Tue 17 Oct 2006
You know there is no drama going on in your life when you consider blogging this:
I RSVPed today for a coworker’s surprise baby shower which is to take place next Friday at lunchtime, and went downstairs to the event organizer and gave her my $5 contribution (for the catering). Then I came back up to write the event down in my planner, but in doing so I realized that I’m on vacation all next week so I won’t be here! But I think I’m gonna come in to work during lunchtime for the shower anyway. Since I paid my $5. I get to dress casually. Yay!
I’m not sure what to think about the peaceful state of my life right now. It’s not boring, exactly, as at just about any given time, I have various things I could choose to do and various people to do it to. Err, with. 😉 Take weekdays after work, for example. I could go to Mr. W’s to hang out, or I could go home. Once home, I could go to jujitsu for a few hours and hang out with the people there who’ve become good buddies, or I could go to the gym, or I could call up some friends to have dinner, or I could stay home, hang with the Do-fuzz, and do laundry. There’s not much stress on my mind these days, unless I let my imagination run wild and freak out for the exercise of it. I think this is the peace that I kept dreaming about when I first started this blog, but honestly, I didn’t think I could ever find it unless I was alone with no one to bring me down or disappoint me. And let’s face it — alone is good, but only for a limited time. After the initial sigh of relief as you wriggle into your own skin, you start looking around and goin’, “Hey, how come no one’s hitting on me? I don’t have a date to bring to my friend’s wedding! I want to try this new restaurant, but I have no one to take!” I feel so balanced right now. I got my friends for me, I got my exercise for me, I have stable work, stable relationship, I’m healthy, my parents are healthy (for the most part). I have Hawaii in a few weeks with my jujitsu dojo. But I still look around for what’s next. What’s hiding around the corner? Anything? Hello?
I hope this isn’t the calm before the storm.
What do you get, like 3 months vacation a year? I need to do what you’re doing. Send me an application.
What are you going to do next week?
Who am I going to talk to on my day off in the middle of the day??
Who will I talk to about ‘you know who?’
huh???
Hahaha! No, I get the usual 2 weeks, except that when I first started, I had no seniority so I got to pick vacation last, and by then there were no days left so my vacation rolled over for a few years. I took the first week off to get ready for Hawaii, and the 2nd week for Hawaii. It just so happened that those 2 weeks were still open when I picked vacation.
So I’m not doing much next week, just random things around the house and packing, I suppose. Maybe I’ll clean out my closets finally. So you can still talk to me in the middle of the day on your “day off.” Why do you get so many random days off, anyway?! Send ME an application. Besides, we’ve only talked like twice in the middle of your day on your day off.
Nuh uh… who is this? This can’t be Cindy.. we’ve exchanged emails a gazillion times on my day off (or did you think I meant actual phone call) .. Yeah I think most nurses have random days off.. especially when you can work 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts… which I don’t. Not yet anyway. I can set my schedule pretty much to what works for me.
What would REALLY work for me though, would be 2 days on.. 5 days off. hehe
Oh, when I read “talk,” I thought of actual talking. Silly me to forget we’re in the superinformation age. Another antiquated word: “talk” that doesn’t involve actual speech, but IMing, emailing, blogging.
I talked to you a few times today. Translation: I’ve been on your blog a few times.
ok.. go to MY blog for a special treat. bahaha… make sure you look at the pic at the bottom
OMG, Jordan, HAHAHAHAHA!! I could not stop laughing out loud!!