Well, Saturday we went to the zoo and then out for pizza. It was fun. :) I'm disappointed that most of my pictures on the digital didn't come out. It makes me want the $500 Mavica more.

Friday I finished the read through on Silver Star and have some ideas for the ending. I've decided the last chapter reveals something too soon, so I'm changing that.

Today I just didn't feel like getting to work. I had to clean the kitchen (I'd left it all weekend) and then I finished reading an inspirational romance I'd started a while ago. It bothers me how lazy I'm being with my writing. I'm sick of not doing anything, but I guess not sick enough that I'm gonna do something about it.

I have a secret that I'm dying to reveal here, but I just can't yet. I'm so excited about it, but I wanna keep it to myself a while.

Anyway, tomorrow I've got to get to work. My assignment for class is due and I've barely thought about it. I also going to write 1000 words on Silver Star. I'm gonna make that my goal now, 1000 words a day. It's only a solid hours work. I can do that.

Oh, have I shared on here that our insurance company has decided to settle with me for $25,000?! I probably had. Anyway, James told me today that the check is waiting at our agents office for me to get back so we can sign it. It's all going to bills, except what we'll tithe to church of course. It'll feel so nice to be nearly debt free. I think we'll keep one of our student loans that's about $120 a month, not bad and we can definately handle that, no problem. There may even be some left over to get the Mavica. That would be really nice. I saw one the other day that was a sligtly different model than the one I've been wanting, but it's not a 10x zoom. BUT it does have voice functions and brightness controls right on the back of it. It does have some zoom, like 2x or something and it's for the same price.

You know what's really annoying? I got a call this morning and this is how it went:

"Is (insert some mumbles here) there please?"

I thought a moment: 'Who did he say?' "Um who are you looking for?"

"(insert same gibberish here)."

This time I thought it sounded like Cynthia or something similar. "You have the wrong number."

"You mean this isn't (gibberish again) at 102 Lincoln?"

"No, you have the wrong number." I was getting agitated already and wanted to get back to my breakfast.

"Well, are you the lady of the house."

"No." I rolled my eyes. Great a salesman, I thought.

"Where is the lady of the house?"

"She's not here."

"When do you expect her."

Getting really agitated now and wanting the conversation over, without thinking I said, "A couple of weeks. I'm just here visiting."

"Oh, on vacation then."

I couldn't tell if he'd said it as a statement or asked the question. He could have been refering to the 'lady of the house' or me. "Yes," I said simply.

"Well, I'm with the Blind and Disabled People of America. We're a non-profit organization so we aren't allowed to take donations, so what I'm doing is selling a product. Are you interested in hearing about our product?"

I don't remember what I said, but I don't think it would have mattered to him.

"I'm selling EZ Clean. Would you like to hear more about it?"

Agian, I've forgotten what I said, probably, "Not really."

"This product will clean anything. I'll send it to you, you can try it for a month and if you like it you can pay for it as a donation. Would you like to buy some?"

Something sounded fishy there. I'd never heard of a non-profit organization not being able to take donations in the first place. "Not really."

"What, you don't want to help out the blind and handicapped? I'm handicapped myself and I'm just trying to make a living."

"It's not that, I just don't trust people over the phone..."

"You're under no obligation to buy."

I was getting really upset at this point. If I say I'm not interested, and they persist, that's when I get upset. "I'm sorry, I said I wasn't interested. Have a nice day." Click.

I could hear him trying to say something over my tirade, but I ignored it. It really irritates me when you try to be polite and tell them you're not interested and they get upset. I realize they are trying to do their job and their are people out there that will buy from solicitors over the phone. I have done it in the past, but I'm trying to quit just because a lot of people could trick you out of your address and maybe even your credit card number that way. AND then he had the GALL to throw it back into my face and make me feel guilty about it! He doesn't even know me, how could he make a judgement that I wouldn't help people in need. It just ticks me off!

Well, that's my rant for the day. Now it's time to get dinner started so, off I go! TTFN!