non sequitur

I don't think i have a real cohesive theme to this blog, but I feel the need for a vent, so I think I'll just fill it with a bunch of unrelated musings.

Firstly, I have 5, count em, 5 shifts at the hotel this week. I make upwards of twenty dollars an hour doing these events, and each of these shifts will be at least 5 hours long, probably more. I'm thinking I'll get 30-40 hours out of this week. Thats a good chunk of change for me, just in time for VEGAS!!!! I'm going to Vegas for a wedding the weekend of the 8th. I've never been before, so I'm pretty much looking forward to that.

Second, I had an enlightening weekend. This is tricky territory because, as we talked about before we can't mention people's names. But anyway, I have achieved the next step in singledom.

Third, people may look different but they are still the same. They may have a tan and a little extra facial hair, making them surprisingly attractive, but don't let it fool you. They still blow it just like they always did.

I came home today from Hell's Barrio toying with the idea of going to some sort of body of water. Every body else was going and the idea sounded good. I was gonna go to the Columbia since I live in Vancouver, lay on the beach, get a tan, and read my Apollo book. So I put my bathing suit on and had some lunch, then waited around to see what I felt like doing. Turns out I felt like taking a nap instead but that's not the point. The point is this is the first time I've put my suit on since last summer and I was not horrified with myself. I see rivers in my future.

I think I'm gonna make an artichoke.

Because of the aforementioned shifts at the hotel I don't think I'll be going out next weekend. We'll see. When I was dating the old ball and chain I didn't go out much. No surprise there, women often go into hibernation when they have a man. I try and blame my hiatus on him, and alot of it was because I lost my will to party, but there was another thing. Truth is, I really liked having my weekends back. I wasn't hung over and I got up early- well earlier- and got stuff done. Though I was missing partying when I wasn't doing it, now I am missing not partying. I am always tired on Sat and Sun. It may have something to do with the fact that I never sleep at home on the weekends because 'home' is in Vancouver and I can't drive after I drink, but I don't sleep that well. The last time I remember sleeping well was when I stayed at Melissa's because she drove. I really want to get a new place already. After I got all those shifts I mentioned to my mom that a few more weeks like that and I would have enough to move out. She was fairly adamant that I didn't need to, that I could stay till September. It's free, so you tell me: what would you do?

I want to buy a boat. I am so serious about this. Not a real fancy one, but something I could tool around in on hot days like this. I wonder what that would cost. I would use my student loans to buy it, of course.

That's all I have to say about that.