Friday, April 28

I ain't going to work for no soul-sucking jerk

Last night brought a number of things into very clear focus.

1. My boss (at job #2) is a jerk. I had to practically beg to get my mother's birthday off. I've learned to see why our manager quit with no notice.

2. I am working too hard.

3. I will miss Spring in Vancouver.

I've decided to quit job #2 at the end of May. If my boss gave me such shit for trying to take the night off to spend with my mum on her birthday, there is no way in hell I'm going to get 4 days off to drive to Calgary. I will spend the last 5 weeks here working only one job, enjoying myself, and hey, I might actually get to see some of my friends.

It does mean losing out on a big chunk of change, so my spending is going to be a big issue from here on out, and it will mean my trip budget is going to be tighter than I would like (though I'm sure I'll be fine since I over calculate everything), but it will be great to leave my boss behind.

And the countdown continues...

Wednesday, April 26

I'm a scandal that's unfolding

It looks like I will be visiting bouthZee and Zed and Cat, from The CatFish Show during The Greatest Trip Ever (2006 Edition).

Since I have the opportunity to meet the people behind two of my favourite podcasts I'm thinking I might start attempting to meet my favourite bloggers.

Shit.

I'm a cyberstalker. I am stalking my favourite cyberpeople.

Go me!

I'm just gonna shout this one

70 days and counting until I leave Vancouver.

70 days.

The panic is lurking under the surface.

Friday, April 21

Are you out there, can you hear this?

All I need to do now is rent the cargo van.

I leave Vancouver June 9th drive to Calgary, where my favourite Scott in the whole world and his beautiful wife (man, she's seriously beautiful. It's really not fair to look as good as she does first thing in the morning, pre-coffee. It's just not) are letting me store my big comfy bed and my books in their basement.

I return to Vancouver June 11th.

I will then spend about 25 days in Vancouver, and then it's off on my The Greatest Roadtrip Ever (2006 edition).

Unreal.

Wednesday, April 19

[cross posted]

Everything is going along pretty well in terms of my move plans.

My housesitting schedule has become nicely crowded so it looks like there are only 3 days in June that I would be at home. So I’ve decided (as much as it breaks my heart) to give up my apartment as of June 1st. This means I need to seriously start busting my ass and packing and selling all my stuff. It also means I need to get my ass in gear and find a storage facility in Calgary, and get my stuff out to Calgary PDQ.

What it also means is that I have money that is in my budget that should go to rent but won’t. It means I can either leave Vancouver early and get to Calgary sooner, or I can leave Vancouver early and have a longer vacation, or I can stay until July 15th and save money and have a bigger cushion, or it means a combo of the various options.

I can’t believe how fast this move is come up. I can’t believe how fast The Greatest Roadtrip Ever (2006 edition) is creeping up on me. I can’t believe how damn excited I am.

There are still some major kinks that need to be worked out, but I am trying not to stress over them, everything will work out, I just need to not panic, move ahead, and not procrastinate. I’m going to be homeless in 42 days! YAY!

Saturday, April 15

Hold the Phones and Stop the Presses!

I think I may just die.

I'm going to Minnesota.

My favourite podcasters Zee and Zed have not only invited me to visit, but they have invited me to be a guest on their podcast!

They can't take it back either. They invited me publicly.

My super spectacular Best Roadtrip Ever (2006 Edition) is now taking a turn into Minnesota. Might mean that SF will have to fall off the trip map, but it would be so worth it.

It's a fangirl dream come true.

Tuesday, April 11

[crossposted]

A monkey wrench has been thrown into my master plans for moving.

I had planned on having my stuff stored in Calgary by June 1st but now I will be housesitting. The two most logical weekends for moving my stuff out to Calgary are the weekend before I start housesitting (May 19th - 21st) or the weekend after that job and before I start my next housesitting job (June 9th - 11th). Well mum already has plans on the weekend before and the weekend after is my grandmother's 75th birthday.

The next possible plan was during the week, between June 6 - 9. Not going to happen, mum's co-worker is on vacation that week so she can't be out of the office.

I know what you're all wondering: Why the hell does mum need to be involved? I'll tell you. I don't have a credit card (needed to rent the van) and mum is the only person I know that has one that is also willing to drive out to Calgary with me.

Why don't I just move my stuff in July? Because I will have nowhere to store my stuff between giving up my apartment and the time I actually leave and I do not want to pay the outrageous prices to store my crap for a month here when I should be paying the outrageous prices to store my crap in Calgary.

I'm frustrated. It's just one more bump in the road. I know it will get worked out, I know all will be good in the end, I know I will figure something out, but I just don't want to have to think about it any more. My plans were set, it was good to go, and now it's a mess.

On an up note, I have a place to crash between end of my final housesitting gig and Vancouver departure.

So...

Anybody with a credit card want to drive to Calgary with me?

It's all according to how your boogaloo situation stands

I.
Am.
So.
Tired.

14 weeks left.

I am streched so thin, but watching my savings balance grow is so worth it.

I've given up my social life*, I have given up TV (all for the best), no books, and what hurts most, I am very behind in my podcasts. I just don't have the time to sit and listen to them. I've managed to mostly keep up with my favourite Zee and Zed, though I haven't listened to the most recent one. Every other one I listen to is two deep at least.

On the upside of down, I am making the most of the two nights off I get per week and I have been having dinner with my mum at all sorts of lovely restuarants in Vancouver.

I am now booked to housesit from the end of May until mid July. Insane.

Sleep is needed in quantities.


*like I really had a social life in Vancouver.