Constant state of flux

Vulcan

Click that above to see my new range. It is the endurance model which is the newest line of ranges released by Vulcan. I ordered it about 2 months ago, and finally today it arrived. Unfortunately when I took the specs as a guideline to see if the range would fit through the door, I was just about 1/2 an inch off. Well to my credit it wasn't that I was that far off, it is just that the spec sheet didn't say anything about the 1 inch protruding gas line coming out of the rear. So I had to spend about an hour outside taking apart the front of the range in order to remove the little ledge so I would be able to pass through the door. This also meant that I had to spend another 1/2 hour of so putting it back together after I was finally successful. Not the biggest deal, but I had to get it done before I left work.

Up until now we had to use a little 4 burner stove, which got full so fast it wasn't even funny. Now at least I have 6 burners to work with, which is better than we had it before.

So that makes me happy, which I think I needed. Things have been getting more and more dire in my perception of my life, so I take the good when I can.

Another good thing that happened today, actually while I was being all manly taking apart commercial ranges. This girl who frequents the bi-rch-woo asked me out, so that is cool right? Who doesn't like being asked out anyway? She seems really cool, although I don't know her that well yet. She just today gave her speech for her final project, so I think technically she is a college graduate now. Yeah, she is a little younger than me, just about 5 years or so.

Oh I am about this close to starting drinking again, not because I miss the booze or anything like that. Really what I miss more is socializing with people, and most everyone I know does so with alcohol. Maybe this is just some way of justifying drinking again, when really I should just focus on staying sober. But I don't really see the harm in starting again, when I quit I never really felt like I had that big of a problem with it, but it was a big part of my life.

I can always quit again if I feel like I am getting out of control, one thing I am good at is quitting.



OH!! I almost forgot, I was quite proud of myself this morning. When I picked up the Coastal order, I did so on my bike. I had just a tad over 10 pounds of cod wrapped tight in my messenger bag as I rode back to the Cafe. Lucky for me, I didn't have any leakage or spills, so my bag still smells like bike grease.

Yesterday I drove to work, knowing I would have to pick up the fish. Then come time when I went over to pick the order up, and they didn't yet have my Organic Shetland Farms Salmon in yet. So they ended up just driving it over themselves later on in the day. It wasn't an entire loss though, I brought them a bunch of breakfast pastries as a little gift.