I absolutely have to finish my Christmas shopping tomorrow. I have like 3-4 things left I have to buy and I know what I’m buying so I’m going to be quick and just do it. I’ll pray that the rest of my stuff gets delivered to FC before Christmas and that my mom doesn’t figure out what all of the packages are before I can get my hands on them to wrap them. I just talked to her on the phone and she already knows that one of them is a VHS tape because she was shaking it and it rattled! And somehow she knows it is for her. And it is, she’s just too sneaky for her own good. It is some old Hallmark Hall of Fame movie she just had to have, and it doesn’t exist on DVD so I bought it for like $1 online, haha. She must stay away from the presents.
This month is going by so fast. This week was pretty good except for today. Work was just horrible and I’m not even going to talk about it. I’ve let it go. I’ve got other wonderful things to think about. I took a vacation day on Weds. and it was probably the best middle of the week vacation day ever. Brian and I went out to eat at Olive Garden, went to the mall, and went to see King Kong. That was a great movie! I didn’t expect it to be my kind of thing really, but I loved almost every minute of it. I could have done without the giant sized cockroaches and centipede type things … but you all probably know why that would freak me out! By the end of the night I was exhausted but it was a wonderful time.
And in other exciting news, I think I’m moving for real this time. I’m like 75% sure I’m doing it … probably in the beginning of March unless things fall through. I’d be giving up the benefits of living in Oakland, but I’d be getting a lot more out of it. For instance, I can have a cat. There is a bathtub and a bedroom with a window … and air conditioning in my room in the summer (I’ll have to buy an AC but no big deal) … and there is a washer and dryer in the house! The rent is still like $100 cheaper even after utilities than it is here and I’d have someone to split the cable/internet with … so really I’ll save even more. And maybe I will cook more, since I am pretty darn good at it when I want to be. And I’d be living with a friend instead of by myself in this box. And it would be great to have someone there to like talk to and hang out with sometimes. And having a kitty would be just wonderful … I’ve wanted to adopt one for so long. My own little baby kitty … beware that when I do get one, he will most likely become the main focus of this website. Because I’m annoying like that. And it would always be good to have someone around who gives a shit about me the next time my life falls apart and I want to die. I don’t plan on that happening, but you never know, bad things happen … and it isn’t any good when you are all alone. I know from experience. And I’ve just got to get out of this apartment. I will have lived here for two years in May. I’ve never lived anywhere for two years since I left home. Don’t get me wrong … I’d love to settle down eventually and live somewhere permanently, but until I find someone to do that with, I see no reason not to give this a try. And I really need to get away from the centipedes. I’m having recurring nightmares. I just feel so restricted by having to sign a one year lease. I have no lease where I am now … so if someone were to call me up tomorrow and invite me to live on an island in Madagascar for the rest of eternity, I could just pack up and go. Hell, it took me almost two years of prepaid cell phone plans before I finally gave in an signed a contract. And I’m still pissed about that every day. I hate cell phones, but I’ll save that rant for another time.
I’m going to FC for Christmas. I don’t know how long I can bear it there. Not that I have anything to do in Pittsburgh, but I’m on vacation from December 22 – January 3 and anything is better than being at work. Maybe I’ll redesign coffeebration or become a ballerina. Or maybe I’ll just do absolutely nothing and watch Cheers marathons I have on tape. That would be wonderful.