Nothing and everything on the mind

I am having a downright terrible day. I think starting to watch a depressing movie today helped, along with having to go to work and with life just being kind of "bleh" right now. I assumed that once I passed my Board exam, it would just be instantly better (it is in a way, but not as much as I'd hoped). I was so stressed studying for that test that everything else was put aside till I had time for it again. And now that I'm done with school finally, I'm finding that it's not so easy to pick up where I left off. While that test was the main source of unhappiness for me for the last 6 months, it was also a buffer between me and every other problem that existed in the world and in my life. It was all encompassing, and I had no time to think about anything else. And when I did think about life outside of this test, it was all rose-colored, and I just kept thinking about all the wonderful things I would do as soon as I could; I couldn't focus on the imperfect things.

And now I can and I'm not as motivated as I wanted to be. And life around me didn't pause while I was busy, so finding my way back into the place where my life left off is harder.

Most days are pretty good actually, and I think once the weather is warmer I'll start doing all of the things I was excited about. I can't wait to take random walks by myself. I think I need to get better at being by myself, because I am retarded when it comes to dating. Even from a very young age I figured I'd never get married, and growing up has made me realize how much harder it really is to find someone who will accept and want you with all of the bad, as well as the good. I hate being this flawed, but I guess that's what happens when you only think about one thing for so long, and not about self improvement. I think I'll get better at this, and I'm not ruling out finding someone eventually, but I need to get used to the idea that I very well might not. So I won't be disappointed, and so I won't think a relationship will fix everything wrong (because it won't), and so I can be happy no matter what happens. I just wish my mind hadn't turned to jello and that I could think of what steps I need to take next to end up where I want to be.

The filter is down at work. I know I shouldn't be taking advantage of it like this, but I'm hardly ever on the internet at work. And today has been quite the day. I made quite a few mistakes with my run of samples, had to rerun them, and I'm exhausted.

I can never think of what to check on the internet anymore now that I don't have easy access to it. So I won't really do all that much on here, though I could technically look at anything for the remaining 45 minutes of my shift. I think I may just leave early though. My back is killing me something fierce. That's what happens when you exercise a lot in a period of a few days after being largely lazy and sedentary for more than 6 months.

Played frisbee this morning. It felt good after such a long absence, but the running with a bad back led to me putting too much pressure on my knees, and everything still hurts from that random kettle bell workout I did at work. This is why I just say no to working out at work. That and my being lazy and preferring to spend my breaks drinking caffeine in a stationary fashion.

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Just managed to pirate a little bit of internet from my neighbors for the moment. It won't last long...I've never lived in a place before where everyone has passwords, and not many bands besides, but now is that place. Usually I have to go to the coffee shop.

Anyway, not really anything at the moment to write even. More just writing because I found the opportunity to and can't think of anything else to do with stolen internet. I did have plans with my friend Melissa Villnave for a Valentine's Day movie and dinner, which made me feel not at all pathetic that I can't manage to get a guy in my life who has any romantic interest in me whatsoever, but she had a small crisis regarding school and I guess that's just how life works out most of the time. She has to redo a presentation for the next 4 hours, and I have to be a loser by myself. Oh well. Think I may do a movie after all.

Making a go of it.

I barely remembered the other day that I used to write on here, long ago. And I guess a part of me missed it. Missed the random act of writing whatever's going on in my head.

This test, which I can't seem to get around, mostly due to my own stupid psychoses, has aided in my losing any longterm purposes in my life at the moment. I keep thinking about throwing things on my potter's wheel, planting a garden, renting some honeybees for my yard, biking, climbing, getting a dog, learning to weld, making my own furniture pieces with wood, taking more pictures and printing them (also to make my house more my own), going on walks in the sunlight, reading books of leisure...but it all seems so unreachable at the moment. I do realize that they will come with time though. I have a hope in my heart that these things will eventually be realized, no matter how drissly this winter has been and currently is for me. I'm ready for it to be over. If I'd had a better perspective going into it, I could have enjoyed it, but if I'm going to not enjoy a season, at least it's winter.

I will eventually cross that bridge, one way or another, or at least force myself over the worst of it. Action is better than inaction, at least where my own sanity is concerned. And I need to get the internet. You never realize how crazy it can make you, being used to it and not having it. I don't need it, but I think my life would be more organized and concise with it. But I need to be able to afford it first I guess.

And I think I'll hopefully be writing on here more often; for myself. I know not many people read it anyway, which is fine for me since it's mainly the selfish act of me liking to write, whether I'm good at it or not.

Updates

The inspection is now done. Time for a second one. There was a slight sinking of one corner of the house, which may or may not be a big deal, and thus someone dealing with foundations has to come look at it. It's not that surprising with the age of the house, but it is one more thing to back up the process of attempting to close before New York.

In addition to that, the whole roof will need replacing. Not just the shingles, but the whole thing. There was no insulation. I talked to some friends, and again, it wasn't surprising given how old the house is. It'll cost something like 5000 bucks to replace. The furnace is old and needs to be replaced in the next year or so as well, but that's only a thousand bucks, and I have a family connection hopefully. The water heater is the same.

So those are the problems. I'm hoping that we can get the bank to bring down the price a little, but I don't think they will. Apparently they have a strong back-up offer if I decide I don't want the house, though they would have to disclose to future potential buyers the results of my inspection, which may or may not give them incentive to help me out. Even if they don't, I think it's still well worth the price I'm paying. It's just whether or not I'll personally be able to scrimp and save enough to deal with everything wrong and make the payments. I may need to get a roommate. Start selling my plasma again. Get a lot of blankets and layer my clothes come winter. And forget cable and internet, which I'd already been planning on. The library is close enough for the internet, and I don't really watch tv all that much. I can read, and spend my time making my house even more awesome. I guess if nothing else, all this gives me something to channel my energy towards.

I feel like I should be more ecstatic about the house, and I am really most of the time, but I find myself more stressed and bummed out lately than I'd like. Part of it is me missing a stupid boy I can't seem to get over, whose presence in my life is anything but predictable, but seems pretty necessary just the same. Which makes it hard when he's not there and looks to never be again. I think I actually am getting a little better as far as that goes, meaning I find myself finally wanting to move on, because frankly, I can't stand hurting this much anymore. Hope he's doing okay. I was actually doing fine before the last couple of days, but actually finding a house has taken away that distraction. I do of course have my certification exam to worry about one week from today. I'm freaking out quite a little bit about that. It might be the one thing that's making everything else seem so much more of a big deal. It will be nice to have that out of the way.

On a related note, apparently I didn't graduate this spring. I had this one credit class that was added to the program for the first time the semester I took it. It was entirely a group research paper/project, which was time consuming for a one credit class and which I did, but she wanted us to do a 6 week rotation journal as well. Keep in mind that rotations took place before this class even started, and were too stressful to be worrying about a stupid journal. I ended up taking notes on them, then promptly lost them. Turns out that one journal assignment was worth enough of my grade that without them I failed. They basically gave me remedial work, which was in essence the journal assignment. At least 6 pages summarizing my rotation experience. I wrote 9, and with plenty of time to spare before graduation. She read it, then gave me the minimal passing grade, because apparently the actual quality of the work didn't matter. I was fine with that, but then she decided it would be awesome to just not change my Incomplete into an actual grade till summer semester. So knowing all along exactly what grade she was going to give me, she couldn't find the time to actually change the stupid grade. I finally get a letter last week saying I have to reapply for graduation, so now I guess I graduate this Friday, August 7th. Awesome story, right?

So I have to study for this test and take it, get my car windshield replaced and car inspected some time this month, find adequate home insurance, get the foundation looked at, try to renegotiate with my bank, get a house appraisal, finish planning and paying for New York, close... Then once I get the house I need to move in, find a fridge, refinish the wood floors in the bedrooms, and do all the little stuff that needs to be done.


























I went and saw 500 Days of Summer at the Broadway Theatre by myself the other day. Man I love seeing movies by myself. Especially in smaller theaters. I just love movies, and the movie theater experience. Anyway, I ended up really loving this movie, though it was kind of depressing. Not for just anyone, but for people who know how that kind of a situation feels. I found myself drawing way too many correlations between it and my current situation. Which made it easier and harder to deal with. It's good to know I'm not the only one out there making stupid relationship decisions, or feeling more than the other person. You look at these two people, and the amazing connection they have, and at how it's exactly what one of them wants, but falls short of what the other is looking for, but doesn't realize they're looking for. And you feel completely confused that anyone could walk away from that, though it all makes sense in the end. But doesn't make it any less hard for the person who wants it so badly to deal with. I kind of felt pathetic after seeing it, and eager to move on so I wouldn't be that pathetic. Still, I don't know if I'm ready, though I long for it. I also came out of the theater totally wanting to marry Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character. Or just him in general. He's pretty attractive to me actually. Anyone like his character would be, physically and personality-wise. I wish guys like that actually existed, because I have my doubts. You can get close, but then they're flawed or not meant for you. I love Zooey Deschanel as an actress and singer a lot of times too, and honestly, she did a great job in this role. Oh, unrequited love.

A bit of a pessimist I guess...

House inspection today. Here's hoping everything turns out okay, because if they find something hugely wrong with it, things may not be going on as planned. I'll be meeting the guy at 430 with my dad so someone will be there who speaks "fix-it" will be there. He'll know the severity of all the problems, because apparently the inspector is a very thorough one. I also have to call ASCP today about my certification exam, because something may prevent me from taking it as planned next Wednesday, though I'm still not ready and I work this week, so I'm bound to freak out a bit. I'm hoping I can get it done already, and that I won't have to reapply and pay another 200 bucks. And I still have to pick a company to go with for home insurance. This is proving to be more stressful than I like. Coverage, liability coverage, deductible, how far your house is to a hydrant and a fire station... There are a million questions and decisions to make. And they don't make it easy to get a quote. The internet is evil, and I don't think I like my auto insurance agent enough to go through her for my house. So I've got to deal with that, and an appraisal, but I think my financial guy has everything else he needs just about. Hopefully this will produce a speedy closing, because if it doesn't happen before the 25th of August, I'm in trouble. It has to happen on or before the 31st contractually, and I'll be in New York the 25th through 31st. I really thought the stress would be over when I found the house and had an offer accepted. And I just remembered, I need to have my car inspected this month. Shoot.

On a bright note, I went to an auction with my mom on friday. My parents find amazing deals, and these auctions can actually be a lot of fun. We got a couple of huge pallets of random and not so random furniture, and I've spent the weekend (between all the babysitting I was coerced into) putting them all together. It was a returns auction, so some of the pieces were missing, or didn't come with all of the nuts and bolt, but with the help of my dad we fixed all the ones I wanted and I'm feeling pretty good and handy. I've been watching the DIY channel, so I'm definitely in the mood to make a home. And now I have leftover wood and stuff from what I didn't use to make many magical household objects with. Not to mention patio/porch furniture, a desk, coffee tables, living room chairs, kitchen chairs... Mainly I just need a satisfactory kitchen table, and possibly a couch? I don't think I need one right away, but whatever. I do need a fridge sooner than later, and a tv eventually, though the latter can wait indefinitely as far as I'm concerned. The only reason I can see to have one is to entertain guests. And by the way, if any guests injure themselves on my property and incur damages to their person that exceed 100,000 dollars, I will not be inviting them over again.

House Pics

I don't know why, but they're putting in an oven before I move in. I'm not complaining, I just thought I would have to find my own. The price of the house was worth paying, even without a stove and fridge.


This picture and the bedroom are from the realty website, so they have been elongated, but you get the picture.




Imagine this without carpet, because it's the first thing to go. I think they are re-carpeting, which they started before I had a chance to stop them. But it doesn't affect how much I'm paying for the house, so...oh well. There are wooden floors underneath. The other bedroom looks similar to this one.

This is the third bedroom, which is much smaller, but could be an excellent office--once the carpet is removed. I like the french doors though.




The backyard has the brick patio lining, and a brick one car garage with a keypad entry. The left side of the house has a cement type fence, and I believe there is a tree also on that side, but I didn't take pictures of it for some reason. It's better looking in person. It has great access to sunlight, and I can't wait to put in a garden.










Here is the entrance to the basement, through the backyard. It is small, but perfect for what I need it for. I can totally put a kiln and two wheels down here, and it has a water source, which is good. It by far needs the most work, but I plan on re-cementing the shelf part, or something like that, and putting cabinets around the basement on the shelf for drying clay and the like.