Almost April

Almost April. I'm outside (at work) on a less-than-perfect morning (it's gonna rain...eventually). Quite a change from this weekend 78º Saturday, 80º Sunday. (Weird, for a Midwestern girl.)

Had a pretty good Sunday, other than the fact that I almost melted in the heat. Was told I look German (?) by Jason, a cashier (with a German girlfriend). Was chatted to about Alex's (Inside Garden) booze-y birthday, among other things. Actually made it through STAR WARS 2 (The Empire Strikes Back?) after falling asleep twice - and through the first one as well. Sooory, but they don't rock my world.

("Star Trek: The Next Generation," on the other hand...Data rocks my world!! Just kidding. Though I've always had a thing for Jean-Luc Picard's - Patrick Stewart's - accent. But don't look read any further into that.)

Anyway...back to the world of STAR WARS. The first lacked any semblance of a plot. The second was boring and Luke is such a pansy (though Anakin is much worse in "Episode 2"). I dunno...I guess George Lucas was so obsessed over the graphical elements of the trilogy that he overlooked the importance of character development. All so text-book (or I would assume, having never read any screenwriting textbooks).

...Luke's afraid of his destiny but determined to overcome the dark side without sacrificing the innocent. Han hides behind his cocky, tough-guy facade. As does Leia - behind her exterior of rough, feminine authority, she just wants somone to love. R2-D2 and 3-CPO (or whatever his name is) were basically just there for laughs and/or necessity. The only character I found myself truly drawn to was Chewbacca (I love you Brian!). Not going to delve into why because I've wasted enough time writing about a movie I don't even like. (Though it's probably because I find all that body hair sexy. LOL.)

New job, new entry

Okay - dunno who knows about this, but I'm now working at Home Depot. I'm a cashier in Outdoor Lawn & Garden (for the summer at least) and I've been here for about five weeks. It's a lot like working at Lowe's, just more paperwork, more responsibility, more people, more hours, more money! All in all, I like it but I miss my friends from Lowe's.

Actually, about 2-3 days ago, I drove myself to meet Charles and Mike (from Lowe's) at his apartment. We just hung out, watched Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, had some beer (ugh). Mike's sister and friends came over for about 30 minutes. Totally uneventful. And a lingering question - why was I ever attracted to Mike?? (He reminds me of my broher, David - for those of you know him, you know what I mean.)

I really want a cell phone. These lunch breaks are unbearably long (it only takes me 10, maybe 15 minutes to eat lunch) at 1 hour and I'd love to use this time to catch up with friends/family/fiancé. We were actually going to look into it a little while ago...but it didn't work out.

Almost done with taxes - FAFSA's are coming along (due June 30th at KSU). Gotta get in touch with Cobb County Board of Health for an MMR shot. Two months until insurance kicks in.

My mom and brother, Nathan (26), came down to visit last weekend. Unfortunately, I had to work most of the weekend and only had a few hours to spend with them (all we did was eat together, it seemed - at a Chinese Buffet, Wendy's, IHOP). We went hiking in a very monochromatic park, walked through Target, hung out at their hotel room for an hour, and not much else. Work takes up too much time. :(

Though, I had told them I'd be working all weekend (with the following Monday off) and they still came. But it sucks how far away they are. One day I just wanna take a bus up to Louisville (Nathan) or Kokom and see everyone - even if just for three days.

Unfortunately, when I finally have the money to get on up there, I'll be lacking time. College and a full-time job...talk about busy.

Only time will tell.