i'm 27

it's my birthday! today has been really good and mildly bad at the same time. i had to go to work, which sucks. i was exhausted, which also sucks. the computers at work were finally working well, which was awesome and a fantastic birthday present. i'm probably going to go out to dinner with parker, who i met when i was in college and she was in high school. she's a friend of christina's, and she lives here, obviously. it should be fun.
i got home a little while ago and got a call from my temp agency telling me that my request for them to keep their eyes out for a job closer to me was denied and that they really wanted to tell my boss that i'm still looking for a job, because that's apparently unethical. i didn't tell them to shove it, but i felt like it. i didn't sign any contract. i can be fired or quit at either party's choice. just because my boss and i both wanted this assignment to be long-term, doesn't necessarily bind either of us to that. i don't feel the least bit unethical for keeping my eyes out. and if she tells my boss, i'll be up front with him, which is more than i can say for them, because i was told that i would have a good chance to become a permanent hire, and then i found out that everyone in my office and the office next door are all still temps after multiple years. i didn't tell that to the temp woman because my neighbor was visiting me, and i didn't want to get nasty. she also tried to insinuate that it was wrong of me to accept the job if i didn't think i could make the commute and tried to convince me to start driving. both stupid things to say to me. yes, i thought i could do it, and if i have to, i will, but it's harder than i could even expect. also, i'm not going to turn down a job because it has one or two things i don't like. and, i moved to portland for a car-free lifestyle and she knew that when she was hiring me. i should tell her that if she had a problem with that, she knew it from the start and shouldn't have hired me. i wonder how she would like them apples.
anyway, it makes no sense for the temp agency to care that i want to change jobs. in fact, they should feel grateful that i offered them the chance to find me another job, because they make about 4 dollars for every hour i work, and if i find a new job on my own, they lose that free money. $32 dollars a day for doing nothing. anyway, so far, that has been the thing that sucked the worst today.
continuing on to good things, nathan sent me flowers that are now sitting on my dining room table and they are beautiful. and he also sent chocolate. that nathan gets everything right, doesn't he? i also got a message from him saying that he convinced his boss to let him come home early, so he should be here late tonight, which is definitely the best birthday present i could ask for, and what i really wanted all along.
so it's shaping up to be a great day despite the few bad things.