Craigslist. He's basically a not-soft kitty. Dunno what to name him. Something awesome beyond all reason, preferably.
Das update.
Past few days have been eventful.
I was promoted at work. After a mere 5 months of excruciatingly exemplary beverage building, I am no longer a barista but a supervisor! Well, in a few weeks, but let's just say that I've got the inside scoop. I'm particularly fond of my job and company. As far as major corporations go, I find they're uncommonly noble.
Thursday, Alex and I went to the park with his mother and new baby sister. Her eyes are the size of dinner plates and I'm pretty sure she can't blink.
This was followed by an impromptu barbecue with our buddies at Meldrum Bar Park.
"Hey guys! Want to have a BBQ with us at Meldrum?"
"Alright, sounds good. Want us to bring anything?"
"Yeah, maybe a bag of charcoal. Oh, and some lighter fluid. How 'bout some soda. And, uh, something to grill."
"..."
"Wait, we have lighter fluid. See you there!"
"..."
It was a lot of fun. We cooked a pizza on a rock that was mostly flat. The first pizza, well, it didn't go so well. We didn't know the well kept secrets of rock-grilling and ended up with a cold, black Frisbee of sorts.
Having been spoiled by the rarely seen Portland rays of sunlight, we went to the swamps behind Reed College. We took some pretty sweet pictures and enjoyed the company of the dense foliage, swamp critters and, I kid you not, ninjas (I think they were training or something. Unfortunately, we didn't get any good pictures because, you know, they're ninjas.)
We considered the Rhododendron Gardens but, being the pacific north west, it began to rain.
But I'm putting off work I need to be doing so...
Like so many other silent readers of elowel's many electronic texts. To you I say, "Come out of the shadows! Be inspired and post like it aint no thang!"
I've been a part of this community since, oh I dunno, somewhere in the neighborhood of December 13th, 2004 around 9:22 in the AM... but that's really just a wild estimation.
I post once every 6 months or so. But, get this, read nearly everybody's journal and replies.
I'm a creep <3
I love how I know who everybody is and what's been occurring in their day to day, but no one knows who I am. (As was extremely evident at the elowel meetup. "...Are you even on elowel?!" Heh.) It has inspired me to do the unfathomable.
POST.
...
MORE FREQUENTLY.
So cheers. To the beginning of my descent into elowel obsession.
Plan on seeing another one of these sooner than August!
My manager wants to make me manager. This is fantastic. This also means a pay increase, responsibility and power. I crave these things on a daily basis. I don't make a good worker bee :/
PROBLEM.
If I'm to be made manager, I must work there a minimum of 40 hours a week and cannot hold two jobs. This is a decision my district manager made during our meeting purely with good intentions. He doesn't want me to overwork myself and/or become ill.
SO WHAT?
You see, I recently took a positition as a waitress in Diana's restaurant. Her father needed one; Diana goes to college soon and someone had apparently quit. I couldn't appreciate her more for thinking of me as a fill in. She knew I really wanted to waitress and I am madly in love with the vegan delicacies provided by her papa.
BUT.
I just started! I've worked but a single day! I really like it! I can't leave her dad hangin' like that! But I really need the money and this is a great opportunity for me, especially at such a young age. (Did I mention starting pay for managers is at least $14/hr.??! Beats the pants off my current 8.50. Pennies, comparatively. And I'm saving for college. I hate being out of school and will get no assistance with tuition.
Not a manager unless I quit.
So it's between a rock and a hard place.
Boy, I sure do feel awful.
Oh, and my evicted family found a home! The apartments across from the mall were our only choice :[ Not the best neighborhood but its not the streets, either. Sadly, we cannot afford to pay our last months rent at the duplex in addition to first month and deposits at the new place. Here we come, Judge Judy!
I have one more car payment to go and I'm free.
No one wants my weasel.
I played guinea pig for a friend in beauty school and now have extensions.
I got sent home sick because I ate at Panda Express. I should've known.
I've been terribly dizzy lately and really weak. Don't much care for the feeling, no sir. Think I might actually drag myself to a physician.
I got a bird. Outta no where. My uncle showed up one day and handed it to me. I named it Turkish and am trying to teach it to make dirty comments.
It's not working.
My family was evicted because my young brothers litter and have too many friends.
The only immediately available 3 bedrooom apartment I found does not allow pets. So my little bundle of joy is up for grabs.
I loved her dearly. She is tamed to my liking but retained enough ferocity to keep our relationship spicy.
I wish I could keep her. She's just so rad. A real hoot.
Shucks :[
More pics?
HERE
HERE TOO
HERE-ISH
SO CUTE
Questions? Comments?
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