40cakes | An actual real-life sorta update!

WARNING: This post will be devoid of anything fandom related, except for a mention of Samurai Champloo, Trigun, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And as all those mentions take place in this warning, it's smooth sailing from here on in.

You ~~probably didn't know~~ may have noticed that I haven't posted one of those little weight meters recently. That's because I had a week where I was really good and basically ate english muffins for every meal and didn't have any snacks and drank water like a catfish. Then I went to the parents' on Saturday and ate like a queen and gained .2 pounds. And yes, I know if anyone else were bitching about gaining a fifth of a pound, I'd beat them, but it's that I tried so hard and then INSTEAD of losing something, I gained a miniscule amount. Bugger. So I took a week off, ate like a pig, and now I'm getting back to it. I even baked 1 point cupcakes for the AIDS fundraiser at work!

Started new job and I love it. First couple days were very slow, but it started picking up. I really like the people in my department (it's certainly easier working with a bunch of people around my own age instead of being the kid of the department). I'm still an assistant, but I'm an assistant helping people doing things I care about. Today, I'm going to talk to my boss about sending a big thank you gift to Fabio. How fun is that? In my old department, I'd run down to Duane Reade to pick up a Thank You card for my boss to send to some cop that helped us with security on something. Snooze.

Because I went from hourly wages to salaried, that means I get an extra week of pay in this upcoming check. Don't ask how that works, because I can only sort of explain it, but it's best said in person when I can make hand gestures. Since I'll be about $200 overdrawn in my checking account if my rent check goes through before my paycheck, I think I'll pretty much break even. If not, I will invest in laptop RAM and maybe a PS2.

License plates for my car STILL aren't in. For those keeping up, it's two months now. Bugger bugger bugger. Am very upset about this, as temp plates end on a week day that isn't Friday. Also, I hate that blind spot in my back window where it hangs.

Easter was lovely and I practically rolled myself home after finishing my Easter basket in a record two days. In my defense, it was a record light basket, with mostly M&Ms. My Easter gift was my mom making a payment on my Boscov's charge, and getting my suit out of the dry cleaners. Being an adult sucks.

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