- Your job?
Dishwasher/fryer at the best barbecue restaurant in town. 4 days a week split shift, break in the middle of the day and clock out for the night usually somewhere between 9 and 11. Thanks to my seemingly ironic sense of work ethic (I'm generally apathetic when it comes to adult stuff), I go in on an off day to help with inventory, and recently because of the summer weather, I occasionally do some work on the owner's family ranch. Minimum wage, but I don't care about money.
I have no professional ambition. There's nothing I absolutely want to do when I'm older, so I don't have any real plans for a career. This job is alright for me at the moment, but it's not something I want to do forever. I won't leave unless I have a clear idea of what I want to do, so who knows how long I'll be here.
- Your home?
A regular house in a residential neighborhood. 2.5 bedroom, 1 bath, garage. Living with my dad, who asks for $110 in rent money. I've got my 360 and my sweet desktop set in front of my couch. I only go in the backyard to mow the grass. For my purposes, it gets a 7.5/10.
- Your location?
A decent town of about 50,000 people. The tallest point in the city is the overpass next to the train station leading in/out of downtown. Pretty flat, which is great for riding my bike, and the lack of huge buildings is great for sky exposure. I can get from one side of town to the other in about 20 minutes on my bike. Our city's most notable defining quality is that it's the connecting town between four other cities, two of which are a big deal, one is a college town, and the fourth is nothing important. I like this place, it's the perfect size for me. Huge places like Portland feel crushing and crowded.
- Your relationship status?
None. I have the feeling I might actually end up forever alone. I can barely relate to normal people, so the chances of landing a girlfriend are insanely low.
- Your social life?
I have 1 best friend, and we share similar styles of humor. We have a considerable amount of fun despite how little we actually do. While he can somewhat successfully bullshit his way through a conversation, I have a hard time talking to people at all, so I'm not great at making friends. The two of us met at an anime club, and it still amazes me how well it worked out.
There is a guy at my work who I've been on friendly terms with. He even invited me to his place for a social gathering, even though it was pretty lame (despite my and my friend's efforts to keep it poppin'). He's an alright guy, and I hope we keep on being decent work friends.
- Your health?
2012 is the year my body got messed up. The day before Memorial Day, I pulled a muscle in my back pulling something way too heavy along the ground. My back has been hurting ever since, it mostly being a dull pain throughout the day. It doesn't affect my ability to move or work, but it's always on my mind, and I still sleep on the floor in an attempt to keep it in shape.
I thought I burned my lip on some hot pizza, but after researching lip scabs, I have reason to believe what I had was actually a cold sore. Never had one before, so I had no idea it could have been that at all. Anyway, the scab, being on my mouth which I move and touch all the damn time, didn't heal very well, and now my beautiful lips have a blemish.
Burnt my knuckle of a Cres Cor. As a dishwasher, my hands are almost always wet, so I wore a waterproof band-aid and glove for several days while washing dishes. Didn't work since my hand got all sweaty anyway, so I had to learn to use my left hand for the sprayer in order to keep it out of the stream. Finally healed after two long weeks, but not perfectly.
Years of chewing stuff has finally caught up to me, as I noticed how worn down my teeth are. My canines are about as flat as my other teeth, and there's a noticeable (with my tongue) divot in the ends of my front two teeth. Also, I most likely have a cavity or two going on, thanks to all the sugar I liked to put in tea back when I drank it all the time. Slight pain in my tooth at times, mostly when I eat or drink anything sugary or bad for teeth. From what I know about dental health, my current strategy of brushing better and hoping it doesn't get worse isn't going to do shit.
My teeth and back are the only real issues there, I just don't like my body being worn down at all. At 23 years old, I should have a perfect body, not one showing the first signs of deterioration. I hope my teeth last the rest of my life, and I hope my back doesn't remain in poor shape for too long.
Overall I would say I'm barely not happy, like a 5.5/10. I really need to do something at some point. Just waiting on that inspiration...
