And Where have You Been Young Lady?

So I've been gone. Gone from here at least, and as it's looking I'm going to be gone a lot more. I can't say for sure that I wont update at all but I can say for sure that my life has changed drastically over the past few weeks and my spare writing time is something I am going to need to give up along with a serious facebook addiction.

No, I am not getting married and to the best of my knowledge I am not knocked up either. I have been working on a secret project for some time and have just gotten funded to go ahead with it. in other words, in a few months I will no longer be a waitress. DID YOU HEAR ME? I SAID I WILL NOT LONGER BE A FUCKING WAITRESS. So as you can tell I am excited beyond measure and at the same time scared beyond belief. As time comes closer I can give more details but I hate to jinx something that isn't 100% final. But for the mean time, I am busy, the kind of busy that makes you want to rip out your own hair but makes you feel so alive at the same time. It is beautiful.

Katie Lauren

Waiting

Because it is late and I don’t have the energy to write one of the million things I have been meaning to write I will leave you with a Facebook IM conversation between my friend Marcus Geraldo and myself tonight. I work with Marcus Geraldo at the sweatshop restaurant and tonight, at work we had a pleasant exchange of compliments insults.

Marcus Geraldo is also a stand up comedian you can find him here www.Marcusisfunny.com

*Names have been scratched out to protect the innocent

Marcus Geraldo-hey sorry for calling you grumpy or moody or whatever I said tonight

Katie-haha i dont care I thought it was funny (MANAGER) thought we were really fighting. I think we always talk to each other like that

Marcus Geraldo-yeah, but it was kinda mean

Katie- you were super grumpy tonight... and i can be super moody and grumpy there
I need to go get a real job I'm too old and have been doing this shit too long

Marcus Geraldo-I feel that way too. This comedy shit better take off soon. I'm tired of working like a rube

Katie-I even wonder if for the time I should just go be a manager somewhere
I would feel like such a loser if I did that
but it has benefits and not less bullshit, but different bullshit

Marcus Geraldo-yeah, but would it be worth the money?

Katie- for benefits yeah, for me to have decent health insurance it’s like 300 a month

Marcus Geraldo-wow, mine's way cheaper than that. You have a third arm or some shit?
don't tell me if it's personal

Marcus Geraldo-I don't like you enough to care

Katie- no just a past of shit, nothing super major but they still freak out about anything

Marcus Geraldo-and the HIV? say it... "and the HIV"

Katie- yeah that and herpes

Katie- and you would not even imagine how much crabs raise insurance these days

Marcus Geraldo-that's your fault for getting the over the counter shampoo...

Katie- that was shampoo?

Katie- I think I might just post this conversation on my website

Marcus Geraldo- go for it. but can you change my name to Geraldo?