Left a Good Job in the City, Workin for the Man Every Night and Day

And I never lost one minute of sleepin, worryin bout the way things might of been.
Big wheel keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burnin, rollin, rollin, rollin on the river.

'Proud Mary' - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Three and a half months since I've last written. I've started to on occasion but haven't really known where to start. I'm not going to spend this time talking about the struggle, except to say that I find that time alone in the car seems to be the truly unpleasant time. Interesting that it has manifested this way, probably because driving was what I was doing when it all started. Anyway that's all I'm gonna say on that right now because there will be much more to write after her birthday weekend later this month. Time to try and catch up on what's been going on. Enjoy the bullet points.

St. Patrick's Day, Parts 1 & 2 - Jeeves' house for game night. One of the most hilarious nights ever, covered with a fine layer of alcohol-soaked awkwardness (none of my own thankfully). I did however purposely throw myself down a flight of stairs. And seriously, the game 'Apples to Apples' should be played by everyone. Part 2 was barhopping through the U-District, which is always a good idea.

Leota's Birthday - Can't believe its already been a year. Nice little gathering at Matt and Emily's, beautiful video made by Steve to commemmorate it.

Work - Every so often it is decided that things need to be shaken up. This was one of those times. A restructuring of how stores are operated. Short version, many of my friends took severance over demotion. As a side-effect, the promotion I was so confident of went away. At this point its just a push in the right direction, which is anywhere else.

The Going Away Party - The massive sendoff for Andrew as he headed to Atlanta. I inadvertantly got smashed, as evidence later by the fact that I completely forgot about quite a few events. I know that somebody sang 'Ice Ice Baby' with me but I don't know who. And I know Jonas rode me like a pony while Ross sang the song of the same name. And finally, I know I ended up in the middle of the Fremont Cut on a swimming adventure. It was an interesting evening indeed.

Mother's Day Weekend - Not surprisingly, I did not expect this to be an easy weekend. Saturday was Gayle's birthday so we had a family dinner at Grandma Cathy and Grandpa Win's. Spent most of the day playing with the kids in the front yard, basically just beating each other up. Sunday was a barbecue at Aunt Karen's that was also fantastic, if not emotional by the time it was over.

The Explosion - Most saw this in my status or heard about it the next couple days. I sat at my computer and suddenly it turned off. I looked at it, saw sparks flying and smoke coming out the top. I'm still attempting to repair the damage as I sit on this laptop that is nearly dead itself. Sad day.

Moon Temple - The great farewell to all those lost in the OpModel change at work. This night was destined to end in absolute fucking hilarity. It has proven to me that I mould be erasedust redouble my efforts to post the library of pictures and videos online. The night was also the precursor to a very unexpected change to the status quo. More on that later, but I expect to soon be writing about a ten-day adventure that is long overdue. Oh, and almost forgot, ended up swimming in Fremont again. Damn that water is cold, and the swim back and forth is tiring.

The Birthday Party - Not two hours after the previous was finished, I was headed to the airport, on my way to Sacramento, CA. My Aunt Jean turned 60 and Grandpa and I went down to be part of her surprise party. A nice relaxing day with family was just what the doctor ordered, even if it meant turning around 24 hours later and coming back to Seattle.

So those are the big things that have passed, perhaps skipping over some stuff like the work stuff that is driving me nuts. Now to focus on what's ahead. Things seem similar to how they were just over a year ago. Possibly moving, looking for a new job, and, well the rest will be explained in time. But beside that I've been searching, though for what I'm not entirely sure. Some things have been gnawing at me lately. I don't quite have words for it yet, maybe I need to take a break and figure out what I want to write. When one takes on the topic of good versus evil, they must choose their words carefully.

But I want this to end on a positive note so I preview upcoming adventures with this. Last night was an unexpected first step. On the one hand I wish I could have hung out with everyone there rather than splitting off, but on the much bigger hand, it was worth it. Finally watched Labyrinth, what a bizarre movie. How we finished it without falling asleep is a mystery to me.