stuck in a loop

For some years now I have held many different jobs.
Computer repair/Networking
Retail
Call Center work
Fast Food
And now my current desk job.
In all of my previous positions I haven't had what you would call a "normal" schedule. 8-5 has never really been available. Unfortunately, the rest of our life has to be scheduled around a work schedule. Work is a necessary interruption of the things you would rather be doing. I enjoy the results of work ($$$), but I think that most people would rather have the results without the work. None of us are that naive, but we can all dream.
Now, for the first time in a very long time, I have an 8-5 job. It pays well, has benefits, and is very comfortable.

I do the same thing every day.

I am in a routine as I have never been before. Even in high school and college I had more variables than I do today. I'm still trying to decide whether this is good or bad. It has elements of both.

It's good because anytime I'm not at work can be spent with Rachel and Oliver. That's the biggest benefit. Since they both know when I work and when I come home, they can be sure that I will able to be with them.
On the other hand,
It also means that all my time is accounted for. A solid schedule leaves no flex time. You have to plan to not have anything going on. True, sometimes it just happens that there's nothing to do, but it is a lot rarer.

It's good because I can get the most out of everyday. I can squeeze every little bit of potential out of the time I have.
On the other hand,
It can be boring and exhausting.

I just need to enjoy things has they happen. If I am spending time alone playing video games, I need to enjoy it while it lasts. If I'm with Rachel and Oliver I need to do the same. While I'm with them, I don't need to think about all the other stuff there is to do, and likewise with being at work, or being alone.

I have a beard now.

I saw myself in the mirror this morning and it's really a good beard. It's very red. I've grown little beard-like things before, but this sucker is going all the way. Rachel is trying hard not to tell me exacly what she thinks about it.. I suppose I should enjoy it while it lasts.

I'm considering cleaning up my facebook friends list. There are people on there with whom I've never communicated in any fashion. I accepted them as friends because I thought I knew who they were, only to be mistaken.

I'm really trying hard to properly use 'who' and 'whom'. I think it has to be with whether or not the people or person in question are a direct or indirect subject. Instead of 'who are you going with?' it should be 'with whom are you going?'... still kind of vague on the rule. I'm just going based on how to phrase feels after I've said it. Any suggestions?