Jan 30, 2005 18:34
Two major things have been on my mind in the last few days. The major one is a big decision, and the other one a temporary nuisance. Alright. The big one is that I'm thinking about moving to Oregon until the end of the summer, but if I went, I'd be going in about two months. But the one set in front of me right now is my situation at home. I'm housesitting for the Markus' while Alan his having his surgery in Seattle. Their house is an absolute mess because Seth can't seem to clean up after himself. Sure, there's something to be said for being lazy for a few days, but we're living in these people's houses. There's got to be a certain respect paid to that. A huge respect, and good God, he doesn't have that. I'm fucking sick of it. He even half-assed cleaned up his own VOMIT. Seriously, that's something you don't mess with. You clean that shit up immediately and completely. You don't leave it overnight and then half ass clean it. That's bullshit. There's still puke on the walls. Being around Seth is not good for me. I'm a much more angry person now that I've stayed with him. I'm just gonna tell him, we need to clean it and keep it clean period, or he can find somewhere else to stay until the Markus' get home. I don't think the Markus' deserve this treatment to their house, and I refuse to clean up after him. It got so bad that when my mother came over to pick me up, she freaked out because I let it get this bad. Sure, I've contributed to it, but after a day of lazy-binging, I clean up after myself. I CLEAN, not just pick up. Alright, enough of this.
The other project, this moving to Oregon for the summer business, this actually deserves a format. Thanks to my close friend Mark, I have one. Here's my OPEN FORUM to "Whether or Not I Should Graduate and Move to Oregon for the Summer." You are all welcome to comment on it.
I'm going to rank the importance of these by number on a scale of 1-10, 1 being lowest importance.
Pros
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I'd be able to get away from myself and Alaska for awhile (4)
I'd be able to help my brother with his school stuff and social situation (9)
I'd be able to get a fun job to help pay for college. (7)
I'd be able to visit some friends and family members. (8)
I'd be able to make amends with certain people. (9)
I'd be able to prepare myself for college mentally, being away from everything. (5)
I'd be able to pay the Markus' back what I could when I came back. (6)
I wouldn't be living with the Markus' and be a financial burden to them anymore. (8)
I'd be able to get away from a lot of the drama up here. (5)
Pros total: 61
Cons
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I'd miss the Shakespeare in the spring. (6)
I'd be going against a lot of advice given to me. (3)
I'd have to drop my classes to be able to go. (1)
I wouldn't get to graduate with my class. (2)
I would temporarily miss some friends and family members here. (5)
I wouldn't be able to prepare for college as easily being away from it. (4)
My dad may be reluctant to go on his trips because I'm at the house (6)
I'd be running away from a few problems here (5)
Cons total: 32
And now, for the five W's and the H. Like an investigative journalist.
Who: Jeremie Fincher
What: Moving to Oregon for the summer.
Where: Wasilla, Alaska (the Markus' homebase) to Gilchrist, Oregon (My dad's place)
When: End of March / Beginning of April to about Mid August
Why: Prepare myself for college, help my brother out, visit family and friends.
How: Get short term work here, earn enough money for a round trip ticket (or one way, if that's the only thing that's possible) and then get a job and work down there until school starts in the fall.
This is all I've got so far...and I've talked to Seth about this, and it's better. We cleaned the house, fairly clean, about an hour ago.
I'll post more about this subject later.
-Jeremie