Day 271 - Our First Fight

The Brit and I technically had our first fight.

Here's what went down:

We made plans on Tuesday to go out Thursday. He chose the day.

Thursday morning we talked about going out and he was all excited since he last saw me almost a week ago.

Thursday afternoon we talk some more and he slips in how tired he is (from not getting much sleep the night before and having a big lunch that day) and wants to reschedule.

I do not react nicely to any of this.

I text him back messages like "Let's not bother" in reference to rescheduling and "I'm obviously some sort of inconvenience to you." The conversation ends with that.

Then, I eventually break the ice (per Legal Eagle's advice) some time later after I've cooled off.

We talk, he continues to apologize and explain. I still don't really care for the excuse and whatever, but I think it's something we can get past.

All I need is for him to understand that he can't treat me that way and I think he's getting it. Well, he should since I told him that.

We'll see how things go from here, but he knows I'm not happy.

We're trying to work out getting together sometime, but I'm slammed with work the next two days.

I'll keep you updated.

Day 270 - Instant Mood Lifter

The other day I was looking at Facebook, but instead of looking at my college classmates, I went back to high school.

And apparently, all the girls I went to school with are married/engaged to short, fat, bald men or wannabe guidos.

How great do I feel right now?!

Seriously, there were at least 3 girls who used to be cheerleaders with guys who had on "Affliction" shirts. And the guys have hair that at least stand 3 inches tall.

And then there were even more girls with these little round men.

I'm sure this sounds a little harsh, but whatever. I'd say these guys have great personalities, but I saw the pictures, they only have blank stares.

It is just very rewarding to know that everyone else settled down with a toad. I don't care how shallow I sound right now.

Day 269 - Tendonitis

I supposedly have tendonitis of my knee.

That's cool.

I just have to take lots of Ibuprofen/Motrin and not walk very much, which will be easy since I don't walk anywhere except everywhere.

Now I'm really wishing I would have done my laundry this weekend like I had planned because I probably shouldn't be walking up and down those extra stairs.

This is dumb.

Day 268 cont. - Maybe He'll Start Working For Me

^As I got up to make lunch, Schatzi did not hesitate to take my "office" chair. I was hoping if I left him alone long enough he'd feel compelled to do my work. He didn't, but I suspect it's because he doesn't know how to spell Lohan.

Day 268 - Well, If You Have To Work While In Palm Springs...

^...it's probably best to do it in a cabana with a mai tai next to you.

I had to work the Saturday that we were there. Luckily Melvin didn't have to suffer in the sun, but I didn't have to stay secluded in the room working. Oh, and Legal Eagle ordered me a drink and had it sent over. Talk about fabulous.

Day 267 - Something's Cooking In The Kitchen

I had an impromptu dinner and movie date with The Brit last night.

After some texting during the late afternoon, we decided to go grab a movie at Blockbuster and cook dinner together at my place. It was disgustingly cute.

The Brit had caught part of Top Chef last time he was at my place and had been itching to cook since then. He doesn't cook much. But at least he's really interested in cooking, which I think is more important (in order for me to train him into cooking for me all the time).

We went to Trader Joe's. He likes to make me go there because I've told him how much I hate it and he absolutely adores it.

We got this orange chicken thing that is so good (although frozen). We made stir fry with it, per my suggestion.

While at the store, we ran into one of his friends who I have met before and think seems like the nicest guy, very mellow, polite and low-key. But, it was one of those moments that makes you feel very date-y/relationship-y.

So, moving on. We went home and cooked. I asked him to chop the veggies because onions make me cry. However, he apparently does not really have a method for chopping veggies. I just about died watching because it took forever. I offered a few tips and it eventually all got chopped. At least he did know how to cook them.

The dinner ended up really great. It was a lot of fun and a nice, cheap date. He got the movie and I bought dinner. I'm still trying to figure out how to offer to pay for things (since I'm so used to mooching), but I think I handled it well last night since I knew dinner stuff would cost a little more.

Oh, and he's not religious, phew. It just came up last night and we feel the same way about religion for the most part.

Oh, and when his mom visits, he takes her to a salon in Beverly Hills to get her nails done.

OK, I actually have some work I should be doing.

Day 265 - I Love My Bed

OK, here are pics of my bed!


^Voila! Check it out.


^Close up of the bedding.


^Barbar insisted I take another picture.


OK, now let's talk bedding. This is probably one of the first times I have purchased something, looked high and low at what I liked and taken my time with the overall project.

First, let's talk sheets. Mine are much softer than I thought they would be considering they are from the teen section. I looked for close to a year for my dream sheets and then had to save the money since these cost more than I had when I found them. But now I am considering buying the blue version as well just to be able to switch it up and since I love the print so much.

Second, comforter. I have a down alternative and wouldn't want it any other way. Some people prefer down comforters, but I find they don't have the heaviness that down alternatives have and I love. Also, they don't get lumpy like I have seen down comforters get at times. Oh, and I paid less than $50 for mine. And get black. It just makes sense, no?

Third, duvet cover. I LOVE mine. The gray is perfect, really perfect. And it's so soft. It was, of course, more than I have paid for bedding, but this was a birthday gift. So if you can, redo your bed around your birthday. Oh, and the buttons for the duvet cover and done so that you don't see them. Know what I mean? It always bothered me with my old one.

Fourth, pillows. Here is where I messed up a little. One set of pillows (covered in pink) are perfect for me. Soft enough, but not mush or flat. The other set is way tough. I got "plush pillows" and they look great when on my bed, but they are too hard. I either partially sleep on them or move them out of the way. They may or may not soften up over time, but I can deal for now. But as far as appearance, they look good at least.

Fifth, extra bedding supplies. I have a memory foam thing and I think these things are essential. However, egg crates are better and I'm considering upgrading. I had one in college and it was heaven. These things help if you didn't pay a ton for an awesome mattress. However, they do cost a little, but I swear by them.

OK, so that's all. Hope you are jealous of my bed!

Day 264 - I'm Kind Of Failing At This Blog

I know! I haven't checked in much.

Things are busy. Last weekend I was in Palm Springs (pics to come) and this week I have been swamped with work.

But things are good. Palm Springs was so much fun and very relaxing. Basically, we hung out in the pool all day. Can't complain.

Work has been the same. Just getting stuff done and trying to catch up because I slipped behind. Whoops!

Legal Eagle and I are planning to run a 5K in December. It's some holiday 5K and is in Venice/Santa Monica. Should be cool.

Still going out with the Brit. We have a lot of fun together and I'm hoping to have him meet LE and her bf in a couple of weeks when she has a free weekend. He seems to quite like me. But I also know he is trying to focus on music a lot right now. It's hard to tell where you stand with someone else unless you flat out ask them.

Hmm...I'll post more later, but I still have boxes in my room from my birthday and I feel like I should really do something about that finally. Oy.

Day 263 - I'll Have To Tune In

Remember Gelson? The grocery store, coffee date, call two months later for a second date guy?

Well, he had mentioned that he was going to be on some Teen Nick show on our date. And...it's now coming to TV. I saw previews and thought the name sounded familiar so I imdb'd it and it was the one!

It looks bad, but also good bad. However, he isn't in the preview...small part? But I'm excited to see it and almost wish it would be a hit so I could be like, I went on a date with him and he's totes lame. And called me two months after our first date.

The above: reasons to love LA.

Day 262 cont. - The Day Neighbor And I Finally Hung Out

Sooooo...Neighbor and I finally got together. I went over to his place Thursday night to see his kitten and catch up. We ended up hanging out from 10:00pm-1:30am. Yikes!

But, onto things.

We did a brief catch up when I got there and I played with the kitten. And then he began talking about his 19-year-old "stalker."

They've kind of, sort of dated. But not really. I'm not sure I get it even now. But he said they've hung out like all the time. He claims its because she just drops by and that it's weird when she does because she barely talks to him and nothing physical goes on, although they have made out early on in their "relationship." But he did call her cute and I'll admit, when he first said all this, it stung. But in a "you're an ass" way, not a "why not me?" way.

So he told me all about her and she either has a mental imbalance or is a pathological liar. She's screwed up in some way. And I think he thinks he can help or save her in some way. And I think he likes the drama. Every girl he's stuck around for has been drama.

He claims he wants to get her out of the picture, but he isn't exactly doing what he should to make that happen. Note: he leaves his door unlocked and sometimes she'll just go in even when he isn't home. Something about this is fucked up.

Also, she called him when we were hanging out. He didn't get it on time the first time she called, but then she definitely called back five seconds later. We agreed he would answer and, of course, he told her we were hanging out. Apparently she said, "Oh, OK." So I told him to not tell her where I live.

Moving on, he asked me about work and then asked if I was seeing anyone. I mentioned the Brit.

He then asked a bunch of questions about him. Name, job, where he lives, etc. I won't deny that it felt pretty great telling him about the Brit and how normal and good everything was. He teased me a bit -- a lot -- about him.

It was interesting talking to him about another guy. It was a different kind of conversation than I would have to Legal Eagle or one of my sisters. I don't know how to describe it.

But we caught up a lot and then I headed home. We hugged when I left and agreed to get together soon.

I don't know how he feels about things. I spent a lot of the time trying to figure out why I was so gaga over him. But he brought up dating someone else first, so I assume a guy who likes you wouldn't do that. I hope that he just wants to be friends because that's where I'm at and I think we could be great friends. Plus, I've never had a close guy friend. And maybe I can help him stay away from nutter butter girls.

I'll keep you updated as I try to figure this out.