Today I became fully aware of why I hate living in Molalla. It's a somewhat long story, but it goes something like this: A bunch of realtors had a scheduled walk-through of Joseph's house at 11 this morning, so I obviously wanted to spend my time in a different location. If I lived in Oregon City or Clackamas it would be easy to find something to do for a couple hours without even having to drive. Around here? Nothing, unless I wanted to walk to a few different grocery stores or half a dozen bars. The library is somewhere nearby, but I prefer the staff at O.C. ... and by staff I mean Hallie. There really was no point in wasting time in this area when I had some errands to take care of elsewhere.
The real dilemma is which errands I should run. I could do some shopping, banking, library business in Oregon City and then come back home, only burning up about 2.5 gallons of gas, or I could go the extra 20 miles and head into Clackamas to get the new phone I need. The phone that is on sale. The phone that may or may not be in stock tomorrow. If I go all the way out there, however, should I not also see Craig? And since I am going to be at his house all day tomorrow and probably the next day, shouldn't I just plan on staying there after purchasing my phone today? That would be the wise economical choice, would it not? Too bad it's not that simple. I can't just leave at the drop of a hat, hoping I have everything I need and finding out later if that is the case. Not me, not now, not ever. I'm a planner. A doer. A worrier. A regretter. Since I found out about this realtor situation only a few hours before it was scheduled to take place, I didn't have enough time to get all of my stuff ready.
There's also the business of whether I want to spend most of my days at somebody else's house. It's nice every once in a while, but lately it has been too much. I love Craig, I love hanging out with him, Brad, Justin, and Keith, but I also love being by myself. I love being in a big, clean house. I love sleeping in my own bed instead of an oversized beanbag thing upstairs (it's more comfortable than it sounds). I love feeding Luke, rather than just dumping a bunch of food in his automatic feeder and hoping it is enough to last him. That's another thing: How am I supposed to feel good about myself when I am never home to care for my cat? Yes he's mean, yes he's annoying, but he's my responsibility. I'd be devastated if something happened to him. Just another reason why I shouldn't be over at Craig's house so much.
But how can I justify trips back and forth between my house and his? It's 50 miles roundtrip, a cost of about $10. Ouch. Right now, at this point in my life anyway, I can't afford that. I either have to accept things the way they are, see Craig less, or move somewhere different. Bummer.
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I love you, Lena.
I hate having to drive so far to see someone :( It was always a bummer driving to/from Portland in November and December, especially since I was the only one with a car. Does he come see you as much as you go see him?
Also, what phone are you looking at? I love my RAZR to death but it's doing this stupid thing with not sending/getting texts and I have to turn it off/on or turn airplane mode on/off just to get it to send one text. Sometimes it only does that once or twice, sometimes it does that for several hours straight. I'm getting kind of sick of it. I really want an ice blue chocolate. They look so pretty! I went to the Verizon store a couple weeks ago and played around with a bunch of phones, some I wasn't too sure about, some I was very sure about (like the chocolate). That one seems to be the best for me. But I have to wait until either August or December to get it... augh. Decisions!
Anyway...
Craig hasn't been out here in a while. A very long while, actually. It's not that he doesn't offer, I just always go to his place because there is stuff to do in the area and people to do it with. Molalla is so boring, seriously. He drives everywhere else we go. I can't imagine being the only one with a car.
I got my new phone today! It was a huge ordeal (probably look for a post about it, haha), but I went with the LG enV2. My Razr was doing the exact same thing as yours is for about six months, along with the battery needing to be charged every day and two or three keys that didn't always work. It was annoying. I think the ice blue chocolate phone is gorgeous, although I'm not wild about the spinwheel part. I was also afraid it would break like Miranda's did.
One last thing: I love you too! We really need to meet up for lunch...
aw, that sucks :( yeah... I can understand the Molalla thing. I really don't get how people can live in such small towns! I'd go mad. I love living here and knowing Portland isn't that far away.
oh man, I love the spin wheel!
Morgan had a chocolate (she got a new job an they gave her a Blackberry, so she doesn't have it anymore) and I voiced my concerns over it breaking like Miranda's did. turns out the newer versions are fixed and she absolutely loved hers.
omggg you have an enV2 ?! How do you like it? I tried out some phones with QWERTY boards, including that one, and it was just too weird for me.
my only concern with the Chocolate had been that I wouldn't be able to type fast enough, but when I was messing around with one at the Verizon store, it seemed to work all right.
they said in August I could do a one-year contract thing but I'd only be able to save like $50 on the phone. I'm up in December and they'd pay for $100 of it but... I don't know. I really, really love my RAZR and I'll miss it like crazy. It's so thin and perfect. With the Chocolate, it seems like it might slide open whenever I shove it into my pocket, which I do a lot, especially since I use my phone as a watch. But out of all the phones they had there, it's really the only one I like enough to switch to... not to mention, I've been drooling over it for months!
sigh. but then when there's days like today where I've had nothing but trouble with sending texts (even with the turning my phone and/or airplane mode on/off several times, it wouldn't work for several hours).
I'm so torn! I want that damn phone, but my RAZR is so perfect for me :( bleh! I hate being so indecisive...
we really should! I suck at getting together :(
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