I'm not dead

[spiderwoman]

But I honestly don't think I'd mind if I were... Okay not really, I like being alive, but I am so stressed out lately. Absolutely nothing has changed since my last post two weeks ago. I am still running around like a headless chicken. It's driving me insane. I just want to be able to relax for once. Just spend a day where I don't do anything for the entire day. No chores, no errands, no nothing. Just... relax. But that's not an option these days.

Work is stressing me the hell out too. I always seem to have a thousand and one things to do and people are so bloody demanding of me. I am not a magician. I cannot make things happen RIGHT THIS SECOND. Things take time, and I'm sorry but I already have a ton of stuff on my plate and it'll be a little while before I get to you. I can't even say I'll take some time off to get away from it and relax, because I know when I get back, it's just going to be worse and even more work will have piled up.

I'm really hoping I can get the bulk of this out of the way and take a day or two of me-time. But then that brings up the whole mess of my only having a set amount of days off, and not being aloud to take any more after I've used those. And since I'm saving them for x-mas and whatnot... blergh. I am really growing to hate this job. Really am.

I haven't really been up to anything out of the ordinary lately. Normal life things. Work. Gym. Errands. Etc. Although I did drive up to my parents' this past weekend, with my old room mate and his girlfriend. It was an alright weekend, but I have decided I much prefer road trips where I am the only one in the car. I like being able to blare my music and stop where I like and pass people like a maniac without frightening anyone else in the car.

We went on a boat cruise, on the Chief Commanda II in North Bay. We went to Callandar Bay, and it was really pretty. Although, I got bored after about an hour and the other hour and a half were pretty bland. I can only take so many photos of the lake and the shoreline and islands.

The marina, and the big boat back there is the Chief Commanda II.

My mother and I on the boat.


Lake Nipissing as seen from the boat.

 

I also caught the most adorable little tree frog in my parents' yard while I was there. It's a Spring Peeper, a tiny little frog that won't grow any larger than 3cm. The one I have is about 2cm. I fed him a cricket Sunday night, which made me happy. Good to know it will still eat. Here it is!

 

The as of yet nameless frog. Cute, yes?

 

Let's see.... what else... Last week I bought a used terrarium and a couple other odds and ends, in preperation for the purchase of a ball python this weekend. Well, that's if the damn Ontario Reptile Expo is actually happening... Their website claims October 4th 2009 as an upcoming date here in Ottawa, but it still only has the information from April. Uh, not cool. I'll be going anyway but... feh. Enough breeders are still listing it as a date and expo they plan on attending so it must still be happening. But yes, ball python. I finally decided to get one, after years and years of desiring one. Yes, there will be photos. Like there wouldn't be, coming from me.

I bought some tickets to the Def Leppard concert happening November 12th here in Ottawa. Cheap Trick will be playing, and this other band I don't know. I couldn't get anybody to go with me so I bought my parents some tickets, because at least they know good music. I just hope my dad will be well enough to go, he's been really sick lately.

 

I haven't been doing so well myself either though, truth be told. My back has been in pain for weeks, to the point where sneezing causes me to cry out, and I avoid picking up my cat because it hurts. Ugh. Plus my legs, especially my right knee, have really been acting up. Damn you, arthritis!

 

I'm kind of upset because I think something is wrong with my car again. I need to go get another tire changed, this time front left, because now it's going bald when before it was the front right one. And it needs an alignment pretty badly. And it's making a weird thunking feeling when I'm going fast on the highway and I'm wondering if it's not another wheel bearing, or if the stupid plastic spoiler came loose in the front and it's hitting my tires again. I should just buy a damn new car... *grumble* I'll be spending several hundred on this heap of junk this week anyway. With all the money my parents spent on it, I really could have had a new car. Frustrating is what it is.

Anyway... I have stuff to do. Later.