It's the first day of February. When I lived in New York February 1st was always a big day for me, because it meant I had lived through another January. Januarys were always bad -- very, very bad. They were better the last five years, when I worked in the shop, but I always HATED January. I always said there's nothing redeeming about January. The holidays are over, the winter looms ahead endlessly, there are no great holidays in January, it gets dark early, it's cold, it's ugly. It's just a horrible month. Now, I don't feel that way much. I still don't think there's anything great about January, but I don't hate it the way I used to. It's a whole new world for me!
So, I snoozed three times this morning. I was in bed by 9:00pm and turned the TV off after 10:00pm, but I still couldn't get out of bed! I had the weirdest dream this morning, too. I was with a bunch of girls, whom I didn't know, and for some reason I was writing a check. We were in a restaurant and the waiter came over and I was distracted. When I looked back down, my wallet and checkbook were gone. I looked at the girls and one of them said, "The waiter took it." I ran over to the manager of the restaurant and told them one of their waiters stole my wallet. He said one of the waiters just went home sick and I said, "That's the guy!"
My next step was to go to the bank. I found out all our money had already been withdrawn. I was freaking out, and then I woke up. You know the relief you feel when you wake up from a bad dream and realize it was just a dream? That's a good feeling, I can tell you. Why I dreamt about having my wallet stolen, I'll never know. Anyone out there know how to analyze dreams? I guess it probably has something to do with the fact that Eric and I are both a little worried about money, since we've been living off our savings for about 8 months. I'm happy I am going to get my first paycheck next week!
I finally got out of bed and showered. I remembered to weigh myself this morning: 128.6. If I go down a few ounces a day, that’s fine with me – as long as it doesn’t go up!
Eric drove me to work. I worked on a few projects and then found myself with absolutely nothing to do. I went in to one of the guys I worked for and asked for work. Instead, he gave me a computer game to play with. It’s called 20Q MUSIC. It’s like 20 questions on any rock or pop group or performer. I was intrigued.
The first person I picked in my head was Mariah Carey. After asking me a bunch of questions – it guessed correctly. I decided to try for something a little less obvious and picked The Pretenders. I think you really have to know all the facts about a group or a singer, otherwise it doesn’t always get it. It worked with The Doors, Elton John, Janis Joplin, and a few others. It was a fun way to pass a little time.
My boss finally arrived at a little before noon. He gave me a few more projects, which kept me relatively busy all afternoon. Everyone at the firm is so helpful and friendly. Anything you have any questions about, or anything you need help with, there’s someone to ask and someone to assist.
At 5:00pm Eric picked me up and we came right home. I heated up my soup (make a big batch and it takes you through the whole week) and we had some baked Ahi Tuna. A delicious, healthy and dietetic meal!
After dinner, Eric said he wanted to watch basketball, so I went inside to catch up on my taped TV. First, I watched an episode of a new show, called ELI STONE, which I absolutely LOVED. This show is right up my alley. It’s about a lawyer who starts to hallucinate and it ends up he has a brain aneurism, which could kill him at any time.
The fact that the guy who plays Eli Stone is adorable wasn’t what sold me, even though he is. The fact that there’s a big dance number in the first half hour wasn’t what really sold me, although it was great. It’s the whole debate about science vs. faith that sold me. I’ve always been a person who believes in the power of faith. I’m very romantic. I had a piece of paper for years that said: Faith sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible!
I believe in angels, in ghosts, in reincarnation, in aliens, in just about anything. I am not a cynic or a doubter. I don’t have to see, smell, hear, touch or taste something to believe it exists. I choose to believe. I enjoyed this show, and I’m looking forward to next week’s episode. You can watch the entire episode online, if you missed it, or just watch the next episode next week and you’ll catch right up! I highly recommend it.
After that I watched a 2-hour episode of CELEBRITY APPRENTICE. Such drama! What a show. It’s better than ever with the celebrities, and I thought it would be boring. These people are crazy!
It’s so nice to know that I don’t have to wake up at 6:00am tomorrow. I’m going to go to bed early anyway, because I’m exhausted, but I’m going to sleep LATE tomorrow! I have a lot of errands to run and then Eric and I are going to see GUYS & DOLLS at the SAN DIEGO MUSICAL THEATRE. I’m so excited. It’s one of my favorite shows.
So, I made it through my first week at work and it wasn’t half bad. I’ve found that it doesn’t really matter what you’re doing, if you enjoy the people you’re working with and working for. That certainly proved to be the case this week. The work is pretty boring, but the people are so nice, friendly and helpful that it was a pleasure to be there! I look forward to making a contribution to this wonderful firm for the next few months!