Damn, guess I did jinx you, Nava… Sorry 
Morning. Just got an email from little girl’s 5th grade teacher. He said he’s got “Phantom of the Opera” stuck in head head thanks to her (she sings during class), but this morning she’s back to signing “Happiness” (from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown), so that’s better.
He’s a good guy, that one!
Plus he’s directing Charlie Brown this summer and he really wants her in it!
Morning to all! Off to penultimate class for 2008-2009 academic year. Wahoo!
{{LiLi}}-
Lunch- she jinxed herself by being overqualified and more clever than the bosses!
Fact: Greek-style yogurt is good for you, yes it is. 
More {{{{{{LiLi}}}}}} - thinking of you and sending good vibes your way.
At work, caffeinated, yogurted. I also have a container of mandarin oranges for later. Yum. I know it’s not Firday yet, but it will be one day closer at the end of the day, right?
And when is your post-penultimate class for the year?
Well, yeah… but I’m trying to take some of the credit for myself 
Just send the chocolate you don’t like this way and you’ll be forgiven…
The would’a’been boss was happy with me, it was the final client.
Fine. As long as I am not forgotten
In general, to be serious for a moment, it sounds like you dodged a bullet here – would have probably been The Job From Hell if this is how the end client would be treating you.
Good Morning!
Not too blurfy this morning, I actually slept pretty well for a change.
This guy I work with is sooo clueless. I’ve probably mentioned C before.
Yesterday he comes up to me asking about my raise, and starts trying to talk about numbers! Helloooo? That is a no-no anywhere. He mentions that he’s getting a one-paycheck “bump.” I’m confused (because I was told I was getting a raise,) but I play dumb, and tell him I refuse to talk about percentages.
I spoke with my boss, and he was thankful for the heads up that C was discussing wages, and reassured me that mine was indeed a real raise, and he was just getting a bonus. Which I never would have known if C wasn’t a dumbass.
More hugs for {{{LiLi}}}
It’s turned to spring here and we’re loving it. It’s a little rainy today, but that’s good for the seeds I planted over the weekend: spinach, leaf lettuce, basil, cilantro, chives, flat-leaf parsley, and carrots. Just one little 1’ long row of each except for the chives and parsley which I’m just going for one plant of each. I should still have room in my planters/raised beds for 1 grape tomato plant and maybe 1 potato plant. Keeping my fingers crossed that they all survive any late frost and that they actually grow. I’m not really a gardener so this is an experiment.
KT made carnitas over the weekend for an early Cinco de Mayo dinner. We ate that Sunday night and last night. Gooooooood stuff. Now that it’s actually Cinco de Mayo, we’re going to have something entirely un-Mexican for dinner, probably roasted garlic chicken. Why would I want to celebrate a holiday on the holiday?? 
You’re not alone, LiLi, you have us.
I am off today and moving awfully slow. I am just beat. All the gardening I did (and the moving of books yesterday) is coming back to haunt me. Gah.
I have to water the transplants today and that’s about it. Yay.
<gets up creakily to look for Motrin>
Sorry about the job,** Nava**, but maybe they will call? Hope the uni thing works out.
LiLi - Hugs and prayers your way again.
Guess what yesterday was???
The Kid’s very last ever (until it’s Grad School time at least) final exam!!!
Saturday morning, she takes the long walk in the funny gown and officially becomes a college grad. I saw her this morning on my way out, asked what she was doing today, knowing full well what the answer was.
“I’m going to work dad, and if you start laughing again, I’m throwing a cat at you”
Welcome to the Real World Kid!!!
Fact: Beer is made by fermentation caused by bacteria feeding on yeast cells and then defecating. In other words, it’s a nice tall glass of bacteria doo-doo.
And in other news…BLURF!
Tupug
MBG, I like your daughter Happy graduation!
Nooner, of course I wouldn’t forget you (barring Alzheimer’s), and I agree that if that’s the guy leading the project on the client’s side, the consultant’s leader is going to have fun - NOT.
Fact: That is only true if the beer is a Belgian Lambic. The other styles rely on yeast fermentation only. Bacteria in those is considered to be an infection.
{{{{{{{{{LiLi}}}}}}}}}} Just a reminder that there is lots of sympathy and homemade ice cream available at Chez Mahna if you need it, and we’re quite happy to bring it to you. No BBQ (because we ate all of it), but that can be easily remedied as well.
Sorry to hear about the unreasonable client, Nava. Some people seem to have unrealistic expectations about what it means to be an “expert”. I think Nooner is bang-on here, though… if these were their expectations right out the gate, it probably would have been utter hell. Fingers crossed the next client will be along shortly and will be more reasonable.
Hope all works out for your little garden, taxi. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to grow your own stuff - everything tastes better when it comes from your garden, plus you get the smug glow of being environmentally conscious by eating locally and organically… of course, from there it’s a slippery slope into spending all your weekends poking around garden centre and digging around in your beds, and spending all your evenings uprooting weeds and cursing the lawn. Not that I’d know anything about that.
Puggy, strangely enough, all I got from your fact was a craving for a big frosty pint of [del]bacterial doo-doo[/del] cold beer. (Also, based on that, does that make the holes in bread bacterial farts?)
Fact:
Okay, not really a fact because there is no documented proof of this, but I am so g’damn sure.
I’m really sure.
I’m never wrong about this stuff.
Most Americans believe that the state of Maine is a penninsula.
Fact: I am not a beer drinker. I got my info from a web site. DAMNED INTERNET!!!:o
We would love bbq and homemade ice cream sometime this week. An excuse for The Boy to set up the smoker again.
Bob, I’m going in for bloodwork later this week, and in communication with my midwife and family doctor. I’ve got lots of medical attention.
Thanks, rigs- and everyone else. You’re the best.
Congrats on The Kid’s graduation, MBG.
Nat and I have been watching Fellowship of the Ring, and I’ve been explaining how it was different in the book, and the genealogy of Elrond and the line of Numenorean Kings, and lots of other stuff. I’m not sure he’s taking it in properly.
I’m glad you’re not neglecting Nat’s education.
Hey look, it’s beebs! waves
LiLi, I’ll check dates/times with The Boy tonight. He makes the BBQ… all I do is eat it. (may not be until the weekend, though, since it takes a minimum of 2-3 hours to smoke anything)
So regular beer is just yeast farts?
As if that’s an improved description…
FACT: 120 degrees is too hot for a hot tub! We were hoping to take the tub for its inaugural spin last night, but when we took the cover off, we were greeted with a bain marie. The water looked perfect - it was all clear and sparkly and the leaves and dead bugs were gone, but it was just too hot. And that was with the thermostat on “1” - goofy dial on this thing. It starts out with hash marks that get closer and closer until they’re almost touching, then the marks change to numbers 1 through 9. If setting it on 1 gave us 120 degrees, I’m scared to think what we’d have had on “9” - for now, I’ve turned it down four notches and we’ll try again tonight.