Not much is happening here. Gotham and I are battling through the miserable summer weather though. Seriously looking into an additional a/c unit, if I can find an affordable portable unit.

Went to see Wendy Leibman perform at Flappers in Burbank this past weekend. Had a great time!! She's still as funny as I remember. I need to go to more comedy shows! The next one planned isn't until September.

My dad made a surprise visit last Friday morning..... with a trailer full of stuff. My living room looks like an antique furniture shop and my hallway looks like a storage closet. Argh!  It was good to see him though, even if it was for just a couple of hours. I can't believe he drove 12 hours down here (it takes longer with a trailer), slept a few hours, came to my house (I had to take some last-minute time off), unloaded stuff, went to my uncles' house to unload stuff there, went to lunch and then drove 9 hours home. I was really worried about him the entire time.

I am researching mattresses. Mine is so hot to sleep on, is getting old and needs to go!!! I can't believe how complicated and expensive mattresses are. I've been online looking at them constantly in my spare time and I went to a local Sit N Sleep to look at some in-person. It was a horrible experience.  The mattresses were so gross!! They didn't even try to keep them looking clean. Plus, the salesman didn't listen to any of my answers to his questions:

Him: what is your budget?
Me: (low balling him) Well, I really don't want to spend much more than $xxx.
Him: what kind of mattress are you looking for?
Me: well, I sleep REALLY hot, so a cooling mattress with inner springs and a tight top. I don't want to spend a ton though. I mean I don't want a cheapo mattress, but nothing insane either.
Him: how about this Sleep Number bed?
Me: seriously? Dude, that set is over $3,000! If I could afford that, I guarantee you I wouldn't be here looking at mattresses, I'd be paying someone to do it for me.
Him: oh. What about this one?
Me: that's a memory foam mattress, I said I was looking for one with inner springs and a tight top.
Him: okay, here is a good mattress, see how that feels.
Me: um, this is another foam mattress and it's getting hot with me just sitting on it.
Him: yeah, it does that.
Me: remember, I told you I sleep hot and need a cooling mattress.
Him: yeah. How about this floor model (that was $300 more than I told him I wanted to spend).
Me: it's kind of dirty and sagging for so much money.
Him: well, it's a floor model and it IS half off.
Me: so, yeah. I gotta go. Are you going to be here Saturday?
Him: for sure!
Me: okay, cool. I'll come back Saturday and we'll look at more.
As I'm leaving, I thought "there's no way I'm buying a mattress from this place".

There are so many different types of mattresses out there! I'm not tied to inner springs with a tight top, but cooling is imperative!!! Plus, I want one RIGHT NOW, but buying one online takes weeks to get and after my store trip, I'm hesitant about going someplace else.

If anyone has any tips, let me know.....