The Yin, and the Yang

OK, so normally I try and keep this blog pretty cheerful and upbeat. But sometimes, a girl's gotta vent. The past few days have been rough, sprinkled with a few good things. Better to get the bad news over with, right? So here goes...

1. I don't know whether I'm in Hades or New York City, but they're both about the same temperature. This fact + no A/C in my apartment = an unhappy me. (95 degrees, folks...)

2. Psycho ex-boyfriend contacted me AGAIN through Myspace. Because clearly, my blocking him on facebook was merely an indication that I wanted him to contact me through a different channel. I made the idiotic mistake of responding, because in church they keep saying not to give up on people and whatnot, and I thought naively that maybe I could help him after he's had this time to cool down, so I advised him I think he really needs some help and if he chose to get it, I would be supportive of that but otherwise to please leave me alone, because I can't just be buddy buddy with someone after they basically call me all the derogatory names for women in existence, with absolutely no justification....which of course just made him angry, again. Le sigh. What-ev, I'll get over it and be fine, and that's the last of it FOR REAL this time, he is blocked everywhere, but I am still just irritated with this one. With the exception of one tiny little blessing: he's not my problem anymore!!! Isn't freedom grand?

3. Unemployment. 'Nuff said. But I will elaborate anyway. Because this is a blog. Okay, so I knew this was probably going to happen and I'm not whining or feeling sorry for myself. But it is so frustrating. I have a college degree with a 3.73 GPA and I can't seem to get a damn hostessing job?! For God's sake people, it's not rocket science. The constant rejection of the job search process is an emotional rollercoaster. Couple that with the inherent rejection involved in acting, and I'm feeling pretty rejected all around. Boo hoo...okay, maybe I am feeling sorry for myself just a little... OH YEAH! And I am a really pissed off American, because I know for a FACT if the economy wasn't so godawful I would have a job by now, and it's godawful thanks to all these greedy A-holes on Wall Street or WHEREVER that totally screwed over EVERYONE because of their selfishness!!! Okay, rant complete.

Now, onto the good things!

1. I found out within the last week that I am going to be an aunt TWICE more by April! A little boy in December and TBD in April...yay! I am so happy to have 2 new additions to our family. Congratulations to Greg and Gloria, and Julie and Jeff! Keep it up, siblings; this way, I won't ever have to have kids of my own! (Just kidding :-)

P.S. Next time, a simple phone call will suit me just fine! Seriously!!!! ;-)

2. I had a GREAT time with Mom and Dad here, who unfortunately had to leave on Friday :-( Not only did they let me sleep in their cool air-conditioned room, but we got to explore the city and had lots of fun! Although I think we wore Mom completely out ;-) My favorite things were the Titanic Exhibit, the Broadway Musical "9 to 5," and the Museum of Natural History. I should probably write a whole blog just devoted to their visit, because we certainly did enough to fill an entire blog! I missed them very much and am grateful we were able to spend that time together.

3. I think I am losing lbs...my size 6 shorts are now a little bit loose on me! Must be all the walking I do when I get lost in the city. Or maybe it's just water weight from sweating in the 95 degree heat!

Three for three, well maybe it isn't so bad after all. Oh wait, I forgot one piece of bad news, I really screwed up checking out too many DVDs at the library and now I owe $17 and they won't let me do pretty much anything til I pay it. Arrrrgh, the one place that was free! Well, besides the Staten Island Ferry!

I do have some more pictures to post so stay tuned for another blog soon. Love you all...xoxo