2007-01-15 - 5:14 p.m.

Alright. I gotta take a mental break. This stuff is really getting to me right now. I don't wanna see another Budget Page or Budget Justification for a loooonng time after today, but that probably won't happen. So, for right now, I'm just gon' take me a short mental break.

Saturday night was interesting. Fun too. LOL.

After working until 4PM!!!!!!!!!!!, I went home, got dressed and headed right back out to meet up with some females to celebrate Jenny's birthday. We headed out to the Ha.rd Roc.k Casin.o & Hote.l complex. They have a bunch of restaurants and clubs in addition to the creepy/scary casino.

I do not like that casino. It's too trippy up in there. As soon as I walked in, I realized the setup. There are no windows or clocks in this huge wide long room full of slot machines and gaming tables. Why? So you don't realize how much time has passed since you first walked through the door. There are bars everywhere. The sounds from the slots blend together to make up this weird, hypnotizing melody.

Yeah, I peeped game. They will not be sticking me for my paper anytime soon. Periot.

So yeah, back to the evening.

We dined at Re.nega.de BBQ. First and last time. It wasn't horrible but it sho' wasn't memorable. With me not eating meat, the only option I had was the fried catfish. Jenny and I were the only two who ordered it. Of course, the catfish, the one thing on the menu that had to be cooked fresh (all the meat was smoked so it just needed to be heated through), the waiter dropped when serving the table, so I opted to wait on my food since it was Jenny's bday celebration and I wasn't really hungry anyway so I didn't think twice about the situation. One of the ladies in attendance, Jam, wasn't having it and put up a polite but stern request with the waitress. I ended up not having to pay a dime for my food. :) LOL!

Left there and hit up Spi.rit.s for their bday promotion: free VIP table with complimentary bottle 'till midnight. They only requested a $40 gratuity for the server. It ended up being a GREAT deal 'cause we got VIP bands as well. Since there was 8 of us, we each only chipped in $5. D owed me $5 from my trip earlier this month (I am a stickler with my money) so again, I ain't have to pay a dime out my pocket.

A good time was had. Jenny hadn't been out in about 4 months 'cause she had a personal tragedy (everything happens for a reason), so it was good to see her out and about and having a good time. I was happy for her. We celebrated her birthday for real. It was nice.

On the way home, I figured I better get something to eat so as not to get sick, what with my last couple of drinking outings (even though I didn't drink much at all over the course of the night). I ended up not finding anything 'cause all the 24-hour drive-thrus were closed and it wasn't that serious for me to go in Den.ny's or something. I got home, drank some water and knocked out.

Got up at 1:30pm yesterday, nice and rested. Mmmmmmhmmmm. I didn't even walk outside yesterday. Just stayed in my lil' "house ensemble" (a hippie skirt that I wear as a dress) all day. LOL.

I wanted to curl my hair. I wanted to clean up my living space. I wanted to be productive, dammit! But I was just too pooped'ed. I just picked up a book and read until I finished the book. And that was fine with me!

Today I woke up early, anxious about waking up late and being late to work (since we are working on the freaking holiday)!!! We were also informed that tomorrow, we should expect to stay until about 2 or 3am, which probably really means 4am. This application we're working on has to be at the agency on Wednesday so somebody is gonna fly with it up to Wash.ingt.on, D.C. Their flight is probably gonna have to leave Mi.ami around 5am so we're probably gonna be working on it 'till about then.

Just ridiculous.

So, yeah, (I love that phrase, "So, yeah." LOL!), we're supposed to be going to Igua.na tonight to have fun. Niggas always gotta use a holiday as a reason to go to a club. But whatever. I need it after what I've been dealing with today and what I can only expect to deal with tomorrow. I'm looking forward to a good time - nothing more nothing less.

So D has invited me to go with her to visit her boyfriend during Mar.di Gra.s in New Or.lea.ns next month. At first, I was kinda gung-ho about it. But then I remembered: I don't like her boyfriend. I'm just not comfortable around him. He just doesn't rub me the right way. If I were to go, I would be subjected to being in his presence for an extended period of time (anything more than an hour in his presence is extended). I'm just not feeling his vibe. But D really wants me to go. I told her to go ahead and buy her ticket and I'd let her know how I was feeling about it soon enough.

Aiight. Time to get ready for the cluhhh! LOL!

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