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So I realize it's been months since I last blogged and a lot of new people on here are probably seeing this wondering who the hell I am, but oh well. Usually I write a lot on these when I did my 'monthly updates' but since it's been a while I'll try and keep it to short(er) bullet points :)

 

- My first term is finally over. My professors seemed to think most of the essays that I half-assed at 3 in the morning were 'phenomenal' compared to the rest of the class... I just take that as me going to school with a bunch of idiots, but at least they earn an A for me.

 

- Work is hectic to say the least. Corporate management is going through a bunch of firings and hirings so no one really knows what the hell is going on with that or who our boss actually is at any given time. I still get the same shitty pay though, so I personally don't give a damn.

 

- I joined a bowling league with Michelle, my boss, and a co-worker, but I doubt you could really call it a 'league' when there are only 8 of us... most of whom suck. I went from 170s and 180s to barely hitting 120s when we play our league games. It sucks, but it's still fun to do every week.

 

- My mom decided she's going to leave my father, but no one knows yet except for me. They just passed their 25th year anniversary and I honestly don't know why she waited to long to decide this, but I still support her decision 100%. Now it's just a matter of her going through with it.

 

- Brother is still a fuck-up so we don't really talk about him. My sister decided to move out and up to Missouri to live with my parents so I took her room and Michelle is moving into my old room. The bitch made me paint it before she would move in. Bah!

 

- I'm still single, as always. Went through a relationship since the last blog. That didn't last. He was slightly psychotic and very much attached and in love with me after about 2 weeks. I held on for a few months and then cut him loose. Still trying to get him to stop sending me 'I love you' texts now and then, but I've made some progress.

 

- It seems that every guy I'm interested in is interested in someone who's interested in me who I have no interest in. It's like some sort of fucked up 'Interest Triangle' where I get the shitty end of the stick. It's quite annoying so I've given up on trying to find anyone. My right hand hasn't failed me yet, so I'll be good for a while I think.

 

- My long-term ex, Mason, is coming in town next week and wants to hang out. There's still feelings between us even though he moved to California a while back and we've been split up for over a year now. Not sure how that'll play out, but I'm going out on a limb and seeing what'll happen.

 

- I went Vegetarian again. It's a lot easier the second time around. I don't crave meat, but it's a pain in the ass to try and find something that doesn't have meat when you're too lazy to cook. I'm doing Thanksgiving at my boss's and I told her she had to make at least half of everything without meat, but we'll be drinking early that day so I don't think I'll care when it comes time to eat.

 

- My Green Bay Packers just raped the Dallas Cowboys, much to everyone's surprise. I won a bet of a 6-Pack on it, which is the main reason I cared so much about the game. I'm assuming very few on here actually watched it, so I'll just stop there.

 

- I've unintentionally lost a hell of a lot of weight recently, and unlike usual, I haven't been putting it back on right away. I tried going to the gym for a while, but I'm broke and didn't want to keep paying for the membership, and the novelty of actually going to the gym wore off after a couple weeks and I got lazy again.

 

- Still depressed. Nothing new there. Constantly getting sick, usually with something throat related. And before anyone makes any jokes about it, it's not from doing that because like I said earlier, I'm still single and very much alone.

 

- I've neglected a lot of duties on GA recently because of school and work, but I'm trying to keep up. I've only had a few authors really start bitching at me, so I guess I'm not too worthless to them.

 

- I've been trying to do more to 'help society' and all that crap that everyone advocates but no one actually does. Volunteering at an animal shelter and towing people out of ditches and off the road are the main ones. Giving the bastard at the gas station a dollar so he'll leave me alone doesn't really count because I just don't want to listen to him whine.

 

- Still an insomniac (as if you couldn't tell by the 3:30 posting of this). The only decent sleep I get is from a heavy dose of sleeping pills or when I'm cuddling with someone. The later of the two doesn't happen often and the former gets annoying so I just stay up all night now. I think I pull more all-nighters now for no reason than when I needed to do projects in high school.

 

 

I think I'll stop there. I don't really know what the hell else has gone on recently, but nothing important. Most days I end up tweeting FML for some reason or another so it's just the Same Shit Different Day.

 

And on that, I'm going to go be a nerd and play L4D2 for lack of anything better to do this late at night.

 

 

Joe :)

(Who would like to congratulate and thank all of the authors that participated in the writing contest. The stories were absolutely amazing!)

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Hi Joe, it was good to 'catch up' with you and the goings on in your life.

 

Whenever I go to someone's for Thanksgiving where vegetarians will be attending, I try to bring Baked Mac & Cheese. It's hearty enough for vegetarians (and not gross like tofurkey), but it's also a good side for the meat eaters...and kids love it.

 

 

Here's my fav recipe (I got it ages ago from the Chicago Tribune)...

 

Real MacCoy Baked Macaroni & Cheese

 

Ingredients

1 stick butter (plus 2 tablespoons)

1/4 cup All-purpose flour

1/2 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Paprika

1/2 tsp Dried mustard

Black pepper to taste

2 cups Milk

7 oz Elbow macaroni cooked

2 cups Sharp cheddar cheese

3/4 cup crushed crackers (I use panko)

 

Preparation

 

1. Melt 1 stick of the butter in large saucepan over medium heat.

2. Add flour, salt, paprika, mustard and pepper; stir well. Cook 1 minute.

3. Stir in milk. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.

4. Remove from heat; stir in cooked macaroni and cheese.

5. Stir until cheese is melted.

6. Spoon into 2-quart casserole. Cover; bake 20 minutes.

7. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in small skillet; stir in cracker crumbs.

8. Remove cover from casserole; sprinkle macaroni with cracker crumbs.

9. Bake, uncovered, until top is golden and mixture is bubbly, about 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

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This author thinks you f**king rock! You are great to work with, and you're a nice guy. wub.gif If someone is bitching at you, f**k 'em. They're obviously clueless about what it takes to keep all of this stuff together and flowing smoothly.

 

Plus it's really interesting to hear about your various travails. I'm also glad to note that you seem to have given up hanging out at the jail to meet men. tongue.gif

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