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It is Sunday night, once again. I almost forgot to post! I don't have too much to talk about, but then when has that ever stopped me from rambling before?
I moved back home May 12. Since then, I have accomplished a fair amount of things around the house and yard. I weeded almost all of the flowerbeds and landscaped areas. I helped install a gutter system on our front porch roof. I rearranged the trail cameras (three times) and threw bird/squirrel/deer feed (three times). I rearranged and reorganized the playroom , where all of my games, systems, dvds, board games, etc are all kept. I opened the pool and hot tub and got them well on their way to being swim-ready. I planted strawberry roots, baby sugar watermelons, and cucumbers (the only things that have sprouted yet are the cucmbers). I learned how the filter and heating system works for the pool and hot tub. I built several pieces of furniture for the playroom now that I am actually residing here and need furniture.
I'm sure I missed at least something, ut there is what I can think of at the moment.
I found out last weekend that what I thought was a sinus infection was, in fact, strep throat, so that's been fun. I also may be allergic to half of the plants growing in the woods on our property. I never had to deal with allergies until last spring, because I am apparently allergic to half of New Jersey. I guess I stayed there too long and now I am allergic to my own locale. Yaaaaay.
I have been lightly looking for work (I originally decided I would relax and wait until June 1, but I jumped the gun). So far, nothing. I absolutely despise third party job search sites. I can't even count the amount of times I would fill out a resume online, then take their stupid questionnaire and have them tell me they weren't sending my application because heaven forbid I not have every exact answer they were looking for. It's absolutely idiotic. I miss the days of walking in and handing in either a paper application or giving them your resume. Or even just emailing your resume. Too many places don't even do that anymore, they just let the third party site decide if they want to send your application or not. It's so aggravating!!! Anyway, I have been keeping an eye open for county agricultural jobs and anything at the Department of Natural Resources (they have an office nearby), but nothing has opened up for the last few months. Wish me luck that something opens up soon.
I have been more active on OkCupid. I would prefer to meet someone in person, but in this day and age that is far from likely. I don't mind the online dating thing, but I wish people actually communicated or were willing to meet in person. I'm not looking for hookups, and when I get to actually talking to someone for a bit, very rarely do they actually want to meet in person for coffee or anything. Most of the time, however, if I message a guy I won't get an answer. When one messages me, 19 times out of 20 it's just "hi" or something suggestive or asking if I want to hook up. Seriously? The least you could do is speak politely. This isn't Tinder. I'd also appreciate something to go off of for a conversation. There is one guy, though, who I have been talking to for a week now. We message about once per day, and they are pretty lengthy messages, just chatting and getting to know each other. He seems really nice, is literate and intelligent, and knows how to have an actual conversation. I strongly hinted at us grabbing coffee or something in my message I sent a little bit ago, so maybe he will get the hint and we can meet up and get to know each other that way! I'm happy because he is also fairly nearby (most tend to be over an hour). Keep your fingers crossed for me?
TV Shows: I finally made it all the way through Friends. It had the rare moment where I chuckled at something, but overall I don't feel any better or worse for having seen it. I don't really see why it's been so popular for so long. I started Lost again. This is the third time I have restarted the series. The furthest I have gotten was the beginning of Season 5. I would like to finish it this time, since I shouldn't have any major life changes that interrupt it again. I am still enjoying All Hail King Julien: Exiled, one episode at a time. I keep falling asleep after one episode, haha.
Gaming: One of my friends from school got himself a PS4 and picked up Destiny. I gifted him 3 months of PS+ to get him through the summer, and we have been playing together when we can. It is wonderful to have someone to play with again. It also gives me a chance to replay the missions again. I don't get any rewards, but I don't mind. It's fun to see someone going through it for the first time, and remember that feeling. I also am working through one of the free PS+ games for May. It is called Type:Rider. Basically, it is an educational game that teaches you the history behind some of the major fonts. It is set up as a puzzle platformer, and the platforms you roll on are made of the letters in the font that you are working on. You also play as a semi-colon. It's very unique, and a lot of fun! I am also learning quite a bit of cool trivia about the history of fonts. It is nice and laid back, too, so good for when you want to game, but don't want to stress. I like it!
Books: I am working my way through American Gods (Neil Gaiman). I am five and a half chapters in, and finding it interesting. It is not very fast paced, and there seems to be two different stories going on (one modern, one seems to be various points in history), but there is enough happening in the main story to keep me going. I am interested to see where it is heading.
Hope everyone has a whimsical week!
I moved back home May 12. Since then, I have accomplished a fair amount of things around the house and yard. I weeded almost all of the flowerbeds and landscaped areas. I helped install a gutter system on our front porch roof. I rearranged the trail cameras (three times) and threw bird/squirrel/deer feed (three times). I rearranged and reorganized the playroom , where all of my games, systems, dvds, board games, etc are all kept. I opened the pool and hot tub and got them well on their way to being swim-ready. I planted strawberry roots, baby sugar watermelons, and cucumbers (the only things that have sprouted yet are the cucmbers). I learned how the filter and heating system works for the pool and hot tub. I built several pieces of furniture for the playroom now that I am actually residing here and need furniture.
I'm sure I missed at least something, ut there is what I can think of at the moment.
I found out last weekend that what I thought was a sinus infection was, in fact, strep throat, so that's been fun. I also may be allergic to half of the plants growing in the woods on our property. I never had to deal with allergies until last spring, because I am apparently allergic to half of New Jersey. I guess I stayed there too long and now I am allergic to my own locale. Yaaaaay.
I have been lightly looking for work (I originally decided I would relax and wait until June 1, but I jumped the gun). So far, nothing. I absolutely despise third party job search sites. I can't even count the amount of times I would fill out a resume online, then take their stupid questionnaire and have them tell me they weren't sending my application because heaven forbid I not have every exact answer they were looking for. It's absolutely idiotic. I miss the days of walking in and handing in either a paper application or giving them your resume. Or even just emailing your resume. Too many places don't even do that anymore, they just let the third party site decide if they want to send your application or not. It's so aggravating!!! Anyway, I have been keeping an eye open for county agricultural jobs and anything at the Department of Natural Resources (they have an office nearby), but nothing has opened up for the last few months. Wish me luck that something opens up soon.
I have been more active on OkCupid. I would prefer to meet someone in person, but in this day and age that is far from likely. I don't mind the online dating thing, but I wish people actually communicated or were willing to meet in person. I'm not looking for hookups, and when I get to actually talking to someone for a bit, very rarely do they actually want to meet in person for coffee or anything. Most of the time, however, if I message a guy I won't get an answer. When one messages me, 19 times out of 20 it's just "hi" or something suggestive or asking if I want to hook up. Seriously? The least you could do is speak politely. This isn't Tinder. I'd also appreciate something to go off of for a conversation. There is one guy, though, who I have been talking to for a week now. We message about once per day, and they are pretty lengthy messages, just chatting and getting to know each other. He seems really nice, is literate and intelligent, and knows how to have an actual conversation. I strongly hinted at us grabbing coffee or something in my message I sent a little bit ago, so maybe he will get the hint and we can meet up and get to know each other that way! I'm happy because he is also fairly nearby (most tend to be over an hour). Keep your fingers crossed for me?
TV Shows: I finally made it all the way through Friends. It had the rare moment where I chuckled at something, but overall I don't feel any better or worse for having seen it. I don't really see why it's been so popular for so long. I started Lost again. This is the third time I have restarted the series. The furthest I have gotten was the beginning of Season 5. I would like to finish it this time, since I shouldn't have any major life changes that interrupt it again. I am still enjoying All Hail King Julien: Exiled, one episode at a time. I keep falling asleep after one episode, haha.
Gaming: One of my friends from school got himself a PS4 and picked up Destiny. I gifted him 3 months of PS+ to get him through the summer, and we have been playing together when we can. It is wonderful to have someone to play with again. It also gives me a chance to replay the missions again. I don't get any rewards, but I don't mind. It's fun to see someone going through it for the first time, and remember that feeling. I also am working through one of the free PS+ games for May. It is called Type:Rider. Basically, it is an educational game that teaches you the history behind some of the major fonts. It is set up as a puzzle platformer, and the platforms you roll on are made of the letters in the font that you are working on. You also play as a semi-colon. It's very unique, and a lot of fun! I am also learning quite a bit of cool trivia about the history of fonts. It is nice and laid back, too, so good for when you want to game, but don't want to stress. I like it!
Books: I am working my way through American Gods (Neil Gaiman). I am five and a half chapters in, and finding it interesting. It is not very fast paced, and there seems to be two different stories going on (one modern, one seems to be various points in history), but there is enough happening in the main story to keep me going. I am interested to see where it is heading.
Hope everyone has a whimsical week!
