Of Work, Splints, and Ancient Egyptians

~~~~ Complacent

I feel disgusting but I'm too lazy to do anything about it. I haven't worked since Sunday but I work tomorrow. Is it sad that I'm nervous about opening? I mean, I've done it once before but it seems like everything went wrong. I know how to do it now but I'm still kinda worried things might go wrong. The main thing I'm worried about is the display. I feel as if I can do it but what if I get something wrong? I'm pathetic, I know.

Went to get my splint today. Things couldn't have been more messed up. First, we went to Health Point but it turns out it was in the same building as Dr. Miller's office. So we had to walk over there. Then he asked for the prescription and we didn't have it. Health Point told us that Dr. Miller would fax it over. Then the guy who was fitting me for the brace was kinda weird. He asked questions in strange non-descript way. He was asking about my physical therapy and then all of a sudden he was like "what do you do?"... :| what? for physical therapy? I slowly answered "I'm a student..." Thankfully that's what he wanted. Then he took some measurements and was like "so where do you go to school" When I told him Miami he was like "so how do you get up here so often" :| Once more I slowly answer "it's summer break" All-in-all the entire experience was awkward.

Last night I finished my application for the American University of Cairo. I can't believe that in 5 months I could be on my way to Egypt. Mr. Storck and my English prof Joe agreed to write letters of recommendation and I wrote my essay last night (while watching the Home Run Derby. Please, don't judge me) and I got an email today saying they recieved my application and are reviewing. Looks like they have rolling admission so I might know in like a month if I'm going or not! *squeal* So just for shits and giggles I started looking at flights to Cairo. The cheapest flight? A flight from Cleveland that stops at MOSCOW ( :confused: ) and then arrives in Cairo at 12:30 am! Ummm... I'll spend the couple extra hundred to make my fabulous arrival in Cairo at a PM hour! The three flights I'm completely okay with? They all leave from Cleveland but stop in Paris, Rome, or Vienna before going to Cairo! I know that I'll probably not actually get to go anywhere but I'd be in heaven if I knew I could step off a plane in Paris, Rome, or Vienna. Plus if I stopped in Rome I could try out my Italian. Two birds... one stone... hell yeah! Oh I hope everything works out. I really hope I could go!

Oh What a Circus

~~~~ Drained

Well today has been weird. Really hard to describe. First off I've done nothing. Last night Chanda and I went to see the midnight showing of Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest. It wasn't terrible but it really wasn't anything like the first one. I enjoyed all the wit they wrote into Johnny Depp's character. There was also a preview for a new movie with Dick Van Dyke in it! I have had a crush on Dick Van Dyke since I was 5. I just think he's the best thing ever. Anyways, I got home at like 3 and was suprisingly tired. Maybe it was the fact I didn't get to sleep until 5 in the morning the day before, or maybe it was the exhausting day at work I had but I managed to stay awake until 3:30 and then I was out. Usually that means I'll sleep til noon at the latest. But I woke up at one and was still tired! I ended up snoozing until 2:30 in the afternoon! That's insane for me. I don't like the feeling of sleeping that long, it bugs me. I don't know why but I don't like it. So then I checked my mail and it turned out my book was in at the library. So I got to go get it and now I think I'll read awhile tonight. I have to work tomorrow and Sunday and that's about my weekend. Oh fun.

Sign Language

~~~~ Hyper

I'm really not like bouncing off the walls or anything but it's 2:30 in the morning and I really should be more tired than I am right now. I will give myself credit however. I was sick all of yesterday and I slept... and slept... and slept! So I've gained sleepy points and I guess I'm spending them now.

Today was okay. It started out with me feeling just as shitty as I did yesterday but I guess all I had to do was get out of the house and have hundreds of people thrown in my face to make me feel better. Turns out that last year for the 4th no one showed up to eat so they weren't expecting much. Few servers with big sections and only two hostesses. Needless to say it rained this year and we got swamped. Oh well, I actually kinda enjoyed it. We went on a real wait (the first one I've really experienced) and it kept me busy. After work I went to Blockbuster to pick up Season Size. Part One. Disc 3 of Sex and the City. I ran into Nick Denney there. I know I only sat beside him for one year sophmore year of science. And I know that now I'm a sophmore in college :confused: yipes. But I always feel so close to him when I see him. He makes me so happy and I just wish him the best whenever I see him. He looks good. Turns out his brother passed away last year :( but he really seems to be getting his act together. He has an interview at the College of Wooster and seems to be pretty well off because of his accounting certificate at the career center. Awww, I hope he does well in life.

Discovered Neopets. Oh, I'm in trouble.

Discovered Viggo Mortensen's book of photography on our book shelf the other day. I know Mom only bought it because she's in lust with him but I figure if I steal it and respect it for the Renaissance Man he is it'll all be good. The pictures are amazing but I really like his paintings.



You should check it out.

Wooo!

~~~~ Content

Yesterday was probably the best day of work I've ever had. First of all, I got to go in at 4:30 which means I didn't have to close and it turned out two people came in at 5 so I was second cut not third! Woo! Then, at about 8:00 one of the waitresses quit. And when I say quit, she just walked out. I know, I'm so immature but I've never had anything like that happen to me before. She has another job and the people at work give her hell all the time so she decided she had enough. Supposedly she walked into the office, set down her apron and nametag, explained the money was in the apron and walked out. One of the girls was like "are you kidding" and she kinda half-heartedly laughed and was like "no." Then she walked out the front door and looked at me and asked me to tell on of the other hostesses to call her. I didn't really think anything of it at the moment and then it hit me: wait, there's like three hours left until close and the closing waitress in smoking has just walked out the door! I heart small-minded drama.

Speaking of my own drama, the ex called today. I didn't answer the phone and he didn't leave a voicemail. I have no intention of calling him back. The fact that he didn't leave a voicemail makes me think he accidently called me, like he has a new girlfriend and forgot to entirely change the contact or something. Yeah, I just pulled that out of my ass, of well. But anywhoo, if he didn't leave a message he must not really have anything to say and I have nothing to say to him so I guess we've just covered all the bases.

Speaking of bases, the Indians won tonight! Oh Travis Hafner and your grand slams... I approve. AND Bob Wickman didn't play... always a good thing lately.

Speaking of lately, I've noticed that most of the titles for my post lately have been more of utterances than actual words. Woooo and hmmmm.... well, I guess it's summer and I don't have anything more articulate to say.

On the Ride

~~~~ Okay

It's been a pretty okay week so far. Monday I did absolutley nothing but Tuesday Chanda and I went to the Apple store and she got a new 30 gb black video iPod. When my gold iPod mini loses its battery again (considering this is my third mini I know it will eventually) I'm totally traiding it in instead of getting it fixed. Chanda did that and she got $30 for her iPod and a 10% college student discount. She got $60 off her iPod. If I get a video iPod I'm in so much trouble. I can watch movies in class. Then we went to Carolyn's to watch a movie. We watched the Fantastic Four. It wasn't terrible but it could have been better. No, it probably couldn't have been I'm just not too into super hero stories.

I don't think I can live at home anymore. I might be able to survive this summer but it's just getting to be too much. I can't seem to do anything right anymore. I mean, I know I'm being quite lazy this summer but seriously? What am I suppose to do? I've tried to get a second job and no one in this town has the respect to call me back. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm sick of all the judgement. I try to not be home as much as possible but it still isn't working. Time is still found to find something wrong with me. Now, I am so glad I have to work tonight.

~~~~ Calm

Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing. Why do I make these decisions? I don't know what I want right now but it isn't this. I just don't know. Ahhhh!

Hmmm

~~~~ Peaceful

This town refuses to change. I feel like I'm back in high school. I mean, seeing people has been fun and I'm glad Chanda's back but it's the same thing over and over again. We have bonfires, then go to the empty office, and evidently I like it when men de-evolve... but there's nothing different except for we have occasional college stories to share. But this is Wooster and Wooster is so far away from college so no one really knows what anyone else is talking about so eventually we just go back to doing the exact same thing. I need change. Work is better this year, except today the Brush didn't have to work because the power was out and of course that happens now when I don't work there but Tumbleweed is easy-going, and the people are nice, if a little naive, and the hours are better, and I can live with the pay, but it's the same thing over, and over, and over, and over again.

This is my plan to limit the amount of time I have to spend in this time until I graduate from Miami:
Spring Semester: AUC!!!! Egypt baby, I have my application almost finished I just need to submit it. I've given myself a deadline of July 15th.
Summer 07: Working down at Disney World. There's a program where you can work at the parks and stay in special facilities and I get to spend a summer in Disney World.
Summer 08: Environmental Services in Ecuador, New Zealand, or Australia.

I need a couple spring break plans and possibly some winter break plans but I think that's enough to get me out of this town and survive until Grad school and beyond. I am so ready to get on with my life.

PS, the move Les Miserables with Liam Neeson, Geoffery Rush, and Uma Thurman? Not very good. Thought you outta know.