The Hell We Share in 2016

I’m out and about, doing Lyft driving. Quiet night so far.

Nevermind. It picked up just as I was starting this. And now it’s quiet again.

I wouldn’t bother on a Thursday, but rent is due and my roommate doesn’t get paid until the day afterward. Barf. I got my tuition reimbursement from work, but between school, car stuff and temporarily paying both halves of the rent, it’s already gone.

Work sucks. There is a general sense of misery amongst everyone. I’m looking for a new job. I had an unpleasant conversation with a couple of the managers yesterday. Apparently I’m not doing well as a supervisor. This isn’t the first time they’ve blindsided me with this sort of thing. Waiting months to say something is not effective communication. Sure, I could have also communicated, but I had given up on anything beyond constantly being in production. I did stand up for myself this time. There was enough of a compromise for now but they do know I am looking.

I’d honestly like to do Uber/Lyft full-time. It’s fun, people are always cool, and I assume I would make more money doing it full-time than my current gig. The ride services take out a chunk of the fares, but if you do enough Lyft driving they take out only half or potentially none. Plus I would pay less in taxes by virtue of being able to write off tons of stuff. Car payment, car insurance, repairs, gas, etc.

I wouldn’t enjoy relying completely on my car for work, but I’d be boned if I couldn’t drive to my current job anyway. Being able to have a fluid schedule and do what I want when I want would make me a lot happier.

We moved apartments. It came down to the wire on finding one and was a pain in the ass. We didn’t have internet for a while also. Slight torture, but it’s over now.

Things were uneventful with Courtney, until she tagged along last minute with the roomie and I to a Cure concert at the end of May. There was some handsy-ness, initiated by her, and I got to grab her boob. Cool. Then back to nothing. I don’t know. Maybe she is just a tease, as someone suggested before. The chemistry is undeniable.

I have been trying to get something going with one of my classmates in Japanese class. She physically gives off signals of interest but we haven’t hung out away from class. Hopefully that changes once the term is over. She is kind of awkward, definitely cute. Vegan, but I think I could date a vegan.

Only one class this term, everything else filled up before I was allowed to sign up because it’s summer term. Instead of receiving extra loans, I had to pay out of pocket. Next term should be back to normal.

There’s other stuff I’m sure, but nothing major. I only need one more ride to cash out for the night, but I might not get it. Alas. Usually I get interrupted every time I try to write an entry or catch up on my bookmarks. Usually.