I was powerless last night

Who needs electricity when everything comes in some sort of pre-moistened (or not) towelette?  I just did dishes, cleaned most of my kitchen & bathroom, and honestly could have done the floors too if I really wanted to but I’ve opted to sip a margarita & cram in the 15 remaining minutes on my laptop what bit of genius I could about power outages. I’m loving my iPod touch & the fact that it has a speaker more & more every time I use it.  I also love the way my apartment smells with 12 candles burning in it & Wendy said that sounded very romantic & that 9 months from today a lot of babies would be born in this area & my response….it’s too hot to f**k dude!  I mean come on, it’s like 80 with humidity at a nice swift kick in the teeth, so being naked and pressed against someone else naked just sounds like a very uncomfortable sweaty sticky disaster & I’d definitely pass on that!  I’m missing my shows & I’m in a relationship with my DVR and I feel like I got to the restaurant & then 20 minutes after my date was supposed to be there he texted & said “not gonna make it”, you know?  I’m also planning on catching up on some People crossword puzzles here…assuming I can keep my eyes open.  Not having entertainment sure is tiring…no wonder people went to bed so early ages ago, there was nothing else to do!  I suppose I should open the windows & allow the cool humid air to roll in so that I wake up a greasy sticky mess tomorrow which should be sweet.  It would also be nice if the power was on in the morning so I could post this to my blog & have my coffee.

Well, it’s the next morning…I’m at work…I still have no power, I did wake up a greasy sticky mess & sadly I’m only on my first cup of coffee but on the plus side, I don't have to do anything requiring power to get ready for work so I was still on time!

 

Was that titty worth it Kwame?

Well, it appears that Kwame is in trouble after some sexual misconduct during a visit from his wife.  First of all if I were her I would just let him rot, I wouldn't be visiting & I certainly would not allow him to touch me.  He's a freaking pig & she should have left him a long time ago but whatever, she can go ahead & be dumb, that's her choice.  According to the article he did some "inappropriate touching" & groped his wife's titty which is not on the list of touching that is allowed.  According to Russ Marlan who is the spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections "prisoners are permitted one kiss and one embrace at the beginning and end of a visit, and when posing for a photograph, he said. They may also hold hands, but no further contact is permitted".   

Arnold Reed who is one of Kwame's lawyers thinks the charges are ridiculous but noted that the rules are the rules & whether they are ridiculous or not prisoners need to abide by said rules.  Mike Paul who is an NY based rep of Kwame's says that the guard is just trying to make a name for himself.  He also said "This is his wife. Not his girlfriend, not a guard, not somebody he met there at the prison.”  So?  The rules aren't specific to each person you may come in contact with...they apply to everyone & if titty groping isn't on the list of appropriate touching then he shouldn't be doing it, period & special exceptions shouldn't be made because of who he is.  I mean, if Joe Blow did the same thing he'd get in trouble as well but Paul thinks he should have been given a warning & not written up...I thought that being informed of rules in any situation is a warning...follow these or YOU LOSE!  Anyway, this could adversely affect his possible option for early parole but we won't know any more for some time since Kwame is currently in Fedreal custody.  This just keeps getting better & better doesn't it?  
 

Horoscopes!

In the midst of eating a ton of carbs I figured I could take the time out to get a little exercise & post the Real Detroit Horoscopes.  Enjoy them my loyal readers!!

 

How crazy!

So last night my mom called & we were on the phone for quite a while & she was telling me how she went to the dentist on Monday & had to deal with this obnoxious dad & his 2 kids in the waiting room because she had of oddly enough arrived really early & her hygienist was running late.   How odd is it that on Monday I also had a dentist appointment & arrived really early & my hygienist was running late & I had to deal with an obnoxious mom & her 2 kids?  I also had an obnoxious stranger & a woman yapping on her cell phone but still we were both really early & we're usually just on time, then our hygienists were running late & they never do!  To top it off mom asked me when my next appointment was scheduled & I told her Monday January 17th & she said "me too".  Crazy...crazy I say!!
 

Horoscopes!!

Here you go...not going to add fluff because I'm not feeling fluffy, read them or don't, I don't really care.
 

Horoscopes...on time! You are welcome Meera :)

Hey hey folks...here are the Real Detroit Weekly horoscopes for this upcoming week.  I hope yours is a great forecast!
 

Weekend with old classmates

So this past weekend myself & some ladies from high school all got together for some fun in Dearborn.  What started off as a couple drinks with the ladies turned into a drunken sweaty mess!  We had snacks & beverages at Bailey's then mozeyd over to The Well & then we headed down to New Place to see one of the gals brothers bands.  The next thing I know I'm drunk, sweaty, and at a friends house dressing up my beer in a little outfit.  Well, it was a beer cozy but still it was a little jersey & super cute :)  Yesterday morning was not as much fun as Saturday night was though...boo to that!  After viewing updates on Facebook I think everyone else was feeling our age yesterday too.  I woke up about 10 & then went back to bed until about 11 & then at noon I took a nap until 2 & after that I still felt like crap.  There was a major storm heading toward Dearborn so I opted to make a run for it & get home to Farmington & of course stopped at McDonald's on the way.  After some coffee, the fast food, a soda, something else, and another nap I finally felt normal at about 5 PM & I took the opportunity to clean my kitchen & unpack from Chicago the weekend before.  All in all the day wasn't a total wash but it was totally worth it to see all of my old peeps!  Way to go class of 95 for keeping the spirit alive :)
 

It's a shaky day in the D & here are your horoscopes!

I hope the quake didn't cause any issues but just in case it did, this should make you feel better.  Here are this weeks Real Detroit Horoscopes!!
 

Wisdom from my gyno

So I'm at the Dr. yesterday & she asks me if I'm still smoking & I told her I had quit 7 weeks & 1 day prior & she was very excited.  She said it was great for my health and what not but seemed more excited over the fact that I would now be saving money, she asked that I take a $5 bill out of my wallet every other day & put it in a jar.  She asked what I have been using my extra money for & I told her I just got back from vacation & that I bought a couple purses as well.  She said "purses are a waste of money, you save for a while & buy a really good purse like a Louis Vuitton, well one large & one small, & a quality expensive purse is always in fashion & will last you for many years to come.  You then keep saving your money & retire early because your time is worth more than a bunch of purses."  She said "trust me, you young kids don't see the big picture & you will be 50 before you know it & would probably rather retire than have a new purse".

I would like to take this wisdom to heart but I know myself & I always spend money on stuff I don't need so now I think I will really think about purchases before I make them & see if I can't maybe at least stash away an extra 15-20 bucks a week.  The biggest issue with putting a $5 in a jar every couple days is that I only use debit & I can't very well swipe my card on a piggy bank.  The thing that is most key of course is having a bank that is opaque...if you can see all of those $5's in there they won't last!!  Happy saving kids & here's to an early retirement!!

Not smoking update

Ok people, it has now been 5 weeks & 4 days without cigarettes which apparently equals 396 cigarettes that I haven't smoked...how gross is that?  Anyway, the first 2 weeks were rough but now I'd say that only about once a day do I actually want to smoke and that is after dinner.  The funny thing about that is that I take my Chantix after dinner so instead of smoking I just pop a pill instead.  Now, I was taking my Chantix twice a day as prescribed but the nausea got so bad I actually had to go home one day & ended up getting sick & what's the point in taking something if I'm just going to throw it up every time?  There is no point!  I decided to cut it back to just one pill a day after dinner & while I feel a bit funny after I take it I certainly wouldn't call it nauseous so that's a huge plus.  I would definitely suggest to anyone who is on this drug to cut back to one a day if the side effects are becoming unbearable...it's better than just taking yourself off of it completely like I did last time, obviously that didn't work because I started smoking again!  The other side effects that I had that have either disappeared or minimized were not sleeping through the night, having weird ass dreams & getting up to pee in the middle of the night.  I still have some weird dreams but not as weird as before & ever since I stopped taking it twice a day I haven't once gotten up to pee or just woken up in general before my alarm!

So can I just say how nice it is to go out & there not be people smoking in front of me...OMG that is like the biggest hurdle to jump when you are quitting smoking & now I'm totally fine.  Last weekend at the garage sale there were people smoking around me quite a bit & at first it made me want one, probably because I was drinking coffee but after that first round I was all set.  Now like I said it's really nice not having people smoking in bars & restaurants but it is pretty annoying now to be walking into a place & there are people all outside the door smoking...outside smells like cigarettes now & it stinks!  I do not judge smokers, it's a choice so if you want to smoke em go for it I just don't care for the smell of a smoker...not like I ever did but now I really don't because I really notice it.  It's funny to see so many people out & about now though so not smoking inside is getting more people outside which I think could be good for the community!