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My sister is now married. The wedding was mostly fun. My sister was a truely beautiful bride. The rehearsal/rehearsal dinner was one of the more awkward nights of my life since my parents haven't seen each other in almost five years and my mom had never met/seen my dad's wife. Plus my estranged relationship with my father and not having seen him in a year and only talking to him once every four months or so for twenty minute call durations. The reception was less awkward, but that may be due to the open bar. My mom admitted she was drunk when we got home, and I really think my dad and his wife were drunk as well. And, needless to say, I consumed my fair share of rum 'n' cokes. The wedding itself was a Catholic ceremony. I kept laughing at what the priest was saying and I really had a hard time poofing my sisters massive train at the right moments. Plus there was this huge morbid Jesus on the cross thing above the alter, blood included. Catholicism is so ridiculous, it is almost humourous that it was such a dominant world religion for so long. Except given the violence, hypocrisy, exploitation, corruption, molestation etc. that haunts it, I suppose I shouldnt laugh at it. Tragic entity of humanity really. But I suppose most religions have been/can be. (end of flippant anti-religion sidebar).
Speaking of religon, I was in Chicago last weekend and saw Bad Religion. It was a good show in a cool venue. Chicago was really fun, as usual. We stayed up all night and returned to the Suburbs at 6 in the morning, which made me feel young again : ) Work last week was hell, but I cant really post why due to confidentiality crap, which is a shame, cuz now that it is over, it is interesting stuff. This week work was kind of fun (not fun enough to make up for the crap last week though). The paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet lifestyle is seriously getting on me though. I was wondering how people do it. How they survive on $8.50 an hour with kids or being single etc etc...and I coincidentally read Nickel and Dimed, a book on this topic and learned that people don't really. I have just been feeling like I have been seriously lied to about the whole go-to-college-get-a-job crap. I know I didnt pick a money-making field, but really, $8.50/hr? 6 years of college/2 degrees for what? I know, I know. Give it time. Right-o.
I will leave with this toast: May the best of your past be the worst of your future.
Speaking of religon, I was in Chicago last weekend and saw Bad Religion. It was a good show in a cool venue. Chicago was really fun, as usual. We stayed up all night and returned to the Suburbs at 6 in the morning, which made me feel young again : ) Work last week was hell, but I cant really post why due to confidentiality crap, which is a shame, cuz now that it is over, it is interesting stuff. This week work was kind of fun (not fun enough to make up for the crap last week though). The paycheck to paycheck just to make ends meet lifestyle is seriously getting on me though. I was wondering how people do it. How they survive on $8.50 an hour with kids or being single etc etc...and I coincidentally read Nickel and Dimed, a book on this topic and learned that people don't really. I have just been feeling like I have been seriously lied to about the whole go-to-college-get-a-job crap. I know I didnt pick a money-making field, but really, $8.50/hr? 6 years of college/2 degrees for what? I know, I know. Give it time. Right-o.
I will leave with this toast: May the best of your past be the worst of your future.