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Something that's bound to make my lifetime list for both most unique and most touching thing ever said to me:
"You are the most precious piece of pirate treasure I ever stole."

::sparkle, sparkle::

I need to think about sweet things like that. Waiting for the damn phone to ring with a reply from one of the palces I applied to has me pacing the cage. We don't have an answering machine, so I can't really leave the apartment for longer than to check the mail or do laundry. Gah..... I hope to hell that the itnerview for the cleaning job next Tuesday pans out. I need a job. It's not like we're in danger of losing the apartment or starving if I don't get one fast. But we could sure use that money. And I could use something to *do*. I got a postcard in the mail today from target, informing me that they were pleased I had chosen to apply but they have no positions for me at this time. pretty much the same thing the lady from HR said to me.... ::grump::

I got an e-mail from my oldest little "bother" today. Poor boy seems kinda lonely. His best friend/honorary brother Jim got transferred to a Naval base out in Hawaii, and the wife and kawaii lil daughters are of course going along. Poor Jer was helping them with final packing today, and is pretty depressed. Most of Jim's family in AZ adopted him as one of them, so he's still got people to hang out with when he can't get the leave to see his blood family. But still. It won't be the same.

I just wish I had the freedom to go take a damned walk around the neighborhood without jeopardizing my chances of getting a phone call from a job lead. Watching BAV and reading 'A Pirate Looks at Fifty' helps pass the time, but it's not quite enough. If I don't get a call by 4:30, I'm leaving a short note for Dav and taking a walk around the apartment complex, at the very least.

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Well, I'm in a much better mood now.

Took a short walk around the neighborhood. I found a little park not far from the house. Nice enough, as parks go. Playground equipment that didn't look like it had been extruded all in one piece and designed by psychologists. Nope, this stuff looked like kids could have some actual fun on it. There was sand and woodchips, not that wierd spongy green stuff. There were even teetertotters. ^_^ Haven't seen those in a long time. No merry-go-round, though. I haven't seen one of those since the trip to Beaver Island, MI, and that playground looked like it hadn't gotten new equipment in decades. I sat there under a tree for a bit and just enjoyed the grass under my hands and feet. I would've stayed longer, but for some strange reason this park had no bubblers. Lots of picnic tables, and lots of freestanding grill things for picnickers to use - in an area known for high winds and dry spells in summer - but no bubblers. o_o I got thirsty and headed home.

Then I lounged under a tree near the apartment, barefoot and sprawled across the grass lazily. ^_^ That was really nice. The whole walk really helped improve my mood.

Even better was hearing Dav's voice behind me as he walked up. I sat up to put on my sandals, turned around.... and he had a warm smile and a bunch of purple chrysanthemums in one hand. I do love that man. He is not a fan of the color purple, by any means. He grumped a lot when I wanted to buy potholders with purple flowers for the kitchen. But he got them for me anyway. And he got me these flowers, for no reason at all, which is the best reason in the world.

Tasty noodle/chicken/broccoli/sauce thing for dinner tonight, with *real* french bread, fresh from the Albertson's bakery, for dinner tonight. Mmmmmmm.... And the last of the New York Cherry Cheesecake ice cream for my dessert. I wonder if Blue Bunny makes a strawberry version....

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