Old Romance and Used Oil

In the last 2 weeks I have seen 4 ex girlfriends and a good piece of my non relative family. It is a major point of interest to me how different they all are (my ex's I mean). One of them is a good Mormon girl now married step-mom of 2 making a living with her husband at wal mart down in SLC. The second is a single mother with an 8 month old barely scraping by on child support and low income housing with no small help from her parents. The third is the head custodian of a school, who together with her live in boyfriend is now raising a cumulative 5 kids in a 2 bedroom apartment. I can vouch that it is quite crowded there. They have hobbies that range from watching movies to getting shitfaced. They have bedroom mannerisms ranging from slow and sensuous to extreme violence. Their working positions run from the top of the totem pole to not having a job. I've ran down a long list of ideas and discovered that the three of them only have three things in common, raising kids, petite build and me. The thought crosses my mind that that may mean i am hopelessly shallow, but for the consideration of my less serious dalliances in the mean time, which i believe disprove the previous thought. I went to see my little sister for new years eve/day. She was oddly quiet except when we were visiting my ex who is most like her. They got along great, and i wasn't surprised. Hopefully i will see her again in February. Until then it is farewell and good luck. In less romance related news in the last week I have been used as a shoulder to cry on 4 times, I have been told I am a good person without trying twice I've fixed the vehicle that only needed to last 2 weeks 5 times and I've spent extensive time contemplating the universe and my place in it. Working on that truck has somewhat surprisingly reminded me how much i actually enjoy fixing things. I fixed the water pump a couple times, replaced the starter and rehung the exhaust. It was surprising how much that helped me think through life, and I'd imagine to anyone but me that makes no sense. In any case I am feeling calm and confident for the moment, which is exactly what i was after from this vacation. First contact with work will be Monday, we will see how my serenity survives it but until then I am happy.