I'm Feeling Adventurous...

Maybe it's my annual (or bi-, tri- quad-annual for that matter) surge of needing adventure, but shoot, I've been dyin' recently. Let's see, in the past 3 weeks I've: wanted to get a new tattoo, pierce my belly button (that one will probably happen :)), dye my hair black (again), move, take a vacation to Budapest, get a dog, quit my job, and pretty much everything I shouldn't do. So, here is my new motto. ALL THINGS IN MODERATION! If Ihold back these feelings of adventurousness....then it's all going to explode in one big mess....BUT if I let it out a little bit at a time throughout the year...I'll be good to go. Then, poor Luke won't have to deal with a new, sketchy-sounding idea every day. I'll probably stop trying to convince him to get a matching tattoo with me and we can all live in peace. :)

But really, I think it is just that the majority of summer has passed and I have spent 90% of it in an office under flourescent lights. And it is making me restless. I feel like I haven't experienced life recently because the office has been my life. It is kinda depressing. I think it might make anyone go a little stir-crazy.

To make matters worse? Luke is leaving for two weeks, and I'll have no one (who understands, that is) to stop me from going through with all of my crazy ideas! Yes, Nick will be here, but really, I think that he might just encourage me :)

But don't worry loyal fans. It is work that is causing this mess, but it is also work that keeps me out of trouble. I'm usually too tired at 7pm to follow through with anything...sad, I know :)

Now...back to planning my trip to Budapest.

Step One:

Don't Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise...

Sometimes, when I say, 'I didn't do ANYTHING at work today...' people will respond with a comment much like unto this, 'You're so lucky! you get paid to do nothing!' Let me tell you something people. I'd much rather NOT get paid and be doing SOMETHING, ANYTHING productive then sit in front of a damn computer screen all day, refreshing my facebook screen every five minutes! This is killing me!

Let me lay the record straight for you...I work at a somewhat-failing company. I manage their sales/call center. Which means I make sure the phones get answered and that every franchisee that we have in the U.S. and Canada is happy. Sounds fun? Well, the phones ring. They get answered. Happiness is generally had by most offices. What do I have to do then? Not a lot, my friends. Not a lot. I do one major spreadsheet for gross sales for each office once a month and then..........nuthin.

Sigh. The worst part is that there are fabulous, huge windows on one side of the office. Winows that I stare out longingly when the weather is nice, and windows that I have to leave my grey cubicle to even see.

Don't get me wrong. I love my job. It pays me a steady income, I work with some fun people, I get discounts if I ever want anything painted. Fun times. But everyone leaves at 3! I stay for FOUR hours by myself. It is truly depressing.

Rant. Rant. Rant. Thank goodness for Pandora, because I might just go crazy. Also, thank you for My Modern Metropolis. That website is fascinating.

What is even worse? I get so bored that even my online class isn't even tempting. It's like, 'Stare at blank nothing? Or stare at Elizabethean literature?' Honestly, most days it is a toss up. Elizabethean literature is great, really it is, but I have reached that certain doldrum in my life where nothing is exciting. And I blame that on the stupid computer screen that sucks my life out for 7 hours a day. You may notice that this note is being written at 630pm. Thank God. Only half of an hour left!

I saw this picture

And it made me think of Luke :) <3