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Nov 16

Walk, Eat, Walk, Beer, Walk, Beer, Walk, Eat, Walk, Walk, Walk…

by oceangrrrl

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

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Nov 13

Brrrr, frickin’ cold!

by oceangrrrl

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

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Nov 12

Mmm, toasty!

by oceangrrrl

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

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Nov 11

Mom, Your Roof Is Fixed.

by oceangrrrl

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!

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Nov 10

Cold Front Coming In

by oceangrrrl

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

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Nov 9

Sunday Fun Day

by oceangrrrl

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!

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Nov 6

Three! Like a BOSS!

by oceangrrrl

Ok. So maybe not like a boss, but it’s not seeming to be too difficult getting this down. It feels like I am being very sneaky though. Almost as if I am doing something horribly wrong.

I do feel like I could play some terrible jokes on the cleaning crew at the office late at night. This could turn out to be fun! Maybe unplug their radio in the lobby, put all the toilet seats down, move stuff around on them while they take the elevator somewhere. I think it’s brilliant, and I know some of you would totally be in on it with me!

Checked my voicemail this evening, and my lovely and beautiful, best friend Jeni in Cali had called. I love that the people who are super close to me can joke about my homelessness. Although, I’m not really homeless per se, but more like house-less. My temporary home is on wheels, and I know I am welcome to borrow other’s houses if I need to. 🙂 I would like to thank everyone for the kind offers, but you all know I am extraordinarily stubborn.

Anyway, I get to fly out to Hamden, CT this month. This compelled me to look into flying into Boston and extending the trip to stay there for the weekend at my expense. This in turn got me to delve a bit more into the couch surfing world. Although I’m not thrilled that they try to charge you $25 to verify that you are who you say you are. I mean, I understand. Lots of weirdos out there. Lots of creepy, oogie, nasty weirdos out there looking to grease up a couch and steal some prescription meds. I totally understand how it could be nerve racking lending out a couch to a complete stranger. It is pretty cool to know that there are so many people who are still willing to put their homes out there like that. So, instead of a hotel that I will pretty much only use for sleeping anyway, I figured why not see about a couch? Gets me in touch with a local or two and forces me to meet new people and put myself in a crazy, uncomfortable situation. We shall see if it all works out. I’ll let you know.

Well, I am off to sleep in my cozy nest of awesome! I found a zero degree sleeping bag on Overstock that I am going to buy. I’ll need it! So with that, good night and sweet dreams!

-B

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Nov 4

First Day…

by oceangrrrl

Just to start off, I have had maybe three hours of sleep.  I am tired…

But I got everything out of the house and into my car (which is filled to the brim), and half of that crap will be in storage (also nearly full) once I get out of the office!  WOOHOO!!!  Celebration!!!!

First day officially homeless (by choice), and it feels a bit strange.

First day to ever set up a blog.  I have no idea if it has been done right.  I guess I will find out…

First day to…

…no.  I think that’s it.  Not much more than that.

Although I am great at picking days to start things.  I mean, why not choose the day where a cold front will come in and mix with warm Gulf air and pour down rain all day?  Why the hell not?

Anyway, enough about nothing.  For the few I have told about my recent choices in life, they’ll understand what this is all about.  For those of you who have yet to know who I am, I’ll give you some back story.  🙂

I have made a lot of stupid decisions in my life  A lot!  Due to the way I was brought up, no mistake is stupid if you learn from it.  I have learned bunches!  Along with some of the more recent decisions I have made in my life, debt came along with it all.  Ex-marital debt to be exact.  I got to live in Hawaii during my last marriage, and when my husband at the time decided he wanted to move back to Texas, I was given the choice to get divorced and stay in Hawaii or move back with him.  If you guessed that I made a stupid decision and moved back with him to Texas, you would win some sort of prize.  Sadly I wouldn’t be able to afford to get one to you, but I can say you got a gold star for the day.  Yea!

So, I got to put the majority of our move back on my credit cards, still ended up with that lovely divorce, and the parting gift was getting to keep all that debt.  I have been stuck with it for a few years now.  Needless to say I am tired of working just to pay bills.  It’s just me supporting me.  It’s expensive!  I am sure the majority of you know what I am talking about!  I have an amazing job!  I get paid pretty well.  I should be able to enjoy my life.  I should be able to pay for a vacation or be able to purchase plane tickets in an emergency situation.  I should have an emergency fund.  I should be able to contribute to my daughter’s college fund.  I should be putting money aside for my retirement, because I’m pretty sure I’ll be retiring alone.  I should be capable of getting my car worked on when it needs it, rather than waiting for that selector switch to kick in and put my car in 4WD!  It’s even more fun when it decides to come out of gear altogether while on the freeway.  What can I say, keeps me on my toes!

Now I am at the point where all of my belongings are in storage.  Ok.  Maybe 98% of my belongings are in storage.  The rest are in my car.  That is where I plan to sleep every night.  I planned it all out.  Read books about living in cars and learned I was already planning for all the things in the books.  Not much help there except for reassurance that I was definitely not alone in this.  Showers you ask?  The gym.  Where am I going to park?  Um, how about next to our maintenance truck that’s always parked right outside the office building.  Check!  Emergency restroom situations you say?  Parked right next to the office building where I have keycard access!  I got this!  What about if it’s really cold outside?  Seriously?!?!  I’ll be fine.  What about having your daughter with you on the weekends?  I can just head South an hour to my mom’s house for the weekend.  It works out perfectly!

Guess I should get back to work, otherwise this car thing may become permanent.  I’ll let you know how the first night goes…

-Bonnie

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