Someone moved my rock

Yes - it is true. I have stumbled out from the rock that I have been hiding under.
Not sure what motivated this -- other than a burning desire to avoid work. Not for lack of work, please understand that - but sheer avoidance.

So, ask the screaming masses, what's new meghan?
"Well kids," she says in her best children's show host voice, "Let me tell you"

Whole lotta nothing.
Now, that may not be entirely true. Actually had a busy summer. Weird to be typing like summer is over -- when in reality, it pretty much is.
Apartment is good. Settled in without too many issues.
Did have major ephiany about 2 months back --
Was looking at two houses on my street, wanted to know what they were asking for them, looked, accidently did one of those "mortgage calculators" and the next thing I know,
BAM
It hit me. Like the proverbial ton of bricks.
There is no reason on this green earth why I should still be paying rent. I should own. It is silly to be holding on to something that is STUPID.
So -- not having made the wisest of credit choices in the past, got a second job at Barnes & Noble -- 2-3 shifts per week, and I am now attempting to pay stuff off as quickly as I can. Of course, "quickly" is a relative term. That and my lease doesn't run out til', oh -- April 06.
And getting out of it would cost more than it is worth. So using this time to pay stuff off. Finally starting to see a smidge of progress. We will see. Even went so far as to look around (virtually that is) at some houses and see what the mighty dollar can get you these days...
Scary.

As part of the aforementioned "Get Control of Meghan's Life" plan, I also started a new workout/nutrition regime. SIX (as in one more than five) days of the week, the alarm goes off at roughly 5:15 AM and I go work out. 3 days of cardio, disguised as kickboxing and 3 days of resitance training. The diet went with it. Drinking pretty much went out the window. Not to mention on the first day of this new plan, they had us run a timed mile, see how many push-ups and sit-ups you could do in a minute... that sort of thing. The key is to have something to compare with at the end of the program --- which is 10 weeks.
Insane.
Totally, insane.
You too can get crazy at Farrells.

So between those two things, my social/free time went south in a real hurry. REALLY SOUTH. But, it has been helping with the $$ thing. Grocery shopping and not as much booze does save a few pennies.

So - I am spending the fall getting skinny and hot -- just in time for, Thanksgiving? Well, the timing might be sucky, but at least I am doing something.

Country is still a wreck. Our president continues to be an idiot -- natural disaster or instigated war -- NO CLUE.

Switching gears again -
Boy scene remains bleak as ever.
The fact that I am ok with this was re-enforced about a month ago when Heather and Sebastian broke up. She is now down in Florida trying to figure out what she is going to do with her life.
Men, boys, testosterone -- whatever you call them, morons.

I should have many, many more things to tell you, but I am dragging at this point. Really would love to just go home, but I have to work tonight -- oh joy.

Out.

Moving Day Plus 2

So
Moved.
Saturday.

There is a reason that I don't move very often and why moving companies get paid a lot of money to do the work for you.
It is bizarre. I did not get as worked up as I thought that I would have. I was just on a mission to get things done. Which we are about 98% there. I still have one closet that needs cleaning out at the old place and some cleaning supplies there. Have to clean the bathrooms tonight.
Woot.

I have never been as exhausted as I was about 9Pm on Saturday -- at least not in recent memory.

New place. Well, all of my crap is in there. Now, finding room for it -- that is the next part. I like to think of it as a whole new decorating challenge. Which it is. Not entirely sold on the way I arranged my room -- but there is time for that.

I owe a huge thanks to Kim, Stimmel, Adam and Steve for helping out. They were kind enough to give up a nice Saturday morning to help me move. Could not have done it without them. Although for the record, it was really quite entertaining to watch network engineers play Tetris with my furniture and the U-haul.
Also, I got to drive the U-haul. 26 FT. Manual transmission. I looked like some uber-scary trucker chic. Although when you are in something that big, you really don't have to worry about the other cars -- you win.

I will leave you with this high level summary:

• Meghan's legs look like she has been out on the playground a la 4th grade (bumps, bruises and scrapes)
  
• Meghan's arms look like she was a victim of domestic abuse -- from all the stupid boxes.
  
• Meghan's cats are just starting to like her again -- Jury is still out on Bailey. I think he filed a complaint with the Feline Union
  
• Meghan's new place is a amazing myriad of collapsed boxes, stacks of things that have no where to go and Rubbermaid bins full of -- something.
  
• Meghan's old place looks even bigger than before now that it is devoid of anything.
  
• Meghan's diet of the past two days has consisted of: Krispy Kremes, coffee (lots), diet coke (lots), Big Tomato & Brueggers.
  
• Meghan's valiant attempts to "purge" her house of all unnecessary crap PRIOR to the move where not NEARLY as aggressive as they should have been. Hence, ANOTHER 3 bags of crap will be off to Goodwill this week.

What else??
Nothing really. All my energy for the last 2 weeks has been getting ready for this. So, nothing doing on the ground.

Going to try and get out of work early today. Really should have taken the day off, but don't have that much vacation time to burn at the moment.

April Showers bring...

Ok-
so i have not been the best at keeping this up.
March has been the month of purging.
And not in a weight-loss, bulimia sort of way --
I have rid my home of every piece of junk, garbage and clothing that hasn't been used,worn or touched in like 3 years.
One thing good about this move is the cleansing aspect of things.
I am getting rid of a ton of crap.
To date:
3 trips to goodwill (3-4 heavy garbage bags of stuff each time)
Copious amounts of garbage -- so much that i have started rationing it out in the garbage otherwise we would not have any room.

Moving this weekend.
Crazy.
I will miss the house. A lot.
But, by the same token i am SOOO ready to just get this thing done and taken care of.
Will be so nice to have a cheaper rent and get some stuff paid off.
But the next few days are going to suck -- that much is for sure.
What else, been doing some thinking about -- everything really.
The more physiological purging if you will...
Trying to figure out why I am still not happy here. Why I feel compelled to be somewhere else...
I still don't know.
Grass is always greener -- all that. But, there has to be something else.

So Long February

So--
February sucked. No need to sugar coat it.
The house thing, the boy thing -- the money thing.
Long story -- but we are on the upswing ( i hope)

So still looking for a place to live. Had some potentials -- nothing too great. But I am looking at another place on Saturday. If it is remotely nice, I am submitting my application. So, cross your virtual fingers.

What else, I feel like there should be loads more to report on.
Threw my hat back in the proverbial ring -- the eHarmony ring that is.
So far -- I have a German guy who lives in Spain and some guy in Texas who thinks I look like Molly Ringwald from "pretty in pink" -- like somehow, I am going to help him re-live some freaky 9th grade fantasy or something.
Whatever.

I should have a better attitude about the whole thing. Trying. I really am. Baby stepping all the way there...
Saw Napoleon Dynamite last week.
Sweet.
Already on its way to cult status -- I can see why.

I have had a cold for like, 3 days -- so my ability to concentrate here at work is pretty much shot to hell.
so -- i am going to call it a day and get out of here.