Miscellaneous Thoughts

We had a very uneventful weekend, so I'm just going to talk about this and that.

I'm now an organizing whore!

I started to conquer closet #1 this evening (yeah, Sunday night is the PERFECT time to start a major project), but so far, it's going pretty well. I recruited the husband to be my trusty assistant. This way, two of us are left with the responsibility of remembering what the labels mean. For instance, "Man stuff" includes the power buffer (I think that's what it's called), a power drill and miscellaneous forms of tape. Gray tape, electrical tape, packing tape, etc.
There's also a box with miscellaneous "memories" like the Christmas cards we received the year we got married (and each year since), newspapers from important dates (1-year anniversary of 9/11, the day after Hurricane Isabel hit Richmond, etc.), and Jackson's adoption papers. This is something I've wanted to do since we moved into the condo, but have not started it yet. I've been buying Rubbermaid bins at Target and Wal-Mart when I catch them on sale, so I've been preparing for this day for a long time. The week after next is mid-term exams, so I should have a little spare time during that week to finish this closet. We shall see.

Ruvery Nails

I went to get a fill at the little "Lovely Nails" salon down the street. I don't love this place because they don't speak a lot of English, but they do make my nails look "ruvery." When I arrived there this afternoon, they were not very busy. After I picked my color "Berry Berry Broadway" (GAG!), I sat down, and Linda (fake American name) took my old polish off (I forgot its name, but I'm sure it had an equally ridiculous name). She said, "youwan newset?" Uhh...if all the nails are still intact, I think that means that they're still okay. Am I right? I told her maybe next time. We'll see. Maybe some people just love the thought of forking over $35 instead of $15, but that's not me. I don't have time for that. The only time that I will always say "Yes" to an Asian is when we go in a restaurant and they say, "youwan buffet?" HEE HEE!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr...and a little bit of this and that

Flannel Sheets
Baby, it's cold outside! I got a set of flannel sheets at JCP over the summer for $12. I have been so excited to bust them out and use them, and today's the day! I washed them, so they're all soft and cuddly for their grand entrance this evening. I've never had flannel sheets before, so this is a big day for me! They're really ugly, but it was the last King set they had. I guess since I sleep when it's dark, the ugly sheets and I will get along just fine.

Strange call
I took off a few days this week because a) I thought my parents were going to be here, and b) I'm going to lose my vacation time if I don't use it by the end of the year.
So, I got a phone call today and thought I would answer it. I don't know who calls my cell phone in the middle of the day from a strange number while I have the day off, but I thought it could be a good chance to make a new friend or something. Okay, I was in no mood to make new friends, but I was curious. Here's how the conversation went down:

Me: Hello.

Stranger: Hey!

Me: Hi. How are you? (I didn't know who in the hell it was, but she sounded friendly enough)

Stranger: Good. And you?

Me: Good. (still don't know who it is)

Stranger: I didn't know if your cell phone would work way out there or not.

Me: Yep. It works here. (of course it does - I'm in my house)

Stranger: Whatcha been doin?

Me: Oh, not much. Who is this?

Stranger: You're not Taylor are you?

Me: Nope.

Stranger: I'm so sorry, I really thought you were someone else.

Me: I know. I was just going to go along with it, I guess. Have a good day!

Stranger: You too!

This stranger was not strange at all. I've more awkward conversations with people I actually know. This was a pleasant conversation!

One last thought:
How is it that I haven't been to work since Friday, and won't go back until Thursday, yet purple shirt wearing Captain Shithead (my boss) still took the opportunity to piss me off today? I'll never know.