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Holding together, though the vacation period of unemployment has passed and I'm now slamming into the first stages of depression. I've avoided it thus far, as the first three weeks I was unemployed I was traveling cross-country and had an agenda. Presently, life consists of searching for new job postings in the morning, walking the dog, laying out by the pool, writing, and spending what time I can with the redhead. Thus is a much lighter schedule than I've kept in the past several years and it's killing me. I cannot stand this much time standing still.
My economic situation is dismal and getting worse. My friend Chris is getting married August 15th and as part of the wedding party I must rent a tux. I had budgeted the amount I've paid for other weddings, however, the tuxedo Chris picked out is twice that amount and is only a dollar shy of being as much as my car payment. I'm dipping further into my dwindling savings to pony up for it, though. What else can you do for a friend? His bachelor party is this weekend as well, and while the room is paid for (by the other of our triumvirate) it is the duty of myself and the remainder of the groomsmen to keep him stupid drunk on the streets of Nashville Friday and Saturday night.
The redhead. I've not made much mention of her for a variety of reasons, though I suppose that part of my life needs be documented as well. She is the co-worker and fellow student of one of my ex-girlfriends (whom is married and still has drinks with me regularly). After seeing some work photos they had taken (they work at an animal hospital) I inquired jokingly to my ex about the "cute redhead". A week later, I'm sitting across from my ex and the redhead having drinks and we all end up back at my house watching movies. That was a Friday. The following Wednesday she came over by herself and since then it's been a back and forth with her coming here sometimes and very rarely me going to her house. She works two jobs and has been in a summer Histology course and this fall she'll be in her final semester of college for her B.S. in Biology.
She and I get along fine. She's a smartass. She's humorous. She's honest. She's absolutely lovely. The hiccup is that she has applied to veterinary schools, none of which are nearby. There is the (very) likely possibility that she'll be accepted and if so, she'd be gone after this semester. We've discussed this. It's (extremely) unfortunate that she I and I did not meet until now. She's not looking for a relationship as she doesn't want to have to end it shortly. As it stands, we enjoy one another's company. We enjoy the time we can spend together. I know my stake in this and we shall see what we shall see.