The Highway Don't Care

Bet your window's rolled down and your hair's pulled back

And I bet you got no idea you're going way too fast

You're trying not to think about what went wrong

Trying not to stop 'til you get where you goin'

You're trying to stay awake so I bet you turn on the radio

And the song goes...

I can't live without you, I can't live without you, baby

I can't live without you, I can't live without you, baby, hm baby

The highway won't hold you tonight

The highway don't know you're alive

The highway don't care if you're all alone

But I do, I do.

The highway won't dry your tears

The highway don't need you here

The highway don't care if you're coming home

But I do, I do.

I bet you got a dead cell phone in your shotgun seat

Yeah, I bet you're bending God's ear talking 'bout me.

You're trying not to let the first tear fall out

Trying not to think about turning around

You're trying not to get lost in the sound but that song is always on

So you sing along...

I can't live without you, I can't live without you, baby

I can't live without I can't live without you baby, oh baby

The highway won't hold you tonight

The highway don't know you're alive

The highway don't care if you're all alone

But I do, I do.

The highway won't dry your tears

The highway don't need you here

The highway don't care if you're coming home

But I do, I do.

Friday Rant

Hi. Remember me? I used to blog here. I used to share things here that were important to me. Things that I wanted to share with others because, well, I just wanted to.

I blame it on not having a computer. It's a lame excuse, especially since I could technically blog from my phone, but really, who wants to type out a page long blog post with photos on a small iPhone screen? Not this girl. I refuse to blog from work. Work is for work. I don't have time to search the internet for cool quotes, or interesting pictures to post that wrap up what I'm writing about. I barely have time some days to post on Twitter. It's such a rough life, I know.

I have an actual reason for blogging today though. I'm annoyed. Big surprise, I know.
It's an actual annoyance. One that doesn't seem to go away. The kind that has a name.

For four years, bff@work and I developed a relationship that some didn't understand. We became even closer after the passing of his wife, but I was shortly forced from his life when the new woman came into town. He moved her into his home, and she took over his life. His entire life. She tells him where to go, and with whom.

A few days ago, I asked him to give me a ride to pick up my car from the shop. Imagine how surprised I was when I found out he had to come up with some sort of a lie to tell her, just so that he could go. Can you believe that? He had to LIE to the woman he professes to love, just so that he could help a friend. A friend that was in his life looooooong before she was. Un-freakin-believable. Sounds like a match made in heaven to me.

When I found this out, I became so mad, that I cancelled my plans for him to help me, and asked another. Someone more interested in helping, not someone who needs to hide secrets. I'm not interested in being part of some stupid game he's playing.

I thought he was a friend.
Guess I was wrong.
Really wrong.

Enjoy your weekend, folks.

-v

Huffing

Have you seen this?

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Every day parents say, "My kid isn't doing that." When I worked at the high school years ago, I heard it ALL. THE. TIME. About random every day stuff, not just drugs.

Parents, and those responsible for children on a daily basis, should educate themselves about EVERY DAY DANGERS, not just the obvious ones.

I know these people. I've met the daughters. And while I sit back and watch them claim to have known everything about their daughters' life, I can't help but wonder what else she was hiding. An honor roll student? Yes. But deep down inside, there was more. There always is.

I cannot speak from experience when it comes to drugs or anything of the sort. The only drug I've ever done is marijuana (thanks Doc!) so obviously I don't have a basis for judgement. However, I have been curious about mind altering hallucinogenics. I know what it's like to want to be completely outside of your mind just so you could attempt to see a different view of something. Something that takes you out of a state of mind that might not be so easy to normally trudge through. And although an "almost perfect child", she's no different than any other teenager who just "wants to know what it's like".

I will never pretend to understand the feelings of either of her parents, or her sister, but I can spread the word that this is happening. Whether you know or not.

Don't let it be YOUR child you walk in to find.

-v

It's NASCAR time.

Yep. Yours truly is going to this Sundays NASCAR race.

Hope to see y'all there!

AAA to the rescue. And a cool app.

A few days ago, my car engine let me know it wasn't happy anymore. This, was not good news. Thankfully, I'd been down this road before, so I knew what steps to take.

Called my mechanic, gave him the lowdown, and waited for him to advise.

A few days later, it was time to bring her in.




One of the things I hate the most about calling AAA for service, is waiting for them to verify all my info on the phone. Answering 20 questions has never been something I've enjoyed, especially when the answers do not pertain to my current issue. Any time someone finds out what my license plate is, they feel they need to start talking to me about NASCAR. Even if they don't like or know anything about it. Their sad attempts usually just make me laugh.

So, to avoid talking to someone on the phone, I downloaded the AAA Roadside Assistance app.




I put in my AAA membership number, make of car needing to be towed, and a callback number. It did the rest.




Once I pushed "submit request", I'll admit, I was skeptical. But, in less than 30 minutes, the driver was at my front door. Couldn't have been more awesome.

Any time I've called them for help, I've been given a two hour window of time regardless whether I was sitting on the side of the road in the rain or not. This app, made it incredibly easy to be towed. No nonsense chatter with people over the phone. No waiting two hours wondering if someone is still coming or has forgotten about me.

So easy. And the app is free.

I recommend it. Go download it now.

And until my girl is fixed and back in my possession, this is the beauty that'll get me where I'm going.




Thank goodness for awesome roommates. And an extra car. :)

Here's how it goes...

Girl wants boy.
Boy wants girl but is forbidden.
Girl and boy finally together.
Girl changes mind and walks away.
Boy finds another.
Girl comes back.
Boy wants girl back but can't leave another.

Girl walks away again.
Some will never learn.

Home away from home

It's been two weeks since Jeffy started moving into his new place, and it's been two weeks since I've been home to my own house.

It started with him being out of town on a job. I stayed to housesit (cause that's what I do - regardless if there's a dog or not), and haven't left since.

I get there in the evenings before he does, which allows me to get some things done, (additional laundry, sweeping, etc), before he shows up. We've been cooking dinners together, doing projects around the house, and enjoying the quiet that comes with having nobody else to answer to. We have a fairly descent routine at night, and in the morning, he kisses me goodbye when leaving for work, and we do it all over again. Kind of a cool gig, if you ask me.

Although it's been a great few weeks, I do live in reality, and know that I can't stay there forever. I will need to return to my own home, where my roomies are probably wondering what happened to me. "Just out living like an adult", I say.

Hope all are well!
-val