Wonderful Weekend, and Really Summer?

[greenstorm]

I hope we're over the last frost. I really don't know when it is, actually. It felt like really summer out though, this weekend -- I got a sunburn through sunscreen on one side, so I think it may be malfunctioning sunscreen, but that sunburn really does mark it summer. The greenhouse is essentialy up, it nbeeds to be pushed into the soil and the doors stapled on.

I read a really bad book called /The Crosstime Engineer/, which was sort of like one of those wish-fulfillment fantasy books written as a textbook case by an author who really had no wishes to fulfill.

The eggplant, ground cherry, and squash (delicata, pumpkin, buttercup, and zucchini) seeds are sown indoors. The jerusalem artichokes are sown. I need to find a place to get (possibly moldy?) bales of hay or straw in Vancouver.

I have lots of dates with cool people coming up, two of them tomorrow. :)

Had some good reassurance from the Juggler on Friday night, which I really needed. Hopefully I won't need more of that for a bit.

Back to work tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it, actually, quite a bit. Friday felt good to do. Saturday wasn't bad either, though it was just meeting a new client and not actually work.

Oh, I needed to ask polypagangirl if she could help me out over the summer? *grin* Livejournal, the contact medium. Sandra's going fishing, and I need someone to work with me on friday mornings. Are you up for that?

Comments

[breklor.livejournal.com]

I liked the Crosstime Engineer books.

Wish fulfillment, sure, but fun :)

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

*cries*

[breklor.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's a guy thing.

[darthmaus.livejournal.com]

I "liked" them, in a sense. I was able to laugh at the misogynistic crap. Parts were funny. Frankowski ain't no Robertson Davies or anything, but it was good for a laugh.

I think maybe greenstorm hasn't met enough engineers to appreciate the unfortunate reality of the, um, worldview ;-)

[breklor.livejournal.com]

That's entirely possible. :)

[polypagangirl.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely up for making a bit of pocket money right now. Friday morning would require some re-juggling of the schedule again (does that really EVER stop anyway?) (I had finally started Saturday to Tuesday for Vancouver and Wed to Friday for the rock). But i'm sure we can figure something out. :)

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Ah, cool, although /argh/ about the scheduling. I don't think she's going out fishing for a couple of months yet, July or June? Maybe the schedule will dissolve by then under its own weight.

You're splitting the week pretty evenly between places, then? Is the schedule working out well for ya? We just did a major unscheduling, such that we're back to a piece-by-piece basis again. No word on how well it's working until it's been in place long enough to test though.

[polypagangirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, i don't think it will be a problem - i'll just go back to the rock on the last ferry tuesday night after Wing Chun, instead of going back wednesday morning after i take Miravaz to work. It'll work out.

Yeah, actually during my hiatus, i realized that it works better with me in vancouver for 4 or even 5 days of the week. I just miss out on too much when i'm on the rock for too long. And sk8erboi really likes her privacy. She likes me not being there too often, so it works out. We see each other for a couple of days, she gets her fill of me, and she gets the rest of the week free. :)

So, like i said, it should work out. That is, of course, assuming that this schedule is still in place by that time. :P It's BOUND to change. Gah!

[polypagangirl.livejournal.com]

Update: Like i said, my schedule is bound to change, and change it has. But in a completely unexpected way though - geez. Such is the way of chaos.

I am not going to be living in Vancouver any more. Since our other roommate is moving out next week, rent will be going up, and since i can't really even afford the rent now - in fact, living in Vancouver has put me into a hole that i can't seem to crawl out of - i surely can't afford an increase.

So, i'm looking forward to the extra $350 a month, so that i can maybe pay down my debts and finally get the new lenses that i need so badly for my glasses (stupid tri-focal thin lenses cost $350 to replace - one months rent).

So, because i'm not going to be living in Van, i'm not going to be able to help you with the cleaning. In fact, i may even go away for a chunk of the summer now.

I'm so sorry. I hope that this doesn't inconvenience you too much, and that you can find someone else to help out.

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Eep. Yeah, I can see where the $350 would be useful, though.

I'll figure something out, I'm sure. :)