Last Night

Time I got home from work: Five O'Clock

Loads of laundry done: One half (which means the whites were washed, but not necessarily dried.)

Hefty bags used to hold all of the garbage I emptied from my car in preparation for Billy taking it today: One whole bag

Number of winter coats removed from the backseat of my car: Three

Number of empty cigarette packs found on the floor of my car: I don't know...maybe a million

Number of meetings I have to listen to on tape, and subsequently type the minutes of, for my very-much-neglected second job as secretary for a local township: Ten

Average length of a meeting: Forty-five minutes

Average number of pages I have to type to transcribe each meeting: Two

Date they should have been done: Oh, AUGUST. Of 2005. But that's flexible.

Last possible date all ten meeting minutes must be delivered to my second employer: Thursday, February 9, 2006

Number of meeting minutes I actually finished last night: Seven

Hour I always wait until to finish any project: Eleventh

Time Billy got home from work: 9:30

Layers of clothing Billy donned to go outside and check out my car: At least three

Pieces of sushi I ate while Billy tinkered with Gwen the 4Runner: Eight

Billy's diagnosis for Gwen's faulty starting: It's not the starter, it's a sensor on the clutch.

Could he fix it, though?: Yes

Items he used to fix my bum clutch: A flashlight, electrical tape, a discarded button from a coat

Number of tries it took to start the car following his solution: Only one. Just like new.

Amount I'll have to spend to fix my car now, thanks to Billy: $0.00

How I plan to repay Billy for fixing my car, saving me both money and a trip to the mechanic: [Censored], multiple times. (C'mon, I can't put the details in here...My parents may read it.)

Times I thought "I'll be lucky enough to meet a man who is smart, funny, incredibly sexy and good looking, who will love me just as much as I love him, and who will love and care enough about me to take care of me in all the right ways, without being overbearing or possessive; A man I trust and miss all the time, who I can't wait to see at the end of the day; A man who will make me laugh and make me delirious with happiness, who lets me be exactly who I am, and whom I will love because of exactly who he is; A man who will make me feel safe and cared for and loved, who I will love in ways I never even thought possible before.": Never