I feel like shit...
So as an update I've got almost 3 months without cigarettes and have been toking and drinking at an extremely reduced rate (practically once every other week). I decided as a treat I'd buy myself a kindle and have been doing a lot of reading since, almost too much. Also started trying to teach myself Latin in an attempt to get my brain back into the swing of learning.
All in all I'd say I've been productive.
But i feel like I've accomplished little as of late and I've got an overwhelming sense of worthlessness.
...And work sucks...
I hate managing the guys I work with...I'm essentially babysitting grown ass men, one of which is twice my age and still acts like a 10 yr old. We've been having issues with people(myself included) talking back to(or defending themselves against false accusations raised by) the chef, so he decided to enact a new rule granting the sous chef more power. This has sent him into another one of his power trips, the last time he had one chef had to take away his ability to write people up because he would write up EVERYONE over any little thing. I'm proud to have worked at the restaurant, and to have worked my way up from a dishwasher to a cook to a manager. I truly learned a lot from the experience...but I'm about done.