I never knew 8 o'clock could get here so early!!

I started my new job yesterday. It is as I predicted more than just a little boring. Fortunately I am not going to work to be inspired or meet people, or even have a good time for that matter, I am going to work so that I may be able to do those things AFTER I get off work. Oh yeah and the money too. I am really only working this new job so that people don't come knock on my door and try to take body parts in the form of payment for the money I owe them. LOL

Since I have started this new job I work from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. with only about 45 minutes between jobs and all of that is primarily spent driving. So needless to say I am exhausted. Normally that would not be a big deal because I am a night owl anyway. BUT...

Yesterday was evidently old friend day. I got off from work after an excruciatingly drab day (at both of them) called a friend of mine and arranged to go to McGuires. Well I had a pretty good feeling that it was going to be a short night because I knew that A) I was tired B) He would chicken out (He was supposed to go to another establishment and ask one of his co-workers out on a date.) and C) I have work at 8 a.m. Well on the way home to change after work I got a call from a friend that I had not talked to in forever. Of course being the overly social person that I am i proceeded to have a long phone conversation with him. He told me that he is moving back into the area (P.C. to be exact). This is great because I have not seen Andrew in probably 2 or more years. We try to keep in contact via the phone but it is kinda hard with his job and mine too. Andrew used to be my sports editor when I work at the newspaper in Marianna. He is a complete nut and always entertaining to be around.

Well of course Andrew's call delayed me from getting to McGuires at the pre-arranged time. Already behind schedule and the night has not even started.....UGH! I knew then I would not be getting enough sleep. So I head over to the Irsih Pub (good food too!) and about 2/3 of the way there Daniel calls me to tell me that McGuires is packed and only standing room left was at the bar. Not really my scene so we had to punt the ball. We ended up on the beach at a restaurant called Flounders. Good food, great people, sometimes a local band, and it is open right out on the beach...perfect place to relax after a 14 hour work day.

I was not so lucky! Sometimes my stomache does this wierd thing where I will be starving and then when I get somewhere to eat or get my food it feels like I am completely stuffed. Yup you guessed it, the affliction struck that night. In addition, there was a local band playing that night. So that is a good thing right??? Normally, yes. In this case, no! OMG the band literally caused physical discomfort to my ears. I was appalled. I was speechless.----------Well OK we all konw that is not true but metaphorically speaking I was! :-) The band was so bad that I ended up wrapping up there in about 1/2 the time we normally do. It was only about midnight...not too bad for a night out with friends and that still gives me like 6 1/2 hours of sleep. (That is pretty good/normal for me)

Again as I am getting home for the second time that day ANOTHER old friend calls me! Normally this would have made my night but considering that I was exhausted and ready to go to bed, this was not the case. ------Oh BTW Daniel did chicken out. I knew that he would. He is hopeless ;-) back to the story------The second friend proceeded to tell me her life story that i had missed and considering it has probably been 1 1/2 years since I had seen her it was long. Don't get me wrong I was very glad to talk to her and the guy she is shacked up with (i think they are engaged now) who also happens to be a very close friend of mine, but just wish it had been some other time. She kept me on the phone until about 3:30-4 a.m. That leaves right at 3.5 hours of sleep left before I have to be up and get ready for work. UGH!

Alarm clock rings I throw it! I am exhausted! I could go into my new job and put in some extra hours but I would probably fall asleep on the phone and end up fired so that is probably not the best idea. I think I will go home and go straight to bed. I think I can hear my bed chanting my name. :-)