Rave Yesterday was one of the rare times where I didn't spend a holiday with my family. In no way am I regretting it either. Rant Sat through a mass/service at a church for the first time in ages. It was exactly how I expected it to turn out. Did nothing for me, but no harm, no foul. Rave Had to go to three seperate Easter dinners with the girlfriend, but got to eat some damn good food and then indulge in chocolates and candy. Her dad is funny as hell. He has no filter when speaking. Best line had to be the one after he asked me how old I was. Then responded along the lines of ".....this old dude banging my young daughter." in his grizzled voice. Awesome. Rant/Rave Going to TX tomorrow for my annual tour, working at Folt Wolters(army base). Not sure what to expect. Looking forward to warmer temperatures though.
Rant: Suck a dick, Canada Post. I know that you pricks are slacking off more than usual because of the potential CUPW strike or whatever, but I'm expecting a ton of shit in the mail and I'd appreciate it if you could actually deliver some of it. New driver's licence and health card because of the move. New MasterCard. Zip.ca shipments. Shit that I've bought online. How is it that I've only received 2 or 3 pieces of mail in the past week when I'm expecting so much?
Rave: Climbing after work. Have been looking forward to this for the last few days. Finally have all my own gear and won't need to fuck around with shitty rental shoes which makes me even happier. Just wish I had time to do this more than twice a week. Rant: I cannot stand friends who try to run financial decisions by you and then get pissed when you give your $.02 and it doesn't jive with what they're thinking. A buddy of mine is just getting back to work after being laid off for 16 months. He's in construction and given the economy who knows how long he'll actually be called back. He doesn't have dime one from the job yet and he's already spending it (mentally at least) and was clearly looking for me to agree with him. I told him straight up that buying a brandy new truck w/ 72 months of financing was a stupid idea. Especially since gas is over $4 and he absolutely won't be able to pay for it if he gets laid off again. He flipped out like a 3-year old and wouldn't let it go. Rave: We had met for lunch so I got up, slid the bill over to him and told him to pick up the tab this time since he was so flush now. Rave: Consulting job landed for a huge equipment liquidation project. Rant: Consulting job means that starting next week I no longer have free time on Tues & Thurs nights. I'm hoping I find a buyer quickly.
RANT: I feel like death. I shouldn't be at work right now. I feel like I am going to puke all over my desk. I can't get warm, my head is killing me, and I am tired as fuck. At first I thought I was just really hungover. I don't think that anymore.
Rant: Went with a friend of mine to put her 15 year old beagle down over the weekend. The reason I was chosen to go with is because me and the dog had really bonded, and I would dogsit for her whenever she would go out of town. Me and that dog had some good times. I'm going to miss him. Rant: I really couldn't help but think that this was done out of convenience than anything else. Yes, the dog was old, but he was still spry and got around ok, albeit a bit more slowly. He would get excited to see me (I always had treats for him) or to go walk outside, where he would still strut around the neighborhood like a pup. He didn't seem to be in any pain. However, he did start to lose control of his bladder, and he had started to lick the floor and walls for no good reason, along with sometimes just staring off into space. I know, it's not my dog, so I don't know, but that was the nagging feeling I had.
Rave: Birthday! This last 4-5 days have been so much fun. I'm sorry to see the last year go since it was one of the best years of my life, but I feel like this next will be great in different ways. Onward and upward, yo. I rearranged my schedule so I could have tonight free. I just finished a liquid lunch, and drinks/cake are in the cards for tonight!
RAVE: Had the first half of testing for our next belts at karate tonight. There was a fitness test where scores are combined and anyone who is up for black belt has to hit 300. My instructor told me a few weeks ago he hit 405. I dropped a 447. My instructor said that was the highest score he's ever heard of out of any of the six locations of our school. RANT: I wasn't feeling 100%, and I really wanted a 500+. Next time.
Rave: the new job is perfectly brainless. This will be excruciatingly boring in a month, but I am enjoying it for now. Rave: Been running my ass off and my time is improving every time. My race is approaching quickly (Memorial Day) and I feel really good about it. Rant: OB/GYN is saying I need some surgery, he suspects endometriosis. I'm starting to think ripping my uterus out would be easier. "But what if you want more kids?" he asks. Fuck. Rave: I am happy, I have two badass little boys and a good man. It could be so much worse, been there, done that.
Rave The bar across the street has dollar beers from 5pm-9pm! Rant It's 9:10 and I'm back home... hammered. Does this constitute an alcohol problem?
Not very long but still spoiled anyways. Spoiler Rave/Rant: Posting cause it makes me laugh more than anything. I love having a mixed house of guys and girls. Mainly when the girls get mad at me and instead of telling me what up they talk to the other roommate girls. Couple posts back I mentioned how I drove to pick my 1 girl roommate after a night of drinking only to get there and she "changed her mind" and got a ride from another girl at the house. So i retaliated by taking her new car while she was in the shower and go pick up a hamburger from a close by shop(I did text her saying i was taking her car and that we were even about the above incident) she acted like it was fine. Find out yesterday that the couple of the house decided to get in the mix saying how thats not right of him to do that, luckily her boy friend (one of my best friends) defended me and said "you dont understand he put up with a lot of her tip toeing bull shit that morning, so i can totally see why he did it". Then she got mad at him ha ha he really is a good friend for standing up for me. in short: Rave: Good mother fucking friends Rant: Pissy girl roommates who get on my nerves
RANT: Fuck the weather the last few weeks. It's running a good 15-25 degrees below average almost every day. Plus it's been raining and snowing a lot. Then we get a random nice day to tease us. Not many places where you can have snow, a 60 degree day and go golfing, and then another day of snow.
Man, I just had such a delightful day today. I had work in the morning, which required waking up at 6am, but even though it's annoying I'm still aware that out of all jobs that could have you working by 6am, mine is pretty effortless to do at that hour. And anyways, I like having the few bits of money that I can get. After a nap, I planted my wee little vegetable garden of cilantro, basil, oregano, two types of tomatoes and a lettuce mix. I live on the second floor of a house with a backyard, but we're not really in touch with our downstairs neighbor and the door to the alley is locked so I just planted three pots in the front "yard" area. But then I ran into the one I talk to the most and he's going to find out the combination and he told me I could have a whole raised bed that they've been cleaning up these past few days. So now I get to have a REAL garden and I'm going to plant some flowers and bigger plants too and have a charming potager and it'll be just like I'm living in France. Right? Then it was 80 degrees so I went to the park and read two new magazines on a blanket in the grass. After dinner, I tried out these yoga videos I found online and they were actually really good. It felt amazing to actually be doing something physical after months of being sedentary during Winter. Hopefully I'll actually stick to it for a few days a week. Then I took a nice long hot shower, and now I'm settling in with a feel-good movie and some Easter candy (which I'm aware basically counteracts the yoga, but just let me have my happiness, okay?) and I just feel lovely.
Rave: It's gonna look green as hell and the sidewalks will have all of winter's shit cleaned off pretty soon. Fishing openers are around the corner. Rant: I won't have a job past summer with my current employer. Rave: I know it now, rather than my last job where I learned my hours would be cut in half three days before it'd take effect. They are also hiring another intern, whom I will train to have my job and that will free up my time to focus on sales and marketing and share the bitch work. I think I'll get a lot of help from them in finding a full time job too and I know I've got good resources. Rant: I will be paranoid about finding a damned job until I sign on the dotted line. Don't know: Dear girlfriend, you are awesome and everything, so please keep it up this summer when you're here.
Rant: Fuck me. Really a shorted handed goal with less then 2 minutes left? Fuck it hurts cheering for the Canucks sometimes. Rant: And they take a penalty within 24second into OT? Rave: FUCK YES.
RANT: Up all night, work in the morning. Wouldn't be so bad, except there's a good chance they'll just have me take the day off. Which wouldn't be so bad, except the staying up. RAVE: Free weight bench with 120lbs, sold the bench alone for $60 profit. I'm getting another free bench this weekend. Why all this trouble? The new one has thinner plates, meaning I can fit more than 70lbs on the bar at once.