Last night was Amanda's bday and though many a person ditched it was still fun. I don't remember the end. I don't think I was that drunk was I? ALl I know is I woke up late for work because I never set an alarm and fell asleep in the chair. Hmm...maybe I shouldn't make myself too many rum and cokes before we go to the bar! Anyway I hope Amanda had a good time.

I hope I"m not killing the tortoise. Before he seemed so sad and lethargic and now he seems like a crazy monkey that hates me. Sure he likes me when I bring him food but otherwise give me a generally dissatisfied look. I can't bring him out everyday because it is going to rain and I don't think he can be out in the rain can her? I hope I am feeding him enough, cuz he eats like a champion.

At work today one lady asked if me and michele were ever going to leave because it was so sad that Brian was going to leave. I assured her that me and michele are what you call "Eckerd lifers" whetehr we realize that or accept it yet or not!

(e:Paul) , when are you coming back to the B-lo? OK , that's all for now.chadi

So every year on Fourth of July, me and my family along with my mom's cousins family which is quite large all go to my grandma's to celebrate her bday. It is actually my grandpa's bday on the fourth of july but he has been dead for about 8 years and my nonna's bday is June 29 so we always celebrated it then at her house. This year obviously my nonna is no longer around so there was no reason to get together and Paul was out of town, so it was just me , my mom and my dad having a barbq at the house. We sat around this tiny little table in the backyard and ate. It was nice but I miss the big family gatherings. I wish I had a bigger family that did more family things. I miss my nonna a lot!!! We went to the cemetary today to see her and my nonno , it was weird because they still ahven't put up the death date on her stone and so it looks the same as when I used to go just to see my nonno. It was kinda weird.

After the family BBQ it was Anne Maloy's surprise B-day. I think she was truly surprised and enjoyed it. It was fun even if it inclued (e:MK) screaming out at the top of her lungs "Mike is the worst lay ever" she was referring to my handling of a flower necklace but still! Also, one of my least favorite people in the world was there, but he was tolerable.

And then the fireworks. I love fireworks more than anything else! They are so fun. LIke I am glad they aren't everyday though but I love them on the 4th especially. Did you know some pepole don't go to watch fireworks on the 4th? How crzy is that? We went to Niawanda Park. I had never been there for the fireworks before, we alwasy watched them from my grandmma's porch at Lassalle or went to Riverside. They were nice and itw as weird becasue they continteud like after the end, every few minujets another one would go off. It was fun! I love them. I tried to take some pcitures of them with my phone but it didn't go so well. I remember my nonna used to love firewroks espeically because with her eye problems any light was magnified like 10times and super cooler so to her the fireworks were even way better!!!! OK I Hope everyone had a good time today!!!!

oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY (e:Amanda) , it is now 7 minutes into your birthday and I Hope it is a good one so far. !

First seriously I cannot start my day until I take a benadryll. Like every morning I wake up and just like am not allive until it kicks in. I am addicted to the non-watery itchy eyes and non-runny nose it gives me!!!

Secondly, last night I went to the gas station/convenient store by the KFC kinda on Elmwood at like 1 am because I really wanted a fountain drink Cherry Coke and they had them which was a nice surprise! Anyway on my way out a drunk/high/possibly homelless but prolly not man asked me for 50 cents and I had 70 cents change so I gave it to him evne though I know it would not be used for anything actually good fro him, but eh that's his choice. Anyway, he's like thanks , let me give you a hug, and I said "Um no that's ok" becasue anyone who knows me knows I don't like hugs in general, but espeically ones from drunk/high/possibly homeless men. Needless to say he gave it to me anyway and was like "haha he was like no thinaks, I don't want a hug while he did it" so mocking me and hugging me. Well let me just say that next time someone asks for money I wil llay out the no hugging rules at the begining of the transaction.

So I am staying at the mansion for the week while the boys are on vaca. Quite exciting except I've already had a few run ins with big bugs and spiders. I seriuosly need to get over my fear of them, they cannot keep me from entering rooms and taking showers. It is out of control, how much I let the bugs control my life. It is time to take that life back. PMT left this place a mess. Last time I stayed here it was all nice and there were notes everywhere about what to do, this time there is garbage on the floor and tons of dirty dishes and just messes. It's stll good though. If you happen to be in the Lynwood neighboorhood, feel free to stop by. Unless you are a burglar. I totaly thought there was a killer in the house cuz the door mysteriously opened while i was in the other room but it hi nk it was just the wind...yeah, yeah, the winds..that is what i will tell myself, while i pee my pants in fear. Wish me luck in overcoming the burglars and bugs.

On another not Brian the intern at work, today was his last day. It is very sad becuase me , him and michele are like just have so much fun otgether and see each other everyday basically and now he is moving to Ithaca. I thin ki will prolly write more about this in another entry.

So I was at the Gap at the Boulevard Mall today and all of a sudden the fire alarms go off. And a few people walk out and then the rest of us are like "do we have to leave?" and the workers are basically "eh, i don't know". So I decide to ignore the fire alarm and continue shopping along with a few other shoppers. Yes, I decided the risk of maybe there is a real fire about to tear through this place was well worth it to be able to continue to look through the bin of 3.99 belts (but I did fine one nice orange one I liked). Needless to say the fire never arrived but it just makes me question my priorities and train of thought. What do you think? Would you leave the clearance section and risk someone else taking that one thing you want orrisk your life in order to keep a bargain? Hmm