Watch out Carmen Electra!

I started off my day hanging out with Jessica. She is nearing the end of her 7th month. Can't believe baby Christian we be here so soon. We went to lunch and then ran errands together. I told her that she could be a guest blogger, so you might be hearing from her soon. I also went through all of the fabrics I found for making the purses Kelly and I plan on sewing and selling. More info to come soon:)

Taken at the first class!

Kelly came over after work and we went to Walmart with Nancy and then...went POLE DANCING!!! It was our second class, and was more fun than the first. Last time we learned a few moves including the "fireman spin." This is your basic spin that can be added to later. Today we started with some stretching which tends to be like a sexy yoga class. Then we worked on our stripper walk and moving around the pole while "stirring the pot", which is like booty dancing with the pole. Next we practiced our fireman spins. The first time I messed up, but I tried again and it all came back to me. I finally felt comfortable with the spin and really started to enjoy myself. We put everything together into a routine at the end of class. When I look at myself in the mirror during class, I feel I look like and idiot. When I don't watch myself and just let go, I have a great time and sometimes even feel a little sexy (despite my giant rear end). I cannot wait til Thursday when I will be taking a chair dancing class. If you would like to join me, here is the website http://www.polelateaz.com/

Open classes are $15 and are usually Mondays and Thursdays. The room is dark with only 1 candle type light. There is no reason to feel embarrassed or shy. Besides if my clumsy self can do it, then anyone can.

T.G.I.F.

Pretty uneventful day here in Laura-land. I had a phone interview for the job I am trying to score. It went well and she said that I would be getting a glowing recommendation. I have the real interview on Wednesday...wish me luck!

I babysat from 9:15 til 4:00. I know this does not sound like a very long time, but it goes by so slowly with an 18 month old that is not talking yet. And of course the parents we there. I freakin hate babysitting when the parents are there. And these are the parents who poo poo on watching tv. Not that I would actually make the kid watch tv instead of playing with him, but I would like to watch some morning trash while fixing his snack.

I met Kelly for shopping after work. We had some serious fun playing with all the stuff at Brookstone. We both tried the greatest foot massage thingy I have ever seen. I really had a hard time getting out of it. I think that they should offer them at the nail salon while you are waiting.

I sat down in the $2000 massage chair and I am of course swiftly joined by the employee in charge of watching the chair. "Are you in the market for a massage chair?" What do you say to this? It is obvious that I am not and I just want to sit in a chair after work and relax. He says that he can only give me about a 5 minute demonstration. I am fine with this and so the demo commences. He is going over his sales pitch and telling me how I can have this chair for only $85 a month for 2 years. I try to sound impressed, but really I am thinking, "Go away and shut up so I can pretend I am in a spa somewhere near the beach and not in the middle of Lenox."

Fleas Bite

I am sad because even though I gave Francis a flea bath, she has fleas. It was almost as if the flea shampoo did the opposite. I finally went to the vet and bought her some medication for the fleas. It sorta helped, but I found two more on her today. I still did not get much sleep over the past few nights. I tried some ear plugs which worked okay. My family is home, so she is their problem now.

I went to Six Flags yesterday...oh the joys of not having a job. My new favorite ride is Super Man Ultimate Flight. I know that it is not new, but it was my first time. Even though it was a billion degrees outside and I was sweating through my "sweat absorbent" sports bra, I had a great day. But would someone please tell me why they can't get some freakin canopy/cover thingy over the lines. You pay $50 to get in just to risk having a heat stroke! It was funny to me that in two of the lines, they had canopies over the beginning of the line and the end, but not the middle. Hmmmm, now don't you think that you should have a canopy over the middle before the beginning? I mean, those people just got in the line...they are not as hot as the people that have been there for 30 minutes. I guess a fan would be WAY too much to ask. Actually they do have fans at the top of Goliath right before you get on. But, this is one of the rides that had the canopy at the beginning and not the middle. Oh and remember how you would hop through the car to the put your bag in that little cubby only to retrieve when your thrill ride was over? Well, you are no longer allowed to do this. You have to pay $2 before you get in line for a locker. You must do this for Goliath, Scorcher, and Cyclone. Sing it with me...One of these things is not like the others...Okay enough of that. Still have not been on Deja Vu since it is always broken. Does this alarm anyone else? I am happy to report that the Mindbender is still as fabulous as ever. You just can't get any safer than the 18 inch lap bar!

No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn

I know it has been a while since I last posted, but this weekend was packed and something was wrong with the internet here. Friday, I went out with the girls to Sparkles. Yes...the skating rink. I had no idea so many middle school kids still hang out there. We decided to dress in 80's attire and I soon as I get the pics from Lauren Sherman Ware, I will post them. They should be pretty funny. None of the kids seemed to get it, but the parentals seemed to enjoy our outfits. The last time I went skating three years ago, I broke my arm. because of this I had a hard time getting into my skating groove. At least I didn't fall! Saturday I had an engagement party for Katie Watson to attend. It was great to see her for the first time in two years. Her fiance is very nice and they looked very happy. Good food catered by Williamson Brother's BBQ. Yesterday I went to a couples shower for Leigh Cofer and her man Jay Smith. It was very nice and again...good food and good drinks. I am all weddinged out! Now let the baby showers commence :) Jessica Nicula's is in a few weekends. This is Jessica and her hubby Chris standing in front of a pic of her lips. And a pic of Jessica about 5 1/2 months into the pregnancy.

Now the reason why I did not get any sleep last night: The DANG dog! She is a cute one, but apparently has a bit of an allergy problem. She proceeded to scratch and bite (loudly) ALL night. I finally kicked her out of the room at 5 am. I thought this would be the end of it, but noooooo. She sat outside the door and barked a few times. Then the barks were closer together in time followed by the howling. I couldn't deal with it so I let her back in. She sat on the floor and continued her allergy scratch/bite fest. When I finally started to doze off, she apparently decided she wanted on the bed. The bed is low to the ground and easy for her to jump onto, but for some reason she thought she needed to stand next to my head and whine profusely until I picked her up and put her on the bed. Things started back up at 8:30 which I was fine with since I needed to let her out and feed her. I was planning on going back to sleep, but she had other plans. I closed her out of my room thinking that now since it was morning she would find something else to do rather than howl outside my room. Boy was I wrong. I finally found some Benadryl and doped her up. She is currently laying on my foot snoring. Of course I am no longer tired...go figure! This is a pic of my friends dog, Pooh (left) and Francis at Christmas. Don't let her fool you with those sweet eyes...she is trouble;)

J.O.B.

I met with my head-hunter yesterday for lunch at PF Changs. She has a really great opportunity in store for me, but it will not be until September. Looks like I will be broke as a joke til then. At least house sitting puts food on the table and vodka in the glass. Good thing that I don't drink Red Bull and Vodka, otherwise I would not be able to drink :) $8 for a drink is outrageous! My head-hunter also said that three of the four people hired after I was terminated for "unprofessional behavior" HATE working for my psycho-bipolar ex boss! If you see this unstable little man on the street...RUN!!!

For those of you who remember my old boss Steve from Ooh-la-la-beaute, he and his partner Jon broke up. I went yesterday to get my eyebrows waxed and he told me. I was very shocked be cause they were together for 6 years. Not really sure what happened since I didn't feel like it was my place to ask details. He seemed okay though while he was dancing around the salon and singing to some random disco song. Was that stereotyping?



Home Slice: Kelly got a job in Roswell teaching elementary music. This is really exciting since she was offered a job in the bowels of Atlanta aka Union City, GA. If she had taken that job, then us living together would have been difficult seeing as how she would be driving an hour to work both ways. I am so relieved at how things have worked out. I think that we are going to look at townhouses on Monday with Strom Thurmond my realtor. Yes, he is related to THE Strom Thurmond...a great-nephew or something. I don't think they look alike except the balding pattern. The younger Strom definitely lucked out in the nose department:)

Word Up, Duluth!

Woke up this morning at 5:00 to take my uncle and cousins to the airport. Not a big deal since there was zero traffic coming home. I finished the book "The Red Tent." Here is the summary from Amazon: Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood— the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers— Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah— the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, "The Red Tent" combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's society. This is a book that took me by complete surprise and I would recommend it especially to someone who enjoys history.


It seems they finally have something to put Ron Mexico aka Michael Vick in jail. Am I the only one that is happy about this? I hope not! On the dedicated, determined, and dependable Fox 5 news, Vick said "It don't matter what I do, people are still going to love me." That may not be word for word, but you get the idea. Throw his arrogant butt in jail!!! Hopefully he will not get away with it like he did with the water bottle/pot thing. I am sure that Falcon's football can recover.


Every summer I look forward to Big Brother. This year the pretty people out number the older/less attractive people...so ground breaking for reality tv! The twist is that 6 people in the house have to live with someone that they consider an enemy in their real life. This is also the first year that one of the players is considered "America's Player." Eric was the poor guy chosen for this and basically gets America's opinion on who we want out and things like that. I am continuously amazed at how awful some people are in this world. Players always claim that this is just a game and that they are really nice in their real lives. Some of them I believe that they are in it to win no matter what it takes. Other people like this biotch below are disgusting no matter how pretty they are on the outside. I truly believe she is a horrible person and would never leave my kids with her. She is self obsessed and has complete disregard for other people. If you missed "Best Week Ever" this past weekend, then you missed the clip of this psycho crying over the picture of her chosen for the house wall. In the confessional she was still crying about how ugly her picture was and how this is the image that everyone in the country is going to see. Hello...you are making the ugly-face-cry on national television. Maybe you should worry about that instead of a stupid picture that was not bad to begin with. Cannot wait to see her butt kicked off the show. On another note, I am really upset that there is not another washed up band looking for a new lead singer. I no longer have Rock Star as a guilty pleasure this summer :(

Kit Kat Blizzard

I have decided that I will no longer partake of the candy filled blizzards from Dairy Queen. Reason being that when you take a bite of the candy your teeth freeze due to the ice cream. This is not to say that I will not still enjoy a nice cookies and cream blizzard. Maybe I will even venture out to try the strawberry cheesecake blizzard next time.
Other than that I spent my day at the doctor's office (which went well) and I got a new prescription. Hopefully it will help a lot more than my current prescription. I also went to Target and Babies R Us to get shower gifts. By the way, this is quite a normal occurrence in my life. Target is such a trap. There are so many Targets that you cannot escape them. I love all of the products, but you cannot get out without spending less than $40.00. Even if I have something specific to buy, I find myself in the accessories department. Of course it is strategically placed at the front of the store. How many pairs of sunglasses do I really need? Heaven forbid if I actually had a house; I would never leave! I cannot wait to get engaged and just shoot that laser gun at anything and everything. I would probably register for gum if people would buy it for me.
Anyhoo, I am house sitting in Duluth for my Aunt Cindy 'til the 26th. I am sure I will have plenty of time to blog considering that no one will drive all the way out here to see me.

Cootie Queen v. Lint Licker

Decided to start a blog because I enjoy writing in my journal and I wanted another place to waist time on the internet. Why Red Journal? Because I have only written in a red journal for the past 6 years. I am not sure how this is going to go, since I have only blogged on myspace maybe 4 times in the past year. Hopefully I will stay on top of this a little better. I have been journaling since I read Bridget Jones' Diary. However my journal is nothing anyone would want to read since I usually just bitch and moan about random crap instead of writing anything worth while. I tend to write when I am bored and ramble on and on about pointless observations. I think that the act of writing is more therapeutic than the words I write.

Not much going on in my life right now, except looking for a job. As soon as I am financially stable, then I will be buying a house. Hopefully I will be living with Kelly, my roommate from Italy. She is super great and a wonderful friend. I have been house sitting a lot lately. Maybe there will be some funny stories to come out of it.

This is a hilarious Orbit commercial about a love triangle confrontation w/o the use of foul language. Hence the slogan "Dirty mouth? Clean it up!" Here is the link for your viewing pleasure... http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=11554487