LISA LEARNED A LOT FROM PUTTING ON A BLINDFOLD.

I am sooooo glad that it's Friday.

I found out today that Ziggy, indeed, needs a new alternator. I didn't want that $600 anyway. Who needs food? Didn't I just say the other day that I wanted to lose 40 pounds? heh! I know that starvation dieting isn't healthy (save yer lectures!) So, anyway, Ziggy has to spend the night at the Honda place tonight and I will get him back tomorrow. For now, I am just figuring I gotta do what I gotta do and I am not going to worry too much about spending the money cos things have a funny way of working out.
However.
Saving rent out of this paycheck I got yesterday is a bit tricky. I get paid again on October 3rd, but my rent is due ON THE FIRST. I have to be careful. Good thing I have 3 paydays in October! Whoo hoo!
I am fantasising about fancy red shoes. I think I'm under the influence of Marianna Longmire! Red shoes would look so smashing with my outfit today! A nice shade to match my lipstick.
Last night I met up with Jim and Jane and it was very fun. Andrea and Tina came with me and it was great! I drank a pint of Harp and got very tipsy cos there was no time for dinner beforehand.
I have no plans for the weekend, other than to get my car when it's fixed. And to go grocery shopping.

I'm sleepy! :)

WELL HUNG AND SNOW WHITE TAN.

Yesterday was another Wednesday here at Sexy Hair Concepts. I was called out to a 10:00 meeting at Starbucks with my boss and Creative Director, Mr. Douglas Little. It seems that since Melanie is leaving to go work for "Crank Yankers" that I am being given the Senior Graphic Designer position, which is terribly exciting for me. Then, at 12 noon, we had our company-wide lunch meeting and guess what...
I got my car washed!!!
Ziggy looks beautiful. You can actually tell that he is dark green instead of the usual grimy black, and no more sandy carpets! No dust over the speedometer! And he even has a fresh strawberry scent!
The sad thing is that Ziggy is going to see the "doctor" tonight because he still doesn't want to start right away when the engine is cold. So I'm dropping him off and I should get a diagnosis tomorrow. I expect that it may end up costing me around $600. Excited? You betcha!!
The up-side of it is that since I had plans to meet up with Jim Purple Trousers and Jane Scarlet Trousers tonight, and I now will need a ride, and that Andrea and Tina from Sexy Hair are going to go with me! We're meeting at the King's Head pub in Santa Monica. It should be really fun, not only because I get to see Jim and Jane again, but because Andrea and Tina are so hilarious to be around and they are really pretty, to boot! I am wearing a dress today that I made, it is 1940's style and has bright orange peaches and oranges all over it! So of course I'm wearing orange eyeshadow which looks yummy with my turquoise hair. It's so much nicer to be dressed up. I just wish that my high-heeled mary janes were't killing my feet so badly! The price we pay for FASHION. beep-beep!

THIRTEEN DAYS!!!

That's how long it is until my birthday.

I suppose if I want any celebrating to happen, I had better plan something quick! That's the way it usually works around here. Know why? Cos I am a real jet-setter! Ha! Well, I used to be... so my parents gave up planning any sort of party for my birthday. Not that they aren't willing to make a dinner for me and the rest of the family and have cake and all of that hoopla, just that I have to arrange the date and everything. Usually. Or my mom will send me an email around the 26th asking if I want to have my birthday dinner on the 28th or 29th since my birthday is on a Monday this year. I think the 27th is a lovely day for a family gathering at my parents' house in beautiful Simi Valley California...

I used to be real cheeky and send my whole family an email listing everything that I wanted for my birthday, with links, too! I think I might do that again! Cos I always got stuff I really wanted or needed when I did it that way. And it's all about the presents, right? Actually, I think I'm most excited about the cake!

I think being 28 is going to be fun for me. Ever since I was a little girl I always wanted to be an adult, so I think that's why aging doesn't bother me yet. Plus, people tend to think I'm about 21 or 22. I think maybe if I looked my age it might bother me more. But people will never find out as long as I continue to act my shoe size instead!

I'm going to go over my wish list again, but don't worry, I'll keep you posted...

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BRILLIANT CAREER.

I just got a phone call from my boss, the Creative Director here at Sexy Hair Concepts, Mr. Douglas Little. He was away at a trade show this weekend and today. What he told me over the phone didn't surprise me. He said that Melanie, the other designer here, had gotten a new job and had put in her 2 weeks notice. The other job is making puppets for the show "Crank Yankers" which is great cos the studio is right by her house and it's something that she would really enjoy. She used to be the stage manager for Gwar for 8 years and toured all over the world with them and managed their stage theatrics and made costumes and props. I am happy for Mel.

Douglas said that I should tell no-one (shhhhh!) and that he and I needed to sit down and talk about this because some changes are going to happen here in the art department. I am apprehensive cos he sounds worried, but I'm excited, too. This means that I will get to do more important jobs and I will have seniority over whoever comes in to design with us next. And this means that the whole tone of things in here can change. I take my job very seriously and so does Douglas. I think this can only help move things forward.

WANDERING ALONE.
This is the very first time I've been alone in the new apartment. I don't like it so much. I got home from taking Ben to LAX airport at around 8:45pm. It's just so strange to be here without him. It's been a couple of hours and it still feels like one of those bad dreams when you're trying to run away but your arms and legs are heavy and weighted down and you can't move. Because everywhere I look I see Ben's things. As if he is still here but I just can't find him. I don't envy him sitting on that plane for over 10 hours... I hope that once he gets back to London that he feels ok. I hope that he gets back into the swing of things right away. He's good about that sort of thing. I'll be ok, too. I'm trying very hard not to cry cos I just don't know if I can stop once I start. For now I am just watching Adult Swim cartoons on the Cartoon Network and feeling like something vital is missing...