Psi-kick

Heh. I just realized those little vibes that have relays in Kansas work with my brother, too. I call them relays, because if my Aunt, who lives less than a mile from me thinks about either me or her kids, we feel an urge to talk to her. But my "feelers" take a day or two longer to react to my aunt. Partially because she isn't my mother, but I really think that her thoughts have to go to Kansas first-- by way of relay-- before they reach me. Mom's "feelers" come to me direct. And this week I've been thinking about my brother. So he called tonight. He was waiting on the papers to come for the route, but he called anyway. Which is good. That meant he could tell Ralph, Lula and Tony hi for me, too.

There are days when I really miss them. Lucie and Amanda are coming along great at being my friends, and I love their kids. Makayla came up to me the other night and patted my on the back. "You're my best grown up friend," she said. Who me? When did I grow up? I was the one telling her how to gross out her brother by talking about period farts. She's only ten, but she's gotten the class. I did to, I guess, when I was ten. More like eleven. But the period fart knowledge didn't come that early. Gawd, those things will peel wallpaper.

But I do miss the nights hanging out with Todd, Aryn, Ric, Brandie and the rest of the gang. But surprisingly, I still don't miss Brad. I lived with the guy for crying out loud. I should miss him a little, shouldn't I? I still get a feeling of relief that I don't have to focus on him anymore, and that's all. Once in a while, I miss having a body next to me, and an arm draped over my shoulders, but the body misses what the brain does not.

"Fragments of a love, that's all we had
What we had was fantasy, dreams and photographs.
Misguided memories, a pulse without a rhythm
and a song without a dance."

Ouch 2

I went to the dentist today on a routine root canal, and ended up getting my molar yanked out of my mouth like yesterday's abortion. The Dentist took one look at my crappy tooth, and said, "That has to go." I was a little torqued, because the pulp was in WAY better shape than the last two root canals. But most of it had broken off below the gumline, and a root canal wouldn't have held, the doc said. It was mostly roots anyway.

But the pain is topical. It's wierd, really. I haven't felt that much pain from that tooth...ever. The dentist can't figure it out. I was even on the verge of abscessing last week, and all I got out of it was a sore lymph node, on the outside of my mouth. the inside just feels like its been moved around a little.

Go figure.

I can't sleep.

I think it's because I know I don't have to work in the morning. I always seem to not sleep on the eves of my mornings off. I hope it's that, and not just homesickness. I still have the habit that I aquired back home of staking up 'til the crack of dawn. There's just no 24 hour truck stop out here.

But Family Guy is on... I can't resist its pull.

Posted by Rinty:

I can just see Endy in a few years...we'll stumble into each other and I can point at him and his kid,to my little one "See, Ferret? That's my friend Endymion and Muad'Dib is in tow. NOW do you agree that Ferret isn't that bad of a name?"
Maybe I'll name mine Duncan...but then somebody will start singing the Highlander theme song whenever he comes into the room.

Posted by sig: We arent naming our kids ferret.
You can name of the illegitmate kids you have with Preacher Riki Tiki Tavi.
Our kids will have normal names like John, Pete, and Thorax.


Posted by Rinty: Won't that be a bit telling? "...Riki, Tiki, and Tavi, the newest death metal band, had it's members dressed up like Chip 'n' Dale...the Yensid version, folks, not the Strippers. Along with their managers, Thorax and Lorax, the Seuss twins..."

Geesh. there are some days I wish I could actually pull another account at StereoFunk. I thought that was kinda funny, but I can't vote for myself.

ouch

Today, I feel like I was in a train wreck. I knew I laughed about the fall, but having it take two days before I felt the pain is just annoying. I gotta get off of this thing and go look for a job.

And I think I have an abscessed tooth again. I can never tell with this particular tooth. I thought it had abscessed two years ago in the form of a sinus infection. Now, my jaw is a little swollen, and nothing else. My other abscesses laid me out in tears.

V-day

Oh Geez, Now I remember how I spent V-day. I tried to block it out. My friend at the local porn/head shop was bored off of her butt and called me to bring her a chai. Good excuse to get away from my boss. I stopped to feed and water the animals on my way to deliver the drink, only to slide on a loose board on the porch and land my ass in the mud puddle where the dogs run. And my foot was caught between the boards on the porch. I was amazed that I didn't break anything... I didn't even sprain it! All those years of falling down must have been practice.

Needless to say, I showered and had to start laundry before I could hand her a lukewarm chai. And all I could do was laugh about it.

So, not only did I not get lucky, I was watching the other lonely pervs wander through the shop.

The joys of house-sitting

I am so glad I'm not on the house right now. Roomate A found out yesterday that Roomate B slept with Roomate A's ex-boyfriend recently. She had to call me at the coffee shop to find out if I had known anything about it, since Roomate B talks to me more. I know why she called. On one level, it was because she thought I had inside information once before, and had called me two-faced for not letting her know that a roomie was having trouble coming up with money for rent. She just wanted to make sure I hadn't done it to her again....by her way of thinking. I could have cared less. It's not two faced to me. Josh was having no luck in the job department, and Roomie A had scared him off.
John wouldn't talk to her because she pissed him off.

I can care less about this situation, too. She'd already broken up with the guy. She just wanted to know if it was before or after she finally quit talking to him. Who gives a sh*t?

Whee!

Six years of mooching computer time are nearly over. I bought me a Latitude last night on Ebay. The guy called me today, from Florida. Poor kid, had to wait till 10:30 pm his time to find me. Closer to $600, but it will be worth it, I hope. whatever I can't figure out, I can bug Eddie R. to help me understand it. I think it's a bit much for me, but the kid had a good phone voice, and threw in some upgrades for me. Who am I to bitch?

Went to church today, first time in months. No lightning strikes, but my pastor just had to bring up Lent. He's Baptist, I didn't think he'd care. "What are you giving up for Lent?" One little kid tried to give up school. Me? I just bought a computer and I work at a library. Asking me to give up reading or my computer right now...I shudder to even think about it. Let me get the damn thing first. Maybe I'll give up the PS2. Not to hard, considering that I havent brought it on my last few housesitting gigs... I doubt that would cut the mustard either.

Just what I need

More ways to waste time at the computer. Thanks, Sig, for helping me find this place. Maybe I can keep the good stuff on the SF for now. I'd really hate to lose the friends I've built up there. Well, it's not as if Elftown wasn't enough of a blogger's paradise, that I have ended up here to wast more espacio preciouso. Lo creo es porque you no puedo decir no a mas [typing]. And Ican switch between my languages when the feeling moves me.

Deal with it.