Wraps, Trips, and the uncertainty that lies ahead

Well happy new year all. Yes, the day after we celebrate another cycle of 365 moons and sit to watch a giant ball descend from the sky to ring it in. Seriously, I've never questioned why we commemorate the occasion like that. Weird. But yup yup that's the way it goes. Alas, I've started 2011 out with a bang. Literally. After sitting through Cheech & Chong's Next Movie which although funny, wasn't really a movie. More of a series of small humorous skits. But hey. Still cool, man. Anyways, I'm deciding to head upstairs to get on the computer and incidentally write this entry, when I step over on of the several gates we use to barricade our dogs out of the family room. Reciting Madea's famous "Heller", my foot catches on the top of the gate. Jamming my toe, I slowly fall to the floor in humiliation. Thankfully, it wasn't a rug to face fall. I was able to sort of lunge to help my epic fail. My sister laughs like the mad man she is. I lay stunned and cringing at the pain in my big toe (nail crushed and filling up with some blood) while I think, "This is the unfortunate things that happen to me for being such a good person. God, if you're "really" there and listening. You had your laugh. Go back to being worshiped by crazies and obsessive freaks. Spare me"

If this is hint of things to come this year, then I'm in for one hell of a time.

On a more positive note, I actually ate at a 4th avenue restaurant with the girls. From this point on I will refer to my sister and mom as "the girls". One, because I don't want to write their individual titles down. Two, most of the time it's them I'm with so. Deal. It was a place called "World-Wide Wrappers", which is across the street from Dairy Queen. We've passed it a few times and wanted to try it. But parking sucks and places want your money so it never happened. I expected this place to be hopping and hip with all kinds of young people enjoying themselves a healthy snack. What I got was an abandoned establishment with one (I want to say Jewish?) guy working the counter. What. The whole time it was awkward eating there with me and the girls being the only customers. And the owner(?) sitting back there reading his paper. Still, wraps were pretty good and we had some smoothies which we some of the best I've ever had. Piña colada was the great. Afterwards we walked to the Chocolate Iguana and I treated myself to a carrot cupcake. Maybe I'll go on a diet this year. Don't quote me on that.

Tomorrow is the big family gathering. Lovely. It shouldn't be too bad. In closing, let's hope 2011 turn's out to be my big year. By that I mean get a job, possibly start a relationship, try to start acting again, get healthy and take more risks. Is that a resolution? I'm sure part of that I'll bomb in the first month. Meh, it works. I guess.