A lot of the incense sticks I just got kept going out on me, so Elliot, being the nice guy that he is offered to send me a smoking bottle free of charge to see if that’d help keep them going. They’re now testing them on their end, using some of the scents I ordered to see if they experience the same problem. As I told him, though, I already have a bottle. For the most part, I would just clamp the sticks upward at a 45º angle and let the ash drop onto a piece of tin foil. I found that the sticks burned faster upside down. Strangely enough, though, since I got his message several hours ago, none of the sticks I’ve burned have gone out on me, though I do have my bottle handy to relight any stubborn ones in. They sure smell good when they are lit! So far it seems all I had to do was just tell them the sticks were going out to fix the situation, LOL! Maybe they were just too new. Either way, why can’t telling Jesse his dogs drive me crazy be just as quick of a fix?

Speaking of Jesse, HE’S driving me crazy! How many more damn days is this pest gonna wake me up?! Yeah, today he dragged down another roll of fake grass and personally, I think it’s kind of ugly. There are gray and yellow stripes throughout it. I guess this is because it’s the same stuff they use on football fields.

Anyway, the pest is going to bring in one or two more rolls, then there’s the tree-cutting expedition I gotta deal with, too. That’s taking place at the end of the week from what Tom was told because work’s going to be slow for him this month. I just wonder how many days this is going to take and if we can EVER go longer than 4-6 weeks without either something breaking or some project needing to be done that doesn’t really need to be done. Living with your landlord really sucks. The only time I was glad he was just a hill away was when the pipe busted out of the pressure tank.

It’s a no-win situation whether I’m on days or nights. When I sleep during the daytime he wakes me up. When I’m up during the daytime he’s annoying me. I would still rather the distractions than the wake-up calls since I can’t go long without having to have one or the other.

Here’s where it gets funny. I said to Tom, “Well, since you think I’m still a psychic influencer, I ought to try seeing if I can will the dogs to go off late at night when he’s asleep.”

So around midnight I closed my eyes and concentrated really hard. Sure enough, Brandy started barking. Way to go, girl! I’ll try to will her to pitch another fit after this entry. Ah, payback’s a bitch!

D and I exchanged emails since our schedules are off and she’s back to working 2nd shift. What did we talk about? That’s for me to know and you to wonder! But I can say that I did have fun teasing her about the horrible weather she’s having and that I still don’t know how I fell so hard for her. I guess that would be like asking how I fell in love with Tom. After having a crush on just one guy when I was 14, I don’t know how it happened. Like I said, these things aren’t within our control or something we plan out. It sure amazes me, though, to be in love with someone I’ve known almost all my life, even if there was a huge gap in between. I’m sure she’s thinking the same things, too!

I hope we can talk sometime. I wonder if her voice sounds as I imagine it to sound. Then again, I’m not really sure how I imagine it to sound. After all, she was only about 15 when we met.

I am not looking forward to spending a few days in pain, but that’s what may end up being the case soon enough, and I’m pretty sure that yeah, it is a cyst on my ovary. Hopefully, it’ll take a month off!

Why oh why did I have to not only be dumb enough to collect so many dolls but end up with a couple of mannequins as well? The standing one doesn’t take up much room, but the sitting one does so I packed her away and threw her in the shed. I’d still like to sell her, but not many people want to buy mannequins!

Bookmania wants me back. Yeah, they sent an email claiming to be bigger and better, yet their homepage still looked the same to me. Besides, I’m not going to go back to posting just anything just anywhere. If the guy wants to pay me for my time and work, then I’ll go back.

The Turk is alive and kicking again, so off I go to see what jobs I can do as a successfully burned stick of peach dies out. Pink Sugar is my favorite, but every time I light musk incense I think of D since that’s her favorite. I gave her the site address in case she wants to get some for herself. She’d receive it fast being in the same state.