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ringing in the new year with nyquil...
8 years ago
This has been a year of progression, but more so - just what feels like falling back. I'm trying.,. i've tried, but suffice to say - i'm not going to miss this past year at all.
Not that it was all bad... no. Every year has its ups and downs, but man oh man...
Guess first and foremost was losing my dad and feeling the brunt of that. Strangely enough, despite the sorrow there has been a comfort... reflecting on the humor we shared, much different than when i lost my mom in 2002.
We also lost Richard - something i can't shake off... it was too sudden, too unexpected - just extremely unfair. In a very large part - befriending him brought me to you. i would not be here now if it wasn't for Rapid T. Rabbit and a could never be more grateful.
i also found out i had lost a good friend the year previous - deep down, a part of me had an idea... i knew Steve was suffering, i just couldn't come to terms with facing the inevitable.
I had friends loose their stepdad, their mother, their grandfathers, their brothers, cousins.... can 2017 just ease up?
Then what was going on with the world? What is happening with our government? Good grief...
The weather? The horrible hurricanes, tropical storms, the blizzards, the earthquakes...
And people turning on each other and just the amazing disregard of life in general... okay 2017, stop.
Back at home - things have been awkward to say the least. Having run into a few man problems myself. Meeting an adorable local guy and finding out he's going to become a missionary. Another trying to befriend and connect with online - stupid me seeming forward and having it backfire.
Then there's the sliver of hope - the new apartment. Finding one after how many months? Signing the deed and still, as yet have to fully move in... it has been one problem after another... a big one is finding the time, coordinating the move with friends... but that's not the half of it...
Two weeks after i signed the apartment lease - my car's transmission started to slip (incorrect gear shift ratio). i took my Accord to a garage that came highly recommended and found out that the "much needed" transmission flush that Valvoline was pushing on me (due to the car's high mileage) basically withered the transmission. The garage did a flush with the right fluids and i gingerly drove myself - things were looking good.
In the meantime - i did what i could to get the ball rolling with the apartment. Had the hardest time trying to get a day to borrow my sister's van to get stuff out of my room and out of storage over to the new place... i succeeded a couple of times.
Then there was the foot... one Saturday walking to work - i felt a slight snap in my left foot. A few hours later i developed plantar fasciitis. Some days have been okay - others you can hardly move. Luckily my sister knew what i had and got me a sleep support brace which is seeming to now do the trick. I learned some exercises too... been doing that.
With the problems with my car, with my foot and with moving - after talking it over with a dear friend, i realized i had to cancel my trip to MFFFFFFFFFFFFF. Did not want to - but really had no other choice.
MFFFFFFFFFFFF weekend, Friday morning - i headed to work, my car began to smoke from the engine, a heater hose had melted off and my friend
Ratchet_pup fixed that; but, in so doing - blew HIS chances of going to MFFFFFFFF - which i can't forgive myself for. That said, a few days later the gear shift started slipping again and the shift display began flashing... now i was presented with the following options...
* find a wrecked Accord with the same transmission - replace it and have a 50/50 chance it will work a few months or not at all
* get the transmission overhauled for $2,200 - a couple of mechanics have said with a car over 200K miles on it - it is not worth it
* find a new cheapie
Between juggling my 3 jobs, the plantar fasciitis, doing what i could for the holidays and trying to move - I'm looking. And i'm cutting it close. With the holidays as they've been - i haven't been able to borrow my sister's van (save 1 time) to get to work and have nearly spent $400 getting a ride just TO work. There is no public transportation available for the time i need to get to work, And even if i WERE at my new place, i'd have the same issues and still wouldn't be able to get to work on time.
On top of that - Marriott had me work over at the Starbucks they run at University Hospital... now i'm fighting something between a cold and the flu.
Another year ~ so much for kissing a special someone at midnight. *siiiiiiiiiiiiighs* >.<
But there is hope - I'm holding on to it... things could be worse.... SO MUCH WORSE, and i'm grateful. Grateful to you - my family and furiends who will always be with me. Here's hoping i can get my stuff settled... get a car... finish my move and carry on! And may the New Year bring you blessings in abundance ~ happy times for all!!!
Not that it was all bad... no. Every year has its ups and downs, but man oh man...
Guess first and foremost was losing my dad and feeling the brunt of that. Strangely enough, despite the sorrow there has been a comfort... reflecting on the humor we shared, much different than when i lost my mom in 2002.
We also lost Richard - something i can't shake off... it was too sudden, too unexpected - just extremely unfair. In a very large part - befriending him brought me to you. i would not be here now if it wasn't for Rapid T. Rabbit and a could never be more grateful.
i also found out i had lost a good friend the year previous - deep down, a part of me had an idea... i knew Steve was suffering, i just couldn't come to terms with facing the inevitable.
I had friends loose their stepdad, their mother, their grandfathers, their brothers, cousins.... can 2017 just ease up?
Then what was going on with the world? What is happening with our government? Good grief...
The weather? The horrible hurricanes, tropical storms, the blizzards, the earthquakes...
And people turning on each other and just the amazing disregard of life in general... okay 2017, stop.
Back at home - things have been awkward to say the least. Having run into a few man problems myself. Meeting an adorable local guy and finding out he's going to become a missionary. Another trying to befriend and connect with online - stupid me seeming forward and having it backfire.
Then there's the sliver of hope - the new apartment. Finding one after how many months? Signing the deed and still, as yet have to fully move in... it has been one problem after another... a big one is finding the time, coordinating the move with friends... but that's not the half of it...
Two weeks after i signed the apartment lease - my car's transmission started to slip (incorrect gear shift ratio). i took my Accord to a garage that came highly recommended and found out that the "much needed" transmission flush that Valvoline was pushing on me (due to the car's high mileage) basically withered the transmission. The garage did a flush with the right fluids and i gingerly drove myself - things were looking good.
In the meantime - i did what i could to get the ball rolling with the apartment. Had the hardest time trying to get a day to borrow my sister's van to get stuff out of my room and out of storage over to the new place... i succeeded a couple of times.
Then there was the foot... one Saturday walking to work - i felt a slight snap in my left foot. A few hours later i developed plantar fasciitis. Some days have been okay - others you can hardly move. Luckily my sister knew what i had and got me a sleep support brace which is seeming to now do the trick. I learned some exercises too... been doing that.
With the problems with my car, with my foot and with moving - after talking it over with a dear friend, i realized i had to cancel my trip to MFFFFFFFFFFFFF. Did not want to - but really had no other choice.
MFFFFFFFFFFFF weekend, Friday morning - i headed to work, my car began to smoke from the engine, a heater hose had melted off and my friend
Ratchet_pup fixed that; but, in so doing - blew HIS chances of going to MFFFFFFFF - which i can't forgive myself for. That said, a few days later the gear shift started slipping again and the shift display began flashing... now i was presented with the following options...* find a wrecked Accord with the same transmission - replace it and have a 50/50 chance it will work a few months or not at all
* get the transmission overhauled for $2,200 - a couple of mechanics have said with a car over 200K miles on it - it is not worth it
* find a new cheapie
Between juggling my 3 jobs, the plantar fasciitis, doing what i could for the holidays and trying to move - I'm looking. And i'm cutting it close. With the holidays as they've been - i haven't been able to borrow my sister's van (save 1 time) to get to work and have nearly spent $400 getting a ride just TO work. There is no public transportation available for the time i need to get to work, And even if i WERE at my new place, i'd have the same issues and still wouldn't be able to get to work on time.
On top of that - Marriott had me work over at the Starbucks they run at University Hospital... now i'm fighting something between a cold and the flu.
Another year ~ so much for kissing a special someone at midnight. *siiiiiiiiiiiiighs* >.<
But there is hope - I'm holding on to it... things could be worse.... SO MUCH WORSE, and i'm grateful. Grateful to you - my family and furiends who will always be with me. Here's hoping i can get my stuff settled... get a car... finish my move and carry on! And may the New Year bring you blessings in abundance ~ happy times for all!!!
Here's a tip Chris. The next time you go out and throw out garbage, take a piece of paper, write 2017 on it, glue it on the bag and throw it in the garbage as you were symbolically getting rid of all the bad in previous year *firm panda hugs*
As for the car, I would suggest finding one for sale that's at least the cost of the transmission work with lower miles. In my opinion that would be a wiser investment.