In which I just checked my voice mail. I have an interview tomorrow afternoon for a helpdesk position at a “medical facility” (probably a clinic, but maybe a hospital, I don’t know because an outsourced IT company is actually doing the hiring). The pay range is $10-$14 an hour, DOE, which is about right for […]
In which I make an admission. And then we move on, people! Nothing to see here! Okay, so, like, yeah: last week was an embarrassing series of over-indulgences. I overate, I partied all night (booze ain’t diet food, and neither was that nacho cheese served at afterhours), and yes, I smoked cigarettes too. (Not a […]
In which I talk about stuff that was never before interesting to me: exercising, dieting, and not smoking. I haven’t smoked since March 29th – twelve days ago, now. I can breathe, my tongue isn’t covered with slime when I wake up in the morning, I don’t clear my throat elevendy-hundred times a day, and […]
In which I spent all day in my fucking room. I worked out, I surfed intensely and endlessly for nothing, I folded some laundry and didn’t fold some other laundry. Except I did go out – I walked my dog. Twice. She’s old. Like, 13 or 14 old. We didn’t walk very fast. I made […]
In which I’m obsessed with age-appropriate things: food, weight, and exercise. Gawd. I rewarded myself for a week of smoke-free living by buying some groovy skins from DecalGirl. I found a 30% off code so I got three: one for my netbook, one for my cell phone, and a new one for the Kindle. I […]
In which I’m being very good and deserve lots of presents. I haven’t had a cigarette in five days. When I go out at night and everyone steps outside to smoke, I have a 4mg nicotine lozenge. Most of the rest of the time, I just ride it out. The NRT literature suggests that I […]
In which I complain. Again! You know what’s weird? Sometimes I go to my favorite bar, order a drink, and stick my nose in a book. I know, right? I have, over the years, had people pick fights with me while I read in a bar. I’ve had people physically take my book away from […]
In which there’s a barely organized ramble to get you up to date. Health I relaunched “Operation: Quit Smoking” on the 25th. It sucks and I hate it. All I want to do is eat and sleep and never go anywhere or do anything that reminds me of smoking, because nic fits suck, but of […]
In which I don’t get excited and make things, because I’m really more of a theoretical thinker, but I do get excited and LEARN STUFF. A week ago, I was depressed. I’m unemployed. I’m worried about being able to get a job here. I don’t have a car and my income is so tight that […]
In which I flail around a bit more because apparently I’m a bit of a moron. When you’re fourteen, you go to high school. That’s just what you do; everybody knows this. When you’re eighteen, you go to college. After college, you go to work and strive to pay off your student loans. Eventually, you […]
