Long Time Gone

Wow. It's been a while since I posted. Didn't realize it had been that long.

I don't really have that much to update, honestly. In my mind, I've come up with a few commentaries on life over the past couple of weeks, but naturally I didn't write them down, so where does that leave us? Why, right here, with nothing to talk about.

I've been on a Cher kick lately thanks to some CDs and DVDs I borrowed from Kent. I used to really love Cher back about ten years ago, but I guess I've sort of neglected her lately. Sorry Cherilyn.

Bogie is getting ever larger and sometimes more feisty, but I still love having him around and wouldn't trade him for anything.

Looks like I won't be dressing up for Halloween this year. Not only am I broke and can't even afford to piece together a costume from Goodwill, I don't really have any good costume ideas either. I thought of being either Stevie Nicks or Karen Walker, but Stevie would require a wig that I don't really want to wear and Karen would not be recognizable to enough people. Granted, recognizable isn't exactly my bag anyway. Halloween 2007, anyone?

I am supposed to be working about twenty hours a week in the third shift time slot at Kroger, but I haven't heard anything from them since Friday, when I went in to take my drug test. At the time it sounded like a sure thing, but now that they haven't called to set up my orientation I am a little concerned. Not that I have any reason to be worried, but still...

Guess I ought to head to bed now. I haven't been sleeping very well lately. In fact, I'm overly tired most of the time. Anyway, gotta get to bed so I can try to get up on time tomorrow. I'll try to think of some topics at work to blog about and get back to you in a couple days.

I may not be 13 and hip, but read my blog anyway!

I've been taking a look at Tavi Gevinson's blog just now. Saw a blurb about it on MSN and decided I should check it out. There's lots of stuff from Fashion Week, which doesn't really interest me, but I'm very impressed with her writing style (especially the fact that she is a good speller and knows the basic rules of grammar - so rare for someone her age these days!). Anyway, I feel like an old fart considering this girl that was born when I was in the fourth grade has gotten more attention than I probably ever will.

Bogie is driving me crazy. He's climbing from the bar stools onto the bar now and has ended up in the kitchen sink more than once. No matter how many times I pull him down from there, he still finds his way back up. It's impossible to discourage him.

I am trying to finish up season four of The Golden Girls tonight. I know I've seen every single episode of this show as much as I used to watch it back in high school, but renting it on Netflix is allowing me to see them in order, which is nice. This is one of many shows, however, that doesn't have much continuity. Each episode could practically stand on its own, less the major background details that provide insight into the behavior of the characters, and it's slightly frustrating how details about minor characters get changed from season to season. I'm also watching quite a bit of Will & Grace. I now own every season but the final one of that, and I'm really enjoying me some Karen Walker right now. I want to walk around with a martini glass and call everyone honey.

Oh, and speaking of things to read:

http://www.examiner.com/x-6566-Nashville-Gay-Community-Examiner~y2009m10d1-One-Million-Moms-Attack-the-Modern-Family-with-Glee

If I were to go back to college, think what a loser I'd be. I'd sit in the quad and think, "Oh my god, these kids are so much younger than me."

Bogie got fixed today and all he wants to do is sleep on me. It's adorable.

I just got a check in the mail today for cancelling the service contract on my other car, and it was going to start my Vegas fund but apparently I can't get another student loan forbearance because I can't exceed six months in a twelve month period, so it looks like I'm going to have to make a student loan payment with that money. AWESOME.

If I didn't have a nice car and a cat who adores me, I would say that my life sucks right now.

I'm 24 now!

I've been trying to work on this blog entry for days and there just hasn't been time. Add that to the fact that I can't get on Blogger at work any more, and well, here we are.

Last weekend was my birthday weekend. I had Thursday through Sunday off from work. My weekend really began on Wednesday night with Hamburger Helper and a couple episodes of Friends. I slept late Thursday morning and got picked up by Ashley around 1:30 or so. We went to the mall and just to run a few errands around town. Plus she got to meet Bogie and I'm pretty sure that was love at first sight. Around 6:30 we headed to Mellow Mushroom where we shared a delicious veggie pizza. We mainly went there for the Blue Valiums. It's pure liquor and completely wonderful. I had one (after all, I was driving) and Ashley had two. We went back to my apartment for a bit to change and Meagan met us there. About 9:30 we headed toward downtown and The Bar. Meagan was gracious and patient enough to be the designated driver for the evening.

The drag show was great. I wore my shants, a mythical pantsuit creation that I had only worn once before, enabling me to show off my luscious farmer's tan and my giant breasts, thanks to the fact that I had to go braless. I had two Savannahs (if you go to The Bar you know how awesome those drinks and bartender Kenny are), two vodka cranberries, and a shot of bourbon that was actually more like two and a half shots. I may have had more to drink. That's just all I remember. We went to Steak and Shake afterwards and I remember going there and then paying for my food, but I have no recollection of ordering or eating. Luckily I had a picture of myself with a cheeseburger in my mouth.

Friday morning, Ashley, also quite drunk the night before, left my apartment around 10:30, after getting to cuddle with my cat all night. Then I slept in a little bit longer before showering and heading to my grandparents' house in Buffalo. I spent close to an hour there and was in Campbellsville right around 5. I had dinner with my parents and sis (nothing special, just Wendy's) and then Heather and I left to come up to Lexington. We went to Walmart so I could get some groceries and then just hung out around my apartment all night. We watched Coraline and Hairspray and hit the sack around 2:30 or 3 in the morning.

Saturday morning we slept in kind of late and both got showers. We went to a few stores out in Hamburg and then came back to my apartment to eat some sandwiches before heading out to Cincinnati. We got to Riverbend around 6:15 and just happened to run into Kent (from work) and his friends. We got a giant soft pretzel to eat and I bought a beer and we just sort of all talked and hung out until about ten minutes before the show. The Donnas played first. Their set was really short but they had a lot of energy and did a really great job. We were hoping Pat Benatar was going to perform next but when we saw the roadies bring out Clem's drum set we knew Blondie was up next. They also did great and Debbie looked really good. Not as good as the last time we saw them, but it was really hot (since PNC Pavilion is partly open and it was close to 90 out) in her defense.

Pat Benatar's set was probably the one I was most impressed with. Other than the fact that the backing musicians were entirely too loud and sometimes drowned out Pat's voice, I thought her guitarist (husband Neil Giraldo) was fantastic, and Pat's voice sounded really great. We did sneak out before the end of the last song, but we wanted to make sure we got posters before the merchandise booths closed, and we were hoping to beat the crowd a little too. We both got a bit of a second wind after the show and ended up watching Mamma Mia! before we went to sleep.

Sunday morning I woke up at around 8:30. Meagan, Justin, and Chris were supposed to be meeting at my apartment around 9:30 so we could head to King's Island. Justin decided not to come since he was entertaining his brother for the weekend. Chris arrived about 9:45 and we left. My dad was coming to pick up Heather later so I just left her my key and she locked up the apartment. We got to King's Island about 11:45 and headed straight to the pavilion where we were having the free picnic. (This is why my job is awesome. KI tickets were totally free for all of us too.) The first thing we did (joining Andrew, Lauren, Matt, Jenny, Travis, and Jamie) was head to the Lazy River ride to cool off and so that we could let our food settle. I had resolved to try to ride Adventure Express ("kiddie coaster") and then see if I could work my way up to The Racer. I was a little scared, so Meagan talked me into riding a kiddie ride that spun around really fast, eventually lifting you up into the air while still spinning, and slowly making it's way back down to the ground. It was terrifying. I did ride Adventure Express later and was actually quite scared of that one too. We did the SpongeBob 3D theater thing, bumper cars and the Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion (awesome!), but I did a lot of waiting around while other people rode rides. I didn't mind. I've never been a fan of amusement parks really, but I know other people love them so this was bound to happen. The one ride that all of us in the group did ride together (well, we did SpongeBob and Scooby Doo too) was the stunt coaster, which was actually way scarier than I thought it would be. It was a smoother ride than Adventure Express because the track was metal, but it went from 0 to 40 pretty fast and I got a little bit of whiplash because I was too busy holding the arm grip to put my head against the seat like I was supposed to. It also had one part that shot out flames and those were really fucking hot.

All in all, aside from the sunburn and newly awkward tan lines I got, I had a pretty great time, but after it was all over I was just ready to come home and pass out. Which I virtually did. After a nice bubble bath. :)

Greatest birthday weekend ever. Now...bored yet?

coffee and legal pads

Things with Bogie have been really stressful. I worry about him like he's a little baby and today I'm leaving him home alone and not closed up in the utility closet. With the way he's been doing when I'm asleep at night, I think he will be fine, but still I worry. I took him to the vet on Sunday because I discovered fleas while bathing him the night before. This has also caused a little strain, because that vet visit depleted my funds until this coming Monday. He's also sneezing a lot, which makes me think I need to take him back to the vet. But the sneezing started Monday and the day before the vet had said his lungs sounded good, so I guess I will just monitor his condition and take him if I feel I need to next week.

Jon-Michael and I have decided to go to Chicago for 4th of July weekend. It was a spur of the moment sort of thing, and now I'm beginning to wonder if I can afford it. My credit card bill is a little more than usual for June because of the fact that my finance charges have put me over my credit limit. Personally, I think that's bullshit and finance charges should not count against you. After all, that's not money that you actually spent. Whatever. And I am really going to have to stock up on food this time around so I don't have that to worry about when it comes time for my end of the month paycheck (since most of that's going to have to go to my trip). I will be making slightly more money at work as of the 30th, but it's only like $30 a paycheck, so that won't make much difference right away. That's a tank of gas though, so I guess that's something to be grateful for.

Why can't it just be January so I can get my year-end bonus?

my new BFF

I have had a very full couple of days. On Sunday, I brought home a baby kitty. His name is Bogie and he is PRECIOUS. I'm trying to wean him from a bottle right now. He's only about five weeks old and we have no idea what happened to his mother or how long they have been separated. He's doing really well about not getting into things, but I have yet to leave him home for a whole day. The past two days I've left work for my lunch break to go home and check on him. I have him closed up in the utility room (which is practically empty, so he has plenty of room) for now. I don't want to leave him out in the apartment until he is big enough where I can't lose him underneath what little furniture I have. Everyone has to come over and see him sometime soon!

Leaving work now. I'll update again soon!