The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Wow, what a busy week i had with things going for and against me.

This week i worked, but unfortunately i lost my bike lock key while holding the 9 foot sign, i had a second key for it back at my tent. Now i managed to get about 1/3 of the way home on a bus, waited on another bus to get all the way home and stood at a stop from 8PM to 9Pm then realized... the bus stopped running!

So i had to walk home, tried to run part of the way... another realization, i got a bit in shape, but not good enough to maintain a steady run. So, by the time i was back at my tent, it was 10:40PM, another fun day. However a good friend of mine, Shawna tells me to see the bright side... I got excercise out of it. I guess she was right, because i'm well acquainted with the pain that comes from it. Heh.

Next day i had to take 2 buses to get to work, and ended up being an hour late. Maybe i shouldn't have taken Monday off.

I managed to get in touch with a good friend of mine, Van also this week, was talking to her on my cell until a Coconut Creek Code Enforcement officer stopped to tell me i had to move and almost got a ticket. Guy was pakistani and i talked my way out of a ticket which probably my boss (Linda) would have been stuck with.

Things were ok (not counting my long walk earlier in the week) until i got the back tire of my bike got a flat. I was lucky that there was a nearby bike shop to fix it. The bad news was that the guy tells me the reason why i got a flat tire was because the tire itself was worn out and full of holes and replacing the tube would not make a difference without also replacing the tire.

Tire $14.99

Tube $4.99

Labor $5.99

Tax $1.69

Total $27.66

Discovering that you just spent more money than you're gonna make because you're going to be an hour late to work?... Priceless!

No really, there are some lessons that need to be learned. Had i payed more attention to my bike i may have been able to anticipate the need and not have a flat tire. I tell myself often "be aware of your surroundings" but i forget to be aware of the here and now sometimes.

Now besides that my friday ended up in not such a good note with my employer's son. Joey tells me he CAN'T pay me because i didn't work the full 15 hours this week assuming i was asking for my full weekly pay, i corrected him nicely saying i only wanted what i had earned this week. He said to come back Monday and he would pay me then.

Well, i had left my "looking for work" sign at the tanning salon since i didn't think i would need it. I went and got it, said goodbye and went to unlock my bike outside. I was planning on looking for another job Monday. I guess Joey notices because a minute later he comes out and hands me almost half of what i had earned and to come Monday for the rest. Fair deal, i had only $3 in my pocket, good timing.

I'm considering moving to California and wait out the winter there, but not sure yet. I need to get to know my friend a bit better before i make such a leap of faith because she'd be the only one who i would know there.

Tomorrow is my first day of my weekend part-time job wearing my tux pants, shirt and bow tie, oh yeah and black shoes. I don't know how good i will look as a caterer, i guess i will find out tomorrow. Library closes in 30mins, i may take my laptop over to Mc Donalds and use their wi-fi and maybe talk to a few friends.