With everyone absent from the blogosphere lately, I decided to -- what the hell -- update mine.
I think I am going to get a laptop in the next couple months, probably an Apple, though I am not sure which model yet. It all depends on finances. And with my iPod being a little bitch lately -- it just turns off in the middle of playing -- and me too lazy to go to the Apple store and wait for half an hour while the hordes are tended to, I may have to get a new iPod too. I would rather not, for obvious reasons, but if it's unrepairable I won't have a choice. I wonder if my neighbors have wireless internet. Because it'll be the apocalypse before my dad upgrades to anything faster than this dialup connection.
So the mp3 player is pissing me off lately. So is making my Japan plans. I know I know that no one wants to hear someone bitch about planning their vacation, but it's really frustrating me. With Christine in Europe, and avoiding her email, the plans fall to me. She roped me into using a travel agent before she left, and it's a freaking nightmare. Don't ever do it. So, I'm pissing the travel agent off while having to do all the planning on my own, which is difficult when there's a language barrier. With so many Japanese speaking English nowadays, you'd think their websites would almost always have the option of being translated. That's hardly the case.
I'm also wrestling with when to quit my job. I wanted to give my two weeks on the 30th of June, which would give me two weeks before my July 28th trip to get ready. But then I was talking to my dad and he got me to change my last day to just a week and half before my trip, which doesn't make much difference, except that I HATE my job and want out now. And three extra days won't really matter if I don't work them anyway.
I'm also getting a little uneasy about the money shortfall that will begin next month. I'm not making all that much at the moment, but by living at home, etc., I have been able to save some and will be alright once I get home for a little bit if I don't get a job. And I know I shouldn't be so worried about money, since I can always make more of it and it's not like I'm going to be homeless anytime soon. But nonetheless, it's on my mind.
My parents are in Hawaii this week -- they won a raffle at the Art Institute two years ago -- and so my sister strong-armed me into allowing her to have a few friends over tonight. I'm pissed about how she handled it -- she lied and tried to maneuver and manipulate -- but I don't feel compelled to be her parent either. I want the control, sure, but I need to fight that impulse to actually exercise it. But needless to say, I made sure I laid down some ground rules, i.e. number of people, etc.
Tomorrow I'm going to a Cubs game, so let's hope they continue this winning streak. I'm writing this before tonight's game starts and they may lose, at which point I'll just say, I hope they win tomorrow's game. My presence usually means a Cubbie win. I'm just haughty enough to believe that too.
