last summer another friend of my was absolutely thrilled when they were coming out with a new version or some shit. to be honest, i dont know if it was a new version or just new to the phone company he was with. either way, he was beside himself with joy. im pretty sure if his wife would have let him he would have camped outside the shop to be first in line. however, she was on the same page as me.. the ‘who gives a fuck’ page that is, lol. as soon as he got his iphone it was all i heard about. it got old, fast. im not a mac chick. i thought they sucked. why would the phones be any better?

a few months ago he got an iphone. he couldnt put it down. i would literally have to be like.. “hey, put it down and talk to me!” lol. seriously, he would zone out and become some sort of iphone zombie. he was like a kid on christmas morning with his new toy. i hated the phone, lol. i was in constant competition against an iphone for his attention. it was only at this moment that i even flirted with the idea of getting one myself. at least then we could zone out together on it, lol.

i didnt get one at first. i wasnt even planning on getting a new phone at all. then mine broke. it literally bounced from my chair to the wet floor of the shower. thats cause my ma let go of it before it was in my hand. from that point it was temperamental and wouldnt make noises or let me make calls.. i couldnt even send texts. then after it finally started working, it wouldnt go idle. my battery would die after 20 minutes. i had to get a new one, i didnt really have a choice at this point.

i decided that i would finally take that leap into nerdville and get myself an iphone. well, i fucking love it, lol. i dont know why in the world i was so opposed to them before. it was my turn to become the iphone zombie.. and i did! i love this phone. it does everything! its even made it cheaper for him and me to keep in touch during the day, which is incredible all on its own accord. im addicted to mafia live. i may have even said that in another post, i cant remember.. but add me (144 355 436) if you want. seriously, i love my phone. im part of the ubernerd elite, now. im pretty sure that every day i find something new i can do with it.

today i made a great discovery with it. i was in the car with her, running a couple errands for her. we started chatting about music and i was telling her that if i could id just throw my phone on shuffle (another thing i love about my phone, instant music anywhere!). i used to have an ipod nano and while driving one time we tried to connect the nano to the car adapter for the cd player we used to use. to our dismay, it didnt work. so, while we were talking about it this time i thought id try it again cause who knows, right? after about ten minutes of searching for the adapter, we found it. fingers crossed we plugged it all in and put the tape in.. MUSIC! it fucking worked. i gotta tell you, this was the best discovery i could have made, lol. this time it was christmas morning for us. so, i apologize for all the bad things i said about ipods and iphones and all that jazz. i was wrong, they all rock. but my phone rocks the most. ;p

iphones aside, my reading is comin along nicely. im really glad i picked this book up. to be honest, im happy he suggested reading something that would help me in the long run because i probably wouldnt have thought of it myself. today, i also made a card for my ma today since mothers day is comin up and i did a little more work on my art piece. not too much tho, i plan on working on it a lot more tomorrow. i really cant wait to see it done. im also working on a three canvas piece for him for above his fireplace. well, i havent started it yet, but i have a good picture in my head of what id like it to look like. so, that will either be my next piece or the one after cause i have a few ideas rollin around in my head for other pieces as well. i need to start working on my stationary, too.. and crocheting. lol, the list never ends!!

regardless, the  day didnt start there. it was supposed to start early, it ended up being 1:05pm. we had fifty-five minutes to get to the bank. usually the bank closes at 2pm on saturdays. i got ready in record time and we were at the bank with twenty minutes to spare. it was closed, i seriously thought the day was shot at that point. instead, we ended up at the bar. its nice to know people that can cash checks for you, lol. only one problem, theyll only cash up to fifty bucks and i already had it made out for the bank and on top of that.. it was my last fuckin check in my book. we ended up going all the way back home and searching for the last of my checkbooks. thankfully, i had some.

after making a second stop at the bar and hanging out long enough to have a smoke and watch the last inning in the cubs game, we were off. the vital of all our stops to come, getting gas. while we waited for it to fill up, i called the staples shop we had just passed to inquire about a pocket protector. yea, you read it right. he didnt know what one was. i told him. he got excited about it.. and now here i am callin to see if staples carries them. they do.. im pretty sure the chick on the other end of the line laughed, lol. to be honest, i would have, too. i also grabbed some clicky pens for him. they come in handy for his job.. plus, he can nerd out with his new pocket protector and clicky pens. is it weird that i like the way the inside of the shop smelled? like.. an office, lol. go figure, right? but i dont know how else to explain it.. its like new office. its nice. ;p

from there it was off to trader joes. if youve never been to one and you live by one, go to it. its a pretty nice grocery store. its like a younger, cooler version of the other stores around, lol. the music is great and the foods are all specialty, organic and gourmet kinda things. besides that, its a pretty fun atomosphere. we went there for these pumpkin seeds i wanted to send him. *crunch crunch* its all im gonna here when he gets them, but i kinda like knowing that its cause i sent them out to him.

after that we headed back across town towards the mall. this is where the fun began. if you didnt note my sarcasm there, please do so now. seriously, there may have been some sale we were unaware of because the massive amounts of people was just ridiculous. we had to work our way through the whole second floor to the elevator and then back thru the first floor to the colognes. people are dicks. they see people trying to go thru the walk way and they just stand there. not cause they are looking at anything, sometimes they are just standing there waiting for someone.. or they feel the need to stop in the middle and have a conversation with someone going the other way. its a dick move and the mall was full of them today. eventually after spending a few minutes at the counter we headed out into the mall itself.

people walk so slow. i mean i know i go faster than most people walk, but these particular people were walking at a snails pace. we literally had to go to the opposite end of the mall and it was taking way too long. we were swerving in and out of people the whole way there, got the cologne and headed back into the mass. going back didnt take as long, which was good cause we still had like two more stops once we go back into the van. this time we were off to k-mart, i couldnt send a package to him without sending a box of froot loops. honestly, i think he would disown me as a friend if that happened. especially knowing how much he wants them. i would never live it down. i also got a few other goodies for him, just things weve talked about over the past few months. little treats cause i know how much he loves those. ;p

we were finally headed to the last shop, we decided it was time to enjoy some herbal treats. it makes the borders experience much better. to be honest, i dont think ive been in a borders when i wasnt partaking. i picked up a rich dad book for him, hes addicted to them at the moment. the other day we were chatting about books and he said something about me reading. i told him i do read and he suggested something that wasnt a novel, but more of a how to.. or something that would help me focus better on my goals. im not sure if hes aware of it yet, but i do take all his suggestions into consideration.. and for the most part agree with him and then do it.

so after searching for his book.. i went looking for the self help books. i saw one on self-esteem and almost walked off with that one. then there was a different one that looked interesting, so i traded out and almost left with that one.. thats when i saw the one i finally bought. be happy. simple title stating exactly what i wanted to be, not to mention im partial to the cover, lol. i skim the book and read the back and finally decided on it.

i did everything i set out to do today and i even ended up with something for myself. today was a good day. :) i cant wait to spray my hat with his cologne before i send it off to him (he already said i could ;p hehe). i also cant wait until he gets all his goodies. i just have one more thing left to do, which is make him a card to send along with it all. nothing is a surprise anymore, lol. he got it all out of me earlier. hes a sneaky, cheeky brit.. or a sneaky, cheeky britsy boosies. lmao, yea.. i said it. what of it? ;p

im off to start reading my book now. its an eight week course. maybe when im done.. or as im doing it i can write little book reports. i just looked at it, its broken into parts. so every four chapters ill be writing what ive learned or realized about myself, life, happiness.. whatever comes to mind. tomorrow, its reading and art with a little crocheting.

after dropping her off at the airport, we decided to head to the bar and see who was all there. no one was really, but we got free drinks thanks to one of the guys that was there. the bartender is a friend of ours as well, she makes amazing drinks. nic and strong, lol. especially when you havent had anything to eat all day and then you have a strong drink. lets just say, i was feeling it. and i had three of them. by the time we got home, i was very very buzzed and my dad was all talking to me. the room behind him was wobbling. thankfully, we didnt have to talk too long, lol.

something is definitely up with me.. i think i might be getting sick, but im hoping im wrong. i have been feeling funny tho, achy and just like ive been put through the wringer. its weird tho cause even tho i feel like shit, my energy level and mood is amazing. so im not quite sure whats going on. like i wanna feel better, but if it means a drop in the other two.. itd take the feeling like shit instead. this energy spike is incredible. im doing transfers in record time and i havent fallen in quite a few days now (knock on wood), so im really happy about that.

im excited about saturday, its our errand day.. but also i may possibly, probably be getting another tattoo. yay! oh! and i dont know if anyone really reads this, but if you do and you have mafia live on your iphone or ipod touch or whatever supports it.. my family code is 144 355 436. add me. is it sad that i have that memorized? and yes, i spelled it was a z.. or zed. ;p punk. and yes, im a nerd. ive already established this and i also fully embrace my nerdiness.

so tomorrow, i think i might work on my art piece a little and maybe crochet. ill have the house to myself all day. im going to have to find things to keep me occupied. any suggestions?

anyway! my brother came into town for today. we havent seen him in over a year. him and i dont get along very well, but a couple moths or so ago i sent him and email. i decided it was time we acted like adults and said that we should be able to get along with one another. something clicked i suppose, when he came into the house today after greeting my ma.. he leaned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek. that has never happened before. ever.

however, he was still a dick to my ma. she gets so excited before he comes into town and then the whole time he has an attitude with her. i know she asks a lot of questions, but its only cause she doesnt talk to him that often and shes trying to find out whats going on with him. i wanna say something to him, but i honestly dont think it will help. its just how he has always been with her. maybe ill send him another email tho and tell him how much it sucks to see her reaction to the way he treats her.

the four of us ended up going out to dinner tonight and i think i did a pretty good job with what i ordered. i even skipped dessert. i wanted it tho, but i knew i didnt need it. and to be honest, it felt kinda good to be able to say, “no thanks”. ive been drinking more water and taking my b12 vitamins in the morning, too. and i had coffee today, which always puts me in a great mood. even with being up since 5:30am, lol. i blame him for that. ;p it was fun tho, i like our morning chats.. well i like any of our chats really. but its a great way to start the day! and end it too lol. i was a chatty cathy today tho, i can get that way and usually when i do it puts me in a silly mood. which, if you ever heard any of our conversations, youd know exactly what im talking about, lol.

during our chats today tho, i was telling him about an mda summer camp i used to go to. once i get started on it, its like i cant stop. he can vouch for that. in talking about it tho, he threw out a great suggestion about networking and trying to set some kind of reunion up once the weather gets nicer. so ill be adding that to my to-do list!

its about that time.. i need some sleep before i pass out on my keyboard. tomorrow is more crocheting, yes im still working on that.. and im going to work more on the art project i started and im going to start looking people up for that camp thing. i love nerding out, lol. its more fun with him, but theres plenty of time for that when he gets off work, yay! ..omg im still rambling, its so my bedtime!