aw man...
um, hey lj. S'been a while, has it not?
I could do a catchup on the last oh, seven months, but that would require time and effort. Sufficed to say...
* Birthdays, major holidays and significant events of the year have all been and gone. Collin got old.
* I just finished holiday shopping. Fuck Me, do NOT go to the mall right about now. This old lady actually stomped on my foot. Oh no, it wasn't an accident, either.
* Summer was.... interesting. To say the least. At least my bones have knit now.
* Collin in and out of hospital -- I know what you're thinking, but yeah, he's ok and resting up.
* Kinda had to deal with my impulse control issues of an angry nature. I knew i had impulse control things with regards to purchasing things 'as seen on tv', but didn't actually realize I also could lose the plot pretty quick, too.
* With regards to the above... I'm dealing. Sort of. In the way that I'm concentrating on looking after the boy and decidedly NOT thinking about other stuff.
* Made an enemy, gained a friend, bid adieu to a third, forging paths unknown in the midwest.
* When not working my ass off at... well... work, been working my ass off for my classes. It's really hard, actually, but I am kind of finding the balance between the two.
* Especially with some time taken of due to the above hospital stuff.
I guess that's kind of random and obscure... I'll try to be clearer.
Life moves on. The toaster mac packed it in around May, I was stuck on the internet-less dinosaur pc laptop for all my work and class stuff. Now I have a Macbook. This is possibly the sweetest machine I've ever seen in my life. And don't worry, we've already done all of those distortedface photos you can do with the camera.. fucking funny stuff. Now I have Jaguar, rawr.
Work has been a little isolating of late... just the fact I've spent most of my off time with the three people I work with. That's been kind of bond-worthy at times, though testing as well. Still, I have come through it without ringing D's neck, so I count that as a win. I sorta can't say this with him around otherwise he hugs me, but he's an ok guy once you get past that goddamn infuriating WAY he has. He's really genuine, and he tends to grow on you. Like fungus.
Collin and I have had a less than ideal year, if I'm being frank and honest. Which I am. I'm really not much of a liar. Collin has a thing about not telling me what bothers him, and wanting me to figure it out. I'm sorry to say I fail greatly at figuring some things out, and he gets pissed. Still... when he's honest with me I get stuff, and I think things can get better. So yeah, here's to things getting better.
It's Christmas time... I'm expecting a call any day from mom to tell me what's happening. I think we're going over for dinner and presents. Fingers crossed for the new nano, man. I have good gifts for Collin. I think. I'll let you know after christmas. Also, on the off chance he's reading, no, you're not going to find them. I am stealthy like a fox.
So I have reprieve from classes for the next few weeks, and work assignments will be sporadic at best. Time off is good to have.
I'll try not to leave it this long until I update again...
I could do a catchup on the last oh, seven months, but that would require time and effort. Sufficed to say...
* Birthdays, major holidays and significant events of the year have all been and gone. Collin got old.
* I just finished holiday shopping. Fuck Me, do NOT go to the mall right about now. This old lady actually stomped on my foot. Oh no, it wasn't an accident, either.
* Summer was.... interesting. To say the least. At least my bones have knit now.
* Collin in and out of hospital -- I know what you're thinking, but yeah, he's ok and resting up.
* Kinda had to deal with my impulse control issues of an angry nature. I knew i had impulse control things with regards to purchasing things 'as seen on tv', but didn't actually realize I also could lose the plot pretty quick, too.
* With regards to the above... I'm dealing. Sort of. In the way that I'm concentrating on looking after the boy and decidedly NOT thinking about other stuff.
* Made an enemy, gained a friend, bid adieu to a third, forging paths unknown in the midwest.
* When not working my ass off at... well... work, been working my ass off for my classes. It's really hard, actually, but I am kind of finding the balance between the two.
* Especially with some time taken of due to the above hospital stuff.
I guess that's kind of random and obscure... I'll try to be clearer.
Life moves on. The toaster mac packed it in around May, I was stuck on the internet-less dinosaur pc laptop for all my work and class stuff. Now I have a Macbook. This is possibly the sweetest machine I've ever seen in my life. And don't worry, we've already done all of those distortedface photos you can do with the camera.. fucking funny stuff. Now I have Jaguar, rawr.
Work has been a little isolating of late... just the fact I've spent most of my off time with the three people I work with. That's been kind of bond-worthy at times, though testing as well. Still, I have come through it without ringing D's neck, so I count that as a win. I sorta can't say this with him around otherwise he hugs me, but he's an ok guy once you get past that goddamn infuriating WAY he has. He's really genuine, and he tends to grow on you. Like fungus.
Collin and I have had a less than ideal year, if I'm being frank and honest. Which I am. I'm really not much of a liar. Collin has a thing about not telling me what bothers him, and wanting me to figure it out. I'm sorry to say I fail greatly at figuring some things out, and he gets pissed. Still... when he's honest with me I get stuff, and I think things can get better. So yeah, here's to things getting better.
It's Christmas time... I'm expecting a call any day from mom to tell me what's happening. I think we're going over for dinner and presents. Fingers crossed for the new nano, man. I have good gifts for Collin. I think. I'll let you know after christmas. Also, on the off chance he's reading, no, you're not going to find them. I am stealthy like a fox.
So I have reprieve from classes for the next few weeks, and work assignments will be sporadic at best. Time off is good to have.
I'll try not to leave it this long until I update again...