Still don't have another computer yet, so I'm updating from the library again. Been a long time, did ya miss me? I'm definitely missing all you guys and gals.

Christmas went well, it took McKenzie 2 days to open all her presents. Once again, the promise to not go overboard on presents was forgotten/ignored, and she got completely spoiled. I didn't really exchange gifts with anyone else, didn't have the money to do so after I got through with McKenzie's stuff.

New Years was uneventful. I hung out with some friends and we all got drunk off peppermint Schnapps and played Wii bowling all night. I think I won.

Living with Sue and McKenzie again has been great so far. No major fights, been having lots of fun. It's nothing like the last time Sue and I lived together when all we did was fight. Hopefully we'll remain this way and not fall into our old ways, I'm really enjoying the way things are going right now.

The hardest part of living together is convincing people that we are not "back together" as a couple and that we are not having sex. Nobody wants to believe that, but it's the truth. We're still just best friends and room mates, nothing more. Granted, there have been hints and moments where I believe there could have been more, moments of closeness that could have lead to something else, but we've not allowed anything to happen yet.

Sorry I haven't been updating more often, I'm still in the middle of the whole job search thing and haven't had a lot of time to get to the library. I'll try to update more often, I really have missed y'all. Here's hoping the computer/internet situation changes soon. If nothing else, maybe I can swing the cash for a new laptop at tax time.

Until then, y'all be good and I'll talk to you as soon as I can.

Miss me, damn you!

-David

In the process of moving. Will update and read posts when I get a chance.

By the way, did I mention Susan (ex-wife/best friend) and I are moving back in together? I think I said something about it a few weeks ago. Well it's official, we're doing it. We should be finished moving tomorrow, and hopefully have things pretty much unpacked and settled in within the next five years or so. Seriously, between the two of us and McKenzie, we have a lot of shit to move and unpack.

Until I get back to normal around here, I hope you'll settle for some cheery Christmas music:

1. Combining leftover turkey, hot and spicy pickles and chocolate milk make for some really nasty farts.
2. Although made for children, Lunchables are delicious snacks.
3. Telemarketers do not take Sundays off, and they're not any nicer than normal either.
4. The media cares WAY too much about Tiger Woods.
5. The local movie theater is not showing "The Road', nor do they plan to.
6. Weeks later, I still haven't set the clock in the kitchen for daylight savings time.
7. No matter which flavor, Airheads candy tastes like plastic.
8. My mom is getting me Season 5 of LOST as one of my Christmas presents.
9. I need to defragment my computer more than once a year.
10. 1 guy can play the roles of 12 different MCs and still make the best rap song in recent memory:

I just wrote a long, detailed post and then proceeded to lose it. Sorry, but I'm not writing all that shit again. So here's the short version:

New job starts on Monday. After a few meetings, I'm not sure it's the right job for me. My car is dead, can't afford to fix it. Unemployment runs out in three weeks. Because of these things, I feel like I have to take the job, even though I'm not crazy about it anymore. Fuck.

I'm nerveous, worried, scared and stressed all at once. I hope I'm making the right choice, but it's really the only choice I have right now.

-David

The Good:

The job interview in Raleigh went well. After the interview, we scheduled a one day "ride along" so I can hit the road with one of the company's salesmen and see the ins and outs of what they do each day. I go out on the road with him on Monday. So far, so good and the job looks promising.

The Bad:

On the way home from Raleigh, my car overheated. Once it cooled down enough and I added some coolant, I started the car and white smoke started spewing from my exhaust. Got it to a mechanic up the street, and he thinks it could be a blown head gasket. Called a buddy, and he brought his trailer and towed my car back to Nashville to my regular mechanic's shop.

The Ugly:

Glen (my mechanic) says it could be a number of things causing this, but he thinks most likely it's gonna be the head gasket or a cracked somethingoranother (i forgot what he called it). Best case scenario, even if it's fixable, I can't afford to get it fixed. Worst case scenario, it'll cost so much to fix it'll be cheaper to buy another car, and I can't afford that either.

Right now I'm in a bad spot, really bad. If nothing ever goes right for me again, I at least need this job to work out for me. The job includes a company vehicle that I can drive home everyday, so at least I'll be covered to get to work until I can either get my car fixed or afford another one.

My buddy (same one that towed me) is letting me borrow one of his trucks this weekend and through next week so I can get back to Raleigh for the ride along. I hope everything works out Monday. I hope they like me, I like them and they hire me to run that sales route. I've been having nothing but bad luck for quite awhile now, I need something good to happen with this. I'm just going to put forward my best efforts and hope for the best. It's all I can do.

I hope you all have a pleasant and wonderful weekend. As for me, I'm gonna hang around the house with McKenzie and try not to worry about things. Don't know if I'll be successful, but I'll try.

-David