Ten for Tuesday in These Foolish Things

1. Had a dog emergency on Sunday night into Monday morning. My little Martini loves chewing on rawhide, and I do worry about the choking hazard, so I always get her the big bones that look like they are for dogs three times her size. Well, on Sunday I watched her gnaw a chunk off of the hide and tried to pick it off the floor, but she was too quick for me. She snatched it up and swallowed it. I thought it would be OK because I get her the “digestible” kind of hide, and I didn’t think much of it - until we tried to go to sleep on Sunday night. I could tell she was struggling with something caught in her throat, and I had a sneaking suspicion that it was the rawhide. Long story short, one emergency vet and one regular vet trip later, some barfing, x-rays, meds, special food, no sleep and some tender loving care, and I think she’s getting better. She was super awful on her walk last night with [A] and her dogs, but I hope that’s a sign that she’s feeling spunky again? I hope it’s not bad habits. Regardless, we had a scare, and now I think we’re OK.

2. Went to the lake to visit my mom for Mother’s Day - it was really nice to see her and the visit was pleasant, even though it rained. I got her a pretty straw handbag and filled it with cute little things like a small card holder, a matching pill box (we’re old) and a ring dish that says something about how she is my favorite mom or somesuch. I can’t quite remember, but it was sweet. She loved them. Mom, Dad and I went to brunch together. It was fun, and the mimosas were nice, but the food was totally fucked up. They told us we couldn’t make substitutions on the menu, so we had to take what we could get. However, when the food came out, it seems the chef made all kinds of substitutions on US. Look, if I wanted a sautéed squash side dish instead of a side of potatoes I would have ordered them. Okay, okay…yes, it WAS a healthier choice, but that shouldn’t be the chef’s decision, right? I complained to the waitress, who’d been bitching about how it was her third shift and she was soooooooo busy and tired and was about to get slammed. WTF. I get it, you’re working hard (not really, it was DEAD in there). But as a paying customer, I’m not paying you to load our table down with your problems. In the end it was fine because they have a new pastry chef and his stuff was ON POINT. Way to go, country pastry chef! I’m a fan. Bottom line, LOVE my mom regardless of where we eat…hate seeing us all grow old.

3. Bachelor Party Marty and I might hang out on Friday night. What? Not sure, though. Can’t pin him down. He’s kind of retarded, I think.

4. Appears I also might have a date with a new Bumble dude on Thursday night as well. Strangely, he’s been asking to meet me for a couple of weeks now, yet can’t seem to make the plan. Keeps saying let’s meet, let’s meet! And when I say OK, he falls down on the job. I have to find a date that will work for him and THEN I think I’m going to have to find the PLACE as well. I asked him if he could meet me over the weekend last weekend, but he was at the Kentucky Derby. Now he says he’s free on Thursday, which is great, but he hasn’t offered me a venue in which to meet. I told him that I live downtown and asked if he could meet me downtown. I’m waiting to hear back from him. Meanwhile, I’ve google stalked the hell out of him. He’s definitely worth meeting, that’s for sure. I’m not giving any more details until we meet - I don’t want to jinx. UPDATE: Here’s something funny. He just told me he lives close by and told me that I can “call the shots” with regards to where we should meet. Hm. I’m going to save my opinions until (and IF) we end up going out. Seriously, what is UP with the guys who can’t take the reigns and make a PLAN?!

5. Pilot dude has also come out of the woodwork. He’s the guy who actually made a plan/hotel reservations to fly into town and stay close to my apartment over a weekend back in March and then backed out because his ex got the flu and was contagious and he’d have to watch his daughter. I thought that meant adios. He started texting me again, saying he hasn’t forgotten about me. Really? Because I’d forgotten all about YOU!

6. I’m going to ask again. What is wrong with dudes these days?

7. Is there a reason why every single one of my watches have simply stopped? I have about 10 watches that I keep on rotation. They are all halfway decent watches - nothing jewelry-grade, or timepieces or anything. They are your typical Michael Kors, Michele, Henri Bendel, etc. I have had the batteries changed in all of them, yet for some reason, every single one but one of my watches has stopped. I hope it’s not the SUPER MERCURY RETROGRADE. Ugh. This one is a killer. I’m walking around pretending that I can tell what time it is by looking at my watch, but the truth is, I need my phone at all times.

8. Still planning my Paris trip. Need to get on the ball. September will be here before I know it. What to pack, where to go, what to do! I’m so excited about my solo vacation! Still, might even be fun to consider a secret rendezvous…

9. Writing stuff for a new venture. More to follow, I’m sure.

10. Still annoyed with and tired of my work situation, but I’m hanging in there and creating the job that I really like. Still working on the visualization of my life. Little by little, in ways that I can barely see, I’m slowly inching my way towards something. You will be the first to know when I get there (and of course, along the approach, too).

Love yous!
GS