Omg . . . an update . . . wtf?
So . . . I fail at LJ, apparently. I don't seem to do any posts anymore, unless I'm super pissed off at something. So . . . here goes . . . an update!
. . . its busy. Extremely busy. We started the summer reading program 2 weeks ago (already have 170 teens signed up) and I am completely drained. I wanted to really make this summer's program HUGE. I will be doing roughly twice as many events as I had last year. This, of course, means even more work to cram in my already crammed schedule. I also had to bust my ass ridiculously hard this year for prizes, as most of the local businesses were kind of dicks about donating things. We had about half as many people donate and many of the donations we did get were sad when compared to what those places donated in previous years. So, I have to figure how to do much more with much less.
On top of all that, the YA area that I won 12k in grant money to make is finally under way . . . four months after it was supposed to be finished. While its a good thing that its actually happening, its a real pain in the ass to be dealing with now. I really don't have the time to devote to it . . . so, I've been pulling at least three 10-12 hour days a week in order to keep up. This is, of course, going beyond my maximum hour allotment; so, I'm sure I'll be reamed out by the head of personnel for working more than I'm allowed. However, there really isn't any other option. The YA area has to get done and the summer reading program has to be maintained and its programs supplied, advertised, and executed. I really have no choice than to work more than I am supposed to . . . Hopefully all this will show the city that I really SHOULD have a full-time job rather than the 25 hour joke I have now.
However, given all that stress and tiredness from work, I am still in a surprisingly good mood about everything. Its like I know I'm stressed and pissed; but, instead of really getting angry and yelling at people about stuff, I find myself laughing a great deal more. Maybe I've just gone so far into the stressed area that I just went out the other side . . .
I have joined my coworker's guild in WoW. I transferred Anna from Ghostlands to Whisperwind and joined Viridian Might and have been having a crazy amount of fun with them. They don't take raiding seriously at all, so we go into raids and just have fun. There is no stupid asshat's bitching about how we aren't clearing trash fast enough to ruin the fun, no people complaining about loot, no douchebag officers . . . basically, its just a bunch of people that think every aspect of the game is secondary to just having a good time. And that is exactly what I've been doing with this group. They are all adults, which is great, and every one of them seems to have a fantastic sense of humor (at the very least, all the ones that talk in /g and vent).
Other than wow, I've been gaming again. As in pencil-and-paper roleplaying. Doug has been running Earthdawn for us. I've actually been very surprised by how good he actually is doing. I think we all kind of expected him to be not so great at it; but, he's doing fantastic. Been having a great amount of fun every weekend we game, the fact that we usually grab some burgers at Stella's before we game one makes things that much sweeter.
Roleplaying has also gotten me back into painting miniatures, something I used to be REALLY good at doing. I'm still trying to get the skill back to the level it was. Its slow going; but, its happening. Been having a good deal of fun rekindling that hobby. Also found some great miniatures to paint from the people who make Warmachine that I can't wait to paint.
I went out to visit her a few weeks ago (just before the SRP started) and we had a great time. We had a fight at the end of the visit that was pretty big; however, I think a great deal of good came out of it all. I think we have a much better understanding of how one another communicates. In the past, there was a good deal of just assuming that the other person understood how we felt or what we wanted without actually letting the other person know. This would, of course, lead to frustration and anger on both our parts as those unspoken signals (or lack of them) would invariably be misinterpreted. After our argument turned to actual conversation, I feel we hammered alot of that stuff out and came to some much needed understanding. This is especially important as she is moving out here NEXT FUCKING WEEK!
Should be exciting!
Well, there you have it. My update, of sorts. Obviously, there are things I am forgetting to mention; but, what are ya gonna do?
. . . its busy. Extremely busy. We started the summer reading program 2 weeks ago (already have 170 teens signed up) and I am completely drained. I wanted to really make this summer's program HUGE. I will be doing roughly twice as many events as I had last year. This, of course, means even more work to cram in my already crammed schedule. I also had to bust my ass ridiculously hard this year for prizes, as most of the local businesses were kind of dicks about donating things. We had about half as many people donate and many of the donations we did get were sad when compared to what those places donated in previous years. So, I have to figure how to do much more with much less.
On top of all that, the YA area that I won 12k in grant money to make is finally under way . . . four months after it was supposed to be finished. While its a good thing that its actually happening, its a real pain in the ass to be dealing with now. I really don't have the time to devote to it . . . so, I've been pulling at least three 10-12 hour days a week in order to keep up. This is, of course, going beyond my maximum hour allotment; so, I'm sure I'll be reamed out by the head of personnel for working more than I'm allowed. However, there really isn't any other option. The YA area has to get done and the summer reading program has to be maintained and its programs supplied, advertised, and executed. I really have no choice than to work more than I am supposed to . . . Hopefully all this will show the city that I really SHOULD have a full-time job rather than the 25 hour joke I have now.
However, given all that stress and tiredness from work, I am still in a surprisingly good mood about everything. Its like I know I'm stressed and pissed; but, instead of really getting angry and yelling at people about stuff, I find myself laughing a great deal more. Maybe I've just gone so far into the stressed area that I just went out the other side . . .
I have joined my coworker's guild in WoW. I transferred Anna from Ghostlands to Whisperwind and joined Viridian Might and have been having a crazy amount of fun with them. They don't take raiding seriously at all, so we go into raids and just have fun. There is no stupid asshat's bitching about how we aren't clearing trash fast enough to ruin the fun, no people complaining about loot, no douchebag officers . . . basically, its just a bunch of people that think every aspect of the game is secondary to just having a good time. And that is exactly what I've been doing with this group. They are all adults, which is great, and every one of them seems to have a fantastic sense of humor (at the very least, all the ones that talk in /g and vent).
Other than wow, I've been gaming again. As in pencil-and-paper roleplaying. Doug has been running Earthdawn for us. I've actually been very surprised by how good he actually is doing. I think we all kind of expected him to be not so great at it; but, he's doing fantastic. Been having a great amount of fun every weekend we game, the fact that we usually grab some burgers at Stella's before we game one makes things that much sweeter.
Roleplaying has also gotten me back into painting miniatures, something I used to be REALLY good at doing. I'm still trying to get the skill back to the level it was. Its slow going; but, its happening. Been having a good deal of fun rekindling that hobby. Also found some great miniatures to paint from the people who make Warmachine that I can't wait to paint.
I went out to visit her a few weeks ago (just before the SRP started) and we had a great time. We had a fight at the end of the visit that was pretty big; however, I think a great deal of good came out of it all. I think we have a much better understanding of how one another communicates. In the past, there was a good deal of just assuming that the other person understood how we felt or what we wanted without actually letting the other person know. This would, of course, lead to frustration and anger on both our parts as those unspoken signals (or lack of them) would invariably be misinterpreted. After our argument turned to actual conversation, I feel we hammered alot of that stuff out and came to some much needed understanding. This is especially important as she is moving out here NEXT FUCKING WEEK!
Should be exciting!
Well, there you have it. My update, of sorts. Obviously, there are things I am forgetting to mention; but, what are ya gonna do?