Everyone's talking about Michael Jackson. I'm still not sure that I believe that he's actually dead yet. He's so weird that I'm never really quite sure if I should believe anything that I hear about him. Anyway...if he really is dead we sure have lost a good dancer.

I'll be heading back to St. Louis tonight and am praying my car will make it there. I'm getting a new radiator put in today and I'm always nervous about taking a road trip right after my car has been serviced. I kind of like to break the new stuff in a little bit first. I'm so bummed to be going without Steve, I hate doing stuff without him. I can't wait to see Erica get married on Sunday though. It's an outdoor wedding at Bee Tree park, so it should be warm.

On to other news...there was more layoffs at the company I worked for in St. Louis yesterday, which included my friend Mischelle. I'm surprised the place is still open with all of the people that they've let go in the recent months. I feel so bad for Mischelle because her husband Tom just got laid off as well. I'm hoping and praying they can both find jobs quickly. Considering the economy right now I feel pretty fortunate to have the job I have and that Steve has been at his temp position for a few months now. After the struggles we both had with finding jobs here in Madison I definitely feel a renewed sense of sympathy for everyone I know that's unemployed right now. There is so much competition out there and not very many jobs. Hopefully things will change in our economy soon, but honestly I really don't see how that's possible.