck. I am horribly broke, as usual, and need to get my taxes done. I have been putting it off because we had planned to use the money for our potential trip to the Grand Canyon and we didn't want to use all the money now. But I have bills to pay that are slightly more important right now than the Grand Canyon. Maybe we could go to New Hampshire instead.

Off to make salad and garlic bread.

Spring forward

I just made a lasagna that I am not even going to eat. Well, not tonight anyway. We were going to have that for dinner, I even invited Jen and Rory over. But Rory was not feeling well and I didn't feel like starting the lasagna at the time I needed to start in order to eat it at a decent hour. So we had something else and I made the lasagna for tomorrow night. Score! Now I don't have to do anything but bake it tomorrow night. I rock sometimes. I mean always.

Nothing terribly exciting has been going on lately, which is why I haven't written much. Just the same old shit. I am tired all the time, and broke all the time. I was thinking Erik and I should do something interesting for our anniversary this year, but I suppose just paying the mortgage would help. I want to rearrange my furniture, but am not really sure how to move it because there isn't a lot of space to work with.

Easter is in 2 weeks already. I can't think about it because it is so early this year. I really want winter to be over with. We have to set our clocks ahead tonight, but that just depresses me. I know it makes the days "longer", but it makes it totally dark in the morning when I got to work again. I know I go to work at an inhumane hour of the day, but a little sun isn't too much to ask. I can't wait for March to be over because then the end of this will be in sight. We were supposed to have another storm last night/today. It kept changing, sometimes they would say 4 inches of snow, sometimes ice, mostly I heard a mix of ice, snow and rain. Well, all it did was rain, I guess. I couldn't even tell when I got up this morning if it had done anything. Then it rained this afternoon. Erik hates rain because the roof leaks. But I just can't take any more snow. I will lose my mind.

Off to put the boy to bed and watch 'Rendition'.

Yay me!

Today I got an email from my friend Randy, which is exciting in and of itself because he NEVER emails anyone. Apparently he is too popular and/or cool, handsome and clever to write to his friends. Anyway he sent me this page from his calendar which has get out of work excuses:
I feel so special that someone actually thought of me. Even if it was about vertigo.

Miles went to the dentist today and finally got his x-rays done!! Every time we have gone, he gags or doesn't sit still long enough for them to get the pictures. Last time I could have gotten it done if the damn hygienist had moved her ass instead of standing there waiting for him to sit still longer than 6 seconds. I think they are all worried about traumatizing children. I say suck it up. He's tough. All I had to do was bribe him and it worked like a charm. You have to be able to know how to talk to children.

I have this incredible desire to go somewhere. I just don't know where. And I have no money. Details.

Off to do something else.

Boring

It's Sunday and I feel no motivation to do anything. I am making beef stew for dinner, which is already cooking in the crock pot as I type this. And I am planning on making apple crisp as well, so I guess it isn't as bad as I thought. Erik is outside dismantling the snowblower so he can figure out what is wrong with it. It is 47 out, but I just don't feel like leaving the house. I am so old.

I have nothing else interesting to report. I need to start making things up. Off to shower.

Will it ever stop?

The title to this entry is in reference to the seemingly never ending amount of snow we seem to be always getting. It snowed last weekend, then Wednesday and it is going to snow again tonight/tomorrow. Isn't it spring yet? I am so tired of this, and the sad part is even when it is spring, that doesn't mean it will end. I think we have had enough snow to last us at least the next 4 winters. Enough already.

I am finally feeling better. Yesterday I got out of bed (!) and showered (!) and went to the store!! All by myself! It was odd, not leaving the house for 4 days. I went back to work today. And now it's the weekend so I have two days off again. Working hard. The downside to having all that time off is that I slept so much, I have trouble sleeping when I am supposed to. I lie in bed for hours before I fall asleep. It is a little maddening.

Off to put on my jammies and relax some more.