Taking Suggestions

...for someplace warmer than -3 degrees to live. Cold is stupid.

Last Week

While I was sick, life at work continued. It was inventory week, and Bayshore was mine to run. My boss made me go home Saturday and Monday, and requested that I stay home Tuesday. The unfortunate aspect of this came on Wednesday when I got in to work. I was feeling much better until I found that my store had done nothing more to prepare for inventory. By 3 Wednesday afternoon, I was done for. I went home and got in bed. I slept until 3 the next morning. I did my best to shake off this sickness and ran my stockroom inventory. I was home by 5 and in bed by 5:15. It took longer to fall asleep this time, as my cough would not settle down. I got up at 3 in the morning, shoveled my driveway and geared up for day 2. I dropped my coffee in the snow. And the inventory service only had 6 people to start the day with. But when all was said and done, it was 4 in the afternoon.

I'm still coughing, but I do feel better.

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When I was little I wanted to be the president, a firewoman, a teacher, a cheerleader and a writer. Now all I want is to be happy. And left alone. And I want to know who I am in the contest of a world full of hate and domination.

"Bloodlove" by Christine Doza

I am sick.

Why you are all glad I'm not an engineer after all:

Read me.

I don't understand how taxes are figured. I try every year to grasp what formula they use. And I can't get it.

Can't Get No Satisfaction.

It's incredibly unsatisfying when you need to cry, you feel the lump in your throat kind of need to cry, and it's not about something, but you can't seem to actually cry. I'm overwhelmed with a need. I have a box of tissue and my teddy bear. But the tears will not come.

I love coffee!

I guess I've been a bit busy

I've been neglecting my blog. I realized that while I was finally doing laundry today. I have a few posts that I've been "working on" for weeks. Which is to say that I had an idea, started a post, then got distracted and forgot about it.

Some distractions have been awesome: The Kaletas (all), The Donohues (all), boyfriend and puppy, good friends and good books.

Some distractions didn't suck too bad: Inventory stuff, resolving DA cases.

Some distractions I could do without: Bills, laundry, cooking.

I'm not resolving to post more frequently. But I am willing to promise to try to post more frequently. That sounds like I write for a politician.

No Resolutions

I'm boycotting New Year's Resolutions this year.

Thank You

I'm grateful for people that have welcomed me into their family. The Kaletas and Donohues, Lempas and Lallensacks who all make sure that I am now family instead of "crazy single old maid." I'm not only grateful to be loved. But also because this is not something I want to be one day: This American Life, episode 346.

Go NASA

NASA named a bully galaxy "Death Star Galaxy"....

Commercials

The Toyota commercials are bugging me.

1. An insurance company would never pay to replace a car that was sabotaged.
2. If it did, the insured could probably be charged with fraud.
3. If you want a new car, buy a frickin car.

All I want for Christmas....

Winter Wonderland

Wish List

I realize that I put things I wish for up for all to see all year long. I also realize that not everyone who checks out my blog will be buying me a Christmas present. But I put together a list for my parents to hand out to family members, so I thought I'd post it here too.

Blue Suede Shoes, size 8.5

Reading Is Sexy shirt, size M (mine is dying)

Striped Socks

I love edge brownies!

Typwriter jewelry or Scrabble jewelry

Coins

And as always, the Amazon wish list.

I have a Lane Bryant account because of their fabulous lingerie for a fuller figured woman. As with most places that have their own charge customers, I get a lot of mail advertising specials that are coming up. I generally discard them because Lane Bryant specializes in larger sizes and most of the specials are about clothing rather than lingerie. The last catalog I received from Lane Bryant is titled "Lane Bryant presents Figis Gifts in Good Taste". What is it? It's candy. That's right folks, Lane Bryant sold their charge customers' names to a mail order treat catalog to make their large customers larger.

Meanieheads.

Clutzy, I am

I walked into a wall today while attempting to point out a fashion faux pas.

It snowed.

It isn't the first snow of the season. But it is the first snow that the roads sucked and my car needed to be cleaned. And as I was clawing at the snow topped with ice last night, I thought to myself: The most romantic thing that could happen right now is for someone to clean my car off and dig out my tires.

HAPPY DECEMBER!

24 days and counting.....