I'm so terrible with updating this thing...should I just give up? I thought that getting a new computer would make me better about it. I thought that maybe getting rid of cable would make me better about it.

No and no.

Was in Chicago this past weekend. Kind of crazy. Big drama on Thursday night...made me want to go home immediately and crawl into my beautiful new bed[/room]. Things got better on Friday, though. Ryan actually went to Chicago, too...so it was fun hanging out with him. We took the MegaBus and it was a double decker...and we were lucky enough to get the front seats on the second story. That was pretty funny...especially going under underpasses on the highway. Saturday night we spent the evening looking up Michael Jackson videos on YouTube...it was a good time. From Speed Demon to Will You Be There (haha from Free Willy).

We rearranged my entire house about two weeks ago and I LOVE IT! The living room is great and I switched bedrooms around...and got a new bedroom set. Brought my futon up from the basement and have that in the spare bedroom with the elliptical.

So yeah, got rid of cable. I don't even really know when. I thought I would miss stuff...like my Bravo shows. But...
Technically I still have cable. For some reason, the signal is still being transmitted. Turned in my DVR, though.

And that's really what I was more addicted to...the DVR. I think back to when I lived at home...and even though I had a tv in my room, I never really watched it. Just before I went to bed at night (that was a time when I went to bed LATE and was able to watch The Daily Show live every night). My parents had a DVR when I moved out, but I felt it was more like "their" DVR so I never used it. Then I got my own...and it was all downhill from there.

I thought I may get a bit stir crazy...but I'm SO not! I'm reading more and just watching old tv shows for maybe 30 minutes to an hour a night (right now I'm watching season one of In Treatment since Howard Stern can't rave enough about that show). I find it entertaining that I'm burning through books at lightning speed...and I wonder, "Wow, am I becoming a faster reader?" No, it's because I'm using more of my free time reading rather than staring at the tv.

So much stuff going on. Maybe I should rant about the new Apple products. Like the new version of my computer that dropped in price by $100 and has a backlit keyboard and has a SD slot. Or the new iPhone with the video camera. So so so tempting to upgrade. Trying to be smarter about throwing money down for shit I don't really need. We'll see how that goes.

GM declared bankruptcy this past week. Penske might buy Saturn.

Toured Jack White's old house in Indian Village this past weekend. Went on the Indian Village home tour and as we were driving through the neighborhood I went on and on about how Jack White was a JACKASS and used to live there and left and talked mad shit about Detroit. Had no idea his former home was going to be on the tour. The house where they recorded "Get Behind Me Satan." GORGEOUS home. I've never seen a home with so much natural light pouring in. UNBELIEVABLE. Confirmed for me what a moron Jack White is for leaving such a fucking awesome house.

Headed to San Fran tomorrow night. Get there at 9:30 pm Pacific. Meeting at 8:30 on Wednesday...and then plane leaves at 12:30. Total bum deal! Don't even get to enjoy San Francisco at all :-( And I'll be all out of wack for all that time changing and flying. Oh well...

Went to Henry Ford this past Friday. That was fun. I hadn't been in a million years. Also ate dinner at Amici's...hadn't been there in maybe a thousand years.

Hate to admit it but I think I AM addicted (in some fashion) to the Twilight series.

Everyone kept raving about Twilight (the movie AND the book) so...I bought Twilight and New Moon on Amazon (they were like 5 bucks each so I figured "what the hell?) As I read Twilight, I thought, "Man, this is so cheesy. It's so 16 year old and it feels like it was written by a 16 year old." But I trudged through. Then I read New Moon and thought the possibilities improved. Then I borrowed the next book from a co-worker. And then I watched the Twilight movie.

I can just definitely see how teenage chicks are all over this shit.

Went to dinner with Laura tonight. Shield's. Good as always. It seems like I don't see my friends nearly as often as I would like. Responsibilities always ruin good times. And by the time weekends roll around, I'm not really that much up for doing anything. I mean, weeknights I kind of go in zombie-mode...

Appropriate for an entry about vampires...zombies...

Had some AMAZING shopping experiences today. I went to TJ Maxx and Marshall's with my parents today...and while I didn't buy much of anything for myself (a Tumi iPod case and a shirt) there was just PLENTY of good shit (and I used restraint on those Theory shorts for $59.99, I'm so proud of myself even if they WERE super awesome). I tried on so much stuff. I don't know, I combed the stores and it was so much fun!

After that, we were POOPED but I was going by the pet food store so I stopped to get some cat food...and wasn't surprised that the price went up AGAIN. $36 (with tax) for cat food is getting out of control.

Really was hungry but we were out by where a new Plum Market had opened...so we all really wanted to check it out. In the pouring rain my mom and I each grabbed one reusable bag...figuring we wouldn't buy much. Boy. Our cart was HEAPING over. I had been to the other Plum Market, but this one was larger and it was AMAZING. The prices were FANTASTIC! They beat Whole Foods on everything from wine to hair dye. And we're not talking 50 cent price difference...

Down in Xville a few weeks ago, someone I work with forced me to try this wine (I say forced because I had enough alcohol in my system and didn't want anymore) called Evolution. It was FANTASTIC. A week or two later, I saw it at Whole Foods...bought it. Mike liked it, too. So last weekend, the Whole Foods by me had two bottles left...so I was like, guess I'll buy them both (at $18.99 a pop).

I was already impressed that organic raspberries were $1 cheaper than Whole Foods and organic raspberries were $1 cheaper than Whole Foods...but the real test was if they carried (CARRIED) Evolution. Well, they did...and it was $12.99 a bottle!!! I was flipping out! Grabbed two more bottles...haha!

So...this is what Plum Market has that has me won over:

- Wonderful organic produce selection (at obviously great prices)
- Evolution wine for $6 cheaper than Whole Foods!!!
- QUORN!
- Super inexpensive recycled toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, etc.
- Mexican Coke (no HFC!) in a glass bottle...along with HFC free Faygo, Pepsi, A&W, Orange Crush and RC Cola
- Not to mention everything in the world I usually have to make a special trip to a health food store for

Forgot to check for Tofurky Jerky but I have multiple supplies for that...so...I'm ok with that.

Anyway, I spent an insane amount at the grocery store. So did my parents. I had to run out to my car for reusable bags...and never can anyone make fun of me for having as many reusable bags as I have...cause shit, we pretty much used ALL of the ones that were in my trunk.

Man! What a week this has been! Lots of ups and downs.

I don't even think I can chronologize it (making up words, too!). I mean...allergies are in full swing. Started out at some point with a sore throat...and I kept thinking, "Weird...throat hurts...where are the boogers?" Didn't have to wait too long for that...boogers were in full swing by Wednesday!

Last Sunday, Mike and I went to Best Buy to check out video cameras...and I decided to scope out laptops while I was there. Best Buy had 18 months no interest...and my laptop, while there is nothing wrong with it and I have had no issues...has a battery that lasts 45 minutes and the speakers are on the bottom. So Mike was like, "Why don't you get a Mac?" So I thought about it...didn't act upon it (total first for me) and let it simmer for a few days. Checked my finances and all that garbage. Was intimidated by the change from PC to Mac, but I decided to jump. After a particularly bad day on Wednesday, I felt like I needed some retail therapy, so I went and bought a Macbook.

That very same day, a 51 year old man perched himself on a pedestrian bridge over 696...it turned into an 8 hour ordeal. Turns out he had lost his job in November...just makes me sick. When in the world are things going to get better?

Now when I reflect, I don't even know what was so bad this week. I mean, I know the cats puked ON my bed twice...but...

And yes, the ultimate: Pearl Jam tour! One date in Toronto and two in Chicago in August. I am WAY geeked! The shows were SO good last year...and I really would like some Pearl Jam. Glad I didn't bite on any of the Ed shows...that's for sure. As much as I enjoyed those Ed shows in Chicago last year...Pearl Jam just takes the cake.

Maybe now that I have this new computer, I'll get excited about posting entries in this journal again!:-) Don't hold your breath...