I turned 56. haven't won the lottery. had a job interview yesterday for a part time Tuesday-Thursday onsite position at 'big fruit' headquarters. Nothing exciting, but I'd take it if it was offered. The person who was placed at the job didn't show up on their first day (5/26) so everyone is scrambling to fill the position, both the temp agency and the internal people, because there's work stacking up.The manager conducting the interview seemed a bit 'hands off' as in 'oh, i have people who do that,' when I asked specific questions about the job, so it seems i'll be handed off to someone who actually knows the nuts and bolts to shadow them and learn the processes. She also said that I'd be able to come in on Mondays or Fridays to do data entry tasks if needed, so I could potentially turn this into a 40 hour a week gig instead of 24. Though I'm happy with part time. I don't *need* a lot of money. I just want it. But part time would pay my way just fine. And 'big fruit' is cool in that there are no dress codes or hair color rules so I could have a bit of fun with that. And hours are pretty flexible, I asked what the normal work day schedule was and the manager was like *shrug* ...apparently she lives an hour away so she spends her mornings in meetings at home and then drives in to the office later, but she thinks most of the office does a 9-6.Didn't seem to be terribly concerned about it. Anyway I should know something by end of today.
Housemate Sam is supposedly signing a lease and getting into her new apartment in July. We will see. Her older cat died and now she just has one cat. The catbox odor is somewhat less but still noticable when you come in the front door because her room and the catbox(es?) are directly to the left as you enter. The front entryway has always been a little bit wierd about collecting house smells and not being a pleasant place. The ceiling is low there and there's no air flow, so the entryway is always stagnant. My
little air freshener is doing alright but it's usb battery powered so it only works for a couple of days and then I have to remember to re charge it and I don't always do so.
Last night she was in an expansive mood, so she ran us through her greatest hits grievance list. We got to hear about John and Conrad, the managers who fired her from the video store, and her old friend/coworker/bad tenant Melissa who rented half a duplex from her and her husband and then apparently got a roommate who she charged the full rent price to, effectively getting to live 'for free' ... I mean, the price is the price. I don't know why Sam got mad about it if she was getting paid. But whatever. a new nugget of that story came out: apparently she and her now deceased husband felt like they had to take Melissa in because she was in an abusive relationship so she needed a place to go. Sam said "I think that guy [name, don't remember] is dead now. Didn't you tell me he had died?" (to me).... I was like "I have met Melissa twice in my life, why would I know that about her ex?"..... it was very odd. She talks about all of these people from her past as though I ought to know who they are, but for the most part I do not. I recognize a few names from the steampunk / beer brass and bs/ Unobtanium crowd stories but none from her bad tenants, bad friends, old job, old renfair buds stories. She is just delivering monologues, it's not usually required that I know who or what she is talking about. Very reminiscent of when 'skye' used to come over and deliver "The Great And Wonderful ME!" show all evening. Skyes stories are sometimes 'the bad people what done me wrong' but mostly 'everyone but me is stupid, and everyone was doing stupid things and I came in and saved the day'....tedious but in a different way. Come to think of it, brother A's ex wife was also like that, talking about various people as though everyone should know who she's talking about. Her mom was also like that. uggh. what is it about these narcisssitic self centered people?? Please god never let me be that tedious.
Sam told another 'bad renter' story about some guy who put holes in the wall because he was allegedly wiring the place for sound and then never finished, and how they'd given him a break on the rent because he was a contractor who had agreed to help them do some repairs and improvements and never did, and "Oh, I wish I had all the money I lost on thos e people,"....to my mind, having her share (over 250K) of her deceased husband's stepdads' property sales more than makes up for whatever breaks she gave people 20 years ago on a $500/month rent, BUT. Sam never seems to see or appreciate the immense good luck and lucky breaks she gets, she only sees that the world is out to get her and everything and everyone has fucked her over for her entire life. Fair enough. Everyone's life is full of those kind of stories, too.
If nothing else, having her around singing her song of misery and perfidy reminds me to be more mindful of my own complaints and victim mentality and to try harder to be positive and appreciate everything that is good and has gone well for me.
I got my first quote yesterday on a new roof for the house. I was thinking of coated metal that looks like shingles but lasts for 50 years...$50,000. Dayum. I talked it over with Thax and we both agree we need to get a few more quotes. I mean, if that's what it costs, then we'll figure it out but there's no need to let ourselves get fucked over by not exploring options.
And I guess that's all the news.
Sister H. sent me a template of the legal form she's going to send out in advance of giving everyone their share of mom and stepdad's money, but hasn't actually sent the form to everyone yet. Brother A. quit his job in December in anticipation of getting his money real soon and is really scraping the bottom of the barrel. He's too proud to say anything but I know he's out of cash. He had a contract gig to repaint a giant dinosaur at a dinosaur park in Bastrop but it's been raining and whatnot so he hasn't been able to start on that so he's not gotten paid for it either. sigh. If he's going to be in business for himself, he's going to have to hustle and have a lot more movement going on, lots of projects in the pipeline to keep the money flowing in. I don't think he has the cognitive 'spoons' to manage all those moving parts, he's a 'focus on one thing til its done' person. For that matter, so am I. But that doesn't seem to be conducive to an entrepreneurial position.
anyhoo...not my problem I dont' respond to dry begging, I dont' solve problems I'm not specifically asked to help solve. (I do, and I have in the past, but i am trying very hard not to do that anymore. It just makes bad feelings for all concerned.)
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