They won!

I just walked over to the television, turned it on, changed the station to FOX and checked to see the score of the Eagles game.

They are losing.

I just keep playing, trying to find a theme I like. The current one looks good to me but the gallery page is messed up and I have no idea why. I really wish there was an online WYSISYG wordpress theme wizard. Something that would allow me to very easily get what I want without having to play with the code.

I am feeling extremely frayed around the edges. Maybe it’s stress. I don’t know. Yesterday and today I went on very long walks. It was nice to get out and move around although the feeling of emotional fuzziness is still with me. Last night I watched a frightfully violent movie and I am having a very difficult time letting go of the images. Maybe I just need to take a nap.

It was one year ago yesterday that my old company laid me off. My world has completely changed since then. It’s all been for the best. I don’t miss the old grind one bit. The new job took some time to get accustomed to it but I am enjoying it now. I just can’t help but look back and remember where I was a year ago.

I’ve been pricing new cars. It has gotten me to thinking about used cars. There is one car on the road that I really like. Every time I see one, my heart aches because I want it. Luckily it’s not a Hummer that I love but a Chevy Monte Carlo. This car payment thing is completely new to me and the thought of putting out what appears to be about 500.00 a month is making me physically ill. I guess I can always look at cheaper cars. Or used ones.

Tonight I am going to my parents’ for dinner. My mom is cooking up some fish that our next door neighbor, Walt, caught. She is also making some pasta with spinach. I can hardly wait to taste everything. It’s time to get myself ready.

Rob just peered over my shoulder and he said, “I like your old design better.”
“Whaaa?”
“It’s a little easier to read but the title is hard to see”
“What color should I make it?”
“Make it look like you had it before”

I’ve been tinkering with the css. It’s coming along but I would like to get it to the point where it’s not so recognizable as that template I downloaded. We shall see.

Last night, before I went to bed, I straightened my room. I put away some of the clothes I had earlier just dropped on the sofa. I picked up the odds and ends littering the floor. It didn’t take me more than 5 minutes yet the improvement was immense. Must always do this!

I went home to my parents’ house yesterday after work. My dad and I cleared up my quarter of the cell phone bill and then we looked at my stocks to find that I am only 50 cents from breaking even. Let’s hope my sole stock goes up! As we puttered with his computer, my dad once again told me how much he hated the current donnaville design. He said it gives him a headache. When I got home, I told Lisa about Daddy’s comments and she AGREED with him! She said that she hates to it too and that’s why she never reads it anymore. So this evening I looked around for an alternate template. I found a couple, that are okay. Nothing really moves me though. Over the next few days I will try out a couple different templates and you guys can tell me which one you like best. Or if you have design skills– design me something. I’ll use it.

1. Work hard, make money.
2. Buy a new car. The old Chevy Caprice Classic is at the end of its life. It’s time to get a new mode of transport.
3. If it can be easily swung, get hardwood flooring. The carpets are old and full of Bobo piss.
4. Go on vacation. It’s been years since I’ve done any traveling– visit Ireland or Italy or Greece or any place that seems interesting.
5. Private Resolution dealing in family matters I would prefer not to share.
6. Get active. Walk. Move. Dance. No matter if it is cold outside. No matter if I am tired from work.
7. Restart Morita Therapy. Stop cutting edges on simple actions. Follow through. Give 100%, always. Keep bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, closet, & office NEAT.

Time to look back at my 2006 New Year’s Resolutions and see what I accomplished and where I failed.

2006 New Year’s Resolutions
1. Get a new job. Earn more money. Claw way to the top.

– ACHIEVEMENT!!! I finally got a new job! I am earning more money! I am in a much better place, career-wise.

2. Keep the house, specifically the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, SPARKLING!

– TOUCH AND GO. Sometimes I am good, most of the time I fall into my old rut of slovenliness.

3. Get away from the computer. Go out. Have fun. Dance. Sing. De-stress.

– PARTIAL ACHIEVEMENT!! I am spending a lot less time online– I can’t say that I am out having fun, dancing and singing or destressing but at least I am away from the computer.

4. Buy a big girl bed (It’s true, I sleep on a twin). Fix the outside patio. Get hardwood flooring in dining room.

– 100% SUCCESS!!! I bought a queen bed and love it! SEMI-FAILURE ON OTHER TWO RESOLUTIONS. I did not fix the outside patio but I did buy patio furniture. The hardwood floor in the dining room will happen this year.

5. Take more walks. Do Go-Go Aerobics and Belly Dancing to Fitness DVDs more often. MOVE.

– TOUCH AND GO. Sometimes I am very active, sometimes not so much.

6. Continue to strive to Emma Peel Excellence.

– I AM STRIVING, BABY!