I’m terrible at coming up with titles.

Today is my last day off this week, and so far it’s been fun. I’ve done a lot of stuff online, though I still haven’t started work on Episode 6 of Dreamfall. I feel kind of bad about that, but I’m just not in the mood to write at the moment. Part of it’s already finished… a very small part, admittedly, but it’s a start. I’ll work more on it next week when I’ve got a little more time off. On the bright side, my producitivity should go up a lot once my new laptop comes. For my birthday I cleaned out my savings account and with the help of a small loan from my mother, ordered a gorgeous Dell XPS laptop off Dell.com for about $1200. It should be here before the end of the month. I’m so thrilled to finally have the laptop I’ve been wanting for so long. Finally I won’t have to drag myself down into the cold, uncomfortable basement just to check my email. I can set it up in my room and never have to get out of bed. That rocks. Plus, I can take it with me anywhere. I’m already planning to set it up at Starbuck’s where I work, tap into the free wi-fi, and have a little fun with the built in webcam taking pictures of all my friends, co-workers, and random passerby. It’ll also make traveling a lot more fun–I can blog on the go–and I’ll FINALLY be able to catch up to the rest of the world in regards to video games. I can’t tell you how much it pisses me off to listen to all my friends talking about playing the latest games and not being able to join in. They all think I’m some sort of ignorant girly n00b who doesn’t care about games, which couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m just behind the curse. Really, really behind. *sigh*

Happily, I also got a chance to talk with my best friend today. We haven’t chatted in forever, but apparently Facebook has this little chat thingy…oh, don’t look at me like that. I AM a Facebook n00b, no mistake. It’s fun though. I like it. I don’t think I would have liked it much before now, though, so I don’t regret taking so long to hop on this particular bandwagon. Now I have to update the DRS Facebook page, though, since Justin has clearly forgotten about it…*grin* Bad Justin, no biscuit. I really need to show up for an episode or two. Maybe next week when they record again. Can’t let the boys have too much fun without me.

I’ve been sitting down here in this uncomfortable chair for almost two hours now, so clearly it’s time to get going. Bedtime is pretty soon, too, since I’ve got an eight hour shift tomorrow. Hopefully not on the express lane. (Bleh) Sadly, one of my new favorite baggers has already quit and one of my favorite cashiers isn’t far behind. I’ll really miss him. In fact, all but two of my really close work friends are gone or will be leaving very soon. It makes me very sad. I still hear from them occasionally via text message or email, but it’s not the same. I miss the good old days…my year anniversary at my grocery store of choice is coming up in two months. I can’t believe it’s been that long. The steady approach of October is bringing back a lot of memories that don’t feel like they happened all that long ago. It makes me really sad sometimes, thinking about how much things have changed, but good things have come with the bad. I got a very nice raise, I’ve earned the respect of my superiors, and I’m working on moving into a new, more supervisory position. Not every day at work has been perfect, certainly, but overall I’m pretty happy there. It’s a job I don’t have to worry about much. I know what I’m doing and it’s pretty simple. A lot of the people around me hate the work, which I don’t understand, but I refuse to get caught up with their negativity. Maybe it’s naive of me, but 90% of the time I enjoy my job, even when it gets a little rough.  I’m sort of like a weed in some ways. (Did I just lichen myself to plant life? Ouch…) Stomping on me just makes me grow back stronger most of the time.

Anyway. Gotta go. Starting to get hungry and I really need to finish doing laundry. After that, some yoga, a nice shower, and bed…here’s hoping tomorrow will be a good day. Good night, world.