Good day, bad day, weird day

Actually yesterday wasn't particularly good I don't think...no more so than my life is generally good. Well...I did discover that the school is near an EB Games, so that's pretty good. Also I ate an apple. That's good, too.

As for weird...yesterday was some kind of Person Repitition Day for me or something. I got to A.C. with lots of time to spare before class (as I do), and decided to swing by Sands because I had a handful of chips to cash in. I had thought I might blow them on blackjack instead, so I was wandering around the pit games a bit, but I wasn't feeling it, so I decided to skip the blackjack. While I was perusing the tables, though, I happened to notice a severely hunchbacked Chinese guy sitting at one of the blackjack tables. There wasn't anything particularly noteworthy going on there...but, you know...how do you not notice a severely hunchbacked Chinese guy. Know what I'm sayin'? Anyway, after wandering around and determining that I wasn't going to play any blackjack that day, I headed over to the cage to cash out my chips. I did so, and then headed for the exit. When I got there, I passed the same severely hunchbacked Chinese guy on the way out! He was fussing with an ATM. I had seen him at the blackjack table literally only minutes earlier. For a severely hunchbacked dude...he can really hustle!

After Sands I decided to grab a bite at Taco Bell before heading to class. I got in line behind this shaven-headed Hispanic guy, and I wouldn't even have really noticed him, except that he was in front of me in line and fucked up his order, so I was standing around waiting for that to get resolved. We were also standing around together waiting for our food, and we both ate in the the restaurant. Anyway, after I was finished, I broke out and headed to school. It wasn't quite time yet, so I was chilling in the break room place reading my book and trying to suck down some coffee before class. (If I have any complaint about spending my days in a mock casino, it's would only be that they don't allow food or drink in there; so sad to not be able to sip coffee in class.) Anyway, so I look up from my book at some point, and who busts past me coming out of the back of the break room? The same shaven-headed Hispanic guy from Taco Bell! Small world. I actually thought about saying something, but quickly reversed my position on that. "Hey, I saw you at Taco Bell! And now, here you are at the school a block away. Isn't that something?" There is absolutely nothing worthwhile that can follow that opening statement.

I also ran into one of my classmates as I was leaving the building for the day after class was over. I was just stepping out into the street, and he drove by and offered me a ride to the bus station. Since my bus wasn't for a while and I was going to stroll first, I declined, and he drove off. A bit later on, I ran into him on the street again, which I only considered strange because he took off in the opposite direction as me the last time I saw him. Then I ran into him a third time later actually at the bus station...turns out he headed to the bus station anyway to pick up a schedule.

And...while not exactly a Repeat Person, I feel it's also worthwhile to mention that I passed penguinjunky's doppleganger on the street yesterday evening. He was waiting for a bus.

So there's that. Everything toward the end of my day was basically downhill. Upon returning home, I found that I got a letter from the Township informing me that I was in violation of some local ordinance because I had too many weeds on the property. What the fuck! Maybe I like weeds! Who the hell are you to tell me how many weeds I should have?! So I spent much of the evening nursing a bruised sense of independence, not to mention the shame of being such a shitty gardener that I'm starting to break laws, and wondering exactly how serious I have to treat this thing. They say I could get summonsed and fined and shit. Serious? This is law enforcement? So, whatever...I guess I'll try and devote some serious time soon to lawn care. (And I was going to do it tomorrow, too, since I have the day off, but it's supposed to rain again.) Pain in my ass. Satan take their stupid lawn rules. And I thought everything was going so well, too. So, anyway...I have to kill plants now. It's really not a big deal, I guess, this letter, but it still makes me feel frustrated and stupid. I know a lot of people want this life with the home-owning and the pretty little town and all that, but fuck this, man. I never got any letters complaining about all the takeout containers in my crappy apartment.

So I spent much of the evening muttering and worrying about that over cooking some dinner. Then, when I sat down to eat, I had a nosebleed. So my night was spent grumbling and stressing and, at times, shooting blood out of my face. I resisted posting, though, because I generally hold to the "things'll be better in the morning" philosophy, and I figured I'd feel better after a good night's sleep and some perspective. The way things turned out, though, I got up butt early this morning to take out the trash and recycling and stuff, and while I was doing that, I stepped in dog shit. So that's nice. And now it's raining, and that's never good, since my bus stop is a little pole in the ground and if I've learned anything from commuting, it's that I never know how long I'll be standing out there waiting for the bus. So all-in-all, I can't say I'm in the best of moods at the moment, but I'm sure it'll be fine. I do know one thing, though...I'm going to do my best to play some cards today. One, it'll probably make me feel better, but two, and more importantly...come on! I stepped in shit today! How can I not play cards?

Anyway...today's my last day of school this week, so starting tonight, I'll be on weekend until Monday. Yay for me! Maybe I can get a decent post up during that time.

Ah, which reminds me, this is a pretty sweet post (ganked from chadu). And, in news of the heavens, Hail Eris! Awright, peace out, everybody. Smell ya later!

Just a short note

I'll try for a better update tomorrow, but just for now: you know that stepping in shit thing? Not worth a damn! :)