The Michael Swayne Story V: King of his Castle

I want to make one last entry for this year. Basically to just talk about my day today, and hopefully finish before the clock strikes midnight.

I went to bed Tuesday evening at 5pm. However, the noise level was so high that I could only manage two hours of sleep. After that, I just stayed awake. I did try to sleep more, but I wasn't successful. How could I sleep with Autumn yelling every time she spoke to her kids. And if she's not yelling at them, she spanking them and making them scream and cry. Makayla truly has it lucky. I wish more and more lately that I could be deaf, if just for a day. She doesn't have to hear her mother screaming at the top of her lungs over the stupidest things. But she also gets spanked the most out of the three kids, because she can't hear.

I feel bad for them. I try and be there for them, and help out all I can. But with Autumn, I just find myself wishing something horrid would happen to her. Like she overdose on the drugs she takes to "alleviate the pain", or she fall/gets pushed down the stairs by her kids. I had one of the best dreams recently. It was one of those dreams that I mentioned would make a nice video game, though I never actually described the dream. Anyway, she ends up dying because the main character chooses not to save her, and continues his journey. Hey, the world has to be saved, and some people just can't be in that world.

Anyway, I am rambling. So I was still awake, and at 2am, I began getting everything ready for work today. I started preparing early, but I still ended up leaving the house later than usual. Mainly because it was so cold outside. It is the coldest day it has ever been this winter, which is normal because I was working today. Anyway, by the time I get to Peebles, both of the bottles of water I brought with me were ice. And that wasn't the only thing cold. My blood turned to ice when I looked in the shed and saw that the papers hadn't been delivered yet. I started panicking, because I know how they are when it comes to delivering them. If they aren't there when I get there, they won't be there until 8am at least. So there I was thinking what I could do, where I could go to warm up. It was 4am, so I couldn't go to any businesses to stay warm. And the only people I know in town is my brother, but I couldn't go there. Amy would be there, and I don't like her. She is still kinda mad that I told Carma she was there while Carma was working. I couldn't go back to the house, because that would mean an extra 20 miles to what I already ride, and another two hours of pedaling in the cold.

*So much for finishing before New Year.

I thought of the best thing I could do. I sat on the floor and brought in all of my limbs close together. I breathed down into my shirt to help keep warm. I did that for 45 minutes, and that's when Julie showed up to get her papers. She wanted to know when the papers would arrive, and she let me in the office so I could warm up. I sat on the floor in front of the wall heater, and I started dripping. The ice that had formed on me was melting away. But there was still no sign of the papers. We called the press to see what was going on, but no answer. Iris eventually came over, and tried to find out as well. While she was there, and when it was just the two of us in the office, she told me that she was going to start giving me $5 more each week on my check. I was glad to hear that. I guess my pleading and legitimate reasons finally broke through. After all, it isn't fair that the drivers get paid for gas, and I don't even get some kind of fuel money. Food is my fuel, and I don't even get that.

So there I was, waiting. I brought my 3DS and Vita out. I learned the office wi-fi password, so I could access the Internet. I posted a couple things on Facebook about my waiting. At 8am, we finally got to talk to someone, and that someone said that the papers hadn't even been printed yet, and wouldn't arrive until 10am. So I had to wait even more. It sucked! Not since Thanksgiving week 2006 had the papers been so late in arriving. But they did, and I got started on my route.

It was still cold, so I didn't get finished with work until 3pm. And the cold temperature made it harder to pedal back to the house. I had to walk up the really big hills. And that's when I made the discovery of how my pedal crank arms keep breaking. It's the hills. These cruiser bikes I've been buying are single-gear bikes. They aren't meant for big hills. I've been putting too much strain on them, and that causes them to break. That's why I may have to get a new bike before I make this bike's first tire change. But cruiser bikes are perfect for my work. And I will continue using them as long as Walmart continues to give me replacements because of the 2-year warranty I buy. I have bought $500 in bikes for only $200. They guarantee two year, and it only lasts a few months. They're just losing money, especially since I get to keep the broken bikes.

After I got back to house, I couldn't take a break. I had to give Joey his homework and tutoring. And when that was done, I put the mattress down and went to sleep. I don't have a bed at the moment because of the whole pest problem, so I am still sleeping on a bare mattress. At 9pm, I woke up. I wanted to check my Email, but the wi-fi was disconnected yet again. It was until right before I started typing this entry that I went downstairs and reconnected it myself. And now we're pretty much to right now.

My sister sent me a text message wishing me a happy new year. I asked her about the money she owes me, and she said that she's still coming up with the amount. And she still doesn't know about the Christmas money I'm supposed to be getting from Dad and Grandma. I asked her to make me a pie or cake for my birthday on Saturday, and to come visit me. She said she would try to. I hope she does. I never thought I would say this, but I actually miss seeing my family. Maybe it's because I am living in a house with another family. Maybe it's because I am finally insane from dealing with these kids all the time, and I require some sort of normal person interaction.

Well, that's about it for now. I hope everyone had a nice 2014, and that you all have an even better 2015. I also hope to see you around the forums. And another hope I have is to boost activity here on the forums. So, until then...

Later!

Michael