13. February 2010 by Bex.

I’ve been trying to blog for a few days but not a lot is coming to me.  It’s like everything: I have a lot I want to do, and little energy and motivation to do it.  Cooking, cleaning, stitching, photography, etc.

So here is a general catch-up.

A few weeks ago I brought home a sick rat from the nature center and nursed her back to reasonable health.  I got attached to the damn thing and was going to keep her, but as rats are social creatures, knew I had to get her a cage mate.  So I got her a cage mate and she tried to kill it.  So we picked up the litter mate for the new one and took the nursed one back to work.  I feel horrible but in the end it all worked out.  The now-healthier one is back with her old cage mate and the new one I got has her sister with her.  So now, not really meaning to, I have two new rats.  They are baby Dumbo rats, with the huge ears.  Very cute.  But the house is a step away from officially becoming a petting zoo.  I either need to have a kid or have my uterus removed.

Ash the rat

Samus

At work this week there was another round of layoffs.  That was tough.  I am safe because of how our department is funded but that doesn’t isolate me or my coworkers from the stress around us or the extra work we all have.  So it sucks, but life goes on.  I’ve been thinking of taking some classes in criminal justice to open up other areas where I can work.  Whether or not this is actually going to help me, I have yet to figure out.  But I’m exploring my options and maybe I can do records work in a court house or police station someday.

Ron and I are fighting over using the XBox.  A lot of good games came out in the last few weeks.  We picked up Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2 and Dante’s Inferno.  If we didn’t have to leave the house for food or work, we’d barricade ourselves inside.  We did manage to get to the gym today and I am about to start cleaning up the house a little….so we aren’t too bad off.  If we stop bathing and start defecating in diapers, call social services.

Mass Effect 2 (Ron’s game)

Bioshock 2 (very sweet)

Dante’s Inferno (very visually appealing and gross)

Other than that, I’m worried about my ex’s daughter.  She’s at a very vulnerable age and is having normal teenage issues on top of other issues.  It’s a recipe for disaster and I’m not sure her parents are aware of how serious it is.  I’m pretty pissed off about it to be honest but don’t want to type too much about it publicly.  All I can do is spend time with her when I can and be an ear for her.  I expect I’ll see her next weekend if my eyeball surgery on Friday goes well.

That leads me to my eyeballs.  I’ve been wearing my glasses for a couple months because I’ve been going through pre-screening and screening for Lasik.  My surgery is the 19th and I’m pretty excited but a little freaked out too.  I guess it takes just minutes so at least it is quick.  What is a little unnerving is having just finished reading A Clockwork Orange, having my eye lids pried open does not appeal to me.

Here’s to hoping they don’t inundate my brain with some kind of programming.  Unless it’s “This Will Make You Wealthy” programming.

That’s about all I can think of right now.  Aren’t I exciting???

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9. February 2010 by Bex.

Guess who is going to Evil Dead - The Musical????  THIS GAL!

Maybe I can finagle a show poster too.   </geek>

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