Quick update

My grandma is no longer in the ER but she's still in the hospital. I really haven't been able to get the full details from my parents since they're so stressed and tired from going in and out of the city. I know that the doctors have run all these tests and can't figure out the reasons for her symptoms. I just hope that she can go home soon!

As for the car, I finally was able to pick it up yesterday. I just love how they tell me they're closing up the car and it'll be ready in the next hour, when they really mean I can wait another 5 hours until they really do any of that. The cost ended up being a little less than $400 (thanks to my coupon). They replaced the small area of the wiring and now the car is fine. But like they said, they "hope" that the squirrels only damaged the small area and not the entire thing since that would result in me being stranded somewhere and having to deal with a pricey amount to pay. I asked if there was anything I could do to prevent this type of damage from happening - the guy told me to set up traps by my car. Uhm okay, that's what I'll be doing.

Rant

As if everything else wasn't upsetting and overwhelming enough....

My grandmother is now in the ER and I have no idea what's going on. I didn't get my car back today because apparently squirrels have chewed through my wires and it can cost me anywhere from $400 to $1000+ to fix it. Yes, I was told "rodents" are the cause of the problems going on with my car.

Summerlove

I went to the Justin concert last night. How was it? 2 words. Absolutely. Amazing.

Good Charlotte was the special guest. I was a bit disappointed that they weren't on stage for that long but they were good. A bit mellower in their performance, I miss their old rocking out days! The setup of the stage was very cool. It was a platform in the middle of MSG - that way the performers could maneuver to all ends of it. There were these see-through screens around the middle area of the stage that could be projected on.

The whole place went berserk when JT came onto stage. He had this VIP-like area setup where people could get drinks from the bar and prance around a red carpet. I'll admit, I used to be so obsessed with him back in the N'SYNC days but it had died down, along with boy bands. But after watching him dance (so freaking smooth and amazing), play all these instruments, and just perform - I think I may have a crush again. Timbaland also showed up as a surprise guest and he did is own thing with all this beat mixing.

I definitely had a great time. The only drawback was that I got home pretty late and it was so painful having to get up early this morning!

A picture is worth a thousand words

I tried the dragon fruit for the very first time. I've seen it before and have always been enticed by its hot pink exterior. Talk about not judging a book by its cover - I was not expecting the fruit to look the way it did on the inside. I can't really explain the taste, unfortunately the one I picked out wasn't that sweet. It reminded me of eating a kiwi, just because of the texture and the sesame-like seeds on the inside. I know there are dragon fruits that have pink flesh.




So how many pairs of jeans can I put on? I was just being silly the other night and starting piling them on. I would've kept going except I couldn't stop laughing and it got way too hot! I'm pretty sure getting pantsed was far more amusing for everyone else.












My most recent accomplishment - just one strike away from a perfect game!!

A real shocker

I did an extremely stupid thing this morning, all because I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. My hands must not have been completely dry as I was plugging in the hair dryer. I don't know what possessed me to plug it in a weird manner, but as I plugged it in, my index finger went towards the back where the socket was. Immediately, I felt this shooting pain through my finger. I dropped to the ground like an enormous rock, felt a slight pain in my heart which then turned to intense heart pounding. My finger was red and felt like it was on fire and I was so woozy. I can't believe how quickly my body gave out and caused me to drop to the ground - I don't think you could even fake dropping to the ground in the manner that I did. It took me a few minutes to calm myself down and be able to stand up. I really would have wanted to stay on the ground longer but I had a meeting to get to. During the car ride, the finger went back to the normal color but was feeling tingly but the heart was still pounding like crazy. It was such a scary experience and I would never want to go through it again. It's bad that I sort of laugh when I'm retelling this but that's just the way I am.

So yeah, those rules you learn as a kid - there's a reason for them! I just need to be more cautious now, and not be so careless because of stress. I know I'm real lucky that all I got was a shock.

An unfriendly game of tag

What the heck? I just can't get a break, can I?

For the past few years, someone or something has managed to hit my car in some shape or form. This ranged from a deer, a crazy woman, to a man on a motorcycle. The best part, it's NEVER my fault - there was even that time where my car was parked and I wasn't even driving it.

So what's the deal this time? All I was trying to do was back out of my spot after grocery shopping for tonight's dinner. I had backed out completely and was getting ready to shift into drive when I saw in my mirror that another car had backed out at lightning speed. From what I saw from the mirror, the car was smacked close to me like a sandwich. I started honking my horn to get her attention and she finally stopped. If she hadn't stopped, she could've taken out the entire rear of my car. It's real nice knowing that she completely didn't look before or while she was backing out! If I saw her that close, I would've been that close in her mirror too. I pulled back into my spot, she did the same. I went to check out if there were any damages. Honestly, it's not horrific but she definitely scratched off some paint from the side. She gave her car a quick wipe and came over to do the same to mine. She actually had the audacity to ask, "Is that from just now?" Uhm hi, you just wiped the paint that you scratched off of my car from your car! What do you think? Real nice, her car was alright while mine got some paint stripped. There really wasn't any sense in doing anything about it. The motorcycle incident last year caused more icky stuff to my car, and even then when I called the police, the officer told me it was no big deal and refused to write a report. I'm sure I would have been given an even harder time with this one. You should've seen how quickly she peeled out of her spot to leave afterwards.

It just sucks, sucks, and sucks. You can't really do anything with the little incidents but those scratches and dents will always be there to remind you of the bad luck. Much like a "Hey, sh*t happens, so deal with it!"

Get my sleep on

I went to bed at a decent time last night but I wasn't able to get any sleep at all. I literally laid there for over four hours and never fell asleep once! I was definitely feeling really tired but my body just wasn't cooperating. The strangest thing was that I sort of felt this anxiety attack come on. Normally before interviews or when the crap has really hit the fan, my mind races way too much to be able to fall asleep. It was those same feelings last night - the mind racing, palpitations, uneasiness, chest discomfort, clammy hands, etc. Except the difference was that I couldn't pinpoint what the anxiety was coming from. It's really frustrating to me that it came out of nowhere and I can't figure out why. It's as if my body has decided that since I haven't had one of my breakdowns, it's not decided to force one out of me.

Let's just hope I can get a good night's rest tonight...

Bridge collapse

Can you believe what happened with the bridge in Minneapolis?!? That is so incredibly horrible and scary - going about your normal day, crossing a bridge that you always do, and this. I kept hearing accounts about how people were just barely minutes from reaching the bridge when this happened, or how they just happened to not take it today. This is so similar to one of my biggest fears, the whole car in the water. I really hope that they've been able to find all the people that fell in with their cars and that NO ONE is stuck between the bridge cement that collapsed on top of one another. I can't believe that there were so many people just standing there taking pictures with their cell phones! You would think they'd jump in and try to help. Even if you can't help directly, don't just stand there snapping pictures like it's a big show.