July 18, 2007

• This is me, feeling amused....

  ...which is always better than me, being annoyed.  

  Misyapa - Have I told you lately that I love you?
  
  Drops - this story is for you...Conversation with my Mom whilst cutting up veggies for their Anniversary Party held a couple weeks gone by....
  
  Mom: Well, I guess now we can't even eat at Burger King
  Me: How come?
  Mom: Well, they are promoting gays!!  Betty Lou Soandso told me they are running a commercial where 2 men are in bed together!!  And they have that Queen all dressed up in tights grabbing the butts of football players!
  Me:  Choking on a baby carrot.....Mom....laughlaughlaugh....he's not gay, he just looks queer! As in weird, as in freaky, you can eat at Burger King!  laughlaughlaugh
  
  I keep forgetting to thank you for the card, Vick...I got it after that conversation and laughed so hard when I saw what it was that I scared the cat *g*

  People amuse me.  I remember back in the day I'd be more annoyed than amused...I like it better this way.  People will use whatever they can to make you feel like you owe them something.  Sorry, I aint buying it, I gave at the office. 

  Example.....
  
  I met a guy online, 51 yrs old, former military (notice I didn't say "soldier"), who lives about 20 minutes from me.  He was going through a tough time, wife left him, best friend passed away, blah blah blah, so I agreed to meet him for dinner one Saturday evening.  Weeellllll....it wasn't a "date", that was made very clear from the beginning, this was a friend, having dinner with a friend.  Period.  Until we met, and he decided that we should be a couple.  And when I declined then I suddenly was a bigoted, prejudiced white bitch.  Hmmmm....

  Ok, I have never dated black men. Life with another person is hard enough, why complicate it with race..that's always been my deal.  Do I have friends who are black? Yep.  Male black friends?  Yep.  If I met a black man who simply swept me off my feet would I consider it?  Yep.  So...Your discharge from the military is questionable, you've served 7 yrs in a federal prison for drug dealing, your dinner conversation includes what you witnessed men doing to other men in that prison, you have no job and can't get one because of the felony record, you have no car and can't get one because of the no job thing, and I won't date you just cuz you're black?  Ummm...Ok.  I guess I'm a bigoted, prejudiced white bitch. I still don't feel inclined to date your silly ass.

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  I have been being "courted" here the past couple of months.  It's kind of cute, really, I've never been courted.  It started with me noticing him always watching from the other end of the bar and laughing at something I said to someone else.  Then my brother introduced us and he started sitting closer and joining into the conversations.  Then him asking me for my email address and sending me cute little jokes and then little one liners about how something I've done impressed him.  And then there was the conversation between Lesa & I that he apparently overheard where I said I could use a really good kiss...and the next Friday he handed me a little brown paper bag...filled with Hershey's Kisses....and a couple weeks later, screwing up his courage, reaching over, cupping my chin in his hand, gently turning my face to his and kissing me......

  ~sigh~

  If only he didn't have that wife of 35 yrs.  She definitely could prove to be a problem. 

  I was flattered with the attention, but being told "we must be discreet" has no meaning for me, I've got nothing to hide from anyone.  And, in the words of Aretha Franklin, I'm not a woman you can hide. 

  So yeah...that's going no where.

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  Meanwhile, I've lost about 35 lbs, I just bought shorts which are 3 sizes smaller than last summer, which thrilled me no end.  I've left my hair grow out, just got it trimmed last week to shoulder length, it's red/blondish and wavy/curly as all get out.  I've avoided confirming this to you all, but I did get the "girls" pierced and I like it.  Got new glasses and I like them.  Got new bra's that lift and separate, the emphasis being on the lift (hehehe)  Got a new attitude and self-confidence galore and I'm loving that also.  I realized the other day that I am completely over Ed, finally, and I am thankful.

  In a nutshell, I am happy and content with my present circumstances.  Now, if Mr. Wonderful showed up tomorrow I wouldn't say Oh, I am happy and content, please go away, but until he shows up, I'm good.

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  A couple months ago Nate got pulled over on some bullshit offence and was made to do the roadside sobriety thing, which he passed with flying colors.  But the officer took him to the station & did the breath thing and he was over the legal limit (.08 in Ohio) so was charged with DUI.  We've been to court twice, the first was just the pleading thing (not guilty), the second was pretrial which his attorney didn't show up for, which puts us in trial, Thursday.  With a different attorney.  Wish him luck, he drives for a living.

  (Keith - I am aware that the story I was told was most likely not the whole truth & nothing but the truth....I know you think I'm "one of those" Moms, but I'm not  )

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  Ok, it has taken me 2 hrs to write this so I should just take the hint and get back to work. 

  You kids have a wonderful evening ~ You know I will.  

   

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