Life and whatnot
Since it's a new month, I figured I'd go ahead and put some thoughts down. Since I don't feel like doing anything coherent, everything will be distilled to it's truest form: the +/- scale.
---- This (for those of you who don't have wicketsteve on your friends page). The world is seriously a sadder place because of this, but at least we still have Eddie Izzard.
--------- Being 2000 miles away from the girl I love, and knowing that despite my best efforts, that distance won't be definitively closed for another 6 weeks. Could be worse, to be sure (6 months anyone?) but it's still incredibly hard to be this far away from an incredibly hot redhead, with whom I have an amazing mental and physical connection, and who has promised to keep me in bed for a week straight once I get there.
++++++ Realizing just how much I love said redhead, especially after spending roughly 3000 cell phone minutes talking to her in the past month (thank god for free mobile to mobile minutes).
+ The amazing amount of potentially quite good mainstream media products that are going to be released in the next few months- new Weezer, new Dave Matthews Band, new Harry Potter ( I just finished re-reading book five and am ridiculously excited), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which I sincerely hope doesn't suck as badly as the preview made me think it might), and yes, even Star Wars: Episode III. Not to mention tons more that I'm not aware of, all of which is probably going to be amazing.
- Not having any money to pay for any of the above products, though that may change.
+ Demolishing shit with a sledgehammer- especially when said shit is a kitchen, which means you get to do fun stuff to the sink and everything. Not to mention how nice it is to get paid for that, and well, which helps the above issue (though not enough)
+ Making a movie about lawn gnome gang warfare. Confused? Go to Foolish Pleasures tomorrow night, UPS, 9 pm. For those of you outside of Tacoma, check in at www.roman-fleuve.com in a little while, Chuck said he'd try to host it for us. I'll let you know.
+ or - (I'm still not sure which category this falls in) Realizing that my caloric intake is far above recommended levels. The FDA advises around 2000 calories a day. Last night, while on luch at work, I consumed roughly that much in a sitting and was still hungry. All well and good while I'm still 22 and working a highly physically demanding job, but could spell trouble 10 or 15 years down the road.
+ Trader Joe's. Seriously, the place just kicks ass. It's an incredible company to work for, since they treat their employees well (they offer great benefits to you and anyone connected to you, including same-sex domestic partners, even when you're only a part-timer, and that's just the start) which means that everybody is happy, which means that (almost) everybody works hard and makes the store look fantastic, all while continuing to be incredibly nice. Not to mention the great food.
- Getting another rejection letter, this time from UConn. They were considerably less nice than UVic, though still polite. Three more remain, though I'm really not holding my breath, since I would have probably heard for interviews by now. Time will tell....
Well, that's about it for now. I'm sure I could fill you in on all sorts of sordid little details about my love life, but really, I don't want to. There have been a few hiccups in the past couple months, but really, I can't complain about anything (aside from the distance issue, as I covered above). I've found someone who makes me incredibly happy, with whom I can foresee a solid, happy future, and who I know loves me probably more than I deserve. And now that I've made all of you nauseous, I think I'm going to get some sleep, since I need to be at work in roughly 8 1/2 hours.
---- This (for those of you who don't have wicketsteve on your friends page). The world is seriously a sadder place because of this, but at least we still have Eddie Izzard.
--------- Being 2000 miles away from the girl I love, and knowing that despite my best efforts, that distance won't be definitively closed for another 6 weeks. Could be worse, to be sure (6 months anyone?) but it's still incredibly hard to be this far away from an incredibly hot redhead, with whom I have an amazing mental and physical connection, and who has promised to keep me in bed for a week straight once I get there.
++++++ Realizing just how much I love said redhead, especially after spending roughly 3000 cell phone minutes talking to her in the past month (thank god for free mobile to mobile minutes).
+ The amazing amount of potentially quite good mainstream media products that are going to be released in the next few months- new Weezer, new Dave Matthews Band, new Harry Potter ( I just finished re-reading book five and am ridiculously excited), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which I sincerely hope doesn't suck as badly as the preview made me think it might), and yes, even Star Wars: Episode III. Not to mention tons more that I'm not aware of, all of which is probably going to be amazing.
- Not having any money to pay for any of the above products, though that may change.
+ Demolishing shit with a sledgehammer- especially when said shit is a kitchen, which means you get to do fun stuff to the sink and everything. Not to mention how nice it is to get paid for that, and well, which helps the above issue (though not enough)
+ Making a movie about lawn gnome gang warfare. Confused? Go to Foolish Pleasures tomorrow night, UPS, 9 pm. For those of you outside of Tacoma, check in at www.roman-fleuve.com in a little while, Chuck said he'd try to host it for us. I'll let you know.
+ or - (I'm still not sure which category this falls in) Realizing that my caloric intake is far above recommended levels. The FDA advises around 2000 calories a day. Last night, while on luch at work, I consumed roughly that much in a sitting and was still hungry. All well and good while I'm still 22 and working a highly physically demanding job, but could spell trouble 10 or 15 years down the road.
+ Trader Joe's. Seriously, the place just kicks ass. It's an incredible company to work for, since they treat their employees well (they offer great benefits to you and anyone connected to you, including same-sex domestic partners, even when you're only a part-timer, and that's just the start) which means that everybody is happy, which means that (almost) everybody works hard and makes the store look fantastic, all while continuing to be incredibly nice. Not to mention the great food.
- Getting another rejection letter, this time from UConn. They were considerably less nice than UVic, though still polite. Three more remain, though I'm really not holding my breath, since I would have probably heard for interviews by now. Time will tell....
Well, that's about it for now. I'm sure I could fill you in on all sorts of sordid little details about my love life, but really, I don't want to. There have been a few hiccups in the past couple months, but really, I can't complain about anything (aside from the distance issue, as I covered above). I've found someone who makes me incredibly happy, with whom I can foresee a solid, happy future, and who I know loves me probably more than I deserve. And now that I've made all of you nauseous, I think I'm going to get some sleep, since I need to be at work in roughly 8 1/2 hours.