Friday!
It’s Friday! Best day of the week for me (I know some folks work on Saturday/Sunday so Friday probably isn’t their best day). This has been a LONG week, and sitting here today and now, it still feels like it flew. Life is flying by and it freaks me out if I think about it too hard (I try not to think about it).
Streaming Video Games
My plans are ZILCH this weekend, which is perfect because the last two weekends I’ve been forced to be an extrovert and have plans LOL. Of course, I enjoy spending time with my peeps but I love my ‘me’ time so much lol. So yeah… weekend to myself is a huge plus! I actually hope to catch up on a little reading since I’ve fallen behind. Also, playing some SIMS, continuing my legacy family, which I hope to stream (probably tomorrow). Tonight I plan to finish running that cursed dungeon on all my toons one last time in the hopes I get the love rocket … which I won’t :P Here’s a video that shows the rocket (you can skip 1:53 cuz they talk too much until they finally show it!). I wants it!!
So yeah, tomorrow I think I’ll stream SIMS and then maybe my Surviving Mars game. Tonight I’ll stream my NOT getting the love rocket lol.
Work
Things have been very interesting at work. Ever since the Prez finally spoke with crazypants, she’s been so quiet and it’s been so glorious. We of course still discuss work stuff, but then she’s back to her office. It’s been a gift from the gods, I swear. Also, a lot of stuff (decisions wise), is being held off and it makes me wondering what might be coming down the line here. I think some big changes might be happening, which can be exciting but also a little scary. Sometimes that can mean people losing their jobs, which will suck.
As much as I can bitch and moan about my coworkers, they’re all good people deep down, and while some could definitely use a talking-to, so they stop being complete bums, it doesn’t mean I wish for them to lose their jobs (or me). I just ask that folks actually DO their jobs, which for some folks seems to be a really hard thing to do.
Like TD. She’s SOOOOOOO busy trying to boss everyone else around, like she’s the actual Prez (not even close) … and doesn’t do her own crap! Then runs around like a chicken without her head when her shit is due that day. Uh… you’ve had WEEKS to work on this. Stop being all up in everyone else’s department and focus on your OWN. It drives us all nuts she is like this. You are NOT our boss… go work with YOUR people and get us some damn students! Does it mean I want her fired? No. I want her to own up and take responsibility for her slacking-off behavior and be better. Probably never get that though because she’s sucked up real good to the Prez and is so in his pocket *Shrug*.
But yeah .. things are slowly getting better, even if there is some insecurity on where we may be heading.
Lottery
I had to stop in at a gas station on the way home because my mom has been without milk (for her coffee/oatmeal) for about four days and it’s driving her nuts lol, so I said I’d stop on the way home and grab her a gallon (the crack addict). I rarely ever buy lottery tickets, but I’ve been really thinking about buying those Win-for-Life ones for a while now (like I have any luck? *uproarious laughter*)… so I got two. A 10$ one and a 5$ one. Of course, didn’t win poo… but the $5 one had a star, with a $5 symbol beneath it so at least I got my $5 back from that one. I figure I’ll trade it in for another $5 one LOL.
I don’t want much. I really don’t. Just enough to be able to pay my bills each month and still be able to buy things like books, the occasional laptop, games/game time…that’s it. I don’t need a fancy car or huge mansion (I wouldn’t mind moving to a better neighborhood, but smaller house would work just fine since it’s just mom and I). That’s it. That’s too much to ask though LOL. I want to ‘retire’ now, but can’t afford it. I’d love to be free enough to do whatever I want (write, read, video game, do day trips, etc…). It’s sad that I am actually envious of folks who don’t work (though for many cases it’s sad because they have true ailments that prevent them) … and I wonder how it’s possible for single folks out there to not be working. I do work and I feel like I’m (close to) living check-to-check.
So yeah, those are my thoughts lately. Wanting to not deal with the day-to-day work crap lol. I’m sure there will always be some type of crap to deal with, but work crap is the worst thus far.
Family
My mom just called me to tell me that Trisha’s mom just got laid off (they work together). That really sucks ): The only plus, is that now she can watch Amalia every day, instead of Trisha’s aunt (since Trisha’s aunt already watches her own granddaughter and grandson). But it still is a crap way to end the week. Apparently, mom’s job is losing a lot of business, so they’re not getting as many contracts as they used to get (they work in a factory). My mom can retire at any time, so for her it no longer matters. If they lay her off, she’d just put in for retirement…. But Trisha’s mom is still in her early 50’s so that blows.
Last night we Facetimed with Amalia. She was watching her cartoon, so it was so funny how very little she wanted to babble with us. When she first saw me come on the phone though, she smiled all big and blew me a kiss wither her hand (it’s the cutest thing ever), and that always melts my heart… how her eyes light up with her smile. Then the cartoons immediately engaged her again lol. So it was short, but sweet. Ugh. The love for that little munchkin man. Whenever I’m feeling down or out of it, I just load up one of the videos I have of her and immediately it cheers me up.
Otherwise… I think we’re all on for Sunday dinner at Danny’s. He’s got plans tomorrow night, or we’d head over there tomorrow, so instead we’ll go by on Sunday.
Some thankful fors since I’ve been a complete slacker:
-Getting brighter, earlier, every day. I love leaving work when it’s light out!
-Weather is warming up the tiniest bit (from like 32F to 45F :P)
-My friends. While few, they are wonderful.
-My Amalia, who can always bring a big smile to my heart.
-The three guildies who’ve been there for me: M, L and R.
-Bookbub … the amount of books I’ve gotten free or for less than a dollar = awesome.