I Did Not Win $600 Million

Imagine that! I didn’t win $600 million. But I did win $150. So something is better than nothing. Right?

But I wonder who the winner is. What are they gonna do with that money? Are they really poor and really need that money? Are they going to help others? I can’t wait to know the story. I loved hearing all the stories of people buying tickets. So many people knew it was really a long shot but yet we all just wanted to buy a chance at a dream. Hoping and praying for a life changing moment.

It was exhilarating! And I think that is what most of us want…a chance at a dream.

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Maybe My Name Should Be Charlie

Indiana Mega Millions Lottery Ticket (Photo credit: juggernautco)

With all the talk about the Mega Million Lottery, I think maybe my name should be Charlie (Willie Wonka). I have bought my obligatory tickets. And I hope one of them is the GOLDEN ticket. Why? Haven’t  you heard? The jackpot is over $600 million now. Yeah, you read it right. OVER $600 million. That’s eight zeroes. That’s a lot of money. The drawing is at 11 pm Eastern time.

I am hoping and praying mine is THE one winner. I’m thinking the odds on that right now are pretty slim but I can still dream. I know all of my friends are trying to get my millions. We’ve all made pacts to share. I’m thinking if we win, that’s out the window. It’s a nice sentiment, though.

I wonder if I changed my name to Charlie if it would make my odds any better? Dang! Too late! The courthouse is closed. So I guess I better just keep my fingers crossed and wear my lucky socks.

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It’s Expensive Being Female

flip is higher than flop (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I needed to do some spring shopping. Ya know how it is. The weather is getting warmer. I might wear capris. Oh. I can’t fit in my capris. I NEED new capris. They’re almost $40. What?! To wear capris I will need to shave my legs. Oh dear Lord this is going to be fun. I know it’s Asheville, but even though I didn’t take part in daily shaving throughout winter doesn’t mean I’m a hippie chick. Razors $10. Refills? OMG! A pack of 8 are like $14. Are they made of gold?

My feet are resembling Fred Flintstone‘s so I might need a pedicure. $30 plus tip! Now I have to show off the now pretty piggies so we need some pretty flip flops (no, I don’t do frou-frou high-heels). Flip flops cost $25? You’re kidding, right?

These are BASIC costs. I’m not including makeup. If I added up the costs of all of my favorite makeups, the total would be around $100 for a full face of makeup. How bout hair? I spend $9 on a box of color every 4-6 weeks or I resemble a skunk. If I have time and remember to get a cut, I can cheap out on that because my cut is pretty hard to screw up. I can get it for like $20.

And how bout bras? Men, do you KNOW how much those things cost? A CHEAP bra that isn’t even that good is like $20. A good bra? That thing can cost over $50. Yeah, aren’t you glad you don’t have to worry about that?!

I haven’t even thrown in any costs for jewelry or accessories. I just don’t even want to think about those at this point. Women have it rough. It’s expensive being female.

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Scales?

So I checked the mail. It was the usual. A pile of bills, magazines, and catalogs. As I was watching an episode of The Firm (great show, by the way) I was flipping through a catalog. I was just perusing and checking it out. Not really looking for anything specific. I just wanted to see what they had. Then I stumbled upon their home goods section. They had bathroom scales. I was intrigued. They had scales that projected your weight on the wall. They had scales that talk. It makes you wonder, do the scales whisper the weight? Or does it say it in a judging tone? Does it yell it? I mean, it’s bad enough that people feel the need to weigh, but to have that number announced? I don’t think so. I think I would feel condemned.

So here’s the question, would you have talking scales? Or any scales for that matter?

Who Am I?

It seems I have been trying to figure that out for years. Who am I? I think the ultimate answer is I’m just Amy. But I started asking the question again recently when I started watching the show “Who Do You Think You Are?” I saw the title on Hulu and was like, “Well, I dunno.” I couldn’t ask my parents; they’re dead. I have asked some family members but some don’t know and some don’t talk about it. So Ancestry.com got their advertising money’s worth from me. I signed up.

So who am I? Well I am still trying to figure that out. I did find out I’m Jewish. Oy vey! Who knew? Nothing wrong with it. I just didn’t know. Funny. I’m actually a little bit of everything. I do have quite a bit of German and German Jewish in me. There’s some Scottish, Irish, and a tad bit of French. I have been told that I am Cherokee and my father looked Cherokee but I don’t know where it came in at.

It’s also very interesting that so many of my family lived in North Carolina years ago and then moved west and ended up in Alabama. Not that far away really but still I didn’t really know that over a hundred years ago I had so many relatives in North Carolina. Now here I am after having lived in Alabama so long and I live in North Carolina.

So while I try to figure out who I am on a daily basis, I also am trying to find out where I come from and who I come from in that sense. It’s interesting.