legally blonde?...

On Friday night, I went out with Nellie to the Salsa festival at the Richmond Convention Center. Since she's Puerto Rican, she know's how to salsa, while I, a white girl, do not. Anyways, it was HOT in the conference center, and the drinks weren't very strong, so we left after about 2 hours. The weather was so nice out, we ended up sitting on a bench out on the street for two hours just watching people and traffic. At night, Richmond could almost pass for a real city. In fact, the area near the convention center reminded me of Greek Town--without the restaurants, casinos, people, and general fun atmosphere. It made me homesick for Michigan. Eventually, just like in college, we hit Taco Bell at like, 12:30 for sustenance. Around 1am, Nellie headed home to her husband and kids, and I headed back to my apartment.

On Saturday, I decided to clean my apartment. Ok, I mean, REALLY clean my apartment. And of course, I do my best cleaning with background noise, so I turned on the television, and my all time favortie movie, Legally Blonde, was on. And of course, I was compelled to watch it from beginning to end, using commercial breaks to frantically rush around and do cleaning tasks. But why was it important to watch this movie AGAIN? I own two copies of this movie (one on VHS, and the special edition DVD), I own the soundtrack, and i've probably seen the movie about 27 times, if not more. I guess its just my "feel good" movie, and I wanted to feel good! And it's my way of cleaning during commericals only that explains why it takes me 2 days of nonstop cleaning to finish a one room efficiency apartment.

Sunday found me at Bed Bath and Beyond for no particular reason, except I had a 20% off any one item in the store coupon that I thought about using. I wanted a wicker laundry basket to put next to the door in order to try to keep my shoes organized. Instead, I dropped $50 bucks on two sets of curtains and a curtain rod. Not bad, considering that at regular price, the two sets of curtains alone would have retailed for over $120. I paid, just for the curtains, $30. I LOVE a good deal on stuff! And now, after almost a year in Richmond, I have curtains in my apartment.

I guess my nesting instinct is starting to kick in, as all of a sudden I want to live in cleanliness and not filth. Either way, I'm proud of my efforts. Too bad noone will ever see it 'cept for me.