TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 182

Hopefully I won't need another cordless phone for two more years.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 181

An easy night at work.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=daSbZyh9BWo


http://youtube.com/watch?v=8RJ-2FUz7xo


http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/7227795/Videos/?action=view&current=pigs24jun08.flv


http://youtube.com/watch?v=sPEGt4A7zjA&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlp8r2kb4_Q&feature=related

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 180

I have completed all my aromatherapy classroom requirements.

WEEK 26

Boy, this week went by fast. I still need to learn it's okay to bill for services rendered and to charge an appropriate fee. And to say "no" to obvious scumbags. But both take courage.

George Carlin died a couple days ago. I really liked him -- personally and professionally. So many times I feel like saying "forecast for tonight -- dark." And it was because of him that my dashboard Jesus looks out into traffic and not at me. Although being omniscient he could see everything anyway.

This is going to be a killer weekend -- the opportunity for about twelve hours sleep out of sixty, starting at noon Friday and ending at midnight Monday.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 179

I didn't blow any ID's.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 178

A good vet check-up and a win at the Hard Rock.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 177

Enough carrot tops for everyone, including Stuart.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 176

A free bar and chips and Chamber of Commerce weather.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 175

Free bacon and a double rainbow. Not necessarily in that order.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 174

My relief person showed up on time. And I got free syrup at Starbucks.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEO PARTY!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eKLciRo6nhg

http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/fooma2001/?action=view&current=NewCamera477.flv

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D21nsqe0F-4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWaOyHjMOlY&feature=related

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 173

C paid me for the Dove Bars he ate.

WEEK 25

Kind of like a breath of fresh air. Literally. Not a lot of progress made, but time to look back on how far I’ve come and enjoy the rest. I only need to complete 43 more reflexology sessions for my school certification.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 172

My car will not require another oil change for the next three months or three thousand miles.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 171

I saw some beautiful pink roses this morning. And some sweet peas in the afternoon. With a bumblebee on them.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 170

A double rainbow and 200 unexpected dollars.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 169

Free parking. My big pig is on four medications instead of six. And I found my cell phone. Thank you, St. Anthony!

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 168

Free burrito coupon from Chipotle.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 167

I survived Father's Day (Gee, it's been almost four years) :(

And I found out B got a new cat :)

Life goes on.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEO PARTY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NFuu6W392k


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiUhEviQ6BE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVvu-SgXBQU

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 166

Cooler weather, lighter traffic and everything where it should be.

WEEK 24

As the Portuguese say, "too many tides and not enough sailors." There was supposed to be a pool party Saturday but I never heard more about it and I turned down the opportunity to do about four hours of chair massage at RFK Stadium. Then I found out it was supposed to be outside. In 80+ degree heat yet. And two people are off at one of my jobs yet in this time of massive unemployment we can’t find anyone to fill in.

So I said “yes” to this Lifetime TV thing which was a real bust, but I figure at least it was a mitzvah. And maybe it will bring some people to my web site.

Tim Russert also died this week. I was probably about a mile away at the time. He was pronounced dead at the hospital where I was born. And I went to his doctor once I think (he was my doctor’s partner). I think the last time I saw Russert alive was at Starbucks across from WTOP. I think years ago I wrote him a letter asking for a job.

So what have I learned this week? The importance of good health (not mine). Especially dental health. And good nutrition. And the sweetness of time spent at home, with family, friends and pets. Ironic that I went back to school and worked my bottom off for more of that, yet I’m more tired and strung-out than ever.

And I learned the healing process is a slow one

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE...DAY 165

Got an extra free soda. And maybe generated some good karma?

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 164

R agreed to pay me for the rest of the feed. And we had a nice breeze this evening.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 163

Renewed my vehicle registration for the next two years.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 162

S gave me $50.oo. And both vets say my big pig isn't suffering.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 161

The pigs and I will be part of the Alexandria Shelter's Annual Dinner ad.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 160

I have completed 50% of the practical requirement for my reflexology course.

SATURDAY NIGHT VIDEO PARTY

Baby crapweasels:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CTaVLSRXQTw

More of the same music track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaipQV_lHwc

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 159

I managed to escape most of the heat and the storms.

WEEK 23

What a week. Bad economic news, a tornado that killed someone in Annandale. I used to go on that road all the time.

Time at the cardiologist’s and the vet’s.

But I DID have an A-ha moment. I do not have to massage everyone in the Greater Washington area. It is okay to not respond to the guy who obviously wants a hand job, the girl who is so spacey she is not gonna keep an appointment or the foreigner whose comprehension of English is so poor he won’t be able to understand my directions to the studio.

All night long I have been trying to listen to upbeat songs to cheer myself up. This finally did the trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixyTNd-Ln38

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 158

In these days of record unemployment I have a job. Three of 'em, in fact.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 157

My pigs are home. And I got a nap.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 156

Free parking and air in my tire. And a free night at the vet's for my big pig.

And I have power.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 155

Mom won over $60.00 at the Hard Rock. And a client from almost three years ago remembered me and said I've improved.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 154

I heard the guys playing horns on DuPont Circle.

TRYING NOT TO BE TOO UNHAPPY ABOUT IT, OR MY LIFE DOESN'T SUCK TOO MUCH DAY 153

A beautiful sunset. And my relief person showed up on time.