So a water main upstairs broke, it’s getting worse, and “Princess Pretty Paws” is panicking.
Appropriate Music
So how’s everybody else’s Monday starting?
Six months ago I got a new job. It was an all right job in a slightly chaotic workplace, but I figured it was fine for now. Three months later, after my supervisor was struck with Covid, I had to quarantine, and was never asked back. I only had that job July thru September. I was suddenly right back to unemployed, where I had been for so long, and went through a bit of a glum time after that.
Last Thursday I was asked in for an interview. Today I had a trial. Tomorrow I start my new job, full time, and earning at least double to that last fizzer.
Morning, mumpers! It’s a balmy 5C/41F out there today, sunny with a bit of cloud. Looks quite pleasant, but I am in a warm and dry office with a cup of tea, so I’m biased. Today’s covid test was negative so I have no excuse not to be on campus…students are back in today and we have face to face teaching so I am expecting a flood of covid-related absences next.
Sorry to hear about the flood, Doggio, I hope Princess Pretty Paws has a waterproof box ready for the evacuation!
Good news on the job, BatBoy, it’s always good when you get a new gig that’s a huge improvement on the old one. And if it’s cheering you up too, it’s even better.
My Monday is pretty Monday-ish. I was here early so am hoping to get out early, pending the usual disasters. Only got one meeting in my diary today and it should be with the “management team”. However, one’s off sick, one’s on leave, and one’s got another appointment so it’s just going to be two of us. That should make the decision-making process a lot easier!
flinging confetti with wild and reckless abandon
Great news!! Congrats!!
doggio - 
That doth sucketh mightily. How responsive is your landlord?
It’s a brisk 19° and still dark because I woke stupid early, especially considering I didn’t fall asleep till nearly 1 of the AM. We’ll see how I function with 5-ish hours of sleep. The critters have been tended and no babby today, so there’s that. The only big plan is getting together all our financials so I can pass them to the accountant. I thought this year, taxes would be easy. Nope, not so much. But FCD has pretty much really retired, so there will be no self-employment income for 2022, and I should be able to manage next year just fine.
For now, I’ll enjoy a few minutes of peace and surfing before the stoopit tax crap has to be done. Rah.
Happy Moanday!
Congrats BatBoy.
Good luck on the flood, doggio.
FCM I’m also on the short sleep for no good reason. Was up until 3, woke at 6:30.
I’m starting to actually build the stupid high school musical today, so I’ve got to go to the high school. Not looking forward to that. Whelp, otts pack a lunch and get to it.
Happy moanday, y’all.
Good morning everyone.
It’s around 36 degrees and cloudy. We are supposed to see rain a little later this morning and the highs shall top out at around 45 degrees. They are talking about the possibility of lowland snow later this week, but if it falls it will be pretty much a non-event down my way. There would probably be more up in Johnny’s neck of the woods.
I have to do my taxes too and put them off because I need to obtain one more tax document. However, it’s easily obtainable online, so I need to get a move on and do it. That way, if I’m unpleasantly surprised, I can at least prepare for it. It looks like I’m going to need to up my TSP contribution. I’d rather pay me than pay Uncle Sam more. He’ll get his bite when I collect on my TSP.
I didn’t do much of anything yesterday but some chores, laundry, and Netflix. yesterday. In the evening, I watched trash TV until I went to bed.
I have a busy workday ahead of me. I am cringing when I think about my email. I’m sure it’ll be nuts.
Congrats on the job, Batboy!
Good luck with the flood, Doggio. I hope the damage is minimal and your landlord is responsive.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 36 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 71 and N.O.S. for the day. Weather be weird. Cleanin’ lady comes today around ten, and I need to pick up 'scripts from the pharmacy. Sup shall be sketties 'n meatballs, sallit, and cheesey garlic bread. Don’t worry, I shall fit sloth into the schedule.
doggio YIKES! Hope the water main gets fixed soonest. Make sure Gordie and Alex Catt have a lifeboat ready.
BatBoy congrats on the much better payin’ new gig!
Not a whole lot to our taxes but I suppose we should do them just to get it all over.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, bother of bothers, I suppose I must purtify and don acceptable attire since cleanin’ lady is comin’ and I need to go about the public. Woe is me!
Happy Moanday Y’all!
Morning all. Well, today is the day I start going to the gym I joined and begin (lightly) to exercise. Not going to overdo, but it’s time I start doing more than sitting at the computer all week (which has been my major activity for the past 3 months. We’ll see how long it lasts, it depends if I can make it part of my routine or not.
Supposed to get to 56F today and 63F on 2sday, but rain is forecast for Wednesday and Thorsday and that’ll cool us back down.
Batboy, YEAH!! Hope this is slightly better managed than the last place; sounds promising. Let us know how it goes.
doggio, hope it gets fixed soon and PPP gets over her fright.
So now need to take my medicine and prepare for the benefits?!!? of exercise.
Good morning, everyone. I’m happily drinking my second mug of strong black tea and surfing the news. Sorryantivaxxer website, which I visit daily, is discussing Canadian truckers who are doing some sort of mobile no-vaccine campaign. I wasn’t aware this was a thing.
I had been subject to a series of weird episodes, sort of like a cross between fainting spells and panic attacks, for the past two weeks. My GP had no idea what the trouble was, but advised a re-consultation or a referral to a cardiologist if they didn’t go away on their own. Looks like they went away - I’ve had no episodes for two days. They started the day of my booster, and I suppose they were some sort of side effect of that. Doc recommended getting Pfizer rather than Moderna again when it came time for the next booster.
I envy everyone who has rain or snow. Here just outside of San Jose, we had a couple of days of rain back in December, but have been dry as a bone since then.
Awake at 0430 again this morning, fretting about all this crap we have to get rid of in the next three months. If you act on no other advice in your life, do this: get rid of about 60% of all that stuff you’ve accumulated and stop buying more. It ends up owning you and becoming a giant albatross around your neck.
Otherwise, a good morning to you all! We have a moving company coming this morning to give us an estimate, which should cause palpitations. The painting estimate came in at nearly $4,000, and the floor refinishing won’t be a whole lot less than that. Electrical should be another $500, but then we should be done with major prep expenses. Taking the car in to Costco later this week for some new rubber. I have to admit grudging respect for the way they do business. For a big-box joint, they really do put customer service high on their priorities.
The Ms wants to try her hand at making a Dutch baby for breakfast. Never had an infant for a meal, but I’m assuming they’re tender.
Short day heaving. Got a shower in and filled the tub, since the water is still on(the heat system runs a heat exchanger through the hot water heater, so cutting off the water when it’s 26 degrees would not be ideal). Got Gordie to go out and do his business, and one of the maintainece guys is trying to blow the water away from the upstairs apartments with a leaf blower. The water’s flowing across my back porch, but not enough to reach the sliding glass doors.
The landlord? Very responsive. The plumbing company that has to come and dig up the front yard? Not so much.
Him(Gordie).
Good luck with the new job, BatBoy!
It’s been a surreal coupla days.
Last week, I told the general manager that, okay, I wanna be a Pit Boss (a.k.a. a manager) after I’d told her I didn’t … went home, freaked out, had a package from my mom, called her, got a ten minute pep talk from the woman who’s responsible for my lack of self confidence, and had to call four friends in a row because I was so flipped out.
I still haven’t quite absorbed the last few days.
I missed what happened with shadey but I gotta get dressed and run to work. Will try to catch up when I can.
Happy Moonday!
Was a cold 20, feels like 13, degrees at the park.
Three people and four dogs.
Ripple and Lucy were happy to go home, Echo and Coco wanted to stay.
I woke up around 3:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. Then I overslept.
I’ll probably want a nap later, but there is no time for that today, I have a List.
Congrats BatBoy
Hope the mess gets cleaned up soon Doggio
Cookie, I used the Marie Kondo method and got rid of a bunch of stuff in my house. Swedish Death Cleaning is happening soon.
I don’t want to leave my son with a mess when I go. Some people I know think I shouldn’t, because they enjoyed going through their parents’ things and the memories. Most though, think it’s a kindness to relieve your children that burden.
The less you have, the less you have to clean.
I agree with this. I deal with a lot of guilt if I have to throw away something that obviously meant something to someone, even tho it’s meaningless to me. Best to talk to whoever you want to get certain things and make sure they want them. Otherwise, be ruthless in tossing.
My mom has been giving away (or trying to give away) all kinds of stuff. Much of it, I look at and think “Do I want my daughter to have to deal with that?” Honestly, there’s not really much that I’d want from my mom anyway. She wants to divide her jewelry among us, but it would be a burden to me - I don’t wear much, I don’t share her taste, and it’d just be the aforementioned guilt thing if she gave me any of it. But I told her that, so she won’t leave me any. Whew!
I’ve just about gathered all my tax crap together. Waiting on a couple of things, then I’ll write a cover letter and take it to the accountant. FCD thinks I should sit down and talk to her, but I’ve filled out her organizer form and I’ll address any concerns in my cover letter. No sense in wasting the woman’s time. We know how to reach each other, and I prefer email - you have a record that way.
It’s partly sunny this fine Monday morning. (Does saying “partly sunny” instead of “partly cloudy” mean I’m an optimist?) There are some dark clouds on the western horizon, but I’m pretending they’re mountains. Oops. Just checked the forecast. They’re saying a 70% chance of rain and that it’s mostly cloudy. Who’m I gonna trust, myself or a bunch of experts? I think the answer is obvious.
doggio, I understand both Jack Russell terriers and cats can swim if they have to, but some tiny life vests might be a good idea. I remember when “Aw, dry up,” was rude, but in this case, it just might be a timely wish.
BooFae, glad the Boo-Nut summit was a success.
BatBoy, congrats on the job. Don’t you wish you could let your erstwhile employers know, and with the appropriate Nelson Muntz, “Ha-ha”? I would.
FCM, best of luck on the tax stuff. The IRS may be understaffed, but it seems to me it only affects the time they take to figure out what the heck they’re doing, not how fast they can screw up.
shoe, glad your mom finally gave you a pep talk. You have all the skills needed to be a great pit boss, and you’d find it so much more challenging and rewarding. I hope you don’t let your self-doubt and fears keep your confidence hostage.
MetalMouse, hope you enjoy your time at the gym. The best advice I ever got was to consider the gym like you would dialysis: you don’t ask yourself every day if you should go; you just go.
This may yet happen.
Keeping 
for you both
Somebody tell us a story or two, inquiring minds want to know! We must know!!
Woo-hoo! 
Doggio 
(No screaming dog option - yeesh)
Metal Mouse please report back on the new gym. Enquiring minds would like to know what the outside world looks like.
How to spread the virus far and wide. Bastards. I’m glad the episodes are resolving. They sounded scary. On the plus side, getting a mixture of vaccine types is supposed to help immunity.
shoe good for you! What did your boss say about work?
Today shall be slothful I think. It’s trash day, but the kids are old enough to handle that - woo! Early signs point to me curling up in bed and hiding for a while.
Happy Monday everyone!
Afternoon all. Had to do a little shopping before going to the gym (bag to carry gym stuff in, lock for the lockers, and a little notepad for settings and such. They gave me a little thing that I can carry in my wallet and when it is shown to a machine at the desk, it brings my picture up so they can let me in.
More or less just kind of fooled around with the stuff, mostly walking or riding with a few leg exercises, finished with a 20-minute walk on a treadmill. Tried not to overdo but I am a bit tired and while not aching, my legs do feel the difference. Now i just have to keep it up, like nellie says, I just need to make it a common part of the day, like taking my pills or watching Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. Swimming tomorrow (they have a pool and whirlpool available, one of the reasons I picked this place). Oh, and I was able to wear my T-shirt that says “If you met my Family, you would understand”, which got a couple of admirers.
shoe, parents be weird. Just keep on keepin’ on.
doggio, well, if you’re going to call him a Princess, he’s liable to get a complex… 
Hope the water problems get solved before you reach this stage: Five feet high and rising - Johnny Cash - YouTube
Cookie, ouch on the costs for the house. Went through that a couple years ago and it does take much dollars. And I have heard of Dutch Overs, didn’t know they were for Dutch Babies…
lucky, glad you are feeling better, but keep an eye on that and if the symptoms come back see your doctor (I know, pretty useless advice since you’ll do that anyway, but it’s the best I got–take care).
OK, have fed my face and now comes the ‘not taking a nap’ phase of the afternoon. If I can avoid laying down anywhere…
Take care all.
It’s bright and nearly 50 degrees F today. Lovely weather, though it’s supposed to snow about 8 inches tomorrow and the day after. Such is St. Louis weather.
I’m peevish because my mom keeps forgetting I have meetings most of the day so she’ll call me at random and just kinda show up. Or she’ll come by even though she knows I have to leave. Today I got seven notices from the school back to back, letting me know my son had been exposed to COVID on several different days by several different students and teachers, so I asked mom to stay away for at least 3-5 days, then let me get a negative test back for all of us. Nope. She’s comin’ over - just won’t hug the kids. I don’t think that’s how COVID works.
On the one hand, she’s lonely and whenever something spooks her she understandably needs some emotional support. On the other, she has freaking late stage cancer. If there’s a possibility there’s something or someone transmissible in my house, I’d rather she stay away. Practically speaking, I’m also working during the hours she wants to come by but she’s decided she needs support whether I’m working or not. I wish I had a soundproof, KN95 grade bubble I could put smack in the middle of my living room.