Happiness can be right around the corner.

Konban wa!

I am trying to increase my Japanese. I just said, "Good Evening."

Go ahead and say it. I suck. I just want to make it perfectly clear: "Life long learning goal." So I think I did good for the day.

Today was much better. I finished my tasks at work and got to listen to really cool Latin music in the process. The only absolutely crazy thing from work today was an impatient woman who asked for a 2008 business calender. After me telling her we only have 2007 calenders, and a very limited selection since we started selling them in October and we are down to the left overs, she very arrogantly said, " I don't see how your store stays in business. You never cater to your customers." And then she walked off asking for directions to the closest Office Max. Massachusetts has this weird habit of decimating more than one variety of businesses so Office Max became a victim of Staples. Meaning, the closest one is somewhere of the 91 in Connecticut. Oh well, happy driving mean lady.

So while I had a good day at work, coming home is always a disappointment. Coming home is like opening a warm can of reality. My small house with it's desecrated bathroom reminds me that again, we don't have the money right now to re, redo the bathroom, nor can we afford for me to attempt to improve our financial status or begin my much awaited career. It seems like another bump in the road. So I went to sleep. It seemed like the thing to do.

Maxx decided he was sick and tired of my moping, so he woke me up and meowed by my workout clothes. So I took the hint and returned to my strength workout. It felt good. Empowering. If nothing else happens, there is a chance I'll get that 4 pack by the summer.

Happiness is around the corner. I guess it's the little things that help you get through rough times. Whether it's a furry white cat that finally descends the attic stairs to be part of your world, a grateful customer, finding that corner of sunlight that makes you warm on a freezing cold day, or Crab Rangoons, sometimes being happy is just strategically placing little feel good things in your path. My feel good things are all of the ones above and watching the movie, American Psycho, for the second time in a row. Wow, Christian Bale is hot! So my fellow readers, place a feel good thing in your path tonight and tomorrow. It well make you smile.

That's all I got for ya. Hub's dinner is ready for him whenever he comes home. And I am going to watch Christian Bale and read the next chapter from Morrigan's Cross.

"If you like Pina Coladas And getting caught in the rain If you're not into yoga If you have half a brain If you'd like making love at midnight In the dunes on the Cape Then I'm the love that you've looked for Write to me and escape."

--Rupert Holmes, "Pina Colada

Yokai