Wow! Today is the First Day of Fall 2010!

Just because today starts the fall season doesn't mean that the temperatures in the 90's are done gracing us with their humidity. I strongly dislike (hate) hot/humid weather!

This temporarily living alone business is good and bad. It is the first time I have ever lived alone in my life. And, I'm starting to like it! But, it'll be over by the end of the year, so I better not get too settled in my ways. This time has allowed me to sort through all sorts of 'stuff' that has been collected for the past five years. Honestly, there is about 90% of it that is going somewhere else. Maybe a yard sale; Goodwill; auction; who knows. When it comes down to it, I'll see which option fits best. I may even have to split it up between a few different places.

I've been spending entirely too much time on the computer lately! It's like it has a grip on me so I can't move. I have to stop checking in on Facebook every 5 minutes. Other social networks get checked every other 5 minutes. And, my e-mail is mostly spam, so I don't know why I even bother with it. Then, all the news sites take the place of getting the newspaper, so I suppose I can justify that.

Princess Isabella is at the Kitty Korner vet to have her once in a life time hysterectomy. In other words she is getting spayed. Prince Abbie has reached his come-up-ins time, too. Little does he know what the cruel vet will do to his manhood! Ah, such control I have. With the cats, anyway.

Dear Debbie has harnessed me into the scrapbooking habit. I've found that it is difficult to get to when I work on it alone. Being creative doing that needs friends to break the silence, with hilarious laughter and pranks. Paula, I'm talkin' 'bout you! Most of you know that I've put jewelry design on the shelf for a while. At this point, I would need a lot more product before I could get seriously involved again. Maybe another time, another place. We'll see.

My computer woes have been appeased. The Geek Squad did their number on my Toshiba, mostly backed up my data from the cracked hard drive (all pictures and docs; no music!). I'm unhappy about the music being gone, especially after paying for most of it through iTunes. But, I am delighted that all of my artwork and photos were saved. All 7,000+ of them!!!! Anyone have any tips on how I might get my iTunes purchases back, I'm all ears.

Can't stand all the political crap on TV now; and, it will only get worse by the end of the year. I know, turn the damn set off. I have, can't you tell? I've just changed my obsession to the computer! But, I am reading at night now, which is a much better habit to get into.

My last subject (or rant) is about food. Living alone means preparing food for one. Logical, huh? I hate it. I don't do it. In the past three months, I've only physically prepared three meals using the stove or oven. About another 10 times I've used the microwave. And, all the rest of the time I either don't eat or get that awful, unhealthy fast food. I need to go on a healthy eating diet! Not going so far as to ordering the prepared meals from Nutri-System, or Weight Watchers. (My grocery bill and my eat out bills are far less than those offerings.) Probably the best choice is to get my butt out of the recliner, put the laptop down, and go outside for a long walk...every day. No bike, so walking is it for now. With the weather starting to cool off (soon), I'd rather walk outside than at the mall with all the white-skinned mall-walkers.

That's it for now. I know I have nothing earth-shattering or intellectual or insightful to relate. But, what the hell, since I'm on the computer anyway......