So, I kinda forgot this was here.  Been busy.  Veddy, veddy busy.  Also kinda been demoted at work cause not technically needed as a manager anymore.  But that's okay - pay raise remains, with slightly less responsibility.

Um, what else...still single, that hasn't changed...probably moving soon, but not sure on that yet...and I guess that's it for now.  Time to go grocery shopping.  Yes, I do eat.

Apparently Faith and The Muse are going to be at the Opus Fantasy Arts Festival this year.  Bunch of people from work are heading up, and I may go up too.  The store closes at 5:30, so it's not like we wouldn't have plenty of time to make it up there.  And hey, bonus, could stay in work clothes again.

No, for the record, I'm not half as goth as you'd think I was if you met me at work.

I had forgotten why I stopped going to Goth Night up at The Church.  Nothing wrong with the music, and it's nice to go somewhere I can wear my work clothes (though I could have lived without the teanagers reading their bad poetry in the lounge area), but waking up this morning to go open was seriously not happy.  I don't normally work mornings - just Monday mornings.  And could someone please tell me what I was drinking last night?  I only had two of them, but dear god, I almost had a hangover this morning.

The only off thing about the evening was that I kept feeling like someone was watching me or something.  I know, kinda stupid, you're in a club, hundreds of people are watching you, but it just felt...creepy.

Oh my dear god...I had no idea an added handful of responsibilities would be so exhausting.  I mean, it didn't sound like it would be this much work.  Why is it this much work?

For a bonus, I got a certificate for a free tat from the boss.  Anything I want, so long as it's not huge.  I was thinking about something across my lower back.  I don't have any yet - just a couple odd piercings, but nothing extreme - and I thought that could be a good place.  Easy to hide when I needed to, yadda yadda yadda.  And I've seen some really pretty tribals across the lower back before that I've just loved.  So, still pondering.

In other news, I need to stop using my paycheck to buy clothes from the shop.  I need someone to shake me and go "You have bills, Ista!  And rent!" or something like that.  Okay, I'm not that bad.  But today, for example, when presented with this short little mandarin style dress in red brocade with black vinyl trim, I decided I didn't really need new tires yet.  I know, I'm bad.

Not that I have a huge reader base or anything, but I can't resist when people ask so nicely.

If you have a moment, go visit goddesseunomia and take her survey. It serves a purpose, so help her out.

Right, so then.  Kind of defeats the purpose of having a blog if I don't write in it.

Well, today has barely started, and it's not looking very hopeful.  I just...don't have anything to do.  No work, friends are out of town or busy, and I haven't quite reached the point where I'd be willing to clean out the storage shed for lack of a better idea.  Last night was okay - went out with the girls for a while.  Jackie and Lena both brought their boyfriends.  I'm a little tired of being single, to be honest.  Lena keeps to set me up with someone but I've met the guys Lena hangs out with, and I'd just as soon stay home.  I mean, they're easy enough on the eyes, but I have an aversion to men who think the height of entertainment is pro wrestling and Nascar.

I keep getting told I'm holding out for too much but I don't think I am.  Is it horrible to want someone who will respect my mind as well as my body?  Who will look in my eyes when they're talking to me and not fixate on my chest?  Don't get me wrong, I want to be found attractive.  They're welcome to look, just so long as it's not the only thing they see.  And so what if I'm picky?  So what if I'd like a guy who has at least a passing interest in history and literature, and won't stare at me uncomprehending if I want to discuss music or religion?  I guess...I guess I'm just tired of settling.  Yes, I'm lonely, but not enough to take whatever comes along just so I'm not lonely anymore.

Well, that didn't help my mood any.