Friday, December 30, 2005

Another Apology and a Resolution

Hello all - if any of you are still out there reading my BLOG. I again am sorry for my lack of posts from November to December. It has been THAT crazy since my "promotion," if you can call it that, and while I am not stressed-out (thank god for Paul), I am overworked, unpaid, and somewhat miserable. This week didn't help either.

So Monday before dawn, I awoke to find I couldn't breathe - Ahhhh, Asthma! I had a rough day all day Monday, especially when Maggie wanted to play with me and I was too winded to do anything. We did manage to watch TV for a bit and play a game she had gotten for Christmas. Otherwise, I lounged and took shallow breaths.

Tuesday morning, I could not be wakened at all - the meds I had taken had pretty much wiped me out and my mom had to really stir me to say goodbye to Maggie (sniff, sniff). Maggie came bounding onto my bed and gave me a big hug and told me goodbye. I was so drained at this point, I managed to sob myself back to sleep for 4 hours. I didn't even go into work - let's face it, work was dead and wouldn't miss me.

So Wednesday, I go to work, still sick, but luckily with a 1pm doctor's appointment. I get a call on my cell and it's Paul - he is sick (stomach issues) and was it okay if he didn't come in? Duh! Not a problem. Then he drops a bombshell on me - I have an appointment for lunch - "Angie's in town" - at 1130am (which I cannot make since I have the doctor at 1pm and should work at least a half a day). He said he understood but to please let people know and apologize for him. No worries! That, I can do.

1030am rolls around and who happens upon my desk, but Kerstin - with Mikey in tow - to remind me about lunch. Now look, I didn't know about it, nor did I arrange for this, but I got a guilt-trip for 45 minutes about not going and I could miss work and do my tasks later...you know, I am directing this at you Kerstin! And Mikey - you didn't help. Then, I start thinking about how someone would probably take it the wrong way if I didn't go, so I caved. I'm not a bitch, and nor do I ever want to be perceived as one...I'm just really fucking busy! Honestly, I'm shocked she agreed to this lunch in the first place - seemed out of characted based on her exit from Georgia.

So I went - and man was it odd. It was like I was having lunch with someone who really didn't want me around - but I tried anyway. People change, I get that, but friendships - true ones - shouldn't change for the worse. Were you ever friends in the first place? Was it all just convenience? Who knows. I have tried and tried, and I feel like no ones cares but me. I'm out of touch and feel guilty about it - but again, does anyone care but me? I may be reading things into this, but some of it was implied (hello, no eye-contact).

So we ate, I paid (for half of the meal, anyway). We chatted about nothing too meaningful and then I had to cut it short - I had to get to the doctor. I couldn't really breathe and was really sick. Turns out, I had a 102-degree fever all through lunch and didn't know it - it should have been a MAJOR clue that I did not order a burger and I was at The Vortex for crying out loud! Dude, doesn't that count for something?

I don't know - I guess it is past mattering. I guess I should be happy I got a Christmas card or something...personally, I had no time to send cards this year, but I did buy gifts (not that I saw someone during the holiday - scheduled - to give them to her). So FedEx will handle it for me.

I got lots of Will and Maggie time and I got do some fun things. I have plans for New Year's and a Poker Night penciled in a few weeks down the road. Life could be worse - don't get me wrong. I don't hate my life, I just hate what has happened to parts of it.

So tomorrow is the end of the year and I can start fresh - right? Isn't that the deal? I promise to BLOG more and take more time for myself. I will learn to delegate more once the people who work for me are ready and will stop working such freakin' long hours and have some fun! A few of you have kept me sane these past few months and for that I thank you - Stephanie has been leading the charge with Paul pulling neck-and-neck (look man, a promise of a hockey game will always make me happy)!

Happy New Year to all - I will try to post once I crawl home Sunday morning - it should be fun for most of you to read!

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Return of Kong

Movie Review: King Kong

Sorry for the lack of posts for so long - life is a bitch right now and I just have NO time! I spend it at work, running errands, or sleeping - Have I mentioned that I have been asleep by like 9 or 930pm nightly for a couple of months? I have been that beat - especially working 12-hour days! The only free time I have, I have been at my parents house helping them, or hanging with one of my friends.

I'll start by saying that it has been a slow movie year for me - mostly because my movie-going buddy moving 3000 miles away and left me to fend for myself most nights. Add in that work has gotten completely insane (I mean, this is my first post for December, after all) and I am now in the position my boss was in only two months ago - how bizarre is that?

Luckily, Leslie keeps me in passes, but I have been too sleepy to attend a lot, but I have found a couple of friends to go with me for entertainment - thank goodness. Well, I missed the Kong screening, but it was okay as I knew my brother and sister-in-law would want to see it for our traditional Christmas movie - I just thought there would be more of us in attendance...but I digress.

So Kong - what can I say? Peter Jackson has done it again! It was a little long, a few parts could have been pared down and would not have damaged the integrity of the picture, but overall it was an instant classic! The V-Rexes versus Kong scenes were absolutely incredible, but a little drawn out.

The acting was incredible - including poor Naomi Watts who had to act the entire movie in front of a Green Screen with people pretending to be the 25-foot gorilla - but you cannot even tell. She seemed to fall in love with the CGI-beast without fail and you felt every single emotion expressed on her face (uh, we had a lot of close-ups of her face since it was kinda hard to have dialog with an ape).

It was truly inspired and I know I will own this one without fail. Add it to the ever-expanding collection now - what's one more flick when you have so many? Maybe I'll have to move into a 3-bedroom place next, huh?