Day 348: 8/24/12 - Wrong For Each Other"

"You go on your way
I'll go on mine
Please don't you call me
Or drop me a line

I'll be better off now
With somebody new
And you should find someone
More suited to you

Cause we're wrong for each other
Wrong for each other
Let's fight another round..."

-"Wrong For Each Other" by Andy Williams

Farewells Continue!  Today they had the "official" going away party for me at the Libraries.  It was wonderful to see so many people come out to wish me well!  We had way too much (or, I should say, I had way too much) chocolate cake and good conversations.  It was interesting to hear what most people would remember me for (my baking was mentioned first, but others mentioned my Christmas outfit when I was the party emcee, and others my Gothic librarian Halloween outfit!), and very heartening to know that I will be remembered and missed.  I hope they know they will be missed too!  I also got some very nice gifts (unexpectedly), including a good luck bamboo, a lemon/lime squeezer, and a 50 set of decorating tips (I was in heaven!).  They know me so well - the bamboo will do well in my new office along with his big brother who is in my current office and needs to be brought home for travel purposes.

Cosmic Bowling!  We had so much fun tonight at Cosmic Bowling!  I did well in my first game but struggled in game two before bouncing back in game three. We all laughed and danced and sang and it was the best thing I've done since I've been here.  Everyone agreed that we should have done it sooner and not waited until I was leaving.  I seem to only go bowling when I'm on my way out of town - go figure!  No more parties, though I'm trying to pull together some karaoke on Monday night since it is my last free night before I have to have everything done.

Worst ATM Placement Ever!  BOA, what were you thinking?  You put both of your ATM machines in the same drive up lane?  So the first car pulls in to the first machine and the next one pulls up to the 2nd one.  And even though the second one finishes their transaction first, they have to wait until the first car gets done.  Or, the first car gets done, but the second car is still working on their transaction.  There is a third car waiting in the wings and they have to wait until the 2nd car moves out of the way...all the while the first ATM is sitting there empty and waiting for someone to use it!  Okay, rant of the day over.

Day 306: 7/13/12 - "Get The Party Started"

"I'm comin' up so you better get this party started
I'm comin' up so you better get this party started
Get this party started"

-"Get the Party Started" by P!nk

Winning at Losing Tennis: I finally got to play tennis again and low and behold...I still suck!  But I actually played better - I missed fewer shots, executed some touch shots, and actually made my partner win points rather than just giving them away.  It's always a little disappointing to lose all the time, but I definite don't mind as long as I did my best.  It also gives me hope for the future as I know I can get better.  Once I get to Florida I might take up lessons so I can actually correct my backhand and forehand.  And maybe have someone teach me how to get a little more pop on my serve!

First & Only Time Out in San Antonio: My friend, DD, actually managed to get me out of the house to actually go to a club here in San Antonio.  Luckily another girl-friend came along and we made our way downtown to the Bonham Exchange.  Apparently the club is in an old hotel and actually looks pretty cool.  It's also considered by many to be a gay club but there are plenty of all types of people there, all mingling together. We were the last ones to get in without a cover charge (score!) and they had really cheap well drinks (and really watered down too).  My friends treated me to two drinks since I usually don't drink (but since I wasn't driving I actually drank them).  I had an amaretto sour and then another drink with amaretto and pineapple juice (yum).  We hit two of the dance floors - one in the hip hop room and the other in the dance music room.  We also saw some very interesting goings-on and saw some "odd" things as well.  Here is the list:

• Two guys in their underwear dancing on a high stage for cash (one in a g-string, the other in his short briefs).
• Two couples grinding in public (really could have done without seeing that).
• A young man with a Pikachu backpack.
• Two cowboys in the dance music room who lost their shirts part way through.
• The men's and women's dance offs in the hip hop room.  The emcee was a drag queen who was a little out there - but super funny.  I also discovered that the female dance off was all about ass-shaking and it was scary to see how many girls just didn't have any ass to shake!  Also, what happened to actually dancing?  Sadly, the girl who won wasn't the best dancer, she just shook her ass the best...according to the emcee and the crowd.  Another girl had a skirt on so short that the minute she started shaking, it pulled right up.
• A bachelorette party that featured super short and tight dresses, including a pregnant woman in three inch heels.
• A man in a long black coat and a top hat with silver streamers hanging from the back.
• A girl in yoga gear...I only point this out because really, you couldn't have just put on some jeans?  You wore your yoga capris and top?

I also discovered something very important...have your friends check the see-through quality of your shirt before you enter the building of strobing lights, so that you don't find out when a picture is taken that your bra is clearly visible through your shirt whenever the light hits you full on!  Don't believe me?  Check out the pic!