So, been a lot going on. I'll just write about them as I remember them, not in any particular order...
I went out last Wednesday, ended up singing a couple karaoke songs, talked with some new people, had a few drinks (not too many, but enough), stayed too late,and ended up getting pulled over on the way home. I knew I wasn't weaving, or driving erratically, so I wasn't sure why he stopped me - when he came up to the car he told me my license plate was expired! My b-day was last week, and I'd forgotten to renew my registration (and since I've moved and not changed my address with the state, the forms never got to me by mail). Fortunately for me, 1) unless I'm passed out, nobody can ever tell if I'm drunk, 2) I have an excellent, very clean driving/police record, and 3) I sometimes have uncanny good luck! As relates to #1; it didn't hit me until I remembered it happening the next morning (after which I had this "pit-of-the-stomach" sinking feeling all day) that, had he decided to give me a breathalyzer, I would have failed miserably, and gone to jail. As for #2, he told me he'd just let me off with a warning to get it corrected ASAP, because #3, he'd just gotten a call on his radio, and he had to go break up a fight! It's kind of funny, because that's happened to me before as well; same thing in fact, cop had to go to another call for a fight. So anyway, I made it home without further incident, but it made me a little freaked out about being so close to going to jail/losing my license. Of course, by the time Friday rolled around, I'd somewhat dismissed it, because the only reason I'd been pulled over in the first place was the expired plate, not anything about my driving. I'm still a bit hesitant to go out, but I'm not paranoid about it any more.
I got my rebate from the installation of my new furnace - a/c, so I have some money to buy a new bed now, if I can find something I like. I also contacted my realtor to see if he knew how I could get a copy of the foreclosure papers for my taxes this year. He said in all likelihood, the foreclosure wouldn't apply to this year's taxe season, as I'd just vacated this past year, and the foreclosure process likeliy wouldn't have been finalized before the year's end. This means that I might not have a big tax bill to pay yet. I may still owe, of course, because I didn't pay much in mortgage interest, and I got a pretty big raise this year. I got my W2(end of year taxe statement) from work today, so once I find out for sure whether the foreclosure applies this year or not, I may just do my own taxes again. Anyway, the reason I mention this is that, if I don't owe a lot of money this year, I should have enough to start finishing this place. I should be getting a decent annual bonus from work, and I have some cash in the bank, as well as having changed my direct deposit to put more into my savings every week, so as long as I don't owe too much, I should be able to buy a new couch, bed, and have enough to buy all the things I need to finish my kitchen, or at least come damn close. That will be a weight lifted, I'll tell you!
I've also beentrying to figure out how to stay in shape this winter. I recently discovered that my basement isn't cleaned up enough to use for working out - I'd been lifting down there for a month or more, and I'd been noticing an issue that I rather quickly related to the mold down there. After a few weeks, I'd noticed a little bump or two near the back of my tongue, almost in my throat. Do you know how it feels when you have a popcorn kernel stuck in the back of your throat? That's how this felt all the time. I know it wasn't anything like that though, as I felt back there and it was definitely something on my tongue. Anyway, I stopped working out down there a couple weeks ago, and as of this morning, I don't feel anything. It looks like once the weather warms up this spring, I'm going to have to finish tearing out the rest of the drywall, and removing the rest of the mold. I cleaned the one side of the basement already, and I thought that would be enough to make it useable, but I guess I was wrong.
Well, this has led me to look for other ways to get in shape, so I've been searching online for treadmills, exercise bikes, ellipticals, etc that weren't too pricey. I saw an ad on craigslist for a local bicycle shop that had some, so I decided to check it out. I had just found the place a month or two ago - it's fairly new, and I'd never been in it, so one day while I was out on my cycle, I stopped in. I ended up talking with a really cute girl for a good 10-15 minutes that time, about exercise bikes, about the newer style mountain bikes (I had mentioned that mine was *really* old, and I was considering getting a new one - seriously, mine's... let me think... over 20 yrs old!? It's a freakin' tank!) and a little about my motorcycle. She was really easy to talk to, a nd very friendly, and I'd found myself thinking about her quite a bit for the next week or two. So, I get to the shop, and when I walk in, I realize she'd there again. She comes over to see if I need any help, and we talk about the bikes again. Then I noticed a few of those stands people put their road bikes on, to train with over the winter, and we talk about those for a bit. She has one and loves it, and suggests I should bring my bike in & they could put it on one so I could try it out. We talked a bit more, just some general biking stuff, and she wrote down the model name I was considering, so I could research them at home. Even though I'd remembered her, I wasn't sure if she recognized me, as when I was on the cycle, I was in full leather gear, so I asked her name again. When she told me, I was like "oh, yeah, I think I talked to you a while back about (whatever it was)!" and she said "Were you on a motorcycle?". I said yes, and she was like" Yeaaahh..." like she thought that was really cool, so I felt pretty good about that! I'm supposed to take my bike in tonight or tomorrow to check out the various trainer models. (I'm looking at this model right now, but might upgrade.) I'm thinking I'll ask her if there are any "groups" that meet up for rides when the saeson breaks, or what she does during the winter, etc., see if there's a way I might be able to suggest getting together sometime. I don't know if she's single or not, but if she's open to getting together, it would be a good sign, I think!
Vivian moved back to town this weekend from one of the Carolinas (don't remember which). We had dinner together last night, grabbed a beer, then hung out at my place & watched a movie. It was good to have someone to just chill with, but I'm really unsure of the situation. I felt bad though, because she's in her apartment with no furniture (it's all still down south). She has to save up some money to pay to have it hauled up here; it's ion storage right now. She starts her new job today, and I figure she'll be able to meet some people then, so I won't feel bad about her being alone up here. While we were hanging out, there were a couple times I could tell that if I'd been open to it, we could have just fallen back into some sort of FWB/dating thing. While I admit the physical aspect of that is tempting, I thinki she's too unstable, mentally, for me to coinsider it. I mean, I could, but I'm sure it would cause a shit-ton of drama at some point. Still, I figure we'll hang out occasionally, maybe one night every week or two. It would be nice to be able to go out & be seen with someone, rather than still being seen as a "loner".
I got a text from GRJ last week - she's been seeing a new guy for a while, casually, and having a good time of it. Well, this text said that she'd spent the whole day in bed with her ex! Somehow they got to talking again & things just happened. She says they're not back together, and I don't know if she's still seeing the other guy, but I guess it's her life, she can do what she wants. I just know that this ex was really bad for her. I hope she doesn't let him fuck with her mind too much.
I texted the Joker a week or two ago, and got a nice reply. She told me a little about how she'd been, and asked me to call her that weekend, because she "needed an ear". I texted her Saturday, and also tried to call - no answer. Same thing Sunday; never heard back from her. So Wed. I was a bit frustrated, and a little concerned, so I sent her a text saying that if she didn't want to talk, to just let me know. I think my wording came across poorly, because she wrote back that she'd gotten busy & forgotten (which I understand, as it happens to me all the time), and apologized & asked me to forgive her. I wrote back that I didn't mean it the way it sounded, and she should call me when she gets time. I still haven't heard from her. I'm getting to the point where I just don't think I care anymore, like maybe I'll just stop contacting them & see how long it takes before they call me. If they don't, I guess I don't need to worry about them anymore.
Speaking of that, I still haven't heard back from CC. Don't think I'm gonna write her again, even if she replies eventually. No point in it, really.
Believe it or not, I actually do have more to write, but I have to get some work done today. Maybe I'll write more from home tonight...
1:32 p.m. - 2012-01-23
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