Just none stop work....well, okay. Had 4 days down over something simple like a blower replacement for the heater/ac unit. Other than that, been busy. Currently in Greensboro, NC. And I have to say, I finally tried Bojangles.....nothing really special to me. Only thing about it compared to Popeye's is the chicken taste better to me. I can taste the spices.....without the heat. And I like their fries and biscuits. But other than like, just like Popeye's, nothing to make me want to go back again. BUT I think I may do Bojangles again over Popeye's if I have to choose one or the other.

For some reason, Mother keeps talking to my sis about the bank who holds my title still says I owe money. Even though my sis paid it last month. Either way, WHY Mom haven't left me a message about it since every time she calls I am either asleep or driving. OR when I call back, she's asleep or at work. I found this out by my sis sending me a text message last night. WTF? I hope to get a hold of my step Dad about it instead of my Mom. No offense to my Mom, but she likes to panic about things from just briefly looking at it. And since English is her second language and she's not good with reading it (but reads English better than her native Thai...which she can't read well either), she tends to sometimes miss out key information. I have a feeling it's my student loans probably got sold to a collection agency. My company says they got the information that my truck is paid off. SO if they know about it, then the bank DID write it off. SO either something screwy is on their end. OR most likely Mom is reading the information wrong. No offense again to my Mother, but I hope it's the later. Don't need more drama with this truck as is.

And I been sitting here overly thinking about these group things I am seeing a lot of lately on profiles. Is it just me? Or is there just a huge acceptance on putting on a lot of shit about yourself like a label on the side of a product? Like I said, I think I am over thinking this. But I can't help but feel like it's a speed list for possible friends. Like as if you don't match most of what is on the list, then it's no chatty. I missed the days where there's just enough to know the person bare minimum and just talk and see how it works out. I mean, hell, since when speed dating became a thing?

I guess I feel that too much grouping is a bad thing since I noticed that those oh want to claim to be in a group, try to flesh out what it means to be in that group. Hey, I didn't join a group to become another bland person doing the same bland thing. But what do I know? Everything seems so polarized nowadays that it seems you can't enjoy something unless you fill in the stereotype of that interest. It makes me think back as a kid when I was living out in the Pacific Islands and I always get told I should know Hawaiian all because I said I was born there. Uh..oookay. Or I MUST be Filipino for living out there, or Chamorro cause I was mostly on Saipan and Guam. Granted, I obviously don't look it. BUT to claim those places my home, it's like all the sudden I must prove my "heritage" in order to have the privilege to say that is my home. Frankly, that is why I don't put up I am a "Thai Fur" or "Filipino Fur" or "Hawaii Fur", or even a "Washington State Fur". Though the last part I feel is dumb since it shows an icon of a fur with an umbrella, which is WESTERN Washington State. NOT the whole state that is wet most of the year. But then again, there are those in that group that do gripe about that group only representing Western WA and not the whole state.

I just don't put them up cause I am sure I need to "prove" my worthiness of such a title. And I don't care enough to do so. Though I care enough to avoid the possible hassle due to past similarity groupings. I put "Trucker Furs" cause despite how people in the industry may try to put hoops to jump through to make the claim. In the end, it's simple, you drive a semi-truck for any reason (or just like them from a distance), you are in. "Drug-free Furs", also simple. Simply means I don't use recreational (illegal) drugs. That is all it means. Does not include legal drugs. And "Straight Furs", also simple. I didn't put that they to disrespect others. Just more to put it out there that if you are hoping to be more than friends, sorry. But I am cool with everyone as long they are cool with.

Ah well, I am thinking too much.

So I am taking an extra two days off. Cause I can...and I will....though the price to suffer is lack of funds.

And wow, had I been busy typing. I been back in Washington state for a week now and I typed up 3 stories. Hehehe....I guess I still got some sort of idea on what I wanna do....sorta....kinda....yeah.

Ah well, about it....and been catching up on South Park....now up to season 7......yeah...I catch up on South Park when I am back in Washington state. SO if I don't get far, I'll try again next visit...in 3 months. :-/

Kidding about that tool part.....I think. :-P Well, got out of Texas finally from the last journal and went places. Did get stuck in York, NE at one point for a day due to my air compressor died....again. Oh, get this, I didn't know this, but apparently I was supposed to replace the air dryer when ever the air compressor goes out due to shrapnel, oil, and what ever else that came from the busted air compressor destroys the air dryer. So putting a new air compressor in without replacing that will destroy the new air compressor. WELL, nice if I knew that. And I had this done at my company shop. I could argue with them. BUT since it's been a month after a year of my last air compressor replaced, it's mute. Fuck, ah well. I had this done with an outside shop. So hopefully this is done right this time.

Well, from there, I get here....and been sitting here since Saturday morning, getting my work week hours reset. Hehehe, hopefully I'll get work soon.....I am heading home to WA for my meds and time off. And to get away from these truck stops and truckers in general. Ever since this Confederate flag debacle, I been roped into these debates....arguments about it. I am so sick of it. I don't care where I take my time off at this point. Hell, time off in Louisiana for all I care, I just want to get away from these drivers about this damn subject.

Last few times in the past I was just doing piddly shit for a week or more till I get to work out of here. This week, I been getting good loads to get out, but the office folks in Laredo kept me hostage to do office tricks for shit I could have sworn I taken cared off with main office in Omaha, NE over the phone. BUT, don't matter if it's Laredo, Dallas, or El Paso terminal.....if they want to be an dick, they will.

SO of course I finally get free of Laredo and get a load to Dallas. I deliver the load, only to get injured from freight falling on me when I open the trailer door. WELL, I like to learn where Lenovo laptops were manufactured without having a stack of them try to crush me over my head. Thankfully I jumped out of the way before it got my head. Sadly not fast enough before it knocked me in the chest and, just enhanced my jump away to fly away from trailer. That was fun. THOUGH, people thought I was fine since I quickly got back up like it was nothing. Hell, I was laughing when I jumped away, then laughing as I got hit. Ah well, made work comp claim. Got checked up. So far x-rays show no issues, and oddly no major bruising as of yet. So I'll be going back to work soon. Got scheduled for a follow up next week. Though work probably have me get it done at another location.....if I get out of this area soon. Ah well, when I am walking around and doing things, oddly, I am okay. Not fine, but okay. But if I lay down, especially on my side or stomach, fuck, about 1 to 3 minutes, I am in serious pain.

Fuck, I may just request to reset my work week clock here for the weekend. My hours been fucked with in both here and Laredo. I got nothing to work with for the next 3 days as is.

Anyone wants to start a random subject? Ask me anything? Hehe, I am just sitting in Laredo, TX, bored out of my mind.

Well, my relative pulled through and the truck is fully paid off. Title being mailed to my home address back in WA state. So I guess I'll be heading back to WA soon to make sure it's there and put it somewhere safe. And hopefully keep my Mom from touching it so it won't go missing like the title to my car (long complicated story on that that is still a mess).

So yeah, now to try to work off some debt. At least to the relative and to my employment for the money I had to get from them to repair it. But wow, feels good. Take that jerks (work).

Don't know who started it, but it burns on and on and on and on....

Seriously though, hard to get real news let alone real focus on the real issues when there are too many special interest groups and self centered people trying to find something in it to fuel their agendas. Or direct you away from the real issues in hopes to protect their own agendas...stuff like that. I am finding a lot lately thinking things are getting worst. But to me, the only thing getting worst is how everyone is getting blatantly worst misdirection and spin doctoring. Which is probably the most awakening. To me my realization of BS in news and politics was the Clinton trial. I love Bill Clinton. BUT, seriously, he lied under oath. Usually that would get anyone else in trouble in court. Instead, we were too focused on the seedy details of the affair instead of, "Okay, did he or did he not commit adultery....oh wait, he lied? WELL, his liability to defend himself in court is gone." Instead of being just, there were obviously favorites. There's always been groups with their own agendas protecting themselves and furthering their goals at everybody's expense. Justice is truly blind....sadly not for the better.

My thoughts about the top 3 subjects I been seeing on Faux....er...Fox News....cause apparently there's an unspoken rule that all truck stops must be tuned into this shit (Or MSNBC/Headline News in some places). The subjects of Homosexual rights, banning the Confederate Flag, and Greece's economy going to shit, making the about to exit the European Union.

Rights for Homosexuals, about time. Nuff said. THOUGH, I do want to point out that I love the fact people are crying for losing their rights to hate on that group. Yet these same people would whine if they are hated on for any reason. Look, they just want to live in peace as much as you do. You stay in your space, they'll stay in their space if that's what you want. This is a big world. Grow up, live your own life. Stop telling others you don't even know how to live theirs. What do you gain anyways if you did tell them how to live? NOTHING. Unless you are power hungry, then a nice pat on your back for manipulating another life on your own.

Banning of the Confederate flag, over due. YES, I said it. OVERDUE. Get over it. BUT, then again, must it be banned? I guess I am more on the lines of, let it die already. It's past, it's done. I sick of meeting Southerners who like to joke about (so I think) about they are not done yet, the re-enactments are practice. And they will rise again. Usually some White guy rambling about this shit and trying to get the other men in the rooms who happen to be Black men to rile up. Only to have them give half hearted, "Oh yeah." Then when he leaves, they are just like, "Yep, humor the fucker." Seriously folks, sit at a Denny's or some restaurant in at truck stop when it's busy each day. You'll get to witness this awkward sight every now and then. Heritage is only so grand for the one race who was benefiting from it. But unless you are "other", you are most likely treated as an outsider. And I am not even talking about being a slave. Look over that shit they talk about in their constitution. I definitely wouldn't have benefited. Point I am getting at is, I am amazed how there are those who refuse to understand why people are hating on it so much.

BUT, then again, here's the kicker, despite all the media showing the worst of those who bear the Confederate flag with pride. I met a lot of very lovely, sweet, wonderful people through the years who not only hold that flag dear as their "Heritage". BUT they are very reasonable, kind, and respectful people towards everyone, regardless of race and gender. Okay, maybe odd about it, but they mean well. In other words, that flag didn't make that killer shoot people. That killer was using that flag for his own personal Agenda. He saw the flag for what the critics are seeing it for. We are just giving him power for using that flag in the first place. Maybe we are going about this the wrong way. Let the Southerners who are part of that heritage decide to remove it at their own. Let's not interfere. There's bigger things to worry about this case...like the actual killer and wonder what the hell made him do such a thing. That flag did nothing. But what do I know? After all, I just said I rather see it go. This media fire is going to give me what I want. But seriously, like this? I want to look at this fairly. And so far, this isn't fair.

And Greece.....I have no idea what to think about this. I been reading up on this all night during my down time. All I can say from what I am reading is....they are fucked. And it's going to be a shit storm of finger pointing and bickering for years to come.

Not sure on what to do as of yet. So I been working normally for the time being and trying to make sure I keep myself between the areas of Indianapolis, IN and Buffalo, NY. It's a good area to get me somewhere than nowhere if I lose this thing for sure. I got till the 10th still. A relative of mine is considering helping out with the issue. SO the fun part at the moment is getting that person and the bank to start communicating. BUT if this works out, not only I'll keep this truck, but it's officially mine. Just...well....I'll owe the relative now. Ah well, but not much strings left with the company other than what I have left to owe them for the repairs done on this thing.

Funny last week work fired my dispatcher.....and I guess it works since I was going to request for a new one once I get this truck issue taken cared of. After all, what's the point in asking for a different dispatcher IF I am not going to be around much longer? Of course work never told me they fired him. I just get a message from my last dispatcher saying I am back on his board. Which is good, since I was also thinking of demanding to have him again. I didn't want to be off his board anyways, he kept me working. So I let him know what's going on and happy to be back on his board though this maybe short lived. He then tells me what happened to my dispatcher and tells me he actually fought up the channels to get me back on his board when he found out I was available. Heh, I guess somebody there likes me. Either way, been less than a week on his board and already I am getting the miles needed to even out this week. Good to have him back. Wish this was sooner.

Ah well, going to stop over at my Sister's for the 4th of July. It will be mostly packing and organizing shit than anything else....unless that relative there pulls through with the loan.

Oddly enough, an old buddy of mine back in Washington state got a job opening at a gas station he works at in Lake Stevens. I guess if worst comes to worst and I am somehow able to get back to Washington state from here, I got something. Just need to get my food handlers card. Been years since I had one.

Oh, happy 1st in Canada when it comes up.

Unless a miracle happens, I have till the 10rth of next month to come up with the remainder of my truck loan to the bank or it's getting repossessed. Honestly, if I was at 15 grand, I would just grudgingly just turn the keys in now. BUT I am at 5 grand left.....out of the original 55 grand when I started. This is driving me insane.

Well, it's been fun. I got my hopes up, but I don't expect much other than to start packing. Good thing I am near Indianapolis right now. Closest place I got family. Also close to Buffalo, may as well call that home also. Either way, I am not too far from a place to get to shelter..


*EDIT*

There's a lot going on that is really hard to explain since I am talking about a semi-truck that I currently live and work in. Nothing in this is a simple as what is typical. But then again, what is simple anyways?

Anyway,  FALendAHand put me on their list of those needing help. And I do appreciate it a lot. Though I honestly didn't ask for help. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying I don't need help. But I didn't put this journal up in hopes to beg for funds from strangers. Nothing against those who really do need help to the point they need to ask out for a helping hand/paw. For m, personally, I just don't feel comfortable asking for something if (1) I am not in dire need. Losing the truck feels dire....since it's my home and livelihood, I honestly can't ask anyone to save it. MAYBE I would ask for help later...if need to...for bus fair home. But I am currently working with that issue with friends and family for crash space and/or bus fair. (2) I don't have anything to offer in return. So I don't feel it's fair for me to ask for anything if I got nothing to offer. At least not in arts. And I am no that confident of a writer to just take a commission to type what ever anyone may have in mind. Granted, my grammar is out the window.

Point I am getting at is, I put this up to let people know what's up with me personally. If anyone wants to offer any help...even advice or well wishes, I appreciate it. Though I did not put this up to beg for funds with a promise to give something back. Once again, nothing against those who do. Hell, I have helped out in the past too when I could...which is rare. I just hope no one thought I put this in hopes to scam 5 grand. Nope, that's my problem. My current issue in my life, and just letting those know I am currently in a pickle and trying very hard to figure this out. I don't expect any offerings. But I do appreciate them. But I don't expect them. I am not trying to mooch off of anyone. And please don't think I believe those who ask are moochers. I am sure most who ask probably really do need that financial help ASAP or they'll face hardships. Though I won't deny that there are those who abuse the system. It's just hard to tell. But I would like to think the best of people.

Is the sky really blue? I seen it green a few times in my life. Yellow, orange, gray....

Does it truly matter what I or others think on anything in our lives when it comes to just enjoying something in general? Like the furry fandom?

Is World War 3 around the corner? Or is it already here for decades and we don't want to acknowledge it?

Why is it when I put change in the change machine, nothing changes?

Why is it when you try to make more money, there is always some one demanding money from you? (And I am not giving people the entitlement to go into a rant about entitlement....that's not only stupid, but hypocritical. Hell, so am I. :-P Entitlement programs....WTF assholes? Safeguards for the greater good shouldn't be looked at as a burden. Though there should be ways to weed out those who don't deserve it.)

Why are the seasons so different around the world...yet the earth is closest to the sun during this time of year, yet farther during later parts of the year?

Why is honey considered to be healthy when it comes out of a bees ass?

How is a red panda a red panda if that red panda is green? Or blue, or orange......

How is that red fox a red fox if that red fox is black, orange, purple.....?

Is politics and religion the same?

Do hermaphrodites ever get so sick with the world and people around them that they decide they don't need anyone else to love and start a family with other than who they face in the mirror each day?

Is there such a thing as asexual chakats? And where can I meet one?

Why do people treat theory and ideals of what COULD be as fact?

My issues were because the file extensions was not in the file name. Yes, that MUST be present in order for FA to work it with.

NOTHING to do with the file name being too long. Which is the error I was getting. There for I was looking for ways to shorten the file name, or even shorten the file path on my system. Like putting the file at the root, if I could. If they gave me a correct error message like "unknown file type" or anything that relates to unknown file type or missing file extension, I would have caught on to that quick. But since I am used to systems having settings were it hides the file extensions from the file names, I never thought to look at that. Especially since when I look at the file properties, it tells me what type of file it is. And when I open a file, the correct program opens for it. Only time I worry about it if my local programs can't figure it out. Then I know there's an issue. So that's my reasoning for not realizing it was a file extension issue. Heh, funny.

SO....be prepared for a flood. Sorry in advance.

Thanks  sethtriggs for figuring it out.

First thing, truck will be done in the morning. Sadly, this Friday is when everyone in the household is back at work. Ah well, Friday is also my birthday...so I guess happy birthday to myself. I'll take that blessing when I can. Then Monday I'll head to Portland, OR to pick up my truck. I am about 4 to 5 hours away from there. AH well. I am starting to feel ready to deal with not only work, but also with people....I am bored out of my mind. Last few weeks I just wanted to stay out of the public eye. Now I just want to do stuff.

Speaking of wanting to do stuff, finally typed some stories after awhile of nothing. I was able to post two stories so far. Wed and Thursday. No problem. NOW I just decided to try to post my comic or at least some art I got for a while now. NO, STILL have issues posting onto FA for some fucked up reason. This is the same error I been getting for months now.

Error: There was a problem uploading your file. System response:
The file name of the uploaded file is too long

I gone as small as using the number "0" as the file name. Nothing. I even tried one random letter. Nothing. I would like to keep using FA as my main place to post my stuff. But if I can't, what's the point of staying? While others are willingly leaving over trivial issues. I am having a real issue....not able to post shit. BUT maybe that's why I can't post....cause it's shit. :-P Ah well, I'll keep trying. But eventually I am going to get fed up and start posting elsewhere.

NOW I do post the comics on unconventional.smackjeeves.com. But that's for the comic only. I do post rest of the random art and stories on here. And I would like to post the comic on here too. But that is looking like a pain in the butt.

For those who didn't know, the chapter "Time Waits for No One" had come and gone already. It's the chapter after "Old Friend". The next chapter is starting shortly. And from the looks of it, will be on unconventional.smackjeeves.com. It will be once a week on Fridays. Next chapter will be called "Vengeance Highway". I hope those who are keeping up will like it.

Anyway, about it for now. :-D

And I am very tired to explain it all. I'll just say when I got to Portland, OR, made some body damage to the front of the truck. Taking about two weeks off instead of one week due to putting the truck in the body shop (and waiting a week for insurance coverage to be approved). And visited a few couple of old friends while my buddy  mikefurry was visiting me. And currently at his home right now in New Westminster, BC to visit him and his parents. Heh, about it for me.

And I talked him into going to a Korean BBQ place. :-P

About it for me for now. I'll get back to typing...sooon.....

I guess I am not interesting enough for them. BUT then again, I guess it would help if I was just as outgoing as I am hoping to get attention of outgoing people. You know, need to give as much as you hope to receive, yes?

AH well,I guess I can try one more time. Ask me anything. Hell, ask my characters anything. Ask ANYTHING to anyone. Hehehe,

Both sides irk me up the wall, really. Now I love food, I enjoy tantalizing my tastes buds. I got the weight to prove it. But I also hate starving. I starved many times growing up, and it's part of the reason why I at times can't bring myself to push away from the table. Only recently I am finally able to get myself to push the food away the moment I feel full. But for the longest time, I just couldn't. Either cause I love the dish too much to want to stop. OR I just hate wasting food AND tell myself I may not see ANY meal again for a while. Hideous cycle.

But why I thought of this cause I am always disturbed with people going over the extremes. Plus dealing with my Dad who's a health fanatic. More on him later.

The first group that apparently I get grouped into when I don't want to is the Food Junkies....or what ever they want to call themselves. Though maybe it's not food junkies more than obesity lovers....or what ever. I have met many through the years who not only meet up with me cause I am fat, but they say I need MORE fat on my bones. Then get upset and think I am crazy for talking about diet or even proud of myself for not gaining any weight for a time being. Uh....seriously? Hey, if you are happy with how you are, good for you. Maybe I just feel I like to be lighter on my toes? Or maybe be nice to find generic clothing that fits without going into a Big/Tall store. There's such a thing as being happy with who you are.....and being quite destructive. Wanting to continually gain more weight past your body's limit is very harmful. And yes, this will cause lot of issues including heart attacks, diabetes, and many other issues. Even weakening your bones. Something even I need to work on avoiding.

Now the health nuts are another issue entirely. It's a group who think that if you do a lot of stressful work outs, over due on "healthy" foods, and watch every tiny little thing like as if their world depends on it. Yeah, they are also killing themselves faster. Believe it or not, I knew a lot of kids in my high school who DIED by over exertions in sports and their daily diets. GOT to get the balance right. Some of these guys and gals weigh LESS than their body should be at and malnourished themselves in hopes to have that ideal weight WHILE over exerting themselves in sports and exercise. Granted, these are usually the youngsters at around teens to 20's. After that, if they didn't kill themselves off by then, start to understand their body's limit. Good, so all is well, right? NOPE, cause these people are so obsessed with vanity that they have no problem belittling someone who is overweight or diabetic. That diabetic person could be healthy and they STILL think they know how to "cure" diabetes. There is no cure, just DELAYING the disease. And don't get me wrong. If your family are prone to diabetes and you have gone through 50 to 60 years of your live without it, you are doing GREAT.

But here's where my Dad comes in. His side of the family are known to have large, overweight men. Both sides of HIS family are diabetic. He's been a health nut for as long I remember. He says he never told me I was fat when I wasn't, but he have. He have so fucking much that I think by the time high school came up, I gave up and did what I wanted......and I never realized how bad I became compared to how I was till years later. Cause NOTHING is good enough for a health nut. NOTHING. Push, push, push, fucking push. But hey, did him good, kept the ideal weight for his body type. Outlived all the males of his generation. He was doing good with only health issues he had that he accepted was skin cancer due to working out in the oil fields for most of his life. AND his left eye needing work every now and then due to an injury during Vietnam. All fine, all accepted. Then surgery for his cuffs in his shoulders, a bit not happy, but accepted. Though griping about getting old. Close to 70.

NOW, this month he is diagnosed with Diabetes. WOW, now I never seen him so depressed, so helpless looking, and feeling let down. He's treating it like it's the end of the world, like he fucked up somewhere. And even worst, things he used to do that he THOUGHT helped is now BAD for him. Like drinking a glass of orange juice, NO, that's got way too much sugars. You can only safely have one orange a day....and one orange barely makes a glass of orange juice. And he's not even taking the consideration that he lasted this long without diabetes. He out lived his generation of males in the family. Hell, he can still jog and run without issues in his legs. But nope, his world is destroyed cause everything he did that was supposed to prevent this horrible disease.....didn't stop it in it's tracks. All it did was delay it. Hell, he out did my Mom. Her metabolism is to notch. Never got fat, still not fat. Yet she got diabetes in 2010. But then again, he still refuses to believe she got it cause apparently everyone in this country believes Asians can't get it. But in case anyone wonders, they been divorced and separate since 1990. So it's not like he can walk up to her and be reminded.

I think the point I am trying to say out of this is, for me. Enjoy life, don't stress it. But at the same time, don't live recklessly. Yes, taking care of your health is a good thing. We all want to see many more sunrises and sunsets. But don't be little a person cause that person isn't living your ideal life. After all, maybe deep down, you are not happy with your own life unless you can get people to follow your ideal path. And that....is quite pathetic. We all die in the end. If due to complications of being over weight. Complications of being malnourished. Car wreck. Jump scares (serious). Or even an untreated kidney stone.

Cause late is better than never. :-P

Seriously though, I tried a few times, but no bites. BUT I feel adventurous tonight. Anyone want to ask me anything? No limits.

I just don't understand BDSM or the point of it. I guess I'll never will. Master and servants is just a messed up concept in my head. It's like either humanity wants to enslave the world....and if we can't we'll romanticise it. It's acceptable to say "love slave", even though it's just a sugar coated word to cover up sex slave....or rape victim. SO far greatest example of it is 50 Shades of Gray. I swear, if it was some low income neighbour doing that, it would be on an episode of Law and Order Special Victims Unit (that Law and Order show that deals with rape victims). Either way, I just don't get it. It's all the wrong signals....and it destroys the fences at lines not to cross. Mean, don' t hit a woman.....unless she wants it......WHAT? Don't tell me spanking and whipping is NOT attempts at physical harm. Fuck, maybe this is why we have too many guys nowadays saying "she asked for it". if they were brought up to believe it's okay in BDSM, why not outside of it?

Like I said, I don't know, not my thing. If people can enjoy it and are able to draw CLEARER lines in it, more power to them. I want nothing to do with it. If that leaves me out of any chance of maybe finding Ms. Right in the furry fandom, then maybe this is one avenue I am better off never cruising on. Cause it really seems BDSM have come in and stayed in furry for a long while now and it won't go away....and actually going on stronger.

I am doing my best to be optimistic with this IMVU stuff. BUT, holy shit, since these guys took over, I am all the sudden getting phone calls left and right telemarketers. I hadn't done anything online in months. I moronically did put my phone number in a journal many, many, many years ago on here.

Anyone getting calls from Melbourne, FL for....get this....18 months FREE stay at Walt Disney. Sorry, this is to laugh. All I have to do is give a credit card number and be willing to rent a car for the first 5 weeks. Yeah, 5 weeks of the 18 months....WTF? Are you serious?

The other one is trying to tell me am going to be sued and to settle out or I'll be going to jail. Call out of Queens, NY. HEY, try it buddy. Cause ONE, it's a joke. Two, try to fine me. If this is truly a federal case, then I guess the cops will being doing a nation wide search since I am a truck driver.....in other words, I could be ANYWHERE in this country. But hey, I like to temp fate. I am in York, PA right now. Find me. Got a pic of my truck here. Go on dipshit.

I don't know, but this is very stupid. But maybe I am over reacting? I noticed every spring I get telemarketers trying to call me for things I actually owe money to. This year so far its so far out there that it's hard not to laugh. Ah well, maybe it's time I change my number. Had this cell phone number for 10 years now. And I am getting tired of pot heads going, "Hur, hur, you said 420."

Well, I got my truck fixed by Thursday last week. A lot of mess ups going on with getting parts from the dealership. Ended up just cancelling all the part orders and going to a salvage yard instead. Cut the cost down. We ordered an axle with spindles already installed, about 2 grand. Yet when the shop went to pick it up, the salvage yard gave us the axle with EVERYTHING installed on it. That's about 5 grand of parts, and we only paid 2 grand. And after the shop going over it all, they are near mint condition. SO the shop just removed my old axle and installed that. I got way more new stuff compared to what I had. Heh, after installing that, and an alignment, it all works good. Hell, better than when I first got it.

After that, I bobtailed out of Georgia to Buffalo, NY. I made plans to visit  sethtriggs prior to this breakdown and wanted to keep to it. Heh, first couple of days went well. Even got to see a person I was hoping to say hi to before she left for a bit. THEN I got royally sick for the rest of the stay. HEH, go figure. But despite having a cold, I had fun. Though I can't help feeling I was being more obnoxious than usual. Ah well, it was a good visit. Now just sitting at this truck stop not too far from our drop yard. Work at first said the load will be coming in from Toronto by 0800. But now saying it maybe here by 1200. So I figured I may as well get to a truck stop to do much needed laundry and near a shower. Heh, ah well. About all.

My thoughts on IMVU? I really don't have much to say. I do know about how IMVU conduct business on their chat program. But I also know that a business can have many different properties/products that don't function exactly like their main property/product. I mean, look at GE and Mitsubishi. GE do way more than light bulbs. And Mitsubishi make way more than cars....pretty much the GE of Japan. Hell, I had a Mitsubishi fridge and tv when I was living in the Philippines. Worked fine. Point I am getting at is, I am going to wait and see what happens first before I start packing.

Been awhile since this truck did anything nightmarish. I'll just say it went from a simple tire replacement and alignment to needing a whole new axle cause the king pin for the right side steering knuckle is not only bad. But permanently stuck. The shop here had tried using a 30 ton press to remove it and it won't budge. Was able to remove the king pin on the left side though, no problem. Either way, it's a few grand for this repair. Waiting for the salvage yard to find and refurbish a steering axle as a new steering knuckle is being shipped from Memphis, TN to here in Commerce, GA. ALL fun. But this truck stop shop is the most laid back I been too. I am being allowed to live in my truck as it is sitting on jack stands at the moment. Well, the front end. Weather is good, so I am able to stay well without needing heat or cooling so far. And topped off getting at least one free shower and meal voucher a day. I got no real issues when it comes to shelter, food, and hygiene. But still, it's been a while since I had such a royally messed up break down. I can still say I wish this didn't happen. But what can I say? At this point, as long work is still willing to pay for this, I should be okay. But I can't help but worry they'll get pissed off tomorrow when I give them the new invoice of 6 grand. This job originally started off with a tag of 2 grand. But issues had been snow balling since.

Ah well, I must say I keep forgetting how I love Georgia......OUTSIDE of Atlanta. And for this place not being too far from Atlanta or even Athens, it's really nice out here. I been able to just walk up to anyone and start a conversation. I guess what I am trying to say is, this is the most horrific experience I have had with this truck for break down issues. BUT for my down time waiting for the truck and trying to just exist while waiting have been very good. Not perfect, but definitely not stressful.

Like title says. Nothing new. Just been working. I did get to visit Washington state for a week. Though I mostly stayed home and tried to catch up with sleep than anything else. Wow, my urge to quit was very high that week. Sad really. I did however got to visit a lot of people on one day of that visit. And those visits where good. So that was...well....GOOD.

Oh, I just want to say....I don't know what a Creepypasta is. And I truly do NOT GIVE A SHIT. Ugh, I started to look more into it and I am like, "WTF? This is supposed to be scary?" And why is it most people don't know what .EXE means any more? Most now seem to relate that to Creepypasta. Are you a moron? NOW it is cleaver how .exe is incorporated to something like execution. Especially that in programming language, it's pretty much shortened from the word "execute". Though as in, RUN the program. Not KILL the program. But maybe that's why I can't enjoy Creepypasta stuff. It involves me NOT to think and just go with the supposed scares that could happen out of the blissfully ignorant. BUT then again, I feel that way about most horror movies nowadays. Too focused on the imagery instead of the situation. Imagery AND the situation that is happening do go hand in hand to make the fear and scare work. But just a creepy, scary looking image and horrible screams will get a jump, but in the long run, make me go, "WTF? That was quite pathetic." Sorry, but Creepypasta to me is a sick joke that can only succeed from the internet. And sadly it seems to be taken too seriously by some people. I mean, anyone remember those girls from Wisconsin who tried to kill a friend of theirs cause "Slender Man may come to kill them if they don't." Honestly, the only thing scary about Creepypasta is it's followers. Heh, oh....Slender Man was originally off of "Something Awful". But it's amazing how far Slender Man had gone. Ah well.......I think I went too far into something I obviously don't get.

I ended up staying a couple extra days at my sisters. Long story short, I have a bad glucose meter giving me bad readings and my meds are getting much stronger. Therefore it's a sign I am getting better with my diabetes. Sadly, if the meter was not bad, I would have realized I was dangerously low on my reading. I learned this the hard way by going to walk in clinic, thinking I got some sort of cold that was making me dizzy and prone to losing balance. Turns out....I was on the verge of going into a diabetic shock. Ah well, I am fine now. Just got to be careful and eat a little more carbs till my appointment with my Doc in January. Hopefully this means I can start lowering my prescriptions. Despite this holiday meals, I lost 8 pounds. Whee, I am 250 now.

As for the truck, I FINALLY got a hold of the guy I need to talk to at the bank....more like he called me the moment he got back into his office after his vacation. Turns out I been having issues with late fees since SUMMER. BUT he's been removing the late fees since then and prevented the late fee notices from coming out to the mail. He told me not to worry about. He is not going to charge me late fees due to I am extremely close to paying off this lease. Apparently I am one of the tiny few left who stuck with this shit and even he too knows how shitty Werner is. So after a long talk. As far as I knew and know, once this truck is paid off, which will be around 10 months from now, the title will be mailed to me by them. Okay, good.

So where work is concerned now, I have no worries about the bank. My main concern is to make sure Werner keeps me working and don't try to pull any more shitty stunts to make me either trade this in or give up.

Anyway, happy new year everyone.

Well, work decided it's not going to help loan me money to catch up on late fees on the truck. Their reasoning is I am always negative. Kinda hard not to be negative since it's got issues all the bloody time. Not to mention they are trying to tell me they never dealt with late fees for me in the past. Which makes no sense cause if they never did, I would be in trouble with the banks within the first year or two. NOT in year 4, which I am in now.

Long story short is I have no other options right now. They refuse to help out till I can make an improvement on performance. Which by that time...if possible, the banks would repo the truck. And the total I owe right now for it WITH the late fees is around 12 grand. That's 12 grand left out of the 55 grand price tag for it since I started. So fucking close, so so so fucking close and here I am. About to lose it. Everyone here says I should just keep trying since I am close and figure out ways to work things out with the bank even though they know it's bleak. But I really don't want to have myself sitting at a truck stop in the middle of nowhere when the repo man shows up to take it. I am very heavily considering just calling work and/or bank and figure out where to turn the keys in. I don't have 2500 bucks to pay for the late fees. I just don't have it. And I been fed up for a long time with this company to begin with. But I only stuck around since I decided to buy a truck from them. Once this truck is gone....either by repossession or I turn it int, my strings to these guys are gone and I'll leave. If it wasn't for this truck I would have left years ago.

I am trying to upload the new strips for the current arch uploaded on Smack Jeeves. BUT once again I am getting the error for file name too long issue again. This time I am using my Windows Laptop. Ah well, for those who been keeping up with this on here, go to -

unconventional.smackjeeves.com/

Hope you all enjoy the current story.

When it comes to uploading. Narrowed it down to just my netbook. My netbook I got from my sister a month or two ago have Linux Mint 17 XFCE installed on it. So far I like it, even though XFCE is a different beast than I am used to compared to KDE. But not horribly different compared to Gnome/Cinnamon/MATE. But for some odd reason I was having issues uploading onto FA from that device. I just uploaded an image on my Windows 7 laptop. No issues. SO it's definitely something with Mint with XFCE. A buddy of mine uses Mint and says he's got little to no issues, though it's MATE. So I wonder if it's something to do with XFCE. Don't know.

Oh, and Christmas here in Indianapolis so far been a roller coaster. With the visit with my sister going well, so so with my Dad and Step Mom, and hell with work. It's been....rocky. But I guess compared to last Christmas, not bad.