Today's Three Wishes

...Happiness, love, and health.
**Oh yeah, and lots and lots of hugs and kisses, and 'stuff' ;-) ***

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'Tinis and More....

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This is sooo random, but hey, so am I ;-)
I love love love this site. I love pretty martini glasses. One might even think that I entertain? Nah. Just makes me feel better about having a drinky drink at home. LOL.
Anyway, thought I'd share, in case someone else out there shares my obsession for pretty colored, fruity flavored drinks, including those that come in pretty glasses. **Cheers**

City Living...

So, i am thankful for my little shoebox aparment.
I really really am.

I'd love to move to somewhere bigger, or even somewhere where I could find a parking space on my surrounding blocks. Eh, but I'm whining. I have my own place, no matter how tiny it may be, and a car that isn't falling apart. That puts me wayyyyyyyy ahead of lots of people. But, dayum dayum dayum! Real Estate is PRICEY.

These are the new condos in my neighborhood. They START at $700,000. Phase one is already sold out.

For those that are buying....Where the hell do YOU work to be able to afford this stuff? LOL
Or, is it b/c I don't have a double income household?? ;-)
Either way, does anyone know the secret? Besides finding a generous Sugar Daddy?? Heh heh.

Dayum... the PRETZELS???

So anyone that knows me will tell you that I work to keep my lights on, a roof over my head, and (drum roll, please.......) finance my next trip! LOL.

Having said that, I'm not a luxury traveler. I am a bargain hunter, looking for economical ways to travel in style. Hoping to catch an E-Saver or something, and manage to get a first class seat--- at bathroom aisle (eww) prices. But sometimes, when the sand or the sea is calling me, I splurge. I go ahead and *gulp* charge it. Yes, that may mean spending way too much for my pocketbook. Stupid? Yes. Have I done it before? You betcha. But that is not the norm. It really isn't... (Anyone notice how I sound like I am trying to convince myself??)

Sometimes travelers manage to find great sales. I admit that my own inbox is full of the e-newsletters from of all my favorite sites. We work hard for our money. Endure crap from crabby bosses, customers, blah blah. So, when we spend our precious money on a trip, we want to enjoy every second of it. For most people, we aren't lucky enough to typically travel the world in luxury. I'm not referring to those with private jets, chauffeured limos, etc. I'm just talking about first class, the wide leather seats in the front of the air BUS. LOL.

Instead, most of us gaze longingly at the roomy first class cabin passengers, sipping on the pre-flight 'beverage of choice'... as we move to the back. Yeah, to COACH. No biggie. We're still happy(!) to be able to go somewhere right? We have SAVED for this. Go ahead; shove your bag into the overhead bin. Buckle your seatbelt. You go to war with your neighbor for the armrest. And finally, you relax. The plane takes off. You realize your stomach is growling. Dayum, you KNEW that you should have paid FIVE (?!--WTF) dollars for that croissant in the terminal. But wait. Oh yeah, wait. Its cool.. the flight attendants are coming down the aisle.

You are ready. You NEED your snack. Boredom and anxiety in the air often equal hunger. So, you wait anxiously. You are ready for your cup of your juice/soda/coffee/water/tea (forget days of the whole can). PS, don't even think about it... you are NOT entitled to the bubbly that you saw flowing in the front section. Haha. S/he takes your drink order. They pass you your plastic cup and napkin. You wait for that snack that you NEEDED, remember? Well, keep waiting. Lookout: the latest in the airline cuts-- THE PEANUTS/PRETZELS snack????! (Here is the full story)

Bloggers, this is a warning. I am CRANKY when I am hungry. So, if you see someone get on the plane with a paper bag of goodies... know that is probably me. LMAO. Dayum!

Ok, so I still feel somewhat unique...

Marissa is the #545 most common female name.

0.024% of females in the US are named Marissa.
Around 30600 US females are named Marissa!

Soooo... According to Name Statistics , my name is number 545 on the list. That's far enough down. Not THE most common name. Not the name with lots of dashes or apostrophes either. *SMILE* I'm still in a good place, not most popular, but still cool :o)