I heart October!

This October is shaping up to be a fantastic month for me! I am absolutely giddy about the goings on for the month! Here’s a list…

October 1st – My favorite show, Pushing Daisies, comes back for the fall season!

October 4th – Henry Rollins, my favorite guy, at the Lakewood! Oh hell yes!

October 11th – Locked Out Comedy show at The Stone Cottage in Addison!

October 17th – Jenn turns 40! Are you kidding? It’s the new 30!

October 24th – R.E.M. at Nokia! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite bank of all time and I haven’t seen them since 1995!!!!! I've been a fan of theirs since I was 14!

And, as always, the State Fair returns, and there are new fried delicacies to try this year. MMMMMM, fried things on sticks!

Exclamation marks!!!!!! I am so freaking excited about October!

I cut off all my hair!

I don't do short hair normally, but it's hot outside, I'm single and don't have anyone to answer to, so I had it chopped off! Take that!

Ahh, youth.

I wrote a new joke. Would you like to hear it? Well you can't, cuz I'm typing it. :)

So I'm seeing a new guy. He's younger than me.
He's a lot younger than me.
Ok, ok, he's 21! Are you happy you dragged that out of me?
But I'm really proud of him - he wants to go back to school and be a police officer.
And then he wants to be a fireman. And a cowboy. And an astronaut. And a pirate....

You get the idea. :) End joke.

But seriously, what IS it with these young guys? Lately, every guy who's interested in me is 25 or younger! What is that?

I know I'm awesome, but eventually I'm gonna need someone closer to my age.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go change his diaper.
LMAO.

Back in the swing of things

Well, it's been a mad couple of weeks so far, and I can honestly say that, in spite of my financial woes, I am the happiest I have been in a very long time.

My first day back at work was great. The phrase of the day was, "Wow! You got smaller!"
Yes. Yes I did. And thanks for noticing. I was welcomed back nicely. My BT* (boytoy, for those not in the know) was especially happy to see me. :) And we resumed our little fling, which is fine by me. It's temporary. I'm not in the market for anything long-term or committed.

It was a busy week, but I got back into the job with little difficulty. And suddenly, my life got busy again. I'm studing and reading improv books. I'm going to workshops and helping at the shows. I know I have a long way to go, but I'm learning a lot.

The weekend was the best I'd had probably all year. We had a great show Friday nite. Saturday nite I went to a lesbian birthday party and I was a big hit. (Well, my boobs were, anyway. Ha!) I met some wonderful new people and I had so much fun! On Sunday, Jill made me go do girlie stuff and shop and eat Indian food. Oh, how I hate her. (wink) Not!

I know there's probably more to tell, but that's all the time I have for now. Stay tuned!

(*BT, by the way, is 21 now, so we can have a beer together. lmao.)

Alive and kicking

My, but it's been a while, eh?

I'm still alive. It's been kindof a crappy summer. Started off great, but my stress and my health got the better of me and took me down a few notches. The Summer of Jenn turned into the Summer of Lab Tests and Doctor Visits. Yay me.

The good news? I'm feeling a lot better. The bad news? They still don't quite know what's wrong with me. Could be the pancreas, the colon, or a combination. But, I'm going back to work tomorrow because I've found it difficult to pay bills without a paycheck. Imagine that?

A word to the wise - the term 'public assistance' really isn't meant for all of the 'public'. Apparently if I were to quit my job, give birth to 5 or 6 more kids and start smoking crack, I would be entitled to all the help in the world. Instead, I struggle, and it's only due to the help of a couple of amazing friends that I'm not writing this from the public library while waiting for the soup kitchen to open. lol.

Big huge and heartfelt thanks to my friend Ladonna, who not only made sure I had a place to live, but also came and took me away from all this for a few days. I enjoyed my visit to the 'country' so much that I'm even considering moving there at the end of the year. We practically grew up together, we're like family, and we don't get to see each other very often. My visit to her place allowed me to breathe and relax for a change. And now that I'm home, I want to go back. Just imagine air that doesn't smell like exhaust and human leavings. Ahh, it's enough to make you never want to be in the city.

My friend Jill has been kind enough to allow me to de-gunkify her house - (I do a damn good job if you're in need, and my rates are reasonable, lol) - and we went bra shopping, and she and Ladonna both passed on some clothes to me that will keep in work wear for a while. Since losing 20 pounds, things aren't quite fitting the way they are supposed to. Hooray for bras that fit! God knows I don't want to let these babies loose on the town.

My improv friends (Jill, etc.) just got back from the Comedy Sportz World Championship in Portland - where it's never a hundred and fuck degrees. teehee. I'm so jealous. I hope to go next year.

And finally, my princess, my sweet girl who is about to turn 16, has a death wish. I really think she wants me to kill her. She's gone completely nuts and I'm sending her back to live with her dad, because school is starting soon and with me being gone 15 hours a day I know she won't go.
I got a call this morning at 6 AM from the Garland Police - they found her drunk and knocking on someone's door. So even her dad can't seem to stop the madness as she was spending the weekend with him. God help us, I don't know how much more I can take.

Still single and still ok with that.

I guess that's a wrap for now. Questions? Comments? You know where to click. :)