Day Two

Happy St. Valentine's Day, everyone!

All right, straight to business: Today I went out equipped with a very sexy, bling-bling Abiste wristwatch I inherited from my aunt (a fascinating lady, but a story for another night).  The whole thing is coated in clear crystals, with pink crystals forming the numbers on the face.  I loved looking at this damn thing almost as much as I loved being able to know what time it was.

BEST part of today: For one moment, I had a thought.  Just one.  I mean, for one moment, I felt total quiet and the ability to concentrate on just ONE thought--instead of 100 damn things spinning around in my mind. This ability to quietly think about only one thing at a time is something I experienced perpetually up until...well, I guess until sometime after I got my first cell phone.  I've been struggling the past few years with a lack of ability to concentrate--and I got my first cell phone about 5 years ago.  Huh, wonder if there's a connection.

Today, I didn't even take my cell phone with me (yesterday it was with me but shut off).  Yes, I gave up the security blanket.  Yes, I thought about it: That poor, neglected phone, waiting on my desk, needing attention.  Psh.  Not.  I was glad to get away from the thing.  And to know it wasn't ME beeping and vibrating in public.  "What if you have an emergency--what if your car breaks down?" you ask.  Well, I thought about that, and formed a plan.  I will pull over, pop open the hood, and lean saucily over the exposed engine.  This will signal all male (and some female) motorists that I need assistance.  Bingo, problem solved.

Also, I joined an online dating service today.  I hope this isn't breaking the rule of "not fiddling around on the internet."  The fact is, if this thing is going to last 40 days and 40 nights, I'm going to have to get out in the evenings.  Spending that time with male company sounds like the most fun way to do Lent, so I needed to make that happen, fast, and you literally can't put a personal ad in the paper these days.