Do you know what happens when you click the View First Unread area at the top of the page? Well i don’t know what happens when you click it either, but what apparently happens when I click it is that it sometimes actually takes me o the first unread post, and sometimes it takes me about 10, or sometimes more, posts past the first unread post. Arghhh!!! No wonder i don’t know what’s going on around here.
So I guess I’ll just tell you ramdom stuff. Last night we went out to Thai food. I had Pra Rom and Wifey had Pad Kee Mao. It was Soooooo good!
Oh, and {{{{{{{Rigs}}}}}}}}
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and a manly punch on the shoulder to EX
Sorry your lives suck at the moment **Rigs, Tel, ** and EX.
I have lots of extra not-bored-at-workness to share, if anyone wants some extra. I had the joy of working till 7:00 p.m. today. Started at 7:45 a.m. But I got stuff done, which was good.
I’m with you on the performance review thing, Ex. Really hate doing them.
Funny video, LiLi.
Cool…Jahdra’s famous!
I, too, love crab rangoon.
We now pause for a moment so that GT can go get ice cream. (Perfect cure for a long day.)
Well, I are a homeowner. We closed on the VunderLair today.
There was a bit of a hitch. The former denzen still hasn’t moved out completely, and has stuff in the house and out buildings. We added a last minute one page notarized letter that he has until the end of today to let the stuff out of the house, and until noon on July 14th to vacate the outbuildings, or the remaining personal property is forfeit and ours to dispose of as we please.
I made my first purchase for the new digs, too. We went to check out a local Mom’n’Pop hardware store, and I found a red octangular sign that says “WHOA”. Now I need to find a 4X4 and a post hole digger so I can plant it at the end of my driveway…
Do not let Mika near any sharp knives, shredders, or slicers. Also, she is not to go near oil or deep fryers. There will be noTater eating around here.
rigs, give the counter tops some time. Remember, everything is torn apart, so you haven’t seen the room put together. It’ll all be good.
Ex, I’ve never had the misfortune to have to rate an employee, but there were a couple of times I had to write my own performance review. You can bet I walked on water…
I’m sure my time in hell is coming though; if want a promotion I’ll have to be a supervisor. Blech… I’ve got kids at home, I don’t want to have to babysit at work too.
Hugs to the rest of you that need them.
I’m currrently making jambalaya. After we eat, we’re running down to GI Joes to get a new pump for our big water tube thingie we pull behind the boat.
I’m on vacation! Yay! We’ll be busy though. Tomorrow is boating on Lake Kachess, Sunday is recuperating and doing stuff around the house; Monday is more boating; Tuesday is the 4th and we’re going to friends; Wednesday is more boating; Thursday is shopping for and packing for our camping trip. Friday we leave for our camping trip. While camping there will be more, you guessed it, boating. Plus there will be campfires and camping drinks, good conversation, and good times! We return on Sunday morning. Clean up, rest and Monday it’s back to work. Whew! I’m going to need a vacation when I return!
Three weeks of work; then a two week vacation! Woohoo! Can you tell I’m excited?
All this talk of long weekends and beer etc. I am working this weekend and I might be for the 4th. See, the 4th is my holiday to work (I was off Memorial day). But one of my coworkers wanted me to switch with her-so I did and will work on Friday instead. EXCEPT that she might want me to switch back and will let me know on Saturday. I don’t mind helping out, but I told her that she has to let me know on Saturday. I feel a bit peeved about it all, since she is moonlighting somewhere else adn I don’t see why I should be inconvenienced for her agency pay. (long story).
Ah, well–try to be nice and look what happens.
I am watching Fellowship of the Ring, EE version. Middle Earth isn’t doing it for me–although I could gaze at Aragorn all noc long…
So, no beer for me this weekend; no BBQ either–but fireworks for sure!
I am liking the countertops more. In dark light/shadow I dont’ like them so much, but with the lights on, they’re fine.
I am sorry that I haven’t been paying much attention to others here lately. I am reading and thinking of people and hoping the best for all. Off to bed soon, then work in the am.
I did organize all the CDs and dusted the credenza today, as well as vacuummed the whole downstairs and did some laundry. Yesterday, #2 son and I did alot of yard work, drained and cleaned the [del]puddle[/del] pond, painted the DR wall and I don’t know what all else. Today I patched the holes in the kitchen wall with plaster compound-I’ll sand and paint next time I’m off.
And my Mac tutoring session is Monday. That’ll help. I am just posting to no good purpose, the cyber equivalent of burbling away…ooh, they’re in Rivendell, now.
rigs, I am in the same boat as you, working this weekend and the 4th. Jahdra,Drae,rosie,Ex, if y’all are really board, you can come and help me clean up the store after the horde nukes it.
It wasn’t too bad tonight, people were more interested in buying than destroying. I must have looked angrier than usual, because all the hell spawn were very quiet when I was staring at them. I know anger leads to the Dark Side, but it would be a fair trade for Sith-like powers. [/rant]
Or your bunk?
It’s now almost six, I haven’t slept since yesterday, and I have to work today.
I really really wish I knew why I suddenly developed insomnia ten months ago. If I’m awake for thirty hours before work I’ll probably have a hysterical breakdown at someone out of self-pity.
I’m with ya there, sister! Our last Division Director was a Navy commander with a very annoying voice and marginal social skills. When I did my meet-and-greet with him, he asked whether I was interested in the technical track or the supervisory track. I told him I was not interested in being a supervisor. He immediately launched into his talk on why it was wrong of me not to want to be in charge. Standard Navy speech that I heard while I was on active duty myself. I just sat there… blah blah blah The new DD is an Air Force Major. I told him the same thing (I guess it’s a standard DD question) and he was fine with it.
I was a branch head in the Navy and I swear, the worst part of it was writing evals. But when you’re an officer, you can’t get out of it. I think if I’d stayed enlisted, I’d have stayed in till retirement. Oh well…
Bobbio - when we moved to this place, we’d told the previous owners they could leave behind whatever they wanted to. And they did. By my calculations, we’ve made at least $500 selling their assorted leavin’s. But we also had to shell out part of that to haul other leavin’s to the dump. If you don’t count our time, it was a net sum gain.
And before some grammar weenie yells at me, the apostrophe in leavin’s is taking the place of the g so it’s not a possessive or a mistake.
Today, I get a few hours alone. FCD is taking Robert on the motorcycle to Annapolis for lunch. Actually, they’re stopping on the southern outskirts of Annapolis at a Friendly’s but it’s still something over an hour away. I’m looking forward to the break. I’ve got errands to run and a bedroom to tidy for my daughter, who we’ll be picking up tomorrow morning. OK, more than tidy - I’ve got to get all the crap off the bed, and put some sheets on. It’s the current junk room. I confess. Happy now??
Did I mention that the tops of my feet got burned yesterday? I put aloe on them, but it was just momentary relief. No relief was when the cat crawled under the covers this morning and decided she wanted to lick my sunburn. :eek: She couldn’t love on my unburnt skin, could she??
Happy Saturday, all. My vacation is almost over. My nephew will soon be leaving, and life will return to normal. <insert happy dance here>
Yay-Mika gave blood! way to go–every lil bit helps.
I am off to work. Let us hope that this day goes by quickly, but not so quickly that I cannot get lunch or even a break…
I need something and I’m not sure what it is (this is completely serious, btw). Escape into film isn’t working, books either (a first). I keep thinking that my ennui peppered with moments of despair is just because I have a mountain of work in front of me-most of which is not done because of waiting for various workmen etc.
So, anyone have any ideas of how I could pass a pleasant day and perhaps have a mental health day of some kind?
my car started doing scary things yesterday - rough idle, straining against the brakes - so I am going to the mechanic’s and then to put in a few hours at work. I will resist the urge to sign on while there because we have to get a whole buncha stuff done before the holiday weekend - damned inconvenient, it coming right when we have to get our end month numbers in…
Happy Saturday, all
so, I get in to the office about a half hour later than planned and most of the work is already done! I asked a co-worker “where was all the work?” “oh, we’re almost done with it” (the other 3 folks had gotten in by 7am!) I asked “who will finalize these?” “oh, this is Wednesday’s work - we’re WAY ahead”. So our supervisor panicked for nothing. But I’m getting paid so, eh.
The car is fine - turned out the vacuum pump/hose/whatever had disconnected - the little thingamibob that holds it in place had disintegrated from age. So they put a new one on and sent me on my way without charging me. I **LOVE ** my mechanic (and he’s cute, too, but married)
(I presume my e-mail helped a little).
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