i don't get no respect at all
so, tomorrow is my first day of school in eight years. yes, eight years. it sort of doesn't sound like THAT long, until i think back to where i was eight years ago, and how much i have done and seen since then. although i suppose i am in a lot of ways the same person i was then (let's face it, we all have certain characteristics that are likely to never change), in a lot of other ways, i feel i'm quite a different person. i think back to who i knew eight years ago, and who i hung around eight years ago. some people were the same, but most people i know now, i had no idea existed eight years ago. my hair was a lot longer eight years ago. so anyways, i guess tomorrow is where i start to see if i feel i've done the right thing or not.
on another note, work seems to just stress me out a lot less since i'm there 16 hours less a week. it's less money, but damn, i guess money just can't be everything. plus i get to keep my benefits, which i have to admit, is damned nice. having insurance cards with my name on them makes me feel like a big man. i suppose it also doesn't hurt that i'm getting off a lot earlier now, 6pm, compared to 10:30pm or midnight. it doesn't feel like my whole day has been wasted.
so yea, i know i said i was gonna start posting more pictures, but i guess i just don't really have anything much to post a picture of right now. oh wait, everyone kept saying they wanted to see me dressed up, so yea, here i am, circa april 30, 2005, complete with goofy ass family function smile:
on another note, work seems to just stress me out a lot less since i'm there 16 hours less a week. it's less money, but damn, i guess money just can't be everything. plus i get to keep my benefits, which i have to admit, is damned nice. having insurance cards with my name on them makes me feel like a big man. i suppose it also doesn't hurt that i'm getting off a lot earlier now, 6pm, compared to 10:30pm or midnight. it doesn't feel like my whole day has been wasted.
so yea, i know i said i was gonna start posting more pictures, but i guess i just don't really have anything much to post a picture of right now. oh wait, everyone kept saying they wanted to see me dressed up, so yea, here i am, circa april 30, 2005, complete with goofy ass family function smile: