Rave The girl who has been my FWB for the last few weeks, has turned into my official girlfriend. Shit, I haven't dated a chick in over two years. My only worries are she is much younger, but she's got her head on straight. Things are going well...I've been in good spirits lately. Rant St. Patrick's Day was a disappointment as I thought it would be. Wading through crowds of juvenile delinquents and amateur drunks is not fun. One of the gf's friends got retarded drunk during pre gaming, and we watched her puke into a cup at the bar. At least I got to drink some Jameson before the day went to shit. Rave Chicago does St. Patty's much better than Cleveland ever will. Rant A weekend of home station training at base, starting tomorrow @0800. Ughhh.
RANT: My appointment didn't go as I had hoped. No drinking for 2 months then I get to go have another eco and see if that helps things.
Rant: Girlfriend's place got robbed. Luckily they have renter's insurance and they only took the costly electronics rather than sentimental items and shit like clothing and furniture. Probably because she lives between two multi million dollar homes in a very nice rehab that would probably fetch over a million, and it's a busy area. Rant/rave: hitting the "century club" today. I clocked out at 99.75 hours for the pay period yesterday, and have to wrap up a project today. Rant: Went to go to work, and the rear wheel of my bike was jacked. It's an 80's schwinn with equally old steel rims that were rusting. I did just get a new tire and tube on there a month ago, though. Rant: Spent my overtime money on a new bike. Oh, and booze for tonight. Rave: Bought a fucking kick ass new single speed. It's the most expensive thing I've bought since graduating and getting a real job. Second most expensive thing that I've purchased without financing of some sort. Rave: They threw in a rope lock and USB rechargeable lights. I might invest in a heftier U-lock come pay day. Rant: I bought the color I really wanted, but they were out of my second favorite which is way more plain. I fear this one getting jacked due to it's semi-flashy finish. Rave: It's such a sick fucking bike. I can't even comprehend how awesome it is, and how much I enjoyed single speed over the 21 speed that I had. Not to mention it's 10-15 pounds lighter.
Rave: I am framing the fuck out of my basement, I should have enough of it done today that I can start putting up drywall tomorrow. Rant: I have to go buy yet more lumber today. Pain in the fucking ass.
More emotional shit in the spoiler Spoiler Rant: As I suspected. It sucks that it's over, and it hurts like hell right now, but it's for the better. We were only together for 6 months. I'm 22, she's 29. Her "one great love in life" passed 2 years ago from cystic fibrosis at the age of 27, and she says she doesn't have it in her to love someone the way she loved him ever again. "The only thing I've ever loved in my life besides myself is [name redacted] and I loved him more than myself, and he was taken away from me and that I will never get over." She broke it off out of fairness to me. I deserve someone who can give back the love I give to them and she simply isn't capable of it. Rave: I can stop thinking incessantly about every little thing I did and where I went wrong. This isn't my fault. No matter what I did or said, it would not have worked out in the end. I knew going into it it that she had some issues. We had some damn good times and I'll always have those memories. Now the sooner I can get over the "every little thing reminds me of you" phase I'll be much better.
RAVE: Met whatisinaname and Teufel the pup! What a great afternoon at the park! Bonus points for many cute boys with dogs. Note to self: go to the park on a warm day more often to boy scout. RAVE: Going shooting at 6. RAVE: Going out with friends to my favorite bar later. All in all, it's been an epic Saturday. LITTLE RANT: I'm not getting laid later. Southern boy is visiting his family this weekend. The toy has fresh batteries in it, that'll do.
RANT All day study sessions on most weekend days until all my exams are finished, most likely July. Sacrificing some life to get this done, but it will be worth it when finished. RAVE Created a playlist for inspiration and motivation. Metallica(Up to Justice), Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Megadeth, Pantera, Down, Sepultura, Helmet, Monster Magnet, Slipknot, Mudvayne(The heavy stuff), Korn, Tool, Rage Against the Machine and so on and so on. Stayed mostly 80's and 90's. Stopped the playlist and just played the whole Down album, NOLA. Holy crap it's been awhile. I forgot how much I love this album. Followed it up with a full play of Pantera's Cowboy's From Hell. Now doing a a full run through Helmet's Betty. This is the only thing keeping me sane as I pour through hundreds of pages of info on construction legal contracts and documents.
Rant: I really hate it when a customer asks for a part and i cant find it in the catalogue i think it is in. See http://www.theidiotboard.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1034&p=46902#p46902 way to much shit to sort throu.
RANT: Email/coordination of large scale events is the fucking worst. I don't know how people who do this sort of thing for a profession don't off themselves.
Rave: Hit up the park with my boys. They have some killer playgrounds, this park had the sweetest climbing wall. All three of us sat on top for awhile. Rant: I was the only parent playing with my kids. All the others were sitting on their iphones like bloated grubs.
Rave: went to dinner with my mom. Rant: got slightly tipsy with my mom. Rave: tipsy enough for my mom to tell me family secrets. Rave: apparently, my great-aunt had a baby boy out of wedlock while she was in college. My grandmas family was well-off, a prominent name in the county, and very religious. I'm proud of them for not disowning or her making her abort the baby. Being a pregnant 18 year old in 1930 couldn't have been Easy Times.
Rant: Stupid fucking back flared up. This is either just a little twinge or the build up to a dirty great big one like last year where I'll be out of action for a while. Rant: May miss the cricket grand final due to back.
NOT A RANT NOR A RAVE, JUST LIFE: Had a awesome day and a perfect night out with friends, but seriously, why am I still awake at 5 AM? Another sleepless night…fuck!
RANT: Fuck me if my back hasnt been out for a week. I am looking at about a couple months of bed rest according to the doctor, that or surgery. Hmmm, this sucks to be 25 years old and have a back so bad you cant tie your own shoes. Fuck this sucks
Rave: Donair pizza Rant: Losing money betting on the Rua versus Jones fight Rant: Losing my house keys
Rant: Went out on a first date with a chick Friday night, and it went well. Saturday, she invites me out to the bars, but instead we end up hitting up a house party of her friend's. Apparently it was time for me to get introduced to EVERY SINGLE ONE of her friends. All at once. I got introduced as [girl's] new guy all night long and then she disappears into the bathroom for about 25 minutes. So I'm left to hang out with these randoms I hardly know. Such a strange night. Rave: On the other hand, I got introduced to so many stunningly beautiful ladies last night. Glad to be in with this new friend group.