My Archives: May 2004
5-27-04
Yesterday I found a new place to eat. Alma’s Pita. I walked in and went up to the counter and said, “I’ve never been here before. Do you suggest something.” The man behind the counter looks at me with a smile on his face and says, “1st thing 1st, WELCOME!” and stretches his arms out wide and his smile grows. I order my food, which by the way was pretty tasty, and wait for it to be prepared. As I wait one of the customers yells, Bye Alma, and a little woman’s head sticks out and says bye. An Alma works at Alma’s Pita! It was a pleasant experience.
I put in all the requested time off I need for the next couple of months. Well, I’m sure I could squeeze in another couple of days, but over all I’m content with the 5 days off I’ll be taking.
Posted by fookayooka @ 12:29 PM CST [Link]
5-18-04
Wanna hear a not so tough and tough story wrapped into one? As most people who know me have heard I’ve dislocated my shoulder twice now. Once playing basketball and once playing football. Both of those sports are contact sports and that sounds slightly tough and slightly fragile on my part. Last week Tuesday I was bowling. Yes, I know. Please bear with me. It’s the 10th frame and I’m bowling. No problems. I’m bowling ok. I guess I brought the ball too high because as I’m going to release it a sharp pain goes through my arm, I clutch the ball, and I almost fall over, letting the ball flop into the gutter. I turn around with a grimace holding my arm. I sit down and my teammates look at me and realize that I’ve dislocated my shoulder again. It’s midnight and I really don’t want to sit in the hospital till 3, let alone pay what ever amounts they will charge me. A friend told me that I need to pull my arm across my body and the shoulder should pop in. So I sit there preparing myself for what could be incredible pain. After debating it I decide that I’m going to try it. My arm is already losing most of it’s movement, and I’m wearing bowling shoes. The bowling shoes will be ruined, and that I can not allow. So, with one of my friends asking me if I want to go to the hospital right in front of me, I take my arm and pull. I end up popping my shoulder right back in. Sweet relief. Today is the first day it’s not really sore.
Last weekend was my friend’s bachelor party. We went to Arlington Race Track to bet on the horses. Quite fun. My first two horses finished 2nd to last and dead last. Finally I won on the last race with the horse POWER. I picked him out of respect of our old bowling team, Powerful Creatures. Other horses I placed bets on, knowing nothing about horse racing, Old Dixie Home, Macatawa Bay, Taleofthewampuscat, Noble Wish, Tina Bull, and Imperialism.
Today I woke up feeling miserable. I attempted to go to work, mainly because it’s only my fourth day at my new position. I only lasted till about 10:30, and then slept for two hours after I got home. Right now I’m thinking of watching some movies and falling asleep to those.
Posted by fookayooka @ 03:33 PM CST [Link]
5-10-04
Yesterday I was standing on my parents patio feeling the weather get cooler by the minute with the storm rolling in. The wind started to pick up and all those propellers that hang in the trees with the seeds in them started to fall and spin down around me on to the ground. I smiled.
I’ve been feeling really good lately. Like all the crust has cracked off and I’m not letting the crappy things bother me as much. It’s amazing. Things seem so much brighter knowing that I’m leaving my job in two days.
Posted by fookayooka @ 01:45 PM CST [Link]
5-7-04
It just started to smell like urine around my cubicle. I was just spacing out for a bit, and I got worried that I had an accident. Luckily there is no problem. But it does smell like urine still.
I’m ecstatic! I’m thrilled! I’m ecstilled, if you will. And you will, which I greatly appreciate. Yesterday I found out I got a promotion. The first thing this means is more money. I don’t really believe I live my life with the one goal of achieving oodles of money (even though I wouldn’t mind rolling around and swimming in money in a similar fashion of the duck Uncle Scrooge), but I hit the level I was hoping for when I left my current position, which isn’t half bad. The second thing is that no more crappy phones. Needless to say people don’t like to work. That’s why it’s called work, but this job wore me down. I’ve never been an angry person, annoyed maybe, but not angry. This job was making me into an angry person. I was in a perpetual bad mood for the last couple of months because of this job, but I was not going to repeat 8 months of unemployment willingly. As soon as I found out I got the promotion it felt like a weight was lifted off of my shoulders. A bunch of us went out to get a drink, and my roommate mentioned how happy I looked, and I really couldn’t remember feeling happy in the last few months. I was smiling knowing I got out. Yes, I’m still with an organization that I think is run quite poorly, but I’m out of the entry position.
I’ve already planned on three big purchases I’ll be making in the next month or so. Quite excited.
Bowling began again this past Tuesday which can only mean that either they fixed the almost collapsed ceiling, or the owner of the alley has ran out of money and decided it’s ok to risk the life of 80 slackers that think bowling at 11pm on a Tuesday is a good idea. We were currently sitting in the top 10, but I have a feeling that after our poor performance we may have dropped a few. It has been decided that we are going to take the summer off. A little break. It’s been a good run. 3 years, and I do have a lot of memories from it, from my original team watching it evolve to Powerful Creatures and onto the Arctic Brotherhood. This upcoming Tuesday is the last bash of the season. IT will be filled with drunkenness.
Everything is coming up Saul.
Posted by fookayooka @ 10:01 AM CST [Link]
5-3-04
Happy May!
I’m now acting like my dad. I’ve been taping the current season for Sopranos so that, at my current count, 3 friends can watch it. I’m pretty sure this is how is all started for my dad.
And the week of crazy is over….
My friends threw a fake prom, and I must say it ended up being a smashing success. I was surprised to see everyone dress up. Even one guy bought a suit just for this (and for future reasons I’m sure). It wasn’t crazy, but it was just fun. Then a surprise came and I won Prom King. Me, how special. I think my crown is currently sitting in a pool of someone else’s vomit. Oh well. It was a good reign while it lasted.
My mood has improved. I was recently so annoyed at everything and everyone. Not a whole lot of fun to be around. Then slowly my mood increased until I’m back to my usual. It’s nice. Still looking for a new job. Still dislikes my current job. Still confused about girls. Sounds about just right.
Fantasy Baseball update - my team is terrible.
Posted by fookayooka @ 11:47 AM CST [Link]
