this is the end of life as i know it...
good news: got my orientation package via email from Bell. bad news: shift isn't 3:30 pm - 11:30 pm as i originally thought...it's 3:30 am - 11:30 am. Now i've had a few hours to think about the consequences of this, and i'm not quite as worried as i was. I'm not completely locked out of normal life as i would have been before. i'll probably end up sleeping from 2 - 10 every evening, so i can at least watch primetime tv, should i be overcome with the sudden desire to do so. if i'm feeling very motivated, I could even get up a couple of hours earlier and mabye go out and play for the evening...not likely, but the option is there. i'm sure i will adapt, especially since this schedule is only for the first six weeks. with the news of the change in schedule, i now have less than 36 hours before i leave the apartment for my first night/day at work. should be interesting.

as far as the godforsaken computer adventures for today, i've done very little. spent 4 hours playing the matrix map in starcraft with lancer, so i've filled my gaming quota for the day. i have now learned enough about html to know my blog breaks about 12 thousand different laws of online publishing, and that i have much apathy regarding it.

the best news of the day was delivered to me by 4, count em, 4 lovely cockroaches in the kitchen. they are all dead now. i am so not impressed by this revelation. the more i clean, the more bugs there are. it so sucks. once i get caught up with rent, i'll get al to fix the area under the sink and my lack of water in the shower. that should make a difference with the buggies me thinks, as i believe humidity is the big bug happy zone.

its a good thing i'm headed back to work because i'm starting to feel fairly alien sitting at home alone. even with polishman dropping by and going out for dinner with ubes last night, i still feel like i haven't seen or socialized enough to feel human. i'd give my left arm for a good night out...that last time at the goose with polishman and ray was awesome, well over a year ago now...a night of drinking and trashy 80's tunes would do me a world of good. hard to believe i haven't been to a single bar since the smoking bylaw kicked in on june 1st. kinda sad really. i miss sergio.

so now, it's 1:38 am and i'm feeling like i should have a nap. but since i start work in 3 days (is it 3?) i'm thinking i should stay up until noon. i don't think i'll last that long though. i can't think of a single game i could play that would keep me going that long...doom is too scary to play that long, not nearly as addictive as i need for this cause. not even mucking around with blog seems right at this point...what to do....maybe generals..yeah, i'll try generals...here i go...


- posted by tart @ 1:20 a.m.