Mr. Anachi and I actually “boted” last Sunday. We’ve been doing absentee ballots for a coupla years sos we don’t have to wait on line. Alas, no cool stickers for us.
Cool ornament, swampy.
taters, how’s MIL doing?
I think something else besides calcium crystals is going on with my right ear. I had a return bout of “almost dizzy” on Sunday so did the exercises. That was better yesterday but I’ve been noticing low level ringing in that ear and today there’s a feeling like I can’t level the pressure. I’ve got a return appointment on the 28th but maybe I need to go back sooner.
Voting Day and a date with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert later–it’s a good day!
I am taking along some cheat sheet material to the voting booth. With 69 judges to either return or dismiss, who can keep them all straight?
Off to work (shelving books) soon. Supposed to be warm here today-62! enjoy your Tuesday, everyone.
I checked with my old town hall–Luckily, they have not lost my voting registration. It’ll be a pain in the ass, but hey, it’s my civic duty. And my mother would kill me if she found out I didn’t vote. My parents like to think they raised one politically astute child (their words, not mine–from when I participated in the protest of the Republican National Convention in '04), so I’ll catch hell if I tell them I skipped voting. Of course, my Republican brother (known inside the family as Alex P. Keaton) is probably already at the polls.
No, I’m not voting. I’m boycotting America, Inc. Besides, I’m not registered in NH and apparently never did whatever it was that makes them send me absentee ballots. Oh, and here’s a third reason: I know nothing about any congressional races in NJ, nor can they possibly be of any importance. So there.
Got to watch 1776 last night, uncut, uninterrupted AND with missing scenes restored! And I learned that the reason “Cool, Considerate Men” didn’t make the (original) final cut was because the director’s buddy (one R.M.Nixon) was offended by it.
I may or may not vote tonight - it depends on the parking sitch - it’s a lot of walking and the firehouse lot only has one blue spot which always seems to be occupied. My left knee has not been cooperating lately, and I have some kind of boo-boo on a toe on my right foot that my shoe insists on aggrevating.
I got my first “complaint” from my tenant - no hot water (I forgot to tell him it takes a few minutes for the water to come up in temp)
and oh yeah, today I REALLY DISLIKE MY BOSSES nothing specific, except that yesterday they told me they were changing my responsibilities, and I’d be left with basically task A and task B and sometimes task C. I said they could take B away and leave D with me. But they said, no, they really wanted me to keep doing B. So this morning I come in to start doing B, because no one did yesterday, and I’m almost done and they say “No, just do A today”
The thing is, I can’t just let go of it. They’ve already said if the task has errors, they will accept the responsibility (which is BS and everyone knows it) and I should just do my stuff and not worry about the rest of it.
All I can say, this better not reflect badly in my review. If it does, I am gonna raise a stink
Oh - and here’s a kicker - we get a company wide email this morning - tomorrow, photographers are coming around to take “candid” pics of the employees doing their jobs, so those who wish to be snapped should dress is their best business attire. I am highly amused. (But I’ll probably end up cleaning my desk tonight and wearing something photographable tomorrow - I’m such a ham)
I went to the orthodontist for my 6-week torture and then I voted. Oooh, touch-screen voting! We’re fancy! And high-tech! I had to stand in line in front of a grumpy old man who complained loudly that Diebold is a major contributor to the Republican Party. I don’t care, Gramps. I’m just here to vote.
I was assulted on the way in by Girl Scouts shilling cookies. And two women whoring for Creative Memories.
And then again on the way out. Hey, don’t you remember me on the way in when I said, “No, thanks” ? Why ask again?
Part of me wants to think that’s bordering on semi-illegal, trying to sell shit in front of a polling place, but I’m too lazy to look it up or report them.
My teeth hurt. Soup for lunch today.
Bib I woulda complained to the head person at the polling place. That’s just not the place for such stuff. Yes, I am an old grouch. Now, get off’n muh lawn ya whippersnapper!
I went to the doctor, got poked prodded and probed, then I voted. I didn’t get a sticker. rigs, you want confused voting? We have Soil and Water Conservation Commission to vote for.
I forgot my voter guide this morning, so I have to wait until I get home tonight to go out and vote. My polling place changes every. single. time. What’s worse is that the “old” polling places are still polling places, just not mine.
Today is weird. It’s overcast and warm. Our new EA is starting today. We have a welcome breakfast this morning in half an hour. TMI Woman is apparently breaking up with her long-time boyfriend. His kids are almost out of high school. I so do not understand this. Let’s wait until I don’t have to pay child support? I could understand if it were a matter of a couple of years maybe, but over a decade? And it always seems like the guy dumps her right when she’s thinking they can finally get married. I guess I understand why guys might do this, but I don’t understand why women fall for it.
I forgot to mention… I was lucky number thirteen in line to vote today! I was proud.
puggy it is a cool looking ornament. I don’t care for buying the dang things usually, but I just might get me one of them cause it’s a polar bear lickin’ an ice cream cone. On the sign it self, the bear has a red tongue that does look like it’s lickin’ the cone.
All us in the Albeeny office are going out in a while to get our picture made with da bear. We thought we’d print up some Christmas cards to send out locally. Sounds like a jake idea don’t it!
I’m going to vote in a little while. I figure if I take an early lunch and get there around 11:30 there shouldn’t be too much of a line. I hope.
Neither KeithT nor I got any campaign phone calls this year. Wanna know why? Because we both have cell phones from our old homes so our phone numbers don’t match the local area code. Ha ha. We beat the system. Sorta. We still have to put up with all the dumb campaign commercials though. Grrr. It’ll be good to finally see “normal” commercials again!
Work is teh GRRRR today. The %$#&*(# July forecast just will not go away. Every time I think I’ve straightened out the problems and everything’s good, someone starts complaining about something or other and I have to go back and fix it. Of couse, in the fixing process, about 5 new errors get introduced every time. And no one understands why I keep screwing it up. Oh, I don’t know. I guess I just like redoing this every single frickin’ day. Grrrrrrrr!
Urk. I am sick. Not very sick, but at the stage where you’re self-monitoring and wondering, “Is it normal to just want to lie down and stare into space? Maybe I’m okay. It’s just… space is so interesting”. So I’ve done the laundry but I’m going to move slowly today, rest a lot and drink fifteen pots of tea.
I bought raisin buns. I’m going to have them, plus tea and medicinal chocolate, for lunch.
I got one. Little oval sticker with a flag and the words, “I voted!”
I stuck it in my pocket and threw it away when I got home.
If you really want it, I’ll dig it out and send it to you. It might have tuna juice on it, though.
Gettin’ my little peach sticker to wear all day is what motivates me to vote early. I’m such a child!
LiLi I never had my tonsils yanked out. They used to bother me from time to time but after I turned forty, they’ve never bothered me again. There’s that to look forward to. See, old age does have its advantages!
I voted last week - Columbus allows early voting for no reason other than you want to. I’m glad I did - it is pouring rain out there and I hate driving in the rain. I think I have mentioned that my Wrangler is the color of wet pavement and people just don’t seem to see me even when I have my lights on. Another good side effect of voting early was that it was held in the Library so I got to go to the library bookstore and spend $10. I love it when my “to be read” shelves are full! I did get my Georgia Peach sticker, tho, which I brought home and stuck on a cat.
Rainy days make me want to sleep. I may take a nap.
Hope you feel better, LiLi. Being sick sucks. But chocolate works. I can attest to this from recent experience: Yesterday I was feeling decidedly icky with a very vague, nondescript sensation that felt a little like an echo of heartburn or something, except it was constant and lasted the entire day; I suspect it was a profound lack of sleep, that sensation you get when you’re startled awake after only a few hours and can’t go back to sleep for one reason or another despite dearly wanting to. So anyway, nothing I ate yesterday worked sufficiently until I started idly nibbling on some Werther’s Chocolates. It didn’t make it go away, but it sure helped me forget it was there.
Work is annoying today. It’s Tuesday, and this time of year it’s not supposed to be that busy on a Tuesday, but we’ve been getting sporadic periods of backed up callers three and four deep. Jeez, people, let me read my Dope in peace!
Had Balsamic chicken with garlic potatoes for lunch. A frozen Stouffers thing, but it was actually quite good! I was pleasantly surprised.
To be accurate, I gave the tuna juice and a few bits of tuna to Kipper (the cat). That’s her treat whenever I make tunafish.
Then I threw the cans in the trash can, so it would probably only be a little bit of tuna juice on the “I voted!” sticker.
