Thinking about going Poo-Free…

There is this whole Green movement going on out there.  I was watching one of the news magazine shows last week (either 20/20 or Dateline) and they were interviewing a woman who recycles so much that she only has 1 can of garbage a month.  I thought about that and decided, I don’t like to compost and buying in bulk doesn’t work for me, and I’m not ready for that at this point in my life. 

So, today, I was reading about going shampoo and conditioner free.  And I thought, “this could be my small contribution to the green movement!”  I’ve tried a shampoo and conditioner brand called Organix that’s not harmful to the environment.  It wasn’t great, my hair was in awful shape!!  A HOT MESS!!! 

Going “poo-free” calls for using baking soda as shampoo and apple cider vinegar as conditioner.  I’m going to do some more investigating into this movement and set up a controlled experiment.  Especially, some before and after pics!  I will keep you all posted…

Weekend Debauchery…

I’m back, BITCHES!!  Yes, that’s right I’m back and more FAB than ever!!  This weekend has been quite a whirlwind.  It started off Friday, I was supposed to have a date on Friday night, but I got an email Friday afternoon cancelling.  So, I decided to go to my cousin’s bar and hang with the family (i.e. my brother and cousin).  I was going to go and have a drink, maybe a bite to eat then go home.  Well, no such luck, one of my brother’s friends was there and we had a VERY interesting evening.  There was alcohol flying all around that bar.  It was a lot of fun, the most fun I’ve had in a very long time!!

After a long morning of recovering from the previous nights events, Saturday night, I went to the New Kids on the Block concert.  Not exactly what I have in mind for a Saturday night, but I decided that maybe I needed a change in scenery.  I don’t usually hang out with the girls I went with and I thought it would be a good bonding experience.  Also, the opening act was Natasha Bedingfield and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her!!

I knew there would be a huge amount of cheesiness, let me just say that I was NOT disappointed. 

The Girls loving NKOTB

There was pyrotechnics, synchronized choreography, costume changes just to name a few.  Imagine being in an arena with 20,000 screaming 30 year old women.  Holy Moly!!  Actually, not a pretty sight.  During the concert I was taking notes of all the cheesy things that were going on…

• Flowers on the video screens when they were singing a slow song
• Women in the audience dressing as if it were 1986
• Our Cheesy “I (Heart) NKOTB” t-shirts
• The memorial during the middle of the concert of all their favorite actors that passed, including family members
• Each of the band members got to sing a song all by themselves on stage
• Piano in the middle of floor of the audience
• The costume change into all white outfits, the stage is draped in white drapes, fog covering the stage
• Then they changed again into Celtics jerseys
• Four girl dances in coordinating outfits
• They performed the same dances to the old songs they performed to in the 1980’s
  

  Only at the NKOTB concert!! Is it 1986?

• Oh and the cheesiest moment of the night goes to Jordan.  He was singing a song by himself on stage and he was wearing a white button down shirt and as he was singing the song there was a fan blowing on him from the bottom up.  Then!  All of a sudden!  His shirt flies open and the on-stage camera zooms in on his abs, so his abs are on the large video screens in the arena. 

All in all, I had a great time hanging out with the girls.  It’s a concert that I never thought, in a million years, I would have attended.  It’s something I can say that I have done and check it off of my list of things to do before I die.

 

Oh, P.S., my friend Christy is going to the NKOTB concert at the end of the month.  Christy, I have an “I (heart) NKOTB” t-shirt for you!!  Only worn once!

Dear Santa…Please put us on the TBOX Royal Court!!

Dear Santa,

 

I am writing to you on behalf of myself (Marina C.) and Jodi Z.  We believe we have been very good girls this year, or very naughty, it depends on how you look at it.  This year, for Christmas, we would like to be on Chris Festa’s (www.shopfesta.com he has wonderful t-shirts) production of the Twelve Bars of Christmas (from here on in referred to as TBOX) Royal Court.  Jodi and I have been attending TBOX for many, many years now, this year will be our 7th consecutive TBOX.  Last year, Chris Festa was so kind to put me on the Royal Court, so this year I would love it, if Chris could add myself and Jodi to the roster!  We are loyal followers of the TBOX brand and your kindness this year will not be forgotten. 

 

Over the years, Santa, Jodi and I have developed several traditions that we practice religiously while at TBOX.  They are as follows…

1) Whether they are naughty or nice, we insist on “handing” out spankings.  Just good fun for all!!

Janice HANDING it out!

2) We always try to bring at least 1 TBOX Virgin.  We know that spreading the “good word” would lead to spreading peace, joy and love throughout the world.  Last year we had 2 virgins in our group, this year we expect to have 5.

Jodi with our 2 Virgins

3) We also perfected the no-handed cereal carrying process. 

If a virgin can do it...

4) We always try to find people that wear the same costumes year after year and get pictures with them each year.  We hit the trifecta last year!

2005

2006

2007

 

2007

I have attached several pics of Jodi and I over the years. 

TBOX 2007

2006

2005

This goes way back

So, Santa, here is our plea.  Please talk to Chris Festa of www.shopfesta.com and convince him to make our dream come true. 

Thank You very much, we love you!!

Sincerely,

Marina C. and Jodi Z.

Back to reality…

So, I’m officially back from Greece and I had a wonderful time!!  My trip to Greece came at the perfect time for me.  If you read this blog regularly, then you know why, if you don’t read this blog, then scroll down 2 posts and then you’ll know why.  My object for the trip was to clear my head, remove myself from the drama that was happening here, and to spend lots of quality time with my family while working on my tan.  I wanted my biggest worry to be making my tan even.  I left all my worries and anxities here in the states. 

I believe that I accomplished that goal.  I feel refreshed and optomistic about the future.  I’m well rested, and I am thinking of going back to Greece for the holidays, just for a week, that is, if my parents don’t come out here for the holidays.  All I have to do is afford the ticket!!! 

Now that I’m back, work has been going decently.  I’m not a big fan of my job.  But I am here because I need to pay the bills.  As are most people who work.  There are some changes going on in my department, some good and some bad, but we’ll see what happens in the end.

Although, I had a great trip, and work is going ok, I have had some awful days in the few days I’ve been home.  Upon my return, I noticed that my cat (he’s 19.5 years old) wasn’t feeling well.  At first, I thought he was stressed that I had been gone for a few weeks.  He’s always a bit ragged looking when I return from a trip.  At first, that’s what I thought, but in the first 24 hours of my return, I saw him go from bad to worse.  It was in his “worse” stage that I knew what was happwning to him, he was in Kidney failure.  I had seen the same symptoms before in another cat I had, who died 3 years ago.  Now, I knew it was happening to, Cat (yes, that’s his name, nothing else ever stuck).  So, I did the hardest thing I ever had to do, I made an appointment at the vet to have him…  I know it was the best thing to do for him, but I have had Cat since I was 13, and it was very difficult appointment to keep.  He was a wonderful cat, I miss him terribly!! 

In my grieving, I feel like I have been sad for months.  In fact, I HAVE been sad for months.  I was sad in the last month or so of my relationship, I was sad when I ended my relationship and now I’m sad about my cat.  So, as of today, the sadness will end!!!  It’s a new month, and this month will be better than the last 4 months!!! 

Stay tuned…

The whole truth…

When I decided to write this blog (which was, yesterday) I struggled with the point of view in which I would write my story. This story is very, very personal to me. Something in which I have avoided doing on this blog in the past. I decided it was a story that I needed to tell. A story, although, personal, I feel people need to read. It may be a bit vengeful, but the truth needs to be told, I think. It started out as a love story, but then that love turned and bit me in the ass. It’s a story about my relationship with my ex-boyfriend, and why he is my ex-boyfriend. I have referenced him before in this blog (Maytag Man/Tidy Bowl Man). In the end, it’s a story of my heartbreak.

I always come up with the title first, then I write. I have several titles in my head.

Why my ex is a Loser!
Why he said “I Love You” but decided to cheat and break my heart anyway
What goes around…

I could go on and on.

I never thought my break up with Maytag man/tidy bowl man would end up this way. Hell, I never thought we would break up!! I thought he was in it for the long-haul. If there is one thing that I want to step away from this relationship is with class and dignity, however, that’s not how the relationship ended.

I think I need to start with how it began for you, the reader, to understand…

Paul (that’s his name) and I started dating August 2007. Things started off well enough, a few dates here and there, then meeting of the friends. It was quite a whirlwind romance. We lived about 2 hours from each other so our weekends were our time. We had some really great times!! He even gave me a key to his house 2 months after we started dating. We had some talks about what might happen in the future, I explained to him, at one point, that my plans for life were marriage and a family, and if he didn’t want those things he needed to tell me. He told me that he was looking forward to starting a family one day. We even talked about what would happen if I got pregnant, how he would feel. He said that it wouldn’t be the exact way he planned on having a family, but he would be really excited about being a dad.

Fast forward to December. Were at a restaurant for dinner Xmas eve and he tells me that he loves me. Great!! I love him too. I thought I saw good things for us. Then we planned a trip to Las Vegas in February for my birthday. Four uninterrupted days together. Bliss!! We had a great time. No problems, very eb and flow. It was his first time in Vegas and I was happy that I could share that experience with him. From how our relationship was progressing and what Paul was telling me, I thought we were on the road to a future.

After we get home from Vegas, he asked me if I would go home with him for Easter and meet his family. I was like, sure, I would live to meet your family. We even talked about him coming to Greece to meet my family. He once told me that he would never take a girl home to meet his parents unless he was serious about her. So I went home with him for an overnight visit with his parents. A bit uncomfortable for me, but I endured for him. Around this time, Paul was getting phone calls from a recruiter to go and work for a company out of state. This job would move him further away from where I live. I wasn’t exactly happy about this, since he always stated to me that he would love to move to Chicago and work in the city. I asked him if he got the job what would happen to our relationship. He said, “let’s cross that bridge when we get to it.” Okay! Fine with me!!

Things in our relationship had come very easy for us. We got along well. Things never got too heavy. Which was fine. I don’t like to stress the small things. I guess we had the best of both worlds, we could be bf/gf on the weekends and during the week we had plenty of space to do as we choose, but the exclusivity of our relationship was always understood. Soon, Paul got the job offer from the out-of-state company which meant he would be moving, which was fine, but that move would mean that we would be living 3 hours from each other. Immediately, I was worried about how we would maintain our relationship, let alone try and build on it some more. Would our relationship stand an even greater distance? How could we grow closer if we were living further from each other? Furthermore, he always expressed to me that he wanted to try and get a job in Chicago, but he failed to even look for jobs in the city. But the company that hired him is a great company for the type of work he does. So I started thinking about how we could get over this road block.

Now, things become funny…

While I was helping him get his house I’m order so he can sell it and move out of state, I later discovered that he began searching the Internet for women. While I spent hours helping him paint cabinets, sweep and mop filthy wood floors, clean cob webs out of corners, wash nasty sheets and drapes, he was whoring himself out on the Internet. I only ever wanted us to be a team and learn to solve problems together, but I guess that was asking too much.

In mid-June, Paul started his new job. He moved and he grew more distant. He started calling me less, he used to call me every night, now he started calling me every other night. This is the time where his emails to other women were plentiful. At this time, he was emailing 6 or 7 different women. At the end of June he planned and went on a date with a girl he met on Match.com. Here is a string of emails that he had with a girl confirming plans for their date…

Re:Match.com Message:

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 11:15 PM

From: “Paul XXXXXXX” <XXXXXX@yahoo.com>

To:Rubxxxxx@talkmatch.com

Hi XXXXXX,

Yes, we’re on. Have you ever been to Mikey’s? It’s
down the street from Elsa’s. My brother recommended
it, so we can put the blame on him. I’m shooting for
7:30pm. Tell me if this is good for you.

Today was hectic. The owner of the house I put an
offer on turned all flakey, so now I’m looking again.
That’s fine; I wasn’t 100% with this one anyway. Who
would have thought it could be so hard in a buyer’s
market?

How was your day?

paul

_____________________________________________________________

Rubxxxxx@talkmatch.com wrote:Hi Paul:

Yep, we’re still on for tomorrow night. Looking
forward to meeting you. By the way, phones scare me
(at least initially), but here is my number …
(4XX) XXX-XXXX.

Meet you soon.

XXXXXXXXX

_____________________________________________________________________

Re:Match.com Message:

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 11:55 PM

From:

“Paul XXXXXXX” <XXXXX@yahoo.com>

To: rubxxxxxx@talkmatch.com

Hi XXXXXX,

how are you? How was your 4th? I had a very relaxing time in (enter state of residence here). Are you free this weekend? Look forward to hearing from you soon. Paul.

_____________________________________________________________________

From: <rubxxxxxxx@talkmatch.com>
To: <xxxxxx@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 10, 2008 07:12 AM
Subject: Match.com Message: Hello

Hi Paul:

Good to hear from you. So glad to hear you had a great weekend (well deserved, I’m sure!). My holiday was great – I slept most of the day (very unlike me) and then traveled down to the Summerfest grounds to watch a good friend’s husband rock the Potawotami stage. The rest of the weekend was pretty tame.

With the exception of a work event Saturday night (I have to watch a “Best in Show” beagle throw out the first pitch at the Brewers game – don’t ask), I am wide open this weekend. Any thoughts?

Have a great day – it’s supposed to be beautiful!

XXXXXXXXX

____________________________________________________________________

Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:37 AM

From: “Paul XXXXXX” <Xxxxxx@yahoo.com>

To:rubxxxxx@talkmatch.com

Hi xxxxxxxx!

I’m up. I’ve been sick in bed all day. It was probably something i ate. I’ve got some family stuff on sunday that im going to be in milwaukee for. What time is the ballgame saturday for you?

Talk soon- paul

P.S That “family stuff” he had to do on Sunday was come and see me!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, he even put up a profile on match.com. They had been emailing back and forth for about a month. They went on a date the Wednesday before 4th of July weekend. A weekend we planned on spending together. When I got up to his house, he was very distant and the vibe wasn’t very good. I asked him what was going on? Why was he acting like this? He told me that I was putting too much pressure on him. What kind of pressure? He told me that he didn’t feel like dealing with me. I decided that spending the weekend with him wasn’t a very good idea. He told me that he didn’t think that spending the weekend together was a good idea either, as a matter of fact, he thought about it during the week but didn’t want to tell me to save me a 2 hour drive. So, I picked up all my stuff I had around his house and went home 2 hours after I arrived. I didn’t understand, all I wanted to do was spend time with him. I didn’t want him to do anything other than spend time with me and let me know what was going on in his head.

That weekend he was all over the internet looking for a “hook up”. He was responding to craigslist ads all weekend looking for a one night stand!! Here is one of the emails he sent out to someone looking for a one night stand…

Re: hi

Saturday, July 5, 2008 7:29 PM

From:

“Paul XXXXXX” XXXX@yahoo.com

To: pers-742366132@craigslist.org

Hey,

Just another quick note, to let you know about me. I’m

single, unattached. I’m at my house. I’m

relocating to xxxxxxxx, but I’m in town to check on

my place.

I really like being with women. I’m 38, and I like

fulfilling the role of the younger man. There’s

nothing I won’t do to satisfy you completely. We can

have a really good time, and no one will know. And if

I’m in town again, which i will be, you can look me up

again.

paul

That weekend I thought we were having a fight. If he wanted it to be over, it could have been over that weekend. But he called me 2 days later looking to make-up and move on with our relationship. He told me that he wanted to talk and work through our issues. But he continued to talk to girls on the internet. Here is one string of emails between Paul and some girl named Jackie that he met on Facebook…

Re:RE: Stormy outside
Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:52 AM
From:”Paul XXXXX” <XXXXX@yahoo.com>
To:jackie_xxxxxx@hotmail.com

Hey jackie, you up?

———-
Sent from AT&T’s Wireless network using Mobile Email

——Original Message——
From: JACKIE <jackie_xxxxx@hotmail.com>
To: “Paul XXXXX” <XXXXX@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 18, 2008 01:27 PM
Subject: RE: Stormy outside

It’s not stormy outside today, but I wish it were it is so hot. Kinda like you! I was just thinking of you and thought I would drop you a note. Just when we got back into touch…we lose touch again… speaking of touching…I would love to be close to you right now…. touch you…feel your breath on my ear…your skin on mine…. just talk….

08 06:05:30 +0000> Subject: Stormy outside>
From: xxxxxx@yahoo.com>
To: jackie_xxxxxxx@hotmail.com> >

Hi jackie. Its stormy outside again. Its dark and rainy. I know a place where we can watch the storm come in alone. I want to kiss the rain water that is streaming down your naked body and watch the lightning sparkle in your dark eyes…>

Sent from AT&T’s Wireless network using Mobile Email

RE: Stormy outside
Friday, July 18, 2008 3:28 PM
From:”Paul XXXXXX” <xxxxxx@yahoo.com>
To:”JACKIE” <jackie_xxxxxx@hotmail.com>

I’m doing alright. It’s been a bit boring here after
work because I don’t live around here, but soon i’ll
start making connections and having fun. How about
you? Do you have a man in your life who treats you
like you deserve, or have you found someone who you
can pretend is me? I wouldn’t be offended if you did.
Actually, it’s a bit exciting…If you ever feel
lonely and bored, you can write me at night. It would
be fun to talk to you after I go to bed

I wonder what he would say or do over the phone, while he’s talking to her in bed? Would he spank it?????? You decide!!!

These emails were sent while Paul and I were supposed to be “working things out.” What a crock!!! So, here is the story of what went wrong with our relationship. The day I found all these emails I was devastated. I even found an email that he sent to himself from his cell phone with a picture of his penis. I’m sure he wanted to send it to the whores he has erotic chats with.

Paul told me a story once about his ex-wife. He told me the end of their marriage was pretty bad. He suspected that she had met someone online and that one day she told him that she needed to take a vacation by herself. He suspected that she went to meet this man she met online. Soon after, she left him. Paul took several pages out of her book and played them on me. He knew how it felt to have someone cheat, he knew the pain, yet, he decided that I somehow deserved to know this same pain. Our whole relationship was a sham. I was someone to pass his time because he said that he never wanted to date anyone in his town, because his buddies had slept with all the women, married and unmarried.

All I ever did was try to be loving and supportive to the man I loved and in the end I got shit on!!! I am truly hurt and bewildered by these events. In the end, though, I know that I my love was not meant for Paul. He was merely a stepping stone to someone wayyyy better.

Update: United Airlines Response #2

Below is another letter that my friend Cheryl received from another Customer Care Manager.  Glenn Tilton is the CEO of United Airlines.  This is exactly the kind of response Cheryl was looking for, not the LAME ASS CRAP she got in the first email. 

 

Glenn Tilton gave me your letter of July 21, and asked that I respond on his behalf with sincere apologies for the problems you reported while traveling with your daughter on Flight 943 from Paris to Chicago on May 24 and returning on Flight 942 from Chicago to Paris on July 18, 2008. 

 

On its way to me for a thorough investigation, your e-mail letter passed through many hands at our company, with deepening concern that we had caused a disservice to you as a valued guest, whose top priority is maternal care and protection for the safety of your baby.

 

As a former flight attendant and in-flight safety manager, I was very disturbed to read of the behavior you described on the part of the flight attendants.  So I have requested reports from the crew members involved.  Knowing that there are many different brands of child safety seats on the market, it is in everyone’s best interests for crewmembers to collaborate with parents in order to install the child’s car seat so it that it meets both the FAA requirements, as well as the manufacturer’s instructions.  Peace of mind for the parent is essential, and I am deeply saddened by the perception that was created that other guests’ comfort took precedence over your daughter’s safety. 

 

I admire you as a champion for your child’s well-being and would like to discuss the subject further if it is convenient for you.  I serve on the board of the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of the China Welfare Institute and am always striving to advance public awareness of children’s safety issues.   Aside from the technical issues of reserving bulkhead seats and bassinets on United airplanes – which we can discuss in detail if you are interested — I believe that you could teach us a lot from your perspective as a parent and consumer.  Please let me know a time and date when we can set an appointment for a phone conversation, and I will be happy to place the call to you in your time zone in France.   If you’d prefer to communicate via e-mail, that is fine, too.  The important goal is regaining your trust and confidence in United Airlines.

 

            Cordially,

            Sara XXXXX

Customer Relations

 

SLD/ca

Ref #: 7732173C

 

Update: United Airlines Response #1

Below is an email that my friend received on Thursday from United Airlines Customer Service.  What a joke!!!!  Enjoy…

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: UACustomerCare17 Reply <UACustomerCare17@united.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:40 AM
Subject: RE: FW: flight incident TEXT CORRECTION -Ref#: 7732173A

Dear Ms. Sasso,

It’s always good to hear from our customers but we are concerned with the reason that prompted you to communicate with us on this occasion.

I understand that you encountered the following:

1.  No record in the reservation for the bassinet.
2.  You did not receive the bulk head seat.
3.  You were not allowed to board first.
4.  Flight attendant’s behavior was not professional.
5.  You could not keep the car seat of your baby in a correct position.

I can understand how an experience like the one you described would be stressful.  Please accept our apologies for the concern caused you.  Let me assure you that the safety of our passengers and crew is always our top priority.  Our flight attendants have the training and ability to do a far better job than your comments indicate, and I apologize for your experience.  I have forwarded your comments to our onboard management for their review with the staff involved, to ensure that we do a better job in the future.

We realize that at times we are not doing as well as we should be in assisting our guests when there are circumstances that disrupt your travel.  While I realize that the performance of your flights does not demonstrate strong on-time performance, we have many improvement initiatives so your future flights go as planned.  These include increasing crew reserve staffing to aid overall reliability and designing a proactive equipment upgrade plan that will ensure we have mechanics stations where we need them and implementing standard work.  We appreciate your candid feedback very much as this allows us to share your experiences and to learn from them.

We cannot change the past nor return the time you lost but I would like to do something from a Customer Relations standpoint to express our goodwill and concern.  I have issued a $100 travel certificate for you enclosed along with this mail.

Regards,

Shailesh Xxxxx
United Airlines Customer Relations

Home ownership is not what its cracked up to be…

Ok, so I put up a post a while back about paying off my mortgage and how fantastic things are. Well these last few weeks have proved quite challenging on the home ownership front.

Firstly, my water heater finally died. It didn’t make a huge mess. There wasn’t water all over my basement, I just woke up one morning with no hot water. I called my friend’s husband who’s a plumber and he replaced it. Not a huge fuss at all. So, instead of having my first month without a mortgage payment, I had to buy a new water heater and have it installed. It cost me pretty much the equivalent of the mortgage payment. But I was thankful that there wasn’t a huge mess, and I moved on with my life.

Secondly, this past Saturday I was out on my deck checking on my flowers when I noticed that some leaves on the grapevine I have growing over my deck were completely eaten. Upon further inspection, I noticed these huge black beetles on the leaves. I took the hose and sprayed the vine and I saw hundreds of beetles fly around. GREAT!! Another problem!! At that point, I called a pest control company to see if they could come out and take care of the problem. As it turns out, they don’t care for these types of problems. So, I went off to my nearest plant nursery and bought some insecticide.

I initially sprayed some insecticide on the plant and saw some results. Lots of dead little beetles lying dead on my deck!! Good times! We had some rain, so tonight I sprayed some more insecticide on the plant and I have some more little dead bodies on the deck. But what I didn’t expect was that I would have some critters eating the remains. This evening I discovered 2 small raccoons on my deck eating at a buffet.

I can’t just have a week of quiet around here. I am constantly tending to some problem or another. I guess that’s the joys of home ownership. Sigh….

It’s the end of an era…

Today marks the end of a great era.  My mother has sold our beach house!!!    For the better part of this decade I have spent my summers on the beaches of Greece.  Well, one beach in particular… the beach located in Nea Hora in Chania on the island of Crete.  Pictured to the right…

But I guess all is not lost…

We still have a lovely house in the village with a distant view (the above headline pic on this blog is our view) of the sea.  It’s only a 10 minute drive down to the beach.  The water is much much cleaner at the Kalives Beach. 

Also, there is no threat that an earthquake will collapse the house.  The beach condo is located in a building that is in desperate need of reinforcing.  My mother no longer has to pay condo association dues.  The beach condo building will eventually need a new boiler, a new elevator, the toilet in the bathroom leaks… yada yada yada.    So, while it’s sad that we are losing a place that has a wonderful view, we are not sad about losing the burden that goes along with it.

America’s Got BAD BREATH!!!!!!

I had the worst train ride last night!!  There are 2 reason’s why this train ride was the worst train ride EVER!! 

The first reason was that the train was 25 minutes late.  So, instead of arriving at 6:30pm we didn’t arrive until 6:50ish.  Uggggg!!!  Usually, I wouldn’t mind this as I am fast asleep for most of the train ride. 

The second reason is that the woman sitting next to me had the WORST breath in the friggin’ world!!!!  her bad breath woke me out of a dead sleep.  Her breath was so bad that I had to turn my head away from her, which also gave me some muscle pain in my neck.  She kept yawning the whole way home

which spread her bad breath all over the place.  It was awful.  So, for all of you out there with chronic halitosis you better take care of it, or else your picture could end up on my blog!!!