4.16.07

Losing my damn mind

So today I had to get up early for work-- early for me since most days I make my own hours and can sleep until 9:30/10. I had to be downtown at 8:30. I got up and wearily got ready all the while thinking, man if I could just sleep for a few more minutes. I drove the 15 minutes downtown, parked and walked to work. Where the door was locked. This was 8:30 am.

Hmmm.

It seemed a little odd to just stand there. HA! The girl waiting for the abortion clinc to open!! So I went next door to have a caramel roll. Went back at 9 am and still no cigar. I was starting to panic. Nevermind the building being closed, where were all the protesters? What the hell? What day is it? Do I even work here? Am I a mental patient in the psych ward having a paranoid delusion?

That's when I checked my planner again. Turns out I work at 8:30 am TOMORROW.

Sweet. So I essentially drove downtown at 8:30 to eat a caramel roll!!!!!

I've been doing some work from home today but I think I'll use this extra downtime to finally get downtown to see this art exhibit "Art of the Stamp".

I'm on call at 5 pm tonight so I gotta have fun before then. Wish me luck.

April came in like a lion too

I love Lily Allen



She seems evil here and well, she is but I love her. Her whole CD rocks.

My fave song she does is "everything's just wonderful" -- where according to the lyrics, life is NOT wonderful--

Oh Jesus Christ almighty,
Do I feel alright? No not slightly,
I wanna get a flat I know I can't afford it,
It's just the bureaucrats who won't give me a mortgage,
Well it's very funny cos I got your fucking money,
And I'm never gonna get it just because of my bad credit
Oh well I guess I mustn't grumble,
I suppose that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

Heh..

I'm currently baking a cake and am really proud of myself. I'm baking. Never mind it came out of box.

On Friday I leave for Eureka and Tyler is coming! Big excitement. Hope the family loves him as much as I do-- of course they will. Hopefully the weather will quit sucking for the trip. We got 6 inches of snow here in the first week of April. I believe that is the very definition of a SHIT STORM.

My jobs are still good however stressful. I spoke to some more juvies today. We talked about the culture that tells them they have to be hyper-masculine and even violent to be "cool" or a "real" man. They tell me they've never noticed this message. Meanwhile they're sitting in a tough guy pose and bullying the little guy next to them (*bash head into wall*). Sometimes I just wish I had more time with these kids. I feel like most of them are just covering up for their true scared selves.

Gonna go now and watch "The Departed" with Tyler.

Have a great Easter, Passover, what-have-you.