Friday was just... kind of amazing. I got a chance to start proofreading at work on a larger scale than what I've been doing. That doesn't get me a different job yet, but it could. At the very least, I'll get experience doing what I went to school for.
There are so many things to do- when can I have a couple days off to accomplish them? Oh, this weekend? I was too busy. I watched Chariots of Fire, Mud, and Invictus. Ok, I watched half of Chariots of Fire. Aside from hearing the world famous Vangelis song, I'm not so sure why that movie is so awesome. Of course, I didn't get to the end because I had to stop it a couple times and go back when I fell asleep, and by that point, I didn't care anymore. Mud was pretty good. I read that Matthew McCon-a-hey (not gonna look that up right now) is taking on some more serious roles than his rom-com stuff and this certainly was different for him, but he still kind of ends up being the scoundrel you can't help but love. Besides, I have never seen a homeless guy with a body like that. Invictus was good, but I'm more interested now in learning about Nelson Mandela and would rather have watched a documentary about him than a story about this uplifting sports moment. That story is neat, but could have been summarized in a People magazine article.
I just traded in some movies at Blockbuster and tried to rent Pain & Gain, because I think Mark Wahlberg and The Rock are funny guys, and I can't wait to see them in a comedy together. Added bonus- this one is based on a true story. What could be better than that? I also rented Gatsby, but I'm not going to read that until I get through the book. I read it high school, but I don't remember it being funny. Maybe I was too busy scowling, I don't know. I found the book at T.J. Maxx a few weeks ago, marked down to $1. That is funny and sad, just like the book.
So I walked up to the counter with my two movies, and the guy looked at me sadly and said, "Oh, this isn't the movie." I had brought up a box that was simply marking the spot where Pain & Gain goes. Well, now I feel old and confused.
"Let me see if we got one in!" he says. "Nooo, sorry."
I went wandering back into the aisles to find another movie and was only in there for about 30 seconds or so before he came over to me.
"Just got one in!" he said, but I suspect that he walked over to the Pain & Gain section and found me the right box.
"I do believe you've got a successful career in customer service ahead of you, young man," said the old biddy in her head as she teetered out to the parking lot and backed into a planter without noticing and drove off into the afternoon.
But that's not all I did, Mom, don't worry. I also walked the dogs with Jody on Saturday morning. Then I pretended to clean and took a nap instead before it was time to drive out to Cabela's. For those who don't know what Cabela's is, it's a huge store for hunting and fishing where the greeter mans the gun check station. This was NRA-Waterfowl Weekend, which included taxidermy exhibits and a duck call competition, but I was there for this:
"Cabela’s continues its free self-defense and personal protection seminar series this Saturday at 1 p.m. with the 90-minute ASAP (APEX Stay Alive Program) class."
Well, not exactly. It was more like 90 minutes of fear mongering with a few helpful tidbits thrown in to try to lure us into signing up for the full day version. I did learn some helpful information about body language to quickly identify someone who's about to start some shit. We were encouraged to throw our purse or wallet behind the person mugging us, so that we could then turn and run, but we were also shown the disarming technique we could learn in the full day class. Didn't get to try it out- that's for the paying customers, but I have been trying to practice it at home. What I have learned is that I can't do it without making sound effects.
I think I'll go to someone else for the paid version, because this guy- while he did have the credentials- seemed a little too excited about shooting an intruder. He told us that it was perfectly ok to keep a loaded gun by your bed- even if you have kids. I suspect he doesn't have any. I also saw no wedding ring. Can't imagine why.
Saturday night, I met Jenea for Quiznos (And no, they did not have the steakhouse beef dip, Tracy. Unacceptable.) and then we headed to her favorite bar. This morning, Solo yowled in my ear and walked across my pillow and my body until I fed her, so I didn't have any trouble meeting up with John for breakfast on time. After a carb overload, we walked through the farmer's market and I got some potatoes, cucumber, and heirloom and cherry tomatoes. We got to sample some white nectarine and miracle aloe lotion before we headed to Duds n Suds. I haven't been near my laundry room since someone put either orange lipstick or crayon in the dryer. I'm going to give it time to get all over someone else's clothes before I try that again, so I had a bit of a backlog. I'm going to have to get him out with Jenea and I sometime, because she talks like a trucker, and he is a trucker, so that'll be fun.
I just made dinner and realized that I never make dinner because it makes the kitchen a mess and now I have to go clean it. I had the organic mac & cheese (healthiest version possible) with a little bit of ham steak, Brussels sprouts, and a handful or two of cherry tomatoes. My living room is mostly picked up, my sheets are clean, my laundry is put away, Riley has been taken on a long walk, my recycle has been emptied, and my toes are waiting to be painted in front of a Ted talk. I would finish my first crochet square, but I'm not sure how. Looks like I need to contact my crochet people for Round 2.
Ahh, Monday. Here we go.
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