A Pepless Existence.

I know I haven't had any updates of genuine worth lately (well, besides yesterday's Mother Update. I've just been pretty tired, plus there...really isn't all that much going on. I work. I sleep whenever possible. I run errands. I read. Up until two days ago, I also watched old episodes of animated show called Avatar: The Last Airbender (the household all caught up two nights ago, and I genuinely miss watching it). I play WoW sometimes, and often I watch the Food Network, the Cooking Channel, or TLC (specifically Cake Boss) while eating dinner or hanging out with the roommates.

I haven't had the time, energy, or good weather for the photography I've been missing and craving. I haven't had the time, energy, or patience for work for Diplomatic Solutions or A Deeper Vision (Dad's and my backprint store, which is currently "under construction"). I've barely had the time or energy for daily blog or diary updates--in fact, I've missed the past two nights in my journal.

My days have mostly consisted of Starbucks, sleeping, and Sword of Truth (specifically Stone of Tears), with smatterings of bending and food-maker worship.

My dreams have been...interesting.

I have Sunday and Monday off, and I hope to refresh a bit and get some of my pep back. Lately, I've been feeling just...pepless. I slog into work, slog through work, slog home, slog around the house, slog into bed. Not surprisingly, getting a drink with espresso no longer does anything to help me feel chipper, not that I should have expected that it would keep up. I know that exercise would really be the best bet, but finding time for it is just impossible, let alone the energy to start.

Don't get me wrong--I'm not depressed or anything. I'm just exhausted, and slightly flustered about not doing anything much beyond working and sleeping. I'm hoping the next two days will help me reset, so I can pull myself together and be something else beyond a Tired Barista.

Wish me luck!

Another Mother Update! This One Is WAY Better!

So, I'm an idiot. The best thing about yesterday was NOT Ryan cooking me dinner when I got home. It was Mom getting the results back from Monday's surgery. Diagnosis: Cancer free! \^.^/

She will have radiation treatments for a week, and then a possible course of medication, and then...done. As she put it, she won the cancer lottery. This whole thing, from beginning to end, will have lasted less than a month. That is damned lucky. We're all very grateful. :)

Any other updates I have are piddly in comparison, so I'll just end it with another happy face: \^.^/

Spaghetti of Love.

All I really have to say about today is that there are few things nicer than coming home from a long day of work to find your sweetie making a delicious dinner, telling you to get into your pajamas and siddown.

Tomorrow is a day off. I work Saturday, then have TWO days off in a row. Glorious!

Coworkers: They Make Work Bearable.

Yesterday's fun customer of the day:

"Hi, welcome to [store], my name is Ruth, what can I get you today?" :D :D :D :D
"Iced caramel macchiato with soy, please."
"Sure, and what size would you like that?"
"Soy."
"What size?"
"SOY!"
"What size?"
"SOY!!!"
..."Great, and what size would you like that in?"
"Tall."
"Okay, I'll see you at the window!" :D :D :D :D
L: *dies from laughter*

Today:
"Good afternoon, welcome to [store], my name is Ruth, what would you like today?" :D :D :D :D
"Iced tall caramel macchiato."
"Great, and is that all?"
"Yup."
"I'll see you at the window!" :D :D :D :D
*At window*
"Oh, hi, you worked yesterday, didn't you?"
"I sure did, good to see you again!" *takes money, gives change* "We'll have that right out for you!" :D :D :D :D
*Turns to L*
"Guess what size?"
"SOY!"

Yes, That's His New Name At Our Store.

I obviously did not get around to posting before work today. I instead had an extremely emotional early afternoon (s'all fine now), spent the rest of my free time watching the first few episodes of Avatar season 3, and then went to work.

Leaving for work was fun. Long story short, I thought I was going in at 5:30, discovered it was 5 at 20ish till, stressed myself out driving there as quickly (but safely!) as possible, walked in at 5 on the dot...and found that I was due in at 5:30 after all. >.<

At work, I managed to burn, scald, welt (is that a verb?), smack, and otherwise harm myself in various accidental ways. I also had another brush with Screamy McRantface, although I didn't have to deal with him directly.

When he walked in, I was the only person out front, and I was busy answering and filling a drive-thru order; additionally, from the moment he walked in, he was on his cell phone, ranting loudly about...I'm not even sure what, actually. He walked in, ranting, looked around, then walked back out of the store just as L came out from the back. We had a giggle over Random Ranting Man. Then he came back in, came back to the counter--still on his phone--looks at L, and says "Thanks for joining us. Triple Venti White Mocha." *glareglareglare*

I wasn't able to witness the rest of it, but L did confirm that it was the man from Saturday. This time we just laughed at him after he left, wondering what made him so angry, why he had left and come back, etc.

Tomorrow is an earlier shift (I traded with E, 10:30 to 7:30 instead of 1 to 9:30), then another "normal" shift, and then OFF! For now: the sleep of the exhausted. As per usual.

100th Post!

Sadly, I have nothing of note to post to this, the hundredth blog entry.

I might make some kind of profound post tomorrow. Depends on what else I have to do before work at 5:30.

Highlight of the day: package from Mom! Had a tank top I kept behind, socks she bought me, and birthday presents from Auntie M--earrings and a necklace. I msust remember to call tomorrow and thank her. :)

For now, sleep.

Whee?

Not much to talk about today, except that Ryan made another delicious dinner, and Kitty and Alex came over to play games...in fact, they're still here! We're watching Futurama while waiting for BJ to settle down after arriving home from work.

And now, he's settled. And now, True Blood!

Tomorrow begins a long week, with no day off until Friday. Whee!