Forever
It's been so long since I updated anything. There's so much that has happened that would take years to accurately describe, but I'll try and be concise.
First off, I finally got my email that let me in to Pottermore today!!! I'm DragonRose195 there and I've gone as far as getting sorted. No surprise really, but I'm in Ravenclaw. My wand is a 10 inch chestnut, unicorn hair and it's hard. Whatever. I was confused at first by how to collect things, but I figured it out and had to go backwards a bit. I've been on the site for over two hours now, so I think it was time to take a little break. I'm really enjoying it though and I think it's a great thing JKR has done.
So I almost had a job a few weeks ago working in the office of the trailer park. The manager, who is our friend, wanted me to work with her. But someone who I considered a friend and is the manager's "adopted" daughter threw a fit because she wanted the job. It didn't matter that she wasn't qualified for the job (she's only ever been a STNA and has never worked in an office of any kind), she just thought she should get it because her "mom" is the manager. When she started throwing her fit, she said a lot of nasty things to me and did even more nasty things to me. Everything was all my fault, according to her, but that's normal for her. Nothing is ever her fault. Because I choose not to sell people out, I couldn't even really defend myself and tell her I didn't go behind her back to apply when I found out she wanted the job and that the real story was the manager called me as soon as she found out the previous girl gave her notice and told me she wanted me to apply because she wanted me to work for her. I couldn't tell her this because like I said, I don't sell people out. So I took the blame and the end result was in order to keep her happy, the manager fucked me over and hired someone else even though she straight out told me she wanted me in the beginning. Great friend I had there, right? Actually both of them. LOL Billy is still very bitter about the entire situation, but I just shrug my shoulders because apparently I have a blinking 'fuck me over' sign on my forehead. I haven't talked to the "friend," but I am still on friendly terms with the manager, but it's not the same as it was.
So seeing as how I didn't get a job and I'm still looking (applied for about 16 jobs in the last 2 weeks), I couldn't afford my student loan payments that were supposed to come due in October. So I ended up back in school for at least two quarters majoring in Criminal Justice (the closest I can get to my Paralegal degree) until I hit the very maximum of loans I can get. It buys me one more year to find a job to start paying them back (6 months of classes, 6 months of deferrments) so I hope I can find a job at some point. I've even gotten desperate, applying at GFS and Meijer for cashiering positions.
Now this is a big one. I QUIT PLAYING FARMVILLE. Crazy, right? And let me tell you, I don't even miss it at all. I have a lot more time to get stuff done and I'm not worried about crops being due or whether they've whithered. It seems to have come just at the right time too because I'm really getting sick of FB and all the changes they are making. If it wasn't the way I communicated with people I don't have a personal relationship with, I'd delete it right now.
With all the free time on my hands (not counting all the schoolwork I have now) I've gotten an opportunity to get back into reading and writing. Managed to squeak out about 3000 words the other night which is good practice for NaNo. I've also read 2 books in the last 5 days and I couldn't tell you when the last time I did that was.
Billy and I are in a really good place right now too. We've worked through the last year very slowly and we're finally coming out on the right side. Hopefully, it continues in that direction.
Hope you all are well. Even if I'm not posting daily or even on a weekly basis, I'm still here reading your posts everyday or every other day. Love to you all!
First off, I finally got my email that let me in to Pottermore today!!! I'm DragonRose195 there and I've gone as far as getting sorted. No surprise really, but I'm in Ravenclaw. My wand is a 10 inch chestnut, unicorn hair and it's hard. Whatever. I was confused at first by how to collect things, but I figured it out and had to go backwards a bit. I've been on the site for over two hours now, so I think it was time to take a little break. I'm really enjoying it though and I think it's a great thing JKR has done.
So I almost had a job a few weeks ago working in the office of the trailer park. The manager, who is our friend, wanted me to work with her. But someone who I considered a friend and is the manager's "adopted" daughter threw a fit because she wanted the job. It didn't matter that she wasn't qualified for the job (she's only ever been a STNA and has never worked in an office of any kind), she just thought she should get it because her "mom" is the manager. When she started throwing her fit, she said a lot of nasty things to me and did even more nasty things to me. Everything was all my fault, according to her, but that's normal for her. Nothing is ever her fault. Because I choose not to sell people out, I couldn't even really defend myself and tell her I didn't go behind her back to apply when I found out she wanted the job and that the real story was the manager called me as soon as she found out the previous girl gave her notice and told me she wanted me to apply because she wanted me to work for her. I couldn't tell her this because like I said, I don't sell people out. So I took the blame and the end result was in order to keep her happy, the manager fucked me over and hired someone else even though she straight out told me she wanted me in the beginning. Great friend I had there, right? Actually both of them. LOL Billy is still very bitter about the entire situation, but I just shrug my shoulders because apparently I have a blinking 'fuck me over' sign on my forehead. I haven't talked to the "friend," but I am still on friendly terms with the manager, but it's not the same as it was.
So seeing as how I didn't get a job and I'm still looking (applied for about 16 jobs in the last 2 weeks), I couldn't afford my student loan payments that were supposed to come due in October. So I ended up back in school for at least two quarters majoring in Criminal Justice (the closest I can get to my Paralegal degree) until I hit the very maximum of loans I can get. It buys me one more year to find a job to start paying them back (6 months of classes, 6 months of deferrments) so I hope I can find a job at some point. I've even gotten desperate, applying at GFS and Meijer for cashiering positions.
Now this is a big one. I QUIT PLAYING FARMVILLE. Crazy, right? And let me tell you, I don't even miss it at all. I have a lot more time to get stuff done and I'm not worried about crops being due or whether they've whithered. It seems to have come just at the right time too because I'm really getting sick of FB and all the changes they are making. If it wasn't the way I communicated with people I don't have a personal relationship with, I'd delete it right now.
With all the free time on my hands (not counting all the schoolwork I have now) I've gotten an opportunity to get back into reading and writing. Managed to squeak out about 3000 words the other night which is good practice for NaNo. I've also read 2 books in the last 5 days and I couldn't tell you when the last time I did that was.
Billy and I are in a really good place right now too. We've worked through the last year very slowly and we're finally coming out on the right side. Hopefully, it continues in that direction.
Hope you all are well. Even if I'm not posting daily or even on a weekly basis, I'm still here reading your posts everyday or every other day. Love to you all!