So I was inspired by a Vonnegut quote the other day from rereading "Timequake" and I broke out of my social anxiety and went to my first roller derby practice. "you were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do" I was moved to go outside my comfort zone and attend and I'm very proud of myself because as suspected I had a blast. Now I ( Read more... )

If the interior discussion in your head were indexed by category, what would the five most recurring subjects be?

what needs to be done at work/whats currently happening at work
next weekends funeral/traveling/being in elgin
dvr and television schedule
music lyrics from songs stuck in my head at any given moment
stuff ive spent money on/budget

So my grandfather passed away on sunday and now I am in the position of going to a family reunion/funeral in illinois next weekend. I haven't seen most of these people in 5 years or more and none of them know about amanda or the fact that i am gay period. So it should be an interesting weekend... not too upset about my grandfather. he was ( Read more... )

Its been a long time since I've had a kitten around. Even at 6 months old he makes the other cats look massive! Name suggestions? he's a seal point siamese and regular short hair mix. mostly milky in color with bits of brown and grey. We were thinking leche or chai or java cause he looks like a coffee drink. =0)

In the good news department I finally got promoted to management at work. In an economy filled with hours being cut and people being laid off I am happy to be making more money and getting more hours. Plus it makes work new and interesting and fun again, so I'm thinking it'll be a plus all around.

so I had an interview yesterday at a law office. I think it went pretty well so I'm hoping to be changing jobs soon. Any good thoughts etc. would be appreciated. I want to get out of retail SO bad, plus it would be a significant pay raise and a M-F 9-5 schedule. ::crosses fingers::

merry Christmas and etc. Hope all are enjoying time with family. I know I'm going to enjoy the hell out of my vacation. No tsa for a week!

today is my 5th anniversary so fuck you government for not letting me marry. In happier news I'm updating this from the itouch I got amanda for the occassion. It's awesome

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