Salsatastrophe

There are times when all you can do is smile, nod, and try to be positive.

THIS, my non-existent-blog-readers, is one of those times. SO I WILL SMILE. :)

Sparkley thing to celebrate Kenneth.

Kenneth's birthday was MONDAY! He turned 30! Which is half of 60. And one third of 90. So he's basically almost 90. I had to work, so the festivities had to wait til afterwards. We went to Taquiera Mercado in downtown Cincinnati. I just realized that website is all in Spanish. So if you want to check out the restaurant, go here for the Urban Spoon site for the place.  It was good, but you had to pay for chips and salsa. WHO DOES THAT? It was a SALSATASTROPHE. I am trademarking that word. Salsatastrophe. My word. No you may not borrow it for your commercial.  I had the tacos (al pastor and chorizo) and they were yummy.  Pretty inexpensive too. Kenneth's friends (and I guess mine too now!) Michael, Jon, Olga, and Jeremy came to dinner. It was nice to get them away from CCM. That's the place all the doctory things happen. Well.. pre-doctory things. Cause he's not a Doctor. YET.  The day before his birthday I sang in his church, Blue Ash Presbyterian.  He said that it was part of his birthday present because he's sweet and knows I have 0 money. Like. Zero. If I had to pay one dollar to publish this blog post, you non-existent-blog-readers would be OUT OF LUCK.  But.. I did manage to get something for Kenneth for his birthday. It is scandalous and will not be recounted here. (Well, not that scandalous.) A fun time was had by all, and in the near future we will be one of those couples who throws huge birthday parties for one another. Do those people even exist? I mean.. do they run around for months sending invitations and ordering balloons and picking table decorations for a birthday party? Those people have too much time on their hands.

I WANT THAT CACTUS

Work is what's getting me down lately, so I don't want to dwell on it for too long. To make a long, frustrating story short - the Doc is cutting down our hours. And it's getting to be below the point that I can still pay the rent. Which is bad. Cause I like our House. As tiny and cute and moldy as it is. I like it. So I want to keep it. I'm applying for other positions and part time positions that MIGHT work around this schedule... Or possibly for something that could replace it entirely.  But for now, I am gonna just keep smiling and doing my current job. Cause that's all I can do. :) Sidenote, I want a cactus for my desk.

So.. I'm going to do something completely crazy. Something so far outside my current limits that it's a little insane. That thing is Tough Mudder.  I got the idea from one of my WoW friends - but I totally claim it as my own idea now. I WANNA DO THIS.  My goal is to do the one in Ohio/Indiana March 24&25 of 2012.  Now.. If you don't want to take a minute to follow the link to this "event" lemme brief you. It's a 10 mile long obstacle course. It involves mud, ice cold water, fire, hella tall walls, live electricity, and some camaraderie. I'm gonna need to kick my butt into SERIOUS gear to get ready for this. So far I've asked a couple people to do it with me. Ashley and my sister Amanda for starters. It's more up Manda's alley since she's in the Air Force and has like.. done obstacle courses before. BUT.. I think I will do MUCH better if I race with people I know. OH AND. It's not a "race." They don't time you if you're not one of the first 100 people to finish (which I definitely will NOT be.) and they just emphasize finishing the course. You get a beer when you're done. It's that kinda thing. :) And I like beer. Who doesn't like beer? Nazis, that's who. Are you a Nazi? I DIDN'T THINK SO.

Anyone else wanna be stupid and do it with me?

PS: I think I need an intervention for my excessive cap-locking in this and previous posts. 
PSS: I think my cat needs a kitty-treat intervention. 
PSSS: Kenneth does not need an intervention of any kind cause he's cool like that.
PSSSS: Feel free to comment and follow me, I'll return the favor. :)
PSSSSS: I also need an intervention about PS's.