"We all spit at stars"
Let's keep this one short and simple, shall we?
Today was a fairly easy day. It's right before Labor Day weekend, so a lot of people have already started heading home and don't plan on turning on their BlackBerry's or laptops until next week. I wish I was so lucky, however, as an admin (well, an admin with little vacation time saved up), I will be here until tomorrow afternoon when I jump into my newsed (new/used) car and drive down to North Carolina.
Mel attends school down there, by the way. She's just now starting her first year of college, and I couldn't be happier for her. It's nice to see your little sister who has been working at a dead end Target job, to go back to school and take those first steps into independent adulthood. She has a cute little apartment with a neighborhood pool/gym, and I plan to utilize both places while I'm down for my extended weekend visit.
It'll be nice to get out of the office.
I do spend a frightening amount of time within these business walls. My coworker, Ellen, heard about this socializing group here in the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia) area, and signed herself up for an entire year. They have around forty-five social activities every month, and it's meant to be a fun/safe/easy way for singletons to meet new people while participating in things that they may not usually do.
I think it sounds like a nice idea, but I reckon I'm too much of an anti-social wallflower to go to these events and meet random people. Oh, and I'm cheap. The monthly fees/yearly submission is WAY too much for my teeny tiny pockets. I think I'll stick with meeting new people the old fashion way: going to bars. Not that that way has proven to be successful in the past. Ellen does have some free passes for guests, though, so maybe I'll tag along to one of the free events and see how it goes.
I also had a follow up appointment today for my root canal. I have a whole slew of dental issues going on, which is what I get for not going to the dentist for FOUR YEARS. Yeah, I know, I'm gross. But when I was at uni, I didn't have insurance, nor could I afford to go regularly, so my teeth were left unattended by any kind of dental professional until I finally got that handy dandy insurance. For the record, root canals are a piece of cake. I don't know why people think that they're so horrible. They give you some awesome novocain that's on steroids and you can't feel half of your face for like, four hours. It's great.
So yeah, that's my Thursday. Bring on the long weekend. God knows I could do with an extra day of doing nothing.
P.S.....Happy 90210 day.