Someone recently lamented the absence of a random thoughts thread - I agree, some of my favorite threads on the board are the little events that happen to the other posters a la Mundane March. What I’ve noticed though, is that once the thread gets more than a page, it starts sinking. So I’m starting a new one.
I saw the my first buttercups of the season a couple of days ago.
With my new job, I’m learning object-oriented coding. I’ve been force feeding myself Java for the past couple of days at work. Watch out WWW
…in a state so nonintuitive it can only be called weird…
My sister and her family are leaving tomorrow, early due to her hubby being called back to work. I’m so upset with her for her behaviour while they have been here.
Anywho… check out time is 11 a.m. tomorrow and the hotel is now closed for business.
We are, each of us angels with only one wing,and we can only fly by embracing one another
We worked as a family on a school project, making little American revolutionary war flags (such as the one with the coiled snake and the words “don’t tread on me”,). . It was fun. I bought supplies and cut things out, artistic husband did the painting, daughter supevised/criticized/did touchups. I smell an “A” coming!!!
Poor Canadian Sue! Nuthin’ like a whole bunch of family all cramped up in one space. Especially when it’s your space. Wave goodbye tomorrow, put up the “no vacancy” sign and collapse into blissful peace. You are the Bigger Person.
Weather here is weird. We had a solid week of 70 degree weather, the daffodills daffed, the redbud trees budded, the jonquils jonked and now it’s cold again. Bizarre. I finally got the cottons and light clothes washed and back into the cedar armoire.
I was a slob this weekend and it was great. Ran a few errands, got some cooking done for the week, ignored the housecleaning in favor of reading, napping, goofing off here.
And it’s almost Monday. sigh Only 5 more days to go.
I went to Staples, an office supply store, today to turn in my job application. I talked to the manager about everything on my application and now it looks like I’m getting a job interview this Wednesday!
Louie: young guy, possibly a bit green, but smart as paint. - Greg Charles
I finally broke down and washed my kitchen floor today. It has been mumble months since I’ve washed it. It is one of those beautiful hard wood floors that looks beautiful when clean, but it is such a bitch to keep clean.
I also finally broke down and made an eye doctor appointment for myself for next weekend. I’ve needed glasses for about the last five years or so, but vanity has prevented me from doing so. I finally decided that it would be nice to be able to watch television and read street signs without squinting. It has gotten to the point where I can be severely tail-gating another car and I still can’t read the license plate.
Oh, some good news. I got an e-mail from my work telling me that I’m in the running for employee of the month. There are 5000+ employes in the company, so the fact that I’m being considered for the award means that they must like the work I am doing.
Shadowfox
“The dead have risen, and they’re voting Republican!” - Bart Simpson
We are getting the father in laws van some time next month. Can’t wait.
Sad thing is that my husband will have to donate his beloved 91 escort with 170k miles on it to charity ( even though it runs perfect) because we cannot afford insurance on three cars. He just won’t be the same without his stick shift. I think I will send him flowers at work the day after its donated.
We will also be donating the 84 Dodge Ram pick up with 250k miles on it. It’s actually my FIL’s and it’s his decision to finally part with it. It will be a really sad day because its an end to the last shred of his construction business that he’s held on to ( and been able to use) since the accident.That truck is a part of the family and really any time either FIL or Mr. Ujest pulled onto the construction site, everyone knew who just arrived. I have to get pictures of both cars so I can give them to my husband for father’s day.
Anyone need an extremely reliable, but slightly rusted, car?
I’m petitioning the FIL to donate his truck to my old (private) high school.
Well, in a little over half an hour, I have an interview with the head of DNS. She’s the wife of my old, lamented, way cool boss, and she knows just how shitty it’s gotten in my department. She also knows I’ll only be here another 10 weeks or so, so I kinda doubt I’ll get the position. But you never know.
I took the third test in my quest to get teaching credentials. It was the English essay test. Reading the instructions, I was tickled to see that ETS felt is was important enough to remind me that my response needed to be in English.
I’m thinking of going to a chiropractor. I have this crick in my back that won’t go away and gets worse with stress, and I end up having to down 800 Mg of ibuprofen to kill the arm pain caused by a pinch nerve caused by the crick. Kinda sucks.
But, hey, this paycheck, I think I’ll have enough to get that new boombox I’ve been wanting.
Our VP, CEO, GM, whatever these folks are called nowadays, has decided that the trend in business is to do away with Human Resources departments.
So we’re all reassigned. Of course, we all have our “H.R.” work to do, but we also get to work in Accounting, Finance, Service Parts, and Manufacturing Support.
And he took away our offices (real rooms, with doors) and moved us upstairs. Now the folks on the shop floor have to go the equivalent of two city blocks to talk to us (on their 10 minute breaks, or before/after work).
The worst part is that it’s UPSTAIRS. I smoke way too much to do stairs. And where/when do I fart? No doors!!!
This is one of my favorite stand by jokes, and stolen from Monty Pyton.
“I once had a dog with no nose.”
“How did he smell?”
“Awful.”
Walked over a mile yesterday on the treadmill with the baby in one of those snugli’s.
Had a neighbor over yesterday and listen to her drone on and on about the problems she and her husband have had for the last 3 years with their builder. Been suing the guy for the past year and nothing is resolved. These are nice folks but idiots for not checking out the builder more thoroughly. This guy has been sued countless times for crapola work.
I’m living so beyong my income that we may almost said to be living apart
-e e cummings
Mundane distractions encountered while painting my kitchen…
It will be so beautiful when I’m finished… just a break to admire those last two strokes
SDMB
Rolling Rock and fried chicken in refrigerator
Old boyfriends: where are they and why aren’t they all here helping me paint?
Professional painters… Saints in disquise?
That old color doesn’t really look so bad.
I bought an air purifier the other day. It is loud as heck and I am not sure how to tell if it is actually doing anything. A friend has one and claims it works great.
I want to buy my African Grey a new perch, but it costs 200 bucks.
Two of my cats did their duty and donated blood a few days ago.
I looked at apartments the other day. One complex I went to was income restricted, and I actually made too much money to live there. Unbelieveable.
You know you are a vet tech when: you can eat your lunch with one hand and clean up a parvo blowout with the other.
I didn’t get the DNS job. Not that I blame Pam, 'cause I am leaving in ten weeks or so, but I really wish I could have gotten out of this department.
I’m incredibly stressed out at work. I’ll have two or three good days, and then another stinker when my manager pulls another corporate whore stunt.
Also, one of my closest friends is getting married at the end of May, and has fallen off the face of the earth. I was honestly surprised not to be asked as her maid of honor, and really, really hurt not to be a bridemaid at all. Every offer of help I’ve given has been turned down or ignored. Don’t know what to think.
