more stuff
i find that, having started writing all this down, i'm not inclined to stop right now.. so i'll pick up with this month in my life.
with christmas behind us and the new year settling in... the house started to get back to whatever normal is going to be in a post-mom world. we had refinanced the house and paid off a lot of our outstanding debts. we now pay a mortgage that's a little larger then what we WERE paying but it's less then the old mortgage and what were were spending on our debtload.
i purchased some new comics to help me fill some of the holes in my collection.. i know i did this because comics make me feel good and i desperatly need to feel good about something right now. this comic mania will pass once time goes on. i now have to go and put all these in fricking order now.
Torin and Brittany have taken over the downstairs as borders. i'm of two minds on this as i would like to have kept mom's place mom's for a bit longer to get used to her being gone... the other mentality is that time goes on and this is giving us the impetus to move on as a family by not maintaining a shrine downstairs. the extra money kinda helps to pay for the comic addiction too.
my only complaint is that i'm not a big fan of roomates.. i don't like having to chase people for money and, after dennis, i can honestly say that, if this wasn't my nephew, i would be just as happy turning downstairs into a recreation area. perhaps next year when torin moves out. this is in no way permenant. Torin's a great kid and pays his rent... i have o complaints there.. and he DOES help us out.. i'm just not into being a landlord. we'll see what develops.
work's been going okay. the economic downturn kinda means i still have to kiss and make nice for a while before i can go open my comic shop. gotta keep food on the table and the wolves away from the door and all that. i'm findng that it's hard to get out of the old paranoind mindset that was instilled in me by my previous managers. i close my eyes at my workstation and i'm afraid that i've "been caught sleping" or that i'm not feeling well and close my eyes to ward off a headache and it can be likewise construed as "sleeping' which will lead to my immeadiate dismissal. iknow already that the human resource wouldn't believe a word out of my mouth and just go with what HE sees.
paramoia sucks and patsy thinks i'm overreacting and maybe she's right... but it's still hard on the nerves when you feel you're being scrutinized and that every time your manager is being called away.. it's to talk about you.
nothing can cure that but time and the knowledge that i'm doing all i can on my end i guess.
we went out yesterday for the first time in a while to montana's and eat steak and had some time together. we also saw "push" starring dakota fanning and chris evans. i FELL ASLEEP!!!!!! i never fall asleep during movies. what a waste of two passes.
i'd also like to mention that poor patsy slipped and fell on a patch of ice yesterday. her knees hurt and she was grumpy but nothing was damaged but her pride... and her faith in winter ever coming to a close.
we came home and watched a couple more movies.. i introduced patsy to the original friday the thirteenth and it was just as effective a scare as it was when i first saw it. we also watched Quarentine. a cute little timewaster a'la cloverfield about an outbreak of rabids in a new york apartment building. very nice story.. don't like those kinds of endings but it really is the only way the story could have played out.
i think i'm finally out of gas for now.. i WANT to discuss the advent of barack obama to the white house, the new season of american idol and my absolute love for the new brave and the bold cartoon... and we will... tomorrow.
till then.. thanks for letting me ramble and good night.
with christmas behind us and the new year settling in... the house started to get back to whatever normal is going to be in a post-mom world. we had refinanced the house and paid off a lot of our outstanding debts. we now pay a mortgage that's a little larger then what we WERE paying but it's less then the old mortgage and what were were spending on our debtload.
i purchased some new comics to help me fill some of the holes in my collection.. i know i did this because comics make me feel good and i desperatly need to feel good about something right now. this comic mania will pass once time goes on. i now have to go and put all these in fricking order now.
Torin and Brittany have taken over the downstairs as borders. i'm of two minds on this as i would like to have kept mom's place mom's for a bit longer to get used to her being gone... the other mentality is that time goes on and this is giving us the impetus to move on as a family by not maintaining a shrine downstairs. the extra money kinda helps to pay for the comic addiction too.
my only complaint is that i'm not a big fan of roomates.. i don't like having to chase people for money and, after dennis, i can honestly say that, if this wasn't my nephew, i would be just as happy turning downstairs into a recreation area. perhaps next year when torin moves out. this is in no way permenant. Torin's a great kid and pays his rent... i have o complaints there.. and he DOES help us out.. i'm just not into being a landlord. we'll see what develops.
work's been going okay. the economic downturn kinda means i still have to kiss and make nice for a while before i can go open my comic shop. gotta keep food on the table and the wolves away from the door and all that. i'm findng that it's hard to get out of the old paranoind mindset that was instilled in me by my previous managers. i close my eyes at my workstation and i'm afraid that i've "been caught sleping" or that i'm not feeling well and close my eyes to ward off a headache and it can be likewise construed as "sleeping' which will lead to my immeadiate dismissal. iknow already that the human resource wouldn't believe a word out of my mouth and just go with what HE sees.
paramoia sucks and patsy thinks i'm overreacting and maybe she's right... but it's still hard on the nerves when you feel you're being scrutinized and that every time your manager is being called away.. it's to talk about you.
nothing can cure that but time and the knowledge that i'm doing all i can on my end i guess.
we went out yesterday for the first time in a while to montana's and eat steak and had some time together. we also saw "push" starring dakota fanning and chris evans. i FELL ASLEEP!!!!!! i never fall asleep during movies. what a waste of two passes.
i'd also like to mention that poor patsy slipped and fell on a patch of ice yesterday. her knees hurt and she was grumpy but nothing was damaged but her pride... and her faith in winter ever coming to a close.
we came home and watched a couple more movies.. i introduced patsy to the original friday the thirteenth and it was just as effective a scare as it was when i first saw it. we also watched Quarentine. a cute little timewaster a'la cloverfield about an outbreak of rabids in a new york apartment building. very nice story.. don't like those kinds of endings but it really is the only way the story could have played out.
i think i'm finally out of gas for now.. i WANT to discuss the advent of barack obama to the white house, the new season of american idol and my absolute love for the new brave and the bold cartoon... and we will... tomorrow.
till then.. thanks for letting me ramble and good night.