I just watched the movie "Drinking Buddies", such a great movie. I watched it when it first came out, but, watching it this time, it really resonated with me. I guess I'm kind of a romantic, which is great, when I'm not single, but super frustrating otherwise. I feel like Jake Johnsons character "Luke" is what I strive to be, if I'm not there yet. But, alas, I'm shy, and stupid-awkward when I talk to girls, so, I have a terrible time meeting anyone new. Dating apps and such are not helping, too much mud in the water, so I barely get any matches, and any I do, with my awkwardness, tend to ghost me, so, yeah...
Work is going well, just got a raise, and, I'm talking to management to see what kind of advancement opportunities I have, and see if I can't transition into a "better" different area of work within the company. Currently I work on the shop floor, manual labour building fans for heavy equipment, but I'm talking to management to see if I can't get a job in engineering or something else. Great company, but, assembly is basically the bottom rung of the latter, and I want my name in for advancement before we grow too much larger.
Made some new friends recently, by seeing some old friends. Went to dinner at my sisters place, bunch of folks invited, and was chatting with an old foreman of mine, from a different company, and he invited me out to games nights on Sunday evenings. Basically it's a guys night, starts with a bible study session, then we play board games till his wife gets home at 11. This week will be my fourth week, and it's an awesome group of guys, even if I don't follow the same religion. I still participate in the discussion, framing my opinions on the underlying ideas; hope, truth, family... rather than the "ultimate" main character.
I'll share some pics I just found while going through old files.
Back in 2010, I worked in a small shop that built metal doors and frames, and I had some spare time, so for Mothers day, I made a cheesy little flower for my mom, and even though it's terrible, she loved it. So, for her birthday that year, I made her a rose.
Feel free to skip the next block of text, it became a huge rant.
I broke up with my girlfriend back in October, moved in with a friend who suffered a loss. My now roommate, was dating this guy for 12-14 years, he proposed and all that good life changing stuff. He was diagnosed with a brain condition years ago, that was basically a timebomb. There is a surgery option, but the issue was in his speech and motor control area, so, didn't want to risk any complications. The wedding was set to be this past October. But, guy broke it off with her in June, broke up with her, cancelled the wedding. But, they own this house together, so, were still living together as roommates. Anyway, come September, guy goes on an adventure trip with friends, (one being my brother-in-law), and his brain gives out. He passed away on a glacier, possibly drowned in an ice-water waterfall. So, that happened at the beginning of September, on Sept 11. I decided it was the best time to help myself and my friend, as I was in a toxic relationship, and my friend was afraid she'd lose the house, so, I broke up with the gf, and moved into my friends basement. Now, she's(roommate) lying to people, not telling our friends(and my sister/bro-in-law) the whole truth about everything. Guys death, caused an insurance payout, and she now owns the house, free and clear, mortgage payed off. She also got a $52k life insurance claim. All because he didn't update any of his paperwork yet, so, her as the common-law, got basically everything. To add to this, he was seeing a new girl, and my roommate is seeing a new guy, but, not really new. As, the girl and guy, are a married couple(with kids), now getting a divorce. Basically, two couples, tried swinging, and then ended their respective relationships for the other one. But, even though my RM has been seeing this 'new' guy for the better part of two years, she's acting the grieving widow, and telling people she's not going to date anyone for a year, as respect for the relationship. While, also, banging this new guy every chance they get. And, she's throwing lots of shade at his ex, who was actually dating the deceased at the time of his passing, but, because both relationships were secret, as the divorce isn't even close to being finalized, no one except close friends know the real story about everything. Anyway, I'm now ranting, but, I needed to get this out, as my RM is acting all high and mighty, and increased my rent, even though I moved in so she wouldn't lose the house, now, she owns it outright, and upped my rent. So, I'm paying all of her bills, as my rent is far more than the utilities, tax and anything other than major repairs. So, she just took a week and a half off work to see her BF, who lives in the next province over. She also, hasn't been working full time since Sept, as she was "grieving". She was totally off work Sept through Nov with full pay, and in Dec, was scheduled three times a week, but, called in 2/3 of those days, still receiving full pay. She wasn't aloud to take holiday time while not working full time, so, her first full week back to work, she worked Mon-Thursday, and booked off the Friday for the first day of her trip out to see him. So, this week is her first actual full week of work, since September. But, she has no problem charging me more rent, while she herself spends money all over the place. In October, we'd go for walks around the neighbourhood, and we'd be picking up every can and bottle we could find, even searching garbage cans, because she was afraid she'd lose the house and every cent counted. Now, not even four months later, she's eating out 2+ times per week, and buying lots of new stuff for herself, her BF, and his kids. She even paid $400 to have he BF's ex's apartment cleaned, because it was easier than dealing with her.
So, that happened.