The callout last night went swimmingly, though I now have a fat lip ^_^;; I sacrificed the glancing blow to win the match with Jay. I shall wear this bruise proudly. Hopefully we'll have two new recruits next week. Optimism! The pre-callout training was fun - we practiced weapon techniques by having "knife fights" with rolled up newspaper. That's how I won the match: Jay got a cut across my face, but I got him in the throat. I win! I kept trying to mimic Rob's technique and don't know how well I did. Hey, at least there's bonus training on Saturday. Woo. Tonight it's 4-midnight with tomorrow off. I heart Tuesday. Gosh, it snowed a lot. I hope the roads clear up soon, but it's probably a good idea to leave real early for work anyway. La di da. I've got to mail my dad part of my lease for taxes and call Olive Garden about reservations for Sunday - if it's possible to make any. We'll find out, won't we? Sigh. My nails are getting long. I'm trying to see how long I can stand them. My goal is Valentines Day. Speaking of...I got Nate something yesterday :3 Hehe. I think I'm going to modify it, maybe....hmm. Maybe. For now, it's brush-your-teeth-and-call-Olive-Garden time.
Lots of hyphens.
Gaaaah.
Need to read over charts tonight liek whoa.
Hoo ha, earn that paycheck.
Gah, waking up is teh lame.
I was warm in my happy bed, but must get awake now. Pshaw.
Uh....aaaah. x_X
Gonna work out later, cash my check, maybe get something special for someone tall, and attend the bujinkan callout. I've got the plates/cups/napkins for the food. Err, am I forgetting something? Probably ^_^;;;
Brain is still scattered. It was good sleep.
I love you, sleepness.
Murrrrrgle fuuuuurgle garrrgle graaaaaaaphalksdjfalskjdf.
::headdesk::
You know what the coolest part about my job is? Aside from the fact that it's actually making a difference in some of the lives of these kids? Heh, I get paid to play games. For realzies. Air hockey, Monopoly, ping-pong - we get paid to play games with the kids. Granted, I lose a lot, but it's still fun :)
There was a...very one-sided theological debate last night on the unit that I wisely stayed out of. Let the full-time staff earn their money. ::shudder:: I don't mind the debate, if they were actually interested in a real discussion, but the kids were just being little noisemakers for the evening. Ah well. I hope Melissa gets a replacement. I want a day off 9_9;;
Hoo hum. I have all sorts of new bruises from martial arts again. Christ, I need iron pills or something because this is getting embarrassing. I'm going to hit the gym soon. Oh, and hopefully not forget to pick up a copy of my /current/ lease. Ha. Hmm, Valentine's day is coming up. What to get the manskin? Not candy...maybe cute boxers and something gaming-related? That sounds good. Yayz. I'll go shopping tomorrow, maybe. Gotta deposit this check :3
Doot di doot. I'm getting better at my job, I think.
I never want the ability to read minds. No way.
Hmm, nothing to say now.
Hoo hum. Nate's working on a lab report. Homework- something I don't miss. Life is pretty easy right now for me. Lucky, lucky, lucky. Lucky for the job, lucky for graduating early, lucky for Nate's fuzzy face. I stole his robe :3
::yawn::
Payday was yesterday. Thought it would be more, but then again I had a half-week in there so go figure. I've got a new checking and saving account set up in honor of the new job. Hoo rah. I should get dressed soon. Coming home to an awake Nate is the best. Why am I still so tired?
Doot di doot, nothing to say now.
But that's what you get for getting thrown on the floor and cracking your noggin on hardwood. Yay for martial arts training ^_^;; I didn't actually crack my head on the floor, but I tensed up too much and hurt myself. Not too badly...but aaaanyway...
Today was laid back and I hit the gym as usual. Tomorrow's my first official night on the boys unit. Hoo boy. I'm...not too worried. We'll just see how it goes, I guess. I think having two days off after only one day of work makes me mellow. Or at least less stressed. Really, I just putter around and play video games and work out when I'm not at work. I don't think it's boring. Odds are if more work opens up, I'll take it. But I'm happy at my little four-day week right now. Take it slow. What would I do if I couldn't hack this job? Be pretty freaking surprised, for one, haha. I think I can do it. I keep saying the biggest hurdle to jump will be ironing down the routine. Since it's true, I feel better. So what to do now? Massive brain pain. Hmm. Wednesday or Thursday I'll be haunting the bank to switch my account. They keep bugging me about that - since I'm no longer a student I can't have the old student thing-a-majig. Go figure, right? I just don't want to change the account number since my direct deposit is set to that and I don't want to mess with it. Nate says if I go to the bank and ask to switch, they'll do it. Apparently he did and his account number didn't change, just the type. Aaaah, brain.
No more posting, must cradle head.
Gonna go cook some cheekenz nao.
Ah, Jared Leto: you still have a pretty voice. My standards have risen a bit on the manly-looks department. Sorry, man.
Had friends over last night for movies. Good time. Watched Zombieland and then "watched" The Tripper (quotes because I fell asleep). Tonight should be a pretty mellow night for me: I'm with Erin, the definition of calm and collected. I want to be in charge of more - haha, I kept taking over for the nightly chores on Thursday - bed checks, charting, phone calls, etc. I failed at using the phone, though, so I'm going to try again tonight. Hopefully. It's Saturday night so maybe we'll watch another movie. Good times. Thursday is sort of squished because of outside activities the kids have to do so there isn't much time to chill out.
Gaah, I want off my period -_- Two weeks is too long. Stoopid estrogen. Or stress. Who knows? Hmm. I need a snack. Slept in late today since I didn't go to bed until 3am. May feel that later tonight. Ah well. I laugh because I consider staying up until 1am being a "night person." Friend from last night has me beat with the 4am.
Talked to family today. Elton says he's always there to give advice and answer questions since we're both in the same line of work now. Wow, that's kind of cool. He's so glad I'm on the boys unit. Says girls are...tricky. I just wish I could stay with ISU. In my head I've got all the rules down, but it's getting used to the routine and learning all the finer points not taught during the introductory week. We'll see how things go. I'll be fine.
Les says to email her - she wants to know everything. I get home late and always want to talk about my night, but Nate's asleep. I figure I'll start writing emails if I'm still awake when I come home. I'm just happy it's Saturday so there's a good chance Nate'll still be awake when I come home. That always brightens my day, as you've read, Dear Internet.
Life is amazing sometimes. Or I'm lucky. Getting a real job so soon...still kind of blows my mind. I used to think I was entitled to luck after the shitty beginning I'd had with life. But ya know what? We're not entitled to anything. I used to believe in a something like karma. Maybe I still do. No, it's more like I understand and appreciate the temporary state that life is constantly in. Nothing lasts - nothing good, nothing bad. Everything changes. I take comfort in knowing that the bad times will change, the confusing times will change, and the good times and change into better times. Optimism, thy name is graduate. I'd like to give you the bullshit ending of "All life is an adventure," but I won't. Sometimes life is downright boring.
Happy sigh. Life isn't perfect and it isn't equal. It's not fair, not even close. I look at the charts for some of these kids I work with and realize the injustices done to them and of course the things they have done, as well. Life is never honestly fair. What to do about it? Laugh. I've stayed sane this long by laughing at all the things - small and large - that I can find humor in. Sometimes you don't even have to try that hard, just be willing to throw a little irony into the works. Remember, not to take this life thing so seriously because no one gets out of here alive. I'm just rambling now. I'm jittery from that cappuccino. Hope it wears off soon.
Heh heh:
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Laugh out loud, kids.
- Music:what I like about you - the romantics
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Tomorrow should I do laundry in the morning? Hmm. Nah, let it wait. Maybe I'll just binge on video games and hit the gym in the afternoon. Kind of like what I do everyday, har har. Really, that is my schedule. Wake up, eat breakfast, and catch up on news. Check email and maybe some websites. Then binge on DA for a while. Once I get fidgety, head over to the gym for an hour. Come back and shower, then Nate's usually home and I can't play DA anymore since it's on his computer. The end. Lame day? Naw. I appreciate downtime.
I spent Tuesday afternoon (after med training) at the mall doing returns and using up gift cards. I got a surprising amount of stuff I needed, like new jeans since mine are slowly living out the end of their clothy lives. Ooo, I'll wear new jeans tonight :3 There's finally a mat by the front door so we can stomp snow off our feet and not get it everywhere. A new towel! Yay for home improvement, I suppose.
Ho hum. Dad says imagine of Nate had a 9-5 job, then I'd never see him. Hmm.
Nate and I've already started talking about Valentines Day :) I have that Sunday off, hurrah. I'm thinking maybe a dress-up dinner? We've never done one of those. No, family weddings don't count. Bah. Still thinking about it.
Typing to pass the time right now.
32 hours a week and a scheduled unit - we're going to make this work. Part time, my ass. I'll be working nights on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Hoo rah.
Sigh.
I'll be making more than enough to start saving away for...something. The future. Bright tomorrow! I'm in an odd mood. Awake, excitable. I'm almost 100% with the schedule shift now, just have to get my eating habits on a schedule. Le sigh. This week I've only got two work days and next week I only have three (they make their work schedules in advance so they sort of squeezed me in), but then I'll start my Adult Life. Oooo. Or have I been the A-word this whole time? That's sort of a pun, but anyway.
Sad that I won't get a weekend, but we'll cope. Maybe the schedules will shift yet again one day. But whatevs. I keep thinking to myself that this is only for a while, for a year, whatever. But who really knows what'll happen in the next eleven months? I'm simply counting down. I wonder if Nate feels pressured to get a job right away at graduation. I'm making enough to support my lifestyle so I'll be all set in a little while. An independent lady.
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Le sigh. He's sleepin' now. Le sigh. I love him down to my toes. A feeling, a fact that lets me do the impossible - stay happy in the face of some of the things I have to learn through my work. He's my happy thought. Nothing could get me down on Friday and Saturday because I knew I'd be coming home to him awake and being him. It'll be tough rollin' for a while, but we get over it. I'm going to pull my own weight and be there for him as much as I can for his last two semesters. I asked him if he felt put-upon because I keep saying things like, "I'll stick with this job even if I don't like for at least another year, because that's when you graduate." As if his graduation will whisk us away to a magical place, to a mystical land where we both have perfect jobs and chocolate milk is free. He said he planned on trying to get an awesome job somewhere (outside Indiana) magical anyway, so my thoughts and actions weren't a 'put-upon.' I just don't want him to feel like I'm depending on him to take me away from some tough life. There are no magical panaceas for us, for anyone. He's my strength, but I carry my own determination. Viam inveniam aut faciam, and all that.
I feel like typing. What are my thoughts? I'm...not anxious. Not excited or...anything. At first I was a little nervous after hearing about my unit, but now that the mystery is gone, it's just something I'm going to do. I'll do what I always do and work it out. We can adapt to anything and muscle through anything. People are much more resilient than we often give ourselves credit for.
Heavy damn sigh.
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bored.
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Walked away to clean up the kitchen and finish laundry. A little over two more hours and then the final training begins! Woo! Bring it, bitches.
Ho hum. I'm reeeeally hoping Nate saves me a slice of this epic pizza; the food scientists are going to home-make a lot of the ingredients. Lessee, he says Morgan is making the dough as we speak, Justin is concocting the sauce, and Phil is....doing something to some cheese. Don't know what Nate's going to do to the pizza. Their putting bratwurst on it? Hmm. I WANT THEM TO SAVE ME A SLIIIICE. Hahaha, I like Nate's face :3
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forgot I was posting ^_^;;;
UPLOAD POST NAO
Main tips: speak softly, stay calm (the calmer you are, the calmer they are), get them to talk...or whatever. ::shrug:: I think I know who will have the mock crisis because she's the most outspoken (provided I'm with the girls unit). Today I'll have to enforce the rules liek whoa. I think I've got a handle on things mostly. I hope Nate stays up late tonight. I might shoot him an email. Doot di doot. I've got until 12:40 until I need to leave for the doc's. What to do? Make of list of what I need whenever I return this mall stuff? Maybe I could return some stuff today? Hmm. I'll be over there anyway. Beh.
Blah, blah, blah.
When I'm tired at work or when I'm getting down, I go to the bathroom in the back of the house and dance in front of the mirror with this song in my head. HA!
I had to do that last night because I was getting tiiiired. That, and I'll miss Nate or just free time and this lightens me up.
I've got my first official work meeting to go to in about an hour. Gah. 10-hour day T-T I'm about halfway done with training. Goody. Hahaha, it's fun. I can't put my finger on what makes this job something I want to do, but I know I won't quit. It's too new right now and it's physically easy. Once I get the hang of it I can see this being very easy...or hard. Hmm. Jury's still out on this one. Who knows?
::yawn:: Felt like I could sleep forever this morning, but got myself up and ready. Went to bed at a decent time, but just getting worn down with so much work. Haha, not used to it after my month-long vacation. I don't know if I'm hoping for only a three-day schedule or a four-day. One of these days I'll make it to the mall to return some stuff. Hmmm... just typing because it's fun right now. Nate's kept the house tidy while I've been gone - very nice :) He even got the mail yesterday :3 Buuuuuuuuuuughllskajdfldasjdkfjaksdjflks
That was a yawn. This job...hmm. People are either making it their life or it's just a stepping stone. I believe I'm the latter category. Probation, maybe? ::shrug:: I'm planning on staying here until December at least. Lets make this work! Supposedly having a county job once makes it that much easier to get another one later. Something to consider. Don't know of this'll help if I move to another state (which seems likely). Bah. Everything so up in the air and will remain so for a while. The only thing that matters is learning now and making it to Sunday when I can snuggle my Nate.
I should take out the recycling.
"Standing there by my side, when the fighting is done, glaring at me in the light, is my little toy gun." -Honey Honey
We'll see how everything rolls out.
I'm so curios about what I'll actually be doing. I'll be with the girls' wing, but that's all I know. There are so many things I could think of to do...hmm. Maybe I'll hit up the mall tomorrow with some returns (old gifts from family) since I'll be in the area while I go to the doc's.
Not much else to say right now. Since I don't know what type of work to expect, I'm going to suspend workouts this week until at least Friday or Saturday. If it was a restaurant shift, I wouldn't think about working out until next Monday - they're labor intensive. Who knows what this will be like? Oh the excitement, haha.
Three hours!
Found out Nate's never seen this movie. WOW. Considering that it's basically our love story on the big screen, I have to remedy the situation. And finish laundry.
Going to see the grandparents tomorrow - woot. Better yet, he's driving. Woo!
Doot di doot. Want to start traaaaaining ^_^;;;;
::sigh::
I AM A GRADUATE AND DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CLASS THIS MORNING BWAHAHAHAHHAA!
XD
Ahem. Instead, I get to wait by the phone to hear about training ^_^;; Ugh. I'm not the best at waiting, but it beats going to class, right? I'm hoping I'm called today, but not called /in/ today because I want to go to martial arts training tonight. Nate is very against his schedule of multiple 7:30 classes, but realizes he picked them. I'm kind of happy, though, because he'll be home earlier this semester :3 5 instead of 6:30. Though, I'll probably be getting ready to go to campus for training when he's coming home. Life is an imperfect art. We'll see how everything works out. I think I should have hit the gym yesterday when I had the chance because I don't know when I'll get the chance this week. Ah well. There's always Saturday ^_^; Boring day for me, really. Oh, my sister's preggers. Hard to believe I'll be an aunt, but easy to believe she'll be a mom. Go figure.
AND THEN MORE SNOW.
Ahem. Had people over for a pot-luck dinner last night then played a rousing game of Zombies!!! with new people. Scott rocks hard core for making a marathon run with the chainsaw. I will say it was pretty funny watching Nathan and Justin work the grill in the snow bank :3 We had chips and lemonade and burgers and brawtwerst. I don't know how to spell that last one. Brautwurst? Brautwerst. SAUSAGE.
I also got bubble bath soap when we went grocery shopping (in the epic snow) so that's my plan for today. Nate played hooky from work today in favor of WoW that has been neglected. He was a gentleman when it came to sharing the computer - his laptop has hence fallen into a computer coma since it got...wet. Apparently his backpack is waterproof and when his water bottle came open, his laptop got a much hated bath of sorts. On the bright side, well, I think he can fix it. Optimism, thy name is girlfriend. Still waiting on my background check to come in. Might hear from them today, but odds are it'll be Monday. ::shrug:: I'm guiltily enjoying this free-time off from work. In other news, as long as I'm free Monday night, I'll be back to my regularly scheduled martial arts training :3 I'll have to remember to bring a check to finally pay dues and buy that shirt I've had...for the last several months. Lawls. I talked to our trainer and he thought it was funny that I was bringing up paying dues and whatnot. We're a very lax club. I'm excited to get back to it, though.
That's it for now. If I don't get a call this afternoon from the care center, then it's strong drinks tonight ;)
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