Bathroom conversations...

Today I went to Barnes and Noble again. And, I had to use the "facilities".

A lady walked in before me.

A crazy lady, apparently.

She just started talking to me like she knew me.

CL (crazy lady)- This stall doesn't have any seat covers.

Me- silence

CL- Maybe I just don't know how to use them

Me- looks like you have to pull down

CL- Maybe. The last person in here didn't flush. I would think that a woman would flush. I don't think men flush, but a woman should know better and should flush.

Me (as I'm sitting there doing my business)- uh-huh

CL- I was really disappointed at the bank today.

Me- silence

CL- yeah, I went into the bank and asked them for the number to the corporate office because I am a cleaning lady and I thought maybe I could clean for them...

Me- silence as I'm washing my hands

CL- and the manager of the bank said she didn't know the number to the corporate office. Don't you think the manager should know the number to the corporate office?

Me- I'm leaving now

Wow. I hope I never am so lonely or crazy that I just start STUPID conversations in the BATHROOM with random strangers!!!

A kitty filled weekend...

Saturday we had our weekly adoption fair, and there were...

15 kittens!!!!!

Holy crapola. They were all so adorable! 3 of them got adopted, and then one of our adult cats got adopted, too.

Sunday we had the grand opening of our new shelter for the feral cats. Here is a newspaper article about it. The comments are... interesting. I never realized what a controversial thing this is.

As everyone stood around listening to speeches and thank you's before the ribbon cutting ceremony, I felt very proud to be a part of this organization. It's really come a long way, and I've only been involved for a few months. After the ribbon was cut, the woman who is responsible for most of the funding of this presented our President with another check for $12,000.00, which will help us to buy medical supplies. I'll admit, it made me well up a bit.

The shelter is beautiful, and it will be very interesting and exciting to see it working the way it should.

Anyway, just had to brag a little! Hope you all had a great weekend!

Something I've discovered...

So, earlier tonight I was feeling... restless. My last post was all about that, actually. I just didn't know what to do with myself. Some girlfriends and I made plans to do a fish-fry and then just chill with some wine at one of their houses... and then that kinda fell through.

Before those plans were actually made, I had decided I was going to go to the mall, or more specifically Borders and Barnes and Noble. So, since the plans fell through I went ahead with my bookstore plans.

As soon as I walked into Borders, and took in the book/paper/Seattle's Best coffee smell all my troubles went away. All those icky, stupid girl feelings were lifted. I love you, Borders.

I just walked through all the aisles, looking at books I want, books I might want, picking some up and flipping through, reading the back... enjoying the feel of the smooth cover, and the rougher feel of the paper.

I like looking at the childrens books, too. Finding some of my favorites. I have a secret wish to read the Sweet Valley High books again, but I'm not gonna buy them. Gotta find them in a library. Oh, and look... the Little Engine that Could!! And the Mercer Mayer "Little Monster" books! And Golden Books The Pokey Little Puppy!! I loved it.

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And now for something completely different.
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The past few weeks I've had some interesting events that I've not shared with you.

I'm sharing now.

The weekend before July 4th was an event here in Madison called "Rhythm and Booms". Bands, music, crazy people and fireworks. I loved it. Here is a photo of me enjoying the shittiest expensive pizza I've ever eaten:

The 4th of July was spent with my family, and my cousin who had totally illegal fireworks that were LOUD. All the guys were outside most of the time being pyros, and us girls stayed in and watched the most ridiculous show I've ever seen in my life "Dancing Machine" on ABC. Just google it if you're that interested. Anyway, it was really a pretty fun day.

Last weekend was crazy busy. Friday night was my friend Heather's 30th birthday. She had a pretty tame barbeque at her house, and it was really a fun time. I met a couple girls there (Bridget and Erin) who invited me to Erin's Bachelorette Party the next day.

Saturday I did a "Betty Lou" cruise around Lake Monona. Here are some pics:

Last but not least was the Bachelorette Party, and here are some pics of that:

Heather and I (the new 30 year old)

Me and Tracy

The whole group

So there is an update. God bless you if you don't think I'm lame.

Problems... BIG Problems...

Okay, not really... don't get excited.

One of my problems is that a few of my friends are planning trips and want me to go. Now, I would absolutely LOVE to go (one is a cruise in Jan/Feb... the other is a trip to Vegas this coming August), but this chick just does NOT have the funds for such a thing.

I've never been the type of person who just happens to have hundreds of dollars in an account to be able to jet to wherever on a moments notice. And, at the moment I'm pretty much living paycheck to paycheck, so "saving" for the cruise isn't really an option, either. Not to mention that I want to get the hell out of this apartment when my lease is up, and that will take some money (4.5 months left on the lease). So, I just need to keep my priorities straight. I think next year will be much comfier (is that a word? Like comfy... but comfy-er) for me, and perhaps I can do some fun travelling things like that. So, just chill, amigos.

The other problem. Often times being the single mom to teenage boys is .... boring. They are out and about, and I'm stuck at home. I do have friends, and have had quite a few interesting and fun nights, but then I hate it when everyone has plans and I don't. I just want more and more friends and more and more things to do. I've just been "mom" for so long, and now I'm more "Amy"... and it's nice. I need to get to the point where I feel comfortable all by myself, instead of restless and bored.

Super awesome crap

Does anyone remember when Wheel of Fortune used to have people shop instead of just win money?

Like, they would win a certain amount of money, and then at the end of the round they could select items they wanted worth however much.

I seem to remember some of the luxurious prizes and fabulous merchendise being furniture, grills, pianos, grandfather clocks… Zenith console TV’s….

No one ever wanted the stuff that I did. I always wanted the stupid crap, like the life-size ceramic cheetah with gold claws… or the arcade games…

I wonder what they ever did with the crap that no one chose?

I still want it.

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Amy M. and guest...

My oldest friend is getting married!

I've known Patty since we were 7 years old and in 2nd grade. She has finally kissed enough frogs and has found her prince, and they will be wed this summer. I received an invitation to their reception, since they will be getting married in a private ceremony in Jamaica (bitch).

So... my invitation says Amy M. and Guest. Who wants to be my date?

Oh. You will also have to buy me a ticket out to Colorado for sometime in September. And, you'll have to buy your own ticket, too.

Oh. And, my brother lives out there, so I totally have a place to crash, but you're on your own.

And, I'm sure I'll be expected to catch up with MANY friends. If you're cute and treat me like a queen you can tag along.

I'm such an awesome date.

Any takers???