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I'm really getting tired of trying to stay home and avoid spending money. I miss the days when I could go out every night and not worry about being able to pay my bills.

Not because I want to be rich or anything, I just get bored sitting at home. I get all antsy and twitchy.

Bleh.

The special lady friend surprised me yesterday with free tickets to the NASCAR race out in Fontana. We made a day of it. Hot!

Ok so nothing really got done at the restaurant last week, but now it really is almost done. We should be through inspections this week and start cooking next week. Probably won't actually open for another 4 weeks but that's cool, gives us time to get our act together.

Well, it looks like this new restaurant, Boho, will be off the ground shortly. Construction is 99% done, the kitchen outfitting is 99% done, and we should be cooking by the weekend, testing recipes and the like to get ready for the opening, which will hopefully be in a couple weeks or so.

I sort of accidentally took a leap of faith today. I was thinking about doing it anyway, then it happened automatically. It's certainly not the easy way out, but if things work out, it will probably be for the best.

I'm looking more long-term than short-term, and hoping the short-term resolves itself somehow.

Wish me luck

Ever heard that song, "Everything Sucks" by the Descendents?

God DAMNIT

Just when I thought it was all starting to come together (you know what I'm about to say now, right? I could probably stop writing right now....


















Ok, I won't.

I found out today I might get laid off of the new job I just started LAST FUCKING WEEK

I hate this. Seriously, I'm losing my ability to cope.

I'm really seriously worried...
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Did a catering gig last night for some rich guy's 60th birthday party, with my buddy Brad.

It was hilarious, he and I weren't taking it seriously at all, were drunk the whole time we were prepping food, showed up late, the whole bit.

And they fucking loved us. Seriously, they were all completely blown away by the food. Everyone there wanted our phone numbers,...
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Got a job. Start Friday.

Probably skip out for a better offer a few weeks later, but I need this to get me through.

To sell out, or not to sell out?

I'm not sure I'm actually capable of it.






Edit/update:

Answer: Not to sell out. I don't have it in me. However bad it gets, I have to follow what's going to make me happiest, not what's going to make the most financially secure.

I just went back and read all my old journal entries (and replies to them) from October 1, 2002 through some time in July 2003.

They're pretty fucking hysterical, for the most part. I was sitting here laughing out loud about some of the shit I've written about on this here website. It was pure class.




You ever look back at your life and wonder,...
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Had a couple meetings/interviews today. They both went ok, but one of them they just don't have any space for more people working there. Only reason they had me in is because I'm friends with the owners. Kind of a waste of time. Other one turned out ok, but was weird because the chef/owner was sick and sort of out of it. We're going to...
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