Paradise Lost

So maybe I should've saved the title "Trouble in Paradise" for this post...

My mom and two of my aunts started a yelling match today. Dealing with my grandmother's condition is wearing everybody down, especially my aunt that lives with her and has taken care of her. She feels like my mom and my other aunt came and started turning her world upside down. It's partially true but it was also for her own good. She's worked far too hard already and deserved a rest. Yes, we took over, she's right - but she's on the verge of a breakdown and she WILL break down if she keeps up her current pace.

Luckily they made up and got to talking. I've never considered myself the sensitive type. In fact, I consider myself to come off as somewhat cold at times. I simply don't know how to react to certain situations. When they were fighting I figured it would just blow over, and it did, however now I've got an upset stomach and I'm thinking that had something to do with it.

In only somewhat related news a damn iron burned my foot this evening before the blowup. This was the precursor to the big bang, if you will. My aunt that lives here got an iron from us, an expensive iron at that, but the damn thing is finecky and it's a professional iron. The damn thing doesn't make steam properly and leaked a bit and when it steams it tends to sometimes throw jets of hot water instead, thus soaking what you're trying to iron. Well, in my attempt to troubleshoot the iron and calm my aunt down I started to figure out some of its quirks until the fucker threw scalding water out past the ironingboard and, onto my foot. I have a welt on my foot and now A&D ointment too.

I say that was somewhat related because just before the screaming match my aunt burned herself using the iron then that set her off on her tirade.

What a day. At least I got new glasses out of it though. I went out today and bought a frame. I'm going to get my eyes checked tomorrow and the lenses should be done by next week. My aunt will bring the finished glasses for me since I leave for home this weeked and she leaves in July.

String of luck (bad? not sure yet)

Let me give you guys some backstory.  I started my new job and all seemed to be peachy.  I impressed them by actually working on stuff day 2.  They expected the first week to be me just getting used to the system.

End of week 1 I already had features working and ready to be put live.  They were happy that everything was going so smoothly.  Soon enough I ran out of work and they threw a whole new project at me.  They gave me a broad overview of what they wanted.  We sat down for a few meetings for the planning phase.  After meeting #2 I didn't hear from anybody.  Specifics were nowhere to be found and my time was spent twiddling my thumbs.  They gave me a few little things here and there, nothing major.  I sent out emails reminding people of what I still needed from them, but to no avail.

3 weeks ago I was given a project that had been talked about but no information had ever come in until then.  I was to modify their ticket system to store HVAC information.  It took all of 4 days, not long at all.

Here's where it gets interesting...

I made a budget 2 weeks ago Thursday so that instead of financially floundering about I would actually make headway on my credit card debt and student loans.  I got into a car accident the next day...awesome.  Nothing major, just paint and a missing mirror.  Some lady sideswiped me.

It gets better...

I had planned to go out the following week with my friends to the city to celebrate my birthday.  I got a phonecall that Wednesday saying Friday would be my last day at the company due to lack of work.  My birthday party turned into a birthday/unemployment party.

Where am I now?  I spent the last 4 days or so at my uncle's house for lack of anything to do with myself and knowing they needed the help.  His wife is insane and treats his kids like dirt.  I'm not saying they don't deserve it on occasion, they are teenagers after all, but I maintain that she's insane.  I'm just glad I was able to smooth things over for all of them for a few days.

I filed for unemployment and I've called/emailed recruiters left and right.  My family is pushing me to take a trip instead.  They say I should take the unemployment money and take a vacation, which I haven't done in years.  It might be good for me.  I was hesitant at first but they're starting to get to me.  For the past few years when I've had the money I haven't had the time, and when I have the time, I don't have the money...why not live a little while I'm still in my early 20s?