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Mar. 3rd, 2005 08:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jianantonicBridget asked me to work on Friday. Since I came in for 7 hours on Monday (filling in for her, no less!), Friday will be my only day off this week. That is, unless I come in. Then I have no day off. I told her there was no way I would work a full shift. She wanted me 3-12, and then to come in at 7am on Saturday? heh...no. But I did feel bad because she was struggling so hard to find someone, and I was reminded of all the overtime I'm getting this week, so I thought, what's a few hours more? And I volunteered to come in from 6-9. Sprouse felt for me, though, so he said not to put it on the schedule and he'd just call me if he thinks he needs me when the time comes. This is one of the reasons that Sprouse is my favorite.
Work yesterday was very interesting. Olga called in sick, so it was just me, Cave, Burke, and Sprouse. (For the record, Cave = Jessica Cave, Burke = Burke Arnold, and Sprouse = Matt Sprouse). Burke has worked there for about a year, and he and Cave are good friends. I actually thought they were dating at first. But they each have serious significant others. Anyway Burke is 19, and his girlfriend is 17. She just got hired a few weeks ago and started working this past weekend. She works all the same shifts as Burke. This girl is insanely, psychopathically, ridiculously jealous. Anyone, male or female, who so much as said "Hi Burke," got the evil eye from her all night. Cave, who is one of his best friends, and who is also engaged, tried talking to him once, but he wouldn't even look at her. He was so not the usual fun Burke. So yesterday, Cave called him on it, and he got so mad he told her to "stay the fuck out of my life. Don't even try to talk to me again." This sucks, cause Burke used to be one of the most fun people there - he's like the only other Democrat - but now he's so bland. The worst part is, this is high school drama at its worst, and here I am all caught up in it. It's not a huge problem for me - I only work two hours a week with them, and then the Wednesday shift with Burke - but Jessica is really hurt by all this. I know what she's going through. So often people turn into completely different characters when their girlfriend/boyfriend is around. That's why I really used to hate it when my friends dated each other. It's still not my favorite thing to be around. I've done it, too. With my first couple of boyfriends, I was the annoying girl who couldn't talk about anything else besides her boyfriend. Then with Rafal, I was the girl who ditched her friends all the time to be with her boyfriend instead. With Stephen, I was the girl who ruined the group dynamic by dating someone in it and then having a shitty breakup where everyone took sides (most took mine though...hehe). Jeremy is a good fit, though. He wasn't already in the group so I wasn't robbing my friends of any parts of him, and he has a lot in common with me - actually likes going to folk concerts and playing cards and talking instead of drinking and getting high - so he fits well in the group. If I talk about him a lot, the reasons are legit - it's because we live in the same space. My life doesn't revolve around him, but he's in it all the time. I'm the same person whether he's there or he's not, and my friends and I can do all the same things whether he's there or he's not. It's lovely. Sorry to rant. I just have very strong feelings about relationship drama, apparently;)
Tomorrow my parents are coming to install my birthday present. For 21 I got a lawnmower. For 22 I'm getting a microwave. Maybe for 23 I'll get tools. In case you're wondering, no, my birthday really isn't all that soon. It's April 27th. There will be a farm party. I'll let you know.
Peace.
Work yesterday was very interesting. Olga called in sick, so it was just me, Cave, Burke, and Sprouse. (For the record, Cave = Jessica Cave, Burke = Burke Arnold, and Sprouse = Matt Sprouse). Burke has worked there for about a year, and he and Cave are good friends. I actually thought they were dating at first. But they each have serious significant others. Anyway Burke is 19, and his girlfriend is 17. She just got hired a few weeks ago and started working this past weekend. She works all the same shifts as Burke. This girl is insanely, psychopathically, ridiculously jealous. Anyone, male or female, who so much as said "Hi Burke," got the evil eye from her all night. Cave, who is one of his best friends, and who is also engaged, tried talking to him once, but he wouldn't even look at her. He was so not the usual fun Burke. So yesterday, Cave called him on it, and he got so mad he told her to "stay the fuck out of my life. Don't even try to talk to me again." This sucks, cause Burke used to be one of the most fun people there - he's like the only other Democrat - but now he's so bland. The worst part is, this is high school drama at its worst, and here I am all caught up in it. It's not a huge problem for me - I only work two hours a week with them, and then the Wednesday shift with Burke - but Jessica is really hurt by all this. I know what she's going through. So often people turn into completely different characters when their girlfriend/boyfriend is around. That's why I really used to hate it when my friends dated each other. It's still not my favorite thing to be around. I've done it, too. With my first couple of boyfriends, I was the annoying girl who couldn't talk about anything else besides her boyfriend. Then with Rafal, I was the girl who ditched her friends all the time to be with her boyfriend instead. With Stephen, I was the girl who ruined the group dynamic by dating someone in it and then having a shitty breakup where everyone took sides (most took mine though...hehe). Jeremy is a good fit, though. He wasn't already in the group so I wasn't robbing my friends of any parts of him, and he has a lot in common with me - actually likes going to folk concerts and playing cards and talking instead of drinking and getting high - so he fits well in the group. If I talk about him a lot, the reasons are legit - it's because we live in the same space. My life doesn't revolve around him, but he's in it all the time. I'm the same person whether he's there or he's not, and my friends and I can do all the same things whether he's there or he's not. It's lovely. Sorry to rant. I just have very strong feelings about relationship drama, apparently;)
Tomorrow my parents are coming to install my birthday present. For 21 I got a lawnmower. For 22 I'm getting a microwave. Maybe for 23 I'll get tools. In case you're wondering, no, my birthday really isn't all that soon. It's April 27th. There will be a farm party. I'll let you know.
Peace.
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Date: 2005-03-03 08:16 am (UTC)I think your views sound healthy, and this poor little girl sounds very insecure. It's too bad that Burke won't stand up for himself in his relationship. I hate to see that, too. If you aren't yourself, then how will it work out? *shrugs*
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Date: 2005-03-03 11:44 am (UTC)damn, i wish i had a lawn to mow.
...tho i once had a dream that i had to mow the carpet in my apartment because it was growing for some reason.