Playing Catch Up

Although my life feels like a soap opera, it's not a soap opera that anyone would really care to hear or in some cases believe or understand. That being said, I will try to catch up with my otherwise dull existence. My dreams are more exciting then what has been going on in my real life. Normally I don't even remember my dreams - unless they were super bizarre - and that they have been. Everyone has been on my mind I guess and they have made a cameo in my dreams. What I need is someone to decipher them into a "number" so I can go play that number in the daily lottery. At least that would make sense. I was able to figure one out - having an apartment at work can only mean I am working too much.

So - I sat down late Saturday evening and decided to watch one of my Netflix movies. I was saving "The Virgin Suicides" for Sunday, so it was "Knuckle Sandwich". I had NO IDEA what that movie was. Read the sleeve and still couldn't figure what I'd been drinking when I sent for that one. After about 10 minutes I had to hit the pause and head for the computer and look it up on Netflix and IMDB. WTF??? Was someone playing a trick on me and put this in my que? Well - as it turns out I put it there myself. Seems I wanted to see an actual movie that my cousin was in. Now I know why I've not seen him since "90210" and the episode of "NCIS". OMG. For those that know who I am talking about - he played a guy named "Raoul" in this gem - and that is all I will say. I used the fast-forward and stopped once more during the movie to see the second of his two Oscar-winning performances (the second one in the sack with sunglasses on). I'd tell Melinda to wait to see it on cable, but I don't know of any cable station that would pick this up - even Skinamax. "The Virgin Suicides" was a good movie.


News on the dog front - well we survived the Fourth of July festivities without too much trauma and they have their own new hiding places now for the thunder storms. Carmel likes my closet, and Gaston prefers to be as close to me as possible. And at nighttime that can be VERY uncomfortable. The got clipped again and Melinda got to see them right after the hair cuts.

We found out last year that Carmel wasn't fond of frogs (remembering Ike) and that hasn't changed. The new complex has a few marshy areas. Walking by one evening we got close to the water enough to go over and see what was going on - and neither of them saw the frog that made a loud screeching type noise as it jumped into the water right under Carmel's nose. Picture two dogs running in opposite directions - brave dogs! Carmel didn't fare to well - she ended up with her butt in the water and none to happy. She didn't smell good either. Time for another dip in the sink. And speaking of not smelling good - she needed a bath in the sink after her roll in the grass.....not the best quality, but I only had my phone handy.....such a little lady!

So I'm almost all settled into the apartment. I decided this weekend to hang photos that have been lying around the place. And last weekend I made curtains for the kitchen. Yep - there are some out there who will gasp in disbelief, but I am quite able to sew. Haven't done much since Melinda was a child and was required to make her Halloween costume every year. (MY child wouldn't wear a costume out of a box !!!) So here is a photo of them - and they are NOT red and green - they do not look like Christmas!!

Well I have run on long enough - figured if I didn't blog something my two followers would wonder if my fingers broke or something. Hopefully I'll get out of the "funk" I've been in and find something worthy to blog about.