Junie's Online Thoughts
Thursday, August 29, 2002
Last night at Noodle was nuts. Around 8 or 8:30, we got really busy and folks kept coming in. It was great for me in terms of money---I made a ton for a Wednesday and put $100 aside toward the Detective Training (halfway there!). But in terms of energy, I was tired as dammit. I wrote down my remaining days at Noodle on a napkin--both to look at the time left and to gauge how much money I can realistically earn before we leave. It looks pretty darn good. By the end of September, I should have enough for my plane ticket and part of my emergency insurance. I will need all of October and part of November to save any spending money...wont have much leftover when we come back to Atlanta, but whatever. (Unless I sell my car for a sweet price....anyone want to buy a 98 Honda Civic? 60000 miles, just put $1500 of new parts in it, few scratches and paint dents, but it runs fine....I need at least $7500.) I can afford the detective training and will have enough to pay for martial arts training in Ghana. Thats pretty much what I need to stay occupied.
Not much else going on. Permanent sour mood about work. Stupid Nikki got kicked off American Idol. Almost done with book Seven and ordered Hard Eight and Full House (a re-printing of an old romance novel she wrote in 1987.) May have gotten a part time, on call job at a private investigation agency. (Hope that one works it...pretty damn cool how that fell into my lap.) Trying to get more into the mode of real life instead of constant dreamland. Its hard. Fantasy is WAY more fun. And a whole helluva lot easier.
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
I think I lose a week of my life every time I come to my job. Ug. I need to buy a lottery ticket so I can get out of here. Even $5000 would let me pursue the new job rather than wasting more time here. I came in today. Not the avalanche of work I was expecting, but my computer was all messed up, my speakers were unplugged, my phone screwed up, my chairs were missing and there's red ink spilled all over my desk. I was NOT a happy camper. Dont mind if strangers use my stuff while Im gone, but dont disassemble the place, you know?
Can you tell that Im in a good mood today?
So I went home. My folks were gone for the first part...which was actually not terrible. I read my books (finished High Five and re-read it....its by far my favorite of the books in the series....very good plot....very sexually entertaining without being porn-ish). The class reunion was actually really, really fun. I was dreading going...and was thankful that the handfull of people I still talk to were going (hooray for Stacey and Jessie....and a few others) But it turned out to be nice after everyone had a few drinks and relaxed. The music was too loud--only five or six people danced anyway--I think most would have liked quiet background music so we could all chat and catch up. There was a minor camera fiasco (mine ran out of batteries, I bought the wrong kind from the gas station and then just bough a travel camera so I could take a few photos), but I ended up staying until midnight. (Maybe my whole night was made because no one said to me: "oh you havent changed a bit," which would have made me want to shoot them or myself. Instead I got a lot of "You look great" or "I wouldnt have recognized you if you werent wearing a nametag." Thats all I wanted to hear.)
Spent some time with my sister, my folks and grandma, saw friend Marta and worked out every day. Flew back yesterday and read Hot Six and part of Seven Up. (Okay, but not as good as the fifth.....the love interest is still there between both Stephanie and Joe and Stephanie and Ranger, but the sexual tension isnt there like it was before.....I may end up reading the 8th one before the trip...Im weak, what can I say??)
Not much else...more later when Im not so damn bitchy.
