Get Outta Town. And STAY Out.
FF is leaving town to go to Montreal for 5 days tomorrow. As far as I'm concerned he can go for as long as he likes - I work better in his absence.
A surprise awaited me at work today: a raise, a title and a monthly bonus. That's right: my hourly wage gets a $1.50 improvement per hour, I get an extra $100 per month for making projections and they're calling me the store's senior sales rep (big whoop). It should increase my yearly take-home by $2000 - $3000. It'll be nice to have the added moola, but I had just come to peace with stuffing this stupid job, and now, they'll expect more from me. Well, I'm still scaling back my hours in the New Year - they'll just have to live with my 4-day workweek lifestyle!
I went to see Bobby yesterday and it was pretty good, despite the reviews. My only comment is that Ashton Kutcher should be BANNED from further acting gigs and stick to being Demi's bought-and-paid-for manwhore (she was fairly pointless in the movie too). Later, I met up with SF and took him to dinner at Queen Mother Cafe. We had The Best Meal Ever, which consisted of Kobe marinated Tuna pepper steak on a tempura/seaweed wrap of thai steamed veg with wasabi and fresh asperagus. I almost came at the table. SF, who is barely making ends meet, looked like he was gonna cry. We followed it up with decadent desserts, fancy coffee and 2.5 hours of good conversation. He is really having a rough time in EVERY aspect of his life and seemed to be physically pained by his circumstances. I believe that he will probably end up leaving his girlfriend, as their relationship has become bitter and devisive. He is still painting, which is good, but truly regrets moving back to Canada. He went to Italy in the summer to visit his parents who are ill AND having marital problems. He needs to move back to England where he can be miserable whilst making a good living so that he can continue with his painting projects. But who knows if he will?
I didn't make it to the One of a Kind yesterday, and probably won't get another chance this season. It's probably better for me (it's certainly better for my wallet!). I guess that I'll just have to hunt down my Xmas gifts the old fashioned way: with dogged determination and plenty of coffee.
I called my Mum on Nov 28th - her birthday - and she was very chatty and pleasant, so I guess that I've been "forgiven" for the computer problem. My mother never apologises for anything, but remains silent for a certain period of time in order to indicate remorse. Once you understand this behaviour, it's a little easier to deal with her. She's been silent for almost 2 weeks now, so I guess she was pretty ashamed of herself over the incident. Fucking humans! Could we make our lives MORE unnecessarily difficult?!?
arrrgh.
A surprise awaited me at work today: a raise, a title and a monthly bonus. That's right: my hourly wage gets a $1.50 improvement per hour, I get an extra $100 per month for making projections and they're calling me the store's senior sales rep (big whoop). It should increase my yearly take-home by $2000 - $3000. It'll be nice to have the added moola, but I had just come to peace with stuffing this stupid job, and now, they'll expect more from me. Well, I'm still scaling back my hours in the New Year - they'll just have to live with my 4-day workweek lifestyle!
I went to see Bobby yesterday and it was pretty good, despite the reviews. My only comment is that Ashton Kutcher should be BANNED from further acting gigs and stick to being Demi's bought-and-paid-for manwhore (she was fairly pointless in the movie too). Later, I met up with SF and took him to dinner at Queen Mother Cafe. We had The Best Meal Ever, which consisted of Kobe marinated Tuna pepper steak on a tempura/seaweed wrap of thai steamed veg with wasabi and fresh asperagus. I almost came at the table. SF, who is barely making ends meet, looked like he was gonna cry. We followed it up with decadent desserts, fancy coffee and 2.5 hours of good conversation. He is really having a rough time in EVERY aspect of his life and seemed to be physically pained by his circumstances. I believe that he will probably end up leaving his girlfriend, as their relationship has become bitter and devisive. He is still painting, which is good, but truly regrets moving back to Canada. He went to Italy in the summer to visit his parents who are ill AND having marital problems. He needs to move back to England where he can be miserable whilst making a good living so that he can continue with his painting projects. But who knows if he will?
I didn't make it to the One of a Kind yesterday, and probably won't get another chance this season. It's probably better for me (it's certainly better for my wallet!). I guess that I'll just have to hunt down my Xmas gifts the old fashioned way: with dogged determination and plenty of coffee.
I called my Mum on Nov 28th - her birthday - and she was very chatty and pleasant, so I guess that I've been "forgiven" for the computer problem. My mother never apologises for anything, but remains silent for a certain period of time in order to indicate remorse. Once you understand this behaviour, it's a little easier to deal with her. She's been silent for almost 2 weeks now, so I guess she was pretty ashamed of herself over the incident. Fucking humans! Could we make our lives MORE unnecessarily difficult?!?
arrrgh.