a fake Danny Davis just had fun at Forever 21

Rebirth 2011 update: opened today at 259. not a lot of weight loss but i managed to not gain any weight on Saturday so we'll chalk this up as a win. i've hit the gym twice this week already so let's see if i can keep this momentum going.

anyways... while this past weekend was a lot of fun, there was also a little bit of drama involved.

we'll start with the minor drama... the Red Robin closest to my house closed and i was treated to this news on Sunday. now while this is probably good news for my weight loss plans, this was awful news to my psyche since i do love me some Clucks N Fries and i don't think that i'll be able to convince Chastity that the 16.76 mile drive to the restaurant up north is worth it.

and here's the major drama... i have three cards in my wallet that can be used as currency: my debit card, my work credit card and a personal credit card that i really only use for big purchases. well, the credit card information for the third card was stolen last week.

i arrived in Marble Falls on Saturday and attempted to check into my hotel but my Visa was declined, which was weird since i had just used it a few days earlier to pay for my tuxedo rental at Men's Warehouse. i asked them to run the card again and eventually they just jotted down the numbers manually and told me that they'd call me if they ran into any more problems.

i went to my room but i was still curious as to why my card was declined so i called my bank to see what was up. the bank then told me that my card was declined because they had put a hold on the card since there had recently been some suspicious charges.

according to my credit card statement, i went on a California shopping spree the day after i paid for my tuxedo. what did i buy? well, i dropped nearly $300 at Forever 21, Aeropostale and two California gas stations.

obviously i didn't make those purchases (i wasn't in California and i'm not cool enough to shop at Forever 21) so they canceled out my credit card and i have to deal with the fraud department sometime this week. blah. i'm sure that i'll get that money back but i still felt like i needed to take a shower after i got off the phone with my bank.

i don't understand how someone can go on a shopping spree with someone else's hard-earned money. i can get how someone needs to steal a few dollars in an effort to survive and feed his/her family but i don't know why someone needed to steal my credit card information in an effort to buy a few skirts for the summer.

so yea, i'm a victim. i will now accept your sympathy in the comments section.

Michael Jackson, play us out.