Morning Ramble
I should try to write something in here since its possible Ill lose internet access in the morning. Stupid bank issues are making it so that we werent able to pay the bill Friday, and its due to be cut off Monday. Im crossing my fingers that they dont do it Monday because as long as Wachovia isnt a complete fuck to us again we should be able to pay it in the afternoon after Wyspurr gets home from work. I hate this aggravation. Wachovia took another $30 from us that we cant afford because we went a couple of dollars into a negative balance. Thats the worst part of being poor. You get screwed more often because they know youre not in a position to do much about it.
Work was okay. On one of the opening bakes I put the bagel rack in the oven and forgot to hit the start button, so the bagels werent steamed, the rack didnt start rotating, and the timer didnt start counting down. So I very nearly ruined a full rack of bagels. Fortunately I caught my mistake before the bagels were beyond saving. Other than that, nothing went wrong. Im not even sure why I hate it there so much except maybe that its eight straight hours of nonstop work. I think if I got a half hour lunch break Id be fairly content with working there. It would make a lot of difference if I had a little time to eat and rest up a bit. Unfortunately, that never happens. I think I had time to actually sit down and eat two or three times in all the time I worked there the last time around.
Right now Im missing Brenda fiercely. I always miss her when shes not here, but lately its been intense enough to be aggravating. Im painfully envious of anyone who gets to be near her while Im stuck hundreds of miles away. She has a new cuddle partner now and its been driving me crazy. Not because I object to her seeing other people (though I am a little nervous about her forming romantic attachments down in Tampa) but because I really want to be there to snuggle with her and I cant be. I really need to find a way to get down to Tampa.
Im glad Brenda will be moving here in May. Brendas 21st birthday will be May 29th, 2006 and my 30th will be June 5th, 2006. Were going to combine forces and throw a double birthday party on June 3rd, the Saturday between our actual birthdays. If things go according to plan, it will also be our housewarming party. So, three great parties rolled into one. Hopefully it will be as epic as it deserves to be.
Im thinking about getting back into making zines again. Its been a long while since Ive done that, but I had always loved it. One of the few things I really miss about Asheville is the zine rack at Downtown Books and News. So far Ive not really managed to find a good zine rack in Atlanta and that played a large part in my losing interest in making zines. Since I dont really like reading ezines and I dont want to pay for print zines without being able to skim them at the rack, I havent actually read any zines in a long time. Given the passion I had for them when I lived in Ashevillereading them, writing for them, publishing them, emailing them fan lettersI really wish I knew how to find good zines around here. However, not being able to find them to read doesnt mean I cant still make them. I may not have anywhere around here that I know of to distribute them, but Id have something to use for zine trading at least.
I just went on Classmates.com and registered on a lark. Since Sloans was such a small school, I was surprised to see a handful of familiar names among those already registered. I regret a little that I didnt stay in touch with anyone from high school after I graduated. I doubt theres much point in trying to contact them now. Im such a radically different person now than I was then and I was never particularly close to any of them. I imagine most of them went on to follow more traditional paths in life and probably wouldnt have much in common with me now. Still, I cant help but wonder.
Regardless of whether the internet stays on today or not, I intend to really dig into my writing this morning. Since Destiny has today and tomorrow off I dont have to have to split my morning free time down the middle with taking her to school which means I should have a three or four good hours to dig into my word processor. Then when the kids are up and I cant focus on writing very well Im going to post a new Roth & Earl. About damned time, I know. So hopefully it will be a productive morning.
I should try to write something in here since its possible Ill lose internet access in the morning. Stupid bank issues are making it so that we werent able to pay the bill Friday, and its due to be cut off Monday. Im crossing my fingers that they dont do it Monday because as long as Wachovia isnt a complete fuck to us again we should be able to pay it in the afternoon after Wyspurr gets home from work. I hate this aggravation. Wachovia took another $30 from us that we cant afford because we went a couple of dollars into a negative balance. Thats the worst part of being poor. You get screwed more often because they know youre not in a position to do much about it.
Work was okay. On one of the opening bakes I put the bagel rack in the oven and forgot to hit the start button, so the bagels werent steamed, the rack didnt start rotating, and the timer didnt start counting down. So I very nearly ruined a full rack of bagels. Fortunately I caught my mistake before the bagels were beyond saving. Other than that, nothing went wrong. Im not even sure why I hate it there so much except maybe that its eight straight hours of nonstop work. I think if I got a half hour lunch break Id be fairly content with working there. It would make a lot of difference if I had a little time to eat and rest up a bit. Unfortunately, that never happens. I think I had time to actually sit down and eat two or three times in all the time I worked there the last time around.
Right now Im missing Brenda fiercely. I always miss her when shes not here, but lately its been intense enough to be aggravating. Im painfully envious of anyone who gets to be near her while Im stuck hundreds of miles away. She has a new cuddle partner now and its been driving me crazy. Not because I object to her seeing other people (though I am a little nervous about her forming romantic attachments down in Tampa) but because I really want to be there to snuggle with her and I cant be. I really need to find a way to get down to Tampa.
Im glad Brenda will be moving here in May. Brendas 21st birthday will be May 29th, 2006 and my 30th will be June 5th, 2006. Were going to combine forces and throw a double birthday party on June 3rd, the Saturday between our actual birthdays. If things go according to plan, it will also be our housewarming party. So, three great parties rolled into one. Hopefully it will be as epic as it deserves to be.
Im thinking about getting back into making zines again. Its been a long while since Ive done that, but I had always loved it. One of the few things I really miss about Asheville is the zine rack at Downtown Books and News. So far Ive not really managed to find a good zine rack in Atlanta and that played a large part in my losing interest in making zines. Since I dont really like reading ezines and I dont want to pay for print zines without being able to skim them at the rack, I havent actually read any zines in a long time. Given the passion I had for them when I lived in Ashevillereading them, writing for them, publishing them, emailing them fan lettersI really wish I knew how to find good zines around here. However, not being able to find them to read doesnt mean I cant still make them. I may not have anywhere around here that I know of to distribute them, but Id have something to use for zine trading at least.
I just went on Classmates.com and registered on a lark. Since Sloans was such a small school, I was surprised to see a handful of familiar names among those already registered. I regret a little that I didnt stay in touch with anyone from high school after I graduated. I doubt theres much point in trying to contact them now. Im such a radically different person now than I was then and I was never particularly close to any of them. I imagine most of them went on to follow more traditional paths in life and probably wouldnt have much in common with me now. Still, I cant help but wonder.
Regardless of whether the internet stays on today or not, I intend to really dig into my writing this morning. Since Destiny has today and tomorrow off I dont have to have to split my morning free time down the middle with taking her to school which means I should have a three or four good hours to dig into my word processor. Then when the kids are up and I cant focus on writing very well Im going to post a new Roth & Earl. About damned time, I know. So hopefully it will be a productive morning.