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All work and no play gets me a BlackBerry and no life

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My life is going at the speed of a frog in a blender. It’s almost too much!

I started working two jobs a couple of weeks ago. I am not used to working all day, every day. It’s exhausting! It’s totally worth it at the end of the week, though. I’m actually catching up on things I’ve been trying to save for. Maybe I’ll even be driving the Sunfire soon, rather than my death trap Mazda. I even got the BlackBerry I’ve been dying to have (thank you to Sarcastica for being so patient and helping me get on BB Messenger)!

A couple of days ago, I also partnered my web design freelancing business with my aunt’s web design and print media business, OSC. We will be collaborating on social media websites. So basically, if one of us has a client that needs a website and social media, we will work on it together. I will be working on the social media end of it, be it setting up accounts on social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc) or building a site in WordPress. We will be offering training and hopefully will be doing seminars. We have an expo in about a month that we need to prepare for, and we’ve been doing a lot of networking. Needless to say, I’ve been working pretty much non-stop and I could use a nice, long nap.

Somehow, through all of this craziness, I’ve managed to stay smoke-free. I don’t know how the hell I’m doing it.

Of course I have another sinus infection. I have to call my physician in the morning and get some drugs! I thought that by quitting smoking, I wouldn’t get as many sinus infections each year. I guess I thought wrong. I don’t want to go back to smoking, though. I don’t even care that I quit, and I’m glad for all of the extra cash (especially now that Connecticut is hiking up the taxes on tobacco).

The only real problem with all of this working is that I’m starting to feel like I don’t ever do anything fun. I realized the other day that I’ve been much been working non-stop for the last year or so, and that sucks. It’s starting to drain me. I spent most of the day yesterday trying to stop the 

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My only consolation is that today is Wednesday, Friday is pay day, sometime this weekend I am going to get my hair cut, and Julien-K finally released their debut album. Oh, and did I mention that Mike found me the ultra-rare translucent Dr. Manhattan figure? Cool beans.

I have no idea what I was going to write about

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Growing up, I never really had to do anything for myself, by myself. Usually my mom would be there to help me out and take care of things — like doctors appointments and school — for me. Even after I turned 18, my mom still helped me take care of all that stuff. If I did have to do something on my own, I never went in blind. It was always something I’d already done with her.

Recently I’ve become more independent. Yeah, my parents are still there to help me and support me, but most of the time it’s me making the phone calls, me making sure everything is okay.

It’s empowering, and a little scary.

Like on Thursday. I went to SCSU to meet with my advisor, register, take my picture for my photo ID, and all of that fun new-student stuff.

It was really weird. First, SCSU is a lot bigger than NVCC (the community college I just graduated* and transferred from). Luckily, everything I needed to do was all in the same building. It was also a little confusing, because of the transferred credits and my financial aid situation.

I did find out that I can use my financial aid at SCSU. I just had to login to the FAFSA site and change my school code. So I’ll probably be taking two or three classes instead of just one.

This also gives me more freedom to put money into the Sunfire! I’m probably going to get it registered tomorrow, and hopefully can get the shifter problem fixed soon. Oh. I didn’t write about that.

The Pontiac Sunfire has just a couple minor problems. The power steering pump needed to be replaced, which is all done; now Dad or I just have to return the tool so I can get my rental deposit back. There is some damage on the passenger side, but it’s nothing that Dad can’t fix later on. Also, there’s something rattling in the front but Dad said that wasn’t a problem. He can look at it and fix it.

The main issue is the shifter. Right now it doesn’t go into Park, so the key can’t be shut off. This obviously drains the battery and — wait, did I already write about this?

Anyway, it’s nothing that can’t be fixed. I got it registered yesterday, so if Dad can’t figure out the shifter deal I can just take it to a mechanic. The downside of it being registered is that it cost me $149. Luckily I still have to return the tool we rented at Autozone and I also get the core charge back for the power steering pump, so I’m gonna have another $40 once I do that. In the meantime, I’ve got a little over $20 in my checking, $14 in my savings and Mom forced $20 on me after I stupidly admitted I was broke. (I got my stubbornness from her.)

I have no idea where this post was going — I originally started writing it a few days ago and then never published it — but Sarcastica wanted to read it, so here it is.

And for something completely random: I took an Ultraset — the painkiller my neurologist prescribed for me to try — about half an hour ago and so far don’t feel any different. I’m still getting twinges of pain.

GRR.

*Although I’ve finished all of my course requirements and transferred, I haven’t received my diploma yet. The ceremony is in the spring, so I’m assuming I’ll get my diploma mailed to me before then. Hopefully.

I hope I get run over by a truck

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I think I’m gonna die. I feel like utter hell today. I can’t even really explain it. I just feel completely run down. My body has turned against me! Luckily this will be all over soon.

Anyway, the new Slipknot album is totally kickass. Too bad I can’t listen to it right now; my headphones have gone AWOL. I’m willing to bet my lovely little sister stole them.

All I did this afternoon, when I got out of work, was make phone calls. I made an appointment with the dentist, an appointment with my physician, an appointment with the advisor at SCSU — hopefully this one knows what they’re doing — and wrote a check to SCSU for my tuition down payment. Next week all I have are various appointments for things. I’m going to hate myself. A lot. I’m really going to hate myself when I have to pay all these bills. I still owe my physician for the last visit. I’m also trying to fix up and register/insure the Sunfire. Maybe I should get a credit card.

I want to rip someone’s head off today. Someone is just going to cross me the wrong way and I won’t be able to control this sudden crazy influx of female hormones. Maybe Mike’s right, maybe I am pregnant! ;)

Finally, things are going my way

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You know those days were it seems like everything bad possible can happen and it keeps on happening? Today was like that, but the polar opposite: I got smacked in the face with a bunch of good shit.

As soon as I got out of work I stopped at my house to grab that Academic Advising Form. I went to the ATM and took out $400 — not for a bribe; I didn’t up needing that kind of leverage — and stopped at Barnes and Noble for a gift card. Then I went to NVCC and found the Dean’s office. Her secretary said she was at lunch and would be back any minute, and coincidentally the secretary had just been on the phone with the Counseling Center discussing me and the Academic Advising Forms.

The Dean came back and we sat down with all of the copies. She looked at my form and confirmed that my advisor had told me to take the wrong course. Then, she said she would email the Registrar and have them waive that class. I’m graduating.

After that, I drove through a ton of traffic to get home and Dad called me. He told me to meet Vinny, the guy selling the Pontiac Sunfire, so he could sign the title over to me and I could pay him. He handed me the title, I handed him the $400, and not even the crazy traffic could kill my buzz. I have a better car.

On top of all that, tonight is the last night that Mike will be doing 3rd shift. He’ll be doing early mornings until the new year, and then he’s going to look for a better job. I get my Michael back.

Everything is falling into place, instead of falling apart.

Now it’s time to get ready for the holidays…