Well, it’s a whole new year! And despite Mike’s insistence that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up, the holidays are over and we have actually started planning our wedding. What have we gotten done? Not a whole hell of a lot, looking at the lists of what needs to be done. Well, to be fair, without a location for the ceremony and reception, there’s not much that can be done. We did find a great deal on the invitations I like. We’re printing our own, and I found ones I love online through some vendor or another. Roughly $35 for 50 each invitations, response cards, and envelopes for both. We happened to be in Tarzhay tonight and found the exact same invitation kit for $25! Even though it is way too early to be worried about invitations, we bought them. I was afraid they wouldn’t have them when I needed them!
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On Sunday, December 17, we had gone to Costco because they had a great deal on some gift certificates I wanted to get his mom for Christmas (2 $50 certificates for $80). Mike was also looking for the Nikon D80 kit (apparently I was getting a sweet camera for Christmas) they had for an amazing price and a small camera for carrying around because his digital SLR is a bit bulky. Costco was sold out of the D80, but we got his mom’s gift and the small camera.
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First, the bad news. My father passed away on November 22, 2006 of small cell lung cancer. We knew going in that it was not cureable. When he was diagonsed, the cancer had already spread to his liver, lymph nodes, adrenal glands, and brain. The cancer was very aggressive and kept spreading and growing even while my dad was on chemo. He died very peacefully at home just under 4 months after the initial diagnosis. He was surrounded by family. His death notice is available online if you want to read it.
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Have you ever gone through one of those phases where everything seems insignificant? Lately I have felt like nothing I have done up to this point in my life has really meant a damned thing. Don’t get me wrong. I have a perfectly happy, normal (read: boring) life. I just feel like I could be doing more. I’m revisiting an old dream of mine. I’m working towards going to Nursing school. We’ll see how that pans out…
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Talked to the recruiter at my previous employer. They want me to quit my new job that I have been doing for only 9 days at $10K a year more than they were paying me to come back for a technical writing position they have open. They even offered to match my new salary. I very politely told them to go to Hell.
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So, I’ve been at my new job for a week. It’s pretty cool. Everyone is nice, they treat me with respect, and I am doing my job, not someone else’s. I’ve noticed a significant improvement in my moods since I started here. The job is somewhat challenging because this place has customized everything, including Word. It makes me miss normal M$ problems. Oh well. So I don’t know what I am doing yet. It’s only been a week and they seem to like me here. 
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I have 7 days (including today) left at my current job, and I don’t feel like doing anything. Part of it is that I hate the people I have to do stuff for. Another part of it is that I hate this job. Yet another part of it is I just don’t care anymore. I can’t wait until I am done here and moved on to something better. Well, I hope it’s better.
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We all have bad days. Sometimes that bad day seems to stretch on for months. Sharing helps, though. Someone else’s bad day might make yours seem like a picnic. Feel free to use this space to pitch a bitch about anything you want!
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