Back from NYC!!  Darn that Acela.  Always one thing or another.  This time some bridge got stuck and we had to wait for some dudes to come fix it.  Geeezzzzz.  But I sure slept lots on the train.  It's been weird.  Been sleeping way too much.  *yawn*

Anyway, the trip to NYC sucked.  Still stuck in the 'have to please everyone' mode.  I can't take another 'so expensive' comment!!  Of course it's freaking expensive.  What the heck did you expect?!!  Everything's freaking expensive.  And I AM old enough to decide what I spend my money on!!  WTF!!!  I do OK myself so bug off!!  Well, spent my time in NYC not hitting any sales of course!!  Why would I set myself up for another 'oh it's so expensive' comment?  And I still haven't bought myself an outfit for this weekend's wedding.  !&^#%*  Of course I have no time left to buy anything so I'll have to make do with whatever I have in the closet!  Geezzzzz. 

Did a whole bunch of laundry yesterday.  Boy was that therapeutic!!  Changed the linens, aired the place...  Came back to blooming portulacas.  Guess it was overwatering that stopped it from blooming.  Another !#$%^&*!  I just don't freaking get it.  I mean, if you suck at something, just keep your hands off!!!  First, insisting on cooking tasteless food.  Then doing a lousy job at taking care of my plants, all without asking!!  Watering, weeding, pruning are all therapeutic for me.  Stress relief I tell ya, along with blogging of course!!  But of course!  Couldn't leave it well enough alone!!  Despite my repeated warnings to leave things be, guess what happened?!!!  Someone just had to 'clear the weeds' outside the house.  I mean, if you want to do it, FINE!!  But don't leave a mess for someone else to clean up!!!!!!  Of course guess who had to do the cleaning?!!!  First of all, after cutting of the weeds without uprooting them - we all know what the !#$%%^&*! use is that??? - then proceeded to completely and i mean completely take off all the leaves from the peony plant!!!!  I mean can't you tell the freaking difference between weed and plant??  And then of course leave all the thorny cuttings for me to dispose of.  Of course I got pricked and even bitten by some stupid bug.  Finally I have my space!!  To do whatsoever I wish!!  How much respect I have for people living with extended families!!  I am a spoilt brat but *&^!%!#%  On top of that, I have to watch out for the dreaded 'keeper of the plants!!'  Why did you kill the rose bush??  Why did you kill the peony??  Why did you cut the weeds??  !#$%#$^!&*!!  Why don't you freaking clear the garden yourself if you're so freaking anal???!!!!!  AArrrggghHHhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!