Checking in… November 15, 2009

1. The amazing thing about having a regular job is how much happier I am. Seriously. I feel like I am really contributing to this company and making things better for everyone there. I love it. Using my brain on a daily basis is great too. I’m finding that I did not “lose” all of the knowledge that I knew I previously had.

 

2. I think I’m starting to get more energy too. I’m not sick anymore (I was sooo sick after the marathon) and finally on a regular sleep schedule. I do need to stick to a bit of a better routine before bed and when I get up in the morning. That will all come with time I think.

 

3. It’s been a bit over a month since my latest attempt at cutting out Unofficial began. I have been good… no contact on my end. I de-friended him on facebook even (so passive I know). In fact, I have not even considered contacting him or thought about him this whole time. He, however, apparently has not had the same experience. I received an email from him on Friday saying “Yo. Checkin in. How are things?” Ah, he’s not annoying.

 

4. Do you have a budget? Any suggestions on creating one and sticking to one? How about your tricks to saving money? What are your thrifty tricks and techniques?

He Loves Me! November 1, 2009

He said it. Yay! We had an interesting weekend with one of my friends “in town visiting.” Really, she was on a mini-vacay with her newest boyfriend (staying at a hotel, renting a car etc etc) so I barely saw her. On Saturday Accountant and I did absolutely nothing. It was nice. I’ve been super sick all week and yesterday was no different. It was nice to be able to sit and do nothing all day with him. He’s been stressing out about his job so much and it’s taking quite a toll on him. Today we went to meet my friend for a bit before she left to go back home. Then he and I wandered around the city a bit, mostly by the water. We found this real pretty little quiet area next to the Federal Courthouse. It’s surrounded by lots of hedges and has a lot of hydrangea bushes and a few benches. There was a beautiful view of the harbor. We sat there for a while just talking, enjoying the nice day and view. As we were walking out, he stopped me and gave me a huge kiss…. and then he said it!! I’m like a teenager today

Tuesday Troubles October 20, 2009

1. This new job is verrrry interesting. I’ve been drafting non-disclosures left and right. Marking up franchise contracts and Memorandums of Understanding… Oh, and helping to fire people. It’s bizarre. I’ve never sat through someone in a big kid job being fired. It’s horrifying. I’m trying to use what I know to be my strong points in order to contribute to the random happenings. One key thing is my slightly OCD organizational ability. That is something that will help me manage all of this very easily.

 

2. A hockey player I used to loooooove just got married. He married a girl he’s been dating since we were in college. From what I remember she’s nice. She’s definitely gorgeous and they look beautiful together. It just reminds me that everyone keeps moving forward. Sometimes, I get stuck in the past. I am not sure why, but it happens. As you’ll soon see…

 

3. Unofficial and I had lunch yesterday. Why? Well, I work near him now, so why not? Yeah. Ok. Dumb. I’m well aware of my problem here but before you get all high and mighty, you’ll see how this will never happen again… as we’re chatting and being “friends” I ask about the girl he’s been dating. He says things are good. Then I say “Are we calling her girlfriend yet?” I say it in a snarky type way (strange, I know) not really expecting an answer… and then… “yes, I am calling her girlfriend now.” WAIT. A. SECOND. I’m sorry. What!?!? I can’t even explain the outrageous look I had on my face. And of course it got slightly uncomfortable. And I lost my appetite. I know I shouldn’t care… but I do. I mean, wasn’t he not able to commit? What changed? His work life certainly hasn’t… it’s just as screwed up!! Argh. It completely took me by surprise. And then I got mad. Why did he tell me then? Why not before when we’ve talked on the phone? He said it’s because he wanted to tell me in person. And didn’t I have a boyfriend, so why does it matter? I just glared. He’s such an ass. So, I thanked him for lunch and said good bye. When I got home after work I de-friended him on facebook and deleted him from my skype contacts. Childish? Maybe. Important? Yes. I need to cut him out. Sucks, but must be done.

 

4. Unfortunately cutting him out did not keep him away from my dreams. I am not sure if I was getting sick or had an adverse reaction to the news Unofficial gave me, either way I went to bed relatively early. I fell into a VERY deep sleep but had this extremely long dream about Unofficial. His mom was having a party at their home and I was there. Unofficial and I were having these crazy conversations about what he told me. It wasn’t a great time. And at one point he basically told me to stop following him. So I said good bye. “Good Bye, Unofficial.” Turned on my heels and went to leave. I was chatting with his mom and she was complaining about his girlfriend. “She’s too young (23) and annoying. Why isn’t he with you… ” It was hard. I woke up and was pretty confused. I hate dreams sometimes.

 

5. I’m running a marathon this weekend. I’ll let you know how it goes.

 

6. Do cheese and crackers count as dinner?

Starting my first *real* week… October 12, 2009

1. Today is the first day of my first REAL week at work. That means no restaurant shifts, only office. Yay! It’s definitely going to be strange having my nights back. I wonder what I’ll do…

 

2. Last week went well I think. I made some pretty big contributions already. This made me feel really good. I mean, I hadn’t used THAT part of my brain much in FOREVER. It’s nice to know that it still works.

 

3. During my first week, I got my first non-work related emails. Well, the one from RE started as work-related and then went down real quick. One of my friends from law school emailed me on Friday to say “hi.” She has officially added me to her list of procrastination tools. Fabulous. One sad thing… twitter is blocked at this place. So lame. I need a way around that. Do you have any ideas? Are there any sites that can re-route to twitter or something? I can’t really download anything… although I guess I could try tweetdeck… yes, that’s what I’ll do this morning. Let’s see how quickly I get “spoken to” by IT. Haha.

 

4. Every once in a while thoughts of Unofficial rear their ugly head. I hate when that happens. I feel loss and guilt all at the same time. I do very much miss him, although I’m not sure how. I speak with him on a pretty regular basis, so it’s not like we live in radio silence. We probably should though. The guilt is towards Accountant. We’re good but I’m bored. And maybe it’s because I’ve been too self-involved with searching for a job and trying to get my life in order… Ah!

 

5. I will do the same thing with my bookshelf as Random Esq. has done. I’ll post it tonight. I just don’t have time to take the pic and upload, etc. So be on the look out for that.

 

6. Mass bar takers – deep breaths. You’ve still got some time, which sucks, but you’ll be OK. I suggest telling everyone you know to not even mention anything about it until you bring it up first (esp. those who keep asking you anything about the exam and results).

 

7. Ok, that’s all for now. I must get to the office. Have a great holiday!

Life Gets In The Way… October 8, 2009

1. I did. POV’s right. I abandoned you. But it’s been a crazy 6 months… and I’m going to definitely be better. Starting now. I will try my best to update you on all of the pertinent info.

 

2. I guess I should start with the biggest news… ready for it? I got a new job! I’m in my first week right now. It’s pretty crazy. I’ll be slightly cryptic with the job so sorry for that… I’m in-house at a biotech co. It’s DEFINITELY not where I saw myself. But, it’s quite intriguing and I look forward to learning a whole ton. I am SURE I will have some fun stories.

 

3. You cannot even imagine how happy I am to be able to have my evenings and weekends mostly back. I know there will be a HUGE learning curve and I’ll still be working late. However, I’m (mostly) done at the restaurant. I’ll be working a few private events here or there for extra $, but that’s about it. Making plans with friends is going to be so much fun!!

 

4. Roommate is fine. There’s nothing exciting there. We get along well enough. I’m not going to lie, I’ll be pretty excited when I can finally live alone again one day… but that’s a bit away… haha

 

5. Now to make this interactive – I’m figuring out what I should keep in my office. You know, little things to make my life easier/happier. What do you suggest?

I haven’t abandoned you all… June 23, 2009

Life has just been slightly crazy. As I’ve previously mentioned, this job has me working a ton. Then Accountant and I went to North Carolina for Memorial Day weekend… and then I was sick… and then we had a whole bunch of stuff…and … I suck. I know. Quick run down: Accountant and I are great!! Like better than I could have imagined. He went away to Ireland for a week and I was like a lost puppy. He came back with matching claddagh rings… cute, right? Ummm… Work has been good. I’m over it but there’s still no luck on the attorney job search. Roommate is fine. And that’s about it… more soon. Maybe tonight. We’ll see…

Hello, Coffee… May 19, 2009

1. I’m not sure exactly how much coffee I drink each day. Most people can make a claim like, “I drink about 3 cups a day…” I’m thinking I’m at about 3 pots a day…

 

2. I twittered about waiting on a member of the Orlando Magic last week. One of my managers randomly saw it and spoke to me about it. No more twittering about guests at the restaurant…

 

3. However, he knows nothing of this blog! hahaha… I can’t put names but I also may have waited on a VERY high political mumbler last night. AND there were two of Hollywood’s funny men in the restaurant as well. No names. But, one is very small. Petite almost. Haha.

 

4. Accountant taught me how to drive standard the other night. We spent about 1/2 an hour doing it. I’m supposed to know enough now to help with our drive to NC this week for Memorial Day Weekend. He has far more faith in my driving abilities than I do. This could be the end of us… hahaha.

 

5. Speaking of NC – first vacation in like 10 years!! I’m so excited!! I got some new bikinis from VS and I can’t wait!! I think in between shifts today I will go tanning. Same with tomorrow. Just to get a small base. And so I don’t blind anyone with my whiteness. I would like Accountant to do the same, but he won’t. I’ll need to purchase a special set of sunglasses, like the kind you wear when there’s an eclipse… Don’t look directly at it!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAH!!!!!! hahahha… poor kid.

 

6. OK – got to head to work. Did you know that my 2 year anniversary from graduating law school was last week… and I’m still a waitress. AWESOME!!!!

Good Morning! May 14, 2009

1. I usually hate mornings… like with the firey passion of hell… but somehow I seem to be acclimating to being up earlier than normal when I have to work a day shift. I think it probably helps to know that I’m going to make money… yeah that’s it.

 

2. Like most other human adults (and some dogs I’ve heard about …. ahem… Filthy), I NEED coffee in the morning. Unlike most other adults, I put hot cocoa mix in mine. I find it yummy. Accountant finds it strange and just kind of stares at me with his big blue eyes and blinks in a confused manner. I don’t know why this throws him off so much but it’s funny to see.

 

3. Often I like to “snooze” for a bit longer than I’ve set my alarm for. I’ll set it real early with the hopes of getting a ton done. When it goes off in the morning, I get out of bed, shut it off and then reset it for an hour later. Accountant is in LOVE with his snooze button. LOVE. In fact, I can’t wait for the day when it just doesn’t work anymore. He uses his blackberry as his alarm and will snooze 15 times. 15!!! It’s ridiculously annoying. I’ve gotten to the point where when it goes off and he resets it, I give him a big shove… haha. Just for waking me up again. Ha!

 

4. The new roommate thing seems to be working fine. The best part? We barely see each other. When I get up in the morning, it’s after she’s already left and I have the place to myself. So…… I can get ready on my own schedule without fighting for the shower… or having to put clothes on for a while. This makes me happy.

 

5. The other morning I was all exhilarated and had tons of energy because we finally got a washer and dryer installed. With that I decided to be really productive and I got lots done. This includes getting Mrs. Gump’s wedding shower gift. I cannot wait for her to open it up on Sunday. I’m so excited…. I know you’re reading this little girl… get excited! Ha. I think I did good. I’m sure she’ll report here after the shower… hahaha.

 

6. Sadly, I must finish this and go to work now… but, I’m awake and ready for a big day! Maybe I’ll update more in the mornings since it allows me to drink my coffee and slowly wake up. Stay tuned!

Not too much going on… but for the sake of writing… May 5, 2009

Ah the lovely days of work and really nothing else…

 

1. Part of why I don’t write is because there’s not too much to write about. I work. A LOT. And, I’m tired… oh so very tired.

 

2. I’m planning a big surprise party for Accountant’s birthday and I’ve gotten the green light from his best friend, a frat brother and his sisters. yay!!

 

3. For some reason I decided to stop in the jewelry store today and take a peek at rings. I know, I know… and no, I’m not necessarily hedging bets on Accountant and I etc… but I like to look… and I got sized. In case Accountant decides to contact any of you, I’m a size 4. (Yes, ring finger… itty bitty I know)

 

4. I had a dream last night that I was preggers and about to go into labor. I told Accountant this morning and he looked a little sick at the idea. Since it was morning and I was awake far earlier than I wanted, I may have snapped at him. Made a comment about how the dream was set like 3 years from now and if me being pregnant 3 years from now would be a problem then we’re going to have issues. Really? Come on Snarky…. Must drink coffee before prego talk…

 

5. Mrs. Gump’s wedding shower is next week! Yay!!! Let the festivities begin!!

Listyle update! April 26, 2009

1. Things are crazy still. Here’s the run down…

 

2. I was training like crazy at the new Restaurant. AND still working at the old one. That all ended like a week or so ago. But, I’ve also just been working a lot… and been sick… and trying to get ready for new roommate to move in…

 

3. Which she did yesterday. It’s definitely hard having someone new in my space but she’s nice enough. I think we’ll be fine as roomies. I’m just trying to acclimate and it’s hard when I have SO many changes happening at the same time…

 

4. I also completely offended a woman at one of my FIRST tables alone on a Saturday night and she wrote a NASTY letter to the GM and owner. Seriously. My second day alone at the restaurant. My first Saturday night. COMPLETELY INNOCENT COMMENT after her husband made a crude comment. And she was sooo offended. Seriously? Seriously. How do I manage that? I think it’s a record, in fact. Jesus… I need a real lawyer job ASAP.

 

5. And, of course, there’s news on the Unofficial front… why wouldn’t there be? He texted me the other night when I was at work and he happened to be at a bar two doors away. So I met him and his friend for a few cocktails…. more details to follow at some point but quick story is we ended up in a cab going back to his place… making out… at his place he gets all romantical with a bottle of wine and cheeses etc… and then I start crying. Before anything more can happen the tears start and we both know it can’t happen because I’m not that kind of girl. I could never hurt Accountant like that. When I get home I am a mess and I call Accountant and tell him I was with Unofficial for drinks and that I need to see him. He’s so good to me. It’s amazing how dramatic I get when it has to do with Unofficial. Stupid Stupid girl.

 

6. I single handedly almost demolished the only healthy relationship I’ve ever had. All for someone who cares about me “an immeasureable amount” but can’t be with just me? No. Lesson SOOOO learned.

 

7. Did I tell you Accountant signed us up for the Marine Corps Marathon in October? Oh yes. Let’s get the training started!!!

 

8….. And that’s it for now. Real quick – I am happy but busy and tired. I’m still getting over this damn cold but almost over it I think. Hopefully my schedule becomes somewhat normal soon. Then I’ll update more. I’m going to try and make it a nightly habit as I’m winding down from work.

 

9. What’s new with you all? I miss my readers and your comments.