It's July Already?

Bah. I've never intended to only post once a month, but shit happens I guess.

I've been working more lately. Which is awesome. Kinda. Really it just means I have more money to pay bills. Not that I'm actually going to ever do anything with my life any time soon.

About that booty? Yeah it was alright. I don't know though. The dude treats me like I'm "one of guys" and, dude, I'm not a dude. I'm a chick. Until you figure that one out, no more vagina.

Other than that, just rolling with the ocean. ;)

Life Post

So, life just did a complete one eighty on me in the last 24 hours.

First, I have to tell you I broke up with the dude and I've been having a mildly hard time getting back into my game. So, I've been wondering like, "Mojo, where did you go? WTF, over."

Stuff that's happened that makes my life infinitely better:

• I got some booty.
• I'm going out with a girl I really like next Sunday. When she texts me when she gets up, she always says, "Hello beautiful. How are you today?" It gives me a shit eating grin.
  
• I'm an aunt again. My sister finally had a boy. Everyone's really excited.
  
• I got my groove back.

Happy Beltane!

I've been listening to a lot of 3 Doors Down lately, have I mentioned that? I love what I think about. I love the lyrics on their latest album. I'd say new, but it came out damn near a year ago. It's good nonetheless.

Time goes by so fast!

It's possible that I just work too much and get too wrapped up in my shit.

Okay, more than likely I suppose.

I've been doing a lot of writing lately. I bought a journal to keep in my car. I like to write during lunch at work, while listening to 3 Doors Down (of course) and watch the planes take off and land.

I've been feeling frisky lately. It is, after all, Beltane. And for the curiously lazy here.

I went to my little sisters baby shower yesterday. That was pretty awesome because I got to see all the kids. They came back home with us for a slumber party. My dad's scared because my oldest niece takes after me. That is kind of scary. We're still not sure what to do with one of me. She and I are buddies, tho. She'll talk my ear off and listen when I talk her ear off. She's 10. Almost. 10 in July. Going on 30. She and I managed to gang up and talk a very doped up grandma into stopping and buying us slurpees on the way home.

Mom had some deep cleaning thing done where they actually cut her gum open. Hence the dope. It's also a good reminder to floss. She's in some hella pain.

Other than that, nothing of much interest...

Funny Money

I rarely post about conversations. Mainly, because I'm afraid that what I found interesting you won't. But this I had to share. If you don't find it interesting.. I guess it kind of sucks to be you.

My friend Robert called and left me a message on Monday. I didn't get to hear it until Tuesday. In his message he says, "Hey, I'm off diaper duty tomorrow. Call me! If it's later this week, remind me to tell you the story about the money."

Ook. I would have called him then, but apparently I have problems making sure my phone is plugged in on BOTH ends. I had it in the phone, but not in the wall. >.<
Score one for me. So, my phone was half dead when I could have called him.

And diaper duty just means he gets up at the ass crack of dawn to take care of his niece. Which is really white of him. His brother's kind of a piece of shit. I can relate.

So, I finally got to talk to him earlier this evening. He was jabbering, and I had to go meet a friend, so, I pushed him, "Dude, what's with this story about the money?"

He just laughed at me.

"Okay, okay," finally he composes himself, "I went to the convenience store the other day, right?"

"uh huh."

"And the cashier looks young. Maybe 18 or 19. Probably not old enough to sell beer, if you ask me."

"yeah."

"Anyway, I got my stuff, right, a soda, some lottery tickets, and some smokes. All I have is a twenty."

What on earth could be so fascinating about this? But wait, there's more.

"I gave her an old twenty. That's all I had."

"Like, the old ones that don't look fake?"

"Yeah, one of those. She took one look at it, and called the cops."

"Are you serious?!"

"Yeah. She thought I was trying to pass off a fake bill. She said twenties were never like this. So, I counted out ten bucks in two dollar bills. She got even more upset! Finally another customer in the store insisted the twenty was legit. That that's what they looked like before the new ones. She insisted they didn't have twenties before the new ones."

"Like, we palled around with fives and tens or some shit?"

"Yeah."

"Weird."

"But then, it's not like they had the old twenties much past you being in elementary."

"Bitch I was in college when those new fake looking motherfuckers came out. It was in 2000 or 2001. Come on now."

He laughed at me.

Ugh. There's no hope for the future. Apparently this twit was in the top 10% of her graduating class.

A Sad Fact In My Life

I think I talk about this more than I write about this, but I'm very passionate about it.

Abstinence only education. It's shit. I really believe people, especially teenagers, need a well rounded sexual education curricula. I personally have no children. I'm a minority around here, I suppose. 27 with no children. That's a sad fact. The other sad fact is many people in high school and others around me had no idea that pregnancy was a result of sex. Are you kidding me? One guy I used to work with actually admitted this to me. He had no idea of how to avoid pregnancy or that it could be the result of sex. I asked him about Sex Ed at school, and he told me his mother opted him out. Wow. Great job. This women pulled her kid out of Sex Ed, and when he was 17 he had a kid. Now he's 20 and will be paying child support for the next 15 years.

In a country where, at last check by the CDC, 1 in 4 teenage girls, TEENAGE GIRLS, has an STD (commonly HPV, but how many people even know what the fuck that is) it's a clear sign that abstinence only education has failed. By the way, HPV is genital warts. Most strains of HPV have no symptoms aside from cervical cancer. Most STDs affect women more than men. Where men just get a burning sinsation when they pee, the same infection could make a women infertile.

We get it. Not having sex is the only 100% way not to get pregnant or catch the clap. I also firmly believe that teenagers should get a balanced view. Know what options are available, should they choose to be sexually active, while letting them know the merits of waiting for marriage. That's what I got in health class, and it's served me well since. I also got a good sense of if I don't know, I should find out, and it's given me great comfort while talking to my doctor. I understand and believe that my reproductive health is as important as the health of all the parts of my body. It's important to have a healthy heart, so I try and get some exercise everyday and make sure I have a good amount of iron in my diet. Just as it's important my cooter stays healthy, I get it poked at every year and discuss any concerns with my gyno.

That's my rant for the month.

Ah, Cupid

I hope everyone had a fantastic Valentines Day. I did. I hung out at the tattoo shop for a while, watching friends get inked. I've never walked out of there without someone of my own, but there's a first for everything. My artist is a good friend and part-time therapist for me. As odd as it sounds, I feel so comfortably vulnerable when she's working on my back, so I just babble about all the things that I don't normally tell even the closest people in my life.
After that, me and my guy helped a friend build furniture. I love and hate Ikea.
Finally, we went out for a midnight snack/Valentines "dinner" at Denny's. It was yum. The food was fantastic and the service was super great. A good waitress really makes an excellent dinner. I think she's stuck out in my mind more than the food. She was honest, confident, friendly, and precise. She's touched me and I'm not sure why(like, mentally left an impression). We left her a fat tip.

This month has gone by so fast! I just filed my taxes, I'll be getting my return around the end of this month and the beginning of next. Which is awesome. I can get my car fixed and throw the rest at my obscene Visa card. My boss just got back from 2 weeks of vacation today, and that's awesome and sucks all at the same time. Work won't be so crazy, I'll have a better ear for grievances; on the other hand he's a neurotic crazy man. Not that that's bad.. it's just crazy.

I'm still grieving the loss of my dog. Cosmoe was a great companion and close friend to me. I took better care of her than I did myself, so no regrets. I suffered a rotten tooth for about 2 years so I could have two of hers pulled. I lived countless weeks on Ramen and cheap lunch meat alone so she would have food, a fresh flea collar, and doggy treats. Not a day goes by I don't think of her. Sometimes I feel silly. I have to remind myself I should not feel silly for hurting so much. My heart's broken. There are times when I miss her more than anything. The days are getting brighter, though. I'm lucky to have had such a great dog. One day I'll have another great dog. As I write this there's a really great little dog laying at my feet. I'm not sure what else to say. Somedays I'm not sure how to feel. Other than I loved her dearly, and now she's gone.
I miss her personality more than anything. She was really quaint. There was one time I was trying to get her to go out one last time before bed, and I told her, "C'mon booger bear, let's go outside." And she gave me her, "If I don't awknowledge my human she'll go away" thing. Where she'd look straight ahead and only slightly glance at me to see if I was still there. So, I changed up my story and came back with, "C'mon babe, let's go for a ride!" She jumped up and ran to the door. This was after she'd already lost most of her hearing. I'm pretty sure she could hear just fine until the end ;) I miss her looks the most. I could always hear her. My mom hated when I was out of town because she and Cos didn't speak the same language.

Well, that's it for me.

Dear bloggies,

I put my dog down on Friday.

I'm not so much in the mood to write. I'll have something for you soon.

Keep us in your thoughts.
This is really hard for me.