Stuff

[serene]

• firecat took me to Osento. It was so good. Talking with her was the best part, even though one-on-one socializing is difficult for me, but the hot tub and the cold plunge and the sauna and the weather and and and. Just perfect.
  
  
• Visited with wild_irises the other night. She's a total delight. I feel so fortunate that she considers me family. I talked too much, as always, and listened too little, but it'll get better as we know each other better, I hope. Can you sense a theme of social anxiety here? :-) We talked about stonebender some, and I got all blushy, because she's known him longer than just about anyone, and here I was being all teenagery about him. It was a little embarrassing. I balanced it out by being teenagery about my other partners, so it's probably okay, but oy, what a doofus I can be. (Note: I'm not obsessing about all this, just amused at myself. It's a step in the right direction. :-) Ate my weight in potato chips, and then someotherguy met me after and we walked to tea before going home. A really good evening.
  
  
• stonebender and I are finally going to have an all-day tee-vee date tomorrow. We've been meaning to for months, and now we're gonna. I plan to wake him up early so we can fit in as much Buffy and Alias and Six Feet Under and Firefly as possible. :-) I'm notorious for falling asleep if I sit still long enough, so we'll see how much I can take.
  
  
• The possible two-days-a-week job was filled internally -- they had mistakenly disqualified someone, and when she asked about it, they looked, saw their error, and hired her, as they should have in the first place. Happier for her than I am disappointed for me.
  
  
• I have decided to look for a benefitted job in earnest. I *think* I have the emotional energy for it, but I may not. If not, I'm secure here until at least November, and I have COBRA for another year or so, so I'm not gonna be mean to myself about it.
  
  
• Health stuff is being bratty. Too annoyed with it to write more, but it's nothing serious.
  
  
• Having D over for lunch. Gonna make ciabatta sandwiches with roasted veggies and fresh mozzarella, and a wilted-spinach salad. She's bringing berries and cream for dessert. Afterwards, I (and someotherguy, if he makes it home on time) am going to klwalton's place. Haven't been there before, and I'm looking forward to it.
  
  
• someotherguy and I opened a joint account for bill-paying. We make about the same, so we're putting in the same, and it's making me feel like I have a little more control over my finances. Another thing it does, however, is point out how little money we have (which is a good thing because it will help us not to overspend, but it's stressy) and what a huge proportion of our income is going out in bills right now. I can't wait until the car is paid off and I don't have a COBRA bill any more. Between them, they're more than $500 a month.
  
  
• My long-distance sweetie has been having a rough time lately, and I wish I could help. *sigh*
  
  
• Free-floating anxiety today. Partly because I left cleaning the house until this morning (it's done), partly because I slept *thirteen hours* last night, and partly because of money/job stuff. It'll pass, but sometimes it helps to acknowledge it "out loud".
  
  

Comments

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

Isn't it wonderful to be here in this community? All these good people to know and talk with.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

You said it. I feel like I finally found my real home town.

[berkeleyfarm.livejournal.com]

Osento roolz. If you want to go sometime I'd love it.

Good luck with finding the job with benefits. Insurance is expensive. Sending healing vibes.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

When there's money again, I would *love* to go to Osento with you. Until there's money, however, I'm contenting myself with inviting people over to eat, so consider yourself openly invited.

[berkeleyfarm.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'd love to when I dig out from under. Houseguest in four days (eep). I'd like to have you over some time too.

[kshandra]

I'll see you tonight! Yay food!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

Osento is so very cool. Wish I were closer to the city, I would be there all the time.

What's the deal with your work situation? I missed the bit where you had to be looking for work. Do you not like your job anymore or did something happen with it? Sorry for the no money, I know how you feel & it suuuuucks. I'm glad you at least still have health coverage though, even if it is expensive.

I'll get to see you tonight at klwalton's, yay!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I love my job, but it's a temp thing and I am paying about a quarter of my wages for COBRA, so I should find benefitted work as soon as I can. I'd rather just continue to temp, but COBRA will eventually run out, etc., so I'd better be a grownup about it. ;-)

See you tonight, yay!

[lcohen]

much goodness except for the bill-paying and even there, at least there is goodness in sharing.

*hughug*

[firecat]

Yes, it was perfect!