Words to live by.

I thought I would share with you my two favorite quotes...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana
Although, my Paw Paw told me, "Those who forget the past tend to repeat it."

And I found this one today, and I fell in love with it!!!

"A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left." - Marilyn Monroe

Until next time...

Single Girl

Candy Panties

I was cleaning up my bedroom this weekend and found a "gag" gift that my sister gave me on my birthday. It was a pair of candy panties along with a t-shirt that says, "It's better to have loved and lost than live with the psycho the rest of your life." I have actually worn the shirt out and have received numerous compliments on it. So, kudos to the sister. I have never actually even tried the panties on.

So, like I was saying, I came across these panties and actually looked at the box and it made me laugh. I took a picture of the box so I can explain to you why I find these things so humerous...


Here's the front


Here's the back

There are two reasons why I find this comical...

1. There are actually Nutrition Facts printed on the side of the box. Apparently, each serving of these delicious panties have 80 calories, the only bad thing is there are 5 servings per container. So, if you are watching what you eat, no pun intended, you would have to feast on these panties 5 different times.

2. Please check out the back view of these panties...it's a thong! Notice the print on the back side of the panty box...The sweetest thing you will ever taste! I don't want to sound like a prude or anything, but I don't think I would want to eat that part of the panty off of someone, much less let someone eat that part of the panty off of me. There would have to be A LOT of love involved.

I will say this, they are Vegan friendly! (Even though I fell off the vegan wagon about a month ago.)

Here's a big thank you to the sister for both gifts, they both made me laugh A LOT!!!

Until next time...

Single Girl

Thursday Meme

1. Can you cook?
*I'm not good at cooking meat. Cooking meat kinda freaks me out, I never know if it's done all the way through. One time I was baking 2 bonelss, skinless chicken breasts and by the time I was done, I had 8 chicken fingers because I had cut into them so many times to make sure they were done all the way through. I will say that I have learned how to prepare some very awesome Vegan dishes.

2. What was your dream growing up?
*When I was little I wanted to be a dancer. (Rockette not pole) Sadly, the older I got the curvier I got. Have you ever seen a dancer (professional not pole) with an hour-glass figure??? Neither have I.

3. What talent do you wish you had?
*I wish I could sing, because if I could sing then I would be perfect in the cast of Rent. They'll hire any body type for that show!

4. Favorite place?
*I don't really have a specific "favorite place." I'm happy anywhere, especially if it is a place that serves beer!

5. Favorite vegetable?
*My all time favorite vegetable is spinach...cooked not raw.

6. What was the last book you read?
*I can't remember the exact title, I think it was something like 100 Stupid People That Are Srewing Up America by Bernard Goldberg.

7. What zodiac sign are you?
*Pisces

8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
*I have one tattoo that up until a couple of months ago I hated, then I found out how much it would cost to have it removed. Now I have accepted it's presence. Both of my ears are pierced and so is my right nipple. My nipple has been pierced since I was 21 years old, I took it out last summer for about an hour, because I thought I was too old for it, then I decided that I missed it. Plus, what's wrong with having an adorned boob???

9. Worst habit?
*Smoking! I quit in June for two weeks, then I started again. I really need to quit.

10. What is your favorite sport?
*Dancing. Some of you might not think of this as a sport, but dancers are some of the most athletic people you will ever meet. And, unlike your typical "sports athlete" they will perform injured. Have you ever tried leaping with a twisted ankle??? It's not fun, but the show must go on!!!
11. Negative or Optimistic attitude?
*I like to think I'm optimistic, but I have my negative side also. So, I guess a little of both.

12. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
*I don't really know. Anything bad that has happened to me has happened for a reason and good things normally come from that.

13. Tell me one weird fact about you:
*Everything that I look at has to be symetrical. Even when I choreograph a dance. If the group does 4 buffalos to the right, they have to repeat it to the left. Everything has to be balanced.

14. Do you have any pets?
*I have one really big, fat cat. She probably weighs 30lbs. When she steps on me, she leaves bruises and when I pick her up...I have to use both hands.

15. Do you know how to do the macerana?
*Sadly, yes. Although, I don't do it anymore! And you shouldn't either!

16. What time is it where you are now?
*The time is 8:03 am CST

17. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
*I think they're kinda scary.

18. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be???
*I would probably be thinner.

19. What color eyes do you have?
*I have green eyes!

20. Ever been arrested?
*Yes, I told y'all about that in June.

21. What is your favorite drink?
*Water or Diet Coke, unless I'm at a bar then it's beer or dirty martinis

22. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
*Probably shop, I have a serious addiction.

23. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
*I'm more of a chewing gum kinda girl...Orbit for me!

24. What 's your favorite place to hang at?
*Anywhere as long as I'm hanging out with my mom or Doodlebug.

25. Do you believe in ghosts?
*YES!!! And they freak me out!

26. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
*I shop, A LOT!

27. Do you swear a lot?
*You could say that. I've worked with truck drivers for the past 5 years, what do you expect?

31. Biggest pet peeve?
*People who breathe heavy and people who shovel food in their mouth.

32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
*AWESOME!!!

Until next time...

Single Girl

Houston Weather SUCKS!!!

I am so sick of Houston weather! The entire summer it has either rained like a son of a bitch or been hotter than hell! When you put the two together, you have weather that is very reminiscent of an armpit.

Why, why, WHY does it have to be so friggin' humid in the Bayou City??? Why, why WHY do I have to have naturally curly hair??? Why, why WHY do I have to have oily skin??? For those of you who don't know, I straighten my hair EVERY day. This morning was no different. I looked in the mirror and thought, "Wow, I'm having a pretty good hair day today." I also apply makeup every morning, again, this morning was no different. After the makeup was applied I thought, "Wow, my face looks pretty good!" You know, it was one of those mornings that the hair and makeup was as close to perfect as you can get. I had no wispy, fly-away hair...the black, liquid eyeliner I had applied was even and the same width on both eyes. (I know y'all have had these days.) So, I was feeling pretty good...Then, I walked outside. Instantly my face become dewy and my hair, well let's just say by the time I got to my car I looked like a walking microphone. And it's gone downhill from there. As a matter of fact, I'm looking outside right now and it's raining. Beautiful! By the end of the day I'm going to look like Rosanne Rosanna Danna.

Wish me luck with fitting my hair in my car on my way home.

Until next time...

Single Girl

Something different

I have done a lot of thinking about my blog lately. Like, what can I do to add some "spice" to it? Well, I came up with an idea this weekend...I don't know how well it will be received, but I kinda like it. As you all know, I have not revealed my name or a picture of myself yet. I kinda like being anonymous. (Although; a lot of you know who I am and what I look like, but that's beside the point.) I have decided that I am going to have a weekly photo of my feet in different locations. I like to think it artsy and avant-garde, but most likely it will just be retarded and dorky, and I'm ok with that. (Also, I have a lot of cute shoes!) Each picture will be named, because it is "art," and I will give you some background into what I was doing at the moment the picture was taken. I am going to call this weekly segment..."Walking with Single Girl."

Here we go...


Stop! Collaborate & Listen.

I took this picture sitting in my car outside of Doodlebug's house. I went over there this evening for her birthday. You are probably wondering about the name...well, I drive a mustang and as you all know in Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" he asked us all to "Stop! Collaborate and Listen." Then proceded to describe his 5.0 with the rag top down so his hair could blow. Now, my Mustang is not a 5.0, it's not even a GT for that matter, and it's a hard top. I have way to much hair for a convertable, when I got to my destinaton I would look like a lion and a Mustang GT would be totally wasted on me since I drive like a maw maw.

So, there you have it. The first picture in the series...

WALKING WITH SINGLE GIRL

Until next time...

Single Girl

Happy Birthday Hoochie!!!

I almost forgot!!!

Happy 30th birthday Hoochie!!!

It's not so bad!!! I promise.

Love ya,

Single Girl

Happy Birthday Doodle!!!

I would like to send a big birthday hug to my dear, sweet Doodlebug!!!

Happy 32nd.

Hope you get lots of good stuff!!!

Love ya,

Single Girl

Can I get a beer and a shot of tequila please!

The first thing I would like to say on today's post is Thank You! Thank you to Rice Spice, Hoochie, Princess Pixiebell and Sublime Enigma for your kind words. I will have you all know, I'm doing better.

So, on to Saturday.

Originally, I had planned to spend Saturday with Vegan. We were going to do some shopping then probably go to a bar that evening. Well, sadly, he had to work on Saturday...So, I went out with a guy that I have gone out with a couple of times. We went to a couple of sports bars on the north side of Houston so we could watch football with some of his friends. I will say this, I WAS BORED TO TEARS!!! This gentleman is very nice, but very boring. Something I find rather strange is that he tells a lot of stories, but they are never stories about him. Usually it's stories about situations his friends get into, and I'm sure these stories would be funny if I actually knew the people he is speaking about. So, the date ended about 9:45 Saturday evening. I was not ready to call it a night so I called Vegan. Lucky for me; he was home, he wasn't doing anything and he didn't have any company. I went and picked up a 12 pack of beer and headed to his apartment. By 4:00 in the morning we had finished the beer and taken 3-4 shots of tequila. The whole night was a mixture of talking, laughing, picture-taking, dancing and crying. We talked about how neither one of us were "lucky in love" but decided that that was ok since we had each other, we laughed about stupid stuff, as we started to get a good drunk on we took picures of each other. Then the fun part of the evening started...we were listening to music and started dancing around his living room. Let me tell you, trying to teach someone to waltz while drunk is not an easy task. Then we were looking around on myspace and he showed me his ex-fiancee's myspace page. That got us talking about our exes, thus starting the crying. He pulled out what would have been his wedding ring and some things she had given him, I walked to my car and got my ex-box and we looked through that. I know it sounds absurd, but I think it was a good thing. Apparently both of us needed someone to talk to about all the thoughts rolling around in our heads and fortunatly we were there for each other. As crazy as it sounds, Saturday night will go down in my memory as one of the best Saturdays ever. I am so glad that Vegan and I found each other and have become such good friends, he has become one of those people that I will always be there for and I know he will be there for me. I've said before, I don't fully open up to anyone but for some unknown reason, I feel comfortable talking to him about anything. Maybe it's getting the male perspective on men that I go out with, people I associate with, and the things I do day to day. I don't know. We've only known each other since April, but it seems like a lot longer. A friendship like ours doesn't come around very often, hopefully everyone gets to experience this kind of friendship at least once in their life.

Until next time...

Single Girl

Wrong Number

Have you ever called anyone by mistake??? Everyone has, right? Well, this morning I thought I was calling a friend and when the person on the other line answered the phone, it was not my friend...it was my ex! I had mistakingly called my ex-boyfriend, I did what any person would do in that situation...I hung up. As soon as I hung up, tears started welling in my eyes. The last time I talked to him was last October and he was friendly, but cold. Does that make sense? I think I misdialed because August 23 would have been our 7th anniversary. Sometimes I think about our relationship and I think, "Did I make the right decision?" Ultimately, I know that it was...but there is still that little piece of me that wonders, what if. What if we would have stayed together, I know that I would have had a good life. I know that I would have been taken care of. I know that I would have been "content." But, is that enough? The main reasons I broke up with the ex was because we were in the same place we were in when we first started dating, he still lived in Humble and I still lived in Clear Lake, he traveled 4-6 months out of the year for work and I didn't feel there was any "passion" in our relationship. He and I both had severe commitment issues. (I know mine stem from a father that left and didn't look back, his were because his family was just plain nuts.) Over the six years we were together, we started trusting each other and were happy for the most part but there were other issues that I won't get into here. It's hard to go from talking to someone every day for 6 years to not talking to them at all. Is it normal to do this still after a year of being apart?

As I type this, I'm getting teary eyed again...So, I'm going to stop for now.

Until next time...

Single Girl

Just Say Nope to Dope!!!

I was watching Fox & Friends this morning and they mentioned this story...

ROCHELLE — Do drug dealers issue gift cards if their buyers aren’t satisfied with the product?
Apparently a Rochelle woman thought so when she called the local police to help “get her money back” after she was unhappy with the crack cocaine she had bought Thursday night.
Juanita Marie Jones, 53, of 957 Gordon St. called Rochelle Police late Thursday night after she purchased what she thought was a $20 piece of crack cocaine, she said.
She told officers she broke the rock into three pieces and smoked one, only to discover the rock was “fake.” She told Officer Joel Quinn and Deputy John Shedd of the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office that she wanted them to get her money back.
Jones took the officers into her kitchen and showed them the alleged “fake” rock at which time they arrested her on charges of possession of cocaine.
She was taken to the Rochelle Police Department where she is awaiting a bond hearing.

What the hell is wrong with people??? This is why drugs are bad!

Until next time...

Single Girl

Hello

Well hello all!

I don't know why I've been so uninspired lately. But, apparently I'm not the only one. Hoochie and Rice Spice seem to be going through the same funk as I have. Although, Rice Spice should have something today since she just got back from Jamaica...lucky girl!

So, for your reading pleasure, here is what's been going on...

The Brother
Anyway, as you all know I have a sister, but you probably don't know that I also have a brother. We have the same father but different mothers. I have mentioned before that my parents divorced in 1980 and after that we didn't see my father or his family. I got back in contact with my brother when I was 19 years old, I drove to his home in Hull, TX and spent the day with his family. I remember having so much fun getting to know my nieces, nephews, brother and sister-in-law...at that time there were 4 kids, 2 girls and 2 boys. A couple of years later they moved to the Lake Jackson area, then a couple of years after that they moved to the Witchita Falls area and we lost contact. Well, about a week ago, I was on myspace and decided to search for his kids, I found his oldest son and then got an email from my brother. I found out that they have added an adopted son and 2 foster children. And, to top it all off, my oldest niece has gotten married AND had a child! I can't believe so much has happened in 10 years. Hopefully, we will keep in touch this time around.

The Vegan
I am so glad that Vegan and I did not try to force a relationship, he has become one of my closest friends. We talk to each other every day, and it's kinda cool. We can talk about anything. He is the one guy I can be a total dork with and he accepts me in all my beautiful dorkdom. Tuesday night, I went and had dinner with him...it was the first time we had seen each other since June. I wish he didn't work so much so we could hang out more often.

The New Friend
I recently started emailing back and forth with a friend of Movie Buff's and we hung out Tuesday night and Sunday night. (His name will be Short-Timer, he is moving to NYC in a month and a half.) I am so envious of him, I wish I had the nerve to sell all of my things and move to a different state. I find him intriguing, he is different from any of the people I normally associate with. It actually makes me a little sad that we didn't hang out sooner, I think we could have had and interesting friendship.

Doodlebug
I have said it before and I will say it again...I love Doodlebug! She and I are closer now than we ever were before. She and her family have become my family. I am the Jackie to their Dan and Roseanne. (Although, we are MUCH better looking!!!)

Until next time...

Single Girl

Just to set the record straight...

Apparently, to people who do not know me, my last post came across that I don't like children. This is not the case. I am a firm believer that there are some people that are meant to be mothers. For example...

Mother of Three - She is a wonderful mother. She has a wonderful family and I really do need to spend more time with them.

Doodlebug - Another awesome mom. All three of her Little Doodles are great, and I have come to look at them as my little nieces and nephews.

My sister - One of the best moms I've ever been around. She has sacrificed a lot for her kids and has been very supportive of Thing 1's soccer, Thing 2's karate and we haven't found out what Thing 3 is going to be into. (Although, I really think she needs a tapper in the bunch. Hey, Aunt Single Girl can dream.)

Hoochie - Another good mom. She's had to deal with her little girl's dad for the past nine years, that right there shows that she has the patience of a saint.

My mother - The BEST mom I have ever seen. Others should aspire to be the kind of mom I had growing up and the kind of mom I have as an adult.

I also know that there are some people that are not cut out to be a mother. For example...

Me.

I had an anonymous person post a comment on my last post saying that because I don't want kids, people don't look at me like I'm a freak. Well, I beg to differ. When you are a woman and you make the comment that you don't want kids, people automatically assume that it's because you don''t like kids. Just to set the record straight; I love kids and usually kids love me. The reason for this is because I am a big kid. I will get on a trampoline and jump as long as I can with children and laugh the whole time. I have taken Thing 2 to Moody Gardens just the two of us and we ran around the whole aquarium part like we were both 5 years old. I will sit there and sing Old McDonald's Farm in the car for hours making up new sounds for all the animals. Another thing people say when you don't want kids, "You should try it, just have one." What the hell kind of statement is that. Do they not realize that when you have a kid, you can't give it back? It's not like you have a choice in the matter. Can you imagine if I went to work and someone asked me, "Hey Single Girl, how's the baby doing?" And I came back with, "Oh well you know, I took your advice and I tried it and decided being a mother just wasn't for me, so I dropped it off at one of those safe havens." Why is it so difficult to understand when a woman has made the decision to not have children. So, to say that people don't look at you like you're a freak when you say you don't want kids is a little on the ridiculous side. I will say this...just because I like kids, doesn't mean I like all the things that go along with the kids. Like diapers - yuck, spit up - yuck, crusty booger nose - yuck. Other things that I don't do...Baby Showers. A dreaded event for most of the singletons I know. People ooohing and ahhing over little socks and onesies, don't get me wrong their cute...but I don't think I've ever felt the need to oooh or ahhh over tiny clothes.

Now for some things that annoy me about people with children.

1. When you are at a store and your child is screaming or yelling "momma, momma, momma, momma" Please answer your child. Just because you can block them out, does not mean the rest of can. We would like to enjoy our day of shopping too.

2. People with children in a restaurant that allow them to scream the whole time they are sitting in a booth, allow them to stand in the booth and stare me while I am trying to eat, and my favorite when the parent allows the child to start throwing food. Those of us without the children would like to enjoy our meal too.

3. People who take their children into a grocery store, or any store for that matter, with no clothes on. I have issues with parents dragging their kids around in nothing more than a diaper, crusty snot nose, and dirty knees and feet.

When I referred to the Duggars as freaks, that is my opinion. For one thing, I don't see how a mother can nurture 17 children all at once. Let's just say that the whole family sleeps on average of 7 hours a night, that would leave 17 hours left in the day. If my math is correct, each child would receive about 1 hour of attention a day. Now, those of you who are parents with small children know that a small child requires more than just 1 hour of attention throughout the course of the day. So, the older children don't get their hour. How is that fair to the older kids?

Why is it that married couples with children can look down their nose at singletons, such as myself, but if you are single and don't have any children and you make one comment about a family, that by today's standards is a little odd, you get people like anonymous that assume you don't like kids or there is something wrong with you?

Think about that kiddos.

Until next time...

Single Girl

Oh Dear God...

I was looking on Yahoo this morning and came across this story...

Arkansas couple welcomes 17th child
By JILL ZEMAN, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago

It's a girl — again — for the Duggars. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar welcomed their 17th child, and seventh daughter, into the world Thursday.
Jennifer Danielle was born at 10:01 a.m. at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark., the Duggars said in an interview. Jennifer weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and arrived five days after Michelle's due date.

Less than 30 minutes after giving birth, the Duggars already were talking of having more.
"We'd love to have more," Michelle said, adding that the girls are outnumbered seven to 10 in the family. "We love the ruffles and lace."
Jennifer joins the fast-growing Duggar brood, who live in Tontitown in a 7,000-square-foot home. All the children — whose names start with the letter J — are home-schooled.
The oldest is 19 and the youngest, before Jennifer, is almost 2 years old.

"We are just so grateful to God for another gift from him," said Jim Bob Duggar, 42, a former state representative. "We are just so thankful to him that everything went just very well."
Jennifer joins siblings Joshua, 19; John David, 17; Janna, 17; Jill, 16; Jessa, 14; Jinger, 13; Joseph, 12; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 9; Jedidiah, 8; Jeremiah, 8; Jason 7; James 6; Justin, 4; Jackson, 3; Johannah, almost 2. The family includes two sets of twins.

Michelle Duggar said that Joshua, Janna, Jill and Jessa were at the hospital, but that the rest of the family planned to visit their new sister later Thursday.

Michelle Duggar said she started feeling contractions Wednesday night and went to the hospital at about 5 a.m. Thursday. "It actually went fast," she said. "I guess once I started progressing, it went within 30 minutes."

Jennifer was born via a VBAC — or vaginal birth after Caesarean, Jim Bob Duggar said.
The Duggars have been featured on several programs on cable's Discovery Health Network. The next special, the Duggar Family Album, is scheduled to air next month, Jim Bob Duggar said.
Among the "fun facts" listed on Discovery Health's Web page devoted to the Duggars: A baby has been born in every month except June; the Duggars have gone through an estimated 90,000 diapers, and Michelle, 40, has been pregnant for 126 months — or 10.5 years — of her life.

What the hell is wrong with these people? I understand that people love babies and all, but that just seems a bit excessive. And to top it all off, they say they want MORE!!!

Check out the picture of these freaks...

When I look at this my chest tightens a little. What the hell would possess someone to want 17 + children. Maybe it's because I have made the decision to not have children, maybe these two parents are just plain, ole wackadoos, I don't know...what I do know is if this family were ever at a restaurant, the hostess would sit me right next to them.

Until next time...

Single Girl