Mostly because I am home, and due to the fact that I'll have five days off here before I have to report to work again. I got a different run -- I got the Whitefish run! I'll be working on the upper bar on train #7. That run is so easy, and there is no paperwork involved! The best part is that it will go until December (or whenever they get rid of it, but last year it was in December). All I got to worry about is doing the stupid "wine and cheese" thing for the sleeping car passengers. The run is four on, and four off, so I think it will also enable me to spend more time with my lover, Zero. There won't be any of this bullshit 6 am report time to work XD

Not that the run to St. Louis, and Kansas City was bad -- but they are starting work on the Dan Ryan and supposedly it is going to be HELL getting to work, and I have no desire to leave my house at 3 in the morning just to get to work at 6 mmk.

I was sooo tired last night. When I got home, I simply took a shower, checked my messages and then fell asleep. It was sort of cute, Maestro wrapped his body around my head and slept that way with me most of the night. I had some funky dreams, so either him sleeping in such a manner caused it, or hey who knows? Perhaps he was protecting me from bad bad dreams (or that funky "being-pressed-into-the-bed" thing I've gotten twice now).

I'm supposed to call the financing lady today and try to meet with her to get all the paperwork going on it, but I haven't gotten my money yet from my income taxes yet (my dad procrastinated just a bit on doing that, eh?). I originally was going to use that money to pay off all, if not most of my credit card debt, and all I would have left is my car payments -- before I signed any papers and such.

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Oh, and some yahoo was trying to talk to my lover under a screen name similar to "Veriria the Spider" over AOL's AIM while I was away at work. Unfortunetly, my lover's internet got screwed up before he could get any messages, and I'm not sure if this person tried to contact him again. Needless to say, we are both quite curious as to why someone would go through the trouble of creating such a screen name, and also what they were going to try to say to Zero. Obviously this person, whoever they are, reads my blog on myspace because that is the only way they'd be able to get Zero's screen name on AIM.

Strange no?

Last night I spent the night at Zero's house. I (re)met his cats - one looks nearly like Maestro! I had forgotten about that XD And the other one just so reminded me of Morris (Jim's cat), it was uncanny. Mhmm we spent the night in each other's arms (and we didn't even make love) -- I've longed to do that for quite some time (literally years).

Last night we also met his mom and step-dad at a bar near their gun-range, and she remembered who I was and hugged me and remembered me and such XD It was cute.

MMmhhhmm cuddling. To sleep. I love it.

Oh yeah, and while we were asleep, someone was in his house, or so he thought. I was asleep, but he rushed out of bed to go check it out and such.

Seriously, you need to stay out of my business, ass.

Ahh, just goes to show me that I should never go out with guys younger than me. Not only are they potentially childish twats, but so are their friends. I really get annoyed when they start making up shit about you, or their friends do at any rate, just to make their friend feel better. Really, it is quite childish.

I broke up with Xiris, and yes I am seeing Zero. I didn't break up with Xiris so I could see Zero, it just is what happened. I never said I wasn't going to see other people. So, kindly do piss off and worry about your own lives, gentlemen -- you shouldn't be concerning yourself with mine so much. Kinda unhealthy, if you know what I mean :D

So I seem to be in one of those 'cleaning' moods again. I moved my computer desk, along with all my computer parts, into the now seldom-used bedroom. Hopefully this cleaning mood continues, having a clean apartment is rather a good thing. Oh, I also posted this to the customers suck community:

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Again, now I work onboard the passenger rail system which takes me to Portland, OR. I posted a story a few days ago about some loser on my train, and it was so weird that it made me nearly forget about this story :)

This very hickish man, another guy who also claimed to be a farmer, and a random woman from the sleeping car all hit it off in my lounge, and were all talking [and getting drunk]. It's ok though, the woman was super nice as was the 'other guy' and tipped me (well, I might add). The hick guy had been getting beers and mixed drinks long before the other two came along, but never tipped at all. Now, I don't mind if you don't tip me if you are only getting a soda or a coffee, but if I'm making you a mixed drink, it would be nice. I'm not making as much per hour as I did working as the Steward in the dining car, because Amtrak knows I'll get tips. :P

Me: again, pseudo-bartender
HH: honky hick
Man: niiice man :)~
L: niiice lady :)~

HH: "Give me three Bloody Mary's and one white wine."
Me: *Makes the three Bloody Mary's, and opens the white wine*
HH: *Pays, doesn't tip me. Brings two drinks over to the table they're all sitting at.*
Me: Being the nice person I am, I say: "Here, I'll bring the other two drinks over for your."
L: "You know, Kristen is sooo nice, I hope you guys have been tipping her well! I haven't even bought hardly anything from this nice girl and I tipped her soo well."
Man: "Oh of course! She's the nicest lounge car attendent I've ever had on the train.."
L: "Yeah well I hope you tipped her, she even brang our drinks over look at that!!" She turned to the HH, and said "You did tip her, right??"
HH: He lied and said "Yeah of course I did!" and then gave me a strange look.
Lady and Man together: "He did tip you right?"

I just kinda looked like o_O It was so weird! haha. I just said 'yeah' and went back to my hole, and laughed my ass off. Such a strange situation :) It was so close to the time I went to dinner, that I didn't feel like embarassing the guy since he was really into conversation with the other two. I just kinda shrugged it off. But people who are nice like that really make my day (er, trip...haha).

Edited to add: Later on I was slightly pissy though...I guess he was the last person to leave their table...And he left his garbage on it. I'm not a server, I stay in my hole and you come to me to buy things. CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE IN MY LOUNGE. I am not your mom.

So yes, I work onboard the USA's [only] national passenger rail system. Now I work in the lounge onboard a long distance train, and it is very fun :) [Essentially] working by yourself rocks!

When you travel on the train or planes, prices on food and beverages they sell are high - this is why it is probably a good idea to bring your own alcohol (and hide it well!) if you intend on drinking a lot.

Me: pseudo-bartender
DI: drunken idiot

DI: Give me a Black Velvet and a Miller Light.
Me: Sorry we don't have Black Velvet or Miller light. You can see my beer selection in the refrigerator to your right there, and here's my liquor selection *me gets my mini's out from behind the counter and shows the man*
DI: Ok I'll take a Jack and MGD. *man grabs MGD [yes we have that, just not miller light] beer from fridge - this is OK because thats how I set up the beers*
Me: Did you want a coke to go with your Jack? It comes with it.
DI: *shakes his head*
Me: *rings him up on the uber-spiffy-cheap-as-hell-cash-registers* Ok, that will be $10.25.
DI: HOW MUCH?!?ELEVENTYONE11! Why is it so high?!?!
Me: Well, thats $6.00 for the Jack and $4.25 for the beer.
DI: *hands me $20.* Yeah I bet you get a cut of the money too, huh.
Me: No sir, if I made the prices, they wouldn't be this high, but ***** has to try to make money somehow, eh? [always said jokingly when people say anything about the prices. it is neither mine nor *****'s fault that you didn't plan ahead for your trip]
DI: *takes his change, leans very close to my face and says* YOU'RE LYING.

He didn't tip me either :> haha what a silly guy. I found out later he was smoking in my lounge while I was away at dinner [non-smoking train!], and he got thrown off the train for it. Yays!