Still a Gypsy

There will be a new seven theatre multiplex coming to Macomb, IL. I'm not sure when the project will be completed, but Kim Pierce and the Maedco executive board as well as the Macomb mayor Mick Wisslead were all present for the announcement today. They are going to be looking to hire approximately 24 employees and will be able to offer not only competitive pricing on tickets, but also competitive prices for concessions as well. I will be looking forward to whatthis means for the area surrounding the theatre, since I live next door in the trailer park. The theatres will be all-digital. Looks to be a wonderful asset to our community.

I keep hearing about this new bill being advertised. It is called The Employee Free Choice Act, and it allows employees in the US the ability to organize under a labor union. I can understand the plight of the companies who cannot afford the high price of unionized labor, but I can also see the problem this creates for the worker making minimum wage and working darned hard for that pathetic wage.

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Well, we have managed to place a new president in the White House and I can't help but be thrilled and hopeful. I vaguely remember Clinton's time there and I can't ever remember being upset with what he did, even when he screwed Monica Lewinski and lied about it, I still generally liked the guy. Bush? Forget it. I liked him a little bit at firstand then it all went to the toilet. It is truly good to see an educated man and a family in the White House. I wish he had not chosen to fund abortion, but since that deed is already done, I can only hope that the same amount of money would fund adoption agencies as well. I know...good luck with that. I hate the fact that I disagree with him on this issue. I will probably never agree, but I just wish he wasn't so adamant about giving women the right to kill their unborn children. That bugs me.

but I'm here inside with my cat laying peacefully at my feet. If that isn't love I don't know what is. He knows who feeds him! Went to IL Spazio for an early lunch, and had the lasagna. I paid a little over twelve bucks for it, and I've had better homemade. It was good, but I would just as soon eat athome. I thought about making a small pot of chili, but I also wanted to get out and about. It was pretty miserable outside, windy and cold. Snow still lingering. I think it will be there for some time. Been doing some school shopping and some grocery shopping. Glad to have some food in the house from which to choose my meals. I tried to catch the bus, but it was so cold that I decided to take the taxi service home. I actually ended up out to Walmart, looking for odds and ends. Picked up some Glucosamine supplements. Trying to keep from falling apart when I get older. I can feel the difference now when I stop taking it for whatever reason.

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I am so glad to see our local temps up into the positive double digits again! I couldn't believe how cold it got! I walked home from work this morning and it was in the teens, and I'll tell you, it felt good to walk. I do get some enjoyment out of it. It is a nice way to clear the mind after working all night long. When the weather s bad, I take the taxi, unless I get off work too early. SinceI'm in Grad School now, I told them at work that I could no longer go in at 2am and ice donuts. There is no way I'll do it. It is getting to be time for me to move on with my life. I appreciate the opportunity they have given me to earn a little paycheck, but I need something substantial. I'm hoping that when I become a full fledged grad student that I will be able to get an assistanceship. That would be an $800 per month stipend! Plus, they would cover part of my school expenses!

I just got accepted into FREAKING GRAD SCHOOL!!!! I will be starting my studies this next tuesday. WOOHOO!!!

I;ve been reflecting of late on what it is like to finally be into my 30's. I think I could stay here! I love finally not being referred to as the kid. I love being taken seriously in conversation, and not being thought of as not being able to "handle it." Sometimes this strength is quite a cross to bear, but people are finally takign me seriously! I absolutely love it. I'm quite far from having "arrived," but it sure feels good to have my mind and my thoughts right at this point in life. I hve a stability that I've never had before. I have wayward thoughts once in a while, I live in a fantasy world once in a while. In that world, I'm married with a kid and maybe a really uber cool job, nice house, maybe even a minivan! LOL! Maybe I'm married to a professor, and maybe a small businessman. Either way. No preference either way. I'm enjoying being in the palm of God's hand right now. Psalm 100 talks about God having made me, not me making myself. That's so true in my life, since I've never really had goals, really. Just trying to survive. Now, I feel like I'm getting ready to thrive!

We are officially into 2009!!! Woohoo! Happy late New Year to everyone! Not much going on around here. I'm giving up fake sugar in favor of regular. Eventually I'll be switching to raw sugar as I know it is better for you. Finances are an issue at the moment. I'm getting ready at some point to work full time. We are waiting on the current donut fryer to take his math test. If he doesn't pass the test, I'll be takign that as a sign from God that He has better plans for me. I'm not clinging to anything at all. I love living in the palm of His hand. It is a peaceful place to be. I'm not struggling in my mind over anything. I''m not wondering where to go or what to do. I just live such that I rely on His timing and His judgement. I want Him to move me as He wishes and I want to be useful in His kingdom. Whatever that is, is what I'll be doing. It's going to be interesting to see what happens next.

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