So this is life

I just had an awful week of work. All three days were filled with screaming, tantruming, upset kids. Sometimes it really sucks being me. But I did make it through. I am still not broken, and life goes on, right. That all makes me stronger. (really. I beleive that.)

On another note, Chris and I have been talking about moving to Seattle. It's tons cheaper to live there, the housing market isn't crazy, and there is a better chance of us getting good jobs there. I'm actually getting more amped about it the more I think about it. It will be really hard leaving here though. I have been in SC for almost 10 years. Wow. No wonder I feel the need to move. Mind you, none of this will be happening for at least another few months. Chris needs to finish his contract and I need to finish mine... which puts us in the new year. But what a change it will make.

Tonight all the clocks change. That means my 9 hour shift changes into a 10 hr shift with no pay change. But that's OK since I got paid for an extra hour in the spring. This whole clocks changing this is really wierd. Who though of it anyway? Was it people who wanted to confuse everyone? How many people will be late for things tomorrow because of it? Chaos!!!!!!

I got myself 21 Jumpstreet from netflix. Hee, hee, hee. Four disks of a very young Johnny Depp. Life is good. I will have season 2 soon. Erin had never seen it before. I feel old.

Halloween is in two days. I love halloween. Candy and costumes, is there more to life?

And now, I have reached that time where I go and do work. Tah.

Sigh

It did post. He, he, he. Now I feel silly.

Ohhhh!

I just wrote out this really cool blog about my past week and the computer ate it. And Now I am mad enough that I don't want to write it again.

Another week

What can I say about this past week? It involved lots of sleeping, several trips to the gym, and the ordering of my halloween costume. Yes, you heard me, I ordered my costume instead of making it. You know why? I'm tired of making costumes right now... Except that I was sewing this morning. Hummm... Anyway, I am going to be the cutest Alice ever! I ordered the dress, but I also got a puffy underskirt and stripped socks. I love Halloween!

The gym is interesting. I like playing on the equipment. I kinda feel strong and stuff. Soon I will be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, bend steel beams, and crush small countries with the power of my bi-cept. Ummm, the power!!!! *grin*

I went out to see Mirror-mask last night. It was very strange. I kinda liked it. Very comic book like. It will probably be the next labyrinth. Minus the David Bowie... Which is too bad.

I looked on the faire web site and there are more pictures of me!!! I am kinda like a camera hog, except I didn't know there were going to be pictures taken. And I guess I am just in the right places at the right time. Silly me. I am looking into doing Dicken's. I have a friend who does the corset modeling for one of the booths and I think it would be fun. So the weekend aftr next I am off to see what can be done. Hopefully I can do it in a small way so that I won't be forced to stay all day every day... Or perhaps I can get myself as a caroler. Which would be fun too. I love christmas carols.

On the job front. I haven't heard anything from the Christians. I don't think they want me. Oh well. I'll keep trying. But I did get my shift switched from sat nights to friday nights so that I can do all my working in a row and not miss as much of my time off. I think it's much better that way. Plus it means I get long weekends. Nice for me.

I just remembered I need to turn on the dishwasher, so tah.

blah, blah, blah

It's Saturday night. The last weekend of faire. Am I at any of the four parties I was invited to? Nope. I'm working like a good little monkey. I have given up duct tape clothing, top hats, cowboys and Indians and received bleaching the kitchen grout as my glorious parting gift. Next year, I am getting all six weekends off if it kills me. (Since I am dying a little inside from jealousy of everyone who is there.) Good planning. Really.

I have bleach in my nose.

This past week was eventful. We joined a gym. We even got a personal trainer who told us that we need to work out. (fancy that, at a gym) This is all very exciting. I am going to go on Monday and start my routine... Hey, I have a routine! Hee! This place even has a lap pool. Goodie for me!! I like to swim. Hopefully in a few months I will trim and slim, and have cool arm muscles, just like the trainer said. By the way it is hard to take him seriously because he looks an awful lot like Will.

Still waiting for a call about the second interview. But since they called me at seven last Sunday night, I am not too suprised. I just hope they give me enough time to compose myself. Ok, so I don't really need to compose as much as get an acceptable outfit for a panal of Christian interviewers. Geeze, I want this job.

Alright, I still need to clean the rec room, so... high-ho, high-ho it's back to work I go.

Tah

this week in space

The tests came back normal. This is kinda good, but kinda upsetting. Now I have problems and no answers... *sigh* Oh well, perhaps a new job will help. That's right kiddos! I had an interview on Monday morning for the volunteer coordinator at a christian charity organization. They liked me. I hope to have the second interview set up for next week. And the (now everyone cross your fingers) I can get the job. Wouldn't day shifts, with no cussing kids, and a bigger paycheck be worth driving over the hill?

Anyway, I need to go to bed now, shift just ended and all. So god night, err good morning, or something.

Jobs, work, and faire

I received a phone call from one of the companies that I sent my resume to. The guy who called left his name, not the comapny name, and his cell phone number. Kinda makes me feel like a call girl. Just what kind of jobs was I applying to anyway? I did call him back, by the way, but it was just after 5 and no one answered... but there was mention of.."if this is an emergency please call..." Which leads me to beleive that it is a work phone. Let's see what happens monday.

On friday morning one of the residents was really pushing my buttons. She made me remember just why I am looking for a new job. As well as today. I really don't want to be here right now. In fact, all I really want is to be in bed. But I have almost 24 hours before that will be come a reality.

Meanwhile at faire... this weekend is Baccus weekend. Which means there is a parade with maynades... I am one of them. So dressed in a blue poly sheet I walked my way down the streets of faire. Hummm... The more interesting part is tomorrow dad is supposed to come. So I can be grouchy, smelly, tired, and dressed in fugly polyester togas. wheeee! Only one more weekend to go. Next year I am taking the six weeks of faire off! It will be a pre-requesite to working at all.

Wednesday... again

I had fun at faire this weekend. In case you are wondering, yes, this is the cure for the pox...

Today the washing machine...

tomorrow the world!!!! Yes, the washing machine is hooked up. (not the dryer, mind you) I have clean clothes in my house. I also have a very real sence of deja-vu with the hanging of clothing all over the house to make it get dry. Seem like I've done it before... like in Peace Corps... but without the bucket. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

We just got back from seeing Serenity. It was good. I kept hearing that they were never going to make the TV show again, and during the film I realized, if they kill off the whole crew then there will be no show... Brilliant!

But more exciting than that... on the way home a friend of mine hit a deer on the road. Which made a merry little chase of us then getting off the freeway and looking for her. But she checked out her car and then kept going... and the other cars in our little gravy train were just fine as well. A little bloodier, but fine. What a night.

I went to the doctor today. She took blood. It sucked. But now I have a little puncture wound on my elbow. How cute. But maybe now I will find out what is going on with all of the hair falling out and weight gain fun. She said " We'll take the tests and hope they come out positive" How many times has your doctor wanted the test to be positive? Ok, it's not as bad as all that, the problem is if it's not what she thinks it is now, there could be all kinds of strange things that might take forever to figure out, that it could be. Which means I would probably be bald before we figure it out. Not what I want. So here's to being broken.

Now it's time for bed.

Good night moon.

And you though it was over

The continuing saga of furniture week!!!!! We have now been offered more furniture by Chris's uncle. I think it's quite possible that we will never have to buy our own stuff. Do we really look that pathetic? Not that I mind! I love getting new stuff. Sooner or later though we are going to run out of room... Then what am I going to do? Perhaps get a bigger place?

I am currently fighting the battle of staying awake. But to help me along I have enlisted the aid of no-doze. Yah caffeine pills!!! They make you grow up big and strong. But being at work also helps that. I have done almost all of the night activities and it's only 1am. What am I supposed to do for the next seven hours??? Perhaps I will start writing the new American novel... or maybe I will just rifle through the cabinets in the office and find interesting stuff to look at. Hummm, old daily logs... Exciting. Then again, there is always Yahoo games. I just love Zuma!

We are in the fourth weekend of faire and I am still a happy little clam. I should have done this guild thing a long time ago. Tomorrow we are returning Lady Schefield's hanky covered in green gook, proclaiming it's pirate snot and that it is contagious... Did I mention we are also going to cover all the exposed skin on our bodies with green too? Yummy! I just hope I am not too tired to have fun with it.

Perhaps I should go and find out what is thunking in the dishwasher now. Whatever it is doesn't sound too healthy.

Tah

Yesterday

I did so much stuff yesterday, but it feels like I didn't do anything. I made appointments, picked up stuff, dropped people off at work, deposited stuff, went food shopping, called other people, got an oil change, washed my car, and yet... I still think I missed stuff. Oh well. I get another day off in a week.

We also had another plummer out to look at the gas line. We are one step closer to getting the dryer installed. That will be cool. Although I got fed up and put the washing machine together last night. So I should be anble to at least use half of it today. But Chris says that we have to wait until he gets a wrentch to tighten the spigots. Otherwise we might flood the laundry room. *sigh* I hate waiting.

Did you notice?

I didn't post anything this weekend? Following the logic of I post every time I am at work on the weekend, then... That's right, I didn't work this weekend. Well, at least at the house. I did faire and was a themed character. *sigh* It was so much fun. I really like doing this. I really was thinking that I was about done with faire until this year.

Anyway, I am excited about the new furniture. It looks so pretty. Who knew that a few little peices could make a house better. I also got a surprise phone call from dad. He hasn't called me in ages. It was interesting. And more importantly, my mother in laws birthday and my grandma's are the same!!! What a world.

Is this making sence today? I don't think it is. SO instead of keeping this up, I am off to get an oil change on my car... and by the way, I hit 140,000 miles this weekend!!! Go, little car, go.

Tah.

did you know...

Did you know that you can get blog comment spam? What is the offical word for that anyway?

Here it is nine in the morning, I am eating yellow curry and thinking about not going to my swimming class. Instead I am thinking that since I managed to mess up this mornings schedual by zoning out for about forty five min I should probably just go to bed. Apparently I am tired. And covered in green paint... I painted the laundry room last night. It was fun.

And now I am babbling.

Going to bed.

Now.

WEEK OF FURNITURE

(the title is much funnier if you think of it in an announcer voice, like at a wrestling match)
Anyway, tonight we are getting a washer/dryer set and on Saturday we are getting a sofa, recliner, an end table and coffee table. It's like house in a week or something. I'm so excited. And a whole lot more excited because we are only paying for the washer/dryer and not very much for those. No more Laundromat...*sigh* Just a little piece of heaven.

Now if I could only get those faire songs out of my head, life would be going along great. There is only so far you can go with... All around my hat I will wear a green willow/and all around my hat for twelve months and a day/If anyone should ask me the reason why I'm wearing it/It's all for my true love, who's far far away... stuck in your head. And why is it always the chorus and never the verses? But I digress. I had another fab weekend. Lots of singing, gigging, and basically being silly. My kind of silly. And next week I am Cordelia, and Chris is coming! Yah!

Now I need to get a little more sleep before the big furniture move.

Tah.

This morning

I had a truly awful morning. Two residents decided it would be fun to not follow directions and basically make me angry. Well it worked. And now I really need to get myself a new job. I'm well and truly over the one I have. I was so upset that I didn't really sleep today and now I am looking to a weekend of faire without sleep. Suck.

Anyway, I was just on the faire website and my picture is on the main page now. I look....silly, really. It's a good thing I like looking like a goof-ball. Otherwise I might be upset. I am looking forward to this weekend though. I am working on a fri night so I can camp... ah, the memories I have of tent city. I can't wait to freze my butt off at three in the morning looking for the closest, cleanest priv, the smell of two day old sweat from my garb, or the realization that once again, I have forgotten my pillow. Ah, the memories... *giggle*

More to come...

First weekend

My arm hurts... from carrying too much stuff.
My legs hurt... from ?
My back hurts... from wearing my bodice.
But that was the coolest weekend ever. I should have joined a guild years ago.

When

I came into work yesterday, I saw two members of the local coyote pack.

Then a little farther down I saw a deer. It's kinda cool that I live in a pretty good sized city that still supports that kind of wildlife. One of my favorite things about coming to this house to work is that you never know what kind of animals you will see on the drive in. I love it when the quail run across the road especially when they have babies.

I just realized it's sept 11th. Interesting how I didn't really think about it until just now even though I wrote down my schedule and my time card. Four years ago I was just about to leave for Peace Corps, and then we fell apart.

Hah!

Thought I forgot about this, didn't you! I'll show you....
Actually the internet has been down at home and so, I was forced to wait until I was at work again to write this. And it's all very well and good because I just had a wonderful day at faire! Yah faire! There is nothing quite like opening day. I have now been married three time (under different trees so it is OK) was interviewed for a newspaper (No, I didn't ask which one), made a great pun without knowing it (to a crier who then spread it around the shire), sang a lot, was told by the guild mistress that I was an asset to the group, had two cream puffs, was given a flower, and this was all in one day!!! I hope the rest of the run will be as good.

I also got my rollerblades today! I can't wait until I have time to try them out. So much stuff to do and so little time to do it in.

All I have to do now is keep my mind on work... which means I need to get my butt downstairs and do some laundry and perhaps even clean stuff... I just got so excited by internet that I skipped the working part and went right to the goofing off part. Perhaps I should stop that.

So good night, and I will be back, when the internet is on again.

Tah.

The week behind.

I just spent five min looking for tums. I know they are somewhere in this office, but hiding from me. This is what I get when I work at the house I am not used to. But I guess, if I am meant to have them, I will find them.

I doused my hair in lice solution again too. Not that I really had them, but I beleived I did and so I solved the problem by going pro-active. See, no little buggies hitching a ride on me. I don't suppose they were going to like the chlorene in the swimming pool either, but it doesn't help to be on top of the game a little.

As yes, the swimming pool... classes at Cabrillo started this last week. Swimming is hard again, but what do I expect after no actualt physical excersize in two months. *sigh* I will just have to work my big old butt off. My singing class looks interesting though. She already had us sing for the class alone. It was completely nerve racking, but she did pick a song I already knew which helped me feel a little better. My blood pressure might not survive this class.... Yikes! It's strange how I am totally secure singing with a group, down to two or three people, but put me by myself and I'm terrified. But I did OK. And it's only going to get better, right?

Tomorrow is dress rehersal for faire. I get to be myself all day. And it sounds liek I really am going to get to play two of the daughters. I did pretty well with Cordelia today. The first run through was great, the second, not so good. But passable. Now if I only had time to finish the costume that was supposed to be done for, well today now, I would feel better. But everyone understands that I am buisy. It will be done before next weekend and that is all that really matters.

I talked to Sandy yesterday and I might have convinced her to fly down for faire in Oct. And I got a guild to gate list her. I hope she makes it, it will be great fun.

Alright, here I am, just getting to work and already goofing off. I should really do some actual work before zoning... So tah!

When...

considering the smart things in life vs. the stupid, making appointments on days when I don't get enough sleep normally doesn't reank very high on the smart side. In fact it just makes me cranky and tired and not wanting to deal with the rest of the week. Too bad my work week just started. Happily, because I only work four day a week, I am at the half way point already.

Night.