Blue Steel

It's been a few days (my apologies), so where to start.

Thank you all for the sympathy for my car situation. I didn't know where to start, so my dad ran around and found a replacement for the entire side view mirror system. We couldn't find one to match the paint, so for now my driver's side mirror is black. My car is dark green so it isn't too awful. My family is looking into a surveilance system, other than our huge dog, who normally does a fabulous job. Since it's my car that is singled out on the block and among our cars, we thought it best to install some system that monitors the whereabouts of those near my car.

My foreign roommate arrived safe and sound. We've had a great time together so far, though I do feel bad sometimes when I have to work during the day and can't entertain her. She's certainly capable of handling her own, but I like being an attentive hostess. Our only downfall? We are both night people. Since she's in my room, we stay up really late (sometimes till 1:30 a.m.) talking about all kinds of things. The other night we both stayed up talking about Islam. We also talked about Capitalism v. Socialism and if it's true capitalism to incorporate some of socialism into the infrastructure. And we've covered European v. American weddings. Fascinating topics. We're enjoying the conversations but hurting in the morning.

I got to play dress up yesterday for a friend who is putting together a portfolio for her hair and make up styles. My hair was weaved and had crazy extensions in it. My face and upper body was given a paint-by-numbers routine resulting in a great tan and serious make up. I looked like Malibu Barbie at the end of the day. We started around 7, and they (photographer, artist) left around 3:30. Can I tell you how exhausted I was? I don't have a new respect for models, but it was tiring. It was quite amazing how well everything turned out, but I did feel like the look immediately lowered my IQ by 20 points. My make up artist told me, "Look, honey, we know you, but don't go standing on any corners tonight, okay?" I'll have pictures in an album when I moved to MuNu (still working on it).

I've gotta get to reading the news again. It's been a busy couple weeks. I teach an ESL class every week that I also have been dying to write about. I'll be mostly glued to the computer this weekend, so hopefully I'll have time to do all those things.

Life is good. Blogging is catching up. Be back soon.