Just Thursday

Good Morning. I wonder how to steer people to this site here. I seem to be much more coherent within this sites confines. Is it strange, I'm not entirely sure. It must be the fact that no one knows I'm here. Let me not digress to this diatribe.
I never made it to the Super Bowl function. As I spent the door charge money the week before, needed the tire the Friday before, and knew I couldn't afford it. In fact I haven't even been to the lounge since the weekend before. Long time for me. Purely financial reasons. Although, I'm thinking I may have a way.
In this wreck of a living situation, I've probably got over $30 in beer bottles and cans in the out door room. Is it any wonder we attract rodents? Now generally I try to share. But I seriously have zero dollars to play with. I despise this.
Work is still going. We've had some layoffs and such. Who hasn't? Damn I'm losing coherence and am struggling for control. There is a lot of pressure at work.
Pressure to keep one's head down and not attract to much notice. Dangerously, I feel we are somewhat safe. Time will tell.
I'm extremely disappointed in summer plans. There is a wedding I wanted to attend in Chicago. Long story short, I waited to this late date to request the time off. My manager has it off. Not a bad thing, in fact we could probably work out an arrangement, except I won't.
Reason 1: I am known to make vacation plans, and have them ruined at the last minute. So I won't ask for it off.
Reason 2: My friend/manager deserves time, has a family, and is just a nice guy in general.
Reason 3: I have been saving up for this trip and probably didn't have enough anyway. But it is a nice start on a vacation fund for ME!
Okay that is enough with that. Let's see anything else? Yes, I have done no reading and nothing on coin collecting as of yet. I'm actually okay with it too. And I was shocked to learn that my local library is no longer open on weekends.
I wonder if that is a reaction to the economics of the situation. Or is it because libraries have become outdated with the Internet? Good question I think. I must admit it is sad to think it is the latter. There was always something neat about researching, and studying in the library with friends. Now we just press buttons alone in our room. What is this society becoming?
There is something else I'd like to say, it keeps on slipping in and out of my consciousness. Like something out the corner of your eye. You know it's there but just can't grasp it. I wouldn't mind putting it down here, but wouldn't put it elsewhere. Oh well I'll live.
I think that's about it for right now.

Saturday Morning

Good Morning. Coffee is brewing, breakfast is settling in my stomach. Just fried up a simple egg on a leftover hamburger roll. The only thing I did differently is to put it under the broiler with some cheese, ahh was grand. The cheese was warm and melty, the egg took to it right away.
Second pot of coffee for me, didn't care too much for the first. The sun is peeking bright through the windows. And it is rather cold, a mere 28 degrees.
Due to 2 basic reasons I am extremely broke now. Had to purchase a new tire yesterday and got no overtime at work at all. I burned through the $50 I had for the Super bowl party tomorrow. Just the way it goes. Oh yes and my cold remains.
Unfortunately the economy is hitting me hard as well. Not that I thought it wouldn't. I'm not that naive. It's just that with the tire, I realized how close I am to being wiped out. I do not even have 1 paycheck in the bank. Not good.
This pot of coffee is much better. Perhaps I made the last one to strong.
There is plenty to keep me amused here at home. I've neglected a lot of cleaning. Well I'm running low on steam and theme. Sorry about that.

A very slight update

Just getting over a cold. This is the second day technically. Must've been Thursday, realized I was loosing my voice. Drank an entire boatload of lipton decaffinated tea. Was in full bloom on Friday. Lot's more tea. Rest. Work wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
I believe we've just passed the anniversary of my lost smoke shop in town here. Just thought I'd post it. It hit me hard and took me a long time to get used to it. And now of course I've the other shop. My usual weekend haunt, sometimes even during the week.
It is a relaxation thing. Some drink; I tend to smoke. And sometimes it's the company thing too. Speaking of which. Next Sunday is the Super bowl. I'm going to the event at the smoke shop, I even took the Monday after off. Why I'm not entirely sure but what the heck.
I've done nothing about the books or coin collecting ideas. Although I've run across a book I started a couple of years ago and misplaced. Wonder if that would count? Would it be cheating to start where I supposedly left off? Don't know.

January

It is by now 2009. Very exciting. Drinking my coffee, writing a blog for blog's sake. My shoulder has been hurting for a couple of days now. Not at all sure why. I'm hoping its a "travelling pain" and will go away. 5 dangerous words you know,
"maybe it will go away". But I"m going to risk it now.
My drug company has let me know that 1 of my heart medications is no longer covered. Rather nice of them no? Not worried, I'm sure the shitty generic will do for me.
I proposed 2 ideas for myself for the new year. Not resolutions, I don't do resolutions. Just 2 ideas I'd like to do.
The first one is this. See the New York Times list online. Pick one book from fiction and 1 book from non-fiction and read them. Figured 2 books a month isn't a bad idea. I mean after all, not much on television. I was a fan of reality shows when they first came out.
The concept was so new and so fresh. It had not been done in ages. I remember I'd gone back to school, and would race home. School was 20 miles from where I lived. It was after all the very first season of Survivor.
Reality shows now litter the landscape of television like so much new year eve confetti. So many of them, so much garbage. Showing not real life. Rather showing how low some will sink for a piece of fame. Unwatchable pablum. But I digress. Tend to do that you know.
Anyway, my idea for the books was to get them from the library. Problem there is this, apparently I owe them money. I vaguely have been aware of it. Think it's from an over due book on cd. But I hope to resolve this, this very weekend. Thought I may even start another blog on the discussion of the books. A truly bizarre online book club huh?
The second idea is one that even I cannot comprehend. Coin collecting. You see I do seem to have a few coins around. Seems I might be able to learn from it and it might be free.
The problem is in the people I have encountered thus far. Very quirky, angry coin store owners. Both who did not want to be bothered. Both who did not give me any information or starting place. The last one told me to do some research and then we'd talk. Well if I do the research, I probably won't need him.
So these are my 2 hobbies ideas thus far. I've done no research. I've not read the New York Times book list. And not settled with the library. Stay tuned?