Freak out

OK, I'm officially freaked out. I went to Streetbar after chorus meeting tonight, and it was just too much. I was hanging out with Ted, who is a friend of Laz, when I decided to text Doug. Doug who I danced with last week. I asked if he was still in Hawaii. He sent back a text saying he didn't go, but was heading to Streetbar with his "partner." He ends up at Streetbar with Art, who was the Canadian I spent some time with a couple of months ago. Apparently what happened is that he hooked up with Doug after I said goodbye to him and now they are an item. I think I give up. Officially. Actually, there is a new guy, Steven, who I met through A4A. He called me today, just before my chorus meeting. He seems like a nice guy, let's see if something comes of it. I'm running short of patience/available guys. Why does my life have to be a freak show? Did I mention that I shaved my lower body?

That's Why I'm Not a Doctor...

Well, it turns out I didn't have jock itch. Once I noticed my belly getting itchy, I had to rule that out. I had something else that causes itchiness in the groin area. Especially when I noticed some things. Eww....
I'm going to have to blame RC for that one. Good thing I didn't go over to his place that last time he called. But how couldn't he know he had that and/or not tell me? I'm not sure if they let people have a cell phone in rehab, or I would let him know.
Wednesday I went to urgent care and got a cream to spread all over my lower body; actually from just below the chest. I'm not noticing anything right now, so hopefully I got it all.
I was going to hit the gym Thursday, but really didn't feel like it. I went shopping at Kohl's instead. I did buy some gym shorts, so I'm sure that counts for something.

Wednesday night entertainment

Cabaret at Hotel Zoso featuring Alan Scott.

Bongo Danny's

Had a lovely lunch with Dan at Bongo Johnny's. Beautiful day today, in the 90's, sunny with no humidity and minimal wind. We were supposed to go see the Thorny Theater's productions of Dangerous afterwards, but I screwed up the dates and it was too late to get tickets (sold out.) That was the play for which I was asked to audition, but felt that my body was "not ready for prime time" (or bitchy queens for that matter.)

I need to buy cotton boxers and Lotrimin spray. The nights are not fun when the tinactin starts to wear off around 5 AM.

Jock itch

I think I have jock itch. Never had it before. I'm itchy in my pubic area, so I bought some tinactin for it. Seems to be helping. Had to shave down the area a bit to apply the cream. I hope this passes soon. I still have a scar where that spider bite is in the same area. Makes me wonder if it's all related. Hmmm...
My workouts at the gym are getting better. I'm almost to where I left off before I got sick. Funny how I looked forward to my workouts before, but this week I dreaded going each time. I guess because I dislike the fact that I need to work my way back to where I was before. I think Mr Blackberry's first name is Kurt. Cool name for him; better than Arnold or Wilbur. Hee hee.
I've been entering the daily contest on Jeopardy! for the Galapagos vacation give-away. Still waiting for them to call me to let me know. It would be cool to take Brook there.
Dr Michael had a letter that he changed to hold for pick at work. I missed seeing him when he came to pick up because I was in dispatch doing some training. Man, they got some crazy ass new procedure for call backs on traces. I am not amused. I saw Michael on A4A and sent him a message. But he always would be on for a couple of minutes and sign off so most of the time you never conversed with him in "real time." But it was his preferred method of communication.
I made some ringtones for my phone, and for Cuqui's. It's cool, you can now send ringtones via pix msg on Verizon and save them as ringtones for use later. You couldn't do that before. Glad to see they unlocked that feature. I can only imagine that ringtones are so popular that people have actually left VZW for other carriers that are less restrictive. Sure, they lose the $30 that people might spend on ringtones a year, but they keep a customer who spends probably over $300 a year on phone service. About time they realized that...
My herbs are doing great. It's funny that it took the cilantro and parsley so long to germinate, and now they are bigger than all the other ones. I guess it made it worth the wait. Not sure when I need to thin and replant them. So looking forward to fresh herbs.

Yeah, right...

I was doing well this weekend, but on Sunday it felt like I was coming down with the flu again. I managed to hit Trader Joe's, but felt like I was sick while I was there. I noticed that Target was closed, so most retailers must have been closed for the holiday. My herbs are doing well; basil and thyme look good, the oregano is coming in, and now there is life in the cilantro pot. I finally got around to doing and filing my taxes online, now I just hope they were done correctly.
I got a phone call from RC last night around 10PM. He wanted me to come over and sleep with him because he is going to rehab today. I think I know better than to get involved with that. He sounded kind of incoherent, too. Which really isn't anything new. I wish him all the best, but I don't think the future holds anything for us. I really have my doubts that he can go through rehap successfully. He has that type of personality where he doesn't like people telling him what to do. It's quite tragic, actually. When I told him I wouldn't sleep with him and that I will be thinking of him when he is in rehab, he kind of mumbled something and then hung up on me. Great, he made that easy...

I'm Back

I seem to be doing all better now. I was actually able to go back to the gym this week, trying to pick up where I left off. I had to back off some of the final reps, but I wanted to keep my weight the same. Yesterday (Friday) was real good; I did nearly all the reps at the last poundage before my illness. I even got on the treadmill for the first time in weeks. I knocked a mile off the max speed, and was able to get through the 20 minutes with really no problems. I took my shower afterwards, and Mr. Blackberry was there. He took his shower as I was getting dressed in my street clothes. He is quite the sight. He ignores me, so I doubt anything is ever going to happen between the two of us.
I need stuff at Trader Joe's, so I'll probably make a run out there today. I really should stop at Target to pick up something for my Mother's birthday, next week.
I think RC is over me. No more calls after 1AM from him. I'm going to write that off as a good thing.
I planted some herb seeds last week in little starter pots. My basil is coming up (along with some phantom mushrooms - that seems to happen out here) along with a bunch of micro thyme. There is also a mystery plant, I think it might be oregano, popping up in another peat pot. The last two pots have nothing going on. They must be "late bloomers." When the plants get to be bigger, I will transplant them to my herb pot. It's a terracotta planter with little openings in the side for multiple plantings. I want to put the basil on the top with hopes of getting lots & lots of them. I can use the fresh basil in my lentil soup and spaghetti sauce. How nice will that be.
John planted some tomatoes and a bell pepper plant on the side of the house using the "topsy turvy" method. He actually used some old plastic kitty litter buckets, cut a hole in the bottom so that the plants can grow upside down. They are suspended from the eaves on the side of the house. Fortunately, it's not the side that faces the main road as they do look kind of "white trashy" hanging there. The idea is that since you are watering the roots directly, the plant grows faster and stronger. We'll see how it works. He used 8 inch plants that we bought at Lowe's. Funny part is: we thought we bought regular and cherry tomatoes, but in actuality, they are both regular tomatoes. The one we thought were cherry tomatoes only look that way because the picture on the little stick is so small you really can't tell what type they are. Too funny!

Feeling Better

This weekend I feel great. Yesterday I made a black bean soup with rice and cilantro. Quite delicious. I pulled the rest of the weeds from the yard.
Today I went to Lowe's and got some seeds to make an herb garden. John bought some tomato & pepper plants and is going to try to make an upside hanging garden. Will be great if it works. I'm feeling good enough to try to go back to the gym tomorrow. I know I can't pick up where I left off, at least as far as cardio is concerned. I'll be glad if I can get through 20 minutes on the treadmill.
Hmmm, I wonder if Mr. Blackberry missed me....

Finally done!

Feeling better and decided to pull the rest of the weeds. Here's the fruit of my labor: