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Just a quick hello before I go draw for a while.
Lost my phone. Couldn't find it. Dug all over the house and car. Thought I dropped it at the Fairie Festival. Oh shit. Got in contact with the organizers. They'll look for it. Got a call yesterday on the cell phone around 1400. Yes, I found it. Fucker was in a different jacket. OMG. Some days, I think I need to have a guardian with me. I'm a total loss. Of course, I didn't realize it was missing until Tuesday so that tells you how much I use the thing.
The Equinox is making a weird noise. It starts at around 40 MPH, worst at 45 MPH, quiets down at 50. It still is making the noise but not as loudly as at 45. The only thing I've done differently the past two weeks was I put Shell gasoline in it. Dad thinks it's a drive train issue. I'm thinking it's time to say fuck it and get a new car. Really. So this is going to probably be the last repair on this thing as I save up $$ to get a new vehicle. Not sure what I'm getting but it won't be a Nox. I love the car but I'm really sick of having a major repair every fucking year. What I want: 4 door, all wheel drive, sits up off the ground a bit, V6 motor. May even skip over GM products, even though they have been good to me. Might be time for a total change. I'd even consider a station wagon.
Went to the gym twice this week. Will go tomorrow. Had a meeting at work today so I didn't get home until 0945. Gah. Lots of new stuff happening at work. Most of it is good. I think nearly half of the phlebotomy department want to quit. That area has a lot of turn over (usually because the people are too immature to handle the responsibility) anyway. Unfortunately, one of those is my phlebotomist. She gets me. She's like me. We work well together. I really hope that if/when she leaves, I get someone like her.. not like the last one. I understand where she's coming from, though. She lives at least an hour away. That's a hard drive even during the day... much less at night.
Last thing. This bothers me. I have very poor family members. One of whom is pregnant and her boyfriend has been laid off. They have no income to my knowledge. He's looking for a job so he's not a deadbeat. They're just in a tight bind. I've given them money. They keep asking for more. Now even this person's MOM has asked me for money. I don't mind lending or giving money BUT I don't like it when people just expect it. I have medical bills to pay. I have this car issue to deal with now. I have already given them $600 + the cost of sending it via Western Union because they don't have a Pay Pal type instant transfer account. This totals over $700 all together. I don't know what more I can do. I know my cousin is pregnant and having some difficulties (nothing too threatening just yet). This stress of trying to meet their bills is not good for her or the baby. At the same time, however, I can't give all my money away. I'm already having to figure out where I can budget money to save up for the car. And I'm not one to "budget". I hate it. But it needs to be done. *sigh* I just wish I didn't feel like such an asshole when I say "sorry but I don't have it". The clincher is the Mom, though. That woman is fucking older than I am. She should be able to handle her own money. She's a whole lot of screwed up, though, and has more issues than the New York Times. I'm surprised she isn't dead yet (she has come close - probably around 45 and has already had at least one if not more heart attacks).
OK. Time to draw. Have to work this crap out.
Lost my phone. Couldn't find it. Dug all over the house and car. Thought I dropped it at the Fairie Festival. Oh shit. Got in contact with the organizers. They'll look for it. Got a call yesterday on the cell phone around 1400. Yes, I found it. Fucker was in a different jacket. OMG. Some days, I think I need to have a guardian with me. I'm a total loss. Of course, I didn't realize it was missing until Tuesday so that tells you how much I use the thing.
The Equinox is making a weird noise. It starts at around 40 MPH, worst at 45 MPH, quiets down at 50. It still is making the noise but not as loudly as at 45. The only thing I've done differently the past two weeks was I put Shell gasoline in it. Dad thinks it's a drive train issue. I'm thinking it's time to say fuck it and get a new car. Really. So this is going to probably be the last repair on this thing as I save up $$ to get a new vehicle. Not sure what I'm getting but it won't be a Nox. I love the car but I'm really sick of having a major repair every fucking year. What I want: 4 door, all wheel drive, sits up off the ground a bit, V6 motor. May even skip over GM products, even though they have been good to me. Might be time for a total change. I'd even consider a station wagon.
Went to the gym twice this week. Will go tomorrow. Had a meeting at work today so I didn't get home until 0945. Gah. Lots of new stuff happening at work. Most of it is good. I think nearly half of the phlebotomy department want to quit. That area has a lot of turn over (usually because the people are too immature to handle the responsibility) anyway. Unfortunately, one of those is my phlebotomist. She gets me. She's like me. We work well together. I really hope that if/when she leaves, I get someone like her.. not like the last one. I understand where she's coming from, though. She lives at least an hour away. That's a hard drive even during the day... much less at night.
Last thing. This bothers me. I have very poor family members. One of whom is pregnant and her boyfriend has been laid off. They have no income to my knowledge. He's looking for a job so he's not a deadbeat. They're just in a tight bind. I've given them money. They keep asking for more. Now even this person's MOM has asked me for money. I don't mind lending or giving money BUT I don't like it when people just expect it. I have medical bills to pay. I have this car issue to deal with now. I have already given them $600 + the cost of sending it via Western Union because they don't have a Pay Pal type instant transfer account. This totals over $700 all together. I don't know what more I can do. I know my cousin is pregnant and having some difficulties (nothing too threatening just yet). This stress of trying to meet their bills is not good for her or the baby. At the same time, however, I can't give all my money away. I'm already having to figure out where I can budget money to save up for the car. And I'm not one to "budget". I hate it. But it needs to be done. *sigh* I just wish I didn't feel like such an asshole when I say "sorry but I don't have it". The clincher is the Mom, though. That woman is fucking older than I am. She should be able to handle her own money. She's a whole lot of screwed up, though, and has more issues than the New York Times. I'm surprised she isn't dead yet (she has come close - probably around 45 and has already had at least one if not more heart attacks).
OK. Time to draw. Have to work this crap out.