Back Again....Far Away...
EVer have one of those excessive moments where although you finally think you've become content, you're past hopes have come crashing down for a second time? I dont know if anyone else even sees it this way. I do though. I have a wonderful girlfriend living 600 km away. I talk to her everyday. And I'm happy to have her around. Oh, for those of you who dont know, I'm living in Lloydminster now, paving once again. The money is TOO worth it. I can't NOT come up here. But at anyrate. I met her a week before I came up here, and she KNEW I was coming up here, and STILL wanted to date me. How often this happens? Never? Yeah that about sums that up. Anyways, she's waiting for me, I couldnt be asking for more. So I went to a hotel to leech some internet, and I thought I'd jump onto WoW, see if Shera was on. She was, I said hi, and suddenly she drops the bomb that she might NOT be moving to Oregon now. After all that crap, now she might still be around. That was blow 1, hit number 2 came when I asked if I could drop by sometime, come see her, maybe. But she doesnt answer the door unless she's expecting company, I dont have the means to contact her and say I'm coming. The knockout hit came when she stopped talking to me. Entirely. Gave up. Straight shot to the balls. I know I'm happy with my new girlfriend, I'm falling for her pretty hard and pretty fast. But when someone like Shera pulls out one of those...ouch. That always hurts. So now, if anyone recalls last year when I was up here and there was the 'Hot 27 yr old'? Yeah, I'm in that restaurant, typing this up. They have AC, and Pepsi. So why not? The amusing part is she stills works here.
Well, lets give a fill-in. I DO live here now, but I don't live in a hotel anymore. My bosses found a 3 bedroom mobile home in kind of 'the ghetto' of lloyd, so I live there now, my one boss gave me a TV, and I have my Xbox and PS2 and my laptop to entertain me. I bought 'The Da Vinci Code' to read, and I spent most of today sleeping and watching Tomb Raider 2. Which was potentially in the top 5 worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life. Kinda sad, I've seen some brutal movies. I was watching hockey last night, and all game long the announcers stated that Calgary only needed one point to clinch their playoff spot. Which they got. Overtime loss, but they got the point. And for some reason, it wasnt listed as clinched on NHL.com today. These are the little things I get excessively anal about. Not like they really MATTER, I know the Flames are in the playoffs, they maintain a 5 point lead over the NW Division. or is it 6....I can't recall exactly. So, my job, at this particular point, is to do shop work. We've rented a large bay, and right now, my job is to sand down entire trailers and then paint them. Or tape off areas and spray paint them, or arrange tools, or whatever the hell I get told to do. So in other words, I to random labour, just like always. I dont mind so much. I got a raise, I now make 125 dollars a day, and on the average week, make 750 in 6 days, if I work the full seven, naturally, 875. Why the hell would I complain to that? Think about it, 750 a week....on average. thats 1500 in 2 weeks, thats 3 grand a month. THREE FRICKIN GRAND. now say I make that until november....april, may, june, july, august, sept, oct, nov...8 months....times 3 grand. 24000 dollars. granted I wont be taking ALL of that home, especially since I'm around 10K in debt. If I'm smart and save what I can...I'm betting...at least 8 grand in the bank. If I'm smart. Oh, and forgive me if all the topics in here bounce around alot, I just felt like typing, I really have no organized purpose to this piece.
So I bought the first 2 seasons of Family Guy on DVD, and I got Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox. Y'know, Family Guy is always amusing, but after watching and reading all these raving reviews about FNR3 for the 360, when you play it for the Xbox (or PS2, I'd imagine), it just...isnt there. You're expecting so much more, even though you KNOW its not going to be as good, since its a lower system. I was tempted to wait, buy a 360 and get it solely for FNR3, but no guarantees as to the games I have being reverse compatible, since they only support some games. God knows why. I do believe the last thing I read about that, was that PoP: Two Thrones, was NOT compatible, however, Barbie Horse Adventures....is. What the hell's up with that? Mental.
I really need to get back to training, I've only gone once since my fight, to a place called Dragon MMA up in Edmonton, and it just wasnt there. Wasnt really hard, didn't really push me, I was working with one of the instructors, and he was flinching at my hits. MINE! I don't hit that hard! well, ok, I hit hard, but not Instructor-Flinching hard :P C'mon! I want to look up a place called Iron Circle here in Lloydminster, but so far, I can't even seem to catch wind of it. No phone listing, no internet site, nothing. The bloody operator doesnt even have wind of it. How are they supposed to recruit and train unless they advertise a little? Word of mouth only gets you so far. I know they used to have fight cards at a local bar here, maybe I'll go in there and ask around, see if the manager or something has a contact point. I'm starting to feel fat and out of shape, which tends to mean I already AM out of shape. Although maybe not fat. I don't think I'm fat. Yet. I'd like to find a gym here too. Get some weight training in. What I'd really like to do in the long run is bulk up to about 200, maybe 195 ish...of muscle, so when I do cut down for a fight, I'll actually be...muscles. Instead of just average build. If I can catch wind of a figt card up here, I might sign up as an independant too, get some ring experience under me. I'd like to get my record up a bit. 2-1...maybe 3-1. Hard work though, lots of it. Especially without a listed coach like 'Coach' down in Lethbridge. I don't think I'd ever fight for that local Iron Circle club though, they've been in cahoots in the past with our Lethbridge competition, and I just won't work with them on anything. Ever. Coach is supposed to fight their leader sometime in the next few months, it should be fun to watch them get destroyed. Coach could never lose to guys like that.
I suppose I miss more than I thought I would. I know I miss Bro, he's like a rock in my life, but he's coming up paving in a few weeks, so that won't be so bad. I'm going down to pick him up, and I'll get to see the girlfriend too (I don't have a nickname for her yet). My parents may be in the States for the weekend, my mom signed up for some...miniatures...thing, so I won't see them, but I've gone lots of time without seeing them before. I talk to them when I need to. Other times, I make do. Oddly enough, I miss the Ex. We didnt see each other that often, but her dry sense of wit seems to have kept me amused. Actually just before I left she had a kidney infection, I felt pretty bad not seeing her before I left. Can't do everything though. I got to spend 3 days up in Edmonton, but I didnt see to many people, only 5 or 6. My truck managed to make it all the way to Edm and then to Lloyd so I can't complain. I have to get some part for it when I go down though....a....Pitman..arm...or something like that, makes the steering work....PROBABLY important. Probly. I'll get 'er done. I just hope it makes it all the way back to Lethbridge or I'm screwed. I'll figure something out. I think if we get a permanent shop later this summer, and we hit a rainy season, I'm going to sand down my truck and paint it....deep forest green I think....glossy. I could polish up the chrome on it, what little chrome there is, and maybe paint the rims. Black and glossy. Might look pretty good. Or a nice silver. Later this year after things have been paid up or MOSTLY paid up, I'm want to get myself an Acoustic guitar, and some speakers for my truck, and a deck. My brother has a better engine I could drop into it, I think in the long run it'd be a pretty good little truck. Maybe some new suspension too. Brakes...brake housing.....it'd work out well. We'll see what happens. I still want a PS3, but that's a bit harder to price in, since no one knows the set pricing for it yet, although things are assumed to be around 700 dollars. Which, in payments, I could do. heh. I want my fucking big TV back, it went in to get fixed before I left, since the projection lamps arent lighting...on a TWO MONTH OLD TV. I'm quite put out about that. Apparently they still havent contacted my parents and had it taken into storage. I'm not pleased. Well I should get the shit out of this restaurant, dinner rush is filling up. Until later days.
Well, lets give a fill-in. I DO live here now, but I don't live in a hotel anymore. My bosses found a 3 bedroom mobile home in kind of 'the ghetto' of lloyd, so I live there now, my one boss gave me a TV, and I have my Xbox and PS2 and my laptop to entertain me. I bought 'The Da Vinci Code' to read, and I spent most of today sleeping and watching Tomb Raider 2. Which was potentially in the top 5 worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life. Kinda sad, I've seen some brutal movies. I was watching hockey last night, and all game long the announcers stated that Calgary only needed one point to clinch their playoff spot. Which they got. Overtime loss, but they got the point. And for some reason, it wasnt listed as clinched on NHL.com today. These are the little things I get excessively anal about. Not like they really MATTER, I know the Flames are in the playoffs, they maintain a 5 point lead over the NW Division. or is it 6....I can't recall exactly. So, my job, at this particular point, is to do shop work. We've rented a large bay, and right now, my job is to sand down entire trailers and then paint them. Or tape off areas and spray paint them, or arrange tools, or whatever the hell I get told to do. So in other words, I to random labour, just like always. I dont mind so much. I got a raise, I now make 125 dollars a day, and on the average week, make 750 in 6 days, if I work the full seven, naturally, 875. Why the hell would I complain to that? Think about it, 750 a week....on average. thats 1500 in 2 weeks, thats 3 grand a month. THREE FRICKIN GRAND. now say I make that until november....april, may, june, july, august, sept, oct, nov...8 months....times 3 grand. 24000 dollars. granted I wont be taking ALL of that home, especially since I'm around 10K in debt. If I'm smart and save what I can...I'm betting...at least 8 grand in the bank. If I'm smart. Oh, and forgive me if all the topics in here bounce around alot, I just felt like typing, I really have no organized purpose to this piece.
So I bought the first 2 seasons of Family Guy on DVD, and I got Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox. Y'know, Family Guy is always amusing, but after watching and reading all these raving reviews about FNR3 for the 360, when you play it for the Xbox (or PS2, I'd imagine), it just...isnt there. You're expecting so much more, even though you KNOW its not going to be as good, since its a lower system. I was tempted to wait, buy a 360 and get it solely for FNR3, but no guarantees as to the games I have being reverse compatible, since they only support some games. God knows why. I do believe the last thing I read about that, was that PoP: Two Thrones, was NOT compatible, however, Barbie Horse Adventures....is. What the hell's up with that? Mental.
I really need to get back to training, I've only gone once since my fight, to a place called Dragon MMA up in Edmonton, and it just wasnt there. Wasnt really hard, didn't really push me, I was working with one of the instructors, and he was flinching at my hits. MINE! I don't hit that hard! well, ok, I hit hard, but not Instructor-Flinching hard :P C'mon! I want to look up a place called Iron Circle here in Lloydminster, but so far, I can't even seem to catch wind of it. No phone listing, no internet site, nothing. The bloody operator doesnt even have wind of it. How are they supposed to recruit and train unless they advertise a little? Word of mouth only gets you so far. I know they used to have fight cards at a local bar here, maybe I'll go in there and ask around, see if the manager or something has a contact point. I'm starting to feel fat and out of shape, which tends to mean I already AM out of shape. Although maybe not fat. I don't think I'm fat. Yet. I'd like to find a gym here too. Get some weight training in. What I'd really like to do in the long run is bulk up to about 200, maybe 195 ish...of muscle, so when I do cut down for a fight, I'll actually be...muscles. Instead of just average build. If I can catch wind of a figt card up here, I might sign up as an independant too, get some ring experience under me. I'd like to get my record up a bit. 2-1...maybe 3-1. Hard work though, lots of it. Especially without a listed coach like 'Coach' down in Lethbridge. I don't think I'd ever fight for that local Iron Circle club though, they've been in cahoots in the past with our Lethbridge competition, and I just won't work with them on anything. Ever. Coach is supposed to fight their leader sometime in the next few months, it should be fun to watch them get destroyed. Coach could never lose to guys like that.
I suppose I miss more than I thought I would. I know I miss Bro, he's like a rock in my life, but he's coming up paving in a few weeks, so that won't be so bad. I'm going down to pick him up, and I'll get to see the girlfriend too (I don't have a nickname for her yet). My parents may be in the States for the weekend, my mom signed up for some...miniatures...thing, so I won't see them, but I've gone lots of time without seeing them before. I talk to them when I need to. Other times, I make do. Oddly enough, I miss the Ex. We didnt see each other that often, but her dry sense of wit seems to have kept me amused. Actually just before I left she had a kidney infection, I felt pretty bad not seeing her before I left. Can't do everything though. I got to spend 3 days up in Edmonton, but I didnt see to many people, only 5 or 6. My truck managed to make it all the way to Edm and then to Lloyd so I can't complain. I have to get some part for it when I go down though....a....Pitman..arm...or something like that, makes the steering work....PROBABLY important. Probly. I'll get 'er done. I just hope it makes it all the way back to Lethbridge or I'm screwed. I'll figure something out. I think if we get a permanent shop later this summer, and we hit a rainy season, I'm going to sand down my truck and paint it....deep forest green I think....glossy. I could polish up the chrome on it, what little chrome there is, and maybe paint the rims. Black and glossy. Might look pretty good. Or a nice silver. Later this year after things have been paid up or MOSTLY paid up, I'm want to get myself an Acoustic guitar, and some speakers for my truck, and a deck. My brother has a better engine I could drop into it, I think in the long run it'd be a pretty good little truck. Maybe some new suspension too. Brakes...brake housing.....it'd work out well. We'll see what happens. I still want a PS3, but that's a bit harder to price in, since no one knows the set pricing for it yet, although things are assumed to be around 700 dollars. Which, in payments, I could do. heh. I want my fucking big TV back, it went in to get fixed before I left, since the projection lamps arent lighting...on a TWO MONTH OLD TV. I'm quite put out about that. Apparently they still havent contacted my parents and had it taken into storage. I'm not pleased. Well I should get the shit out of this restaurant, dinner rush is filling up. Until later days.
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