Hitting on the married chicks

So, I guess I've still "got it" so to speak. I was out last night and ended up at a work gathering for someone's birthday. I got to talking with a co-worker, Sara, who is also married. Both of us happened to be without our husbands for the evening. In the time we stood sort of separated from the group, we were approached twice by a random guy with the "hey, how are you ladies doing?" line. We were both wearing our wedding rings and in one case, mine was in clear plain sight resting on my knee.
Funny thing was, eventually they got the hint and I don't even think we ever had to tell them we were married. I think the one guy was insulted that I made fun of him for drinking Miller Lite. He told me I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Miller Lite & Bud Light in a blind taste test, which is of course bullshit. So, I won my taste test and I got a free beer out of it.
So....point of the story.....I can still get guys, especially if I'm with another good looking woman.

more 90210

Here I am again on another Saturday morning watching 90210. On this one (actually a 2-part episode) Valerie's friend comes to town. Suddenly, things start missing, like valuable jewelry and watches, etc. Of course, bad boy Ray Pruitt gets the blame until Valerie catches her friend and rats her out. Thus, a happy ending for all. Oh, until the very end that I just saw.....turns out the whole thing was a scam to make Valerie look like the heroine.

I think after almost 2 years, I may have hit a breakthrough with Bosco. For the longest time, he would never come inside for me. When I'd try to go get him, he'd act like it was a game and run off. However, lately, he's been considerably different. I mean, he doesn't always respond right away (but he doesn't always respond to Gene right away either), but I don't spend even 1/10 of the effort I used to in order to get him in. It makes me so much happier. Now, if we could only keep him from escaping and running......

We went to Parties in the Park at Fairmont Park last night for my friend's husband's birthday. I bet on 4 races. I actually won $5.20 on one of the races. That still leaves me down $2.80, but food was included in admission and beer was $1, so it's all good.

Well, I think it's time for my mid-morning nap....

Anniversary-eve

Tomorrow is our anniversary- #1. I got a card from my mom and dad (but really my mom) and it says blah blah blah, love mom and dad. We want to take you out to dinner. She's funny like that.

So I've done the vegan thing as best I can for almost a week now. I've had cheese like 3 times and probably some animal products of which I'm not aware. Other than that, I've done pretty well. And I must say, it has affected my blood sugar in a very positive way. I did some reading on that and apparently, if you have type 2 diabetes (which I do not, I'm screwed with the insulin-dependency....) a vegan diet can just about "cure" it. So that kind of explains why I'm needing less insulin, I guess it increases my sensitivity, which is extremely good. If I start working out, I might be down to very little. Woo hoo! Maybe I'll lose some weight too. Word.

I added some blog links to this page. Not that anyone ever reads my blog, but whatever. Iced Coco is written by Jen. It is a fashion critique of Ice-T and his wife, Coco. It is highly entertaining. There is also Game Theory. It is written by my co-worker, Michael, who likes to find articles about politics and comment on them. Then there is emergency pudding, which is written by my brother about his life in general. It is pretty amusing, especially if you know him.

That's all for now kids.

Pondering some life choices

Ok, I'm going to sound cliche, but I'm considering a serious lifestyle change. I read the news in spite of my better judgment and I see the horrors of animal farming, chemicals and additives in my food, unnecessary violence toward living things, the list goes on and on.
I'm considering becoming a vegan....as long as I can find fake cheese that tastes good and eating as much organic food as I can. When I think of what goes on in the world, I feel disgusted that my eating habits contribute.
I don't want to sound off like a militant animal rights activist, but it really is a strong feeling. Non-human animals are capable of having a family and personality and it is unnecessary to treat them as we do for a meal. I also cringe at the thought of eating a chicken that had the bird flu or that had been pumped full of antibiotics or shared a 1 1/2 sq. ft. cage with 4 other chickens during its short, miserable life.
Additionally, I want to rid myself of the chemicals we keep ingesting. As my brother stated, "you shouldn't eat anything that doesn't rot". Simple statement, yet how many people live by it?
I know this will be difficult and a daily struggle, but there are a lot of things in this world that are worth doing that are very hard. We never learn by taking the easy way out and sometimes you have to do what is uncomfortable for you in order to save someone or something else.

Anywho....I'm very excited to see my friend Sandra this weekend. She is getting married. Funny thing about my friendship with her is that we have only met face to face twice. We met during training at a job at which neither of us is employed any longer. She is in KC and I in St. Louis. We were each other's support through the whole process. We got to hang out for 2 weeks during part of our training in Chicago and then she made it here for my wedding reception last summer. I am very happy for her because she is one of those people that followed their heart and it actually worked. She is marrying a great guy and I'm very excited to get to see her again.

Well, that's enough tangents for tonight......