Yes, it has been a while since my last post, but times have been stressful.  I had a weird semester that got extremely busy not at the end, but rather 2-3 weeks before break. Now that finals week is here I'm finding the thought of exams rather calming after a November that could be described as nothing but a pain in the ass.  For an entire month, I ( Read more... )

Serious change of events at work today; my boss turned in her resignation this morning.  It isn't for sure yet, as the Owner and General Manager are working hard to convince her not to leave, but I'm pretty worried.  I would lose a great supervisor who has also been my friend, and the thought of working for someone else is very difficult to ( Read more... )

I've been seriously brooding as of late.  It has to do with a lot of things, brought on by stress from multiple sources.  For three consecutive days I've found myself blasting Fall Out Boy on the way home and wishing for nothing but a warm cup of tea and a massage.

Weird.  While I have every intention of becoming a punk-rock star, I usually hate ( Read more... )

Blah, it's been a stressful two days at work, which have really killed what should have been a really nice/productive weekend and beginning to the week.  It's a long story, but in short, the owner claims the reason he doesn't want me promoted upstairs is because my "people skills"  are to valuable downstairs where I occasionally have to interact ( Read more... )

Had a very good day today...a good weekend in fact ( Read more... )

Talk about disillusionment...

I don't often dream, and it is a rare thing when I remember one.  And even when both of those things do occur, I usually know it's a dream anyway.  Thus, dreaming really seems like a pointless exercise for me (besides that whole REM sleep thing).

The other night, however, I was provided one of those rare instances where ( Read more... )

In my experience, it takes one of two general styles to be accepted as a member of Ann Arbor society.  The first I simply title "New Age Hippie" and believe is fairly self-explanatory.  The second is called the "Snobby Ann Arborite" and takes a bit more effort (and cash) to complete ( Read more... )

Because Marcus did ( Read more... )