Wonder of Cheating

Hey there, all...

Last night was the first night I closed the Bookshop...besides a few minor inconveniences (like not having a ride at the end of the night) everything went well, and the Bookshop never burned down. I even got to finish Tamsin, which...ruled. I'm seriously going to have to hunt down old faerie mythlore and legend. I'm so happy I got those two sections at work I could vomit. :D

Next up: The Last Unicorn, also by Peter Beagle (Thanks rozberk!) The review Journal will hopefully be up this weekend; I suspect Tamsin and Harry Potter 2 will be the first reviews.

Charles (the crotchety old boss) approved my idea for redesigning the religion/philosophy room! Hooray! :D Now all I have to do is get started, which is a lot more daunting...something tells me I should drink lots of coffee before going into work. I already *know* I'm going to work all kinds of extra hours to make sure the redesign happens quickly.

The best part about all of this is that it's re-awakening my love for *books*; I haven't felt this way since I was a little kid in elementary school who went to the library every single day. I want to read more, I want to *write* more...it's like my imagination has been rekindled even when I didn't realize it had been dormant (and it had, too). I don't think I've ever felt this way about a job before. :)

Finally getting started on restarting "Innocence Disappears Slowly"...I don't know if the gamers I had on board will still be waiting when I get back, but I can try. Maybe if I just...completely own the first couple of games, word of mouth will spread and they'll come back.

Also finally got into starting the on-line Changeling chronicle. I think I'd like to do it one person at a time, then bring people together into one big group later down the road. Sorry about last night, Eliahn, if you're reading this. We'll pick up tonight if I can make it home.

Which brings me to one more thing...

I'm going to get a car! I *think* this is the real deal; a friend is selling his car for $500, and there's nothing wrong with it except the driver's seat being broken. Even still, I think the time has come for me to move out, with or without my roommate. I'm tired of not being home, and having to make a big production of being picked up and dropped off...and I'm sick of feeling like a big fat whiner because no one I live with is helping me with this. Friends *closer* to town are giving me rides to work much more often; it just sucks, because while no one's obligated to cart me around, I don't think people really *get* how much this situation bugs me, and it's gotten to the point where even after I get a vehicle, I really don't want to be there.

What, you didn't think that we would get through a post without *some* bitching, did you? :)

This weekend is going to rock; a birthday party at a tepponyaki(sp?) place followed by dancing at a skanky gay club on Friday, and Harry Potter 2 on Saturday. I'm aiming for getting the 2nd LJ up by Sunday.

Life, despite its (many) problems, is grand.