In 17.5 hours it will be a new year. I can't believe I survived. So many times this year I have come close to jumping in front of a bus. I moved, I lost my brother, I went through women like a leaky faucet, I was lied to, stolen from, got laid, went to a sex party, had sex with girls in their 20s for crying out loud, did less drugs than in 2009, drank less but drank severely when I did, went into a foreclosure, was overdrawn more times than in the last 10 years, cried, laughed, joined a cast of people who have become my lifeline, worked on interesting projects, rearranged my furniture way too many times, was interviewed for the paper, lost about 15 pounds total for the year, and all in all, plodded along from day to day with nothing but lint and matchbooks in my pockets. Wow. An interesting year to say the least.
Yesterday was uneventful. I almost had a date with someone new, but since it didn't happen I will save the story about her until it does. Right now that should be Sunday. We shall see what happens. Then and only then will I discuss it.
Went to work, almost finished everything I needed to get done, but the client is ok with how much I did get accomplished so we're cool. Came home and started making apple butter. It takes 15+ hours for me to make a batch of apple butter because I do it in the slow cooker. I just finished blending it and setting it back in for roughly another hour. After that I will jar it up and give it to those few people I really like.
After I took care of starting the process, the kid and I had dinner. She was in the mood for more beanie weenies and beanie weenies she had. Makes her happy.
We were sitting around after that figuring out what to do when I became possessed with wanting to clean her closet. I have been avoiding it for some time (ok, like since I moved in here) and for whatever reason, last night was the night. Took us four hours, but I got through all the boxes in her closet. Some bad memories surfaced, some things I didn't want to see, but I did throw some stupid things like old Valentine's Day cards away. Funny how looking at things from the outside shifts your perspective. There were a ton of pictures in the boxes and every time I saw a picture of X2, it looked like she really didn't want to be where she was. I mean we are talking things like the kid's graduation from 8th grade. Or just at dinner parties. It just was like being in public was a chore for her. And not just pictures where I know we were together; there were others from events I wasn't at where she had the same look. Funny, I think of her and while physically I still like a person of her design and proportion, SHE is not attractive to me. Ah hindsight and perspective. What a bitch.
End result, the kid can use her closet now when she moves in, I freed up room in my closet, threw a bunch of old shit away, and felt like I accomplished something. Not too shabby.
Tonight is a show. Leaving in about 14 hours. Need to rest today since tonight WILL be insane. I have a gift card from my dad for crapmart. I think the kid and I will take a ride. I would like to get a shower curtain, and something for the wall in my bedroom. I also need more jars for apple butter. The card is for $40 but it is crapmart after all.
Tomorrow I will discuss New Year's goals (not resolutions) as I have been thinking this week about that.
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