Not much.
Still at my horrible awful job. There was an attack of bees today. They were in the lights above my desk, and many other desks, and banging against the window trying to get the hell outta dodge. And they were LOUD. I cannot describe to you the buzzing. It was unreal. Of course, since I work at a ghetto, low class, company (and you'll be grateful you even have this job! Many people in this city don't even have THIS!) we just had to sit there and deal with it. Do you know what it's like to be trying to work and have a hornets nest, literally, about 8 feet from your desk? Horrible. I rushed through my work to get out at 4pm, which is an 8 hour workday. Yes we're off manditory overtime during the week, "if we get all our work done" however we're still on the 2 saturday's a month overtime bull. I need a new life!
I finished my psych class and got a 93.3 % which of course was .02 points away from being a 93.5 which would have rounded up to a 94% which would have been an A. STORY OF MY LIFE. I was .02 points away from having a very magical GPA # when I graduated college the first time around. Oh well, I'll take the A-. I'm not in any classes for the fall because there are no spots. Everyone wants to take human antomy, apparently. At this rate I will be a registered nurse around 2020.
Eric still does not have a job out here and is still living in his hometown. His job cut his hours, which was greeeat but we still live. Sometimes I really think we need to move out of this area. There are too many people and just not enough jobs. And so many are sooo underpaid. You cannot live on $8/hour! My cousin in Memphis just got hired in the school district down there to be a teacher. He has a BA in communications. I have a BA in political science/legal studies. Even with a Master's degree in education around here, it takes years to get a teaching job. You're lucky to get a long term sub job making $12/hour. My uncle has a friend who's son is 29 and a principal at a school with only his Bachelor's degree. They live in South Dakota. Clearly NY is not the place to be.
I've finally convinced Eric into looking into CNC machinist training. That is one job that still pays very well here AND that they are always looking for. I know it's not a life passion, but you can't pay a mortgage and put food on the table making $9/hour. Sometimes you have to work at something you can tolerate and pursue your real passions on the side.
My father took off to China on my birthday (July 17th). Didn't tell anyone. He took us all out to dinner the night beore for my birthday and never said a word. He went back because he has a 5 year old son there and wanted to ensure that he is taken care of. Basically, in China, if you are illegitamate, you do not exist. You have to carry around a family book and if your parents are not married...you're not in the book. You need to show your name in the book to get your eduation, healthcare, etc. THe only option for these kids is to beg, prostiution, drugs, or career criminals. This is the truth; I've lived there and I've seen these kids. My dad had a "faux heart attack" about a month ago and this scared him. He decided that he needed to take care of this kid NOW. Not 6 months from now, NOW. Cuz if he died, this kid is screwed. So...he married the child's mother about a week and a half ago. The child can get a chinese passport and a US passport now (to get the US he'd have to show his Chinese and he wouldnt be able to show the chinese unless he was a legitamate child).
My parents divorce was just final June 1st! He's currently living with her family in middle China (about 5 hours west of Shanghai) in a city of about 2 million, and teaching English. He's also trying to open a laundramat because no one there has washers or driers. They wash their clothes in bathtubs. There is a university nearby and he's opening it up across the street. I guess her family is backing him to get the business started. They are IN LOVE with American men there so I'm sure he'll be successful. He doesn't have the money to get back here, so he needs to earn it somehow. Did I mention he got laid off from his job here, in April? He used frequent flier miles to fly there. My father has been having a midlife crisis for the past 10 years, and I wish him the best. He has NOT been paying my mother her child support (around $1200/month) which is an issue in itself. Things have been tense aorund here because of my father, lack of money, etc. I can only imagine how things will be when he moves himself and his new family back here. They will live at my grandparents...god help us! I have a feeling my grandma will be signing the deed over to my dad eventually...
Other than that, not much to report. We've had a horrible non-summer. Today it hit 80 which has been really rare. The weather people say it's the coldest summer on record; and they've been keeping records for a loooong time.
