Last week it just got to be too much. I told my boss I was done with the at whim people finding and if he wanted to find someone, he was going to have to do it himself. Boy, did he get mad! But I somehow got out of being fired. I'm just back in a lower position than I was before, which might be illegal but I really don't care. I want to preserve my love for people searching and the only way to do that is to not make it my job. Not to mention the boss was making me look up some pretty randy stuff. It made me uncomfortable sometimes, especially when he had me start writing nasty letters to people he didn't like. The last straw was the note he demanded I sent to horses regarding Sarah Jessica Parker. You know, I'm just not going to say mean things to horses about a movie star. It's just not good karma. So I'm back in the basement, but at least my conscience is clear. And if I decide to people search it's because I decided to, not because my boss demanded it. Ah, sweet freedom!

I'm really sorry I opened my mouth about how awesome a people search is. Now that my boss is having me run a background check on everybody he even thinks about hiring, all the fun has been sucked out of it. WTF? I used to love a good people search. I found it relaxing and kind of spiritual. Now if I never do one again it will be too soon! But I'm just having a bad week. Last night I was pretty excited about going to this new bar that opened down the street. I got all dressed up and called some friends, but guess what happened when I got there? Yup, there was a line around the block to get into the stupid bar. I hate waiting in lines. I'm not the most patient person in the world if you couldn't tell but if I ruled the world, there's a few things I would want to change about that situation. Rant Farm really said it best with this screed to waiting in line outside bars. Read that and you'll know exactly how I feel. Grr, maybe tomorrow will be a better day.

So my boss might have taken my people finder tips the wrong way. Now, he wants me to do a background check on every single person they insure. Um, don't they already do that? I mean, wouldn't that be standard practice for an insurance company? And if not, is it illegal? I almost regret knowing how to find someone, but I'll keep you posted. On the trying-not-to-be-depressed front, I may have found a new hobby: how to brew your own beer.

So I've scored a job as an assistant to an insurance company. Not too exciting I managed to use my search people skills for one thing: to show him how to do a background check on me. Yes, I know it's a little sketchy to do a background check on myself, but he didn't really know what he was doing, so I showed him how easy it was to find public records now, and the fact that I was so eager to show him was probably how I landed the job. Still, living with my parents is so dull, I'm tempted to follow these instructions on how to get banned from walmart. My mom is getting on my nerves, always telling me about the benefits of vitamins to get over depression. Right, sure, mom, whatever.

I'm moving back in with my parents. Go me. Man, as though I didn't already feel depressed about Marta dumping me, this is even worse. Nothing to remind you just how much of a failure you are like moving home with Mom and Dad. Not even people search will make my blues go away. That's how you know it's got to be really bad. When I move in with my parents, I'll probably spend lots of time finding people just so I can escape into my own little world and not have to talk to them. It sucks, because I know so much about how to find people that there's got to be a great way to translate this into paying rent somehow. I just can't figure it out. Anyone on the internet need help finding public records?

So, I just can't seem to get over Marta. I talked to my landlord because I just couldn't stand the idea of moving. He let me stay but raised my rent to what he could get from it if he rented it to someone else. So great, same place for more money. This really sucks! And I haven't really left the place, outside of work, for a long time. I just find people really annoying right now. I spend most of my time trying to search for people who understand what I'm going through. All of my friends are sick of hearing about Marta. But like, how long am I supposed to be able to grieve? Is there a time limit on this? Dudes! Give a guy a break! I found this list on ways to waste money and those are all good ways. Bad ways? Stupid girls!

It's been a really long time since I blogged, but I have a really good reason why. Marta broke up with me again. Thanksgiving went great, and meeting her parents had gone great, so I suggested we move in together. Well, she said it was too soon for that and that she liked having her own space, and I got all hurt, and then we started arguing and she was like "you want too much for me! You want to spend every minute of every day with me!" And then we started talking again about how she's an introvert and needs time to herself and I'm an extrovert and always need to be around people, and finally she said the horrible words: "we're just not a good match." And that was it. I pretty much lived on my couch all through the holidays and am only just now feeling up to getting back into my old hobbies, like finding people online. It's so hard to do the old people search thing on my own these days. Worst yet I was so convinced that Marta was going to agree to move in with me, I'd already put in notice on my apartment and have to find a new place to live. Fortunately I'd put in a long notice, anticipating not having a lot of moving time over the holidays, but still. I found this article on how to buy and sell real estate online that made me think maybe it was time to buy, so I'm looking into that. Maybe it will be part of a great new start for me. Oh, who am I kidding. Without Marta life is over. I'm going to go get another drink now...

I can't write much right now because I am about to leave with Marta to go see some friends up North for Thanksgiving. Speaking of travel, we all rented an awesome cabin through PeopleSearchDigest.com - Kango Travel Search... well, not People Search Digest, but that's how we found Kango. You should check it out. We're both bringing out laptops with us so we can do some finding people while we're up there if we think of anyone. We're also thinking about trying to get our friends to join our little find people club, but I somehow doubt they will. Still... it's worth a shot!!!! Oh... lastly, recommendations for this month - just click the links above! They're all there. :)

Well, the day finally came where I met Marta's parents. I think it went ok. I also met her little brother, who's not that little. He's 24, but he still lives at home. I guess he graduated college, but then came home afterward because he couldn't find a job, or decide on one. Well, regardless, he works with Marta's dad right now. He's a cool guy. I really like her parents, and I hope they liked me too. I could totally tell that they were giving me the once over, and making sure I was good enough for Marta. Although, I feel like in her father's eyes, no one will ever be good enough for her. I looked really nice, because I bought a new shirt for the dinner and Marta looked really pretty. She wore this really pretty dress that was pink. When I got home, I people searched some of the people she and her family had been referring to. I wanted to get to know her as deep as I possibly can. Finding people online is so easy, why not do it? I'm just go glad that I could find a person who shares this passion, like Marta does. She has taught me that finding people the easy way is the only way to go. Anyways, I am going to go meet Marta for a walk. I will see you all later!

I love being in love! Marta and I are doing so well. I never thought that love could be so amazing, or that I could feel this way about someone else. It's truly mind blowing. Marta is the most caring person in the world. She cooks for me and brings me little presents she thinks I would like. I am seriously thinking about asking her to move in with me. Or actually, maybe move in with her because she has a nicer place. I just really think I'm ready to take that step. I want to be with her every moment of the day and I really think she feels the same way. I think that she might be the ONE!! The best thing is, she loves people searching with me! All my other girlfriends (all 2 of them) thought that it was so weird that I did that, and wanted nothing to do with it. We found the best site yesterday that really helped her find people she'd had a problem finding. We also went back to that funny site with the lists and saw that they had posted a new one about The Best Backhanded Compliments, which Marta thought was hysterical. I thought I'd seen funnier. Anyways, gotta get ready to see Marta!