Baby Finances

Aka 99th post.... I don't know about you -- but it really sucks when someone does not trust you -- espeically if there is no reason for them not to trust you. At work today a customer basically showed that he did not trust my judgement at all -- he was forgein and was have some language issues - - I was trying to be patient and explain why what he was thinking of doing was a bad idea -- and how it could affect his results -- but he was dumb -- and said -- "no, I don't want that." Okay buddy -- but if you call me in a week asking to return it, I'm not trusting you to return the product in a "sellable" condition -- so sucks -- you're not able to. Should have trusted me since I do this shit ALL DAY LONG -- and you've probably been in grad school for a little over a semester now -- in a field that is not at all realted to the nuiances of the business I'm in. Be nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Oh -- and if sexy phone voice man from Edinbur...

I really just did not get it today when some old lady held a friendly, abeit ugly, dryer hostage. Clearly there were no dryers left -- or the ones that were left were not functioning properly. You clearly were standing with your little wheely basket in front of the sole dryer that was NOT in use. So I polietly ask "are you using that dryer right now?" You then clearly stated "Yes. I think it is the last one left." Me thinking that you were nuts -- or your wash had just finished -- walked back to get some more of my wet clothes to wait. Did you go get your wash? No. You kept standing there. I walked by again -- "Excuse me do you need that washing machine? I have three more loads I need to dry." You then gainsay me with "I am using it! I got here first." I now realized that you were in fact holding the dryer hostage! Clearly I walked away and when I pasted you again with a large load of wet -- but clean clothes -- glared at you as if you...

I think there is a time in every girl's life when Jane Austen is her best friend. Not as in real true life friend -- more of "bosom buddies" on the order of Anne of Green Gables. Rather she feels such a kindship with Ms. Austen -- and can call herself no other but a great friend. Do boys do this with Lord of the Rings or the Chronicles of Narnia? Perhaps the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? Which I might add had a dissapointing box office return. Somehow I don't think it's the same thing. Perhaps I should start reading about Archaeology again and stop philosophizing about Jane Austen....

Since I haven't posted in a while here's a quick update: Furniture: Being delivered tomorrow -- so if anyone wants to come visit you will actually have something to sit/sleep on -- other than the twin bed in my sun room (don't ask). Work: Going pretty well -- super busy -- don't even get a chance to read the news online at work anymore = way less blog posts. Gym: Didn't go much last week only like 2 times total -- I was a complete slacker. I feel a little guilty about it and have seen been working on making up the gym time I lost. My arm is still feeling a little weak -- but it's slowly starting to get better -- hopefully it will be fully back into form by spring... Vacation: I really need one. Work is so stressful lately -- I need a break. I'm done posting b/c TV is much more interesting than anything else right now. I know I don't watch a lot of TV but the Olympics can actually be interesting if they are like Ski Jumping or something cool -- like ...

Being at work all day -- and then not having any responsibilities to anyone or anything outside of it -- is rather refreshing at first -- but also allows much introspective time. Which in my case of over analysizing the things that should not be over analyzed -- and not analyzing at all the things that should be looked at more closely. I am thus left with a variety of ideas floating around in my mind of what I should really be doing with my free time. There are so many things that I have started on a whim and never finished -- or got to be really good and talented at something and then stopped (let's not even try to start analyzing any of those instances.) I need more focus in my life -- daily I feel like an ADD kid running around in an amusement park -- so many things to do -- but I can't do them all in a day -- so I pick a few and end up ultimately disappointed that I picked the things I did -- and chose not to do the things I didn't. It's not like if I had chose...

I haven't really slept the last 3/4 nights. And by "not sleep" I mean three hours or less per night. Then go to work all day -- then go to the gym -- then go home -- and NOT sleep. Really annoying. It's finally starting to catch up to me. So sleepy. I'm trying to have a few beers to see if that can help.... *sigh* -- clearly my boss then asks me at work "what is wrong with you today" after I can't stop laughing. Wanker! I'm punchy because I haven't slept well for days! Biggest irony of my life today: Sleeping pills make me jittery and actually make it worse -- and then when I do fall asleep it's not good sleep -- it's like bad pass out sleep -- and I feel like shit the next morning.

Wanker is definatly one of my favorite words -- right up there with fuck. They are espeically amazing when combined together like "fucking wanker." Speaking of cursing -- why are the english so much more adept at it than Americans? They have developed such great words over the years. Phrases like "bloody hell" and "fucking wanker" are absolutely amazing. And by amazing, I mean I don't think I could live life without them. When that car drives in my lane in front of me on the high way without signaling, all you have to do is honk and yell "fucking wanker." When someone at work hands you a particularly distasteful piece of work "bloody hell." AMAZING! Espeically amazing when the person asking you to do something annoying is ENGLISH! AMAZINGLY APPROPRIATE!!!!

*Sigh* So Joshy totally backed out on running a marathon with me. The wanker. His excuse "I thought a marathon was like a 10K." All I have to say to you Joshy is "LIES." You know I'm going to make you do a 5K now. I'm going to make you go skiing too, wanker. This of course does not prevent me from still trying to do a marathon in 2 years. I think that might be your new nickname. I really like that -- wanker. I'm going to use it more often when I'm annoyed with you. Talking to a lady at work I found out that her expectation of a job position we are trying to hire for -- is not what the job actually is going to be. What they really need is another one of her -- not another one of me. Her idea of "technical support" is really administrivia support -- data entry type shit -- nothing that involves a brain or would take any money to find and hire. Clearly I corrected her -- and she was a little taken aback that the position that we are ...

Dear Weird Lady, I totally understand that you forgot your dryer sheets. It was even easily forgivable that you couldn't remember their name "you know those things you put in the dryer so that your clothes aren't staticy." Forgiveable even that the dryer sheet's main purpose is not even to de-static your clothes -- but rather as a fabric softener. Non-the less it was all easily understandable. When you asked me for a dryer sheet in your weird overdescriptive way -- I happily said "Here you go -- take as many as you need." You were very kind about it -- I went back to folding my clothes. You then came up to me -- unexpectedly -- returning the used dryer sheet. I'm thinking "what the fuck? I don't want your trash." You said, "This one still has some wear to it -- I only used it for 8 minutes -- here you go -- for next time." I was a little stunned. That's like saying "I only wore this pair of panties for 8 minutes ...

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I have discovered, of late, that BBC is sooo much better at the news than any of the US stations. They actually report on international news -- they don't repeat the same singular story form the middle east over and over -- but rather they have news reports covering places like Africa, Russia, and Southern Asia. They actually think of the EU as seperate countries rather than the singular EU. It's rather revealing how US news really shapes what you hear about -- and care about. But at the same time -- I'm not sure if people in the US care enough about the international new stories to watch it. I think it's a joint issue -- which the US news media is unwittingly depriving the American people of vital international news. As for the guy suing Apple b/c their IPod's can cause hearing loss. You are such a loser. I can't believe that you think you can get a piece of the action. I hope that a judge let's it go pretty far -- making you incur large legal costs...

While I did post yesterday -- apparently I did something wrong -- and my post is forever lost is cyberspace. *Sigh* Work has been frusterating lately. But what else is new? I need a vacation. Anyone wanna go somewhere? I don't really care how much it costs. Skiing? Exploring a new city? Just screwing around somewhere? I've never tried surfing.... Though if you expect me to lie on the beach all day you are crazy -- I'll look like a turnip .. or a beet .. or some other red vegetable. How about whitewater rafting? I haven't gone since I was in early high school. Vegas to gamble? Last time I went to Windsor I actually made money. . . Anyone want to take a quick jaunt to Turino? I've heard there are still a lot of tickets up for grabs. I'm sure we could find a hotel or hostel or something...

The downfalls of my company that just come up again and again are misscommunication/lack of communication. No one ever really knows what is going on. No one tells you anything -- and things always seem to come as a suprise. It's hard to do good work when you are not getting feedback. Prime example -- I over hear a manager saying my name with something like "I'll talk to her." Ten minutes later I get an email -- before you talk to this person please talk to me first. Um.. Okay -- but that doesn't solve anything. Now we just make the customer wait longer. Why don't people want to fill me in. If I did something wrong let me know. If you want me to pose questions differently -- let me know. I am still learning -- I have never displayed the lack of willingness to change. I just don't understand why people don't fully explain things. It's hard to get any better at your job when you think you are doing things correctly -- but apparently you're not and...