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Had a pretty good morning, with the exception of the nasty Starbucks encounter.

For some reason, people have been giving me the stink-eye today. And I honestly can't bring myself to believe that's how their faces really look. I know I have a disgruntled expression when I'm concentrating, thinking hard, or watching television, but unless the sun is glaring me in the eye, I'm either big-ass smiling my face off or laughing. I'm not one to give a stink-eye unless it is truly deserved.

I walked myself over to Starbucks to get myself an iced Americano because my eyes were beginning to grow heavy with fatigue, and as I was preparing my caffeinated concoction my liking, an impatient, balding and portly man (I will make these judgments because I feel justified after the way he treated me.) stood at a discomforting proximity. I felt his aura rushing me to stir and replace the lid on my cup, so I looked over and said, "Sorry." I guess this wasn't enough to settle the man's rage. His reaction was an expression that lit my fuse as it said, "Hurry up, bitch. I can't wait all day."

I'm sorry little man, but you can wait patiently as I attempt to pop this plastic lid back on. Thank GOD Starbucks changed the lids from the previously stiff and uncooperative ones they used to top their iced cups. Nevertheless, I moved as quickly as I could and let him do his stupid business, but I wasn't happy.

Perky and I had lunch @ Chipotle, where I tried the crunchy tacos.

Honestly, what have I been doing with my life? The photo above shows the last of my three, overflowing delicacies. I don't know if I'll ever go back to my usual chicken bowl. Goodbye, burrito; hello crunchy-wunchy tacos! Seriously, try them immediately.

I had to stop by to pick up some body wash and face wash. I couldn't resist making my way over to the Beauty Store Salon and Spa, and I came across some of the best Burt's Bees I'd ever picked up.

The Soap Bark and Chamomile Deep Cleaning Cream is perfect for my combination skin. Massage a dime sized squeeze onto your skin gently for about two minutes, and you'll start to feel this wonderful tingling sensation that shows you it's really working down in your pores. Rinse with cool water for an intensified tingle that will last about 10 minutes after you've dried and moisturized your skin. $8

Burt's Bees Fabulously Fresh Peppermint and Rosemary Bodywash is an excellent tiramisu for anyone who's got a case of the Mondays, or any day for that matter. I love all things peppermint, especially bath and body products, so this was a no-brainer for me. This bodywash lathers up and when loofahed all over, just makes you feel uber clean and fabulously fresh. For you morning shower-takers, this is a great way to start the day. For those who prefer night showers, the herbal essence of this product is sure to lull the stress from the daily grind right out of your system to prepare you for a peaceful night's sleep. $8

Fwd: G-sailing and migas

The girls (Perky Girl & Quirky Girl) and I went garage sailing this morning.
Getting up was pretty hard to do, but for $1 bargains, we all got
right up!

Saw the cutest French bulldog at the first garage sale. Bought a few decorative lamps originally from World Market there, along with a Cardio Remix CD, all for $2.

Made me miss my nephew, Peyton.

Peyton absolutely loves chasing around tennis balls that are bigger than his head.

(His mom is going to HATE me for posting this! It's a bad picture of him from right after he had to get shaved due to a massive abundance of tangles. Gramps + Grandma (Lola) were totally shocked/disappointed when he came home from the groomer's that day. Lola said, "He's never going to get his hair cut ever again! Just grow it out!" And Gramps said, "He looks like a little Ethiopian child." Promise he's much bigger and cuter in person now!)

Had breakfast @ Taquiera Los Jalicienses, where breakfast platters are
$3.50 and migas are deeeelish.

And an outing with the girls never goes without a memorable story...

Perky Girl got up to wash her hands, but I forgot to warn her about
the lack of paper towels...

PG: There weren't any paper towels in there...
SU: Oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you. I just used the TP.
QG: ...She's totally wet!

I look up to see Perky's hands white-knuckle gripped around her
water glass... gone undried. We all laugh at another one of her many
anticipated antics as she snatches a napkin.

They've also got a preeetty creepy jukebox machine that plays songs sporadically. By sporadically, I mean the songs simply start to play - and no one's put any change in to select a request.

Perky started to laugh because I was getting freaked out, and I knew her particular laughter was because she was blaming it on the Grey Lady** in her head. She always starts to laugh when I get freaked out because she thinks back on the first occurrence of the Grey Lady. But right after we all recognized that it was doing it all on its own, the pages of album covers started to turn, and the machine chose another song to play. That's when we all were laughing uncontrollably.

**The Grey Lady is a character from a poster we found in our apartment building elevator coming home one night. Someone had put up a sign in the style of a wanted ad, describing in great detail of how residents were complaining of hauntings and sightings of a gossamer and ghastly woman dressed in a tattered nightgown. At the bottom of the sign, there was a clip art image of a greyscale woman that terrified the wits out of me. Screaming ensued for the remainder of our elevator ride, and I could barely go to sleep at night. Now, when Quirky's alarm clock light or my lamp flickers, or when our bathroom door's hinges get loose and the door slowly creaks open, Perky bursts into a fit of giggles and I tell her to stop and shut up because I know she's blaming the Grey Lady in her head.

Of course, I avoided riding the elevator at all costs. Not that it would have caused a big change in my usual routine, as our apartment is right next to the stairwell - useful for escaping fires and/or parties busted by the cops or TABC.

But a couple days later, Quirky found and took a poster similar to the one of the GL but instead, the protagonist was a velociraptor from Jurassic Park.