Progress Report
I hate making staggered posts, but it is the only way to get things off my chest and help me figure out everything that has been going on.
I've been sent an email congratulating me on my Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems. At the moment, it is looking good that I will have a government funded job as I have gone through multiple appointments and paperwork. Paid orientation doesn't start until January though. I am currently reading my A+ book, because I recently found out that if I don't take the test by December 31, 2010 (in 14 days), that I won't be certified for life, but instead will have to be re-certified every 2 or 3 years (I forget which).
I have been with Rebecca for over two years, but she had to leave (to go back to Texas) a few days before Thanksgiving, because her dad was diagnosed with a month live with leukemia and without immediate medical treatment was estimated to only have a month to live. So far, he has had multiple blood transfusions, some bone marrow taken from him, originally put on Chemo, then taken off chemo (but it didn't do the job as well as they though), so they put him on a different type of chemo. Rebecca is having drama with Jamie (spelling?).
Rebecca finally got a response from the EEOC after we sent them a second letter, which I promptly forwarded to her via snail-mail so that she can sign it and perhaps have them finally investigate. Sadly, we have gotten two lawyer notices where they are demanding an additional $150.00 (but in the second letter lowered it to $130.00 I believe) or they may press charges. I've always thought that she should fight it, because she is innocent, but the problem lies with the fact she didn't fight it in the beginning like she should have. She is going to ask her mother, what should she do. However, she waited over two weeks before asking, and still hasn't reached a decision. The only reason, I could sort of understand giving up, is because her father is sick and because is an uphill battle that we are losing.
I feel the need though to just get it out, that the whole Walgreens fiasco is her fault, for giving in to evil men. For taking the easy way out and then still not wanting to fight back right away. Then after everything was said and done, the whole process is like pulling teeth with her to get her to do anything for herself. This is incredibly bad, because I have put in 90% of the work with this case, but she has to be the one to officially fight it, I can't fight it for her, no matter how much I want to. Then again though, if it was me, I wouldn't of been as stupid as she was. Letting fear overrule every rational though, with emotion. I still remember telling her, "worse case scenario, you spend a few hours in a jail cell and then I bail you out." and she immediately started crying, vehemently shaking her head. I mean it isn't like I would want to go to jail either, but if I know I am right, then I would follow the legal steps laid out for me. How could someone like that, ever be there for me? Ever protect me? She would only ever be able to assist me, but I could never give her 100% control of everything, at least with the way she is now. She isn't open minded, she isn't completely logical, she gets an attitude and closes down when things don't go her way, etc. I know she loves me and would always try her relative best, but when you write out a confession word for word that somebody is telling you to write, when you sign multiple pieces of paper without reading ANYTHING, when you allow your name to purposely be entered into a database classified as a thief, when you refuse to fight back against someone who has wronged you, when you don't want the police involved and try to talk me out of it, when you suggest to the police offer "Yeah, I should just drop it.", when you let your boyfriend do all the legwork finding out with the EEOC is and finding all the local lawyer contact numbers, when you allow appeal letters to be sent without including key details about the case, when you don't mention the biggest piece of evidence that was rehearsed multiple times at a hearing, nor audio recordings...doesn't that spell or indicate some kind of incompetence? She didn't just make "a mistake" she made countless mistakes. I mean, did she realize that if we had cellphone contracts, that I would of taken a huge hit to my credit rating, did she even consider it at the time? If I didn't have money in the savings program, we would have been screwed. How could I trust someone like that 100% with my health. As long as I am ....okay, I believe in her assisting me. But if I was unable to make decisions for myself, after a certain point. I do believe I would be screwed. Good intentions, only go so far, you have to be able to follow through.
My mother is more senile than ever before. I'll be insured on her insurance in January and finally be able to be seen!!! However, a little back story.
Basically, I am going to be insured, after asking me mom for a long time to investigate the new policy, as I couldn't do that on her behalf, but I have paid attention to the things in congress. Mom, a few months later finally does it, but after knowing for a month, that she needed to add me during open enrollment, waits until the last possible hour of the last possible day, calling me at 5:00AM. She also adds Mikey. But hey, at least she added me. Well Zack gets a job at Neaton through Kelly Services. He tells mom that he has fallen out of love with her, but that their isn't anyone else. However, he was already eying and talking to another girl. Zack comes by at night, packs a garbage bag and is all pissed off from an argument with mom. Zack picks up his only photo album from being a kid and then drops it on the floor and says "F*ck it!" and leaves, he left his mom and all his unfinished jobs/work here. I mean Zack left the freakin Rodeo in pieces, it has been in pieces for 6 months with tools and motor parts still being rained on everyday. Mom, Marie, and Adrianna spy on him at work, Mom confronts him and takes the vehicle he had been driving to work with, as it wasn't his. Mom has been complaining about for YEARS about how she hates Zack and wants him to leave, but that he wouldn't leave etc.
Three weeks later (Mom last about a week and half before she starts courting Zack again), they are back together, but Zack quits his job, because he is too scared to see the girl that he basically didn't work with him, so despite the nice paying job, he gave it all up and is still unemployed.
Mom, has been being really lenient with Zack about everything, afraid that she will be alone. Despite the fact that the Walmart Credit Card that I loaned her for emergencies, was meant to be for emergencies, she had plans to buy a Plasma TV with Zack on Black Friday (despite my CC bill was already over $900), all this was unknown to me at the time, well apparently Walmart was sold out of the Plasma TVs, but she wanted to get Zack something, so she suggested that he get an Xbox 360, which he did. This pushed the CC bill over $1,000 and hurt my rating. Mom made a payment on it, which dropped it below $1,000, however then she bought things that stacked up $1,200 which again hit my credit...like WTF. I confronted her about it in private (because I am respectful), and after a dramatic scene, she told me to take the card, that she didn't need it. I only wanted to help, but I am always the bad guy.
*Sidenote: I hate the way Zack disses all the decisions he doesn't make. Basically the day he got the 360, he said he thought about PS3, but the PS3 looks like crap, and the quality doesn't compare to prestige of Microsoft and how if he wanted a blue ray player, he could always buy one, so that is no big deal, etc. I mean, really? What kind of excuse is "If I want a blue ray player, I'll just buy one?" I mean isn't that true for ...well everyone? Yeah, you can buy one for an additional $100 and it be one more additional unit to plug in. I mean this isn't about Xbox 360 versus PS3, but don't be stupid. Then again..this was the guy that said, "If I was president, I would make nukes nonexistent in the world. Trust me, the president knows people and can make it happen, if he really wanted to."
Anyway, Mom went along with it, pretending to be all liberal and embracing of his habits. Although Mom picked up smoking again. Zack still smokes despite saying he quit twice. Zack played WoW when he came back, until the Xbox360 came into the picture. He then had dreams of having an HDTV and buying one. He then decided it was easier to just take the HDTV in the living and put it in his bedroom and like always, just toss everything to the side. The same way he just left his old computer on the floor, he left his old TV from his bedroom, in the living room floor for a few days, before hooking it up.
Zack then began to play his systems while mom slept, which kept her up, he didn't see the problem with it. I remember one time, Mom came home from work, she was so tired and hadn't ate all day. She continued to stand on her feat, making herself some food, while Zack had just woken up with Mikey and was playing Devil May Cry 4 in her bedroom. Mom, knew that they would keep her up, so she slept on the living room couch, on top of the clothes, like Mikey usually does. It was terrible.
However, Mom eventually starts suspecting that Marie and Zack are having an affair. Because Zack has walked up and been talking to Marie more. Zack has actually secretly confessed to Marie that he is in love with her, and Marie has turned him down saying that he only thinks that he loves her and that she wouldn't do that to "momma". Zack said that he can't help who he loves, but Marie refuses. Mom is angry and takes it out on Marie and Zack and then when she finds out that Zack told Marie about the reason she is suspicious, Mom tells Marie, "I don't think you would do that to me, but I think he is the type of person that would." Despite the fact "it takes two to tango" type of problem. As it stands, whenever Marie goes to work, Zack goes into Marie's room and hugs/sniffs one of Marie's pillows and rocks back in forth for awhile with it. Yes, this could be disturbing, but even more so is the fact the he keeps referring to Marie as his daughter and he things of her like a daughter. Because he thinks of himself as our father. This guy is...one month older than me, and at the risk of sounding arrogant, I am richer and more responsible than him. He even list us as his children on Facebook (well not me, because I didn't approve him..but he still talks like he is). Another interesting twice is that is secretly bisexual, he keeps asking Mikey and once Chavez if he could see their penis (the one's he thinks of as he sons). Both denied him, and he admitted that he wouldn't mind having a threesome with Mikey, if he was up for it. Because Mikey pisses outside, Zack keeps trying to "peak" at Mikey, but sadly Mikey denies him that luxury. Zack has been up to this type of behavior, before Mom and him broke up the first time (which is at least 6 years of being together). Zack also has fantasies about him and his really macho friend "Josh".
Another subject, because I am tired of all this typing and it is eating away at my little time left to finish my A+ book.
I found out that Adrianna gets about $800 a month in foodstamps, from the government thank to the ability to claim Mikey and Chavez.
I talked to John and after a few brief conversations, I am writing a letter about why our friendship is in the state it is in, and all his problems that bothers me and everyone around him, I asked him if I wrote this, if he would read it, and he said yes. I am up to 14 pages now, but haven't worked on it that much this week. I told him that when I am done, I'll meet him at IHOP or wherever he wants, as I am cool explaining my problems with him face to face and that even though the letter could come at the price of being a friendship-ender as it is rather harsh. I care enough about John to write it, as I wouldn't do it for just anyone. John's WoW subscription ended on the 12/13/2010, but considering he said he quit in 2007 for the third time, I'll be impressed if this lasts. He said that doesn't plan on purchasing Cat..but he said the same about Frozen Throne.
Good news about John, is that I think I talked him into bettering himself, at least a little bit, finally. (I think it has something to do with the letter, and how I explained to him, how he could actually make money while in college). He actually scheduled the pre-test for his GED stuff. I showed him the highlands course catalog and everything. Even if he doesn't go through with this, as I also have heard the GED thing, more than 4 times...this is the furthest he has come and I am happy for him.
I have to write my senator again and even though I have been working with them over my $7,000 financial aid that is technically mine, but won't be released to me, because of bad paperwork??? The school is making it look like it is all my fault, despite the fact I been fighting this for over a year and been going up there about it for two years. My representative at the school, the supervisor of financial aid that was working with me...quit and didn't pass on any information, so I have to start all over and now I am being told I waited too long, when it reality it is because everything takes forever, I mean, I am going through all this...because I am a veteran. Shouldn't trying to serve your country in a time of war, help me...not hinder me?
Maybe I will die in the next year and not have to worry about anything or anyone else being screwed over. Yeah, it's dramatic, but at least the words aren't hollow. What is a world without a justice?
I've been sent an email congratulating me on my Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems. At the moment, it is looking good that I will have a government funded job as I have gone through multiple appointments and paperwork. Paid orientation doesn't start until January though. I am currently reading my A+ book, because I recently found out that if I don't take the test by December 31, 2010 (in 14 days), that I won't be certified for life, but instead will have to be re-certified every 2 or 3 years (I forget which).
I have been with Rebecca for over two years, but she had to leave (to go back to Texas) a few days before Thanksgiving, because her dad was diagnosed with a month live with leukemia and without immediate medical treatment was estimated to only have a month to live. So far, he has had multiple blood transfusions, some bone marrow taken from him, originally put on Chemo, then taken off chemo (but it didn't do the job as well as they though), so they put him on a different type of chemo. Rebecca is having drama with Jamie (spelling?).
Rebecca finally got a response from the EEOC after we sent them a second letter, which I promptly forwarded to her via snail-mail so that she can sign it and perhaps have them finally investigate. Sadly, we have gotten two lawyer notices where they are demanding an additional $150.00 (but in the second letter lowered it to $130.00 I believe) or they may press charges. I've always thought that she should fight it, because she is innocent, but the problem lies with the fact she didn't fight it in the beginning like she should have. She is going to ask her mother, what should she do. However, she waited over two weeks before asking, and still hasn't reached a decision. The only reason, I could sort of understand giving up, is because her father is sick and because is an uphill battle that we are losing.
I feel the need though to just get it out, that the whole Walgreens fiasco is her fault, for giving in to evil men. For taking the easy way out and then still not wanting to fight back right away. Then after everything was said and done, the whole process is like pulling teeth with her to get her to do anything for herself. This is incredibly bad, because I have put in 90% of the work with this case, but she has to be the one to officially fight it, I can't fight it for her, no matter how much I want to. Then again though, if it was me, I wouldn't of been as stupid as she was. Letting fear overrule every rational though, with emotion. I still remember telling her, "worse case scenario, you spend a few hours in a jail cell and then I bail you out." and she immediately started crying, vehemently shaking her head. I mean it isn't like I would want to go to jail either, but if I know I am right, then I would follow the legal steps laid out for me. How could someone like that, ever be there for me? Ever protect me? She would only ever be able to assist me, but I could never give her 100% control of everything, at least with the way she is now. She isn't open minded, she isn't completely logical, she gets an attitude and closes down when things don't go her way, etc. I know she loves me and would always try her relative best, but when you write out a confession word for word that somebody is telling you to write, when you sign multiple pieces of paper without reading ANYTHING, when you allow your name to purposely be entered into a database classified as a thief, when you refuse to fight back against someone who has wronged you, when you don't want the police involved and try to talk me out of it, when you suggest to the police offer "Yeah, I should just drop it.", when you let your boyfriend do all the legwork finding out with the EEOC is and finding all the local lawyer contact numbers, when you allow appeal letters to be sent without including key details about the case, when you don't mention the biggest piece of evidence that was rehearsed multiple times at a hearing, nor audio recordings...doesn't that spell or indicate some kind of incompetence? She didn't just make "a mistake" she made countless mistakes. I mean, did she realize that if we had cellphone contracts, that I would of taken a huge hit to my credit rating, did she even consider it at the time? If I didn't have money in the savings program, we would have been screwed. How could I trust someone like that 100% with my health. As long as I am ....okay, I believe in her assisting me. But if I was unable to make decisions for myself, after a certain point. I do believe I would be screwed. Good intentions, only go so far, you have to be able to follow through.
My mother is more senile than ever before. I'll be insured on her insurance in January and finally be able to be seen!!! However, a little back story.
Basically, I am going to be insured, after asking me mom for a long time to investigate the new policy, as I couldn't do that on her behalf, but I have paid attention to the things in congress. Mom, a few months later finally does it, but after knowing for a month, that she needed to add me during open enrollment, waits until the last possible hour of the last possible day, calling me at 5:00AM. She also adds Mikey. But hey, at least she added me. Well Zack gets a job at Neaton through Kelly Services. He tells mom that he has fallen out of love with her, but that their isn't anyone else. However, he was already eying and talking to another girl. Zack comes by at night, packs a garbage bag and is all pissed off from an argument with mom. Zack picks up his only photo album from being a kid and then drops it on the floor and says "F*ck it!" and leaves, he left his mom and all his unfinished jobs/work here. I mean Zack left the freakin Rodeo in pieces, it has been in pieces for 6 months with tools and motor parts still being rained on everyday. Mom, Marie, and Adrianna spy on him at work, Mom confronts him and takes the vehicle he had been driving to work with, as it wasn't his. Mom has been complaining about for YEARS about how she hates Zack and wants him to leave, but that he wouldn't leave etc.
Three weeks later (Mom last about a week and half before she starts courting Zack again), they are back together, but Zack quits his job, because he is too scared to see the girl that he basically didn't work with him, so despite the nice paying job, he gave it all up and is still unemployed.
Mom, has been being really lenient with Zack about everything, afraid that she will be alone. Despite the fact that the Walmart Credit Card that I loaned her for emergencies, was meant to be for emergencies, she had plans to buy a Plasma TV with Zack on Black Friday (despite my CC bill was already over $900), all this was unknown to me at the time, well apparently Walmart was sold out of the Plasma TVs, but she wanted to get Zack something, so she suggested that he get an Xbox 360, which he did. This pushed the CC bill over $1,000 and hurt my rating. Mom made a payment on it, which dropped it below $1,000, however then she bought things that stacked up $1,200 which again hit my credit...like WTF. I confronted her about it in private (because I am respectful), and after a dramatic scene, she told me to take the card, that she didn't need it. I only wanted to help, but I am always the bad guy.
*Sidenote: I hate the way Zack disses all the decisions he doesn't make. Basically the day he got the 360, he said he thought about PS3, but the PS3 looks like crap, and the quality doesn't compare to prestige of Microsoft and how if he wanted a blue ray player, he could always buy one, so that is no big deal, etc. I mean, really? What kind of excuse is "If I want a blue ray player, I'll just buy one?" I mean isn't that true for ...well everyone? Yeah, you can buy one for an additional $100 and it be one more additional unit to plug in. I mean this isn't about Xbox 360 versus PS3, but don't be stupid. Then again..this was the guy that said, "If I was president, I would make nukes nonexistent in the world. Trust me, the president knows people and can make it happen, if he really wanted to."
Anyway, Mom went along with it, pretending to be all liberal and embracing of his habits. Although Mom picked up smoking again. Zack still smokes despite saying he quit twice. Zack played WoW when he came back, until the Xbox360 came into the picture. He then had dreams of having an HDTV and buying one. He then decided it was easier to just take the HDTV in the living and put it in his bedroom and like always, just toss everything to the side. The same way he just left his old computer on the floor, he left his old TV from his bedroom, in the living room floor for a few days, before hooking it up.
Zack then began to play his systems while mom slept, which kept her up, he didn't see the problem with it. I remember one time, Mom came home from work, she was so tired and hadn't ate all day. She continued to stand on her feat, making herself some food, while Zack had just woken up with Mikey and was playing Devil May Cry 4 in her bedroom. Mom, knew that they would keep her up, so she slept on the living room couch, on top of the clothes, like Mikey usually does. It was terrible.
However, Mom eventually starts suspecting that Marie and Zack are having an affair. Because Zack has walked up and been talking to Marie more. Zack has actually secretly confessed to Marie that he is in love with her, and Marie has turned him down saying that he only thinks that he loves her and that she wouldn't do that to "momma". Zack said that he can't help who he loves, but Marie refuses. Mom is angry and takes it out on Marie and Zack and then when she finds out that Zack told Marie about the reason she is suspicious, Mom tells Marie, "I don't think you would do that to me, but I think he is the type of person that would." Despite the fact "it takes two to tango" type of problem. As it stands, whenever Marie goes to work, Zack goes into Marie's room and hugs/sniffs one of Marie's pillows and rocks back in forth for awhile with it. Yes, this could be disturbing, but even more so is the fact the he keeps referring to Marie as his daughter and he things of her like a daughter. Because he thinks of himself as our father. This guy is...one month older than me, and at the risk of sounding arrogant, I am richer and more responsible than him. He even list us as his children on Facebook (well not me, because I didn't approve him..but he still talks like he is). Another interesting twice is that is secretly bisexual, he keeps asking Mikey and once Chavez if he could see their penis (the one's he thinks of as he sons). Both denied him, and he admitted that he wouldn't mind having a threesome with Mikey, if he was up for it. Because Mikey pisses outside, Zack keeps trying to "peak" at Mikey, but sadly Mikey denies him that luxury. Zack has been up to this type of behavior, before Mom and him broke up the first time (which is at least 6 years of being together). Zack also has fantasies about him and his really macho friend "Josh".
Another subject, because I am tired of all this typing and it is eating away at my little time left to finish my A+ book.
I found out that Adrianna gets about $800 a month in foodstamps, from the government thank to the ability to claim Mikey and Chavez.
I talked to John and after a few brief conversations, I am writing a letter about why our friendship is in the state it is in, and all his problems that bothers me and everyone around him, I asked him if I wrote this, if he would read it, and he said yes. I am up to 14 pages now, but haven't worked on it that much this week. I told him that when I am done, I'll meet him at IHOP or wherever he wants, as I am cool explaining my problems with him face to face and that even though the letter could come at the price of being a friendship-ender as it is rather harsh. I care enough about John to write it, as I wouldn't do it for just anyone. John's WoW subscription ended on the 12/13/2010, but considering he said he quit in 2007 for the third time, I'll be impressed if this lasts. He said that doesn't plan on purchasing Cat..but he said the same about Frozen Throne.
Good news about John, is that I think I talked him into bettering himself, at least a little bit, finally. (I think it has something to do with the letter, and how I explained to him, how he could actually make money while in college). He actually scheduled the pre-test for his GED stuff. I showed him the highlands course catalog and everything. Even if he doesn't go through with this, as I also have heard the GED thing, more than 4 times...this is the furthest he has come and I am happy for him.
I have to write my senator again and even though I have been working with them over my $7,000 financial aid that is technically mine, but won't be released to me, because of bad paperwork??? The school is making it look like it is all my fault, despite the fact I been fighting this for over a year and been going up there about it for two years. My representative at the school, the supervisor of financial aid that was working with me...quit and didn't pass on any information, so I have to start all over and now I am being told I waited too long, when it reality it is because everything takes forever, I mean, I am going through all this...because I am a veteran. Shouldn't trying to serve your country in a time of war, help me...not hinder me?
Maybe I will die in the next year and not have to worry about anything or anyone else being screwed over. Yeah, it's dramatic, but at least the words aren't hollow. What is a world without a justice?