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Thought it was about time to write another blog. I thought that I would wait until “Yeay! We caught the bad guys that hit my car!” or “Yeay! I got myself a job!” But none of these things have transpired. So needless to say I didn’t write for awhile.
I have to say though that I have been on 30 interviews now and not one call back! I am so frustrated and so depressed! Is it me? I think that I am a great worker and I have a lot of knowledge and experience under my belt but why doesn’t anyone want to hire me! I actually went on one interview and the lady noticed that I didn’t work for almost a year and I told her that is because I was living up in Oregon and I didn’t have to work during that time. She also noticed that I had taken a year off this time. She commented that she couldn’t help but notice that I was having fun and a good time with my time off like it was a bad thing! Of course it was fun! And I see nothing wrong with that! I feel sorry that she doesn’t know what fun is and has felt tied to a job her whole life! Anyways, I thought that was strange. What is the big deal if I went a year here and a year there without work, I enjoyed myself… I am not a work-aholic but I do take pride and work hard when I do have a job.
Anyways, I have been taking a sewing class for a couple of weeks now and I made my first little item. I made a bag, a little rough around the edges but not bad for my first project. I just need to practice a lot more. Next week we are going to learn how to do zippers and buttons which will be great for me since every shirt you buy these days the buttons are barely sewn on. Gordon is the one that usually sews on my buttons. It’s cute to see my man with a little needle and thread sewing… I think it is so cute… I guess the Boy Scouts were good for something huh? I also can’t wait to learn how to do a hem. I am so short and when you shop for pants in the petite section they are usually really ugly pants so I cannot wait to not have to really care about the length and just do my thing. Yes, I have gotten the sewing bug now. I want to eventually get into quilting because I love quilts! I am not that good right now but “practice makes perfect” as my mother always told me. When I first started messing around with cooking I wasn’t that good either but I kept it up and I have to say that besides Miki I am the best cook I personally know! Things don’t come to me easily like it does my sister. She can learn a few things and then she has the rhythm down perfectly, music, art, sewing, knitting… you name it she picks it up immediately… I am different, I have to practice a lot before it really comes to me… but that’s OK it gives me I think a better work ethic which is obviously missing with my sister. (Sorry Mel but it’s true)
Now I did finally get my car back. It actually looks much better than it did before the accident, they buffed it and polished it and it’s all shiny and new. Bummer thing is that they didn’t take out the dent I had in the front because that wasn’t part of the accident. I wish that I could get that dent fixed. It happened after only having the car for two weeks. It was parked at work and when I came out it was like that… I was so pissed off! Much better than my first car though, I only had that thing for a week and my pregnant friends water broke in my car… it took forever to get that smell out! Yuck! (You know who you are!)
My birthday is coming up in a month, I was thinking that maybe I should have a party or something but I feel weird throwing a party for myself… its like, “Come, celebrate my birth!” Kind of strange. But I would like to get all my friends in one room and just hang out. I was thinking of probably having it at my moms since it is a bigger place but I will have to talk that over with her. I will actually send out a bulletin and see if people would want to come. I always have this fear that I will throw a party and no one will care to show up… part of that being is because I am always royally depressed on my bday and most everyone forgets and doesn’t call me or email me… I know.. boohoo! It is so crazy when I think about my friends; I have such a diverse set of people that I know. I have my Christian friends and then I have my non-Christians friends. Far be it that I live a double life… what you see is what you get. As I proclaim Christ around my Christian friends so do I around my non friends. As I don’t drink around my Christian friends so do I not around my non friends. I am just Woody and if you all know me I am who I am and I don’t care nor have I ever cared what people think of me.
I just noticed that I have a long blog again; I guess again, I had a lot to say. Anyways, next week Gordon’s niece Stephanie is going to be staying with us. She is 15 and had independent studies so I am gonna try to show her a good time. I feel bad she is stuck in the desert looking at dirt all the time so maybe we can hang out down at the beach or something and show her my old stomping grounds, maybe eat at the pier or something. It will be nice to have someone to keep me company during the week. I get myself into a funk and don’t do anything but sit on this stupid computer all day and play video games. Yes, I am a video game junky!
I have to say though that I have been on 30 interviews now and not one call back! I am so frustrated and so depressed! Is it me? I think that I am a great worker and I have a lot of knowledge and experience under my belt but why doesn’t anyone want to hire me! I actually went on one interview and the lady noticed that I didn’t work for almost a year and I told her that is because I was living up in Oregon and I didn’t have to work during that time. She also noticed that I had taken a year off this time. She commented that she couldn’t help but notice that I was having fun and a good time with my time off like it was a bad thing! Of course it was fun! And I see nothing wrong with that! I feel sorry that she doesn’t know what fun is and has felt tied to a job her whole life! Anyways, I thought that was strange. What is the big deal if I went a year here and a year there without work, I enjoyed myself… I am not a work-aholic but I do take pride and work hard when I do have a job.
Anyways, I have been taking a sewing class for a couple of weeks now and I made my first little item. I made a bag, a little rough around the edges but not bad for my first project. I just need to practice a lot more. Next week we are going to learn how to do zippers and buttons which will be great for me since every shirt you buy these days the buttons are barely sewn on. Gordon is the one that usually sews on my buttons. It’s cute to see my man with a little needle and thread sewing… I think it is so cute… I guess the Boy Scouts were good for something huh? I also can’t wait to learn how to do a hem. I am so short and when you shop for pants in the petite section they are usually really ugly pants so I cannot wait to not have to really care about the length and just do my thing. Yes, I have gotten the sewing bug now. I want to eventually get into quilting because I love quilts! I am not that good right now but “practice makes perfect” as my mother always told me. When I first started messing around with cooking I wasn’t that good either but I kept it up and I have to say that besides Miki I am the best cook I personally know! Things don’t come to me easily like it does my sister. She can learn a few things and then she has the rhythm down perfectly, music, art, sewing, knitting… you name it she picks it up immediately… I am different, I have to practice a lot before it really comes to me… but that’s OK it gives me I think a better work ethic which is obviously missing with my sister. (Sorry Mel but it’s true)
Now I did finally get my car back. It actually looks much better than it did before the accident, they buffed it and polished it and it’s all shiny and new. Bummer thing is that they didn’t take out the dent I had in the front because that wasn’t part of the accident. I wish that I could get that dent fixed. It happened after only having the car for two weeks. It was parked at work and when I came out it was like that… I was so pissed off! Much better than my first car though, I only had that thing for a week and my pregnant friends water broke in my car… it took forever to get that smell out! Yuck! (You know who you are!)
My birthday is coming up in a month, I was thinking that maybe I should have a party or something but I feel weird throwing a party for myself… its like, “Come, celebrate my birth!” Kind of strange. But I would like to get all my friends in one room and just hang out. I was thinking of probably having it at my moms since it is a bigger place but I will have to talk that over with her. I will actually send out a bulletin and see if people would want to come. I always have this fear that I will throw a party and no one will care to show up… part of that being is because I am always royally depressed on my bday and most everyone forgets and doesn’t call me or email me… I know.. boohoo! It is so crazy when I think about my friends; I have such a diverse set of people that I know. I have my Christian friends and then I have my non-Christians friends. Far be it that I live a double life… what you see is what you get. As I proclaim Christ around my Christian friends so do I around my non friends. As I don’t drink around my Christian friends so do I not around my non friends. I am just Woody and if you all know me I am who I am and I don’t care nor have I ever cared what people think of me.
I just noticed that I have a long blog again; I guess again, I had a lot to say. Anyways, next week Gordon’s niece Stephanie is going to be staying with us. She is 15 and had independent studies so I am gonna try to show her a good time. I feel bad she is stuck in the desert looking at dirt all the time so maybe we can hang out down at the beach or something and show her my old stomping grounds, maybe eat at the pier or something. It will be nice to have someone to keep me company during the week. I get myself into a funk and don’t do anything but sit on this stupid computer all day and play video games. Yes, I am a video game junky!