Time is moving at a rate that is entirely too fast for me to keep up with. I have been working at Mollister for almost a month now, which blows my mind since it seems as though I just started last week. I'm still doing door at Highline on the weekends, and spend days off catching up on cleaning and laundry and spending quality time with my boyfriend whenever I have a night off and/or don't have to be up at the ass crack of dawn to go to work in the morning. I haven't written an entry in quite some time because I've been too busy to process my thoughts and lack the energy to sit here and write when there are better ways I could be spending my energy (ex. eating, going out, etc.). Since I now have a slightly more reliable source of income, I am planning on doing some serious winter shopping for myself (I need approximately one billion items to make up for the lack of shopping I did this fall) and doing a few improvements around the good, old apartment (yes, a dreaded trip to Ikea is in the near future... thank God Red Hook has a lobster pound which makes the trip out there a bit better). It's finally time to let go of the hanging star lamp above my bed that can only be described as a something that looks like a relic from a Calcutta brothel. Furthermore, my down comforter has taken some serious abuse since I moved here. It has had coffee spilled on it numerous times, and I've cried on it countless times, thereby staining it with black mascara. So shameful.
Other than my messy bed spread, life has been going rather smoothly as of late, punctuated by awesome nights out, awesome dates, and the occasional not so awesome night of sloppy drunkenness (yes, ladies and gentlemen, I still don't know enough to eat before drinking). I am no longer doing Pinterest boards for Renegadechicks.com due to the lack of free time, however, I am going to continue writing a weekly article for them since it is something I love to do. I've also been doing a lot of cooking lately, which is also a nice change since I didn't cook anything for about four months of my life and lived off of salad, highline chicken tenders, and booze. It's nice to have someone to cook with/for again, and he even cooks for me too... which is nice.
Work on my book is finally nearing completion, which is also pretty awesome since it has been a work in progress for the last two years of my life. I am not even sure what I intend to do when it is finished, but I like to imagine in my little head that I can get it published and live off the royalties for a few years (I'll keep dreaming). I am thankful that unlike Highline Ballroom, Hollister doesn't have a family meal with chicken tenders and french fries that tempt me on a nightly basis, and that the stairs I take in the store about 30 times a shift have been getting my buns back in shape. I was nearing kardashian territory for a while it seems... don't want to go back to those days ;)
I sadly don't think I am going to make it home for Thanksgiving this year, since Mollister is now open on Thanksgiving day.... looks like I'll be cooking my own fucking turkey this year. So sad. I don't even think my little oven can accommodate a proper turkey, so I guess it will have to be a stuffed Cornish Hen instead. HOW FUCKING DEPRESSING. I'm going to have to get wasted and/or high (jk... or am I...? ) that night to forget how sad I am that I'm not stuffing my fat face with my aunt's brown rice stuffing or my pumpkin pie. First I missed Easter, now Thanksgiving... what is next? Christmas? I'll fucking kill myself if I can't spend Christmas at home. I am planning on going home for a couple of nights on the Sunday/Monday prior to Thanksgiving so I can finally see my friends and family.
Another Halloween has already come and gone; this year I was Lisbeth Salandar (from 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'). I spent the entire day working at Mollister and then worked door at Highline, but at least I had the chance to dress up. The costume was pretty awesome... no one even recognized me at first, so I'd say it was a success. I haven't taken any gratuitous selfies lately, so unfortunately no pics of the costume will be posted... sorry, I know you all love my sexual selfies ;) jk. I cannot wait to go home for a couple of days though... I haven't seen my friends in FOREVER, and I miss Bijou so much it's absurd. The one thing I truly miss about Highline (apart from the chicken tenders), are all of my friends. I haven't been out for a casual drink with girlfriends in weeks. It blows. Now when I have a night off or get out of work early, the friends I made at Highline are working there. I just need some girl time... is that so much to ask for?
