Sweet Catastrophe

Why in the hell can’t anyone just leave well enough alone?? Have you heard the tragic news? MTV is getting ready to remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Can you feel the excitement? No? Oh that’s probably because there isn’t any.

How in the hell do they think they’re going to duplicate Tim Curry in fishnets?? When this makes it to the screen I hope my term life is up to date ’cause it’s likely my head might explode in annoyance. Wtf man?

They’re using the original screenplay and possibly adding new music.

What’s the point? Is there something from the original they think they can improve upon? I certainly hope they don’t think they’re gonna duplicate it!

I’m getting really, really excited about all the electronics that will soon be in my possession!

After dinner last night we went sort of window-shopping. We checked out the possible video cards that would work with my computer. Ryan explained to me the different options that each of them opened up and we narrowed it down to what I absolutely want to have, and then the optionals and finally the things I really don’t care about.

We didn’t look at harddrives, though I meant to. Ryan already knows what I want there.

Then after some gratuitous glances at Wii games, we looked at the GPS devices. It really hadn’t occurred to me at all that I could just wait and get one for my Birthday, but Ryan hinted (err pretty much stated) that’s the plan. There’s a really cute Garmin out that’s bright red, and aesthetically he really wants me to have, but it’s missing two of my must-have features. Now that I know it’s gonna happen, I’ve started some hardcore research into what I want–what all the different features really are and which ones I’ve gotta have.

So far I know I’ve got to have text-to-speech, which means it actually says the street names instead of vaguely announcing that you turn in X-amount of yards. Also I learned in my research tonight that some units don’t automatically re-route you if you take a wrong turn. Uh yeah, I’m gonna need that. That’s probably the most reassuring feature for me. Without that, I might as well have a talking list of directions.

So I’m excited about getting most of those by Christmas at the latest. On top of other random goodies here and there!! =)

What is it about wearing headphones that makes people want to drone on incessantly?

With our new store hours and adjusted schedule I only get a 30 minute lunch so I pack something and chill with my iPod to escape for a little bit. But every day there’s been someone who just has to talk to me! Why?

Lalalalala I can’t hear yoooou! lol

So the maintenance guy came out early yesterday morning. He had to come out first before being able to call out the service people. I’m glad for that though–he came in and let me know that we needed to run out and grab a new filter because if the service people felt like we hadn’t changed the filter recently enough, our landlord could try to charge us for the service.

So he put in a service call and exaggerated any problems we were having so that they’d be more thorough when they came out. I liked this guy

Unfortunately this was 8am and Eubanks was set to come sometime before 12 and the maintenance guy warned me that if they wanted to, they could be assholes about it and leave if no one answered the door immediately, so I settled in on the couch, but of course they came to work on the lawn so mowers and blowers kept me from getting any sleep.

The Eubanks guy showed up at 11:40 *eyeroll* I know for sure he drained the unit and added more freon. He was around for a little while so best I can tell he checked the a/c compressor, made sure the unit didn’t need to be recharged or anything like that and checked our vents downstairs. He wasn’t very vocal with me about what he’d done. I guess I can somewhat understand since really he didn’t have to answer to me, technically the landlord is the one he’s speaking to about the property, but last I checked Don’s never even been in this apartment and I’m the one who lives here so it would’ve been nice to know what all had already been checked so that if other problems arise, we can rule things out. Oh well.

So it appears the leaking has stopped, so now I just need to check into some really good mold cleaners to stop the growth. I’m not totally sure what all I need to do, so I’m gonna start with checking out what kind of industrial cleaners we have at Lowe’s and definitely picking up some masks….it’s gonna be completely killer to clean dust, cat fir/dander and mold in a small, confined place. I’m determined to get it in one go though; I know I won’t be able to stand more than one session.

I’ve got 3 days off in a row next week, so I think I’ll attack it on the first day so I can have two days to recover.

I feel like glowing a little for a moment. I’m just really thrilled with where Ryan and I are right now. It’s like we’re in this little bubble of growth and the results of things we’ve been working on are finally becoming noticeable.

He’s taking time to think things through before just automatically disagreeing with me. I’m learning to recognize when we’re really both talking about two different things.

I don’t really know how to explain it. I guess it’s like we’re completely in sync….matching puzzle pieces.

We’re heading to Louisiana for a few days during the second week of August and I can’t wait. It’s always great to have a few days away from work and an 8 hour drive is such a good time to talk =) Here’s hoping his final show schedule works out to allow the drive over to be a pleasant one.

At this age, I completely understand how being around different people brings out different aspects of your personality. I think that’s completely normal.

What I don’t understand are those people who let one of those aspects ‘become’ who they are, when it’s really not. They turn into this carbon copy of the people they’re around the most.

I just don’t get that.

For instance, I’ll admit that consistently being around tattooed and pierced people makes me feel more inclined to go out and follow that desire in me, but when it comes down to it, I know more often than not I’d want my tattoos to be concealable.

I don’t really know where I’m going with this. I was talking with someone whom I know tends to absorb personalities and it just irks me.

They’re so predictable with it that I can guess what’s new in their life just by asking who they’ve been hanging out with lately.

Of course, this is a predictable person anyway….I knew exactly what topic to bring up to find an abrupt end to our chat. That part just amused me to no end. It was completely open-ended and called for a response, but none ever came, just as I knew it wouldn’t!

Where I once could be friends with this person, I just have no interest in them with their unoriginal personality.

Why is it so hard to let a little of yourself shine through?

I’m still around! Since my last entry, there’s been some Catie time, some Ryan time, some work time, and now some work/blah time. The mold our air conditioner distributing is really starting to plague my allergies and pushing in some severely uncomfortable sinus problems. (No worries, it’s not dangerous mold or anything, there’s just a lot of it…) So I dunno, just haven’t been feeling myself the last day or two and haven’t really wanted to sit around on the computer *gasp*

So I’m still alive!! Just feelin’ a little icky and therefore bored with sitting around!

Well…On the left side of my jaw, the tooth on top is full out; on bottom is the one that has often barely pushed through, just to cover back up again. One or both of those teeth are moving right now. It’s something I’m used to, but this time it’s happened in a way that essentially, I have a huge canker sore over the bottom gum that my tooth on top is sitting in if I close my mouth. Of course, that’s not exactly it, but that’s the best way I know to explain it so that you can mayber understand the kind of pain it’s causing.

I’m doing what I can to not agitate it, but keeping my jaw slightly parted is causing serious muscle ache in that area, ya know? I ended up having to leave work because chatting with customers and such was just making it impossible to avoid pain and I just couldn’t take it!

I’m not sure what the best path to take is. I took some ibuprofen, which is helping the muscle aching, but I mean you can’t really avoid pain when you’re basically clawing at an open wound, ya know?

I numbed it before work with some Orajel, but you know that only lasts for so long, and I’m seriously wary about overusing stuff like that. Using too much of something like that on a sore like this is what puts people in a more painful situation–it’s usually what causes them to get an overly swollen jaw. I’m trying to avoid that!

I need to eat, but I’m not sure what I can handle. It’s painfully obvious that I can’t chew anything right now–I guess I’ll have to track down some mashed potatoes or something!

Anyone have any tips on how to handle this??

I’ve driven 10,000 miles in my car.

I’m trying my damnedest to sign up for the dental and vision insurance offered at Lowe’s, but of course our site isn’t functioning. It’s nothing new, accessing the website from home is always touch and go! Unfortunately, open enrollment only lasts another day. I’ve been trying to research thoroughly and wanted to check one more thing before signing up—I wanted to see the list of providers, ya know? I don’t want to be limited to like, two choices in Valdosta or something. But I can’t do that….

I’m tempted to head to Lowe’s to sign in and sign up, but even there, I won’t be able to access the outside stuff to check providers. I’ll just keep trying….otherwise, I’ll go in early tomorrow, sign up and hope for the best!