My favorite shows

White Collar: Neil is an art forger who was arrested and in prison. The FBI got him out so they can use him to help capture other art theifs and criminals. So hilariously fun and entertaining. On USA Tuesday nights. Its in the second season.

Rizzoli and Isles: The jury is still out on this one but so far I kinda like it. Its brand new on TNT Monday nights, I believe. Angie Harmon is the cop and Sasha Alexander is the M.E. The first episode scared me so I had to turn it off and watch in in the daylight the next morning! LOL I love scary shows... reminds me of watching the X-Files in the dark. Totally different shows, but same creepiness.

Leverage: Love this show! Sunday nights on TNT. Kind of like a modern day A-Team. Its in its 3rd season. Funny and whitty- good tv :)

Covert Affairs: Just barely started on Tuesday nights on USA. Piper (or most commonly known as that girl from Coyote Ugly) is a new CIA agent. Christopher Gorham stars with her in the office as her "ears", so to speak. He's an agent who is blind so he can't be in the field anymore. So far, so good. I'm not as hooked as I am to Leverage or White Collar, but it shows potential.

Here's a little update

The builder came today to look at my "defects." They took some pictures, asked me some questions and then told me it would probably be atleast a month before we could expect to hear anything. Seriously?
Next, my crippled computer is hanging on. Hopefully long enough for me to pick up an external hard drive tomorrow and transfer my stuff to it. (btw- did you know they sell TERABYTES?) I don't even know what that means, other than its large. So I'm currently using my school computer as my home computer. It like having a new lease on cyberspace. haha it will work for now.
ummm- July is coming to a close in the next few days. I'm asking for a much smoother transition into August. :)

July is not my month...

Did I cross path's with a black cat? Break a mirror? Walk under a ladder perhaps? Not really sure... but I think I've had my fill of things breaking and falling apart! First my awesome marathon with Itok. Then my house...which, I found out, has more damage than expected. Next my cell phone- hanging on by a thread. Craziness amongst friends. And finally my comcast has been up and down all week and they've been out three times this month. Its been a terrible, horrible, awful, no good, very bad month. I think I'll move to Australia.

Stay Tuned

My home is 5 years old. Not old enough to be falling apart. And yet, several (more like numerous) home in my community are having the same problem. The concrete was poured incorrectly and, due to shifting conditions, has started to crack and separate from the footings and frame, etc. This has resulted in some gaps at the base of the floorboards. Some areas are worse than others. Some homes have more extensive damage than mine and some have none at all.

The complaints started going to our builder, but the builder (who I shall keep anonymous at this point) said that since those homeowners weren't original owners, the warranty wasn't valid and they wouldn't fix it. Then our HOA started checking and investigating, finding out it was a more serious problem. So it was decided to contact a law firm who specializes in HOA business. They sent a letter of demand to our builder.

The builder responded three days ago with a letter saying that if we had any complaints or issues, to please let them know and they would take care of it. haha- awww- gotta love double talk. Anyway, so here are my pictures. This is about half of them. You can see the gaps. And I can always tell when another one shows up because I get a little ant colony inside. :)

Can you see the crack in the cement under the linoleum? yes... its headed towards my kitchen counters. If it reaches there before the builder can fix it, they'll be replacing a lot more than just cement!

I sent in my letter with my pictures this afternoon. We'll see how quickly the builder responds. Our HOA has not filed a lawsuit, but we've given them the opportunity to fix it. If they don't, we'll need to file before the statute of limitations is up.

Worst case scenario: They do nothing and the HOA goes to court.

Best case scenario: I move all my first floor belongings into my garage while they fix my floor, replace everything and then put it all back together!

More to come!

Leaving a comment

Well- after hearing from some of my friends because of the last post/rant, you are now able to leave a comment, ladies! So try again, if you please! :) Just remember to sign your name so I can text you later and we can laugh together.

The train I missed

I will warn you now... this is probably more of a rant than a post. I may choose to delete it later however, at this moment, it will feel really good to just get it out of my head. I don't know who reads my blog except for family members and a few friends. I'm sure there are friends who blog stalk that I don't know about and I'm fine with that. I'm sure there are unknowns who stumble across my little page and that's fine, too. This post/rant is simply to benefit me.

I have apparently missed the "settle for a crappy boyfriend" train. It came around several times the past year and I wasn't at the depot- stuck in traffic somewhere, I'm sure. Or maybe just out ENJOYING MY LIFE. As I've been told, I've been enjoying my life a little too much so that I haven't been "focused" when this amazing ride on the train came around. So here I sit, single as the day I was born. Several of my friends have taken the ride and forgotten to get off. Now they are in relationships that they don't know how to get out of with men who won't let them leave. You ask "Won't LET them leave? Don't they have their own choice?" Yes, yes they do. And yet, the beverages served on the Crappy Boyfriend Train mess with your head and lead you to believe that you have to settle for that assigned seat for the remainder of your life. You have to settle for being lied to, and cheated on and being convinced that it was all justified! And you end up believing that its somehow your fault! That if you were just a little bit better passenger on the Crappy Boyfriend Train, your crappy boyfriend would somehow come back from the luggage compartment as the perfect companion for you.

Since I've been unavailable when this train comes around, I've been told I'm jealous. Too lazy to get on board. Too bored with my own life so I live through others. And countless other comments. I guess here's what I have say to that:
I'm sorry I'm enjoying my life the best I can without needing to be on that train. I'm sorry you feel my concern for your happiness is jealousy. If that is your choice, then I'll politely stop listening to your complaints about your current train ride since it is YOUR CHOICE. I will also stop picking up the pieces each time your train breaks down. However, I will not apologize for having a blessed life. I will not apologize because I haven't settled for something less than what I want and what I feel I deserve. I will not apologize because our choices have led us down different paths and now you're regretting where your path is headed. Turn around! I will not apologize for being the fun, single aunt, trying to set a good example for her nieces and nephews in case they should not get married immediately. Yes, I would love to have all the wonderful things that a healthy, stable, relationship has, however, I can only think of one dear friend in the past year who's found that and YES- that was something to be jealous of.

The late 80's/early 90's were good for some classic movies, one of them being Some Kind of Wonderful. It is responsible for a line that has recently become my mantra: "I'd rather be alone for the right reasons, than with someone for the wrong ones." I can't say whether my friends are with someone for the right or wrong reasons. I can only say that I choose to wait for the right person for the right reasons.

Thank you, Itok

I sat down Friday morning to post the previous two posts I just added this morning and my computer was unresponsive. Completely dead other than to give me a win32 message. So after checking with one of my old students (computer whiz), he suggested I call Geek Squad to come in and look at it. They were scheduled for Monday. But on Sunday, my awesome bro-in-law said that he could take a look at it and give it a shot. After 3ish hours or so, he couldn't do anything either. But I had cancelled Geek Squad at that time. SO! Monday morning I called Comcast and told them very nicely, of course, that their new Norton virus system wasn't working and now my computer wasn't either! They referred me to their fix-it company, Itok.

To make this long story short, the amazing techs at Itok worked on my computer from Monday morning about 10 a.m. until last night about midnight.... straight through. I was on the phone with their techs so much the past few days, I'm not sure I shouldn't be dating them at this point! My os was infected, along with IE 8. They removed over 13 gigs of virus, when all was said and done. Uninstalled, deep cleaned, reinstalled pretty much everything! And all without losing any personal data. They were fantastic! So if you need computer help, call them!

"Sassy"- as Emi put it

For those of you who know me, and know me REALLY well, you know that I can't resist a pair of really amazing shoes. This is probably why my feet hurt all the time. And while shopping with some friends before the soccer game the other night, this lovely pair came into my life. Don't judge! We were at DSW just waiting for our other friends to come for dinner and the game. You know DSW has a great selection of clearance...and when you see the colored tags to tell you how much MORE clearance they are in addition to the regular clearance... well its like it was meant to be sometimes. So here is my latest and greatest addition to the shoe collection. They were well worth my $20.00. Like I say, never pay full price for shoes.

Summer Sprinklers!