Childhood innocence and youthful idealism? I need both of those in pallet-loads that only Costco can provide…
LiLi, what are Jamaican patties?
Good thoughts headed your way, picu. And I totally understand about the hubby vanishing thing – when I was going in the hospital for surgery on my hand and was so scared to death I could hardly manage to put one foot in front of the other to walk in the door, my dear hubby vanished, and I finally found him outside making business calls. I was so upset I couldn’t even talk at that point, so it wasn’t until later that I pointed out that it would have been nice if he’d actually stuck around to support me when I needed support. It can’t hurt to point this out to picuhubby; sometimes we’ve got to put our feelings aside to take care of someone else, which in my book is part of the ol’ marriage vows. (Papa T. knows not to do that any more, after the guilt trip I laid on him after the fact!)
kai, I have a mold allergy, too; when it’s bad enough, it gives me asthma as well as a stuffy head. So I hope you get things dried out quickly; I can feel how miserable it makes you feel all the way down here. (And as an aside, Wally World has even made it to your far-flung outpost of quasi-civilization? Is nowhere sacred? 
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It’s a clear, sunny, breezy 68° here today. If it stayed like this every day of the year, I would be the happiest camper in the whole world. But since it won’t, I’m just enjoying all the open windows and the wunnerful fresh air. While I work. Which is my life for the next few days. Ah, the joys of self-employment.
Nava, that’s a lot going on. Picu, good thoughts going out to you.
Nice pics, rosie.
I had a nutritious breakfast of blueberry pop tarts and hot chocolate. Why do I always get blueberry? Yesterday, strawberry was after blueberry and today it was cinnamon and brown sugar. And he didn’t refill the pop tart slot when he was here, either, so there’s just 4 more to last until next Tuesday.
My co-worker got back today from her vacation in Basque country and brought back to me a bottle of perfume: Eau Fraiche by Molinard. I can’t wait for details on her trip, she always has good stories from her visits with the family in the Old Country.
My NP left me a voice mail at home yesterday, asking me to call her ASAP because of some lab results. I left her a message this morning. I have no idea if she just wants to do more tests or what. I hate waiting to find out.
The saga of AC and NC continues, so I’ll post more on that later.
rigs be sure to double check your work before you go out and play, young lady. And have you cleaned up your room like I told you to yet? I thought it was your turn to do those dishes in the sink, too. Looks like somebody still has work to do. 
I wonder if I can get Roundboy sent to Spain? That would solve both of our problems.
Hi, everyone! I had a four day weekend! Yesterday I had a [whisper] job interview [/whisper] for a job a really really want. Monday, I did a lot of nothing. Interesting weekend. I saw a guy at party. It was a guy I went to high school with, and he kind of symbolizes all the guys who would never talk to me because I wasn’t cool enough. You know who I mean? Anyway, he remembered me, and the class we had together, and here’s what surprised me. I didn’t think I was petty, or bitter, or even really remembered him that well, but I am so much cuter than his wife SO THERE NYAH. Maybe I can move on now (and just in time for my 20th reunion next year)?
**Mika ** - thanks for posting the pics! Even though I hate seeing pictures of me, these just reminded me of how much fun I had, and really made me smile!
**Swampy ** - what’s the status of your Easter eggs, and how close are they to Atlanta? I’m headed that way next week…
Sending out good thoughts & virtual chicken soup (I make a really great chicken soup) for all of you who need them!
Muhahahaha, Twinks, I’m following you around. 
I come fresh from my children’s school, where I volunteer in the health room. Today’s highlight: a nosebleed. Other than that, it was The Usual Suspects with “my stomach and my throat really really really really hurt.” The amount of “reallys” is usually in inverse proportion to how sick they actually are. The nosebleed, for example, just walked in and bled on the floor without comment.
It’s cold here today. Why. WHY? It was just summer last week. WHERE DID MY SUMMER GO?
GAH! PEOPLE SUCK!
More later.
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Seconded.
Twinks there’s a big whack of the dang things still sittin’ outside of the back of the front building. It’s about three hours south of Etlanner. I suggest you rent a UHaul and have a roadtrip to south Jawja while you’re in Etlanner. I will nonchalantly stand around with my head turned the other way whilst aigs “mysteriously” disappear.
Bob, is that request from Bloom County or from Calvin and Hobbes? They were all out. I got you a few gallons of Heart-Broken Cynical Geezerhood instead. 
Jamaican patties are usually beef with mild spicing, inside a bright yellow crust. Right now they are Mr. Lissar’s Lunch of Choice. They’re pretty common here in Toronto.
Time to clean out and organize fridge. I’m not really in the mood for any cooking. I just ate some great chicken shawarma that I didn’t have to cook or pay for. Yum.
Yeah, my mantra is “I hate people.”
To quote Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Black, “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.”
I already have loads of HBCG already, which is probably why I can’t remember the source of my request. Old Timer’s Disease, ya know…
In other news, today is Cuervo’s One Year doctor visit. I called today, Natalie, the friend’s daughter who called me to see if I would take him in will be working, as will the other lady that carried him around in her smock pocket those first couple days, when he was this small and sickly.
The last time they saw him he was about 3 months old and looked about like this .
Today, he’s a big boy who loves his big brother. Natalie literally squealed on the phone when I told her we were coming, and said she’d make sure everyone knew Cuervo was coming.
So that’s it, I’m a celebrity at the vet’s office, but only because of my cat. 
Wow, Cuervo’s gotten big! He’s all grown up!
The Annoying Co-worker saga continues:
AC’s executive is interviewing for her position. He is interviewing both internal candidates and external candidates that have already passed our extensive testing and background check. According to NC, they “can’t” fire AC for whatever reason, so they are moving her to a newly created position. This position is usually created for someone who either needs a flexible schedule or is totally incompetent. AC will be transferring to a different group, the group that NC and I couldn’t wait to get away from. Her 2 hour lunches, random disappearances and inability to take care of anything without someone holding her hand will be at an end. Soon, I hope. It can’t come soon enough for me and NC. Also, AC’s request to be transferred to sit next to NC has been denied.
As far as Mr. Particular is concerned (I haven’t heard from him, but assume no news is good news), he will be transferred to the desk of a Pretty Pretty Princess[sup]TM[/sup] when he returns full-time to our office in December. This will not end well, not at all. I can’t wait for the drama!
All right, I have a few minutes, so let me see if I can vent to you guys a bit.
Here are all the issues that are nagging me.
[ul]
[li] Back in May, at our event, a volunteer took it upon himself to go and buy stuff for the event. During the Day Of, and didn’t ask anyone. So in late May, when we got a bunch of receipts from him and a letter requesting money, we were shocked.[/li]Well, the expenses were fair, even though we didn’t actually need the stuff, so we dogged it for a while and then submitted it for payment on June 30th.
Weeks go by and there’s no news. No payment, nothing.
We start asking in August. Vague and distracting answers. Early September they inform us we never sent the receipts. Bullshit. I know I did. I have copies. I send down copies of the copies. I overnighted them on…September 9/5, getting there on 9/6.
So our checks are cut out of Atlanta on Wednesdays. If it got there 9/6, which is a Wednesday, you wouldn’t expect it to be the same day, but it should go out 9/13, right?
WRONG. It is going out today.
All that is pissy enough - except the girl who fucked this up from the morning, the girl who was supposed to do it all, just attempted to throw us under the bus (Sorry Bus Guy) and blame it on us. Liek it was our fault. And the fucking Ops guy bought it - that is, until my no-longer-boss stepped in and backed us to the hilt.
[li] Our office is the only office that’s profitable in the state. And yet we get punished by having the least staff and the least resources.[/li][li] My new boss is ready to bend over and spread 'em (sorry for the image) for anybody that comes along. He is like a willow reed, too afraid to stand tall for anything.[/li][li] He shows no interest in doing any work. Neither does he show any interest in meeting the volunteers or interacting with them in any way. He expects me to do it. Fine with me, but that means the volunteers will never know you. And like most nfp’s we run on volunteers.[/li][li] 8 - count them EIGHT - of our chief volunteers have expressed their doubts about him, ranging from “He’s not a go-getter” to “I hate him”. He’s been working here for four months. [/li][/ul]
There’s lots more but that’s what’s currently irritating me.
sounds like its time for **mika ** to go job hunting
I am not well - my breathing is getting progressively more and more labored thru the day. I am not gasping or choking but I am going to see the doc in about an hour. I am concerned because last time I had a flare up of this type I was in the hospital for 5 days - but then, I had let it go unattended for two weeks until I was getting so little air I had turned a pale green; I am going today to catch it before it gets that bad - I’m thinking (based on no specific knowledge) I might have walking pnuemonia (but **no ** boogie woogie flu)
I do know this is related to (or caused by) my malady. **Bobbio ** - does **Vunderwife ** have these types of spells? I know I will be alright and it’s sort of gratifying to know there’s a reason I;ve been feeling so crappy this last week or so. I’ll update you when I get home
Thanks for posting, rosie! I thought I killed the MMP. :eek:
I am actually being productive today. I took Maggie for a walk, washed my sheets and cleaned the bathroom. I let Robbie the Roomba do his thing, too.
Happy Birthday Cuervo! MBG, don’t feel bad. At the dog park everybody is known by their dog. Maggie and her human, Duke and his person, etc.
Jahdra,the worst employees are always the best at playing the system.
Meeks, sorry about the boss. Since he doesn’t have a pair, maybe you could buy him some.
LiLi, my fridge is clean and organized already.
rosie go to the doc now!
I’m trying to cover my face with my hand and desperately stifling the giggles. I just sent it to one other co-worker, who suffers with me. Doggie, it hurts to hold laughter in so hard.