Getting Fucked Like It's Deliverance Country
Today's Writing Effort
I had such plans today. But maxheadwidth and I slept in and things got going late. We did get in some Adult Fun Playtime though, so that made me pretty happy. It's the last day before kids start going back to school. Apparently Bastion has to start Monday since he's a Freshman, but Ethan and AJ don't have to start until Tuesday. Ethan's staying with Mariah for September and AJ is with us. So is Bastion for a little while, though I don't know how long.
James took Bastion into town for a haircut from Kitty and Jenny was at work after being out with friends all night. She took a nap in James' room for part of the afternoon and got up to make dinner in the evening.
I didn't get to do much of anything today. I was going to start putting my furniture together, but I couldn't even get anyone to help me bring the boxes in from the shop today. I felt really useless.
All I managed to get done today was to clean the carpet up some. I had to use almost a whole roll of packing tape to get the dog hair and bits and bobs that the vacuum wouldn't pick up. We need a new vacuum too I think.
And right before dinner, Bastion came up to ask me to download some more anime for him and then when I made a comment about someone being an idiot about something, he went on a yelling rant at me ... as he was asking me to do him a favor. And then at dinner, I pointed out the misogyny of someone in television, who is well known for being that way, he told me I have to stop being "so negative all the time". Which I said was like the pot calling the kettle black.
So for the rest of the meal I just shut my lips and when I felt it was a good enough time to leave the table, I did. I'm so sick of that kid yelling at me and being an insufferable know-it-all that I just can't be around him sometimes. I talked to James about it in the evening after everyone had dispersed. We walked down to where the hugels will be and then put the bunnies to bed and gave them bits of pear.
I'm really trying with Bastion, but he makes it really hard a lot of the time.
Another issue that's going to crop up is distribution of the cars. AJ is going to have the next level of his graduated license in October and he's going to want to borrow the car or drive his brothers to school so he can have the car all day. But that means that I'm stuck at home with no way to get into town or to work. And if AJ gets a job to pay for insurance or save up towards his own car, that means I'm going to get the shaft even more. He even asked me "do you even need to work?" Unless someone is independently wealthy, they need to work. I don't need to work a lot to stay afloat, but I can't just magically wish my debt away. I have to pay it off. I still owe roughly $3,200 in bills and I have my monthly phone bill to pay too. And so I need to earn a base amount of $230 a month after taxes just to pay bills. This doesn't leave me any money for anything else at all, not even a $.99 ebook from Amazon, let alone money for gas.
So yeah, I need to work. And to do that, I need access to a car on a reliable basis.
I wish I had more positive news today, but I just feel like I'm making more sacrifices than I should have to sometimes.
I had such plans today. But maxheadwidth and I slept in and things got going late. We did get in some Adult Fun Playtime though, so that made me pretty happy. It's the last day before kids start going back to school. Apparently Bastion has to start Monday since he's a Freshman, but Ethan and AJ don't have to start until Tuesday. Ethan's staying with Mariah for September and AJ is with us. So is Bastion for a little while, though I don't know how long.
James took Bastion into town for a haircut from Kitty and Jenny was at work after being out with friends all night. She took a nap in James' room for part of the afternoon and got up to make dinner in the evening.
I didn't get to do much of anything today. I was going to start putting my furniture together, but I couldn't even get anyone to help me bring the boxes in from the shop today. I felt really useless.
All I managed to get done today was to clean the carpet up some. I had to use almost a whole roll of packing tape to get the dog hair and bits and bobs that the vacuum wouldn't pick up. We need a new vacuum too I think.
And right before dinner, Bastion came up to ask me to download some more anime for him and then when I made a comment about someone being an idiot about something, he went on a yelling rant at me ... as he was asking me to do him a favor. And then at dinner, I pointed out the misogyny of someone in television, who is well known for being that way, he told me I have to stop being "so negative all the time". Which I said was like the pot calling the kettle black.
So for the rest of the meal I just shut my lips and when I felt it was a good enough time to leave the table, I did. I'm so sick of that kid yelling at me and being an insufferable know-it-all that I just can't be around him sometimes. I talked to James about it in the evening after everyone had dispersed. We walked down to where the hugels will be and then put the bunnies to bed and gave them bits of pear.
I'm really trying with Bastion, but he makes it really hard a lot of the time.
Another issue that's going to crop up is distribution of the cars. AJ is going to have the next level of his graduated license in October and he's going to want to borrow the car or drive his brothers to school so he can have the car all day. But that means that I'm stuck at home with no way to get into town or to work. And if AJ gets a job to pay for insurance or save up towards his own car, that means I'm going to get the shaft even more. He even asked me "do you even need to work?" Unless someone is independently wealthy, they need to work. I don't need to work a lot to stay afloat, but I can't just magically wish my debt away. I have to pay it off. I still owe roughly $3,200 in bills and I have my monthly phone bill to pay too. And so I need to earn a base amount of $230 a month after taxes just to pay bills. This doesn't leave me any money for anything else at all, not even a $.99 ebook from Amazon, let alone money for gas.
So yeah, I need to work. And to do that, I need access to a car on a reliable basis.
I wish I had more positive news today, but I just feel like I'm making more sacrifices than I should have to sometimes.