Trip to NC
Mood:  not sure
Well, it's official. We are going. The laundry is done, the route is planned, the money is in the bank. Still have to pack the bags, buy groceries, and get an oil change, not to mention arranging things to do in the car. I'm pretty nervous about meeting Jim's family, both blood-related and otherwise. I hope I make a good impression.

It was him, I can stop worrying quite so much now.

Bad News
Mood:  sad
Jim got a call tonight from his friend/adopted mother. Apparently "Papa Roy" (his "grandfather") has passed on. We are currently making arrangements to go to NC for the funeral on Friday. It means sacrificing time and money, but it's very important to Jim, and I agree that it's the right thing to do. Poor Jim is heartbroken, and I'm having trouble letting him out of my sight. He is scheduled to work in a few minutes, but I was under the impression that he was going to come in early. Maybe I'm being overly protective, I don't know. I think I hear his truck in the parking lot.

The truth would be nice...
Mood:  not sure
Heard some interesting things at work a couple hours ago. Turns out everything is not as it seems. Between former managers, current managers, fellow employees and co-owners, there's a lot of underhanded dealing going on. Jim says "As long as they leave me alone and keep sending my paycheck..." but I'm not sure how much longer I can deal with it. I can't leave until I find another job, and it really sucks because I enjoy this job to some extent. It's not the job of my dreams, and I'm not overly ecstatic about working 3rd shift, but the pay is good, and I get to do stuff like post on my blog while I'm working. I doubt I'll get to do that anywhere else. And then there's the illegal actions issue again. The question is exactly who is taking what actions. I've heard too many stories from too many people, and I just don't know who to trust any more. Or what to do. Is the truth so much to ask for?

Mood:  a-ok
My first comment! I'm so excited! And from my dad, no less. I'm really enjoying this experience/experiment.

Mood:  chillin'
I'm at work. There's 4 of us here, which makes sense because we were supposed to get 30 calls at 12:30. However, as usual, we only got 8. Frustrating.

Mood:  not sure
Well, I was hoping to catch a nap before I have to go to work, but it's not going to happen. I tried, but I just can't seem to get to sleep. Oh well, I'll go shopping instead! Yay! It's a strange thing. I never used to like shopping. Sometime over the past 6 years or so, I started to like it. Now I go at least twice a week. I don't always buy something, but I visit retail stores quite often. Today I'm going to buy a new pair of jeans, because the ones I'm wearing have 3 holes in them. Now I just have to decide where to go. Target's the closest, I like Shopko better, but Walmart has the brand I want. As much as I hate shopping at Walmart, I guess I'll go there. Oh, by the way, it's snowing again. We're supposed to get between 3 and 5 inches by morning.

Mood:  lazy
Another day, another dollar. Don't have to work until midnight tonight. Yup, it's back to 3rd shift for me. I made omeletes for breakfast (brunch?). They were ok, not my best attempt. Oh well. Have to do some laundry today. Jim and I are both out of clean shirts.

Mood:  quizzical
I hope my friends and family will comment sometime soon. If not, that's ok, but I'd really like it if they did. That would be cool.

Mood:  irritated
I'm so mad. I thought my credit card payment was due tomorrow, so I went to the website to pay it and it is due today! Now that wouldn't have been a problem if I had noticed before 2pm, (online payments made before then will post that day) but I didn't know until 2:33pm. How frustrating. I went ahead and made my payment, but I'm going to have a late fee. Darnit.