Good food needs preparation. Junk food needs Preparation H.

Woke at 11, and spent some time talking to April before heading out with Bob. We went to a Chinese restaurant for some food, then some shopping for Matilda's birthday before returning home. I spent time starting to get pics for the characters for VGV while chatting online, and then played some Paper Mario before and after dinner. I talked to Sarah on the phone for about an hour or so before going upstairs to play a game with the kids, and then I spent some time on the phone with April. Her phone was about to die, so I said I'd talk to her soon online. So, I get downstairs, hook it up, and it takes about 5-10 minutes to boot up. I get online, she's there, I attempt to talk to her, but she doesn't reply. So, 20 minutes go by, and when she finally returns, it's a very quick goodbye, and she signs off before I can get another word in. It sounds silly, I know, but I feel slightly hurt and taken aback by it. (sigh) Oh well. Guess I'll just talk to her tomorrow.

And yet another reason to worry: Grandma just got back from the Nimrod, drunk. The wine was coming off her breath so strongly. I mean, what the fuck is going on with this house? Rob's now getting drunk frequently, as is Grandma, Jim's been trying to steal Rob's pot...jeez, I'm surprised I'm not a drunk yet. Given all the shit happening in the last few months, I'm surprised I'm not shooting up. Yes, changes are going on, but all I see is deterioration. I see people wanting escapes through drugs. What the fuck did I come home to? My own fucking family, for crying out loud. I refuse to do anything like that to calm me down, only temporarily...I have to face all this head-on, without any drugs or alcohol. It's the only way to see clearly...I shouldn't have come home.

In the meantime, I have to go for my drug test tomorrow. Wal-Mart will get to see my nice, clean urine.

Rob's asleep, I'm the only one up now.

Woot.

Nighty night, all.

Shloshed as Schlegel?

Well, today, I spent a few hours with the Bob, and we picked up Mom on her lunch break at work. We went to a seafood place, where I had some fish and chips, and afterwards, I stopped into Wal-Mart, and got some good news--I'm employed again! There's an opening in the Wireless center for me, and after Scott talked to me, I'm hired. It'll be official when I actually pass through all the red tape--reapplication and a drug test. He wants me in next week for work, so I did the application already. Drug test to come in a couple days. YAY!!! Then, we stopped in a couple stores, and went for a walk in Beebe Woods.

Other than that, it was a lazy day after Bob went to work. Talked to April online for a bit, and did some gaming. Dinner was had, and I was down here for the rest of the night, talking to April on the phone, then Carolyn (hugs). Then it was Annie online, and now Sarah. And soon, bed.

Happy me! I'm employed! (boing boing boing...)

Nighty night, all.