I'm going to be strong for my friend, when I say goodbye to him, for the last time, today. I want him to know, that I'm happy for him. It's going to be different, not having him around, for the next four weeks. It's the type of change that makes me feel uneasy. I'll be looking at pictures of Maui on the Flikr website. I'll also be giving my other of my two rat mates, a lot of support, while our leader and driver is enjoying his holiday. There will be a time, that my mum and I decide to go to Victoria, BC for a week, after I've been working, for at least two years. Than it will be time for the leader of my threesome to miss me. What can I do at my clubhouse, to ease the feelings of loneliness, that I might be feeling, from time to time? Another thing that I'm going to have to deal with, is the fact that my favourite coffee shop is no longer along the highway, where I live. The name of it was Ethical Addictions, and it was a place, where all the non-conformists used to go and hang out. That was the coffee shop, where they played a lot of Punk music and Oldies. There are other coffee shops and houses, but Ethical Addictions did it, for me. Maybe I'm just being childish, about the fact that my favourite hang-out had been replaced by Mad Dog's, which sells sports equipment, and It brings back memories of the Jocks that I had to deal with, in High School. Like other commercials that cater to people of a certain age group, telling people to be exactly like their teenage peers, Mad Dogs has commercials that tell teens to buy the latest sports wear and to be exactly like their peers, and that if a teen, or young adult isn't dressed in the latest sportswear, than they must be Mentally Challenged. That location had gone from one extreme, to another. At least the message that EA conveyed was that it's okay to be yourself, and that the staff and regulars weren't going to ostracize you, for being different. The best way for me to deal with that, would be to get a job, working at the one, in Aldergrove.
The thing is, that there are a few things that I need to attend to, before I start looking for a job. There are two Pro-Life events that I will be taking part in, with my friend, when he gets back from Maui, that I really want to be a part of. One is the Hike for Life, in a park, somewhere. The other event is the March For Life, that will be taking place in Victoria, BC. Another thing that I want to wait out, is my aunt's passing, and what date her small funeral service will take place. I don't want to start working, just to have to tell a boss that my aunt passed away, and that I need to take time off, on a week day afternoon, to attend her funeral, if I've only been working for a week. That wouldn't look good on my employment record. I have many good and bad things that I need to deal with, before I can start to think about finding a cool job.
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The Family Enigma