just keep breathing…

nobody takes advantage of those i love without the consequence of ME.
i’m so angry right now. i am barely containing the urge to get on a plane and hunt down an evil con-artist and beat the living hell out of her ugly, lying, conniving face. GRR.
no one messes with those i love. no one.
okay, blinding, protective rage aside, it was a good weekend. i got both my goals accomplished friday night: massive beer consumption and crying my eyes out and, other than the couple of tender-headed hours saturday morning, it was exactly what the doctor ordered. i can thank chris and jen for making it happen — the good company and the beer, that is. the cathartic crying came after.
saturday was über-lazy. spent the morning nursing my hangover, once that was done, i fetched christopher and we ran a couple errands then we spent the rest of the day being lazy bums and it was fantastic.
sunday, chris & i went to granville island on a mission (from god). after accomplishing my supersecret task, we wandered waded through the crowds, bought berries and then took the old interurban railway to main street (it’s TOTALLY worth the $2 round-trip fare — you gotta do it!) and then headed off to his sister’s for one of his family’s monthly group birthday parties. i was kind of nervous about meeting all the rest of the family, but it was unfounded. they’re all just as nice, laid-back and welcoming as the ones i’d already met several times.
now, i’m back at work, sitting in sean’s chair for the next three weeks. this change in duties has some pros and some cons:
pros:
– more money
– i’ve been told not to do ANY of my other work for the duration, which is oddly liberating (even though it means a backlog when i return to it)
– i get off at 3:30 instead of 4:00pm
– i get to see who walks by the office instead of just hearing footsteps
cons:
– i’m not fully versed in all aspects of the job, so i may fuck things up
– i can’t do any of my other job which will probably frustrate me to no end
– i have to start at 7:00 instead of 7:30am
– everyone who walks by the office will see me instead of not knowing i’m here
oh well, there’s not a lot i can do about it. i have to do it and i’m trying really hard to look at it as both a vacation from my usual job and a challenge, which i could use. regardless, i forsee a lot of grumpy in my immediate future. ugh.