Today I had a nice lunch with Olga here in town. We went to Senor Tacos. While the food was really good, the service was not exactly the best in the world. Who receives chips & salsa five minutes prior to getting the actual food? Who doesn’t have silverware or napkins until five minutes when we’re ready to pay and leave. Uh, yeah. Anyway, my visit with Olga was a good one! I think we (all) need to start having lunch or dinner or some big get together every now and then…

I’m still addicted to word games, btw. Even though I apparently suck and lose almost all of them…even though I am a woman of many words. Not just words with a lot of points. Slam. Dunk. Ha.

The angry:

A few minutes before dinner tonight, I got a really nasty comment on eBay. Apparently the item wasn’t ‘well packed enough’ and the box was ‘too small’ therefore causing the item to break. Instead of reaching me nicely saying, ‘hey the item arrived damaged, what can you do about it?’ she threatened to turn me into eBay like I did it on  purpose. So, I was ultimately pissed. I responded back very quickly and told her I’d refund the money as soon as she shipped it back to me. It looks like the better option would be, looking at the photos she’ll send, seeing the damage, refund her the money and just letting her have it. I don’t have enough money to ALSO refund her the cost of her shipping it back. But I’m offended that she would offer advice on how to pack items (I’ve been doing this for almost 3 years now) and that the first message had to be as mean as what it was.

So, all throughout dinner and after so I was still pretty pissed. Sorry about the comments on Twitter / FB ~ I had to have somewhere to vent.

Then I decided instead of walking in my neighborhood, I wanted to go to the local park and walk. So Dan and I went for a walk in Freedom Lake Park. Beautiful lake, a tiny dock, lots of ducks and birds and squirrels.

I was so pissed at things until… this happened:

Anddddd… I kind of forgot all of my problems. There were a sack of squirrels just hovering around Dan and I! Dan was afraid that they were infested with cooties called rabies and so he was like ‘don’t eat my toes! don’t bite me!’ because he had sandals on. Haha!

I got tons and tons of photos. One of these days I’ll post them.

I guess I shall post this one, too:

This is definitely a new stage of my photography. Hopefully, the rightful path to throw me back on the road so I can start selling my photos!

So yes, what’s that saying? Don’t pet the sweaty things & don’t sweat the petty things. Yeah, well. :P

Florida is just such a beautiful place ~ not to mention the weather was marvelous again tonight.

Back to the work thing: I’m seriously considering opening up an eBay store. The eBay regular fees have skunked my hide! The eBay store would allow me to post tons more things and for much longer (if they don’t sell instantly) and by the fee tester ~ I would save at least $30! Yes, need those savings. So more than likely… I’ll be posting details about the store if I decide to do it. I have to decide before tomorrow because I am listing everything I have to rid of the inventory, so that I can a) pay rent and b) get new stuff because I’m tired of relisting and looking at this stuff I bought a few weeks ago.

Another thing on my mind….

I posted tweets/FB post about this, but maybe you missed it? On the edge of my dreams, I was taken through a full tour of my Grandma Applegate’s house ~ right down to each room and details of it. It. Was. Awesome. I haven’t been able to even imagine her full house in so long, especially since she is long passed and the house was just one of those memories… from years ago… 14 years ago, actually.

I decided that my third personal bio non-f book will be swinging moving to Florida along side of life growing up in Marshall at my grandma’s. It works perfectly for the simple fact that there’s so many great comparisons between the two. Luckily, back in middle school, I wrote the full story about my grandma’s house… all I have to do is write the rest of the book and edit that full story and somehow tie it all in together.

Once I really truly have the eBay thing down pat, next will be my photography website and then really focusing on writing my books. I just need to focus on where I’m making money first before I do anything else. I know the other two will make me something later on – I just have to be patient about that.

I’m still hanging on to that dream of being the Lady Gaga of writing (actually, I should say literature ~ so I won’t step on any toes because she’s a writer too but a song-writer). The one person who’s uniqueness changes everything, or makes a wonderful dent in someone’s life… or makes them more aware or… You know what I’m saying if you follow Lady Gaga.

Oh – I also heard through the grapevine that the Rapture is coming up soon… on Saturday. I guess it’s time to bring out the hooker heels, slutty dress, fishnet stockings, cigarettes, booze and call my pimp and pick him up in my Hookmobile.

Fuck yes, let’s party. See you Sunday. :P

Ah. Long time no sea. Ha. I mean see. :P

First off, I think that everyone needs to pray for my Aunt Patsy ~ she just recently had surgery and isn’t doing too well. So please, send good vibes, lots of prayers and so on. I haven’t seen her since Christmas and I really miss her and she’s a super great aunt and I want her to be okay.

I’ve been working my little miss hiney off on eBay lots. I went shopping a little more than I should have last week but at least everything that I bought or have listed will be higher dollar items. I’m really proud and happy that my stuff is selling. Out of the thousands of people that shop and have stuff to sell on eBay, mine is selling. That’s awesome.

If you want to know what I sell, just go to eBay and type in likemybooty in the seller user name.

I finished watching Ally McBeal. What a freaking great series. I totally don’t remember it when I was growing up, only the name, but now how wonderful it really was. I cried at the ending. Silent tears. It was sad. She never found love, she left the firm, almost everyone moved on, John left then came back, Richard got married. aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. But, I re-watched the beginning after watching the end, it wraps around very well. Awesomepants.

I only wish I could write something that great and ever-lasting one day.

I’m addicted to word games again. Words With Friends & WordFeud, if you play those games… my name is karenmaeby ~ add me!

I finally got my name changed at the office.

The Hookmobile is running fine and dandy. It’s taking me all over the place for work.

Lady Gaga’s new songs on her new album = one hell of an amazing work. I’m falling deeply for each song. Maybe it’s good that she’s been releasing one song per week until next week when it comes out. The Edge of Glory is amazing. Judas is amazing. Born This Way is amazing. Hair is amazing. I think Edge of Glory is most beautiful out of them all, still, though.

So… back a few days ago, I bought this yearly journal. You know the ones that are dated all 365 days ‘Jan 1st, Jan 2nd, etc’ and no year. Well, I’m experimenting with that a little… I am updating it every night before bed: what we/I did, what happened, where I went, what I ate or what song is stuck in my head. I sure hope I can last a year. I need something to look back at sometimes… ideas, ideas for stories, etc.

Tonight, I almost deleted all 200 programs off my iPhone. I almost crapped. I think I need to read how to actually WORK iTunes on two computers… it’s not wanting to fully update and now saying it’s not authorized, when it is. Lousy poop.

Do you guys know how amazing Chocolate Milk is? Well, it is. I have drank so much of it in the last few days, though.

New Parking Wars season on Netflix, if you’re interesting. WONDERFUL as always!

The weather in Florida is just beyond amazing. Always sunny and it always rains right when my soul needs it the most. We had a wonderful storm the other day, I just don’t like it when it triggers the electric to go off. Wicked storms but I do like them… except for the one that woke us up in the middle of the night the other night.

Most days, I really miss Pitchmen. I miss Billy Mays commercials on the TV. Hell, I really miss seeing Sully & hearing Arwen’s voice… our silly five channels don’t ever have them on! I miss bedclothes and snickering at night. We need to have a TinyChat some time, people!

I really, really, really need to work on my stories. I have my NaNo Novel to work on (edit), other novels and three poetry books. I know I keep saying it but once I feel like eBay is under control, I need to pick out a day and just work on my books. Still haven’t decided which one will be first.

I’m also really missing Philadelphia and the month of October.

I was thinking the other day how back in middle and high school and parts of college, I used to be so in vibe with music and I had a deep, deep connecting passion with music… I just don’t know what has happened. I lost that somewhere along the way. I need to personally connect with lyrics and read into them the way I used to and feel the SOUL of the music.

I don’t even know where my passion lies any more. I am such a’mess. Someone needs to set me straight. I like too many things, too much creative and need adhd drugs or something.

I must say, right now though.. I am enjoying where I’m at. I am learning the thrift store / eBay life. It’s good for now until I get tired of it. I like working on my own and doing it all. I can shop as much as I want, I can put up whatever I want and work whenever I want. Dan even yelled at me for working yesterday.. haha. I’ve found a many treasures, too. Too bad that we don’t have a house, there would be some wonderful things I could find for that. This will only prepare me for what’s yet to come.

I must give a shout out to the best husband in the world. Dan, thank you so much for putting up with me and working with me and helping me the way you have… I am a lucky hooker to have you, you taking care of me. So thank you.

Alright, I need to go… talk to you guys later. Things are cool. MISS ME? Tell meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.