Been thinking about this for the last few days. I guess what it comes down to now is that yeah, I have to admit it. It isn't going to happen.
So, Minni and I had this plan that I'd visit her this summer. Awesome! Great! It'd be amazing. Well yeah, but the fact of the matter is, I've taken a good look at my situation right now and... man, I just can't swing it. I am anything but financially stable right now and it's starting to look more and more like I'll need to take the money I saved up to see her, 'n use it for rent instead.
Not going to lie, I am disappointed. I'm trying to look on the bright side, though. There's always next year. Going next year would probably be better, anyway. It means I won't have to rush my way through the paperwork. It means I'll have more time to save up money; ideally I want to put away enough for the trip itself and enough for one month's rent, because the time I'll spend away is time I won't be working. And next year she'll probably have her own place, so me being there won't inconvenience her parents (though I do want to meet them - they sound like such nice people). And it'll give us more time to plan exactly what we're going to do! So... yeah.
Still, it's a bummer. Oh, well. When I think about it, it's probably for the best, anyway. Even though it feels like I've known her for ages, we still haven't been familiar with one another for that long. Seems kind of sketchy to go halfway around the world to visit someone I haven't known for even as long as a year. And yet -- well, no point in sulking about it.
Money ruins everything, ugh. Man. Well, as I said, there's always next year.
On the upside, I have a new pair of headphones. They're probably not the best ever (I don't know anything about headphones), but they're a lot better than the old-ass ipod earbuds I was using before. Now I can actually hear things without turning the volume up to 11; it's amazing. 'n I got them at Winners, so the price was pretty good. And I picked up some new cologne, too, even though I still have several bottles to go through - but hell, it was dirt cheap when usually this stuff is closer to 80 bucks, I mean, I can't turn that down.
Between that, and the fact that I've been talking with some awesome people and roleplaying a bit, I still feel pretty good. It's been a crap day, but it's the little things that make it brighter.
So, Minni and I had this plan that I'd visit her this summer. Awesome! Great! It'd be amazing. Well yeah, but the fact of the matter is, I've taken a good look at my situation right now and... man, I just can't swing it. I am anything but financially stable right now and it's starting to look more and more like I'll need to take the money I saved up to see her, 'n use it for rent instead.
Not going to lie, I am disappointed. I'm trying to look on the bright side, though. There's always next year. Going next year would probably be better, anyway. It means I won't have to rush my way through the paperwork. It means I'll have more time to save up money; ideally I want to put away enough for the trip itself and enough for one month's rent, because the time I'll spend away is time I won't be working. And next year she'll probably have her own place, so me being there won't inconvenience her parents (though I do want to meet them - they sound like such nice people). And it'll give us more time to plan exactly what we're going to do! So... yeah.
Still, it's a bummer. Oh, well. When I think about it, it's probably for the best, anyway. Even though it feels like I've known her for ages, we still haven't been familiar with one another for that long. Seems kind of sketchy to go halfway around the world to visit someone I haven't known for even as long as a year. And yet -- well, no point in sulking about it.
Money ruins everything, ugh. Man. Well, as I said, there's always next year.
On the upside, I have a new pair of headphones. They're probably not the best ever (I don't know anything about headphones), but they're a lot better than the old-ass ipod earbuds I was using before. Now I can actually hear things without turning the volume up to 11; it's amazing. 'n I got them at Winners, so the price was pretty good. And I picked up some new cologne, too, even though I still have several bottles to go through - but hell, it was dirt cheap when usually this stuff is closer to 80 bucks, I mean, I can't turn that down.
Between that, and the fact that I've been talking with some awesome people and roleplaying a bit, I still feel pretty good. It's been a crap day, but it's the little things that make it brighter.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.
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Date: 2010-04-27 06:45 am (UTC)wait, I thought hugs were romantic advances, or were you joshing me ;p
Anyway. Yesss I am in love with them. Now if I can manage to not break them, we'll be good! (I broke all my previous pairs of regular headphones because I'm rough with everything I own, pff)
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Date: 2010-04-27 06:52 am (UTC)Haha, uhhh five or six pairs? I kept stuffing them in my backpack and they'd get crunched. But that was back in high school, I haven't broken a pair of headphones since then. 8D
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Date: 2010-04-27 06:59 am (UTC)I WILL TRY TO STOP BREAKING THINGS. I'm just, pff, clumsy. And not careful. Bah, well really I have no excuses. But I hope these will last (even if they do look very silly on me. Quite retro, aha)
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Date: 2010-04-27 07:02 am (UTC)≖‿≖ Good. I like creeping on you. 'cause I think you're such a cutie~ [/ruffles]
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Date: 2010-04-27 07:04 am (UTC)Yes, you should. And I should like, go to bed or something. Maybe.
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Date: 2010-04-27 07:05 am (UTC)<3 Go to class, you.
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Date: 2010-04-27 07:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-27 07:39 am (UTC)anyway, what did you hear
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Date: 2010-04-27 01:47 pm (UTC)All joking aside, sucks man. Heh, I would totally send you a ridiculous amount of money so you could go because you're kind of that awesome, but my mother would kill me, revive me, then kill me again. Speaking of crazy mothers, at least you won't have to deal with yours just yet?
Also, headphones >>> ear buds. Always. Even if they look really dorky. 8D
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Date: 2010-04-27 04:40 pm (UTC)OH RIGHT. You mentioned that. And then I promptly forgot about it. ≖‿≖
Fff, I appreciate the thought, though yeaaah there would be some killing going on. And YES my crazy mother is marginally less crazy for now. I think I'm good for about a week. (wtf)
And yeah, yeah, headphones >>> ear buds, I knoooow. It's just I've never had a problem with ear buds breaking because I've accidentally sat on them. Or crunched them in my backpack. Or whatever. So......
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Date: 2010-04-27 08:34 pm (UTC)Dude, I meant you won't have to tell her you're going to 'no-culture, barren wasteland,' Finland any time soon. ...Man, that hurts to type. But I take it that means she's stopped with the obsessive calling for now? No wonder you've been in such a good mood.
Ahh, I see. That doesn't happen when you never take them off. ...Not that I'd know anything about that. 'Cause I wouldn't. :|
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Date: 2010-04-27 08:51 pm (UTC)Whatevver, we can both be creeps.
OH I see (I think I wrote that comment before having my coffee, oops). It'll definitely be a good thing that I won't have to tell her about going to that wastland, hurr (I should just tell her I want to go there for the same reason people want to come to canada... 'cause I mean, people say the same thing about us... but she wouldn't buy it :| )
And YES she's stopped calling which is good because it was really starting to get extremely creepy and stuff. SIGH
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Date: 2010-04-28 09:09 am (UTC)and cheap/new/cheap & new things are always wonderful ♥
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Date: 2010-04-28 06:26 pm (UTC)I'm so sorry ))):
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Date: 2010-04-28 07:31 pm (UTC)well, it's okay I guess. Probably better this way. OH WELL. [/hugs]