I just stole some sleep. Sorry, everyone. It was a nice nap.
I am SOOOOOOOOO unmotivated. First, I’m tired. Second, it’s gorgeous outside but forecast to be meh this weekend. Third, our main reporting database is still down (Remember all the problems on Wednesday? Yeah, this is still due to that.) so there’s a shortage of pressing work. There’s certainly work to do, but it’s all long-term with due dates way out in the future. So there’s a serious lack of motivation going on right now.
What’s for dinner? Can I bring Mr. Anachi, The Princess, Simba, Jade and Isa? (They have their own food.) 
Ahhhh. Work 4 hours, have a nice lunch, get a quick workout in at the gym, and now, wait around for a guy to get here so I can head to the Sox game.
Tough day. Wears me OUT.
I just got back from running errands. I took Lucy the Restless with me. Poor thing cries when I go into a store. We couldn’t go to the dog park, since it would be a swamp today (N.O.S.!), so I took pity on her and walked her down by the bayou (re: drainage ditch) a few blocks away. It was pretty cool - it has a gravel walk and everything. She had a good time, and even went swimming! :eek: So then she smelled like Swamp Thing (N.O.S. :D) so I took her straight to the backyard and rinsed her down.
One of my errands was to pick up a box big enough to send a care package to my bro in Afghanistan. He requested an electric razor, some off-color (hee!) reading material, and toiletries. I got him some wet wipes, deodorant, aftershave, cookies, chips, crackers, bean dip, Starburst, gum, mints, raisins, granola bars, fruit cups, sardines (he loves 'em!) and some crossword puzzles plus pens. That oughta hold him for a while. So that’s all packed up and we’ll make a run to the post office tomorrow.
I also picked up some photo boxes, and in a while I’m gonna go sort out a huge freakin’ drawer full of pictures of my Dad’s. I was cleaning in there the other day, and found them/ They’re getting damaged, and I want to save them. Wonderful old photos of everybody!
Next weekend is the celebration of Mr Rebo’s birthday (it’s really on Monday and we’re both taking a vacation day, but…) I made reservations at a hotel in Austin. So we’re gonna go [del]get liquored up[/del] have fun Saturday night on 6th street, and check out the college kids and some local Texas music and stuff. We did this two years ago and it was loads of fun! And now we know where to go and what we don’t want to miss.
I’m taking the night off from cookin’, and we’re gonna have some BBQ from down the street. Dad should be back from his trip around 7:30, and I’ll go get him then.
Later, gators…
Now Ellen, if you don’t want vermouth, we can just pass the bottle over the top of the shaker. Or, if you like 'em dirty, add a little olive juice instead.
Puggy you’ve already inspired me to be naughty. I had a martini out by the pool just now. Ok, I was in the pool, dried off, came inside, made a martini (always keep chilled gin on hand), and went out and sipped it ever so whilst enjoyin’ the sun. Ummm… dinner… I have some leftover pepper steak in the fridge. I know, we could send out for pizza! That’s always good by the pool and since Mr. Anachi and the pups come with their own food (hey, you said it!) then we’d be all set!
Rebo just exactly what is wrong with smellin’ swampy? :dubious: ACBG seems to enjoy it personally.
Hang in there, Rosie. And see if’n you can get the hospital to do something about finding out who is calling them.
Have a good wekend, all. I have to do something this weekend I haven’t done in about 25 years - take apart a lawn mower engine to try to fix what’s ailing it. It’s a riding mower, it came with the house, so I want to fix it and not throw it out and buy a new one.
Home from work. We had a gigantic truck, and I was short handed as usual. # more months till vacation. The dog just farted, o I may have to flee again. If I don’t, I am stir frying some catfish tonight.
gt! The upper managetwits! At Dollar Tree! Send exclamation laced emails! I imagine I am being managed by Loud Howard from Dilbert!
Rebo, I just swept and mopped the kitchen floor, so I can enjoy hockey tonight, guilt free.
tashii, that’s what cats are supposed to do. Except Lucretia tried to drop things on my head.
taxi, I assume Mrs Sheppard laid down for Mr. Russell. Or they used the Kama Sutra. 
Mork, that’s my kind of spider infestation.
Martini pool party at swampy’s!! Woohoo!
doggio just so it’s clear to you, that does not mean we fill the pool with martinis.
Just a quick dash-by. We resolved the canopy issue and the van is partly packed for tomorrow. Before we could pack it, we had to make a dump run, followed by a couple of errands, but it’s all good now. I’m about to take some pics, then price my works of, um, art(?) and pack them all for the show.
Sage Rat - were you suggesting that you’d start the next MMP? I had volunteered to do it, but if you want it, feel free - I’ve had more than my share of chances. I just need to know ahead because I normally post before I go to work - like around 5AM. Just lemme know your intentions, 'k?
And I can assure all of you that despite how grumpy he looks in the picture, **swampy ** actually has a certain amount of charm, and he does know how to behave himself in public. I can swear an oath that the entire time he and I spent together (that would be dinner, and a few minutes of giving Bernie butt-skritches) he never once tried to get nekkid and cook bacon. Plus he gives good hugs - I got 2! Envy me!
Well, back to work.
Damn, and I was considering a trip to Leesburg this summer. Oh well, guess I can stop stockpiling vodka.
Interesting day; I picked a friend up where her car was being serviced and we went to look at beads. She had bought some beautiful Celtic knot silver-over-pewter beads online and wanted me to make them into a necklace and earring set for her. So we got yellow jade beads, silver beads and clasps and earring findings and came to my house and made a really pretty necklace and earring set. I should have taken a picture of it. For payment I get three of the beads for myself, she took me to lunch at Country’s BBQ, and gave me a game worn Wardogs arena football jersey. Very ample payment! I was just hoping for lunch!
Mr. SCL has gone to the river for the night. I think he wanted to escape from my cranky self; I’ve been having really bad hot flashes for the last day or so. Last night I told him I was going to go sleep in the fridge and he told me I’d have to move the eggs. And complained when I hit him with a pillow!
Vodka! Vodka! Vodka! In a Martini?!?!?!?! I feel faint. Quick, pass me the smelling salts!
Ya know what FCM? It was hugs and butt skritches that endeared me to ACBG too!
Vodka martinis are da bomb!
I went to get the BBQ, and Mr Rebo went to get Dad. They should be home any sec…
I went and filled my first Mirapex script, for restless leg syndrome. I was worried about the cost after the website gave me a $15 coupon.
$80.
I only had to pay $65 this time with the coupon, but OMG. Mr. SCL insisted that I go ahead and get it, even though it is more than $2 a night. He says it is worth it for him to be able to sleep without my twitching.
$80. For one month. Of something I could, if I have to, live without.
I am very afraid of the future if I don’t get a job with benefits soon.
swampy, you’re wandering into TMI-land. Oh, that was on purpose? Who’d’a thunk it?
Gee, thanks, doggio! I’d forgotten about Loud Howard!!
I’m in from vast amounts of gardening, although not so much planting. I’m doing the newspaper on lawn, grass clippings and other green stuff in part of my backyard where the lawn refuses to grow and the soil is basically baked clay. Part of it will probably become lawn again, but for the moment I’m trying to make it absorb some organic matter so that it’s at least a little shovelable.
I’m exhausted, so maybe I’ll go crawl into beddie bye…
GT
Pots are all priced and van is loaded. I took all the pics, but some are blurry. If those pieces don’t sell, I can take another pic later. Otherwise, the blurries will have to do.
I think it’s time for a little pre-bedtime ice cream…
I had a packing and cleaning spree after getting home this afternoon. 95% of my clothes are packed (the rest are dirty or to be used this weekend), and after laundry, all I have left to pack is the toiletries. I’m excited, but at the same time, I feel like I haven’t gotten enough done. :eek: I’m just wondering how well all of my things are going to fit in my car. I’ve never had to fill it up with stuff before.
It’s still ridiculously smoky around here. The wind must be kicking up a bit, as it seems that the smoke gets worse at night and dissipates a bit in the morning. All the gray skies are making me feel like I should be mopey.
I might not be posting to the Dope for a while 'cause we may not have internet service for the first month or so. It just all depends on what’s going on and whether I get a job right away or I languish in unemployment limbo. Let’s hope this next job either keeps me busy or is okay with me dicking around on my downtime; there’s nothing worse than not giving someone enough work and then expecting them to constantly be (or at least look) busy.
gt, I won’t tell anyone that you tried to moon them when you were hypnotized. It’ll be our little secret. 
swampy, thanks for the picture!! Like Mork, I thought it looked really nice!. . . I was expecting to see someone a little more 'ornery. But you looked very respectable indeed. And now I have a face to go with the comments. Very nice!
Ayup, I can do it. No pictures unfortunately.