Today was as interesting as it was cold. I froze my ass off!!! Although, tomorrow will be much worse! The high is only supposed to get to 31. At 8 am, when we’re all meeting up to start work at the crossing, it’s going to be a warm, 18 degrees. Yes. 18.
Omg. So sleepy…
Going to pass out now.
-B
Well it has been one hell of an interesting day! It was my first day working with a customer out of town, and it has been a learning experience for us all! Tomorrow is sure to be just as crazy! I am getting such an awesome opportunity to work with a great group of railroad guys, and as confusing as this day started out, it was full of jokes and great laughs, and we all learned a good bit!
Other than work fun, it has been cold and rainy. Rain. Lots of rain. ALL DAY!!!!!! Ugh! So I got back to my hotel room, pretty much got ready for bed, and looked up places that deliver. I found a sushi place that delivers!!!!! Albeit they only deliver in a 2-3 mile radius. But guess who is staying at a hotel right up the road? This lady!!!! It’s taking a while though. I haven’t gotten it yet, and I’m hungry. 
Tonight will be an early one, because it will be a long, cold day tomorrow out at a crossing. Did I mention I’ll be outside all day in freezing temps? I didn’t?!?! So yeah! I’ll be freezing my butt off all day tomorrow! Hopefully a finger won’t fall off. Wish me luck!!!! Dinner is here!!!!! 🙂
-B
So I got to Boston late Friday night. I was too tired to write anything. Last night I was planning on writing something short and sweet, but I had far too many “beverages” and fell asleep. It was a rough morning. I made it to Hamden, CT this evening though! One of the weirdest things out here though, is that with everything being further north, the sun sets even earlier!!!!! It is throwing me off!!! It feels like 9 o’clock at night when it’s only 6! I swear the sun goes down by 4:30!!!
Anyway, enough about the randomness. Let’s talk Saturday in Boston!!! So I looked up random things to do and asked everyone who had been what they recommended over the last week. Lots of possibilities for sure! So I ended up walking a bit of the Freedom Trail, went to Faneuil Hall, took a Boston harbor cruise, walked around the U.S.S. Constitution, walked around the U.S.S. Cassin Young, ate a late lunch at Legal Seafood, had a beer at the Granary Tavern, had a beer at Cheers, walked around the markets near Faneuil Hall, saw where the city Christmas tree was being prepped, got lost walking back to my hotel thanks to my phone not putting my location anywhere near where I was, and ended the night at the hotel bar with a few Irish coffees. That’s right. I said a few. Hence the reason I didn’t quite get around to writing anything last night. I think I squeezed in a good amount of activities for Saturday.
Today, after I checked out of the hotel, thank god they will hold your bags for the day, I decided to grab a chai latte at Starbucks and just go walking. I ended up walking over to little Italy and exploring that area a bit. That was a great spot! I wasn’t hungry when I went through there, but next time I won’t be able to resist the urge to eat some amazing Italian food! Since I forgot to ride the random carousel close to the aquarium yesterday, I rode it today. There were no horses on this thing! So I rode an owl. Went strolling around through the shops again, grabbed a Philly cheesesteak for lunch, started walking towards the hotel and ended up shopping with the locals in the Beacon Hill area. Didn’t get anything, but had a great time just walking around everywhere.
After all that, I loaded up my crap and headed off to the airport to get the rental car. So now I am in CT, about to head to bed. I am tired!
So good night and sweet dreams.
-B
It is going to be a chilly night. I can already tell you that. As soon as the engine was shut off and the heater was no more, I could feel the cold start to creep in, almost seeping through the windows. No wind blowing to help me sleep tonight. Just cold. Lots of cold…
On a warmer note, I took the change I had in a jar to the bank today. Nearly $300! Yay!!!! Boston spending money!!!!!!! I’m sure that won’t last long. :-/. All I know is that I am going to the original Cheers, the Freedom Trail, and maybe a place called Legal Seafood. I’m excited!!!!! There’s just so much to do, and I want to see how much I can cram in! 🙂
Tonight is going to be short and sweet. I have to be up super super early, and I am tired. Tomorrow is going to be a long and extremely busy day! So on that note, have a good night!
-B
So I am not in my car again this evening. Picked up my mini me from practice this evening and went to my other mother’s house for dinner. Had an amazing tortellini soup with cheddar cheese biscuits on the side. It was good! So I repaid my dinner and lodging for the evening, and helped sort the enormous amounts of Tupperware and random assortments of containers and Rubbermaid, and well, you get the point. Although trying to match lids with containers was like a puzzle, so my brain was quite content doing it. Let me just say, the cabinets look great! 🙂
Back to the whole car life thing, nothing feels more strange than talking to your daughter about living out of your car. She’s 13, mind you, and I’m sure she is trying to grasp all the reasons why I would do such a thing, but she seems to be understanding. I don’t know. It is an odd subject. Just so taboo in today’s society. People who wandered the earth and traveled from place to place always had a bad reputation. Look at it this way, you’re a gypsy traveling from small village to small village. You are cultures due to being around so many different people and seeing so many different things. You have a zest for experiencing adventure, but to town dwellers you are a free spirit. Never settling down. Always moving, always being open, perceived to be disrespectful. And we all know, one person’s perception is their reality. You may see yourself as open and fun loving, but they may see you as irresponsible and reckless. So, it is a difficult subject to bring up, even to the people I know understand. It still just has that stigma of being oh so wrong. How dare I turn my back on society and refuse to rent or own.
People ask why I never had a roommate. Because I am no longer in my twenties, and I’m selfish. I don’t want to be sharing things with people. You see, I am on me of those rare gems who takes care of other peoples’ things, but far too many times the kindnesses backfires.
Anyways. I am tired!!!! Falling asleep while I write so I need to close up shop for the evening. So, on that note, good night and sweet dreams! :*
-B
So after work today I drove down to help my mom with her roof again. It was cold. I did not want to be on a roof this evening in the cold wind, but she Obi Wan’ed me into coming down. I was her only hope. Yeah. Mmmhmm.
Sooooooooo, I’m just staying at my mom’s tonight. I mean, it’ll be warmer, and besides, she made me chili. I am super full! It was really good! Me=happy. 😀 Here I am, ready to pass out, with two cats laying on me and one to my left. I miss my hairy babies!!!!
On that note I am off to sleep. I’ve got an early day tomorrow. Good night and sweet dreams!
I just felt like being an introvert this evening after plans with a friend fell through. So what do I do? I call my mom. Then I go buy some sake! If you know your sake, you know the best sake is actually served chilled. Thank you, 007, for making people think you drink it hot! Not that there’s anything wrong with that! I like my hot, cheap sake with a hint of Midori, wonderfully called a kryptonite due to the pretty green hue. Add chambord instead, and you’ve got a purple haze. There ya go! Alcohol lesson for the night. But seriously, I’m enjoying a pleasantly carbonated sake called Hana-Awaka, or in English, Sparkling Flower. This stuff is good!!!!!!
So, anyway, back to car stuff. I was bored. I felt like being my usual, introverted self. I figured why go be alone around others, when I can happily lounge around in my jammies, drink my sake, write on the ol’ blog, and maybe watch some Netflix on my phone? I mean, really? Why the hell not!!! It’s comfy and warm in here. Curtains are up and blocking out the world. The wind is howling outside. Inside, it’s nice, and I find myself quite content. 🙂
There really is a cold front coming in though. I can’t wait!!! Although I left my super warm sweatpants at my mom’s on Sunday. I have my warm, wool winter knee-high socks to keep my footsies warm!!!!! Oh how I have missed them!!!! They’re really snowboarding socks, but they work great even when I’m not cruising down the mountain. Whoa! Crazy wind shaking the car! I am going to sleep like a frickin’ rock!!!! Yeah!!!
Oh! Something I love about the sake I’m drinking tonight, it says that it’s a refreshing after work drink! I love the way they think!!!!
Back on track again, so the battery in my home keeps dying if I leave anything left to drain it at all. I used to be able to leave crap plugged in overnight and had no issues. Now it’s ten seconds and the car says NOPE! Just what I need, having to go out and buy a new battery. I just replaced a burned out headlight last week! Argh!!!!
By the way, I am curious to know who reads this shit. Leave me a comment with your name or even just your initials. I don’t know that many people to where I can’t figure it out. Also, just follow me, and you’ll get a notice about any new posts. 🙂 Well happy evenings to you!
Arrivederci!!!
-B
Well, it has definitely been a good weekend. Got to do some roofing with my mom and spent time with my hairy babies: Cali, Harley and Baby Kitty. Rewatched the Boondock Saints movies along with Rocky Horror Picture Show, which I found out was released on VHS on Nov. 8, 1990. Pretty interesting. Reorganized my car a bit. It feels a bit roomier now, and my drawers are a bit more conveniently placed. Much better. 🙂
I did take some pictures of my home so you could get an idea of how it’s setup, but I have been doing this from my phone, and I don’t know how to load the photos onto the blog from here. I’ll figure it out. Just be patient. It shall be done!
Well, I am keeping it short and sweet this evening, as I am tired. And with that, good night and sweet dreams.
-B
I think I just figured out the picture thing. You lucky dogs! 😉 G’night!
I find that I am being a bit more open about my situation than I originally planned. Don’t get me wrong, I am not embarrassed by my current chosen status. I just don’t like enduring the questions and concerned looks as though I am going through some unfathomable period in my life. I don’t want to be pitied or looked down on for my choice. I have chosen this as my my current situation. I am happy. I am good with this. I am doing what I have been planning for months now. This was not some last second decision I was forced into. And as I have mentioned before, thank you for the acts of kindness in offering me a place to stay. I will not take you up on those offers. I don’t care how many spare rooms you have. I don’t care if you’re not at home on the weekends. I have no desire to take anyone up on anything that has anything to do with my staying at anyone’s house.
I may take you up on the whole parking in the driveway thing. I may also take you up on a single night where I come over and make you dinner and have a couple drinks. So there are a couple of exceptions to my stubbornness. 🙂
Even with all of that, I am still keeping this mostly secretive. People who know have been asked not to tell anyone else. If I have said its ok to tell so and so, then that’s fine. But only tell so and so and please stress the discreetness of my instructions. I know there will be family who ask about how I am doing. All that needs to be said is that I am doing well, enjoying work, and happy. Simple as that. When I feel I want to open up more to others, then that is up to me. I hope you understand, and I hope this wasn’t too dramatic a post.
Go ahead. Worry about me all you want. I’m fine. Really. Besides, it’s Texas. Don’t think I’m doing all this with only a machete in the car… 😉
Good night and sweet dreams.
-B
Staying at my mom’s for the weekend, so no fun car stories to be told. A few mods will be made to my “home”, and I will post some pics so you can get an idea of where I actually “live”. 🙂
Oh! I get to fly out to Boston this coming weekend!!!!! I am so frickin’ excited!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, I am exhausted and going to bed now. I’ll add some pics over the weekend. The wait shall be over!!!!
Nighty night and sweet dreams. 🙂
-B
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