Back into Reality

I can't believe how incredibly exhausted and fatigued I am, even though I've been back in my hometown for 4 days. True, I recently returned from a 6-day chaperon trip in NYC to Cleveland with crazy H.S. kids (I'll give alll the juicy details tomorrow nite most likely), but I should of recovered by now. The ol' body ain't what it used to be! Seriously, I need to get back in the gym or something... >_>...

A sad realization I had is my "college life" is over now. The big knock on the head is that I'm job-hunting for something that will let me work a 40 hr week >0<. Too bad my job won't be in my "area of expertise", but its kinda hard finding something that needs an EALC major prerequisite. Although I was always bitching and complaining about just wanting to get my "real life" on track, I guess since I just moved I am already remembering the good ol' days. Hot-pot parties, Guitar Hero, studying for a Japanese test, Karaoke, lots of drinking, running around College Mall, tutoring my students, and everything else that isn't coming to mind right now. Wow, college was just a humongous chapter in my life...I miss all of my friends now that we've gone our seperate ways. All my nihongo buddies (Jackie, Nick, Alipon, Becky, Yuki, Mami, Lexxy, EVERYYOONNEE), and everyone else I met along the way (Courtney and Ian, Ife, Katy, Chika, derr I'm having a brain fart for the rest..), I miss you all soo much *tears*

Anyways, since I came back home, I've been in and out of everything. I've had to take some of my dad's medication because I was in SOO MUCH physical pain (this is just from the trip, being exhausted and fatigued). All I remember when I went to sleep is that I was soo drugged up LOL. One nite I kept waking up and staring out the window because I thought someone was going to break into my car.. turns out that every few nights there is a man who pushes a metal shopping cart and goes "dumpster diving" for salvageable parts that he can sell back. Another random note, we had this INTENSE storm the other nite. OMG I thought we were going to be hit by a tornado.. we actually had all the cats locked up in their carriers, and scrunched in the downstairs bathroom. My sister, dad, and I were in our gym shoes and were ready for anything. Thank god nothing bad happened to us *whew*. Lastly, I went to the 4-Winds Casino tonight with my dad, and I am up $200!!! I swear everything I touched turned lucky, ESPECIALLY Pai-Gow. I have never been so lucky with the bonus bet.. I kept hitting things (4-of-a-kind, 3-of-a-kind, flush, straight, full house). Plus, I was -actually- doing well on the machines as well! I remember playing King Kong Cash, Lucky Lemmings (my personal fav), and Chinese Fortune. Usually my dad does better than me, but when he sat me down, I guess I was on the better machine. Wooohooo! Thats all going to bills and friggen loans T-T. Maybe I'll spoil myself and get a nice pair of sandals :D

Alrighty, I'll write more later, but now I need to get some sleep. I have to make it to my grandparents pretty early tomorrow morning. They had their power knocked out by the storm, and I get to help clean the debris in the yard, woohooo!!!