MARCH 28, 2007

Been suffering an unbearable case of the grumpies the last week or so, which is why I've been quiet. Although calling it the grumpies is a bit like calling the black plague a minor inconvenience, seeing as diabolical would be a much better word to describe my mood as of late. And I've continually been snarling and hissing my way around the apartment wondering out loud why I've been in such an infernally bad temper, but Ross keeps pointing out that maybe it has something to do with my having a kidney stone, getting in a car accident, the $700 this accident will cost us (deductible plus rental car), still recovering from the miscarriage/d&c last month, etc.

Suffice to say I'm ready for life to be less tedious and a lot more tantalizing and it seems that process has started since this was the first day in the eternity that was the last week that I have been certifiably bad mood free. Some of that had to do with the glorious sunshine today but another major factor is that we finally get our car back on Friday and I'm so excited about that I nearly need adult diapers to contain my joy. If there's one thing the car accident has taught me it's that once you go hybrid, you can never go back.

Our rental car is not a hybrid and this is the first time in over a year that I've driven a non-hybrid car, and let's just say that when I finally see our Prius again I just may throw it down and make love to it on the spot. Then again, that could get me admitted to a psych ward so perhaps I'll just drive around and let my eyes roll back in ecstasy over the fantabulous gas milage and the fact that our Prius is smart enough to not leave its engine running at stop lights. Of course, the whole rental car thing has also made me realize that I've turned into one of those obnoxious holier than thou hybrid drivers but, what can I say, I love driving a car that my MacBook isn't embarrassed to be seen in. Viva la technology!

And then there was that other thing that got my adrenaline surging today. I was watching tv when the ticker on the local news channel spit up something so interesting it nearly made my eyes pop out. It was just one simple sentence: MLS (Major League Soccer) considers Portland. Not to cause anyone any bad Blossom flashbacks but, whoooa! I never thought the MLS would consider Portland because the MLS is so demanding about the requirements a city must meet in order to get a team, like insisting that cities build brand new soccer only stadiums, which has never been something that Portland is willing to do since it already has a great stadium with a ton of history right in the heart of the city. I mean, why pay billions for a new stadium when we already have a great one we love? But it seems the MLS is now willing to consider our already built multi-sport stadium because a grand pooba in the MLS flew to Portland this week to check out the city and stadium as an option for an expansion team. My emotions about that are mixed being that Portland getting an MLS team would likely mean the end of our beloved Timbers but, on the other hand, having a soccer team that plays in the top tier of U.S. soccer... Well, that's the kind of thing that gets a girl hot and bothered.

Who knows what will actually come of this, but just the possibility of more soccer ecstasy, er, opportunities coming to Portland was enough to rev the engine of the hybrid I'm about to get back and make me a rather titillatingly happy camper today. And, suffice it to say, that was a nice change of pace from slithering around and impersonating satan. Less satan, more soccer. Now those are words to live by.

listening: U2 . reading: on beauty

walk: 20 minutes . weight lost gained: 857 pounds

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