Egg & Friends' Foundation For Laughter Relief

Egg is still here. I waste my time on facebook:) I have to remind myself that I have blogging friends too! Plus I can rant more freely to all of you. You can't really gossip on facebook!

So the roommate is gone. I got irritated after she bailed on a meeting with the landlady. She claimed that she was too busy with work and would be out of town for a few days. So, I got ticked off and told her to leave if she wasn't serious about living here. We exchanged texts back and forth, and agreed to have a talk. About a day later, I ran into her at the house. She said she had a change of plans and decided to party with her friend. Spiced Egg doesn't like such signs of disrespect. We never had a talk because she decided to leave after all. Good riddance!

A week later, I threw a Halloween bash at my place. Recently there was a big fire in our town, and about twenty seven people were displaced from their apartments. I decided to turn the event into a charity ball and set up a donation box for the fire victims. After several drinks, people chipped in whatever they could. We had a blast and partied till about 6:30 am! Oh I dressed up as Miss Tidy Cat Litter, while my co-host dressed up as Queen Elizabeth. In our formal portrait, however, I'm Miss Moussaka.
Oh the money went to the Red Cross. When the receptionist asked who it was from, I just gave her my real name. My friend, the Queen, said I should have replied "Princess Moussaka." Next time, I'll have to use the name of our foundation. Egg & Friends? That sounds good! Just like moussaka...oh I LOVE Greek food!

Four Layers of Blankets

It's been a while again. For one thing, I was sick with the flu. At this point I'm sick of tea, oatmeal and cough drops! I'm glad that it's over and now I can go back to thinking of how the rest of the season is going to suck.

Speaking of suck, I heard the Bills lost again. I'm wondering if I should just say silent prayers for them and support the Steelers instead. I've been a PA citizen for 7 years now.

Let's see...the roommate is still odd as ever. But I kind of got used to it and just continue to live my life. Obviously there won't be any girl bonding anytime soon. She's just reclusive like her cat. And I don't understand her ways. She's all about being organic and earth friendly, yet she wastes the garbage bags (which I buy!). I also didn't like that she came into my room to use my computer. It's easy to find out when there's the history link. That just about ticked me off. So, I changed the password hehe. Hopefully, she got the hint.

The reason I'm letting her stay for 6 months is because I know she's in a difficult position right now and can't afford to live by herself. I, too, was in a similar state a couple of years ago. But I was also proactive and expressed gratitude for everyone who helped me along the way. Some people are different.

So, I haven't seen my significant other in almost 6 weeks. He lives in another town, thus we have a long distance relationship, which has its pros and cons. He's been training for his job, plus he's an active duty fireman and also a dad...All of those responsibilities don't allow for much of a dating life. Yet, when we do see each other, we waste no time and enjoy our company to the max:) Yes, it's still difficult! I'm only human.

I don't know what else to spill. I'm tucked away under four layers of blankets, with two plump cats on my bed (I'm catsitting for my parents till Jan). Life is pretty good eh?!

End of Summer Synopsis

Random Thoughts About This Summer

1) The Bills lost AGAIN. I'm still a fan. I can't give up on my hometown team. Before I leave this Earth, I'd like to see them win a Superbowl...

2) For a few weeks, I was subjected to bullying by a much younger co-worker, who was apparently battling his own inner demons. We're good friends, so I was shocked by his behavior. Finally I reported the abuse to my boss, who also happens to be his mother. She gave it to him good and finally he apologized. He felt so bad that he came over to my place with pizza and wings. I accepted the apology and gave him a lecture about rage. We're like siblings, so I couldn't just give up on him...

3) My roommate is nothing like Angel Jr. She's reserved, and somewhat cold. Sometimes I feel like it's just a hotel for her. I think if you have a roommate, you must be able to acknowledge the other's presence. I don't even hear a good-bye (when I'm sitting in the living room) as she's leaving the house. I don't think I want her to sign the lease in Oct.

4) I'm going to my first rock concert (at the local fair) in a couple of weeks. My friend and I are going to rock out to a band called Seether. I've never heard of them:) I just want an excuse to have a Personal Holiday...and to feast on fair food.

5) For the past three weeks, I've been eating waffles for breakfast. With just butter. It's a personal reward. For many months, I was forced to eat Shredded Wheat because, um, well, I had two small external hemorrhoids. It's not TMI! And I'm not ashamed to tell you. I'm just raising the awareness for a high fiber diet. Don't neglect your colon! And drink plenty of water. I paid the price for my neglect in a bad way.

6) You guys must think I'm a real whack job.

7) I cooked with the herbs and tomatoes from my garden. It was a great feeling!

8) The health care debate is driving me crazy. I saw a lunatic on Anderson Cooper last night. He didn't make any sense to me. I wish we could just let all of these crazies build their own community and live their version of utopia. Leave the rest of us alone.

9) Kanye West is a douchebag. I pity the woman who falls for his "charms." In my opinion, he has none.

10) I hope you all have a wonderful week of silly fun and laughter:) We could certainly use it with all the chaos around us.

Wedding With A Funny Lady

Last weekend I took an Alzheimer's resident to her granddaughter's wedding. About a year ago, her family had asked me if I could bring her, since they were going to be busy with the big day. She's touched my heart in many ways, so I was happy to say yes. I was allowed to bring a guest--I picked my former co-worker and current landlady (Angel Jr was busy!). The trip went well! I was afraid that she'd be hesitant to get in the car. Normally the daughters take her to appointments, holiday gatherings, etc. Alas, it was a success. Her family was delighted to see her and she made everyone laugh with her witty comments. At the reception, as soon as we sat down, she guzzled the glass of champagne. I guess she thought it was water?:) And then there was that jalapeno popper which she readily accepted from the waiter...She immediately spit it out and said "Here. You eat it"

We made sure that she was back by 9pm. At the end of the day, a person suffering from dementia might not remember your name, but he/she will remember the kindness of others. That's the secret to dealing with this disease. She tells her daughters "She's good to me" as I'm walking in the halls. I sort of cringe because I feel that's how everyone should be with her (and others like her)...

Egg Opens Up Her Home And Self

For a long time, I was accustomed to living alone. I can't count the times when I lived with my family. I've had some roommates, all of different backgrounds and personalities at various stages of my life. The best roomie had to be Angel Jr, who stayed with me for about three months. We just clicked perfectly and never had any serious problems, except when he had to deal with my hormonal rages. I can be such a crab hehe!

Recently I opened my home to a friend, who just moved back to the area. She's in my age range, and pretty down to earth. And also very artistic! And compared to the Egg, she cooks on a regular basis. Perhaps I can pick up some good habits:) I just hope that she likes it here. All is fine, except I think I'm more hyper and tend to talk about anything and everything. My worry is that she'll get annoyed with my quirks! I suppose if that does happen, then I'll just have to accept it...

Living alone means too much freedom. You can be a slob, talk to the wall, fart without inhibitions, keep opening the fridge every hour (when you know there's nothing in there except for condiments), etc. Once a person shares the same dwelling with you, the right to respect each other's personal space becomes very important. Yet, parts of you will be exposed whether you like it or not. Don't worry...I'm keeping the farts to myself! I can't believe I just wrote that...

Channeling The Dark Side

For the past two years I've been living without a television, which used to be one of my best friends. To my surprise, I had found that I could live without it. Don't get me wrong, I still catch episodes of my favorite 80's shows, Family Guy, or Daily Show if I get an opportunity. And if I do get an urge to watch anything, I usually find something on youtube (most recently it has been a fascination with 48 hour Mystery episodes!). Without the TV, I also read more books and took up new hobbies like gardening and facebooking...

I'm not going to criticize anyone who watches TV. It's entertainment, a learning tool and also a sleep inducer. But I'm also mystified by the crap that I find on it. When I'm having a slow night at work, I'll usually spend time with one of my elderly residents who happens to be a night owl. He always throws me the remote and says "It's all yours." While channel surfing, I came across "Megan Wants A Millionaire" and "Dating In The Dark." Obviously Megan is just using this show to boost her acting career. Good luck sister! I think I felt more nauseous by the "Dating In The Dark" episode. Two women rejected two great guys. One thought the dude was being too forward. Huh? What's wrong with that? It's not like he groped her or anything! And she seemed to like it. The second woman thought her guy wasn't tall enough, but that everything else about him was fine. They didn't even give the guys a chance. Well good luck to those sisters too! I got so mad that I turned it off.

Once again I had to remind myself that the TV isn't always reflection of me..."It's not always about you Egg. There's lots of nutjobs like you out there." Okay at one time in my life, I also judged guys based on their height or touchy feely ways. I realized later that one will indeed be left in the dark if certain imperfections, whether financial or physical, aren't overlooked...Egg is quite happy with Mr. Egg right now. He thinks that she's crazy because she doesn't find his belly to be an issue...if it was a matter of morbid obesity, it'd be another story! And besides, he gives the best hugs:-)

Egg's Sabbatical

So, I've been on hiatus since last year. Not because I was traveling to exotic places, or hiding in the witness protection program. I simply slacked off and put the blog on hold...I apologize for the disappearing act, which was sudden and without warning. Basically I lost the courage to write. I found that I had lost inhibtions with the writing (you know...opening up freely) and that sort of frightened me. Does that happen to anyone else out there?! You feel a sense of freedom when you write, and then later on, you're scared that you let yourself loose...Alas, I had to remind myself that I gained a lot of strength from reading your stories and comments which were always full of encouragement

I hope to catch up with everyone. And hopefully I'll have entertaining stories to share again. Jeez I look back at my earlier entries, and wonder what I was thinking with some of the rants. HA! They seem trivial right now:)