September 13, 2000

IBwize: IBwize: so what's on your cranium?
KubikalKorpse: my hair
IBwize: least we know you don't have cancer

Oops, i did it again.

I went several days without posting anything here, and a lot happened, and now I have to consolidate it all on this one entry. I really like digging my own grave.

Most notably, I went to Chicago to visit andreux. A good time was had while THERE, but the going-to and getting-back-from was tediously hellish. Airports. I fucking hate them. I get confused easily when I'm at them, and panicked, as well. I wonder what the word is for people who are scared of airports. Whatever it is, I think I am one of them. The thing that sucks is that I like flying because it's fast. But that's the only reason.

It was an interesting weekend. Slackful, for the most part, which is just what I needed. Many great badfilms were watched, mind-deluding substances ingested (here i should mention that i had some of the best freaking strawberry margaritas I've ever had. yeehaww!) and the lull of city sounds and the sticky weather of late summer kept that great feeling of home present. I should have stayed in a hotel and got myself pampered, but i was kinda broke. Figgers.

Saturday was Phred's birthday, so we partied down most of the day. We went to Dave And Buster's. I won Potato Heads and Kermits with one leg sewed on backwards. Heh. After, we went to Medieval Times. Interesting place. They have a torture museum. Very cool. It was cool, but one of those things you do once, maybe twice in a lifetime. Andreux walked out of there with a cool, floppy rainbow jester hat with bells on it. Fortunately I think he's a cool cat, because otherwise, I'd have charmed my way into getting that thing before I left. :)

I discovered that a weekend is not a good length of time to go to Chicago. It's a big city that obviously has a lot to offer, and I didn't get to explore it much. I didn't expect I would since I knew I was only going for three days, but hey, they've got Jolt Cola for that.  I regret that I didn't have much time to sit and talk to andreux at length while I was hanging out there. We did a lot of busy stuff, and we were also hanging out with Phred and Siobhan quite a bit. Siobhan is under 21 (but achingly close to her 21st birthday) . I didn't want her to have to kick it alone at home, so I didn't bother suggesting going to bars. She probably wouldn't have minded, but, whatever. There's always a "next time".

The trip home sucked. But andreux came through for me, and i appreciate that a lot.

now i'm back to the grind again. i hate my job. every day, i go in to another catastrophe. There is ONE shining ray of hope, however. Dave is most likely returning to work at B&N. That's a good thing. He's a good person to be around. He gives off the most positive vibes, you almost feel guilty being depressed or pissed off around him. Maybe it's just me, I dunno. I just know when I know a really awesome person. Dammit. Now I just have to get nene, andreux, bill, rob, liam, and a few other respectably kewl folks working there and I'll want to be at work all the time. Yeah, right. A.) most of those people would drop their salary by like, 200 percent, and B.) What the hell could they assign to Liam?? They could hire him to run around the kid's department, looking cute and pulling every book he can reach off the shelves. And then B&N can start paying me royalties and I can make a career out of it. YEAH, RIGHT. When they start actually having more than four people close the ENTIRE STORE, then I'll believe that they'd put a 19 month old kid on the payroll.

I am screaming out to have a home business, aren't I? Well, I guess it's probably every with-it mother's greatest wish. Get paid good moolah for doing something you dig while being able to actually spend TIME with your family and friends. And on a feminazi note: you get praised and respected as a "strong career woman". What more could a grrl ask for?

I'm working on it.