waaah...goodish kinda news!
So i'm at work (another temp assignment, as a receptionist, but with good pay....and there are never visitors, and no one ever calls the switchboard, so I basically just order office supplies and surf the net....) and I've been in a bit of a negative place the last few days. I've been trying to keep my spirits up, and if not that then to at least ignore the negativity I'm feeling....
I didnt' really want to take this assignement, but I haven't worked in two weeks (that means bills...more time to shop, less money coming in....bad combo) and the pay really is good. So far it really is just sitting here, minus the two hours I spent organizing the desk (it was very messy, and I needed to ferret around for information anyways).
I had a good Monday evening, with a very informative lesson in my financial class (it was about insurance, which is no ones favorite topic, but very important....and I learned a ton and didnt' hate doign so!). I had to back out of going to see the Royal Scots Dragoons on Tuesday because there was simply no way I could work it into my schedule, unfortunately. I really did try to do it, cause it was bagpipes and drummers....yay drums! My parents had even bought the ticket for me (I was told 20 bucks, but then they got the 50 buck seats, so then they were out 50 bucks instead of 20 and I felt REALLY AWFUL about that). My aunt, who JUST came back from Australia, had come back early so she was invited, but then couldnt' go. Then my sister, who has been really sick, said she was feeling a lot better and had energy again, so she said she'd go....talk about lifting my guilt! That made me feel better.
I've been browsing apartmetns in the Sugarland area, as I'm up for a job at church right now. Should I get it, then I'll want to move in this same area. I found all these great places with decent-ish rates and awesome locations....and then wham! I check out ratings....ALL of them have bad ratings. In fact, tehre is only ONE place that has good ratings! A place I somehow had missed....that is affordable, accordign the the internet, and a great location...and has a stellar rating and reviews.....and its right near where this guy who works here lives, and so he's familiar with teh commute into THIS part of town, and its pretty good!He's also really nice, my age, 24...and married :-( But he's really sweet anyways, so whatever. I also met another (married) guy here who's really sweet, and the two of them hang out up here and chat when they can procrastinate, which makes me happy to have at least some interaction. They are both realyl itneresting people, and both are into anime (not surprisign, considering they are male and techy) so we can bond well over that :-P
SO anyways....I guess it was the boring isolation of work paired with exhaustion, lack of time at home this week (evening commitments taht prevent me from going home after work), and then finding all the really dismal ratings on the apartments I was looking at....really made me feel unhappy about my prospects I guess.
I did at least get an interview scheduled for the position at the church, for next Wed, I just have to leave work early, but they have no problem with that, and neither do I! :-P
Actually, I'm workign in the same building where my Japanese lessons were the summer before I left for Japan (it was just basics, and not affiliated with teh JET Programme at all, so yeah....most people didn't knwo I took them).
I'm also going to church tonight (a special service they are holdign during lent, I thought I'd at least try to do them). Well, last week I went as well, and I found out that its a prayer service, and that we have to pray OUT LOUD. well, that's really weird to my personally, so I'm really quite bad at it. Verbalizing my prayers...its like verbalizing your thoughts, but more of an enigma to me. Maybe I don't pray the same as everyone else, but that doesn't really bother me...just that when ti comes time to verbalize the prayers, that then I fail miserably....it bothers me.
Oh well...its almost the end of Wed, and I get to eat dinner (late) at Panera, so that makes me happy, even though it costs money I dotn' want to spend right now. And THEN there are only two more days in teh workweek, and that's hard to not feel good about.
And its pouring rain outside right now, which always excites me....so I guess that serves to boost me a bit too! :-D
it was nice to get up at 5 am today rather than 4.....is it sad when that makes me happy?
I'm missing Japan a lot right now. probably because e4verythign was much easier there for me. being that ther ewas someone who took care of everything difficult, and I just had to be there. Yeah, it was nice.
I also miss Mos Burger. VERY much.
If anyone wants to go to Japan with me, save up about 3000 bucks, and I'll see about getting us there! (roundtrip nonstop from IAH to Narita is 1400 bucks....last I checked....so if we do a weird route it might be cheaper!the food, transportation, shopping, and lodging....).....me....japan...want...to go....now....need.....japan.....
I made really yummy rice today...I dont' like my mom's rice cooker, it systematically burns the bottom of the rice, but the rest is perfect. But a new one (for myself of course) would cost about 200 bucks (well, to get one I would want, that is) and it'd be 10 cups not 5, so bigger (because they don't have a 5 cup one that I want). Yeah. SO rice is hit or miss, uuslaly miss, but I can eat it anyways. Today though, it was YUMMY! :-D
the problem right now is that I'm in a food rut. Rice and chopped salad for lunch, microwave pizza for dinner.....I like this food, so its ok, but I also like other food, so taht woudl be ok too. :-P maybe I'll do some brown rice tomorrow with...something else? I dunno....
Anyways, I'm goign to stop babbling...O:-)
I didnt' really want to take this assignement, but I haven't worked in two weeks (that means bills...more time to shop, less money coming in....bad combo) and the pay really is good. So far it really is just sitting here, minus the two hours I spent organizing the desk (it was very messy, and I needed to ferret around for information anyways).
I had a good Monday evening, with a very informative lesson in my financial class (it was about insurance, which is no ones favorite topic, but very important....and I learned a ton and didnt' hate doign so!). I had to back out of going to see the Royal Scots Dragoons on Tuesday because there was simply no way I could work it into my schedule, unfortunately. I really did try to do it, cause it was bagpipes and drummers....yay drums! My parents had even bought the ticket for me (I was told 20 bucks, but then they got the 50 buck seats, so then they were out 50 bucks instead of 20 and I felt REALLY AWFUL about that). My aunt, who JUST came back from Australia, had come back early so she was invited, but then couldnt' go. Then my sister, who has been really sick, said she was feeling a lot better and had energy again, so she said she'd go....talk about lifting my guilt! That made me feel better.
I've been browsing apartmetns in the Sugarland area, as I'm up for a job at church right now. Should I get it, then I'll want to move in this same area. I found all these great places with decent-ish rates and awesome locations....and then wham! I check out ratings....ALL of them have bad ratings. In fact, tehre is only ONE place that has good ratings! A place I somehow had missed....that is affordable, accordign the the internet, and a great location...and has a stellar rating and reviews.....and its right near where this guy who works here lives, and so he's familiar with teh commute into THIS part of town, and its pretty good!He's also really nice, my age, 24...and married :-( But he's really sweet anyways, so whatever. I also met another (married) guy here who's really sweet, and the two of them hang out up here and chat when they can procrastinate, which makes me happy to have at least some interaction. They are both realyl itneresting people, and both are into anime (not surprisign, considering they are male and techy) so we can bond well over that :-P
SO anyways....I guess it was the boring isolation of work paired with exhaustion, lack of time at home this week (evening commitments taht prevent me from going home after work), and then finding all the really dismal ratings on the apartments I was looking at....really made me feel unhappy about my prospects I guess.
I did at least get an interview scheduled for the position at the church, for next Wed, I just have to leave work early, but they have no problem with that, and neither do I! :-P
Actually, I'm workign in the same building where my Japanese lessons were the summer before I left for Japan (it was just basics, and not affiliated with teh JET Programme at all, so yeah....most people didn't knwo I took them).
I'm also going to church tonight (a special service they are holdign during lent, I thought I'd at least try to do them). Well, last week I went as well, and I found out that its a prayer service, and that we have to pray OUT LOUD. well, that's really weird to my personally, so I'm really quite bad at it. Verbalizing my prayers...its like verbalizing your thoughts, but more of an enigma to me. Maybe I don't pray the same as everyone else, but that doesn't really bother me...just that when ti comes time to verbalize the prayers, that then I fail miserably....it bothers me.
Oh well...its almost the end of Wed, and I get to eat dinner (late) at Panera, so that makes me happy, even though it costs money I dotn' want to spend right now. And THEN there are only two more days in teh workweek, and that's hard to not feel good about.
And its pouring rain outside right now, which always excites me....so I guess that serves to boost me a bit too! :-D
it was nice to get up at 5 am today rather than 4.....is it sad when that makes me happy?
I'm missing Japan a lot right now. probably because e4verythign was much easier there for me. being that ther ewas someone who took care of everything difficult, and I just had to be there. Yeah, it was nice.
I also miss Mos Burger. VERY much.
If anyone wants to go to Japan with me, save up about 3000 bucks, and I'll see about getting us there! (roundtrip nonstop from IAH to Narita is 1400 bucks....last I checked....so if we do a weird route it might be cheaper!the food, transportation, shopping, and lodging....).....me....japan...want...to go....now....need.....japan.....
I made really yummy rice today...I dont' like my mom's rice cooker, it systematically burns the bottom of the rice, but the rest is perfect. But a new one (for myself of course) would cost about 200 bucks (well, to get one I would want, that is) and it'd be 10 cups not 5, so bigger (because they don't have a 5 cup one that I want). Yeah. SO rice is hit or miss, uuslaly miss, but I can eat it anyways. Today though, it was YUMMY! :-D
the problem right now is that I'm in a food rut. Rice and chopped salad for lunch, microwave pizza for dinner.....I like this food, so its ok, but I also like other food, so taht woudl be ok too. :-P maybe I'll do some brown rice tomorrow with...something else? I dunno....
Anyways, I'm goign to stop babbling...O:-)