Airplanes

In a few minutes, I'll be leaving to fly down to California for my grandfather's funeral. I'm not exactly excited about the whole ordeal, but the plane rides should at least be entertaining. The Thompson clan will be together again; this could be good or bad. I always feel like a black sheep in the family, as all my cousins and older siblings are much more successful than I am, and I can't even get away with being the youngest of the family, as my younger sister will be coming down with us.I don't have anything to show: no house, no degree, no career, no family...

Usual

It's a usual night - I'm headed off to work. As usual, I hope tonight will be uneventful. Wish me luck.

"Alive" - SR-71

Bored...

I'm at home and bored. I wish there was something going on that I could be a part of tonight... But it looks like it's going to be another night at home, alone and bored. *sigh*

I makes me feel pathetically desperate to be practically begging people to hang out with me, but no one's taking me up...

"There are no useful drugs to escape from feeling numb" - Boxcar Racer

Coping

There's been some genuinely bad stuff that's happened recently. I've been upset over legitimate problems. I'm upset and sad, but I'm not depressed; I handling it was best as I can, and not letting the negativity spiral out of control like it has in the past.
My strategy has been keeping busy and spending time with friends. I've been texting old friends and spending time with new ones.
-Aww, Chaos just snuggled into my sweatshirt on the couch: sweet kitty!-
I've got plans to go out with a group of friends on Saturday to celebrate a birthday; on Thursday I'll be flying down to California for my grandfather's funeral; next Saturday I'm going to a Halloween party; and in about two weeks I'll be down in Eugene visiting a friend.

"Happy in the Meantime" - Lit

Good Weekend

This weekend was fairly eventful, so I ought to post about it! (I'm posting on an old computer with a cranky keyboard, so if there are letters missing, sorry!)
Thursday night: I went out to Space Room to hang out with Switch. Only one other 'fan' of his was there, so it wasfairly dull. We hung out after, though, and got food out at Banning's. I did a ton of laundry Friday morning, and some general housekeeping to get ready for the party.
Friday night: The Kevin Smith marathon was a dud, but it was still fun to watch about 12 hours of his stuff!
Saturday night: Went to MVP to support Switch and caught the end of the Beavers game - sad ending. Met up with another friend there, and went to a party nearby hosted by people I didn't know. It turned out nicely - the host was very nice (and fairly drunk), and poured me a generous glass of wine.
Now it's early Monday morning, and I'm killing some time at work. All the children are sleeping, so all is well.

Owww

My head is pounding, so this will be short. Last night was pretty mellow at work, but I wasn't quite at the top of my game; and having to play football with one of the kiddos didn't really help. I hope to feel better tonight, if so maybe I'll go out to Space Room to hang out with Switch. I still need to clean the apartment and do laundry before the Kevin Smith party Friday night. I'm gonna watch a little TV and then go to bed early.

Better

I'm feeling much better. I slept much of the last two days, and all that rest gave my body the down time it needed to heal whatever that was. I'll be back at work tonight, and I'll be on top of it.
Kevin Smith night looks to be small, but that's ok. It'll still be fun and silly - Jay and Silent Bob forever! Hopefully it will be a success, but I will have the house ready either way.
The tattoos have healed up nicely. The lighter ink numbering on the dice is obvious now, and the stars are dark and sharp. The dice are no longer scabs; they've healed past that point. The stars are still healing, though.

Sick

I don't know what's up, but I'm feeling drained today. I don't have the flu, no fever, minor cold symptoms, but I just feel run down. It might be a depression coming on; hopefully today's rest and relaxation will help me and not hurt me.

Seattle

The trip to Seattle was a lot of fun. It ended up being a long day trip, but we visited several fun places while there: a piano bar, attempted to visit the sculpture garden but instead walked along the coast (or whatever it is, it smelled like the ocean), an all-night diner, a nifty little park, and Pike's Place (no, I didn't buy any fish).

Packed

I'm all packed up and ready to go; we're going to be leaving town shortly. Going to Seattle for the next couple days, and will be back in time to work Sunday night.
I've got clothes, LotR, a deck of cards, my iPod and DS, jerky, granola bars, and juice. What else could I need...?

Weekend

It's the weekend, and I'm happy for that. The week was fine at work, but I'm glad to have some time to relax and goof off.
Switch woke me up early tonight, instructing me to go out to his bar to listen to him DJ. I called Tri-Met to find out when the next bus was leaving - 12 minutes. So, I got dressed and hustled out the door. I mostly hung out listening to music, playing my DS, and later chatting with another friend who came out. The three of us went out for breakfast afterwards - my stomach is not so happy about the chocolate milkshake I put in after the three cocktails at the bar... But that will settle soon enough, my stomach is just finicky.
Going on another adventure this weekend - leaving for Seattle tonight. Much shorter distance to travel than last time, so hopefully we'll have more time to wander around and be touristy. I'm also a little more prepped for this trip - snacks and juice have been acquired for traveling.

Blah

I don't really like being so out of sync with the world; my night schedule makes it pretty much impossible to see anyone during the workweek. It leaves me a little isolated. I can handle it with the strength I've had lately, but at times it's been pretty brutal. The thing is, I don't want to give up my cushy overnight spot - I could probably get a day shift, but I don't want to get paid less to take more abuse. I'll sacrifice my social life to not get bit at work.
In the wake of the Games Night success, I'm now planning a Kevin Smith movie marathon - my favorites in one evening; err, one evening and night. Four movies in a row; these are mostly 90-minute movies, though, so the total run time for all four is only about 7 hours - that's short for a marathon of mine. :)
I need a hobby. A new hobby, anyway. I want to get back into costuming, but a) I need a new sewing machine and b) I don't really do any LARPing or anything that needs a costume these days. Video games and TV/movies are my main hobby currently, but that's a little to blah.

Nice

Things are nice these days. I don't really know what things, but then again it doesn't really matter. I'm feeling happy; no sense of impending doom or anything like that. Just, peace. I don't have to understand it, I just am happy to enjoy it.
My tattoos seem to be healing up nicely. There are still a few things I'm not fond of with the dice, but they still look good; Orion's gorgeous - just what I wanted. They're kinda itchy at times, depending on what I'm wearing, but no pain. I've got photos up on facebook, now.
Work is work. I was in the middle of a food fight today - as in, I was between two kids who were trying to throw yogurt, etc. at each other! It could easily be worse. Food over bodily fluids, any day.
Oh, and happy birthday Mom, happy early birthday Papa!

Breakfast

Went to breakfast with my family this morning. My parents weren't too thrilled to hear about the new tattoos, and my step-dad spent much of the time talking about how his dad is dying.
Now it's time for me to start the workweek back up again. *sigh* It pays the bills.

Successes

Games Night was a total success! Had 10 people playing Apples to Apples in my living room last night - it was a lot of fun. Next up is a Kevin Smith marathon.
The tattoos were mixed success - the Orion looks awesome, but I'm not so keen on the dice. I'm gonna wait it out a bit to see how they look once the swelling goes down, but the numbering is blotchy and the 1 is crooked (or at least it looks that way right now).

Prep

I'm taking a break from getting ready for everything today. I've got the bathroom clean, I'm halfway through the dishes, and the living room's been tidied up. I still need to:
vacuum
do laundry
shower
go to the liquor store
go to grocery store (pizza and mixers)
After that, I've got the tattoo appointment at 3 this afternoon across town. I'm really excited!