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I don't post much. You may have noticed. This is particularly true when I'm back here at mom's (though it doesn't vary much). But it's time. There is stuff that needs posting. First, a quick update of what's new in my life:
1) Graduated (duh). I'm now out of CMU, living at home, and it sucks balls. The diploma arrived yesterday. I almost don't care. This is depressing.
2) Working at Nino Salvaggio's (the Troy one, on Rochester @ South Bvd (M-59 Rochester exit))(for those who don't know, it's an upscale supermarket), at the deli counter. This also sucks, but I've applied for full-time employment, to get medical benefits (I hope I get it...I also hope I find a better fucking job with more money and/or in my area, but barring that miracle...). One manager (the assistant manager) is a great guy...a bit off-the-wall, like me, though ex-military, and even more full of himself than I ever am, which is saying something, as you guys know. The other one sucks, as she is utterly consumed with the policy of C.Y.A. She is also the head manager. She sucks. Otherwise, work is actually okay, just tiring.
3) I've been keeping busy (in my spare moments, when I've not been back up with people (spelled J-E-S-S-I-E) at CMU), by going to Bloomfield Township library and raiding their DVDs. Right now, I'm working through all but 2 of the Star Trek movies, every Shakespeare play ever, and a shitton of other stuff, to the tune of (currently) 140 or so movies. It's keeping the PC busy, even between downloading all of the OC, Scrubs, Batman TAS, Batman Beyond, The Batman, Teen Titans, Justice League & Unlimited, and Gargoyles, to be followed soon by all of Slayers (an anime, which is the second largest of all time, not counting DragonBall (and sequels, spinoffs, etc), and the Gundam series...I already have the largest (again, excluding those two, and to clarify, this is to my knowledge), which is Ranma 1/2. Anyhow, between that and downloading new audiobooks for my listening pleasure (yes, I'm actually listening to them), I'm also putting a bunch of CDs I can't find online on hold at libraries, so I can get my hands on them. Most notably, this means Squirrel Nut Zippers, but there are others, oh yes...there are others.
4) I owe money...now that I'm outta school, I'm having to repay stuff, though at this point it's just mom and the loan from the Jewish community...and to pay stuff, which is insurance, internet, registration, phone, gas...you name it, it's outta my pocket now, except for (hot) water, and my roof and power. This means, in essence, that I am EXCEPTIONALLY broke. I have figured out a way to squirrel away a bit of money to get to Luke, though I don't know if it'll pan out. We'll know in a month, boy-o. Mom's being lenient yet, but I haven't gotten my 3rd paycheck yet, and the first two went straight to getting to Central and work and generally taking care of shit that needed to be taken care of. This does not include the check I got from my Uncle Bert and Aunt Carol upon graduating, which was spent half on that mp3/CD deck for my car...and I'm getting a good lot of use out of it on my drives, so it's definitely not wasted (unlike much of my stuff, like my kitchen-in-a-closet, which will go to pot until I get out of here), and the rest on presents and such. Anyhow, basically, that means I'm broke. I barely managed to get my hands on the last Bartimaeus book, but I did manage it, and finished it last night...it's signed, which is nice. I've moved on to Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (Luke, check it out, 's good...plus she's German, and it's a translation...you should give the original a try)...and the best part is that I have it on audiobook, read by Lynn Redgrave...who is as amazing...not as amazing as her sister, but still...damn! I adore that voice. Anyhow, that's kinda a tangent. Moving on to the meaty part...
5) I've been dating Jessie now for 6 and a half weeks (by her ever-accurate calculations). It was a blast. I say it was, because that is the main catalyst for this update. We are no longer together. The distance (for simplification purposes...ask if you want, but I won't post it) is simply too much for the relationship, at least at this stage, so we're friends again. This saddens me, immensely, but as we all know, life waits for noone, so I'm doing my best to incorporate this new reality into mine. However, this doesn't mean I won't continue to visit (albeit less frequently...the last two weeks were a lucky fluke, anyhow), and that also means that when I'm there, I've got more time for everyone, instead of hiding out in Larzie. But anyhow, that's the State of the Aaron address for the now. And now, I'm off to pasta and cocoa and tea and clementine and book me (that sentence being the most flatulent employment of a stupid '80s trend I've ever encountered...I'm almost ashamed...but not). And then, the oral thex!
1) Graduated (duh). I'm now out of CMU, living at home, and it sucks balls. The diploma arrived yesterday. I almost don't care. This is depressing.
2) Working at Nino Salvaggio's (the Troy one, on Rochester @ South Bvd (M-59 Rochester exit))(for those who don't know, it's an upscale supermarket), at the deli counter. This also sucks, but I've applied for full-time employment, to get medical benefits (I hope I get it...I also hope I find a better fucking job with more money and/or in my area, but barring that miracle...). One manager (the assistant manager) is a great guy...a bit off-the-wall, like me, though ex-military, and even more full of himself than I ever am, which is saying something, as you guys know. The other one sucks, as she is utterly consumed with the policy of C.Y.A. She is also the head manager. She sucks. Otherwise, work is actually okay, just tiring.
3) I've been keeping busy (in my spare moments, when I've not been back up with people (spelled J-E-S-S-I-E) at CMU), by going to Bloomfield Township library and raiding their DVDs. Right now, I'm working through all but 2 of the Star Trek movies, every Shakespeare play ever, and a shitton of other stuff, to the tune of (currently) 140 or so movies. It's keeping the PC busy, even between downloading all of the OC, Scrubs, Batman TAS, Batman Beyond, The Batman, Teen Titans, Justice League & Unlimited, and Gargoyles, to be followed soon by all of Slayers (an anime, which is the second largest of all time, not counting DragonBall (and sequels, spinoffs, etc), and the Gundam series...I already have the largest (again, excluding those two, and to clarify, this is to my knowledge), which is Ranma 1/2. Anyhow, between that and downloading new audiobooks for my listening pleasure (yes, I'm actually listening to them), I'm also putting a bunch of CDs I can't find online on hold at libraries, so I can get my hands on them. Most notably, this means Squirrel Nut Zippers, but there are others, oh yes...there are others.
4) I owe money...now that I'm outta school, I'm having to repay stuff, though at this point it's just mom and the loan from the Jewish community...and to pay stuff, which is insurance, internet, registration, phone, gas...you name it, it's outta my pocket now, except for (hot) water, and my roof and power. This means, in essence, that I am EXCEPTIONALLY broke. I have figured out a way to squirrel away a bit of money to get to Luke, though I don't know if it'll pan out. We'll know in a month, boy-o. Mom's being lenient yet, but I haven't gotten my 3rd paycheck yet, and the first two went straight to getting to Central and work and generally taking care of shit that needed to be taken care of. This does not include the check I got from my Uncle Bert and Aunt Carol upon graduating, which was spent half on that mp3/CD deck for my car...and I'm getting a good lot of use out of it on my drives, so it's definitely not wasted (unlike much of my stuff, like my kitchen-in-a-closet, which will go to pot until I get out of here), and the rest on presents and such. Anyhow, basically, that means I'm broke. I barely managed to get my hands on the last Bartimaeus book, but I did manage it, and finished it last night...it's signed, which is nice. I've moved on to Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (Luke, check it out, 's good...plus she's German, and it's a translation...you should give the original a try)...and the best part is that I have it on audiobook, read by Lynn Redgrave...who is as amazing...not as amazing as her sister, but still...damn! I adore that voice. Anyhow, that's kinda a tangent. Moving on to the meaty part...
5) I've been dating Jessie now for 6 and a half weeks (by her ever-accurate calculations). It was a blast. I say it was, because that is the main catalyst for this update. We are no longer together. The distance (for simplification purposes...ask if you want, but I won't post it) is simply too much for the relationship, at least at this stage, so we're friends again. This saddens me, immensely, but as we all know, life waits for noone, so I'm doing my best to incorporate this new reality into mine. However, this doesn't mean I won't continue to visit (albeit less frequently...the last two weeks were a lucky fluke, anyhow), and that also means that when I'm there, I've got more time for everyone, instead of hiding out in Larzie. But anyhow, that's the State of the Aaron address for the now. And now, I'm off to pasta and cocoa and tea and clementine and book me (that sentence being the most flatulent employment of a stupid '80s trend I've ever encountered...I'm almost ashamed...but not). And then, the oral thex!
