Twenty Five
Today is my parent's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. That is one hell of a milestone. My sister and I always talked about doing something big for their 25th like a party or a vacation or something - I promised them something big to celebrate their 50th, because that is probably around the time when my life plans include financial solvency. I guess that is incentive enough to make it another quarter century.
I have a feeling that my "career" in sales will detract from the blog immensely. Working has already displaced my
working out schedule. I was going to go tomorrow, but my hours were bumped up to 9am-6pm. Ain't no way I am getting up, excersized, clean and to work by 9am. Katie can do it, I applaud her, but I am being realistic here. It's also cutting into my codependent love affair with the telly. I still have yet to see last week's Idol or Survivor (I actually missed Survivor two weeks in a row - just the same, I am still number 6 out of 100 in fantasy survivor). Thankfully, I was promised the video tomorrow. My mom and I are going to watch Survivor together with fresh eyes because she was preoccupied during last week's show. My grandmother, while sharp as a tack and healthy as someone half her age, will turn 90 next March. As a result, she's become doubtful of her health, depressed, scared... I can't blame her. But she's asked to go into a convalescent home occassionally throughout the past few months - she started again last week. Frankly, she doesn't need it, so my mom has been trying to help her incrimentally - like hiring a housekeeper or getting a wheelchair. The thing about my grandmother you need to realize is that vanity is her most defining characteristic - therefore, she won't allow anyone else to "keep her house" (as it is, it is immaculate) and she refuses to be seen in public in a wheelchair. Just the same, my mother has decided to put her foot down and make some improvements for my grandmother short of assisted living / convalescent home. This has been a big topic in my house for a while - it looks like my mom has finally worked out a plan of action that will make a dent in the situation. She's decided to do a role reversal where she is in charge and she's not listening to my grandmother's negativity anymore.
But anyway... I started my new job and have a pretty intense week - like 35 hours, actually, more like 40 now that tomorrow's shift has been changed. It's not as easy as one would think.. .it's busy, filled with variety. Granted I just started (this is the part of any job I like least) and I don't know all of the ropes yet, but there are few things I appreciate less than feeling unable to answer questions because you just haven't been exposed to the answers or the material yet. I don't like playing on an uneven playing field. I'll be happy when fewer questions are curve balls, I am comfortable enough using the register not to constantly ask for help, and I just have a flow of the place. But it went fine, all things considered, and I have all week to make my niche a little deeper. It is hard though to work all day. I have a list of phone calls to make during normal business hours and that is challenging (considering that I did nothing for so long, it's a rough adjustment). Perhaps this is what cell phones were invented for and I need to make the adjustments. Ah, at least I'll be out of there every night by 6 and can catch my tv shows. The conclusion to Fox's "Married by America" was pretty lousy. Neither couple went through with the nuptuials. My mother felt duped and holds a personal vendetta against the producers. She is sick of Fox's reality tv gimmacks - like Joe Millionaire being anything but rich or Married by America featuring so little committment by the contestants (it was much more of a dating saga). Monica Lewinsky is lined up to host "Mr. Personality," the next series to follow in this Monday night series. A pretty redheaded woman will be wined and romanced by 30 bachelors wearing masks - so she's set to fall in love with the most compatible guy, regardless of looks. This looks the least promising out of all of them.... and since any of these shows have yet to create a successful and compatible couple, no promises here either.
Now I am tuckered out and I never really talked about Nats. Well, it was okay, like I said. My senior speech went off pretty well (even though Dan wasn't happy when I announced his "availibilty" to the women of APDA). I was pleased with my remarks, although it wasn't especially climatic. Got to see some old friends and made some new ones... so it wasn't all a wash. Jeremy's speech went over really well, and I am glad that he finally got his 15 mins and everyone listened, laughed, and agreed rather than contested. Other than that, Yale won - Jay Cox and Tim Willenken (not the Yale duo everyone else expected) and I saw a couple of good debates, but I also saw a couple of lousy ones - so again, you do the math on the weekend. Although I had planned to see friends on Sunday, I was tired and not ambitious enough to navigate myself from Waltham deeper into Boston or to Brookline - soon though, when I get a better handle on my new routine. As for now, I actually like the prospect of getting up early again and not having to give any intense thought to big important questions.
posted by lmjasinski at 11:47 PM
