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So many things I forget to post, which I had fully intended to. (Am composing between doing other things so as to avoid spamming my f-list.)
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eor's review of Charles Fourier, because I think he gives a nice, quick, summation, although it takes ages to even scratch the surface of Fourier, really. (I've also been reading a book about Fourier, though a much shorter one than that which Eor read, and I've gotten bogged down.)
I meant to mention on my post re Darrin that he said he's heard that the Manager who he asked to tell us where he was and that he would like visitors got reamed out for passing that info on, even though he had asked her to as a friend. Eor says that's not surprising, as there's legal issues with a Manager doing that. He thinks the only way around that would be if it had been in the form of a written note which had been posted, and then probably it could not be done by a manager. Well. I suppose this is where having an email network would have been of great use.
Reminds me... I need to find out if anyone's arranged a card. It will never be done through official channels because having a heart is not allowed by the gov't.
Oh... mu. I just remembered that I, um, should have arranged myself a ride to work tomorrow, if possible. I guess I could probably still phone Pheobe. I don't really want to ride the bus if I don't have to. The van is getting the heater installed. Hopefully for real this time. (Possibly some of you remember the debacle of... I think it was last spring - where the RV people kept it for two weeks and then never actually DID the work they were requested to do, "because it would cost you too much money." Sooo... you pass up the chance to make money because you don't want to do the work? Yeah it will cost a lot, but that was what we originally asked you to do. Idiots.) We're taking it to someone else this time.
eor's review of Charles Fourier, because I think he gives a nice, quick, summation, although it takes ages to even scratch the surface of Fourier, really. (I've also been reading a book about Fourier, though a much shorter one than that which Eor read, and I've gotten bogged down.)I meant to mention on my post re Darrin that he said he's heard that the Manager who he asked to tell us where he was and that he would like visitors got reamed out for passing that info on, even though he had asked her to as a friend. Eor says that's not surprising, as there's legal issues with a Manager doing that. He thinks the only way around that would be if it had been in the form of a written note which had been posted, and then probably it could not be done by a manager. Well. I suppose this is where having an email network would have been of great use.
Reminds me... I need to find out if anyone's arranged a card. It will never be done through official channels because having a heart is not allowed by the gov't.
Oh... mu. I just remembered that I, um, should have arranged myself a ride to work tomorrow, if possible. I guess I could probably still phone Pheobe. I don't really want to ride the bus if I don't have to. The van is getting the heater installed. Hopefully for real this time. (Possibly some of you remember the debacle of... I think it was last spring - where the RV people kept it for two weeks and then never actually DID the work they were requested to do, "because it would cost you too much money." Sooo... you pass up the chance to make money because you don't want to do the work? Yeah it will cost a lot, but that was what we originally asked you to do. Idiots.) We're taking it to someone else this time.
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As you may have guessed from the fact that I posted Chapter Eight of "Swept Away" in the mid afternoon, I cut work yesterday. I went in, looked at how overstaffed we were for the day, and directly started filling out a request to use some annual leave time. Some fool okayed overtime for all this week, including the weekend just passed, and did NOT okay overtime for Friday - traditionally an ass-breakingly busy day as everyone goes home from Thanksgiving. They trickle in and out in an increasing flow all week, Thursday it's dead, and then on Friday everyone has had enough of family and they're all getting the hell out of Maine so they can spend their weekend in their own home. But I don't work on Fridays at the moment so I don't have to worry about that. ;)
The new shift bid schedule is out and they're actually offering a 9AM to 5:30PM shift for three men and one woman. (Yes, even though the work force is almost half and half m/f the women are rarely offered the odd shifts that the men get.) But the woman's shift has Sunday-Monday off so I guess I'll keep my working 'til 8pm schedule and see about getting a normal weekend, because getting a leave day when I needed it was nearly impossible last summer. But muuuu! Normal hours?! Waaant! Still I suppose what would I do with my evening? Just hang around with Eor and go to bed early.
camwyn mentions teasing the screeners at the airport and says they get an expression like Kermit, and that made me think of how Bertie sometimes describes Jeeves having a look 'like a stuffed frog.' I wonder if both Jeeves and Kermit are also holding in check a profound frustration bordering on murderous rage because he can't very well slap the person he's supposed to be taking care of? (Because I know that's why the screener looks like that.)
I think I'm engaging in avoidance behavior. If I keep writing I won't have to go to the gym. Oh yes, it is gym day, but Phoebe has volunteered for overtime this morning so I'd have to be there by myself. Last time I did some exercising here at home instead, but that's probably not as good for me as walking on the treadmill. Grrrr. Dammit. There's no reason I can't go tomorrow, really, if I'm going to be there alone anyway.
I need to get a good learn-to-bellydance DVD. Anyone have recommendations?
The new shift bid schedule is out and they're actually offering a 9AM to 5:30PM shift for three men and one woman. (Yes, even though the work force is almost half and half m/f the women are rarely offered the odd shifts that the men get.) But the woman's shift has Sunday-Monday off so I guess I'll keep my working 'til 8pm schedule and see about getting a normal weekend, because getting a leave day when I needed it was nearly impossible last summer. But muuuu! Normal hours?! Waaant! Still I suppose what would I do with my evening? Just hang around with Eor and go to bed early.
camwyn mentions teasing the screeners at the airport and says they get an expression like Kermit, and that made me think of how Bertie sometimes describes Jeeves having a look 'like a stuffed frog.' I wonder if both Jeeves and Kermit are also holding in check a profound frustration bordering on murderous rage because he can't very well slap the person he's supposed to be taking care of? (Because I know that's why the screener looks like that.)I think I'm engaging in avoidance behavior. If I keep writing I won't have to go to the gym. Oh yes, it is gym day, but Phoebe has volunteered for overtime this morning so I'd have to be there by myself. Last time I did some exercising here at home instead, but that's probably not as good for me as walking on the treadmill. Grrrr. Dammit. There's no reason I can't go tomorrow, really, if I'm going to be there alone anyway.
I need to get a good learn-to-bellydance DVD. Anyone have recommendations?
Yesterday morning's inbrief a Supervisor asked if there were any woman who would like to stay late that evening (a question asked every morning because there needs to be a woman there until the checkpoint closes and it can't be closed until the last flight takes off, but all women are scheduled to leave at 8pm). Nobody raised their hand.
"Well then, is there any woman who wouldn't mind staying late?"
No hands.
"Okay. Is there anyone who really doesn't want to stay late, but will?"
Then I raised my hand. :)
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"Well then, is there any woman who wouldn't mind staying late?"
No hands.
"Okay. Is there anyone who really doesn't want to stay late, but will?"
Then I raised my hand. :)
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I get through today at work and then I'm on vacation. It's so wonderful to think of. But vacation will end and then I'll be back at it, so now I have to be thinking of my resume and whether I want to apply to the new office job that's opening up.
( rambling about the pros and cons )
Yeah, probably I should get that resume brushed up and turned in. Well, shove my resume into the form they want, which is one page of only pertinent experience. (ComicArtist is thinking of applying, too, but his initial reaction was "I can't shove all my experience that's pertinent into one page! I'm OLD!" And his previous paying career was television sound engineer.)
In completely other things - I need to hurry my ass up and finish "Farnham's Freehold" so that I can read "Well of Lost Plots" and talk toeor about it! *is eager!*
( rambling about the pros and cons )
Yeah, probably I should get that resume brushed up and turned in. Well, shove my resume into the form they want, which is one page of only pertinent experience. (ComicArtist is thinking of applying, too, but his initial reaction was "I can't shove all my experience that's pertinent into one page! I'm OLD!" And his previous paying career was television sound engineer.)
In completely other things - I need to hurry my ass up and finish "Farnham's Freehold" so that I can read "Well of Lost Plots" and talk to
eor about it! *is eager!*Yesterday at the Checkpoint I had a woman who seemed a bit peeved at being in special screening, and I assured her (as I often do) that it only had to do with how her ticket was marked by the computer and that we had no idea why it was marked that way. That seemed to be just the thing to say to her. She was fairly reasonable, really - annoyed, but not at us - and she said she wasn't surprised that we were not told why we were screening certain people as she had worked for a government agency and 'interdepartmental communication is never good.' I replied that I thought it was discouraged, and she said, "Oh, it is, it is," with a speculative eye cocked at me. I felt a little as though I were a pawn in a spy thriller. I'll always be a background character, happy enough if I get to walk offstage alive. :)
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It's totally useless to bother to say it, but I'm so over and done with having my shift half a day offset from Eor's, so that I have to get up early and he has to go to bed late in order for us to see each other at all during the week, and then having my weekend a day off so that we only have one full day to spend in each other's company. On which day we don't want to do much besides lay around, because we're so tired from shorting our sleep all week.
It sucks. That's all.
Off to work, now. :P
It sucks. That's all.
Off to work, now. :P
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I was halfway through "Swallows and Amazons" before I started getting really into it, but this morning I've had a hard time putting it down. I just managed to drag myself away and have a shower, after two pots of tea and at least two hours of reading. Now I think I can go get the paint for the car. :)
More nightmares last night. But that was hours ago, of course, and I've done lots of reading since, so I feel better now. I know it involved a guy waving a gun in my face. I know I'm too much of a worrier. Honestly it's not really that I think there's going to be violence against me, but I do often feel hated in this job. It doesn't help that IRS agents say they're glad TSA was invented because it gives the public someone to hate more than them. ;)
I had to do training last night - at work before I came home - about changes in the SOP, and I really didn't understand some of them, it was vague and disconnected because of the way it was presented, and I was trying to cram so much reading in so quickly that I was confused, and where it's done in these online classes I couldn't highlight things. I didn't even have paper to keep notes on - I should have gotten some, it might have relieved my tension a bit. I hate that kind of thing, because people expect me to know, because they think of me as a trainer. I'm not, I'm only a mentor, but even people who I've been working with since the start seem to think I'm a trainer and check with me about rules, it's weird.
Must go before I get annoyed again, thinking about it. Or more annoyed.
More nightmares last night. But that was hours ago, of course, and I've done lots of reading since, so I feel better now. I know it involved a guy waving a gun in my face. I know I'm too much of a worrier. Honestly it's not really that I think there's going to be violence against me, but I do often feel hated in this job. It doesn't help that IRS agents say they're glad TSA was invented because it gives the public someone to hate more than them. ;)
I had to do training last night - at work before I came home - about changes in the SOP, and I really didn't understand some of them, it was vague and disconnected because of the way it was presented, and I was trying to cram so much reading in so quickly that I was confused, and where it's done in these online classes I couldn't highlight things. I didn't even have paper to keep notes on - I should have gotten some, it might have relieved my tension a bit. I hate that kind of thing, because people expect me to know, because they think of me as a trainer. I'm not, I'm only a mentor, but even people who I've been working with since the start seem to think I'm a trainer and check with me about rules, it's weird.
Must go before I get annoyed again, thinking about it. Or more annoyed.
Dang, just when I start thinking I might like to write something I look at the clock and realize it's time for bed. I'm feeling... delightfully good, really. It's my Friday, I've had two shots of vodka (okay, one and a half) and Eor's got some really good music going. Hot Buttered Rum String Band's cover of "Sugaree" is what's currently on, and, I might have mentioned this before, but I HATE the original song, it's like the only Grateful Dead song that I HATE, but I love this cover just so incredibly much. We're looking forward to seeing OotP tomorrow with littleredhead and groundctrl, after a (most probably lovely, as they all have been thus far) meal at Shere Punjab in Brunswick.
I've shot a few emails back and forth with my brother, Eightball, over the past few days and he's coming to Maine for my birthday in August and possibly even bringing his new girlfriend. (What a summer for the new girlfriends! Hawk's was a lovely girl.:))
(Oooh, man, I love this acapella version of "Walk Like An Egyptian!")
So, ( silly work story... )
Off to bed, now.
littleredhead and groundctrl, after a (most probably lovely, as they all have been thus far) meal at Shere Punjab in Brunswick. I've shot a few emails back and forth with my brother, Eightball, over the past few days and he's coming to Maine for my birthday in August and possibly even bringing his new girlfriend. (What a summer for the new girlfriends! Hawk's was a lovely girl.:))
(Oooh, man, I love this acapella version of "Walk Like An Egyptian!")
So, ( silly work story... )
Off to bed, now.
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Double plus good - I got a card from daegaer! :) It has Crawford playing with a bocce ball. :)
Also good - Today was the last day of the Boring Detail. Which, however, IS actually better than working at the checkpoint. Tomorrow Mainertoo has said he will detail me in baggage so I can teach him stuff, so my mini-vaca is over but at least it's an easing back into work.
Another good - ElvenGirl showed up at the Boring Detail, because I was working with CeeJay and, in fact, he'd just sort of brought her in the car, figuring he could let her have the car and I would bring him back to Portland. It was nice to visit with ElvenGirl a bit and talk Pratchett books. :)
Yet Another good - I got Chapter Five posted this morning, so I'm still not late on any chapters and I'm five months into it. Of course now I'm running out of pre-written stuff and am really going to have to work. *is scared*
I started "Swallows and Amazons" yesterday, but it was going slowly and theneor finished "The Maltese Falcon" and I wanted to discuss it with him because of the cryptic non-spoilery things he said in his review, so I started that as well.
I did, however, finish "The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green," by Cuthbert Bede, yesterday, so that makes book #23.
daegaer! :) It has Crawford playing with a bocce ball. :) Also good - Today was the last day of the Boring Detail. Which, however, IS actually better than working at the checkpoint. Tomorrow Mainertoo has said he will detail me in baggage so I can teach him stuff, so my mini-vaca is over but at least it's an easing back into work.
Another good - ElvenGirl showed up at the Boring Detail, because I was working with CeeJay and, in fact, he'd just sort of brought her in the car, figuring he could let her have the car and I would bring him back to Portland. It was nice to visit with ElvenGirl a bit and talk Pratchett books. :)
Yet Another good - I got Chapter Five posted this morning, so I'm still not late on any chapters and I'm five months into it. Of course now I'm running out of pre-written stuff and am really going to have to work. *is scared*
I started "Swallows and Amazons" yesterday, but it was going slowly and then
eor finished "The Maltese Falcon" and I wanted to discuss it with him because of the cryptic non-spoilery things he said in his review, so I started that as well. I did, however, finish "The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green," by Cuthbert Bede, yesterday, so that makes book #23.
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I've eaten one real meal, today, and sort of filled in with toast, nuts, dried apples and beef jerkey. The meal was tacos - beef and corn on corn tortillas with corn chips. Corn good. I'm sure it's a balanced diet, right? I'm having ice-cream before we go to bed, for the dairy part. ;)
This day hasn't been total suck, but it's been a bit on the busy side. ( got the van back, mailed out stuff, talked to Dad )
( and now for a story about kinkyness with sox at work )
Ah, while I'm here - since Eor shows no sign of being ready to go to bed - I should catch up with my list of books read.
(19) "French Milk" bylucylou
( Of course I'm going to be fond of this book - it has manatees. Not to mention, it's by Lucy. )
(20) "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" by Frank R. Stockton
( I swear they are the true mothers of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. )
(21) "Diplomatic Immunity" by Lois McMaster Bujold
( Oh no, I've been caught up in my mad love for the Vorkosigan saga yet again! Some spoilers may lie herein. )
Phew, way too long a post.
This day hasn't been total suck, but it's been a bit on the busy side. ( got the van back, mailed out stuff, talked to Dad )
( and now for a story about kinkyness with sox at work )
Ah, while I'm here - since Eor shows no sign of being ready to go to bed - I should catch up with my list of books read.
(19) "French Milk" by
lucylou( Of course I'm going to be fond of this book - it has manatees. Not to mention, it's by Lucy. )
(20) "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" by Frank R. Stockton
( I swear they are the true mothers of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. )
(21) "Diplomatic Immunity" by Lois McMaster Bujold
( Oh no, I've been caught up in my mad love for the Vorkosigan saga yet again! Some spoilers may lie herein. )
Phew, way too long a post.
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When I was at lunch with some of my co-workers(1) the other day the waiter(2) mentioned this clip from Saturday Night Live, so I had to go look it up on YouTube: if it doesn't come up search for 'tsa security' *chortles* It really is pretty much like the real thing. :) The management treats us like we're idiots, we sit there and stare at them in awe that they can be so incredibly rude and rotten and then we start asking questions(3) just to see them squirm.
They print out some of the questions and answers and put them in our SOP so we can refer back to them for clarification, and I ran across a particularly good one the other day. Someone went to the trouble to look up chapter and verse on a policy of ours and one that the FAA (I think) has for the airlines and pointed out that they directly conflict with each other. The answer? (Printed, mind you, in our SOP.) "There is no conflict." Er. Simple contradiction is not an argument. They say they want our opinions, but when we offer it the response is just complete denial of any problem.
Is it any wonder I'm ready to go away for a while? It's like beating my head against a brick wall. And then the passengers, who seem to think it's okay for them to stand and curse at us when we've been perfectly polite to them. I actually raised my finger and scowled at a guy, yesterday.
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1) Mainertoo, CeeJay, Li'lSis, Donatello and another who has no name but occasionally reads this LJ. Would you like to choose a name, sir?
2) A gay guy who's an actor and went out on a few dates with one of my co-workers. The airport really is like a little village.
3) One of my favorites was something Jaylow came out with: We can't ask people to take their hats off, so when we started talking about how to screen monkeys - "What if the monkey has a hat?"
They print out some of the questions and answers and put them in our SOP so we can refer back to them for clarification, and I ran across a particularly good one the other day. Someone went to the trouble to look up chapter and verse on a policy of ours and one that the FAA (I think) has for the airlines and pointed out that they directly conflict with each other. The answer? (Printed, mind you, in our SOP.) "There is no conflict." Er. Simple contradiction is not an argument. They say they want our opinions, but when we offer it the response is just complete denial of any problem.
Is it any wonder I'm ready to go away for a while? It's like beating my head against a brick wall. And then the passengers, who seem to think it's okay for them to stand and curse at us when we've been perfectly polite to them. I actually raised my finger and scowled at a guy, yesterday.
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1) Mainertoo, CeeJay, Li'lSis, Donatello and another who has no name but occasionally reads this LJ. Would you like to choose a name, sir?
2) A gay guy who's an actor and went out on a few dates with one of my co-workers. The airport really is like a little village.
3) One of my favorites was something Jaylow came out with: We can't ask people to take their hats off, so when we started talking about how to screen monkeys - "What if the monkey has a hat?"
Found via mizzmarvel, a must-do quiz... 
I had to clip the long version of the description, too... ( James Madison - The emo president. )
So now when people ask me what presidenteor resembles I'll be able to say with confidence, "James Madison!" Er. Of course that would entail people actually asking me what president he resembles, which unfortunately doesn't happen often. But it should, obviously!
And now for some unrelated snippets of my day at work, yesterday... ( Yeah... pretty much all yesterday, aside from some background info.� All very unimportant and probably quite dull to anyone besides me, but I suppose it's true that work is in itself a relationship in one's life. )
Well that's enough of that. And now that I've gotten stuff about work off my chest perhaps I can move on with my day off and have my weekend. Today is Friday, today is Friday! We've made plans to go to the gym, but I wonder if the museum might also be a possibility, being that it's free night. And/or a good dinner with a drink and ... dancing. (Or possibly 'dancing.') Yeah, I seem to want to have a major date with Eor. The weeks are too long and without enough Eor time in them.
mizzmarvel, a must-do quiz... I had to clip the long version of the description, too... ( James Madison - The emo president. )
So now when people ask me what president
eor resembles I'll be able to say with confidence, "James Madison!" Er. Of course that would entail people actually asking me what president he resembles, which unfortunately doesn't happen often. But it should, obviously!And now for some unrelated snippets of my day at work, yesterday... ( Yeah... pretty much all yesterday, aside from some background info.� All very unimportant and probably quite dull to anyone besides me, but I suppose it's true that work is in itself a relationship in one's life. )
Well that's enough of that. And now that I've gotten stuff about work off my chest perhaps I can move on with my day off and have my weekend. Today is Friday, today is Friday! We've made plans to go to the gym, but I wonder if the museum might also be a possibility, being that it's free night. And/or a good dinner with a drink and ... dancing. (Or possibly 'dancing.') Yeah, I seem to want to have a major date with Eor. The weeks are too long and without enough Eor time in them.
The snow yesterday kept me from feeling guilty about not going out to do much. We did go to the gym yesterday morning, and got stuck on the way back - random strangers helped push us out. So we spent much of the rest of the day reading and drinking tea. I also wrote a couple of quick letters. Today I got the essential errands done, and we had pie and ice-cream. There's not much to complain about. :)
I'm curious what the situation will be at work, tomorrow. The other day one of my co-workers got into a huge fight with one of the Supervisors and ended up escorted out by the police. And I missed all the fun. We've been told not to 'spread rumors' about it, but the above is only facts people witnessed, not rumor. The only rumor being bandied about is that he'll be back after three days, and yesterday would have been the third day. So. I'm curious.
Now I'm very tired. Had to get up early to get the car out of the parking garage, because of the parking ban for snow removal. Went to sleep late last night because I was too busy being lazy to go to sleep. Must sleep in tomorrow. And then have french toast. ;)
I'm curious what the situation will be at work, tomorrow. The other day one of my co-workers got into a huge fight with one of the Supervisors and ended up escorted out by the police. And I missed all the fun. We've been told not to 'spread rumors' about it, but the above is only facts people witnessed, not rumor. The only rumor being bandied about is that he'll be back after three days, and yesterday would have been the third day. So. I'm curious.
Now I'm very tired. Had to get up early to get the car out of the parking garage, because of the parking ban for snow removal. Went to sleep late last night because I was too busy being lazy to go to sleep. Must sleep in tomorrow. And then have french toast. ;)
In my first lines post I turned up that on the first of November I was listening to Mel Brooks music in fast forward (because I was trying to locate the breaks in order to snip the wav files up into mp3s). In particular the one I was listening to when I posted about it being 'trippy' was "Vorobyaninov's Theme (The Walk Through Russia)" from The Twelve Chairs. Don't download it because it's from a Mel Brooks movie; you might expect something funny and be disappointed. It's quiet and melencholic, and better for Halloween than Christmas.
I was good and went to the gym yesterday, though I was also bad and went late, so it was for a very short period of time. So of course today I went back to bed and slept soundly for another couple of hours after Eor left for work. There may actually be a connection between the two, as my shoulder was hurting last night so I took a Tylenol PM, which has a small amount of anti-histimine in it to make a person sleep soundly. If I haven't used it in a while it can make me crash hard.
( work, retention of employees )
Hm. Just realized I have one egg left in the fridge. I was going to do a small shopping trip this morning, but it might be too late, and all I really need is eggs, so maybe a quick walk to the corner store will do.
... (a walk to the corner store happened) ...
Yay, eggs have been fetched and scrambled. Although I couldn't find them at the first corner store I went to, can you believe that? Milk, sandwiches, no eggs.
... (work happened and now I'm home again)...
I forgot to post this. Because I left my computer downloading Stephen Fry reading The Hitchhiker's Guide. A huge file - I may need to get it onto a CD, quickly.
I was good and went to the gym yesterday, though I was also bad and went late, so it was for a very short period of time. So of course today I went back to bed and slept soundly for another couple of hours after Eor left for work. There may actually be a connection between the two, as my shoulder was hurting last night so I took a Tylenol PM, which has a small amount of anti-histimine in it to make a person sleep soundly. If I haven't used it in a while it can make me crash hard.
( work, retention of employees )
Hm. Just realized I have one egg left in the fridge. I was going to do a small shopping trip this morning, but it might be too late, and all I really need is eggs, so maybe a quick walk to the corner store will do.
... (a walk to the corner store happened) ...
Yay, eggs have been fetched and scrambled. Although I couldn't find them at the first corner store I went to, can you believe that? Milk, sandwiches, no eggs.
... (work happened and now I'm home again)...
I forgot to post this. Because I left my computer downloading Stephen Fry reading The Hitchhiker's Guide. A huge file - I may need to get it onto a CD, quickly.
Hey, I got notified of my own birthday. :) Yup, that's right, I'm officially old as of tomorrow, but I don't care - it's my birthday and I'm getting all excited about it. We're going to Ohio and get to feast on cyberquail's amazing cooking and go to the ren faire, and I'm just all psyched. :)
My squee is a bit repressed because today was so odd at work, as I'm sure you can imagine. But people actually took it well, today. If it drags on they won't be taking it near as well, later on. And some of our procedures really need to be worked out a little better. The poor kid who was put in charge of gate screening, today, didn't get breaks at all. He was all "oh, I don't really mind," he's very laid back, but that doesn't work for day after day. Anyway, it wasn't too horrible for me, except that I got like twice as much x-ray time as usual because they had me helping two different trainees, and my eyes are damned tired of trying to pick out small containers of liquids/pastes/gels. That's not so easy.
Going to pack up the car, now. Wish us luck not hitting any deer, this time. ;) You probably won't hear from me again until Tuesday.
cyberquail's amazing cooking and go to the ren faire, and I'm just all psyched. :) My squee is a bit repressed because today was so odd at work, as I'm sure you can imagine. But people actually took it well, today. If it drags on they won't be taking it near as well, later on. And some of our procedures really need to be worked out a little better. The poor kid who was put in charge of gate screening, today, didn't get breaks at all. He was all "oh, I don't really mind," he's very laid back, but that doesn't work for day after day. Anyway, it wasn't too horrible for me, except that I got like twice as much x-ray time as usual because they had me helping two different trainees, and my eyes are damned tired of trying to pick out small containers of liquids/pastes/gels. That's not so easy.
Going to pack up the car, now. Wish us luck not hitting any deer, this time. ;) You probably won't hear from me again until Tuesday.
(Yes I know that probably most of my friends already read it, but I have to squee over it...) Chapter Fifty-Seven of mars_assassins is up, where things come to a head. I'm not an angst person, but daegaer built up to this angst quite well, I thought, and executed it delicately. I may have a burning flirtation with the pirates at the moment, but I have a long-term and serious relationship with the assassins, and indeed all of daegaer's work. ;)
I must at least somewhat organize my clothes and etc. for the trip to Ohio before I leave for work, as this evening is my co-worker, Jaylow's, going away party (she's moving to Savannah, GA) and tomorrow morning I have a PT apt. and might not have a lot of time. I'm having the damnedest time waking up - something to do with staying up til half of midnight, I think. Silly me. *blink* Well,eor didn't seem headed for bed, and I never realize I'm tired if anyone else is awake. Oops, phone...
That was my neighbor, asking if I want to go for a quick half-hour walk, and since I haven't seen her in like a month and a half and I need to wake up anyway, sure... why not. :)
mars_assassins is up, where things come to a head. I'm not an angst person, but daegaer built up to this angst quite well, I thought, and executed it delicately. I may have a burning flirtation with the pirates at the moment, but I have a long-term and serious relationship with the assassins, and indeed all of daegaer's work. ;) I must at least somewhat organize my clothes and etc. for the trip to Ohio before I leave for work, as this evening is my co-worker, Jaylow's, going away party (she's moving to Savannah, GA) and tomorrow morning I have a PT apt. and might not have a lot of time. I'm having the damnedest time waking up - something to do with staying up til half of midnight, I think. Silly me. *blink* Well,
eor didn't seem headed for bed, and I never realize I'm tired if anyone else is awake. Oops, phone...That was my neighbor, asking if I want to go for a quick half-hour walk, and since I haven't seen her in like a month and a half and I need to wake up anyway, sure... why not. :)
Yesterday it was hot, and busy enough at work that the air-conditioning was having trouble keeping up. And almost as soon as we'd gotten started I went into period-cramps bad enough that I had to ask to go out back to the breakroom and get painkillers.
Then I got yanked to do a quiz. ( I only got 18 of 20 correct. )
I also ( went to physical therapy for my shoulder )
Aaand, what else. Oh, I made one of my co-workers blush, by telling her she should accompany me to get a haircut "because a good haircut would compliment your neck, and you have a lovely neck." :) She's been quite flirty for a couple of weeks, which has been a lot of fun. I'm not sure we're suited to each other, and I suppose she'll lose interest, soon, but in the meantime it's been very pleasant. :)
( She's actually the person I was mentoring in checked baggage )
Mom brought gazpacho soup for dinner, which of course made me think of Rimmer. :) I ate a bowl and a half, so it couldn't have been all that bad.:)
Okay, off to be productive. (Right.)
ETA: (yeah, you could guess how productive I was going to be.) This is great! Photos of The Chap Olympics.
Then I got yanked to do a quiz. ( I only got 18 of 20 correct. )
I also ( went to physical therapy for my shoulder )
Aaand, what else. Oh, I made one of my co-workers blush, by telling her she should accompany me to get a haircut "because a good haircut would compliment your neck, and you have a lovely neck." :) She's been quite flirty for a couple of weeks, which has been a lot of fun. I'm not sure we're suited to each other, and I suppose she'll lose interest, soon, but in the meantime it's been very pleasant. :)
( She's actually the person I was mentoring in checked baggage )
Mom brought gazpacho soup for dinner, which of course made me think of Rimmer. :) I ate a bowl and a half, so it couldn't have been all that bad.:)
Okay, off to be productive. (Right.)
ETA: (yeah, you could guess how productive I was going to be.) This is great! Photos of The Chap Olympics.
She's a kicking, screaming baby who doesn't wanna go to work.
Now I've got to go toss both the inner and the outer child into the shower, and hope I'm not too terribly late.
Now I've got to go toss both the inner and the outer child into the shower, and hope I'm not too terribly late.
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