Insomnia, Laundry, and Krispy Kreme

Another grey day...it's not as rainy as yesterday; in fact, if one was to only look out the window and not know the season, one would swear that it was a gloomy winter day. I couldn't sleep last night; I go through phases from sleeping 13+ hours to not being able to sleep at all. Internittently, though, I generally sleep for about 6 hours before naturally waking up. During the insomnia times I try to find quiet activities to occupy my time (as my husband is normally asleeep like most people at those hours). This morning (6:30am) I took my husband's workclothes to the laundromat. I figured that the best way to be quiet and get a chore done was to leave the house (genius, I know!). This laundry experience was one of the better I've had. First, I was completely alone; second, the machines that I used, including the change machine and Oxy-Clean dispenser, all worked; lastly, and the best suprise, there were no panhandlers with sad stories about needing a bus ride were there to try and con me out of my quarters. Why do people beg at a laundromat anyway? If I had extra $, don't you think I'd own a washer and dryer?
After laundry, I went to Krispy Kreme for only the 3rd time in the 11 years I've lived in Florida (if that says anything about how much I like their product). I went inside because the drive-thru line was crazy,plus, I prefer face-to-face contact when ordering food (I've worked in the industry, I know what happens behind the scenes). I ordered 6 do-nuts, an iced vanilla latte, and a toasted 'everything' bagel with cream cheese. The coffee and do-nuts met the mediocre expectation I had for them; the bagel, on the other hand, was absolutely aweful! They must pre-toast a bunch of them in preparation for the busy morning and then attempt to nuke them for a second to give the illusion of 'hot from the toaster'. This attempt failed miserably and I was quite disappointed because I was truly looking forward to enjoying that bagel; I falsely assumed that even though the do-nuts are sub-par, toasted bagels can't be botched. I hate to complain about food; i figure, if that's the way they serve it then the majority of customers must not be as picky as I am and they don't mind - so, never wanting to be "that person", I choose to rant on my blog!

Today is a beautiful soggy Florida day; the sound of steady rain outside my window induces a quiet serenity within my soul (and apparently invokes my inner Dickinson and Bronte). I recently borrowed Season 1 of the Showtime series Weeds and spent all of yesterday watching. I had one episode to go (the final one of course) when I realized that my husband would be arriving home from work shortly. I decided to save the final episode for today (I dig suspense anyway) and I just finished it. WOW...Mary-Louise Parker is amazing! I first noticed and gained great admiration for her when I saw Fried Green Tomatoes; she played Ruth. Nancy Botwin (the character she plays in Weeds) could actually be a reincarnation of Ruth! OK, enough movie analysis; however, while on the subject of TV, I was slightly disappointed and reality-checked all at the same time all because of America's Next Top Model. Yesterday, auditions were held close to where I live. OK...I am not a crazy super-fan; in fact, I just began watching ANTM in May after a visit from my younger sister, Casey. She had seen the show and explained the premise; one day while flipping throughout the channels and finding absolutely nothing to watch, I came across America's Next Top Model. The Oxygen Channel was running a marathon. I don't know if you've ever done the cable channel marathon thing, but let me tell you, it is a conspiracy to get viewers hooked on a series (and it works, on me at least). So, I've been watching the marathons on and off (when Hubby is at work) and was stoked to find out that a chance to be on the show was within my reach (mileage speaking). However, after doing some Web research with a friend (the one who actually informed me about the auditions) I found that I'M TOO OLD! The cut-off age is 27; I am currently enjoying the last year of my 20's (I started watching the show 2 years too late). On the other hand, ANTM is not the only opportunity out there. I have a renewed desire to pursue either a career or short-term tryst with the industry. I dabbled in modeling with a casting agency in Houston,TX, my birthplace (I moved to FL when I was 18, summer after I graduated high school), from ages 15 - 16. Composition shots and portfolios accompanied by a hotel brochure and department store catalogue are what I remember; then I was told that I was "a little too pudgy" and that I had a "double chin". Rather than being upset, I focused my energy on high school theater and was able to experience true performance!

First Time

I remember a time when diaries were kept under lock and key; one's innermost thoughts were private. Now the opportunity to share my feelings with anyone willing to read them is here! Of course today (well right now at least), I have writer's block... not a thought about anything. I'll have to sit, and think some more.