'It's the most boringest time of the year.."

At least that's how this Jew views Xmas. It's not that I begrudge my friends their celebrations of their lord, Jesus H. Christ, I'm just sick of looking at the Christmas decorations that have been up since...April!

Okay, I'll put my inner scrooge away for a few minutes.

My first task of the day is to send a shout-out to LeeLee for sending me this eCard. Seriously, I'm not sure I've ever seen something this appropriate. Hallmark should really get on top of it and start a snarky line of cards. thanks, Lee!

Next on the list is to recap the last couple of weeks. First on the docket...Gracie goes to obedience school. Gracie Lou is a very smart girl, but she and I need some discipline, since usually we spend our time like this...

So Grace and I hit doggie school, and somehow they forgot to tell me I should've brought my 'partner.' No lie, EVERYONE there had another person with them. Hell, they even gave me two clickers - like I can use one clicker, let alone two. Watching the class I felt like I was the poor knocked-up girl sitting by herself in a lamaze class. - and no, I have no idea why that particular image came to mind.

Next on the list of goings on was my thought about Nicholas Sparks this morning. The man is a probably a bazillionaire from all the books he's written, but here's a thought - why does he always kill someone in the books? Seriously..one of the lovers ALWAYS dies. Except for The Guardian where [SPOILER ALERT...] he kills the dog!! After that particular thought I realized that no matter how messed up I might be, he has GOT to be worse. I mean, I may be seriously damaged from all the bad dates I've had lately, to the point I'm actually afraid to go on anymore, but that guy has got it much worse. Hey, Nick, use some of that money and get a good shrink!

Speaking of bad dates I went out with Catboy last week, and his name has officially turned ot "Boring guy." I can't remember if I've mentioned Catboy before, and frankly I'm too lazy to go back through my blogs and look, but he's a guy I met on the harmful site who told me several times that he's more of a cat person than a dog person..right after asking about my dog. I don't even mind so much that he's a cat person so much as the stupidity of telling me that and then writing "lol". Dude, it's not funny.

I tried to blow off Catboy and went out with the normal guy who never called me back, but Catboy sent me another email and wanted to get together. He seemed a little more interesting or at least intersested in me (so I thought) in his more recent emails. I agreed to meet him last Sunday. Thank G-D we met at Panera b/c I don't think I would've made it through a lunch at a sit down restaurant.

First thing, he's late. Then he tries to tell me he really wasn't sure where Panera in MG was...did I mention that HE suggested the location. Then after we sit down, he's telling me about how his hair took longer to blow-dry b/c it's so humid out from the snow, and kind of made it sound like that added to his being late. Um, I'm pretty sure any male family member of mine would testify that if I can be ontime given how long I take to get ready, this dumbass should've been.

We talk about work for a bit, and then he asks me what I do. Hmm, considering not two days earlier we were emailing about my job and he told me he thought it was interesting, I wasn't sure how to answer. Thankfully there wasn't alcohol involved or might not have refrained from a nasty comment e.g. Remember, I'm the girl who works in market research? He then also asked me what we talked about in our emails b/c he couldn't remember. Added to this his eyes were freaky light blue with huge pupils...hmm, maybe he was high... I couldn't even look at him.

Needless to say after not finding anything about me to be memorable, and hearing that his roommate is a girl - which isn't a big deal unless you try to hide it like he did - and that SHE owns the townhouse, I cut my losses. I wasn't even that clever. I told him I had a family thing, and had to go. And we wonder why I'm scarred from dating.

So I think that wraps up most of the last few weeks..oh! I went to my very first meat raffle :) Basically you buy a ticket, they spin the wheel and if they pick your number, you win. I won twice!! Got me some T-bone steaks freezer burning in my freezer and 5lbs of bacon which I sold to someone else in our group for $10. I would've juts given it to her - shre really wanted to win- but hey, I'll take some free cash!

That said, Happy Holidays to all, and to all a good night!