Hissssssssssssssssssssssssss.
Did not sleep well last night. Have not been sleeping well since the extent of Former Roommate’s lazy ass affecting the financial situation has been realized. Do not think I’m getting financial aid–they tried to trick me yesterday, but I looked at all the columns of the “award” they were “giving” me. I think a call to CFI is in the future.
New Roommate arriving tomorrow. With money. Yay.
gnaws on Thursday
Bad mood slightly alleviated by a koala taking a bath!
You made me smile, Australia. You will survive the Spazpocalypse.
Oh, I’m always funny, Nava, it’s just that when I sleep properly I’m funny on purpose. 
Much, much better night. I feel more cheerful even though it’s (oh, criminy) -20 out right now. When we hit the library and grocery store we’re going to have to seriously bundle. We’re doing laundry and batch-cooking today. Potato-zuchinni rosemary casserole, chili, broccoli in peanut sauce. Maybe soup if I feel spectacularly energetic.
I second the Australian Christmas decoration question.
Someone started a thread once making fun of women and how long we stay in the bathroom and it ended up being 12 pages long and 11 of them were about men’s toilet etiquette. They have unwritten rules for everything in there - which urinal to choose if anyone else is in there with them, no making eye contact or chatting, no taking the stall next to anyone unless it’s the only one left - it went on and on and as far as I could tell it was all based on making sure that no one else thought they were trying to pick them up. It was so freaking complicated that it’s no wonder that they rush right back out.
Getting woken up by a cute warm little cat is much nicer than getting woken up by a fuzzy soaking wet sponge, but we really need this rain so she’s forgiven. At least it wasn’t all 5 wet animals in my bed.
bummed. That’s me. I had an email waiting for me rejecting me for a job this morning. I don’t think the HR person even looked at my resume. She just noted that I didn’t have 3 years experience in finance, (I’m 4 months short.) and sent the form reject letter. I’m qualified for the position, but she didn’t look at that. I can’t decide if I should persue it or not. I mean, if I don’t get the job because there’s a better candidate, that’s fine, but I think she should at least recognize that what I currently do is exactly what this job is for. Ugh. I forwarded her email to my manager and she wants to call the HR chick. I don’t know…
Winter sucks and I am tired of freezing cold temps, wind and snow. I can haz spring? Please.
Sorry to be a downer this morning, all.
Doggie is cute.
sculpture sounds amazing, FCM. I love coral reefs and tropical fish.
I just got my Ravelry invite yesterday, too. I poked around a bit last night looking for project ideas and such. 
My name there is also the same as here. I like to keep it simple like that.
Congrats on new, monied roommate, Spaz
NAT!! let mommie sleep!!
Thirded on the Austrialian Christmas decorations… Where’s Dotty?? Oh, yeah, probably asleep.
I’m here, just struggling with a toddler who refuses to put pants on and (wait …)
Okay - she just realised she needed to pee and RAN to the potty. She got there just in time to point the stream of pee towards the potty (standing up, boy-style!). About 75% actually made it in!
Now, what’s this about Australian Christmas decorations? No snow, six white boomers (aka kangaroos), Santa in boardshorts riding a surfboard? What? I must have missed something in my pre-occupation with toddler bowel movements and yellow puddles!
Wipes dip out of hair with a carrot. Mmmm, that’s tasty!
Cute (and energetic!) pup there doggio!
Sorry about the job news, mousie. I’d let your manager email the HR person. It’s tough dealing with HR for very specific positions. They usually don’t get what’s involved and if your resume doesn’t *exactly *match the criteria they were give, you’re obviously not qualified. :rolleyes:
Spaz, that koala is adorable!
FCM, I’m going to email you about the ceramics. If I can remember long enough to go look up your email address. I have a very short attention span. But I don’t have any FCM-originals yet so I think I need to get on board this time.
Okay - I found the Australian Christmas decorations question!
A lot of shops use the spray-on snow stuff to decorate windows and the Christmas lights fanatics sometimes go to the extent of laying white cushion stuffing “stuff” over their lawns for Santa and his sleigh to perch upon! Most of the time, my family just uses lights in the windows and decorates the (fake) Christmas tree (see here and here). Otherwise, you are much more likely to find decorations involving Santa in his boardshorts (not budgie smugglers, thank Og!) on a surfboard, or being pulled in his sleigh by a bunch of kangaroos!
Just added you back, gt… apparently I don’t get notifications of that sort of thing. Weird.
Speaking of things Ravelry-related… I’ve just signed up for a beginner’s knitting course in April. Apparently they’re going to teach me how to make this hat (except mine will be in taupe and light blue). Wheee!
In other news, I’ve discovered a new singer/band called Marina and the Diamonds, and I’m so completely obsessed with her that I must share with the whole world (and especially you Mumpers, because you’re particularly awesome). She’s like the love child of Kate Bush and Imogen Heap, but raised by the Dresden Dolls. This song is so fantastically silly that it makes me smile, even though it’s freezing cold and I’m still half-asleep.
dottie dear, what the hell are budgie smugglers? Aren’t budgies parakeets? Not sure I want an answer to this.
More pics of new pup, doggio!
li-li, y’all up thar let your cold out again. Please call it home. (Orlando low this morning of 29 degrees Murkin)
mousie, it’s a dog eat dog world. Let your manager make that call!
Awwwwww, poor baby Koala!
bobbio, I think you need to switch to decaf. That high test seems to repeat on you every morning. 
I think our office heat isn’t up to the current cold. I am wearing boots, cords, a long sleeve cotton tee, a cardigan, and a woo shawl and I am still cold. If I had a hat I’d be wearing it. 
Tupug
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi;10787357bobbio, I think you need to switch to decaf. That high test seems to repeat on you every morning. ;)[/QUOTE]
The high test is what allows me to blurf. Decaf would get you zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz <clunk>, which is far more boring.
So, my manager was talking to one of the guys who used to do my job, but who now works in the group hiring for this position. She sent my resume to him, and he’s going to give it to the manager doing the actual hiring. We’ll see. May still contact the HR chick… so, this one is still to be continued.
Look at the doggie tummy! Who’s a fierce ickle puppy?
Same way we decorate in California?
I’m at work today … bleah! LOL Actually, it’s not that bad although I only made it through an hour and a half of a two hour all-hands meeting. It was time to take meds and I was starting to cough!
Aw Mousie, sorry about the potential job–too bad the HR person didn’t read your resume all the way. Still sending good vibes your way.
Doggio, Mr. Gordie is a cutie, what we can see of him so far … so more pics indeed!
I’ll be doing more exploring on ravelry this weekend, I suspect, and thanks GT, I’ll look for you!
Well, looks like HRH took a half-step backwards in potty training, but no worries, she’ll eventually get it right. Really.
That’s about it for now … back to work!
budgie smugglers - aka DTs (short for d*ck togs, togs being the Australian slang for swimsuit), aka speedos!
::::zoooooommm:::
Here’s Gordie close up, gnawing on a Kong, and retieving it from where he stuck it. we went to the vet, he’s healthy, not even an ear infection. If he doesn’t stop running into things, he’ll end up with a concussion.
Good luck on the job. mmousie!
Spaz, sorry about idiot roommate. Maybe you need to borrow BBBobbio’s axe?
Cold. So fucking cold. Almost too cold for me to wear shorts. Too uncomfortable to wear sandals again, especially since I already put on shoes. BRRRR!!
glares
Don’t make me go down there and smack you with my heavy wool mittens, young man. It’s minus bloody 20C today, and that’s not counting wind chill. Hmph.
Don’t let them discourage you Cap. I’ve actually walked barefoot in snow. For about two minutes. I should try it again…
