too much good stuff

i'm feeling good. i just rsvp'ed for this month's book club meeting. i've been here almost two years and i'm just now going to a club meeting. baby steps. progress.

oh how i love drinking iced-tea. so refreshing. so icy cold. today the heat began. fatty wanted hot, she should've stayed today. i'm burning up out there.

my bro's fam is back and i'm happy i get to see them today. well that's the plan, but i need to clean first. i wonder if my nephew still remember me? well, i'm sure he does but i wonder what's new in his little baby world. does he still want to play with me? i hope so, because that kid is a cute little mother trucker.

blargh...i have work to do so i guess i should get to it. i'm going to start mapping the locations in this city that i've 'met' people. there'll be a few dots on there. how fun. i can do a precedent study of sorts, but with my life. i may miss school.

i miss scrabble. i need scrabble. scrabbleicious...that's like 87points yo.

awesome

so my time w/fatty has come to an end. she's in a plane right now heading to san fran, only to head back down to ontario, then proceed to seattle. what a pain. anywhozle, her visit was pretty much off the chain.

i cannot go back to Atomic Cantina for a while.

hot springs
tent rocks
sandia peak tram
mexican food market
scrabble
razzle
dranking

good times

my family returns this week. i want to sleep after work but i have to yet again jump right back into cleaning. those weeds aint going to pull themselves.

i want a range life

so i could settle down
i want to settle down....


w/coffee shop guy. finally one of my friends has seen him. what did she think of him? not her type (good), he looks greasy (good), he looks like my type (even more good). i wonder if i'll ever say anything of meaning to him?

good times...

ahhhh

i am so le tired it aint no joke. i have most of the cleaning done. left to do is the laundry, the kitchen (few dishes, counters, floor), my room-maybe, probs not...

i am just now sitting down. i knew this could be dangerous. my ass feels so good in this chair. so good in fact that i fear i do not want to get up, but i must. that laundry aint going to launder itself. it's still relatively early considering i stayed up last night until 1am watching The L Word and that before that i had accomplished nothing with my after-work hours. it does feel early, but i shouldn't get cocky. before i know it it'll be one and i will be even more pooped. but it's all worth it yo cuz tomorrow Fatty gets here...yay!!!

okay, still have to finish the rest of this bullshit and put together my lunch. i was so busy with cleaning that i didn't really eat dinner. i am in the process now of eating some blueberries. go fiber and hopefully antioxidants.

i'm wishing there was a laundry fairy right about now...i have all these sheets and blankets to wash...ughhh. man it feels good to complain a little bit..sometimes a lot a bit..that makes no sense. this is why people need sleep.

i have not turned on the tv today. what an accomplishment. i seriously started cleaning right when i got home. that's first. i think i spent about 1.5 hours cleaning the restroom...that shit is CLEAN. i think that's the most important room to have clean when guest are coming. i hate going to other peoples houses and using a funky bathroom. i don't like seeing hairs, be them pubes or head hair...whatever, it's all not cool. the end

i'm listening to a Townes Van Zandt record right now. it's just been a day of records. i think i need some more Peter Paul & Mary...i love their music. anywho, now i'm just rambling as a form of procrastination....

time to get back to the grind...oh joy. as consolation i can think of the hot springs that await us on saturday.

heaven is a truck

i'm listening to Pavement. it's always nice to come back to them. there's something about them that makes me love them so. the music seems perfect for windy days. perfect for care-free frollicking. perfect for dreaming. anywho, it's old news that i totes have a boner for Stephen Malkmus.

i'm drinking some Yogi brand green tea, and according to the tea-bag tag, "Mental happiness is total relaxation." I agree. the first thing i recalled after reading this was the sensation i felt when i got in the hammock and listened to the river and looked at the clouds at the hot springs a week ago or so. what's even better is that i'll be returning there this weekend with fatty.

i'm so lucky to be able to go to the hot springs and relax. comparatively speaking my life is pretty good. i have everthing i need and then some. i am grateful for what i do have but i'm still missing out on the giving back part. it's really hard for me to do things selflessly as opposed to going in with a "what's in it for me" attitude. anywho, i thought, why not try to volunteer at the animal shelter? but i only say this because of the fine-ass mofo who works there. so maybe i shouldn't look into this. maybe i should focus on humans. i'm sure one day i'll find what i think i'm looking for.

okay it's time to work. i have tons of stuff to do....

YAY

halway through the day and i'm finally awake. i was debating what to do to fill the time and while work is always an option i opted for something more exciting, or productive for me. what can i do here at work that will help me save time out there? i know, how about plan this saturday's trip with fatty? sounds good.
1. Giggling Springs (gigglingsprings.com)


the pool is now paved and it really does look nicer than this picture i found. there's a hammock by the river...glorious.

2. Tent Rocks National Monument




3. home...by now we must be tired.

So i looked up the driving directions now i just need to print them. what worries me is the chance of missing my turn. i've never driven that far north and i have no clue what the road is like or if anything has large street signs. i guess i'll hope for the best and if i miss my turn i could keep going on the four north then back down through santa fe...but i'd rather not.

))<>((

so here i sit waiting for lunchtime. i feel somewhat giddy. it may have to do with the boy i met...probs. i just keep thinking about it buy i'm trying not to. i need to focus...focus rachel. okay, that didn't work.

hey i get to talk to fatty at lunch today. that's exciting news. her job is tearing us apart man...j/k.

i wonder if the boy remembered about burning me the new DCFC?

whack-a-doo, whack-a-doo

i wish i was proficient at spelling sounds. it's a silly-sound kind of morning. i think I'm enjoying myself too much. today for sure I'm going to exercise. yay...I'm excited because my weight is still steadily decreasing. i am pumped about working out and hopefully helping my body burn more calories...OK enough of that.

for b-fast i had red puffed wheat cereal w/raisins, chopped banana, cinnamon and soy milk. it was good. sort of like a cinnamon banana bread...okay that's a stretch, but i have to keep myself positive. i have so much yummy food to make....i love cooking.

wow, I'm extra a.d.d. this morning.
i once again listened to Op Ivy on my way to work.
i once again enjoyed it immensely.

now i'm thinking of the show Girlfriends. i miss that show. reminds me of fatty. i miss her too...but not for long. this is the year of people visiting me...hoorah.