Things are finally looking up.....

Better place to live, check.
Job, check. (Still looking for a better one, but hey....)
Loser bf out of the picture, check.
Dog safe and happy, check.
Me safe and happy, check.

Wow, you know how long it's been since I could say all of that, especiually with the bf statement looming in there for years?

Anyway, now that things are settling down, I will be posting more, and expanding on what's been going on for the past several months. I hope everyone is doing well.

wow, huh?

So, if you've been paying attention, obviously Justin left me, but, uh, I kinda left him too. Left him behind and hopefully for a while, until I can get over my anger and he can mature.

All you men reading, skip to the next paragraph, if you do, there'a next naked woman waiting. So you women left, if you have a good man, lucky you. IF you don't, don't worry, men suck. And lie. And they're dogs. Ok, I'm done.

Sorry guys, the naked woman must not be loading, anyway, I have moved on, and trying to restart the independant life I had before going downhill.

Thanks for the word of encouragement, and prayers, I will post as much as I can as I go through restarting my life.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.....

Read the title of the post again. Very appropriate.

Here's the skinny.....

Ex is being an ass, threatening to take my dog and stealing my money, despite the fact that would leave me without rent, food, etc.

But things are changing as of next Friday or so....

While things haven't been great by any means, things are looking up now, and stay tuned for more info. Hope you are all well....

*SIGH*

Sorry i haven't said anything lately, life's sucked and I need to move on.

Nothing new, Justin and I are over, looking for a new job (a better job), and the car is dying, and close to not having any money at all.

*SIGH*

Life needs to get better before the holidays or I am REALLY going to be depressed......

Life sucks,,,,,

Moving into the new apartment..... $500.

Supplies needed for new apartment....$100.00

Husband/boyfriend telling you he wants to "move on".... priceless.

No, not a VISA ad, just life. And life sucks. The bottle of Xanax is screaming "take me", but I won't. I won't let my life be determinded by a younger person who hasn't figured their life out yet, although they should have. Why did he pick our moving day, into our new apartment, our new life, to tell me this?

Anyway, the move is completing today, without the essentials we need to live, but we just have to make it to Friday when J gets paid. Wish me luck, and F*ck Visa.

I don't want to jinx it, but.....

I dont' want to jinx it or anything, but I think we just found a place to live, and could be living there tomorrow evening, or Saturday at the latest.

Unfortunately, this may mean a (hopefully) short lapse in my posting, as it will take a few weeks to get all the stuff hooked up in the new place.

It's not the greatest place in the world, but it has potential, and most importantly, it's a great price.

I haven't heard back about the job, but they said today or Friday, so let's just think they are carefully (and in awe) reviewing my resume and deciding to hire me on the spot.

Its really close to Justin's job, which is great because I think I will be working about 15 minutes away, (unlike my previous 45 minute commute). So once again, everyone keep their fingers crossed please, and I will update when I can. And read your blogs when I can. And hopefully my next post will be so full of happy crap that you will just be envious as hell. Ok, at least you'll be happy of hearing my whine, and I can start bitching about things that really matter, like WalMart employees who call me fat (I'm not, not that there's anything wrong with that), angry joggers (remember that whole thing), or inappropriate erections (go through the archives, it's there, but don't say I didn't warn you when I say you probably don't want to read it.)

pssst! check it out....

I actually posted twice in one day yesterday. Amazing. I'm not saying the first one was anything special, my it's been a while since I've done that.

I wouldn't get used to it, got a decent job lead today, and may even be starting Monday. Don't know yet, more waiting, of course.

Failing

Not that I have been pondering failure alot lately, but check out Failblog for some really funny stuff. It made me feel better, and it made me laugh.
A few samples......

(this is why i get lost all the time.....really.)

Just keep livin' man, jk livin.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the people responsible for Xanax. (NO, I don't really listen to the little voices, except when I hang around my midget friends.)

Without Xanax, I would have seriously hurt numerous people before today.

Couple of good job leads today, and I talk to someone in the morning about a cool new opportunity back in my old Training and Development field, (and it pays well), so wish me luck.

Bobby A-Z

[A is for age:]
"A" is for asshole for asking that question. I am 29, dammit. Don't question me.

[B is for booze of choice]
B is also for Bourbon, which if you didn't guess by now, you must be new to my blog.

[C is for career]
HR. Which as Patsy pointed out, is one of the blogger career of choice. Although she hasn't been posting much lately. Maybe she changed professions?

[D is for your dog's name:]
Keepher. (And not after the actor, but I can't explain why he's named Keepher without getting myself into trouble.)

[E is for essential items you use everyday:]
*See "B"

[F is for favorite song at the moment:]
"Let's talk about me" Yes, it's a country song, but once in a while, a cowboy comes in handy.

[G is for favorite games:]
Games? Uh, Tetris is still the favorite time waster of choice. Maybe Bejeweled. Which got a friend of mine fired. Really. She's a stupid girl.

[H is for hometown:]
I consider Austin my hometown, even tho I am not there now. And even tho Real World made it look stupid. Thanks MTV.

[I is for instruments you play:]
Trombone in 6th grade. I have some other comments, but I am assuming they meant musical instruments.....

[J is for jam or jelly you like]
Strawberry. Grape if strawberry is not available for some reason.

[K is for kids?:]
Nope. I had some kid responsibility when I was way too young (not mine) and now I have too much fun taking care of myself. And Justin. He's way younger than me, so that counts, right?

[L is for last kiss?:]
I hate mushy questions. I did kiss some major ass this week, and it's paying off people.

[M is for most admired trait:]
A Saint. (Due to my easy going nature, where people think I am very concerned and interested in their problems, and then I blog about them here.)

[N is for name of your crush:]
Orange all the way. Orange Crush is the best drink ever. Vodka and red bull. You can't beat an energetic drunk.

[O is for overnight hospital stays:]
Just one for me. About 8 for Justin.

[P is for phobias:]
Spiders, due to a brown recluse bite that almost killed me. Justin punched me out and took me to the hospital. (I was hallucinating at that point, so I forgave him.)

[Q is for quotes you like:]
"Wherever you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Banzai. A movie fading into history, as the younguns nowadays haven't even heard of it.

[R is for biggest regret:]
Hitting on my best friend when I was younger. And oh boy is there a blog entry waiting to happen someday.... someday. I tried visiting his parent's house last time I was there, and, uh, the whole house was just, gone. Gone. I even google street mapped it, it's gone.

[S is for sweets of your choice:]
I don't do a lot of sweets since the big weight loss of 98, but a three musketeers bar or a brownie once in a while hits the spot.

[T is for time you wake up:]
6AM-ish. 8 to 9am on the weekends, sometimes to just do a shot of bourbon and go back to bed. (Hey, it helps the hangover, really.)

[U is for underwear:]
Yes. Sexy underwear. Mostly boxer briefs, they display nicely, and regular boxer are just too loose.

[V is for vegetable you love:]
Green beans, and as picky as I am, I actually like brocoli.

[W is for worst habit:]
Some of you would say smoking. Or drinking. I say it's being too damn nice. Shut up.

[X is for x-rays you've had:]
This could have been a more interesting question abour exes, but I once had an Xray of a private part. It wasn't official or anything, I was dating a med student at the time. Oh, and a chiropractor once told me to drop my pants a "little", and when he tried to X-ray, he didn't like how far I had dropped my pants, so he came over and pulled them down himself. Uncomfortable as hell.

[Y is for yummy food you make:]
I really don't cook. That's why I am with a culinary arts graduate. :)


[Z is for zodiac sign:]
Capricorn. They are supposed to be well organized. Heh. But interesting enough, Justin has the same sign as his dad, and I have the same sign as his mom. HHHmmm.... And we have that tattood, but if we ever break up, it looks like a Chinese symbol, so I will just say it means "Good fortune" or something, unless I am talking to a Chinese person.


Today's list was brought to you by the extreme lack of writers block on bobby's part.

Heh heh thanks Spinning Girl.

In the long list of things that I stole from Spinning Girl, (or to be nice... things that Spinning Girl inspired me to do.....)

1. Goodbye :: Virginia
2. Cage :: My life.
3. Buddy :: Pal.
4. Magic words :: please, I love you, but, honey!
5. Library :: Happy Librarian
6. Fall in love :: Happiness.
7. Tense :: job hunting.
8. Work! :: please!!
9. Empty :: me.
10. Heat wave :: Texas. (over 100 degrees for 3 weeks now....glad I didn't move there.

I think this is last week's list, I will add this week's list here when and if it becomes available. I, like many other blogs/people I have been catching up on, having been having some "blockage", and I am trying anything and everything to get over it. I thought this might help.

Then again, I may just keep doing this over at Spinning Girl's blog instead. I AM lazy.

A bit egotistical, perhaps?

Is it a little self indulgent to read some of your old posts? Seriously, I was looking for some of my old friends that used to be around and comment, and a lot of them have moved on, closed down shop, or just left their blogs at a standstill.

Then I started actually READING some of my old posts and comments. Some of you are funny as hell with your comments.

Back when the thing went around where you were supposed to type your name into google with "Needs" after it, and google would tell you what you needed, I found a list I had done. But one, just one, actually made me laugh out loud.


Bobby's needs are pretty basic: He sleeps, eats, cries, poops,and gazes uncomprehendingly at the world around him. If you edited "eats" to "eats and drinks bourbon", that would be the name of my autobiography. I know it's a long title, but it has a certain ring to it.

It may still end up being the name of my autobiography. I just need one or two more life altering, adventure filled, celebrity enhanced events to happen to me and I've got enough for a book.

Back the my question though, I think it is refreshing to read your old posts, it can remind you of good times, bads times, things you've forgotten, and it can also show you much your writing has improved, or deteriorated in some cases. In a few weeks, when we end up moving to a place here in town, I may be without internet access, but in the meantime, while job hunting, house hunting, and building a website for Justin's boss (I'm getting paid for it, dont worry), I will try to crank out some stuff of interest.

For those who are tired of my whining.....

Please move on if you are tired of hearing of my whining about a job. And yes, I have now lowered my standards and I am looking for any job pretty much that pays something, but even those people say I am over qualified and won't stay.

Argh. I do have something in the works, something I am not sure I am qualified for, but that I convinced the hiring manager I was, so as soon as my background check clears (it will), I have a final interview in a few days. It is not the perfect job, but is actually the highest paying job I have applied for. (I am qualified for it, just haven't really done the exact job before.) It is a few more hours than I am used to, and it would mean being on call pretty much 24/7, but as the old saying goes, "It's always easier to find a job when you already have one." which is a pretty stupid saying if you ask me.

Otherwise, Justin was in and out of the hospital again, same issue, apparently what he had can become chronic after a while, or totally go away at any time, never to return.

Life is wonderful, life is great, I am going to get that job, or a job this week. I can't really write well right now, or write about some of the funny stuff going on, as I am consumed by jobs, job hunting, tweaking my resume, etc. but hopefully all of that will change soon.

Job Hunting sucks.....

I have a good resume. I have good experience. I'm outside of a major metropoloitan area. What's going on?

I've been on the other side of the hiring business as well, and I know people can get busy, and hiring isn't always the top priority. I also realize that you lose a lot of good people by not acting fast, because someone else will hire them. (Hint hint, people, I'll be snapped up soon, HIRE ME!)

Anway, Justin's working at least, and we have a lead on an apartment (the mayor's wife gave up the tip, we're hanging out with some classy people now.) I am starting my search for a not so great (re: crappy) job today, just to bring in some money while I continue to job hunt for a job I am used to and pays a little better.

And just so everyone knows, I did NOT move here because I am closer to cheap cigarettes and better bourbon (and cheaper). I have to keep re-stating this fact, and yes, I have probably smoked more and definately drank more since I have been here, but it's a pure coincidence. Promise.

I'm usually nice, but sometimes...

My new feature, "I'm usually nice, but...."

It's time for my new feature, I am usually nice, but sometimes......

I am usually nice, but sometimes, people just tick me off so bad, that I just have to say something, and boy, are you in for a doozy. First off, This is me to the left, you can see how nice and sweet I am, so I don't say things unless they are true and totally accurate.

UPDATED: May 2010. This is how I am usually nice. I removed the post originally posted here, as while not necessarily mean spirited, it was all true, it just really didn't need to be here. So see, I can be nice, and if you thought otherwise, F* you. :)

ok, the trial thing....

So a while back, (no, scroll down, I will not insert a link here, I am too lazy) I mentioned some of you may have seen me on the news, saying "no comment" about 5 times. The funny thing was, the reporter from the local news started to introduce himself, and I said, in a totally sarcastic voice,

"I know who you are. Big fan."

I ended up being featured in the news stations commercials, with some fast paced music playing, and me saying just "BIg Fan", and so many people saw it, argh.

Anyway, if you want to know what it was all about, click here. The woman in the mugshot is my sister in law. I may post the pic of the "man/boy" as well, since he is over 18 now and all, but who knows?

We made it back to Louisville, (right outside of it anyway) with only a tornado and thunderstorm warning to drive through, and are now job hunting at my Aunt's house.

Seriously, click the link, read the comments, they're funny. And I have better pics of her if we debate how "hot" she may be. (She's cute, but not super hot or anything.)

Oh, and sis in law, if you're readin this, your welcome for everything, thanks for telling me thank you, and thank you for being such a.... anyway, things are well and job hunting already, wish us luck everyone.

You thought we moved a lot before....

Yes, most of my gaps in posting in the past have been blamed on us moving, but usually within town.

Now, we temporarily moved to Texas, things aren't quite working out, and we are headed North. (Not back to Virginia.)

May be a few days before I post again, but will be retracing some of the states I mentioned a few posts earlier, so wish us luck.

Tick Tock....

Justin is out of the hospital and feeling better, not perfect, but better.

So, how hard is it to find a place to live in 48 hours, and oh yeah, a job?

I am guessing pretty hard, but still going to try.

Tomorrow may be my last chance to post for a while, but we'll see. Thanks for the emails and comments, it's good to know you are all still out there, and hopefully doing better than we are.

Life is a highway....

MY last post ended with....

Life is an adventure, and I am riding it along right now.....

Now, Justin and I are coasting. The deadline(s) are looming, and oh, did I mention Justin ended up hospitalized Friday evening, and is still there now? Makes it a little hard to get jobs, look for a place, etc. (and keep an eye on the dog at my friend's house who is moving this weekend.)

Life is now not so much an adventure, but a scary ride where you aren't driving, you have no idea where you're being taken, and you feel shit out of luck.

He may be getting out tomorrow, but the doctor hasn't come today yet, so who knows....? I will try to keep you posted, at least until Friday where I lose my connect to the internet for a while again, maybe, who knows for sure?

I picked a lousy time to stop sniffing glue. Coming soon, plenty of info on the hospital as soon as he's out.

Conclusions about random States....

Below are the states we traveled through on our recent journey, and conclusions I made....

Virginia - Move along unless you're just like us. And you will never be just like us.
West Virginia - Move along, we increased the speed limit so you can get through the state faster, but we priced our gas higher, our rest stops (with restaurants) are overpriced, and we have toll roads you can't possibly avoid.
Kentucky - We've kept the speed limit up too, but please stay and enjoy our horses. (Take that anyway you want to.....)
Indiana - I cant really say too much, as I only saw a bit, but they actually have full service gas stations there still. I didn't know anyone had those. And the price was still lower than West Virginia.
Tennessee - Please stop and see either a retired country star's museum, restaurant, amusement park. OR, buy something about Elvis. I mean, he's still alive and making money off of it, it's not just s state tourism thing. Really. He was just spotted visiting a Burger King in Idaho.
Arkansas - We've closed all of our rest areas, and most places won't have public restrooms. Move along, we don't want you actually seeing how freaking weird we are.
Texas - I'm not sparing Texas. Until we hit Central Texas, there were still left over signs from Arkansa to repent, and that God was waiting to meet us at the next exit, etc. SO I will give Central Texas it's own entry....
Central Texas - Although it has changed, a lot is still familiar and wonferful (the lake and the people.) Justin continues to lobby to move to Indiana/Kentucky though, so who knows.....

Life is an adventure, and I am riding it along right now.....

jokes gone wrong.....

Seriously. Can't she just take a joke? (Really, I would have been pissed, too.)

I'm not trying to offend anyone....but,

geez the drive down to Austin was strange. There are some strange, weird people in this country, people you usually only see on television or movies and think "that can't be real."

oh, it's real. and scary.

anyway, we made it to austin, and of course hit rush hour with traffic at a complete standstill, the temperate was 104. Yes, 104. (Unusual for this time of year, and oh, did I mention we have no A/C?)

So, off to job and house hunt. The countdown to "no money" is on.

Really?

Yes, really.

I am alive. Justin is alive. Believe it or not, we left our hometown the other day, and we are now in another state, with relatives trying to convince us to live here, when we were on our way back to Texas. (Austin, the good part of Texas.)

My best to all of you, especially those of you who still stop by, seeing if I have posted anything lately. I am using my cousin's computer right now, but who knows when we get to Austin??

I will post as soon as I can, everyone take care!!

really, still alive......

really, i swear.

sgirl, i miss ya.

librarian, please send me your new link.

love ya all, much much more to come.