Soporification
Well I had a fairly long, interesting night. Had dinner at GREENBRIER with a female friend. Then I went by the POST OFFICE, ran to GOODY'S and to the MALL to do my birthday shopping for MOM. Then KYLE called and wanted to go up to APPLEBEES. So I stopped by there. By now, it was about 8:45. Sat with DAVINA. Then KEVIN, STACY, JON, and ERIC came in, so we scooted two tables together and all sat together. Had some good conversation, as usual. JON prefaced one of his comments with this disclaimer: "I don't want this to end up in anyone's blog." ROFL Anyway, I just drank some LEMONADE and had a small chocolate sundae, since I'd already eaten.

KYLE was asking me where I ate, and he was like "How did that happen?" So I said, "Well I was just hanging out at DAY PARK, and started getting a little hungry." ROFL Kidding, of course! More funny stuff was said, but I am getting sleepy now. I did see an interesting hair accesory. It was a yellow pencil with like some fishing lures tied around it. I thought, "Well that's handy. You can write something, or cast your line and catch a few fish." lol Not sure what kind of lure is was... maybe like a gold spinner or something. ROFL Oh, I almost forgot... JON found a small curly hair on the side of his sauce container, after he'd finished eating.

Ok, I'm sleepy. More tomorrow. Thanks for readin'.

"You're so heavy, you're so misunderstood. And I spent all my wishes wishing times were good, when I still could. Wait around here for someone else to take me past the good side..."

Examination
I scheduled a doctor's appointment for tomorrow at 10:45. I'm a little anxious as to what might be wrong, but better to find out now I suppose. I did find out my longtime family doctor has closed his office. He is only working like two days a week now at one of those quickie med-clinic places. So I got an appt. with a doctor in Hartselle who I saw this spring.

In other news, put my truck in the shop today. The dealership gave me a loaner to drive. He said they should be done by tomorrow. Got to get the heat fixed, and also the hinge or pin or something on my driver's side door is wearing out. So I may get that replaced, too. It would be weird to drive without a door, I think. And I told him to go ahead and change the oil while they have it. So right now, I'm cruising around in a sleek, white 1998 Chevy Lumina. lol All I need is a handicapped tag.

Was just looking at hits, and I got a hit from someone who did a GOOGLE search for "men's panties." ROFL Oh man, I can't imagine. But the thing is, when I clicked on it, there are like 8 pages of sites that popped up, and most of them appear to be porn. Then right in the middle there, on page 3, you see Bone's Blog. lol I was trying to figure why I had ever used that phrase, but it was something JON was telling me they were joking around with KYLE about. I posted it on September 2nd, if you want to look it up.

Otherwise, I've got to write out several bills today, and go mail them. I need to fold and put up clothes that I washed earlier this week. lol And I really, really need to run. Later tonight, planning to go pick something up for Mom's bday tomorrow and go out to eat.

"You know how you said happiness can't be found lookin' back. If you don't mind, maybe we can talk a little more about that. Go on, go on. You were sayin' how a fool can only fool you so long. It's true. It's so true. When they do you like that, what else can you do, but go on..."

Clarification
OK, I didn't say I wanted to institute an open-door bathroom policy. I was just quoting some SEIN. lol But it's funny, since I live alone, I usually never shut the door when I'm "in there." So sometimes, if I have someone over, I'll just walk in and start unzipping and be like "Oh, I guess I better shut this." lol Seriouslah.

Yes, I have started a theme with the entry titles... along the lines of that Adam Sandler bit where everything ends with a -tion ("shun" sound). I dunno, just something different. Just a little modification. lol

Do you remember when you first got a car? I never changed the oil... maybe 2 or 3 times the entire time I had the car. Now, all of a sudden, these quickie-lube places have popped up on every corner and you're supposed to have it changed every 2500-3000 miles. I don't know, maybe it's always been that way, and I just never noticed. Personally, with my vast knowledge of the automobile (oh wait), I don't think it's necessary every 3,000 miles. I think more like 5,000 is plenty. Of course, taking car advice from me is almost as bad as taking relationship advice from me. It's kind of like taking sports betting advice from RUSH LIMBAUGH. Woooooooooo!!!! Boy, was that experiment a mistake. At least DENNIS MILLER lasted the whole year on MNF. Of course, he probably said offensive things, too, but no one could really understand any of his references. lol The Balkan Islands and Robert Redford? Barney and Boxer Rebellion? What the crap?

I don't understand these projects. Who's next on the NFL pregame? Collin Powell? Oprah Winfrey? Martha Stewart? Maybe she has some insider tips. lol What about Alf? He does all the commercials with the athletes anyway. lol

I just read KEVIN'S (one of JON'S friends) blog. Man, he really pegged KYLE. lol Woooooooooo!!! That was great.

"I don't know how it happened, but it did. I don't know why it's over but it is. And I can't put it back by hangin' on. I don't know where it went to, but it's gone..."

Summation
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on... la la laa... that's such a whacked out song. lol

Well I just got in from an evening full of activities and flipped the baseball game on. Go Red Sox. I guess I'm pulling for the Yankees overall. I'd have to be for the Braves, Marlins, and Red Sox in the other series. It seems the A's and Braves choke every year at some point though.

Went and shot BILLIARDS with KYLE earlier. We shot eight games. I think it was pretty even. We both played fairly well. Then I went to church, and afterwards I did my weekly thing helping Dad. Tried calling BUNNY, but didn't get an answer. Haven't heard from her in a few days.

Otherwise, I've made plans to go birthday shopping for Mom tomorrow night. I think I have to work Saturday, until 1:00, then I'm going to watch the Bama/Georgia game at 2:30. I emailed JACK today to tell him I didn't think I could go to the SOUTHERN MISS game, because of work. Ugh!!!!

"The Bubble Boy" SEINFELD is on. lol "Moors. Uh no, I'm sorry, the correct answer is Moops." ROFL

I was looking at the hits the other day on the blog. I got a couple from people searching for song lyrics. One was for "i was waiting for an indication but it was hard to find" and the other was for "Tell me Baby Girl Cause I need to know". lol I mention this in my profile, but I always enjoy a good lyrics/song question, if you don't know words to a particular song or if you know some words but can't think of the song, drop me a line.

"Hello, and welcome to Movie Phone. If you know the name of the movie you want to see, press one now... Using your touchtone keypad, enter the first three letters of the movie you'd like to see.... You've selected Agent Zero. If this is correct press one... Uh, you've selected Brown-Eyed Girl. If this is correct, press one.... Why don't you just tell me the name of the movie you want to see."

Quotation
"Where do you think this relationship is? If you are thinking of instituting an open-door urination policy, let me disabuse you of that notion right now, my friend." lol (Jerry, to George, in the finale)

Not much going on this afternoon. I took a quick nap, got a few minutes peaceful sleep. People have been calling all afternoon. Just hopped out of the shower. About to go meet KYLE for some BILLIARDS I think.

DAVID emailed me today to see if I wanted to go to BHAM tomorrow night. I'd really like to, but I have to do BDAY shopping for Mom, and there's just about no way I can fit it all in. Need to get my oil changed also.

Busy night, tonight. Will try to post before I go to bed. Just thought I'd give you a random Sein quote to get you thru the evening.

"Well I know it wasn't you who held me down. I know it wasn't you who set me free. So often times it happens, we live our lives in chains. And we never even know we have the key..."

Illusion
Wow. I feel like SANDRA BULLOCK in that opening scene of HOPE FLOATS, where she is on the talk show and finds out her husband is having an affair. That's the look I have on my face right now.

Needless to say, it hasn't been the best day. Well, Birdie, I know how you feel. I just hope Harry Connick doesn't show up at my door. lol Now, Sandra... that would be a totally different story.

Anytime I hear or see on TV about someone having an affair or cheating or lying, I have always wondered, how do you just continue lying to someone, over and over, day after day, week after week? Especially someone you supposedly care about. And then you try to make that person feel stupid or wrong for even questioning you or suspecting something in the first place. How? It's beyond me. I guess it's because that's just not the kind of person I am. Maybe it gets easier the more you do it, I don't know. I don't wanna know.

Bottom line... ALWAYS trust your instincts.

Ok, I'm gonna go to the top of the AmSouth building and see how this knit shirt I have on today would work as a parachute in an emergency situation.

"So she tells him she must go out for the evening, to comfort an old friend who's feeling down. But he knows where she's going as she's leaving. She's headed for the cheatin' side of town..."

Maturation
Well the thermostat project didn't fix the heater problem. So now I have to go to a real mechanic I suppose. Has anyone just lost heat in their vehicle before? I'm thinking it is a clogged hose or heater core. But I may not be mechanically inclined enough to replace that.

You know, I was thinking last night... For some reason, the whole story about the guy who shot at his 20-year-old son got me to thinking about living at home and living on your own. I have dated/gone out with probably about five or six girls in the last year or so. Some lived on their own, some still lived at home, and some were off at school. And it is clear that, regardless of age, there is a definite maturity-level attained by those who are on their own. There is just no substitute for the experience you get and maturity you gain from being on your own. You have to buy the groceries, pay the bills every month, take care of repairs, clean, vacuum, do laundry, etc. I think it helps prioritize your time and money. Maybe that's one reason I think the relationship would go a little better. Money seems to be one of the things people argue about, and I think if both people have been on their own, they are hopefully more responsible with their money. There's no substitute for the responsibility you gain.

Anyway, the bottom line is, there is a definite difference in maturity, at least in the cases I've experienced. It seems like when I've dated girls who still live at home, they tend to be concerned with insignificant things and argue over silly things. No doubt there are exceptions, and probably quite a few, but I think that is the case more often than not. It's just cool to be with someone and not have little trivial things to deal with. One thing I never have understood is why two people in a relationship sometimes seem to be fighting against each other, instead of fighting for each other. Anyhow, I think it would be a good rule of thumb to be on your own at least a little while before getting married. Or in my case, a long while. lol

Well, that's today rant. Enjoy. How 'bout a lil' JCM...

"That's when a sport was a sport, and groovin' was groovin'. Dancin' meant everything. We were young and we were improvin'. Laughin' laughin' with our friends. Holding hands meant something baby. Outside the club Cherry Bomb, our hearts were really thumpin', say yeah yeah yeah..."

Narration
Good evening. Planning on this being the last post for the night. First things first... I forgot to mention one of the first things my uncle said when I saw him today was, "Gained a little weight haven't you?" Good grief. I'm 6'1", 178 lbs. That's not too bad, is it?

I didn't make it running, because KIM called right as I was stretching and said she was gonna have dinner done in a few minutes. Will try to make it tomorrow. Just about done with LAUNDRY. My final load is drying right now.

Planning on doing the BILLIARDS thing Thursday night. I need to go buy my MOM something for her birthday, which is Friday, so I figure I'll do that, then head over to play some BILLIARDS. KYLE has been a little depressed lately, so I figure that'll cheer him up. lol

The sun has set on this final day of September. The end of an era. You and I will never see 9/2003 ever again. Hopefully, this month has been good to you. Often times in life, we find it hard to say goodbye, hard to let go. Just as often, we find we have no choice. So to you, September, I bid farewell. You will always hold a special place in my heart, and a special place in my calendar, right between August and October. But we must move on, and look to the future. For tomorrow brings October, and thirty-one days of unknown adventures, good times and bad, happy times and sad. And remember, next month, if someone should knock at your door donned in strange apparel, you should first offer them a sweet sugar-filled treat. If this offer does not appease the visitor, then you may have a problem.

"I don't remember how we got this far away. The layers of my heart have all been peeled away. And I'm not sure I can feel that way again..."

Reparation
Good afternoon fellow members of the Blog Nation. Sorry I haven't posted much today. It has been busy, and that's an understatement. I've been home all of about ten minutes it seems like.

At work, the boss was back in today to ride me some more. Ah well, I'm getting used to it. Yesterday was a nice aberration from what has apparently becoming the norm. I just want to say, "Look, this isn't freakin' Peanuts and I'm not the complaint department. The doctor is out!!!!!" There... better.

After work, my sister called and said my uncle and little cousin were over there, so I ran by there. I got to see my lil' cousin, Abby. She is soooo sweet. She was lying under the coffee table hiding from me when I came in. That's what she always does. She's always so shy the first time she sees me. lol She is doing so good. She still has a little bit of a problem with her foot. She was born more than three months premature, and needless to say had a long struggle just to live. But it always makes my day to see her. She is nearly five now.

While I was over there, I mentioned to my uncle that the heater in my truck still wasn't working. So he went out and looked at that awhile. Then after I got home, Dad called and a friend of his that works on cars said he'd look at it. So I ended up buying another thermostat and putting it in. We'll see how it goes in the morning when it's cool. Dad was all like "You need to trade in your truck and get you something new." I was like, what the freak? About three or four months ago when I was really looking into buying the MALIBU, he was like, you just need to pay off your truck and keep it. So I didn't get it, and someone else did, and now I can't find one I like. Uuuugggghhhhh!!!

Has today not been PERFECT weather around here? It has been awesome. I love days like today. There aren't many. I guess I'm about to go for a run. I'm gettin' a free meal tonight, so as a bachelor, you always take advantage of those. lol

That's about it. Have I mentioned that I love my POP-UP BLOCKER? 'Cause I do. I wish I was a pop-up blocker. Then when anyone tried to interrupt anything I was saying or doing, I could just be like, "BLOOP! Sorry. No pop-ups."

"Well she's taken him for granted. God only knows why he keeps hangin' on. 'Cause it's better to be gone, but not forgotten. Than to be forgotten, but not gone..."