Back to the real world.

My unemployment status is coming to an end. Oh the horror! Back to the Changs life tomorrow for an official orientation, then on Sunday I will be in training till Sunday and then we officially open on the first of April.

I was called into a meeting yesterday with my general manager, district manager and 3 other transfers and I really thought that it was very unnecessary to have a meeting just out of the blue so not knowing what I was going in for, I was hoping that it was good news and not a waste of time. The whole meeting was nothing that they haven't told me before and was definitely not anything they couldn't have told me over the phone. If nothing else, I feel this meeting put a bad taste in my mouth and just proves that Changs is the same anywhere. They just think that they are SO important and that everyone should hold the company is the same regards that they do. It's just not that serious. The part that sucks is that they expect more from me because I'm a transfer, but I'm hoping that will also work to my advantage. Of course I always put on that smile and that cracked out attitude that makes them think we see eye to eye, but I will really be happy once training is over and I can start seeing some actual money. I need to be rolling in it!

So other than Changs being uber lame, Hawaii is such a dream come true! I love our apartment here and even though it is 30 minutes from Waikiki I love it! Everyday is spent learning new things and just feeling like nothing can get me down because... I'm in Hawaii!!! I make it a habit to go to the beach every chance I get and the food options here are endless! Asian food everywhere! I have never seen so much lumpia and adobo in my life! It's so nice to go to the grocery store and get Yakisoba and Umeboshis and Kimchi! And Kalbi is everywhere! I do miss Applebees, Olive Garden and Sonics though. I can't believe they don't have them here.

And of course not everything is peachy keen... Mitch & I live with a monster! For the sake of anonymity... we'll call him "Not-Ryan.'' The main problems I have with NR isn't that he is an alcoholic, or that he's such a messy person, but that he is just so damn needy. Ok, so he's not the messiest person in the world, because he does clean up after his mess, but he leaves stains on the counter from his fruit punch. Rings everywhere! Part of cleaning up is wiping up too... I even have saniwipes everywhere (ala Changs) so he has no excuse! I swear the other day I went into the kitchen and there was fruit punch that had spilled and he only cleaned the counter and not the cabinets that it had spilled onto... it was all sticky and I wanted to kill him! And he stains the carpet and doesn't clean it up! Who does that? He eats mac 'n cheese everyday and deep fries anything he can get his hands on. He buys the cheapest vodka he can find (the kind that comes in a huge plastic bottle) and he finishes it within a week. He wakes up and takes shots and makes drinks so by the time he goes to work he's fucked up drunk. He drinks Mickeys all day all night. He drinks them in the bath, watching tv, going to sleep... Now I'm definitely not against drinking, but if you can't function when intoxicated.... you need to wake up. We stopped hanging out with him because we'll be drinking and when he gets drunks he just becomes a monster! We'll ask him something and his eyes will be glazed over and droopy and he'll belch out HUH??? and he is just such a splooge. We were at MaiTais @ Ala Moana mall and the bartender girl, not even knowing him, said "He's not that bad in a bar, but I wouldn't take him anywhere nice!" She hit the nail on the bloody head. We went to Bubba Gump's when I first got here and he got the Lobster Bites and the waiter came by to see how they were just as NR was chewing on one... shell and all! Can't take him nowhere!

OK... so that's not the worst part. He is so damn needy with Mitch! He can't do anything by himself! His favorite line is "Don't go without me!" Things like watching a movie, going to a restaurant, watching a tv show, going to touristy places like North Shore or Hanauma Bay... Mitch can't do anything w/o NR throwing a fit. We went to Ruby Tuesdays and I was talking about it to NR and he was like.... "When did you guys go?" all alarmed. Back in Atlanta he would get mad that Mitch would watch a movie or a tv show w/o him... "Don't watch it w/o me!"

One day back when Mitch didn't have a car yet, I picked him up and we were eating dinner and NR blew up at him for never asking if he wanted anything from the restaurant and how he's never considerate.... are you for real? If you're hungry, get outta the house and get some damn food! I swear he's missing a chromosome in his fat head...

And it gets worse. One day Mitch and I got home from work and what do we find laying in our bed??? NR's fat worthless ass!!! Unreal. His excuse was that he was using Mitch's computer and our bed was so comfortable that he fell asleep. I wanted to kill him. He hasn't gotten a bed since he's been here and all he sleeps on is an air mattress. It used to be a small pink float, the kind you use at the pool, but his lard ass popped that one and he got an air mattress. If he spent half the money he spends on beer and liquor he could have a real bed by now. He tried coming into our room once after that and Mitch got so mad at him... he's like a fucking dog. You have to swat him on the nose or he won't learn.

Speaking of dogs.... he has one. A small, scrawny, fragile piece of shit. Her name is Maddie and she's one of those dogs who pees when it gets excited. She needs a fucking diaper. She barks when he leaves and doesn't stop. And she takes Levi's toys as if they're hers and growls at him when he wants to play with it. She's the most miserable cunt ever. I hate her.

And I know you're probably thinking that I'm being so mean to this loser, but I tried! I did! Ok, so Tuesday I sent him a text saying that Mitch & I were going to breakfast and then to the beach asking if he wanted to go with us... and he didn't respond! And that's fine, I don't really want to hang out with him... I just didn't want him getting mad that we went out w/o him. "Don't go without me! DURRR!" So the next day we went out and everytime we would come home his fatass would be watching tv, eating deep fried batter, washing it all down with beer. He's fucking Barney from the Simpsons.

So mitch and NR were talking one day over drinks and NR asked Mitch why he had been so annoyed w/ him since they've been here and Mitch told him that he's a grown man, he needs to man up and get his shit together... and you know what this fucker has to say in response??? "But you baby Enoch..." omg. There are so many things wrong with that sentence. I don't care what your deal is, if you're secretly in love w/ my bf, but Mitch is my boyfriend and you're just the fatass slug that deepfries everything! If anything, you're the fucking cole slaw that comes on the side of your entree that nobody wants. That was definitely the last straw and since then he's pretty much dead to me. Don't ever fuckin' compare your white trash, not going anywhere, alcoholic ass to me.

So looks like we're gonna have to put up with him for 4 more months until our lease is up. I'm sure by then we'll have learned to deal w/ him, but until then... Mitch bought a $700 leather couch and I don't want him ruining it so I have to go out and get a cover for it. Do you know who sells white trash repellent?

One month after the move...

So here I am sitting on my lanai enjoying a breeze and a beautiful view of the mountains and it's really hard to believe that a month ago I was in Atlanta with the temperature being almost 50 degrees colder! The weather in Hawaii is incredible and stays at a constant 80-85 degrees!

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Mitch and Ryan moved two weeks before I did because Mitch started work on the 1st of February and I wanted to work a little bit more and on a more selfish bit, I wanted to party more and there were alot of birthdays and celebrations to be had. I knew that it was going to be a long time (if ever) that I would see my friends again so I needed to get it out of my system!

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Now before I get ahead of myself, I have to recap (Did I just say recap? As if I'm on a reality tv show....) the goodbye party that my often time estranged friend, Liz, threw at Lynx for Mitch & I! Before we became entirely intoxicated at Lynx, we went and ate Kalbi with "a hundred of my closest friends" at this Korean restaurant w/ Karleen & Jeanelle, (two of the most sincere and kind hearted girls I know) Hanna & Meena, (Who I know from waaaaaay back before we all discovered hair straighteners and fashion) Suzanne, (Who I folded many a shirt w/ at the very chic and high-fashion boutique, GAP) and all of their boyfriends. I swear, Karleen & Jeanelle are such amazingly, sweet people. Don't get me wrong, Karleen will cut a bitch in a heartbeat, but they both always goes out of their way to keep Mitch and I comfortable and having a great time! I love you both! (You better be reading this or BELIEVE ME, I will edit you out of the whole post) And Van came a little bit later, but not as late as..... REBECCA who gets the ''LATER THAN FASHIONABLE" award!

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Before this gets too long, let me go ahead and skip to the good part. We get to Lynx and Liz is there in the VIP area waiting for us w/ Patron in tow! I love Liz and must take a million pictures with her because she's my overflowing harajuku love orgasm in brilliant fashionista form! We take pictures till our batteries die and then go to the bar and take shots! Everything after this point is a blur to me and I only recall what happened by what everyone tells me. Don't judge me. There's much more to this story, but to sum it all up, I had the best time and I couldn't have asked for a better last hurrah and I miss all of you terribly and expect the next time I see you to be at the Honolulu aiport when you come to visit me!

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The next celebration was Eri's birthday... which was also my last day at work! So to celebrate my last day, Nina, Van and I went to the Cumberland Changs to visit Haley and to pregame before Eri's dinner! One thing about Haleys drinks is that they are so good and will instantly give you drunk face!" By the time I got to Eri's dinner I was completely gone and don't even remember what I ate! Nini was there and I was so happy to see her even though we never get to see each other! My ladybug Ni! And my BFFN (Best Friend For Now...) Val came w/ her bf, Alex and I do remember that because I have pictures on top of pictures of them to remind me! Eri was lookin' hot and we planned to hit the club, but our plans changed because on the way out, Nina and I had a altercation with her car and a pole. and sadly, the pole won. So that was a major buzz kill...

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Next up was Haley's birthday and that was insane too! Once again, Nina, Van and I were pregaming and met up with Allie & Sante at Opera and coincidentally enough, Haley & crew got there are the same time, which was perfect because we needed Haley to get in free! So we're all drunk in line and Haley's in front of me and I'm talking and laughing and turn around to give the bouncer my ID and he says "Cover is $20" and I say with all the confidence in the world, "We're with her!" and bouncer says "Who?" and I look up the stairs to the entrance and there's nobody there! Haley had already gone in and I just looked crazy. So $20 later, we get in and the place was huge! We get some shots in us and were having a great time and a couple hours later we realized that everybody was gone! So we make our way out because apparently, I was deathly hungry and needed food!!! So tell me why when we get in the car the only thing I want to do is go home? Heh Heh... sorry guys!

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Despite all the partying and drunken beligerance... I wasn't just doing that... I also had the whole apartment to pack and throw away and that was definitely a bigger job than I expected! Luckily my family threw me a goodbye dinner the night before I left and after that came over and helped me throw everything away! And the next day, my sister Amy came over and helped with whatever was left and took me to the airport and we had a very emotional goodbye hug... it wasn't an all out tear fest, but it was more like me standing in line with tears welled up in my eyes while my sister is waiting along side the lines with tears welled up in her eyes. And then I waved goodbye to her and at that moment, my girl Marjorie called my phone to say goodbye and I didn't dare answer it! I couldn't even get through the whole message because just half way through it the tears started coming again and not that I'm against crying, but I prefer to do it when I'm not surrounded by strangers complaining that the line is too slow.

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The flight to Hawaii was not too bad, except that I got stuck in the same vecinity as a group of annoying high schoolers on some sports trip. The girl next to me kept saying she wanted to sit by the window seat, which I luxuriously had and I had to hurry and put on my Ipod before she asked me to switch because I knew if she did I would have yelled "NO!" and punched her in her left boob and that would just make for an uncomfortabel 13 hour flight, don't you think?

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I slept the whole way over and arrived in Honolulu and to my dissappointment, did not receive a lei! I didn't get one last time I came to Hawaii either, but this time it was because all the stores were closed. Mitch and Ryan were there to pick me up and took me to my new home! It's a simple 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment and I love my first home in Hawaii!

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I do plan to update this blog regularly because I always have so much nonsense in my head that I need to release it through my fingertips for all of you to enjoy! Or endure....

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Aloha!!!