There is a massive cleanup project going on at my apartment. My place was really messy. I will be cleaning my apartment for the next few weeks. After that, I shall keep my place clean forever. 

I shredded a lot of papers. Then I found this 11+ years old GTE phone bill. Whatever happened to GTE?

Anyway, this phone bill made me stop and think about my life 12 years ago. Life was simple back in 1999, except for the Y2K fiasco. I used to rent a room. I made a little money, but I had little worries. I used to drive a beat-up white convertible. My hair was even longer than now, and I used to wear a cowboy hat on top of it. 

1999 was the year I went back to school for a Computer degree. I was sick and tired of being poor. I enrolled myself in a super expensive private university and took out a loan. I wanted to make more money. I wanted to be rich. And, most of all, I wanted to own my own house to prove that I made it.

I still don’t own my own house. I have a one-bedroom apartment now.

I still have fun. I save some. I am still going for homeownership. We’re all having a tough time in this economy. But I try to look at the bright side.

I missed 5 Costco Shopping blogs – because I didn’t buy anything fun.

I am totally out of Coffee. Costco didn’t have a Starbucks Coffee coupon for 5 months now. Next time I see the Starbucks Coffee coupon, I will buy 5 bags.

This is how under my bathroom sink looks like.

I use baby shampoo from 99 Cents Only Store. They are cheap and gentle.

I try to keep my website secret to my neighbors, so I don’t have to watch what I say.

I have a reason to believe one of my neighbors is a prostitute. I think she has a client-based sex business going on. Or she has a lot of guy friends. Or there must be an innocent explanation.

My neighbor, the marijuana girl, brought up the topic, that there are multiple men visiting her constantly, sometimes very late. And I agree with that.

So, I set up the hidden camera pointing at her APT. It’s set to record when motion is detected. I’m going to figure out exactly how many guys visit her and how often.

I arranged a dinner date with another neighbor. I shall dig out more information.

Of course, I’m not serious. I am just doing this for entertainment. I’m bored.

Maybe I want in on it.

Anyway, I just ordered a higher-quality webcam for better video images.

(Also a sign of getting old)

Happy Valentine’s Day.

I hated Valentine’s Day all my life because it’s so stressful. It’s the day that society created so people would spend money.

Then I thought about it… if you are stressed, then something is wrong. So what if Valentine’s Day is commercialized? I can spend a small amount of money and have fun. The secret is to have a date (spouse) who shares the same lifestyle. Then there should be no stress.

I went to Ralphs and spent very little money. I bought just one stem of a rose for $5.99. I also bought chocolate and a card. I think I spent less than $15.00 in total. I didn’t go to any fancy store. There was no stress.

Oh, I don’t have a vase. So, I had to keep the rose in the coffee pot.

Happy Valentine’s Day.