Only Half an Hour at the Gym...

I guess I should expect some warm-up time, coming back to the workout regimen. Hopefully I can ditch a dozen or more pounds by the birthday. Find a nice, steady 9-5 and lose weight, all that I should be concerned with right now.

Quit the job at Books-A-Million. Between the migraines, other people needing the car, and the sheer volume of hours I was trying to do, it was all getting to be a bit too much. While the reduction in revenue will be felt, at my current rate I can still pay rent, gas, the usual expenses, and start to pay my roomie back, so at least there's that.

While it's not a paid internship, the National Archives are taking volunteers to help. Hopefully, if I don't get a normal job offer soon, I can just get my foot in the door that way. Get on the site experience, flesh out the resume, meet people, that sort of thing.

Brown Eyed Girls new album is finally... ALMOST here. Hot Shot was released as a single a few days ago, and while it's not... QUITE what I wanted to hear, it's good to know that the group is still experimenting with their sound and are not content to try for an Abracadabra clone. I'll also admit, after a couple replays, the song's starting to grow on me. Probably not going on any playlists though.

Gah, my crushes on Miryo and Ga-in only grow by leaps and nerdy bounds! Miryo's so cute with the short short cut, and Ga-in is just as precious as always. ^_^

Here's the teaser for the Brown Eyed Girls - Hot Shot video. It's not the full audio, but that's easy enough to find.

Girl With the Really Cool Back Tattoo

Just saw The Girl Who Played With Fire, and I'm really looking forward to catching the last movie of the trilogy. Shopping around for a new clump of movies to watch, wondering what Korean films I haven't seen yet that I should look up. As interesting as movies about serial killers and revenge are, I think that whole theme is getting a bit old for my tastes. Maybe a Korean romcom next!

Somewhat put off by the Books-A-Million policy on discount card selling. Just had to sign a coaching form, where I had to acknowledge that I was not meeting quota and that I had to push the cards harder, yaddi yadda. I'm thinking that if they threaten to fire me, I'm just going to bounce and find work elsewhere. Minimum wage isn't worth that sort of hassling.

Ugh, I can't believe it's only Thursday morning... I really want it to be Borgata weekend so I can play some funny slots and maybe win some money. The scheduling manager hasn't been in during my shifts at the bookstore, so I haven't been able to talk to her about time off. I'm hoping that she won't make a big fuss out of me requesting that one Saturday off, especially since I've already taken this Saturday off. I'm PRETTY sure she'll be mad, but won't deny me the time off. If she does, I'm not sure what I would do. It's nice having a steady job for money, but the money's not that good, and the annoying tendencies of the higher-ups to make shit roll downhill is getting on my nerves. Maybe this will be my excuse to just leave this retail experiment and just get into crunch mode for Java. Almost five years of retail is a bit too much for my tastes.

The idea of quitting WoW is actually somewhat appealing, now that I've had some time to cool down and think about it. No more game commitments, no more monthly bill, no more feeling bad for fucking up in a game, no more nightly trolling. It's gonna be kinda sad, not talking to some of the players on a regular basis, but I'm sure I can find some way to keep in touch.

Anywho, here's Jennifer Chung - One Day. Her first full length album is out now, so be sure to give it a peruse! Remember to support these up and coming artists!

Coming Back Positive

Well, it doesn't happen often, but I'm coming back from the Borgata trip net positive! No outstanding gambling loans, no guilt-ridden withdrawals from the ATM, no wandering the casino floor looking for random vouchers to cash and play... >_> And it was all thanks to slots! Who knew! Table games be damned, I'm gonna play me some Sex and the City! Even bought myself a nice Borgata hoodie. I think I'm going to start doing that with every positive trip. Maybe I'll actually have a small collection of casino related clothing by year's end.

... more likely though, I'll just have the one hoodie. <_<

So we just got back an hour ago, and I've got work in... two hours? I don't even know when I go in, but I'm gonna try to wake up in a few hours and call in to find out. I doubt that I'm scheduled for early entrance. Probably slated for a near opening shift or something.

I'm not gonna lie. I was kinda hoping we'd hit one of those big jackpot progressives so I could just quit and spend my time looking for my dream job. Also, sleeping in sounded nice today. Oh well.

An oldie but a damn goodie. Hikki's looking so amazingly cute, and all she's doing is the dishes.

Oh Hikki, what I wouldn't give to be those dishes...

........ <_<;;


On that... erm, not at all creepy note, good night/morning blog.


Utada Hikaru - Hikari

Urge to Speed, Rising

I never really pictured myself as the type who'd enjoy driving, let alone speeding. But after almost two years behind the wheel (yes, I know, I only just started driving, and yes, I know, I should've started years and years ago), I keep finding myself in these... well, let's call it what it is, aggressive driving situations. I don't find myself suffering from road rage, or doing extremely ridiculous things like constantly weaving through traffic at break-neck speeds, but I do find myself clocking well above posted limits and sometimes drifting through turns for no other reason than that I could. It's... odd to discover that I could enjoy something that I've always tried to put off doing for so long...

Work wasn't too bad today. Got off a little early, and I didn't have to scrub down any bathrooms, so that's always a plus. I'm just really hoping I can find a decent office job soon so that I can finally put an end to this retail streak.

Co-worker compared my register persona to Billy Mays. Not quite sure how I should take that, but I guess it's somewhat accurate? Too bad I can only ever really use that sort of persuasion and demeanor with things I don't really care about. Do a complete 180 when it's about something I actually care about.

Tomorrow is gonna see a return to the luxurious Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. I'm actually going to try gambling in high moderation. Not too keen on losing all my money for the umpteenth time, so I'm thinking casual roulette parlaying. Hopefully I can ride out the day with minimal losses and copious amounts of liquor!

I've been on a Sunny Hill OVERLOAD today, and I keep finding myself putting their tracks on loop. I can't get enough!

Music for this post = Sunny Hill - Midnight Circus.

Goodnight d00ders!

Away to Work!

Books-A-Million feels like such a... stripped down version of a bookstore sometimes. The alphaing, the layout, the store policies, the overall aesthetic, it all just smacks of less than what it could be, and as a book lover, that really hurts me. Working there makes the hurt that much more noticeable, mostly because the frustrations I feel as a customer translate into being an employee and having to deal with said issues even more intimately. Blarghing BLARGH FRUSTRATED AT THE STATE OF THE STORE!

Well, it supplements my income I suppose. Cleaning airplanes isn't the steadiest of work, and having weeks of downtime makes my wallet sad. D: Ah well. Off to the retail hell-hole! Zoooooom...

Music = Sunny Hill - Pray. Strange MV, WONDERFUL ballad.