September 12, 2010 - 10:57
.... Darnit ...
I had a lot of things to tell you today, and now that I'm here my mind is blank. I wonder if I bumped it. No, impact was absorbed by my knee and shoulder ... hmmm ...
What? Didn't I tell you? Sorry. Had to repeat the story over and over on Friday and you tend to forget who doesn't know. Friday morning, I had an accident with the scooter.
Oh ... by the by ... I finally got the scooter! LOL!
It was my fourth day driving it. and I had already been having power troubles. It kept dying on me while I was riding. Well, Toby, my scooter expert neighbour, and I gave it a look over the night before and found that the spark plug was clogged and starting to corrode. He cleaned it for me and we will replace it when we get a new one. Meanwhile, just cleaning it seems to have given the possessed thing some extra torque ... it was like a wild thing the next morning.
Anyway, Friday was already not starting well ... it was raining unexpectedly, so I knew I would be having troubles with my glasses. And I was going into work an hour earlier than usual (to make up for being late on Wednesday when I broke down.) ... strangely, I was on the ball about getting ready, eating, and getting out of the house.
I was driving carefully, trying to keep my speed down to 40 instead of up at 50 like I had been up to then, so I had a bit of a line up behind me. I decided to pull over before I went up a big hill, which slows me down even more. This act of kindness was my mistake. No more miss nice rider here. I pulled over at the base of the hill, onto the shoulder. The shoulder, I must point out, is dirt. Mostly sand and small rocks. When the traffic went by, I started to go forward again, but because I was already facing uphill, I needed a bit more power ... I didn't go overboard with the gas, but the scooter suddenly bucked forward. I still had a foot on the ground, and caught the scooter which proceeded to fishtail towards the pavement. It hit the gap between the pavement and the dirt shoulder (a dip of about 2 or 3 inches) and I thought I had gotten it back under control ... um ... no. No, definitely not. I think the tire had been spinning in the gap and it hit the pavement faster than I thought. Scooter went flying, taking me with it. we fell sideways and skidded across the road. Thankfully, no traffic ...
Scratches in the white plastic, cracked the floorboard when the edge caught, and broke a cover to a signal light. Also cracked an already broken mirror ... luckily, I "walked away" with a slightly skinned knee, and some aches. No bruises, no broken bones, no scratches on the borrowed helmet. Yay, me!
I think that was the last day of the Mercury Retrograde. Talk about a notice-able exit!
Life has not smoothed out in other factions either. My second job has cancelled every shift this month ... It's bad enough that I was surprised to only have three shifts in the two weeks available, but to find myself with no pay cheque after all? Well, it will have one shift on it ... a whole whopping 3.5 hrs. Better than nothing, I guess ... Still, I was short for rent last month. I'm going to be short again this month.
I thought I was saved when I found somebody who was hiring FT ... and my boss at the lumberyard gave me a glowing referral (he always says the best things!!) But he's not hiring a labourer until next month ... maybe.
PartyLite has entered a rocky place as well. I owe them money too. Thanks to that stupid bank, which I no longer have an account with! Haven't been getting any sales either ... Trying to get some sales going on my website, but I have little hope. Meanwhile, I'm keeping my eyes open ... but work on the island in winter is scarce.
My Dad's heart transplant two weeks ago has us all on pins and needles as well. He's finally showing some positive recovery now, so keep the positive thoughts and the candles lit. (I know a great place where you can replace your candles ...)
And then there is my love life ... *sigh*
Navy Boy is emotionally not really ready for a relationship. I'm being a good friend and helping where I can, but I won't let it go beyond flirting until he's in a better space. And I don't mean distance. He's trying to find something to cling to, and I don't want to be his crutch. Even if it did mean I'd be given a willing, loving slave for life. Not looking for that. Well, not like that ...
Yet another best friend with a girlfriend is feeling a strong connection with me ... He's got strong feelings for his girlfriend though, so I'm not as worried. We're both walking the line carefully. *sigh* It's not easy being this sexy ... LOL!
And then there's Jade ... the greatest love of my life, who refused to wake up from the cotton balled world his mother kept him in. Sometimes it seemed like he might wake up, but it was only to roll over and go back to sleep. Well, he seems to be waking up now ... and resenting the fact that he can't stretch out his legs. He told me that he regretted thinking that the situation would work out, and that he definitely removed the wrong person from the house. He wants me back and he's making the moves to make it happen. I'm hesitating though. I want to be sure what I'm coming back to ...
On the bright side, if I came back to Jade, my friends would see so much more of me. Hmmmm ... oh, the dilemma. LOL!
I found a TV/Stereo cabinet for free ... just have to find a way to get it here. Also, rattan outdoor furniture. A bit late for this year, but next year should be great!!
My container garden is under water ... LOL! Next year I will try again with containers that DRAIN! <3
Sweet Dreams!
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