I feel I am overdue for a very long post about goings on. Because I really only use my poor neglected lj to see how ya'll are doing, and to bitch. And take quizzes and surveys in high nimbers. Tee-hee.

Anyways, life update (like you cared):

Work: Good, surprisingly enough. Have discovered that I can be both professional and NICE to Superstar (Kim) in Jewelry, when I am forced to work with her, which management seems to have caught on about and do not schedule us to overlap often. Superstar had pissed off department specialist (not Terrell, as the little bastard switched departments *sniffle* because he couldn't stand to work with Superstar [his nickname for her, not of my design, but used by most of the store]) who has spoken to management about he. Tee-hee. Kim has stated that no one listens to her, and that she can only really talk to ME *snort* and Carissa (who hates Superstar more than I do) and this has garnered great laughs all over the store. I was selected as genuine Kohl's Superstar at work *twirls* and have been recognized for my excellence *twirls*. $25 dollars on my paycheck, a t-shirt or pen/watch set, and use of the employee parking space *snort* now await me. Plus, a nifty signed little doo-jobby signed by management. Whee!

Life: Also fairly good. Have made new friends both IRL and on the Net *points to new friend on lj* Hi Autumn! and am no longer a recluse. In fact, I find that I am very rarely home at all these days (call me when you get Leila, and we'll work something out...I may have to reshuffle some stuff. I'm sporting the begins of a nifty tan, thanks to the nearest 'sunless tanning center' because my new buddy Bri (who I've worked with for nearly a year, and who has lately become my newest constant companion) wanted a tan before she left to go to Cali. Don't ANYONE make ANY noises about exposure to UVA UVB rays, I shall be forced to whap you with a wet noodle. I don't plan on making it a habit. Have also been introduced to the geekiness that is 'Warlord' (kindasortalike 'Magic' only infinitely simpler once I figured it out) which I may or may not be roped into playing in a tournament. But as I've only ever had one lesson, I'm thinking not. Yeah, no. But fun, and another new friend, also from work. But friends are friends.

Sara is moving out around August, because of something involving the arrival of Bear, her dog, who we can't hide in the apartment as we've currently successfully hidden the cats. I'm sad, but I think I'll be happy to be on my own again. Living together has been a good practice, but I think it's strained both of us to the breaking point, and I think our friendship will do better if we're not living together. I love her to death, but I NEED to live by myself, and I think she feels the same way. So it's all good there on both ends. I'd hate for this to end because we can't stand each other :)

Family: Seems to be doing dandy, and I've pinpointed Jack as the sole perpetraitor of the 'house decision'. And while I'm still irked, I have accepted the sale of said house, and think I can move on. I even managed to talk about it he other day without crying, something I've never been able to do previously. This may be partly due to a perverse delight that he cannot find anything better than a manufactured home on a plot of rented land, which he very nearly forbade his sister (my aunt) from doing earlier this year. But it looks like the old family home is going away, and I will always miss it. It was always home for me, and even if the people that lived there are gone, it will always be home, and I will miss the neighborhood that saw my mom and her siblings grow up, and me and my cousins as well. It's the ending of an era, but I've come to terms with it. *waves* Bye house.

Overall: Quite good. Seem to have weathered all rough patches and come out the better for it :)

Signing off now,
~E.

mood: contemplative music: My Confession- Josh Groban