Poltergeist

I was awoken last night by low voices and flickering lights. I confusedly looked around and realized my TV was on which was weird because I didn't watch my TV last night and I can't fall asleep with it on anyways. I fumbled around, found the remote, and managed to turn off the TV. I fell back to sleep but a few minutes later I was awakened by the musical noise my TV makes when it comes on. I lifted my head off the pillow and once again the TV was on. I thought maybe one of the buttons on the remote was stuck so I tried turning it off and then quickly shoving the remote under the pillow. No luck. The TV came on again a few minutes later. I was almost awake now and figured I would have to take the batteries out of the remote. Unfortunately I had sleepy hands which weren't quite up to prying the batteries out. You know how sometimes you can't make a fist when you wake up? Try changing batteries with those floppy hands. After several attempts and a broken nail I managed to dig the batteries out with a pen. I then glared at the TV for a few minutes to see if it would come back on. It didn't so I went to sleep.

March Update

The big news is that I was laid off from Borders on March 4. I was planning on quitting soon anyway so it wasn't too terrible, just a big shock. I walked into work with no idea that anything was going to happen and 20 minutes later I was walking out to my car without a job. It took me about a week just to wrap my mind around the fact that I didn't have to get up and go to work. They did give me an extra week's pay and I am supposed to get some severance pay towards the end of April.
Except for being freaked out about not having a job, unemployment is pretty nice. I've already finished my medical transcription course. I turned in my final today. I'll find out if I passed within the next 2 weeks. I have lots of time to read, watch TV, work on my silly farmville farm, and finish Jonathan's blanket. I'm going to Sacramento to see the grandparents next week and then up to Utah the week after that. I've had time to do all sorts of things I've been putting off like giving clothes to DI, reorganizing my files, and renewing my library card. I still haven't deep cleaned my room or my car, mostly because I can't find my ipod charger and I want to be able to listen to my ipod while I clean. I may just have to tough it out.
Now I just need to pass my final and find a job. Wish me luck!

February Update

I only have about 100 reports left type to finish my medical transcription course. Of course I will have to take (and possibly retake) the final after that. Although I am anxious about starting a new career and a bit concerned about adjusting to working by myself from home, I am excited to quit my current job. Borders is doing its best to grind me down or possibly give me an ulcer. It's tempting to just turn in my 2 weeks notice now since I am so close to finishing but I am trying to have some self control and wait until I have secured another job. I will miss most of my coworkers but not my boss, working every Saturday night until midnight, and being ridiculously short staffed every day. I've made some good friends at my store over the last 3 years and I will of course miss my employee discount. Thank goodness for my Sony Reader.

Other than that, not much has changed. I am still living at home with Mom and Dad. Part of the reason for the career change is so that I can change that at some point. I am still teaching the YSA sunday school class in our ward, which sort of surprises me since I turned 30 in December and was hoping to be released.

I am toying with the idea of writing a book, but am rather intimidated by the whole process. I can't seem to think of names for any of my characters and it is rather hard to start writing when you have to refer to everyone by titles like: boy, girl, evil boy, fake mother, evil ruler, etc. No rush though since I am pretty busy between working and finishing up my transcription stuff.

I have a hard time imagining what my future will be like so I am just plugging away day by day and the future will have to sort itself out.

One surprising development is that I discovered a sport that I actually like to watch. I like playing sports and going to games, but you won't catch me watching sports on TV. I think I may have even used the word "abhor" to describe how I feel about televised sports. Until a couple of years ago when I somehow watched a couple of matches of the Australian Open with Dad. Now I'm hooked. I even bought a tennis calender (it was only $1) so I won't miss any of the slams this year. I still find it a little strange myself. But don't worry, I haven't completely lost it. I don't watch any other sports although I do make an exception for the Olympics. My go-to channels are still TLC and the Food Network.

Have you ever . . . ?

Dear female, married friends and family,

Have you ever . . .

- purposely not reached across and unlocked your date’s car door to send the message that a second date might be unwelcome?

- purposely crushed your date at a video game in order to get him to go home early?

- beat your date at bowling even though your Mom always told you to let boys win?

- repeatedly taken jobs which required you to work on Friday and Saturday nights?

- said no to a first date?

- broken up with a boy you liked because there were other boys you might want to date?

Just curious. This being single and 30 thing isn’t going over too well with me and I have been obsessing over where I went wrong.