Hey guys! Sorry I've been kinda MIA lately. The last few weeks have been nuts for me. I think it mostly started around April break a couple weeks back. I was gonna go out for sushi with a couple of my friends for my birthday, but my friends flaked out on me. I bent over backwards to try and plan it so they could make it, and they still didn't make it. Honestly, I try so hard for other people and other people don't give a crap about me. Buhh.
Anyway, I actually got a job over break, which was exciting. Well, actually it sucked, because I spent most of break working I'm not working at Zeppelin and Kalidescope, the awesome cafe l wanted to work at-instead I'm working at Dunkin' Donuts, which is sort of like ZandK, except it's busier and has a drive-through and is more stressful. And pays less. And has grosser coffee. And grosser everything. And the customers suck. Someone came in the other day and ordered a large iced green tea with a mocha swirl and a turbo shot. Like, what even?!! You're not supposed to even put sugar in green tea, much less chocolate syrup. And sorry, but I'm pretty sure the shot of espresso cancels out all the heart benefits of green tea. Urg, people are so stupid. Well, whatever, it's a job. I just got my first paycheck, and it's a lot more than I was expecting. As soon as I set up a bank account, I'm buying myself the Cowboy Bebop DVD set, so that's something to look forward to
So things have been hectic for me, then just when I was getting back into the swing of things, I got a really awful stomach bug and missed two days of school and work. Then when i got back to school yesterday, I had a fight with one of my friends because I'm tired of her always treating me like crap. When I say anything, she always has to cut in and tell me I'm wrong and explain what's actually going on. And if I'm having a bad day, and I'm complaining about something that sucks, she tells me it's not a real problem and I need to quit my whining. She calls it being upbeat, but that's bullshit. Dismissing my problems isn't being upbeat. She told me straight up that I complain too much and she was tired of hearing about it, and that's why she tries to tell me my problems aren't problems. Well, I guess I had this crazy idea that my friends were the people that I could be myself around and vent about how my life sucks and they would be there to listen. I do that for her, but she can't do that for me. Argh, people just suck.
Anyway, sorry for venting. I know a lot of people are going through a rough patch right now, and my problems are kinda petty, but they're my problems, you know? It feels good to have a place to vent and be myself. It's weird, but sometimes I think I'm more myself on this website than I am in real life. I dunno. On the less crappy side, I got my application for the DC Talent Development Program finished. I've mentioned it a few times, but it's a workshop for aspiring comic book artists and writers being run by DC Comics in Burbank, California. I was worried I wouldn't finish my application in time, but I managed to get everything submitted four hours before the deadline. Woot, woot! They say they'll finish reviewing applications in late June-early July, but I'm trying to submit and forget
See you guys later-
Lina