midge 06:37 PM 02.23.02
i got a call from one of the hotels i applied at, i'm going for an interview on monday. the car's been making funny noises and struggling when it idles, husband is worried, so we're taking it to get an oil change and a good once over by the grease monkeys at gemini on monday morning, which means i need to score a ride to the hotel. it's not a big deal though, i think we've got it covered already. i'm excited but staying realistic. new auction too. busy as little beavers are we.
midge 08:52 PM 02.22.02 new auction. my mom's back home from her trip, everything went well. she was happy to hear we're coming early, though she wasn't too sure it would happen, reserved enthusiasm, that's entirely understandable. the sandwitch factory was closed, but i'll be setting my alarm early tomorrow morning to give it another shot. i went to molly maid and was frightened, it looks like a terrible job, with terrible paychecks, and everyone is opposed, but i persist, hoping maybe they'll call my references and cross my name off their list of potential mollies. i don't think i could turn down a job right now. i called moish last night on her cell phone and it was buzzing and clicking and making fart noises. we had a fun conversation and even though i know we'll be hanging out soon it makes me miss her even more. husband is having a turrett's attack at the shoddy workmanship of the savages that built our house. it seems the heaters were installed with bent nails and the walls were painted afterwards, not before. i remain oblivious clicking away in the den. we might have sushi again for dinner, since the package of imitations crab legs i bought won't get eaten any other way. incidentally the recipe for sticky rice at sticky rice.com rocks.
midge 02:20 AM 02.22.02
the following are jobs from the local paper i'm consider applying for tomorrow. i'm this desperate. seriously.
cemetary worker sounds fun right? i'm sure it's simple shit like maintenance and stuff, but i'd put makeup on dead bodies too if they asked. happy housekeepers what a reason to smile. sandwitch maker for a vending machine distributor ummm... yeah. special shopper i'm guessing i hide behind the turtle neck racks at department stores and try to catch shoplifters. warehouse order puller boring.
midge 07:50 PM 02.21.02
not one, but two new auctions, more later too. i applied for four jobs today, first at a holiday inn that's hiring a shit load of people for all kinds of stuff, then at lowe's a big ass hardware store, and a japanese restaraunt called sakura that had four signs in the parking lot with help wanted on them. the little japanese man at the counter was wearing a little kung fu suit and he looked confused and frightened by me, he said they didn't need help anymore, then scuttled out to the parking lot to collect the signs. i think i freaked him out. i also applied at sheetz, a big truck stop gas station type place, because one is being built maybe 3 minutes away from my house and they had a big billboard advertising their website and a 1-800 number where you could apply. i went to the site and filled the forms out, it seemed straight forward enough, until i came across their personal appearance policy: sheetz requires employees to maintain a neat appearance sounds fair enough, i bathe, pluck my eyebrows, wash my clothes... no problem right? then i see their dress code policy: absolutely no facial jewelry, this includes tongue. no extreme hair cuts or colorings. no visible tattoos. EXCUSE ME? tattoos do not make a person dirty. assholes. that doesn't seem like it should be legal. a question followed that, asking if you agree to abide by their rules. i clicked no and my application was rejected with a canned message about how i don't fit their profile. they say a criminal record will not necessarily exclude you from the opportunity to work at shetz, but having tattoos will. what the fuck?
midge 03:23 AM 02.21.02
i have a pile of dyn-0-mite submissions i need to sort through and i haven't gotten back to anyone but if you are one of them, never fear, you're not being rejected, i'm just a slack ass procrastinator. all my auctions have at least one bidder, and more stuff is going up soon. i'm pleased. we're getting started on fixing up the house, which must be done if we wish to see our damage deposit back. which we do. somehow i doubt the landlady would approve of our nouveau art deco crayon theme we've got going on right now.
midge 11:40 AM 02.20.02
it's funny that when i signed up for my sitemeter statistics tracker (see rainbow button below) i made a typo in my username. i guess that wouldn't normally be worth mentioning.
midge 11:36 AM 02.20.02
going to bed late is like a downward spiral, where my sleep schedule is careening madly out of control and i keep getting more messed up as time passes. why? i started a book (crime & punishment), finished it quickly because it was great and hard to put down, then started another (post office) and finished it in two sittings. plus we have been sort of milling around getting things ready, though i must admit husband has been the more active half in this we i speak of, plus i'm a little asshole, and i mess around playing and drawing when i should be in bed. i just woke up after 4 hour's sleep. ack. michael's had sculpey back on sale for $0.99 a pack, so i went crazy and bought a bunch. i'm testing the demand for my stuff on ebay, and whatever goes good i'll make more of. hopefully it all does. i really like people wanting and bidding on stuff i've made. i hope it all finds good homes.
midge 06:58 AM 02.19.02
i posted another auction on ebay, i have two more to do tomorrow. i hope they all do well, get bids and find good homes. i pulled turd ferguson's shell out fo the fish tank today, it had a bubble in it. a few strands of rotting flesh floated out, but it was pretty clean. i washed it and was going to keep it somewhere safe, but husband said we should return it to the fish tank, so that some of his spawn might find refuge in their father's carcass, so we did.
midge 03:57 PM 02.18.02
someone left this link in my guestbook and i was impressed. they're so cute! i've seen the walking sushi before though, at zydeco (wacky store back home) but they only had the tamago (omelette) ones and i didn't want them as badly as i wanted the devil ducks and vintage detective magazine magnet set for husband. thanks though steffy, that was sweet.
midge 01:50 AM 02.18.02
we're starting to get ready for the big move, i'm helping husband clear out the laundry room so we can get things ready to start painting another room. we bought a can of paint and some supplies today, though we probably won't use them just yet. i'm feeling optimistic about everything... but how could i not. as long as i get to go, i don't care. we're doing our best to be organized and independant about it, pay for the truck, the supplies, the expenses on the road, but i know no matter what happens, we're going. too many important people want this to happen, midge included. i catch myself wondering sometimes, what will it be like to live there again... will i see people i went to highschool with often, will they say hello, will i it be weird and make me hide? i think also of inconsequential things, like i won't have email for however long we are on the road, and the border crossing, and how fun it will be to talk on those little 2 way radios, what will my handle be? it's kind of fun, but then i think about what a retard i am for dwelling on such things when there are serious matters at hand, like more fraudulent border crossings. i know i'll miss some of the honkie food and convenience of 24 hour grocery stores, but apart from that, i'll be so very very very glad indeed.
midge 09:48 PM 02.17.02
my snail is dead. i think... i haven't had the heart to fish his shell out of the tank and check. for the last month or so he's been acting strange, which, if you've ever owned a pet snail, i'm sure you know is not uncommon, but this was different. he was very lazy and lethargic, and instead of oozing around the tank sucking on to various delicious scum patches, he floated around, bobbing at the suface, or sank to the bottom and laid still with his ass plate sucked in. he hasn't moved in a week now, and the fish are grubbing around him non stop, feasting on his decomposed flesh no doubt. he was a yellow mystery snail, 3 or 4 years old, which i think is pretty old as far as mystery snails go, and i think... he had a good run. he produced many offspring to carry on his legacy, and he will no doubt be missed.
