Dammit! He put the stapler in the jello again!
A triumphant return to the wonderful world of blogging and Livejournal....
Let's see, the last real entry I wrote was back in April last year and as much I'd love to recap on every little thing that has happened since, I'm sure nobody wants to hear it. So in brief...I turned 24 years old. I went to lots of concerts. I was in a wedding. I worked way too much. I drank way too much. I spent too much money. I almost maxed out my credit card. I rocked out on my sax a few times with the Jeff Dunn Band. I lost friends. I gained friends. The Wave became my second home during the summer. I made a Youtube account. I had strep throat. I went to the Vineyard a few times. I went to Ireland....which was amazing. I went to New York City for New Years (and two other times). I saw Young Frankenstein on Broadway. My car cost me lots of money because it's a piece of shit. I watched lots of movies. I tried to go to the gym more frequently, but failed. I downloaded lots of music. I ate too much junk food. I got a second job. I quit the second job. I thought about moving out. I thought about buying a new car. I thought about leaving the yacht club. (But obviously none of those have happened.....yet.)
So that brings me to today. I'm leaving for Florida on Wednesday for the annual "Booze Cruise". But this year it's going to be a little different. Jared and Greg are coming on this one and I'm so psyched because they've never cruised before! We're going to have such a blast, it's not even funny. Flying down to Ft. Lauderdale a night early with Ashley, Nate and Jess and once we get down to Florida it's time to celebrate Greg's birthday! Hopefully will meet up with a couple friends when I'm down there as well. The cruise is 4 nights and is on a Royal Caribbean ship this year, which is awesome because the past three years it has been on Carnival. It's no secret that Royal Caribbean has excellent food, but I must say...I'll miss Carnival's cheeseburgers. And thankfully this year we're going back to Cozumel (last year we went to the Bahamas and it just wasn't the same) which means Carlos and Charlies! Bring on the tequila conga lines, the crazy shots, huge bottles of Sol and pole dancing (ok, maybe it was just that one time...._)
After the cruise, I'm heading down to Key West for a couple nights with the parents. It's too short of a trip for me. I know I won't be able to do everything I want and see everyone I want to (or eat all the food that I've been dying for....) But I can't wait to go back to the place I once called home, sit at the bar at Jack Flats and drink lots of Yuengling. And then just like that, I'll be back home in the freezing cold. I'm really excited. This is going to be a great trip.
I think about Key West from time to time....especially right now when I'm making no money. I made the right decision by leaving when I did, but I miss making good money like I used to...paying all my bills in full or overpaying, paying my monthly rent in cash. But at the same time, I feel like moving back home to Massachusetts has got me stuck in a situation that I'm not too happy with right now. Don't get me wrong, I love the yacht club. It's a great and easy place to work, but it's seasonal. And that's what has gotten me stuck in this horrible rut I am in right now. I struggled with a second job at a shitty restaurant in Middleboro for a couple months but after making no money, I quit. I just started to work at the Kinsale Inn, in Mattapoisett. I think it's going to be better there, but still...it's a second job. And it makes me feel like I'm doing nothing with my life. I'm doing all this just so I can continue working at the yacht club, which I've been at for almost 6 years, and truth is, I will have to leave this job someday. And someday soon, I'm going to really and seriously have to ask myself, "Is this all worth it?" The not making any money, having to find a second job in the offseason but still having to be at the yacht club for all the events (it's hard to have a set schedule). And of course that all trickles down into my other problems...I would love to move out of my house soon. I'm almost 25 years old and I'm still mooching off of my parents. I had a taste of what it is to live on my own when I was in Key West and I desperately miss that. And then of course, the car situation....I could never afford to make payments on a new car when I can't even pay off my maxed out credit card. ARGH! It's all very frustrating....
So, that is my life situation right now. Besides that, I'm trying to plan a 2 week road trip to Nebraska and back, which will cover 24 states, in April. I know I just spent this whole entry whining about money and talking about my upcoming trip to Florida...but I've been told that I have to travel while I can, even if I don't have money. Find a way and do it. So that's what I'm doing. I'm finding a way. I'm doing it. And that's really all I have to say about that.
Gotta go make dinner. Isn't it sooooo great to have me back blogging? Haha. Okay, peace out cub scout.
Let's see, the last real entry I wrote was back in April last year and as much I'd love to recap on every little thing that has happened since, I'm sure nobody wants to hear it. So in brief...I turned 24 years old. I went to lots of concerts. I was in a wedding. I worked way too much. I drank way too much. I spent too much money. I almost maxed out my credit card. I rocked out on my sax a few times with the Jeff Dunn Band. I lost friends. I gained friends. The Wave became my second home during the summer. I made a Youtube account. I had strep throat. I went to the Vineyard a few times. I went to Ireland....which was amazing. I went to New York City for New Years (and two other times). I saw Young Frankenstein on Broadway. My car cost me lots of money because it's a piece of shit. I watched lots of movies. I tried to go to the gym more frequently, but failed. I downloaded lots of music. I ate too much junk food. I got a second job. I quit the second job. I thought about moving out. I thought about buying a new car. I thought about leaving the yacht club. (But obviously none of those have happened.....yet.)
So that brings me to today. I'm leaving for Florida on Wednesday for the annual "Booze Cruise". But this year it's going to be a little different. Jared and Greg are coming on this one and I'm so psyched because they've never cruised before! We're going to have such a blast, it's not even funny. Flying down to Ft. Lauderdale a night early with Ashley, Nate and Jess and once we get down to Florida it's time to celebrate Greg's birthday! Hopefully will meet up with a couple friends when I'm down there as well. The cruise is 4 nights and is on a Royal Caribbean ship this year, which is awesome because the past three years it has been on Carnival. It's no secret that Royal Caribbean has excellent food, but I must say...I'll miss Carnival's cheeseburgers. And thankfully this year we're going back to Cozumel (last year we went to the Bahamas and it just wasn't the same) which means Carlos and Charlies! Bring on the tequila conga lines, the crazy shots, huge bottles of Sol and pole dancing (ok, maybe it was just that one time...._)
After the cruise, I'm heading down to Key West for a couple nights with the parents. It's too short of a trip for me. I know I won't be able to do everything I want and see everyone I want to (or eat all the food that I've been dying for....) But I can't wait to go back to the place I once called home, sit at the bar at Jack Flats and drink lots of Yuengling. And then just like that, I'll be back home in the freezing cold. I'm really excited. This is going to be a great trip.
I think about Key West from time to time....especially right now when I'm making no money. I made the right decision by leaving when I did, but I miss making good money like I used to...paying all my bills in full or overpaying, paying my monthly rent in cash. But at the same time, I feel like moving back home to Massachusetts has got me stuck in a situation that I'm not too happy with right now. Don't get me wrong, I love the yacht club. It's a great and easy place to work, but it's seasonal. And that's what has gotten me stuck in this horrible rut I am in right now. I struggled with a second job at a shitty restaurant in Middleboro for a couple months but after making no money, I quit. I just started to work at the Kinsale Inn, in Mattapoisett. I think it's going to be better there, but still...it's a second job. And it makes me feel like I'm doing nothing with my life. I'm doing all this just so I can continue working at the yacht club, which I've been at for almost 6 years, and truth is, I will have to leave this job someday. And someday soon, I'm going to really and seriously have to ask myself, "Is this all worth it?" The not making any money, having to find a second job in the offseason but still having to be at the yacht club for all the events (it's hard to have a set schedule). And of course that all trickles down into my other problems...I would love to move out of my house soon. I'm almost 25 years old and I'm still mooching off of my parents. I had a taste of what it is to live on my own when I was in Key West and I desperately miss that. And then of course, the car situation....I could never afford to make payments on a new car when I can't even pay off my maxed out credit card. ARGH! It's all very frustrating....
So, that is my life situation right now. Besides that, I'm trying to plan a 2 week road trip to Nebraska and back, which will cover 24 states, in April. I know I just spent this whole entry whining about money and talking about my upcoming trip to Florida...but I've been told that I have to travel while I can, even if I don't have money. Find a way and do it. So that's what I'm doing. I'm finding a way. I'm doing it. And that's really all I have to say about that.
Gotta go make dinner. Isn't it sooooo great to have me back blogging? Haha. Okay, peace out cub scout.