Darnit. Those kids were so cute. I had so much fun playing with them. Darnit. The youngest one came downstairs after I put them to bed to tell me I forgot their vitamins. I gave them each a vitamin and told them to get into bed. Little Brendan said, “I think I would also like a hug and a kiss before I sleep, please.” I sat on the edge of his bed and gave him a hug and then I said, “Would you like to give me a kiss on my cheek?” He nodded and gave me the sweetest little peck. Then he said, “In my family the girls kiss the boys, too.” He pointed at his cheek and I gave him a little peck. IT WAS TOO CUTE!

Darnit darnit darnit, I want one.

It’s Saturday night and Lisa and I are….. babysitting. No, don’t worry, I won’t be setting up any paypal donation buttons; it’s just a favor for a friend of the family. Her grandkids are visiting and they need some time off or something. Barb actually asked Lisa to babysit but because she lives in a huge mansion in the middle of nowhere, Lisa felt it might be a little creepy at night and so asked me to join her. The kids go to sleep around 8 and so I figure we’ll spend the evening watching DVDs. It’ll be fun, I am sure. Kids are fun, right? I just hope they’re not sticky.

I predict there will be a sh*t storm over last night’s American Idol. What in the world was wrong with Paula Abdul? “Simon gave me advice & he said on the X-factor that he always refers to a fortune cookie and says the moth who finds the melon…” She was either drunk or high or both, I’m guessing.

PAULA IS DRUNK OFF HER BUTT!

I slept well yet I am tired. I drank about 4 cups of coffee yet I am tired. I haven’t done anything physically exhausting yet I am tired. What is wrong with me? Maybe I am just bored of this never-ending job search? Right now I want to be at the shore where the warm sun shines down on my face erasing all this uncertainty. The problem is, the shore is an hour away and it’s cold, rainy and icy.

Monday was Ash Monday. Whah? Don’t you mean Ash Wednesday? Nope. You must remember, I am Byzantine Catholic, we do crazy things. Who am I fooling? I am a horrible heathen and I completely forgot Ash Monday and I didn’t give a darn thing up for Lent. The last time I went to church was Christmas Eve. Regardless, I am going to mix up dyes and I will do some Pysanky this year.

I just took a talent assessment for one of the companies I submitted an application. My head hurts. I am not sure why they call it a talent assessment. It was definitely a personality assessment. I hope I don’t rate as borderline psychotic.

I came very close to posting an entry last night in the vein of Richard Gere at the 1993 Oscars when he asked everyone to direct happy thoughts to Tibet. Of course, I wanted the happy thoughts coming my way. You see, this morning I had my very first interview and initially I was quite nervous. On the ride to the office, I calmed down. As it turned out, I kicked butt and the interview went very smoothly. I was even asked back for a second interview! We shall see what happens.