It’s amazing how it’s May now, yet we don’t need the AC at night. We’re going to save on our electric bill this year!

The fish tank got all cloudy again despite my removing the live plants. It really does need to be drained like the betta’s bowls, so I siphon it down as low as I can, plug the drain in the sink, pour the rest out, then net the fish back into the tank after I’ve put in a bit of new water. It’s a bitch, but I’m never getting fish again so that’s okay. I still can’t believe how big one of the angelfish got. It’s twice as big as the other one and who knows if it’s done growing.

We’re going to go out on Monday or Tuesday to celebrate our newfound freedom. We may go to Red Lobster, but we’ll definitely check out some stores. I want to look at home plants. We definitely won’t go to any department stores as late in the day as we did the last time. It was terrible! I couldn’t even move in there with all the damn people and it really took the fun out of shopping. I found myself just wanting to get the hell out of there instead.

Tom was glad I was still up when he got in yesterday morning cuz he got a text message on his pager in Spanish and wanted me to translate it for him. It was cool to know I could do that too, even though all it said was: Congratulations, call to claim your prize! So he deleted it, knowing it was just a dumb sales pitch.

I sent Mom a quick letter. I know she likes to get them from time to time, though I don’t send them too often.

I left Jamie at JBS a message inquiring about prices on 3 dolls, one of which I’ll definitely get from her at some point. The others I can get better deals on online. She has a good memory cuz she told me she knew I was interested in a couple of Donna Rubert dolls that are currently two-for-one, but then again, how many customers can you have when your merchandise costs hundreds of dollars? Nonetheless, I don’t want these dolls anymore and by the time I saved up for them, the sale would be off.

At this point, I expect to have my mugs, the ballerina ornaments, Dalene, Sydney and Red Hot Barbie by July. In early September I expect to order Haiku from JBS, then Felicity in mid-late October before I begin saving for the mannequin.

How happy I am this May as opposed to last May when I came to the sad sinking realization that Teddy Bear was nothing more than a lying head player who only used me for her own entertainment. How bummed I was to learn that my “dedicated professional” wasn’t so dedicated after all. Yeah, well, she’ll hear from me one last time all about it, and then I really don’t care what happens from there as long as I continue not to hear from her.