( WoW babble, feel free to skip )

Hours are picking up at work, which is good because I have heard nothing from any of the places I applied to. I knew that we as a retail store would be going through a slow period, but not that slow -- however, it's not like I've given up looking for another job, because if Erica keeps being so awesomely bad at being a manager I might have a stroke right on the sales floor.

Things with the roommate are going much, much, much better -- in fact, I think they might even be going swimmingly. Now that I know he's in his room playing WoW and not simply staring at the walls and saying nothing to anyone we're right back where we started. I often go hang out in his room and sit on his bed and, well, hang out.

My roommate has been out of town since New Year's Eve and I'm hoping he returns soon; while it's been nice to have the apartment to myself since he's been away, I've been a little (understandably) nervous since receiving a note on the door about an armed robbery that took place just two or three doors down from my own place! The perpetrator was described in the note and the complex will be beginning Crime Watch meetings, but that doesn't stop me from making sure I take out the trash or check the mail BEFORE dark; I keep the door locked and I have an attack cat, and I live on the second floor, but a girl can't be too careful. When I have some extra money I'm going to make a sound investment in some mace to carry on my keychain, since I no longer have my Stabbin' Key (the key to unlock the gate at Mimi).

For the past couple of days I've felt rather awful with a light version of whatever plague perfectcherry and her mother came down with; now it's spreading to others, but today I finally feel just about right. I'm also well into my fifth day of absolutely no caffiene, and I can't say that I've had any caffiene headaches or experienced some of the worst bouts of withdrawl; all I've been drinking is water, cranberry juice, and Sprite (the great white remedy!). Any sodas that I must drink must be clear, have no sugar, and ABSOLUTELY no caffiene... if I go six months without drinking dark or caffienated sodas, my prize is a can of Canadian coke -- made with real sugar -- that is sitting in the fridge.

I also seem to have gotten my pixel art mojo back... you can see my latest stuff at my dA page.