Birthday Weekend!
My golden birthday was Friday--22 on the 22nd. It turned out to be a pretty good day since I didn't have to clean any houses. I did manage to have lunch with my mom, dinner with her and Kirk (he was even well-behaved), and go out with Melanie and Marlena. We picked Tad up when he finished work, and he was well-behaved too. At the end of the night we ended up at the Brick and Melanie and I were even drunk enough to dance a little bit. I stayed at Melanie's because I was too drunk to do anything else. I felt like dogshit for the first part of the day. After eating some french toast, I felt better. The hungover feeling stayed with me all day and I was really tired. Melanie and I went to the corn maze in Townsend with a couple of her friends from Wal-Mart. The "haunted" maze was a little bit scary when the people in scream masks followed you around. The mud was the main scary part however, and Mel slipped and fell once or twice. I took some pictures and will try to post them later (still haven't figured how).
Today I am going to catch up on housework, laundry, and rest. My aunt Kathy is going to take me out for a birthday lunck and hope she calls soon. I woke up too late to eat breakfast and I am ready to eat. I would get in the shower and start my day, but the landlord lady spends about half an hour in there and then I have to deal with not-quite-hot water. Holy shit I complain about stupid stuff!
the perfect diet
Ok, I better start this off with a disclaimer. I do not have a problem with relatives reading my blog. I am not open with everything to everybody all the time but no subject is off limits for discussion. My thoughts are not censored here, so that means read at your own risk. That said, this post may not be something everyone wants to read about me.
I'm sure some of you have discovered the perfect diet, but I just realized its existence. Sex is the best way to cut down on nasty eating habits (for me anyway). I have found that when I am having sex on a regular basis, I do not eat nearly as much as when my life is sexless. Take now for instance...I am stuffing my face with mint oreos after eating a huge dinner a couple of hours ago. Absolutely disgusting. I'm not sure what causes this. Maybe (when sex is an option) my mind is more concentrated on what leads up to sex, having sex, and thinking about the next time I will have sex, and I don't have as much time to devote to ingesting obscene quantities of food. Or maybe I just have way too much time on my hands right now. Has anyone else experienced this? At least all of the house cleaning I've been doing gives me some exercise.
The first night of orientation for Tony Roma's was tonight. And suprise-suprise there were fellow ex-high school people to contend with. Kara Paffrath (SP?) and Clint Golie were both there. That was just one of four orientation sessions, so I'm sure there will be others. That's what I get for getting a job in Great Falls.
I hate thinking of titles
I finally changed the time zone on this so it doesn't say I'm posting 7 hours later than it actually is. Voting time is coming up...is everyone ready and registered? I'm registered in Missoula and sent for an absentee ballot while I was in London. Now it's too late to change everything so Amanda does not get to vote this time around. I'm not so worried about the presidential election seeing as how Montana'a four big electoral votes will no doubt go to Bush, but I did want to vote in the state and local elections. I feel like a slacker citizen but at least I voted in the primary. My grandma (Mary Lou)and I had the political discussion last night while I was cleaning her house. Not a very productive conversation as she is a Jeahova's Witness and doesn't vote at all. Most of our conversations end in some sort of fundamental disagreement, though we never get mad at each other. She's a cool lady and I have fun talking to her.
My mom and Kirk sold their house in Riverview last month and were living in one of their rentals for awhile. Now they moved into a hotel and are looking for another house to buy. I didn't think my mother wanted to create any more financial entanglements with him, but she says he's imporved greatly and their relationship is also improving. I hope she's right.
I'm still waiting for all my loan money to be refunded my the university. Someone please tell me why it takes four to six weeks for money to be ready and wired to my bank account??? It's frustrating because I just passed the date when I could sent them back and not pay any origination fees or interest. Just yesterday I got my first interest statement on my unsubsidized loan at $40 for the first month. That doesn't include my even bigger private loan. I guess I shouldn't complain--most people have debt from undergraduate degrees and I was lucky to not have any.
Columbus Day
I would say happy holiday day, but Columbus Day is one of the silliest holidays of the year.
Melanie and I got to take Sara out this weekend while she was in Great Falls. We had some drinks and Sara managed to be the only semi-sober person in the end, but we still had to take a cab home. It was good to see her again. Other than that, I spend most of my weekend with Marlena helping her out with the latest drama. My mother served her with a "pay rent in three days or move out" notice and now Marlena is struggling to find somewhere to live. Tad has apparently been cheating on her and bla bla bla bla....so needless to say I have been trying to help her through it. It's hard when you have your mother saying shit in one ear and your best freind saying the opposite shit in the other. I get sick of being in the middle of their miscommunication bullshit, but what can you do?
My dad is being all the more strange these days. We went out to dinner a couple of nights ago and he told me that he still thinks he's getting married this coming summer. So, I need to plan my move and future job around his marriage date. The catch is...he still hasn't even talked about it to the girl he thinks he's marrying! What the hell do you say to someone like this???? Anyone have any advice?
My shoulders hurt
Will somebody rub them for me? I got the job at Tony Roma's. It starts on November 8th so I had to come up with something else until then. Luckily, my aunt Tina is currently cleaning houses for some lady and she got me in on some of that. I helped with three and how my shoulders hurt from all the repetitive movement. One of the houses is a huge old one on the north side. It was a beautiful house filled with expensive antiques. However, they own four dogs and five cats which piss all over the basement. I just don't understand.
Sara--of course we should hang out while you're in Great Falls! Melanie and I are watching the debate tomorrow at her house...we will call you. In case I get called to clean more tomorrow and forget, my number is 899-9794. Will your parents watch Grace if we want to go out? We need to take your mommy ass out! Sorry, I'm getting a little bit carried away. Marlena would love to see you too.
Watching the debate
I am currently watching the debate at Melanie's and drooling over John Edwards. I know, what a stupid thing to say during an important debate...but can his sexiness be denied?
My new living space is starting to shape up. Mel had been helping me get moved and organized over the last couple of days. I'm actually going to spend my first night there tonight. I also had a job interview today for the new Tony Roma's opening and I am 90% sure I will get it. The server manager is one of my mom's friends from her days at JB's. Since I wouldn't start training for another couple of weeks, I might work at Mel's dad's work stuffing envelopes. I need to start making money instead of spending it.
I'm glad to be home and with friends and family. But I'm also looking forward to what might happen in the future outside of the alternate universe called Great Falls.
woops
yeah...I didn't mean to post two messages...stupid internet connection
Home and exhausted
I've been up for twenty six hours and am on my way to bed. All I want to do in this world is brush my teeth, but I seem to have left the toothbrush behind. Grrr....
Home and exhausted
I just wanted to let everyone know that I am indeed home. No long update now...I've been up for 26 hours and it's time for beddy.
Good news/bad news
I found out yesterday that by some miracle I will be getting my $1800 deposit back. I also decided to just suck it up and deal with my 3 huge suitcases on the plane (they weight about 65 lbs each) and pay the excess baggage fare of $154 instead of shipping two home for $400. All of this means less time in Great Falls! I bought my plane ticket for Sunday and will be flying in at 10:30 PM.
All things are not well however...apparently miss Marlena got a restraing order against Tad. The very next day she brought him to her house and Kirk saw him going in. My mom called the cops because of the restraining order and Tad got hauled off to jail. I have not heard from Marlena at all in a few days, but it sounds like they're back together. Now I'm worried about her and Dade. On top of it all, my mom sounds determined to kick Marlena out of the rental because the neighbors (both houses are on the same lot) are scared shitless of Tad and his drunken tantrums. I can't blame them...Tad can be really scary. He almost got himself, Marlena, two friends, and myself arrested and/or killed on the highway before I left. So needless to say, Amanda must find somewhere else to live. I don't want to get an apartment because I'm not going to be in Great Falls long enought to sign a lease (hoping). So, my mom has a few ideas she's working on. If it comes down to it, I could always live with my dad and grandma for free. But I'd rather avoid that if possible. Some of you know how strange my dad is.
