Lifestyle Makeover

There is a guy outside my window (not directly, but on the landing nearby) who just carried a bike up the stairs and is now making noises typically made by cars. It’s hard to describe, but I hope he doesn’t pass out because I am not a good enough person to give him mouth-to-mouth.

Now I really am volunteering this Sunday. Should be interesting. But at least it is in Santa Monica, so maybe Legal Eagle and I can grab a bite or a drink up there afterward. Yes, I need there to be something in it for me in order to volunteer.

I killed mine and LE’s tree Barkly, but now I am bringing him back to life. Note: I have killed him once before this and brought him back to life, so here we go again.

LE and I made some amazing twice-baked stuffed potatoes yesterday. I could have lived in it.

I am going back to Chicago in officially less than two months. So weird. And so cold. But so pretty exciting.

I haven’t bought any new clothes in forever! (My forever may be a lot shorter than others, but that makes no difference). I haven’t even bought a cheapo Target dress.

I should really go wash a dish or two, but all I want to do is take a nap.

I see the stray cats less and less lately. It’s very sad and I’m not sure what to make of it. However, I see annoying Scurvy Cat everyday. He is here, outside our door, meowing without fail.

I love and hate the show Stylista and it’s on tonight! I soooo can’t wait! It drives me crazy!

There has been so much yucky-ness going on that I am desperately trying to look forward to something good or at least think of good things that are going on.

Well, Barbar has lost a little hair above his eye. Legal Eagle Googled this symptom and it says that it does happen to cats. It’s not like it looks diseased or anything. But something for me to keep an eye on.

LE and I also went to Long Beach this weekend to check things out and see where we might like to live. I am so ready to move there. There were some high school (?) aged kids there on a scavenger hunt and I was way way jealous! It looked pretty fun.

Well, the weather is nice.

I will be going home to Chicago for Xmas. It will be mightly cold and probably snowy and I have no idea what I’ll wear, but I think it will be kind of nice for me to be back in Chicago for a little bit. Who would’ve thought?

LE and I also carved a pumpkin this weekend.

^ It almost makes 80 degrees California feel like fall.

My mom then asked if this was Jack Nicholson. Love it!

So what else is good out here? Thanksgiving is soon, which means good food and cheesecake.

Oh, my life is so not WILAY right now. Maybe this is just a slow point and things will be on the up again. But I totally cannot even think about seeing where I am at in my WILAY progress right now because it would not be good.

So, here’s hoping!

Been away from a bit because I was dealing with still living in Crimesville.

Legal Eagle’s car was broken into and then there was this door ordeal, but everything is relatively settled now. Except that the apartment management company has not returned any of our calls.

But we are carrying on.

Nothing too exciting, but LE and I are going to drive around Long Beach to get a feel for different areas.

And we might volunteer on Sunday for Planned Parenthood. Yes, me, volunteering. Oh, my horoscope said I should do something unselfish…maybe this is it?

Well, lately our cats have been getting into so much trouble. Mostly they are finding ways to jump on and in everything in the apartment. Even Schatzi is doing it!

I need to find some good pictures to put up.

Oh, maybe I’ll start my food diary next week? Or in the middle of this week? I’ll start it on a day when I eat really healthy stuff, that way I feel awesome!

I’m currently transcribing an interview with Mark Wahlberg and it is highly disappointing and disturbing.

While I wouldn’t consider myself a huge fan of his, I think he’s OK…until now.

He is super religious! (This is where my oldest sister says, “Yeah, you didn’t know that?”)

I did not. And this isn’t necessarily the problem I have with him. It’s fine for him to be and I guess I get it since he had all those issues when he was younger and whatnot. That’s how people reform, God…whatever.

But, in his interview he says that people who don’t believe in God are the ones that he’s most worried about and who need saving. Please don’t worry about me Marky Mark. I’m OK. (But feel free to give me a few bucks and maybe I’ll visit a church).

He also says that Jesus spent his time with prostitutes and tax collectors because they needed help. Maybe Jesus was just hanging with the cool kids.

Good luck explaining Boogie Nights to God, Marky Mark.

Also, he complains about being known as Marky Mark. It really makes me mad when celebrities deny where they came from.

When I was in NY, my family and I saw a taping of the Today Show with Will Smith and during a commercial break, he broke out into The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air song. It made me an instant Will Smith fan (and I didn’t even like him before that).

And Will Smith’s show was nothing to be proud of, remember those hats?

^ Not exactly cool.

So Marky Mark, you may want to forget, but we never will!

^ Ha.

So NY Magazine has a food diary section where the have people (celebrities, musicians, chefs, artists, etc.) write about what they eat in a week.

I sent a jokey one to my sister quite some time back because I was inspired to write one after reading a woman who was oh-so concerned about overfishing.

I think I will write another on here.

I’m not sure if I will post daily or wait until my week is over, but I’m sure it will be funny! So stay tuned…

In other interesting news, my sisters may be trying out Crazy Blind Date, which has made Legal Eagle want to give it another try. Great…this should be interesting.

And in other news, saw Religulous this weekend and it was funny! So funny!