Here's one of those times that working 3rd shift sucks. I'm tired as hell, but everytime I try to go to sleep someone's knocking on the door asking for something.

P.S. I really want to go to Chicago.

P.P.S. Loan me $300.

Sometimes I feel empty and lonely for no real reason. I guess it's just because...sometimes I have a hard time being alone, literally alone. Is this because I seek validation from others? Maybe. Maybe I just crave contact. Either way, I seem to feel this emptiness the most when my day has been filled with happiness. I guess I just don't want ( Read more... )

You are so confusing, and I am so stupid. "Your actions speak so loudly I cannot hear what you are saying." If only there was some consistency. If only one of us could be brave.

This is long, but I loved it so much. It was posted in the women's shelter I work at. It's a compilation written in honor of women's advocates ( Read more... )

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...and by that I don't mean get married. My tenacity is my biggest enemy. When I want something I dive in face first, bull-headed, and keep getting deeper and deeper despite the fact that I might be setting myself up to fall. When I think something is worthwhile there's nothing anyone can say or do to change my mind. And when I think something ( Read more... )

I believe that perhaps dissatisfaction is human nature. The more I like around me...everyone finds something wrong, something to be unhappy about. And everyone focuses so much attention on this that they forget about all the wonderful things in their life. There can be one bad thing and 398439 good things, and we will automatically focus our ( Read more... )

It's been an interesting weekend. Had fun with fireworks Sat. night and on the actual 4th. It was good times. Had to deal with some realities this weekend that I don't really want to face, but I guess that's all a part of life. But I have decided that as long as I'm still alive there's hope for anything to happen.

My luck = as soon as I find a job I like...it's in jeopardy. Argh.

Well, I've come to enjoy one benefit of working 3rd shift...because I'm in an office, there's obviously a window...which mean I get to see the sun rise. Aside from this last week it's been a really long time since I've been up early enough to see that. I forgot how much I enjoy it ( Read more... )