Day 316: Eureka!

I've discovered the key to making work bearable. The answer is food. Food. Ericka was totally sweet and made me a little packed lunch - sandwich, baby carrots, fruit jello - which I ate half way through my shift. It made everything so much better, seriously. I worked with Bethany, which wasn't half bad at all. She was quiet, but efficient. We split up the paperwork, and the checks, each of us going once every hour so we weren't constantly disturbed in our entertainment. There was one unnerving moment when one of the girls started talking in her sleep, but other than that the night was fine. I finished off Peacemaker. I think there should be another season of it. Maybe I'll look online and see if there is. I think there ought to be another season, especially with the way the manga is running. Although I still can't find volumes four and five, for the life of me, not even online. On a whim I borrowed Del's copy of "Pride and Prejudice," the new one with Kiera Knightley. I decided to give it a go because I liked "Sense and Sensibility" so much, although that may have had to do with Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman more than anything. The movie was surprisingly good. I wonder what it left out, though, if there's a six-hour version. I didn't think Mr. Darcy was really all that attractive, but I liked his character, so there you go. No wonder geeky teenage girls across the world have character crushes on Mr. Darcy. I'm not sure that I'll ever get around to reading the book, though.

But last night/this morning's work shift went really well. I think that part of it also involved the fact that I was really well-rested. Poor Del worked all day and then went up to the Beaver facility, which beat her having to sleep for a bit and then work a morning shift, so she's asleep now.

On Wednesday me, Josh, and Nick went to see the new Superman movie. It wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be, and it was a bit rife with the Christian imagery. It sort of felt a bit as if someone was beating me over the head with the New Testamant. All the "I am your father" and "you are my only son" and "you must guide them" and "the son and the father are one" just started to get a bit creepy after a while. Especially since it was Marlon Brando's voice, and he's dead. But we ran into Rae there, strangely enough, after Del and I had already visited her for more babysitting instructions (I didn't realize it, but we are getting paid), and so we ended up sitting with her. I do like Rae. It's not so weird, having an older friend again. Even saw Ghandi and Hastings while waiting in line for tickets. Pretty damn cool, overall.

I ought to go and buy me more food, I guess. And get some gas. And finish paperwork of suck. And do many things that involve me leaving my couch. Not yet, I think. I'll wait till at least one more roommate is up so I can make a bit more noise. I guess I'm getting used to this already. Handed out my first consequence at work this morning. Could be worse, you know?