rain on my parade

on tuesday, february 17, 2009, I made the last and final payment on my car!!!! I have never felt so relieved and excited in my life. five years of $294 a month is finally over! the car is now officially mine. woohoo! I am now the proud owner of a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse. and what perfect timing, with the economy the way it is, right? things were looking up.

on wednesday, february 18, 2009, as I walked out to the parking lot after a long day at work I noticed that the hub cap on the passenger side front tire was gone. how in the world did that just disappear? I thought to myself, "if this is a sign of things to come now that the car is mine, I might kick someone." but, then figured a hub cap really isn't that big of a deal and went on my merry way.

on friday, february 20, 2009, I took Silver Love (yes, that is her name. long story) in for an inspection and license plate renewal. I was sure she would pass with flying colors, but as I sat there playing bejeweled on my phone without a care in the world, the guy came in to tell me that my car had failed. something about the RPMs idling too high. I couldn't help but think, "what in the world does that have to do with safety?" but, arguing would be pointless and immature of me, so I took the failure notice and went to the gym to work out my frustration.

this is the definition of ironic. and I have never been a fan of ironic. is it too much to ask to just have this one simple victory in my life? apparently so.

here's to Silver Love and all the drama that comes with her ownership.

he's just not that into you

so, I watched it. most of you know that reading a few pages of the book made me cry in hopelessness for the male gender and pain from realizations about past relationships. I really didn't want to watch the movie. over two hours of that pain didn't sound enticing to me. but I went anyway, with an open mind and ready to be crushed. surprisingly though, I didn't cry and I didn't come out feeling hopeless about the possibility of a future healthy and happy relationship. it was actually a great movie. definitely real and honest. I learned a lot, and already have plans of showing it to my future daughters to save them from a lot of the torture I have gone through over the years. yes, great movie indeed.

one thing I did learn is how to tell when a guy IS into you. for instance, yesterday afternoon our waiter at Fortune Cookie was definitely into me. when he handed me my check, looked into my eyes and said, "your drink's on me," and then winked, smiled and kept his eyes locked to mine as he walked away, I knew deep down that he wanted some of this. if it only hadn't come out of nowhere, caught me off guard and if he had looked older than 12 I might have been all over that. wow, there's no way I would have caught that without having seen He's Just Not That Into You. GO SEE IT!

motivated!!

I decided that 2009 is the year of CHRISTA. I am off to a good start so far. I am going to pay off all my debt by the end of the year (my car is paid off as of yesterday), take care of the "excess baggage" from past relationships that I've been carrying around, take better care of my body, make time to study and catch up on my hobbies. I will keep you updated for sure! watch out - here I come!

v-day cards

as much as I prefer to ignore valentine's day during February and focus on the fact that it is black history month, I can still make some good v-day cards. check these out: