i’m stealing this from another blog, but i’ve decided (rather spontaneously) that i’m going to go back to my old habit of snippet lists, because in my old age, i tend to forget what i’ve been doing with my old life.

this has been the last week of january, 2011.

what happened?

* brian bought a car. i cried because we can’t afford a wedding or a nice meal out and he bought a car. but ultimately, it’s not my choice, but still. i called the car the car of sadness, because of the ability of the car to bring forth all the forthcoming bills i won’t be able to pay for.

* as brian was in negotiations to buy said car, the severely (and i mean SEVERELY) incompetent salesman drew a police sketchup of brian. i asked if i could have it. i promised i would post it here. in the drinking that came after him buying the car, i seem to have lost the sketch. sad.

* my sister proved (yet again) that she is a horribly tactless person. i stopped talking to her two weeks ago. i started talking to her again when i was panicking about brian buying a new car. my words: “i’m still mad at you, but please go help him out.” i am now ambivalent.

* i’ve had approximately one beer every night for the last three and a half weeks now. so far, it has not helped 1) my feelings, 2) my ongoing depression, or 3) my desire to not look like a beached whale on my wedding day.

* i happen to think cars look like people. my car looks like slick hair and ray bans. brian’s new car looks like a bald spot and a unibrow.

* i kicked off my new year’s budget into high gear last week, after i made an unfortunate $250 purchase on clothes. i blamed it on needing to have new clothes for lunar new year. i really should just blame the fact that i should stop eating so i can wear my regular clothes more confidently. little victories: i only spent cash on groceries for the last week, so i ostensibly did not use my credit card for that time. hoo-ray.

* (oh, and HAPPY 100TH POST!)