But I doubt it as I JUST started writing. :/

So yesterday at work, me along with all the other floaters (I count as a floater because I'm school-age so we don't even pick them up from school till 2:30 and I start work at 10:30 and do lunch breaks) got some news today.

We are all having our hours cut to part-time. This means they changed my regular 10:30 to 6:30 hours to 2:15 to 6:30. It's a huge difference. I was looking at about three options when my boss told me: quit and get a new job, get two jobs, or change from school-age to the Stingrays classroom which is 3 to 4 years and counts as Pre-K so you have to be certified PLUS it's the number one class that stresses me out. -_- But, the other floaters may end up quitting because of the change and if so I have a new option. Split shift. It'll be annoying as hell, but it means keeping my class and staying full time. What I would do is come in around 7 work till about 11 then leave and come back at about 2:30 and work till 6:30.

The hard part is that since I'm school-age, if I did 2 jobs, I'd have to constantly miss the second job on the days that they were there all day, thus lowering my chances of keeping the job.

I was thinking of maybe either getting a temp part time job or doing the split-shift until summer, then I'd be in my class all day, and then at the end of summer finding a new job....

I just really don't know what to do. And I can't get mad at my boss cause it's not her fault. The woman who owns the daycare made all the directors in all 16 schools cut hours or cut staff completely. My boss was totally upset cause she had to tell all of us. :( One of the other floaters got basically cut. They are forcing her to become a sub, but I don't think she has a car.

It's counted as Eric's car, cause it's a stick-shift which he will have his mother teach him. I'm not ready to learn stick-shift. Blah.

Also, we have to have it fixed, via Eric's dad, but there it is in our parking lot. It's a mitsubishi montero jeep.

The recap I used from last year.

Age: 20
Love: Eric Sabra for 5 years this past Nov. Talk of marriage still in the hopefully not too distant future (within the next few years).
Job: ECE at Stepping Stone (Skippers class). Eric works as a floater at Stepping Stone.
Education: Me & Eric graduated Stony Point nearly 3 years ago. No further education yet.
Vehicle: None
Pets: Sonata & Chibi. Got a kitten, Amalthea, for my birthday who was put to sleep in July.
Home: Summit Creek Apts.
Recent Home News: Eric's dad has been staying with us for a few months now. No sign of him getting a job and leaving yet.... -_- Robbie and David visit when on break from school.
Furnishings: Lots of chairs, futon, bed, glass table, computer tables, ottoman and coffee table. Bookshelves of course too.
Family: Daddy and Laura have moved to Kerrville near Grammy and Poppy. Laura keep bugging me that she wants grandkids. Their new house is fucking tiny and Laura has been jobless for months now. She's attempting to get on disability. Still see Ember rarely, but have discovered mutual love of Phoenix Wright/Apollo Justice DS games. Haven't seen Claudia in years. Saw Mandy at Daddy's b-day party and actually talked to her. Spoke with her briefly on facebook. Eric's sister Shyla is pregnant again with a girl this time. Bradley is adorable and loves music instruments and art. Nothing really new with the rest of his family.
Friends: The people I talk to the most are: Robbie, Hillary ("new" assistant director), Heather, Janae and Kim. Heather just had her 3rd child a few weeks ago. A baby boy (that they were told was a girl. XD ).
2008 recap: In January I put in my two weeks notice at Stepping Stone. Day before last day, I got an email from a company (Inchbug) for an interview. Interviewed after last day and was hired for typing skills. I had to wait for the company to move two weeks later. At first I liked it (except when I had to work by myself). But the people quickly drove me crazy, as well as the nasty commute and not doing what I was hired to do. Quit and returned to Stepping Stone as a school age teacher. Have been in there since. 20th birthday was uneventful, with the exception of Amalthea, and my present was getting pictures professionally done. For my birthday, Eric got me a Siamese kitten (only a few months old tops) who I named Amalthea after Last Unicorn. Medical complications arose and she had to be put asleep in July. I still miss her a lot and cry at pictures of Siamese kittens still. Daddy and Laura moved sometime late in the year because they couldn't afford to live in Austin anymore (and cause they are a bit stuck-up about apartments). Took Driver's Test in Oct and failed. Celebrated 5th anniversary with Eric in Nov. Woo! Ren Fest this year sucked butt. Christmas was awesome and I got lots of stuff I loved, even from some kids from my class. Currently hating how over ratio I am and am hoping to get my assistant they promised me soon.

Wow, what an uneventful year.

C'mon 2009. Show me something good. XD

So I've figured out I have dysmenorrhea... I get every single symptom and I know my mom and sister had it too. One of the pages I read on it said it is passed through mothers and daughters..

http://www.epigee.org/menstruation/dysmenorrhea.html

It's me and Eric's fifth anniversary today! ^__^

In other news, I'm determined to NaNoWriMo this year.... although I haven't written anything yet. I'm about to though and will hopefully have at least the prologue for everyone to read up soonish.

So when we finally got to DPS they said they were booked for the day. So I couldn't take my test today. The next time I might be able to take it is Oct 4

EDIT: I realized I hadn't mentioned that I failed the test on the 4th...

On the 19th I'm going to go take my driving test and hopefully walk away with a driver's license. @_@

We had to put the kitten I got for my birthday to sleep today. All the options she had left was just more suffering for her probably still resulting in death, and we didn't have the money for those anyway...

I may or may not post more later.

I haven't posted in a long time.... And don't expect much from this one.

I just wanted to share the news that Eric got me a kitten for my birthday!!! We've named her Lady Amalthea after Last Unicorn. ^__^ I'll post pictures as soon as I can.

The funniest part is that she shares a birthday with Eric. She was born April 14 this year, so she's not very old. We though Sonata was tiny, but she looks HUGE next to Amalthea. And don't get me started on Chibi. Neither of the cats really like her yet which is sad, cause she keeps trying to come up to them to play/get to know them.

Also, I don't think I mentioned it, but I'm back at Stepping Stone. And I'm much happier. I no longer do diapers! Whee! I work with the school-age kids and it's a lot of fun, if a bit hectic. Field trips are fun! ^__^ I'm just dreading when the school year starts back up, cause then my class is only there 3 hours. The rest of my 8 hour day is spent "floating" which I despise, cause either I don't like the age group or it's diapers or both. Since Eric is the other floater, he gets all the pre-k classes. I originally came back to SS to do Pre-K, but no classes were available so I took school-age. Now I'm sure it's ruined me for it. I really like my class. Boo. Ah well, I'll decide closer to August.

I know, I know. I never post. However, here is my latest "business" venture. There are only 50 names now, but I'm hoping to get the other 50 up fairly soon. We'll see how that goes. I've hit a an artist block with some of the designs, but hopefully my dad can help. Anyway, check it out: http://www.cafepress.com/rosename

1. If you were a mythological creature, what would you pick and why?
That's a really tough one. I'd say dragon cause they are so cool, but it's not really in my personality type and they get killed so often, ya know. I'd probably have to go with the traditional unicorn because they are often helpful creatures that can heal and are attracted to pure people. I think that's somewhat similar to me as I love to help people, if I could heal them I would, and I'm not so much for the less-pure hobbies there are out there... Well, except for sex. That's great.

2. What is your favorite fairy tale?
Man, what's with all the hard questions? You would ask me when I'm been reading The Complete Collection of Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grim. Bah. I think some of my top stories are: The Prince Who Feared Nothing; The Knapsack, The Hat, and the Horn; Maid Maleen; The Little Hamster From The Water; The True Bride; The Lettuce Donkey; and The Nixie In The Pond

3. You get to switch bodies with one celebrity but are forever stuck in that person. Who do you pick and why?
I'm not much of a celebrity buff, so I just did a little research. I think I'd pick Mae Whitman, cause she has the same birthday (year included) as me, and she's the voice of Katara. I'd be awesome to work with the whole team behind Avatar.

4. You are stuck on a deserted island. Fortunately, the palm tree has a working CD player built into it and an endless supply of energy and you managed to bring one CD with you. What CD did you bring?
I guess my new MP3 player doesn't count. Haha. I guess it would probably be one of my Cranberries CDs. Most likely No Need To Argue.

5. If you got to interview me, what five questions would you ask?
1. If you had to write anything other than fantasy, what would you write?
2. If a mysterious benefactor paid off all your debts and gave you an extra million dollars, what would you do with it?
3. If you and Alice switched bodies for a day, what would be the first thing that you did?
4. What is your favorite Disney movie and why? If you don't like Disney, then another animated movie that's not anime.
5. If you were an anime character what would you look like and what powers, special abilities, etc would you have?

The Instructions
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy/personal. Whatever.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

I really hate being at work alone.

I went from a job that had 24 employees, all with the same basic hours, plus all the kids (more than 100) to a job that has only 6 women total with fairly different hours.

Guess who's the only one who works weekends?

So guess who's not quite working yet because she's working up the courage to, as she sits in the very front room to work.

Man, I wish someone was here with me. :(

Man, I know I'm sick when I manage to sleep till noon and still want to go back to sleep. If my nose wasn't so stuffy when I laid down I probably would too. I'd consider a nap on the futon with a movie I've seen a lot in the background, but the cats peed on the damn thing. Is it so much to ask to be able to breathe out of my nose. My lips are pretty bad right now from having to breathe through them so much. Plus, I have two canker sores on my lip. Not fun. I just feel weak and tired and everything that I touch just irritates my skin. My head hurts a lot too. RWAAAAAAAAR!!!

On another note, I put in my two weeks at Stepping Stone a while back. Last Thursday was my last day. Friday I had an interview with InchBug, and they called me later to tell me that I was hired. Success!! However, I don't start till the 16th. They are about to move offices, and I'm going to go to their new one since it's on the bus route. I'm going to loose my mind before that though. I don't do well home alone. I never have. I think it's because there were so few times that I wasn't home with someone else. There's always been my parents or sisters, or somebody home with me. After I moved in with Daddy there were times I had to deal with it, especially while it was just me and Daddy. I'm such a wuss. Yesterday I literally spent the entire day Eric was at work, on the computer. It's one of the few things that can distract me. I have a far too imaginative mind for my own good, but only when it comes to things to worry about....

Bah.

TARDIS plushie by ~campervanfrog on deviantART

This was too funny not to post. XD

instructions:
1 - Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Random quotations: http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr's "explore the last seven days" http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

Put it all together, that's your first album.



( Obviously I have too much time on my hands )

I'm scared shitless.... I'm about to turn in my 2 weeks notice so I can quit Stepping Stone. I'm about to have to give it to the woman that I'm too scared to even call in sick because the last time I did she told me to "Grow up and come to work".


*spazzes*

Last Saturday evening our A/C stopped working. It was too late to go to the office to report it, and they are closed on Sundays. Eric was going to tell them Monday, but he got called into work early. Office closes at 6 and we don't get home till 6:30. Eric finally told them Tuesday morning. So here I am, 5 AM, after having fallen asleep at midnight due to me and my own drama, awake cause my head is itching from sweat so badly and it's so hot I'm about to give up on the silk camisole I put on for modesty's sake, cause it's 88 fucking degrees!

EDIT: Oh how lovely... and the highs today (inside Taryn's apartment) will be 94!!!

Instructions:
1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, your favorite kind of sandwich, or maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not.
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.

( answers here )