Inconvenient Annoyances

After several days of being high energy and very productive, today I am feeling exhausted and even took a nap in the middle of the day  which is not like me at all.  I need to practice for a gig I've got on Thursday, but I am feeling not up to it at all.    I will though, I've got to!

...even took a nap in the middle of the day  ...

Sounds like a UP to me!  In fact, I may go do that right now. 

I've had an upset stomach for three days. I don't think I've ever felt this sick before. 

We have company coming next weekend and I have the day off from work today - I really need to be cleaning up and getting ready for them.

Sounds like a UP to me!  In fact, I may go do that right now. 

Ha ha! Well Dylan snuggled with me so that part of it was good.  I guess I feel a bit better now, but not entirely like myself yet.  Will probably have an early night with a girlie movie (I've got Persuasion) on my laptop in bed.

I colored my hair myself earlier and it turned out wretchedly.  So, now I need to figure out money to get it fixed.  Or, just suck it up and be a zebra for a while.

Went to bed at 10 pm because I was feeling sulky and now it's 4:30 a.m. and I'm awake. 

Booooooo. 

Brain-frying heat and humidity -- all week 

Can't. Stop. Eating.

Temperature has reached 100F in Boston at mid-day.  That's at Logan Airport which is usually cooler than inland. 

Temperature has reached 100F in Boston at mid-day.  That's at Logan Airport which is usually cooler than inland. 

My car was, at one point, registering 102 F in the shade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*melting*

Ditto on the heat. Ugh ugh ugh.

And on top of that, I think I'm getting a cold and it's my week to work.

Ugh.... I made a comment that I'd like to do something this year for my birthday, since last year I went to someone else's birthday party and ended up feeling like $hit and crying all day the next day because I missed my friends (we went with some of DH's friends to another party, they all brought cards for that other person and didn't bring me any, even though they knew it was my birthday, too, and hardly anyone spoke to me, and seeing someone else having a terrific birthday with all their friends when I didn't even have one friend completely broke my heart.) DH completely took that as a personal insult against him and got all defensive and upset. 

And now I'm upset thinking about how he never, ever plans for us to do anything or thinks of anything to do. Just once, it would be great for him to suggest something like, "Why don't we go to the movies today, or have lunch somewhere?" I'm always the one who has to complain that I need a date with him and try to organise something. Grrr. Men. 

And now I'm upset thinking about how he never, ever plans for us to do anything or thinks of anything to do. Just once, it would be great for him to suggest something like, "Why don't we go to the movies today, or have lunch somewhere?" I'm always the one who has to complain that I need a date with him and try to organise something. Grrr. Men. 

Oh Jewlz I could talk for hours about this topic.  My birthday is in 12 days and I have no plans for celebration what-so-ever.  I was complaining to a friend back home and she said "oh, you wait, he will  have a wonderful surprise for you.  Its your 30th he has to make it special".   I had to laugh to stop from crying because there is NO WAY he would plan anything special without being told what to plan and even then, he wouldnt do it until the last minute and because it was poorly planned it wouldnt go well.  My husband could not plan an event to save his life and he certainly wont do it to salvage my lonely, friendless 30th birthday.   (cue violin strings here)

Supposedly, according to the Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus guy, it is unfair for us to assume that men KNOW what we want, so the best thing to do is to just ask them to do the thing you want.  This, apparently, will make them feel needed and motivated to do the thing you want and in the future will be able to come up with things on their own becuase they have the confidence to do things you are happy with.   This makes sense to me, and I may get what I want by using this tactic, but somehow it wont mean as much when I have to ask.  What I want is for him to plan something without my input to show that a) he's cares about me enough to take the time to think about it and b) he knows me well enough to choose something I would like.  Wishful thinking, isnt it?

On behalf of my cat - she's annoyed with me because I'm sitting in her 'spot'. She's looking uncomfortable and giving me the hairy eyeball.

My IA is that my friend and I were going to go for pedicures on Saturday, but they're all booked up.

And now I'm upset thinking about how he never, ever plans for us to do anything or thinks of anything to do. Just once, it would be great for him to suggest something like, "Why don't we go to the movies today, or have lunch somewhere?" I'm always the one who has to complain that I need a date with him and try to organise something. Grrr. Men. 

Sing it sister.  Sometimes, I even feel like I can *say* exactly what I want several times, but until I make it clear that it NEEDS to happen it won't.  For example, I told the boy that it was very important to send me flowers on Opening Night for my last show at Uni. I said it several times, I said I'd be really bummed if it didn't happen.  I said to get me cheap flowers, a single carnation, anything.  Did I get flowers? Nope. 

I know he didn't mean to forget.  He just did.  And it piss*d me off and made me sad, but I also know he really does try his best.  Just out of curiosity Mirra and Jewlz, do your men come from families with sisters?  The boy has an older brother, but no sisters.  Maybe this makes some sort of a difference.   

Jewlz - awwww kick him! Just Kidding...This will turn into something good - it has too! Maybe you each take a turn a month to plan something? Not too much right?

Mirra - Your 30th is a big one and I do hope a friend has nudged him to plan something. If I were closer I would come party with you in a heartbeat!

Sarah - didn't he send you flowers randomly one day? Was he apologizing then for forgetting opening night? 

Men are from Mars (nodnod Mirra) sometimes they can surprise you and sometimes they shock you.  I don't know if my DH would know how to plan a surprise for me if he wanted.  He is like me with planning OCD but he can be laid back and do it last minute no big deal, now I could plan out the year if I could <shrug>.  I do have to repeat we need "us" time, date night but at least he will say wanna grab lunch? I still havent got to the movies but he WILL go see eclipse with me since we saw the other two together and he digs vampires lol

Sarah - mine has a sister but she is like a hermit and doesnt go out but all she is does is clean out and take care of kids.  They aren't real close but I would love to see if not having sisters makes men *forget* how to wooooo a woman.