Meh … Don’t care

Morning … I’ve been all over the place emotionally speaking this week.  I think it has to do with the isolation of working at home.  I like the idea of working from home but mentally it’s just not good for me.  Yet I keep doing it.  Kind of like the definition of insanity.  Getting out on the weekends feels so good but ever since last Sunday it’s the last thing I really want to do.  Don’t get me wrong I will be getting out on Saturday morning.  I can only stay here so long. 

I figured the exterminator would be out next week but turns out he will be here tomorrow.  I’ve already started to de-gay the house.  I fucking hate to do that it’s a mad rush that I just don’t enjoy.  They fixed my problem and I should drop them as I had planned but having them come out every other month has really helped with bugs in general.  The only thing they don’t really help much with is the Stink Bug and that’s because houses aren’t air tight or so that is the way it’s been explained to me.  Thus far I have seen a couple outside but none inside yet.  I’m sure if Mora sees them before I do she will eat them and if not her Rudy will probably try to play with it before eating it.  Cats, entertainment that just never ends. 

I’ve been re-watching Suits, which I think is a great show.  I like being able to go through the episodes without commercials.  Can’t believe that I used to wait a week or sometimes longer.  It was a summer time show so they were done usually by now and you’d have to wait until next year.  I never said anything to anyone about re-watching all of a sudden I start getting Suits related posts in all of my social media.  Just another confirmation that I am being tracked and watched, like the rest of the world. 

Another example of this I was talking with a friend a few weeks back about Pork Fritters.  She was telling me that there is this group on Facebook that she is part of.  It was something funny but also got my mouth watering.  Next thing you know I start getting advertisements to join the damn group.  This friend and I are not connected on Facebook.  I’m convinced my phone is bugged and tracking me for the social media networks.  Not that I have anything to hide but I just hate the idea of being tracked, as if I am a mouse being apart of some lab experiment.  This isn’t something new it’s been going on for a long time and there is just no stopping it unless I want to give up technology in general, which won’t happen. 

Speaking of technology I saw an External USB drive 20TB on Amazon for two hundred something dollars.  Sounds might tempting considering collecting porn does tend to fill the hard drives up.  I am fighting right now with my largest external drive it went corrupt again yesterday.  I’ve got it repaired and it’s defragging right now.  Since it serves as a archive I am tempted to just unplug it until I want to add something else to it.  The drive it’s self is probably about a year old, way too early for a drive to fail but then again they all go belly up eventually.

Got a phone call from a scammer yesterday.  I didn’t talk with them they wound up leaving a message as if I am going to return their call.  It’s urgent they have a “package” for me.  If you know my phone number then chances are really good you know my address, just send it along.  Of course that’s not how the game is played.  The call came from a local cell phone but they want me to call an 800 # back.  I did some research and it’s an impersonation scheme of the USPS but they don’t outright say they are the post office, they use letters that are similar to try to confuse people.  I hope they call back they will be in for a surprise, their # is blocked and that’s what I will do with any new #’s they try to use.  Unless your phone number is in my phone the call will never ever ring through.  Advanced call controls now that’s technology that I love, even if I do have to pay for it, it’s worth every penny.  If it’s something super important people can leave a message as long as they don’t block their caller id, that way I won’t miss out if something important should happen.  However, no one really wants to call me which explains why my phone only rings if it’s work.  It would be nice if one of the few friends I have would actually reach out but that’s kind of like asking for Santa to bring me a present. 

Looking forward to another weekend.  Going to see a friend and probably have breakfast out on Saturday.  If I don’t get the bulk of my shopping done on Saturday I plan to do so on Sunday.  Also breakfast out again.  Other than that not sure where life will take me.  I could use a get away to some place close but yet far away.  Been thinking about Gator so much and how last year at this time things were all hunky dory and then December happened and it was the end.  It’s probably just because it’s still very fresh.  I see more and more photos of her in my daily feed and I just miss her so much.  I see now that they can make a plush animal to be a replica of your pet.  Not to mention a hologram in glass.  Lots of nice ways to remember a furry friend.  As for me I’ve got my photos, videos and mental memories (as long as my mind remain intact). 

Blabbering on here so I am going to wrap it up by saying, I hope that you have a great day and I hope all is well in your world.  Thanks for stopping by. 

 

 

Exhausted & Recovering

I am thankful for a 3 day weekend!  This past week overall was okay.  I had a nice time with my boss and ate a lot of food.  We talked a lot and I didn’t ask all of the questions I wanted to.  There was a big shake up this week as our CEO was told to leave, I had expected this for a while but figured this late in the game nothing was going to change.  Talk about a surprise, wow.  I talked with my co-worker who has cancer and things are a bit grimmer for him, he is allergic to the chemo and they have to stop.  There are no other options for him. Personally I figure 3 months to a year, he’s been told 6 months to a year.  It sucks to hear this but at least he has time to spend with his family and can prepare for the inevitable.  He is going to retire so that will be forthcoming.

To say that things are picking up for me is an understatement.  While it was good see my boss in person, he wanted to touch base every 15 minutes to an hour and I got very little accomplished until he left for the airport.  We had no interaction on Friday.  I was able to get caught up, minus one task that I opted to put off. 

I was close to losing Momma & Marvin this week.  Both had stopped eating.  I think Momma had/has a Upper Respiratory Issue and she has given part of that to Marvin.  In addition it didn’t help that I skipped their medicine while I was off.  I had to give them both an appetite stimulant and then follow up with fluids to get them back to “normal”.  They are super picky now about what I put in front of them.  So I went for more gravy based food since they both seem to like that.  Insty will eat damn near anything but even she is picky at times.  I thought Marvin for sure was done but thankfully I just used up another one of his lives.  I am so glad I still have them and was able to fix their issue on my own and never even had to involve a vet.  I think I am a mini vet on my own with everything I have been through.  People are amazed when I say I gave them fluids.  They don’t understand and once I explain they are like your vet lets you do that.  I said sure I did it with Big Boy, the rest of them are no different.  You just have to use reserved judgement and not flood them with fluid.  I get a very small Jell-O like mass under their skin and within 24 hours it’s gone.

I hired a new grass guy and we negotiated the same price that I was used to paying.  He is also by far the cheapest when it comes to bush trimming so I am letting him do that as well.  He’s an older guy and we seem to have clicked.  I think he’s a keeper.  I know I don’t want to have to search again for a new provider anytime soon.  It’s a miserable process. 

I haven’t been this drained in quite sometime.  I was falling asleep at my desk on Friday afternoon and felt tired no matter what I did.  I went for a walk but it didn’t work.  Until I got outside and was headed home is when I got a small second wind.  That lasted until I crossed into the house and then I was zapped. 

I spent Saturday watching ER, eating junk food and napping.  I didn’t even have to get dressed and it was really nice and refreshing.  My voice mail light came on in the afternoon and as much as I didn’t want to I checked and it was a friend checking on me.  I called back around 6p and we talked until almost 11p.  I was never so happy to hang up the phone. 

I am not real sure why but my obsession is with re-watching the old ER series.  Right now I am telling myself once the character Carter (played by Noah Wylie) gets lucky I will pause but I don’t know if that will hold true.  He’s the whole reason why I became infatuated with the series.  He’s super cute and young.  Today were about the same age and my obsession really isn’t there any longer.  Yes I know he’s straight.  Anyway, I am sure getting the most out of my free Hulu Subscription.  I hate the damn commercials and if I want to skip them I have to start a new account and pay full price $11.95 per month, so I just put up with it.  I am so behind on my current regular shows that I hope my DVR doesn’t over flow.  I plan to peek at it tomorrow if not sooner.  

The big news is I found out my brothers wedding is at the end of the month.  I saw it on FB.  It’s not like I got an invite or have heard from him.  I am surprised on one hand and not on another.  She broke him pretty quick and went in for the kill.  So first is marriage and then will come her name on the house.  That will seal his fate and to unseal it will take a lot of  money and a miracle.  I can’t believe how stupid he is.  She was a monster to him and put him through needless hell for months on end, they broke up and now he realizes he can’t live without her.  Fuck what a mess.  He deserves everything that he gets.  If it works great I’m happy.  I suspect things will be well for a while and then it will be right back in the crapper.  Only I am not wasting my time listening to him whine anymore I have divorced myself from the situation.  I am only interested in his well being.  I do think it will be quite sometime before we talk again, if ever.  It’s all really kind of sad when you stop to think about it. 

Sunday is catchup day.  I was up early and got moving.  I still have to clean the house but I went out for lunch/supper to a Mexican place.  It was nice to get away for a bit.  I am also happy to be back home.  Finishing up my laundry and then I will head up and get the cleaning done. 

Monday is car repair day.  The parts came in middle of the week and we agreed on Monday.  While I am taking the day off I am also on-call so I’m basically working from home.  I will keep an eye on email and jump in if needed.  Might grab a bite for dinner out but outside of that no other real plans for the day. 

So the beat goes on and on.  Hope all is well in your world.  Talk with you all again soon. 

Still tired

There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish everything I want to do.  I have time to accomplish the basic tasks that are required to exist but beyond that most anything for pleasure has to wait until the weekend.  I’m not so sure why I am all of a sudden time poor.  The days and nights seem to pass very quickly.  Weekends are the exception to that they linger a little bit but not by much.  It is nice to get out of bed and not have a schedule.

I woke up this morning and it was as if I never went to bed in the first place.  I was up at least once to let Marvin out but that’s it.  I think it might be the heat zapping all of my energy and drive.  I do have an allergic reaction to heat in that I can easily get sick or if the temperature gets way up there I will pass out.  Right now in my part of the world it is summer time and my area is known for high temperatures but they usually don’t come on very strong until July.  That is not the case right now.  A/C is running every night and most of the weekend.  I have found a temperature that is comfortable for me and the children don’t complain.  Insty loves to curl up under my blankets but only when I am not in bed.  She crawls in and buries herself as if she is in a deep freeze.  Sometimes I will turn the A/C off for her but it’s not often.

Speaking of the little fur balls, everyone has had their birthday.  Momma is now 13 as of this past Sunday.  The kids turned 12 yesterday.  I love each one of them and am proud of them.  Bear has had the toughest fight by far.  I remember when there was a respiratory thing going through the house and all of the boys got it, that is way back when #1 son was alive.  I think it’s something Taz (aka LB) brought in.  We almost lost both Marv and Bear it was wicked.  I can also remember racing home to greet them as they were each born into the world..  Time flies by way too fast and memories are great but the more you remember the older you tend to be.

In light of the tragedy in Orlando I have made a couple of posts on my FB account and I readily admit that I am gay. I’ve never really put it out there for the world to see.  It felt good and empowering.  I am a private person for the most part but felt that it was time to open up and just let it all hang out, so to speak.  I was curious to see if my friend count changed or if anyone would say anything to me about it, but nope.  My friend count may have decreased by 1 or 2, but I don’t keep that close of tabs on who is my FB friend and who isn’t.  So if in fact someone left they don’t stand out to me.

It’s been a while since I have seen a comment posted and I was wondering if in fact anyone is still actually reading my blathering's?  While this is something that I enjoy doing and it’s therapeutic for me, if no one is reading it then I am just babbling for nothing.  So if your reading this, take a moment and let me know.  If there is a topic you want me to write about or a question you have, don’t be afraid to post that as well.  I am as friendly as I sound and I don’t bite.  Happy middle of the week everyone.  Two more days and then maybe I will be able to sleep in.  I really hope so, I could use a lazy day.  In fact I am surprised with the way I felt this morning that I actually made it in to work.  Best part about coming in and going home is the AC on full blast in the car.  Its like I am in freezer and it feels so good.  Take care.

Death strikes again

I was on Facebook looking up an old friend who has apparently taken down his page.  I also looked for a classmate that I have been trying to find for a long time.  Then I saw a friend of the first guy I had sex with, I thought I might find him so I jumped on the trail and it dead ended quickly.  Then I saw a group that was formed that had people who had passed away that I went to high school with.  I was surprised at some of the names listed, most were people that I knew of but they didn’t really know me.  Then it became personal.  The first girl to ever ask me out was listed.  We were friends, she called it boyfriend and girlfriend but it didn’t last too terribly long.  Mostly because I was gay and not interested in her.  She was a chunky monkey as was I.  I remember those days as if they were yesterday.  She had our live all planned out and we were going to have the nice house, with the white picket fence and 2.5 kids.  Yeah, it was a nice dream.  It didn’t work out and I never told her that I was gay.  Hearing that she passed away within the last year was very sad.  It made me kind of regret that I never told her.  She eventually found a guy, got married and had 2 daughters.  The thing that was upsetting to me is that we were within a year of each other age wise and she died from complications to Diabetes, which is something that I have.  I don’t know if she had type 1 or 2 – I have type 2 which is controlled by medication.  Her death was like a slap in the face about my own mortality and how my eat what I want attitude could easily bring an end to my life, if I am not careful.  I’d love to reach out to her husband and see their daughters but unless she spoke of me, I seriously doubt that he would even know who I was.  I do feel sorry for him and it’s not fair that he has to be a single parent now.  I’m not sure how old their kids are.  The sadder thing is that her parents are still alive and no parent should have to bury their child.  This is very depressing news.  I hope she is resting in peace. 

In other news, we did get dumped on with the snow.  Depending upon where you are between 5 and 8 inches.  My neighbor was shoveling his driveway while I just hopped in my car and left without a care in the world.  Unless we get a foot there is no reason for me to shovel, so long as I can get in and out of the driveway.  It’s unnecessary work and I have plenty of other things to occupy my time with.  I saw kids this afternoon carrying shovels and going from house to house.  They of course skipped me, my guess is they saw the sign about solicitors not being welcome.  I went to breakfast at Steak N Shake and ordered lunch … nice hot bowl of chili and a Frisco Melt with Fries.  Too bad part of the burger was raw.  I managed to spend exactly $11, which I find to be rather odd.  It was really good.  The only thing missing was dessert which I will be consuming in a couple hours.  Time for ice cream, which I have been depriving myself of.  Then I went on to the grocery store which was practically deserted.  It was around 9a and normally they are bustling.  I grabbed the few things I needed, managed to spend $60 and left.  Home I went, slip sliding all the way.  Put everything away, shaved, got a shower and changed into relaxing clothes.  Started laundry, surfed the web and then went upstairs to watch TV.  I saw a couple of shows and then paused for nap.  I saw Bear in his bed, so I decided to lay down next to him and rub his belly.  I talked with him a little bit and eventually we settled down and dosed off.  I think we both enjoyed our time together and that is something that I need to do more often.  He’s a great big boy and he will be gone all too soon.  I am trying hard to appreciate him while he is here. 

Fast forward a bit and laundry is done.  It’s time to feed the beggars their supper and get the trash tamed.  I still can’t shake the thoughts from the first paragraph, it’s so hard to believe that she is gone.  I kept moving and got my pizza in the oven.  I figured the Irish Stew leftovers would be a good thing to have on Monday night.  Presto here I am, were all caught up. 

One of the shows I watched was Glee.  I like the show but more so the people that are in it.  One of them being a new cast member Marshall Williams who plays Spencer a gay football player.  He is the guy at the top of the blog this month, in case you were wondering.  Something about a boy with blond hair and a nice body that just rocks my world.  Plus he even had an on screen kiss with another guy.  Nice!  I liked how the cast pulled off their rendition of Up Town Funk but there is nothing like hearing Bruno Mars sing it. 

So the remainder of the night has Shameless and Looking on Tap as well as some ice cream for me, treats for the kids and then there is the matter of getting ready to go back to work tomorrow, which of course after having 3 days off I really don’t want to do.  I will have to take another Friday off to have a nice extended weekend again soon.  Meanwhile keep in mind that the first day of Spring is on the 20th, which is 3 short weeks away.  That doesn’t mean that we are out of the woods with Winter weather but there can’t be too terribly much more.

Here is to hoping for a quick moving, drama and anger free week so that we can once again have the weekend!  I am long overdue for a trip to get pie or to visit the smorgasbord, some slightly warmer weather and sunshine on a Saturday would certainly move me in that direction.  I am more than ready!  Stay warm & safe.  Talk with you peeps again soon. 

No hair

Friday nights meal was just a disappointment.  I had a good time but the food wasn’t that great.  We used a coupon that my guy got on-line but this time they added 18% gratuity.  Some coupon!

We got home at a decent hour and I was miserable from the meal and just being up all day long.  I got online to purchase Ron White’s latest standup bit for $5.00.  I brushed my teeth and called it a night.  I did make it to the Jeweler in time, left early last night and got my battery for free!   My trimmer came in, works pretty good.  I got anxious and decided to shave my chest so I broke out the shaving crème and razor.  It took forever.  I wasn’t that hairy but damn you wouldn’t have known that if you were the razor.  I think I look sexy now.  My guy didn’t even notice and when I pointed it out to him he told me he hates it.  It feels better to me, just have to keep it shaved so it doesn’t itch.  Then I sat down to watch Ron White and I wound up falling asleep in the middle of his routine.  I love him as a comic but I was just so damn tired I couldn’t hold my eyes open.

I woke up way too early this morning and made it to the Dentist.  I learned that it’s time to have my one upper tooth they had been watching filled.  There is a cavity on the outside of it and I have gotten by for a while.  I knew this was coming and glad that we were able to hold off until the job situation secured it’s self.  I also managed to get a Saturday appointment to have it done early next year and also another Saturday appointment for my regular cleaning.  I hate the fact that I have to have work done, however minor it may be.  Needles and drills in my mouth aren’t my idea of a good time!

We stopped for a bite to eat after the dentist and then made a rush to the eye doctor.  I got my glasses adjusted and my partner got his eye exam.  There has been a little change in his prescription so he could get new glasses if he wanted.  He opted to keep what he has because of money.  He did get a pair of computer glasses that will also double as reading glasses, they are a bifocal lens.

In talking with the eye doc I learned that once you turn 40 is when your eyes start to go and they level out around age 50.  So basically I just started on the glasses band wagon and it’s only going to get worse for me.  I also found out that Carrots are really good for your eyes and they help a great deal with night vision.  So since I eat a lot of carrots maybe things won’t get too bad for me.  Who knows just as long as if they do, I qualify for Lasix – I am already ready to give up glasses. 

We came home and then I went out to get my hair cut.  I debated about this but since we have a management meeting next week, I’d like to make a good first impression on the people that I will be meeting.  I got shampooed & conditioned with Paul Mitchell’s new White Ginger line.  I asked for that rather than my usual Tea Tree.  It smelled awesome and I liked it so much I picked up a bottle of Shampoo & Conditioner.  Damn it was super expensive.  However, I now officially have enough Shampoo & Conditioner to last me probably until next summer if not beyond.  Will I buy more before then, probably.  I am kind of a junkie when it comes to hair care stuff.

After the hair cut I was supposed to go shopping but thankfully I was too tired so I came home for some rest.  Too bad I didn’t get any.  Someone was making too much noise.  Still I laid quiet in my chair hoping that he would stop so that I could dose off.  Then just when I fell asleep he comes bouncing in asking me if I am okay.  Damn!

I called a friend of mine to catch up and she said let me call you back.  When she did call back she asked her usual annoying question… what are you doing.  I fucking hate that.  So I told her I am laying in bed with my guy.  She said seriously?  I said seriously did you want to talk with him?  She said that is just too much information for me.  I told her we weren’t having sex but if she would have called a few minutes later things could have been so much different.  That just knocked her for a loop.  Then we moved right into politics.  She won’t vote for Obama because he is black, she wants Romney to win.  Then she started telling me all of the things my president did wrong that affect her.  I told her if Mitt Mitt don’t give a shit gets in then we are all fucked. She wants White Power.  Yeah, okay whatever.  You think your crying now, if Romney does get in she will be so sorry.  I can’t tell you either candidate is upstanding and honest but given our choices, I think Obama is best or should I say the lesser of two evils.  I also told her that we are officially getting married (no joke), it’s not a marriage but a civil union.  I refer to it as dog tags because I don’t feel like we are equal with straight people.  However, we will get most of the benefits that our state gives to traditional married people.  She got awful quiet when I told her this.  What I think kind of sucks is we have to apply for the license and then have to wait 1 day, then we can get unioned.  Problem is the court house only does gay weddings on Fridays. So while we can apply this year, we will probably have to wait until next year before we make it official.  The company my guy retired from actually makes this a requirement for me to continue getting benefits.  While they haven’t enforced it, we figure it will only be a matter of time, plus we love each other, so why not do it!

One I got missy to stop yacking and we hung up, I woke up my guy and we went out for pizza.  Too bad I wasted that as well.  I ordered Eggs & Sausage it wasn’t bad at first – had kind of a sweet taste to it.  Then we had to go get ice cream, which I didn’t want but also didn’t turn down.  My stomach is okay, which is a surprise.  Just doesn’t sound like a good combination. 

Then it was on to Target & Cat Food.  Then home.  I realized the 2 items I forgot so I made a list and will get them later next week when I have some money, or should I say available credit.  Pay day is next week and I can’t wait to pay off my credit card in full.  That will help me breathe easier.  The problem is it leaves me with $1.  Wow.  So to survive I will charge but I am going to be extra careful so I hopefully don’t have to fork over a whole pay check again. 

Fed the cats twice, greedy is a big word around here.  Doing washing of my bed clothes.  Then it will be time to switch wardrobes.  It’s officially getting cold here.  Tomorrow will be a day to gas up the car, go grocery shopping and hopefully I will make better choices when it comes to eating out and what I order.  Then it will be time to prepare for Monday!  Oh Joy!  However, each day brings us closer to Thanksgiving and I am so looking forward to that!  So there will be two full weeks of work and then two weeks of 3 day work weeks.  Awesome!

I discovered a few days back by accident that Lawn Boy is on FB.  However, he has his privacy settings so tight that I can’t friend him.  I don’t think there will be anything epic on his page, but I would still like to add him.  I am sending him his last payment for work that he just did last week and letting him know that he can friend me if he wants.  Maybe he will bite!  It certainly can’t hurt anything.

I hope that your having a great weekend and that all is well in your world.  Time to go tend to the laundry.  I’ve got about an hour before I can call it a night and then I still have to medicate big boy and brush my teeth.  Boo!  Talk with you peeps later.

Earning my living sweating

Happy Thursday!  It’s been a busy day for me.  When I arrived a co-worker had brought their machine to work for me to look at on the QT.  She said that it won’t boot.  Sounded like maybe something was loose, nope I opened it up and everything looks okay.  So I looked at the back of the machine and the power supply light was blinking.  Ding, Ding, Ding we have a winner no more calls please!  Then it started to smell funny like someone was cooking something awful.  That cinched it.  I told her need a new power supply and you should be in business.  Depending upon the age of the machine and who made it, power supplies can vary in price.  Lucky for her I found one for $36.  I told her you can shop on-line to see if you can find a better price or maybe a vendor that you trust more.  What I found was a one day special from a place I have never heard of, but they sound reputable.  She is going to get the part and I told her I would put it in for her.  We have to keep it on the QT or else I will get in all kinds of trouble and/or loose my job.  So not worth it.  Which is why I will do it on my own time either coming in early or staying late.  The other option is doing the work when the boss man isn’t around, which is every Friday.  Just as long as he doesn’t know I will be fine!

I hooked up a printer today and was running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  Sweat was dripping from every pore of my body.  One of the ladies asked me if I wanted to borrow her fan.  I said no thanks, I’ve got one.  She said you look like you are on fire.  I said I am it’s really hot in here.  Manual Labor does that to me.  I also had to adjust a shelf to find a place to stuff the old printer.  We are running out of room for old equipment.  They need to have a recycling event to get rid of the crap.

Yesterday afternoon I got a call that an office needed a new machine, it was dog slow.  I talked to the user of the machine and I was connected to it.  I got an IM and went to reply to it, the next thing I know is my whole machine suddenly rebooted.  I saw a screen about the MBR (Master Boot Record).  I thought Lord what have I done.  My machine came back up, but not fully.  I got reconnected to the machine and but had to call to make that happen.  As we were talking  she kept saying do you hear that it’s my machine.  I said hear what everything is quiet on my end.  She said it sounds like an airplane is ready for take off.  Easy, time for a new machine!  I told her your machine is not getting proper cooling and it’s trying to keep up.  This puts extra strain on the fan and the overall machine.  If you do nothing, it’s a question of when not if your machine will fail.  It could be a simple repair, but the damn thing is loaded with spyware, browser tool bars and the like.  Easiest thing is to replace it by the time you figure in my cost, the cost for shipping both ways that alone would pay for a new machine.  She will have to wait a couple weeks, I have one on order. 

This person has a hot looking son. I mean he looks like he is in porn already.  Anyway, because I was nosy and also trying to be helpful I backed up all of their data from their machine to mine.  Pulling it across the network took all night but at least it’s safe.  I’m not sure why but they chose to store about 2 gigs worth of photos on their machine.  So I took time to look through them to see if I could see anything worth looking at, if you know what I mean.  Nothing there worth me looking at.  Sad but I guess that is what I get for being a nosy s.o.b.

Not sure what it is but we go through machines like candy.  Fine by me, it gives me something to do.  I really wish we had a cloning program because setting up a machine from scratch gets old.  There isn’t a whole lot to do and if I am not busy within 3 to 4 hours I can knock out a machine.  Most of the delay is with Windows Updates and installing MS Office.  Cloning would speed things up and I could probably get a machine configured in 2 hours tops.  Which would give me more time to blog!

Last night I made my stops at the auto parts store, I picked up a glass repair kit by 3M.  What I saw on-line didn’t need UV light to cure but sadly this kit requires it.  So I have to wait until the weekend to do the repair because sunshine is required.  So there goes part of my Saturday.  I got food for the children.  Then I talked myself into stopping at the hair care place.  I got some leave in conditioner and new shampoo & conditioner made to help the scalp.  Spent $52 which is nothing for me and haircare.  My average is $75.  Anyway, I looked for small sizes but of course they didn’t have those.  $16 for shampoo and $17 for conditioner.  I wanted to use them right away last night but waited until this morning.  They smell okay and so far it’s working no itching.  I have refrained from using product all week long, but may give in tomorrow just depends upon how I feel. 

I didn’t sleep very well last night.  I got tired early but woke up a couple times and then had a Charlie Horse around 4.  That’s why I am yawning and feel like it’s nap time.  It’s a wonder that I have made it this far, awake!  Hopefully, I can last the rest of the day.

Tonight’s adventure is early voting.  I’m meeting my guy at City Hall and we will cast our ballots.  Then it will be off to feed our faces at Denny’s where I have another 20% off coupon.  That’s all that I have planned.  Hopefully there won’t be any curve balls thrown my way so I can relax and get a good nights sleep.

Tomorrow I will be doing the long drive, about 2 hours to get to that office in the middle of nowhere USA.  I decided already I am going back to the Pizza Buffet place, no smorgasbord for me.  I really hope that hooking up the machine is the only thing I have to do, so that I can get on the road and drive back home.  Getting an early start to the weekend is what I have in mind.  Of course it’s going to rain tomorrow, just like it did 2 weeks ago when I was down there.  I hope that is not an omen.

I managed to solve our Facebook woes and got all of the pages removed.  This sounded like it was going to be a long drawn out up hill battle.  Surprisingly it was not.  I am glad this is behind me now. 

This morning as I was coming in, I started to reflect on how far I have come and all of the good things in my life.  The job is nice, glad that things have worked out.  The office is wonderful, something that I have always wanted.  The fact that I have some autonomy and can pick when and where I travel is nice.  Overall, I think I have done pretty well considering 6 months ago I had nothing.  Not to sound unappreciative but the pay could be more.  Everyone, no matter who they are or what they do always wants more money.  It’s just one of those things in life that you can’t seem to ever get enough of.  The other is time!

I have an offer for a Life Insurance policy on my guy.  It’s $92 a month and $10k worth of coverage.  Now if I saved that $92 each month, in 10 years I would have $10k.  The question is should I risk it and try to save the money or buy the policy and part with my money.  My guy told me not to do it, but in the end it’s my money and my decision.  I can’t say for certain that he will live another 10 years, but then again I can’t say that I will either.  Death is something that just can’t be predicted, unless of course you have some terminal disease or traumatic injury.  Paralyzed once again by choice.  What would you do and why?

Looking out my office window a while ago and saw an ambulance followed by a fire truck.  Working in the city, you hear sirens all day long.  You can become immune to it but I choose not to.  I followed them with my eyes to a car on fire at a stop light.  Not sure exactly what happened to cause the fire, never saw anyone get pulled from the car, so I presume and hope that the only loss was the car.  Vehicles can be replaced, people cannot.  I couldn’t imagine my car or any car that I owned going up in flames.  That has to be about as tragic as discovering someone broke in.

Well, I need to pack for my trip tomorrow.  It’s early afternoon now.  Who knows what else will come my way before I leave.  You peeps take care and I will talk with you again soon, probably over the weekend or Monday at the latest.  Have an awesome weekend!

TAZ goes to the vet

The title reminds me of a book I was given as a child, called something like George goes to the hospital.  I had to have my tonsils removed.  It was all fun and games until the day of the surgery, then pain!

I digress, so I was commended for doing an excellent job of debriding the wound.  It not only saved me money but the vet was really impressed.  I’m just happy the patient complied.  We sat for 15 minutes in the waiting area and then probably another 5 in the exam room.  Finally the vet popped in, she gave him a quick look over, all of two minutes.  There goes $60.  He needed a long acting antibiotic.  The choice was mine either an injection or pills.  I chose the injection because I know it will do the trick and no worries of him spitting the pill back up.  If he isn’t showing signs of improvement within 7 days then we need to go back for another shot.  Otherwise, he should be all good. 

Like all of our other cats his coat flakes.  Turns out he has extremely dry skin.  We have to start putting fish oil on his food to help his coat.  I guess we will be doing that for everyone.  Hopefully it helps. 

I got out of that place for just pennies under $100.  The good news is AT&T screwed up and sent my partner a rebate of $50 that he wasn’t entitled to.  It’s my money because I paid for his phones.  So I used that and then paid the rest on my own.  So reality wise it was like $42 which isn’t too bad.

As we were leaving a couple came out with a cat all wrapped in a blanket.  The cat was upside down, the lady was holding it and crying.  The cat had major damage to his face.  I can only imagine what the rest of his body looked like.  The guy had to take the cat from the lady and he started to tear up.  Then he said sorry I didn’t get to know you very well.  Oh Jesus, it’s time to get the hell out of dodge.  I felt so bad for them.  I wanted to help them and my inner voice told me to get involved.  It took every fiber of my being to pull myself away.  I kept telling myself Dude you don’t have the money and you can’t save the world.  You have 9 mouths to feed …don’t do it.  So we left.  I still felt bad.  It’s an emotional thing to see and I really don’t want to go through it myself or see anyone else go through it.

On the way home from work, minding my own business (this sounds bad doesn’t it) and the car in front of me decided to change lanes.  They did and then I heard this pop.  I looked at my windshield and it look like there was a bug on it.  It took me a little bit to realize that was no bug, that was a crack in my windshield.  It’s just a star but it was enough to make me mad.  I am so protective of my possessions, especially my car.  Then for something like this to happen.  I told myself well if you wouldn’t have driven to work then you wouldn’t have been here and this would have never happened.  That of course won’t fix the damage.  So tonight I will be headed to the auto parts store to pick up a kit to fix it.  That will be my little weekend project.  I did my research on-line last night.  The key is fix it and as quickly as possible.  You will need direct sunlight to help the compound/resin cure.  If you don’t have sunlight then you can use an Ultra Violet light, but I’d just as soon spend as little on this as I can. Crap first a tire problem, now a windshield problem.  I don’t need anything else.  Especially since I will be traveling on Friday.

My evening wasn’t totally taken from me but a good portion was.  I still had time to open my mail and I saw a check for a whopping $3.93 from a class action law suit.  It’s money I didn’t have before but with so low of a settlement why bother to even ink a check?  I thought okay I will try using my scanner and doing an electronic deposit.  I can also take a photo of the check from my iPhone and send that to the bank.  Just like every time before I tried and they can’t read the check.  Really?  It looks plain as day to me.  I made sure everything on the front was showing and of course that is the side they had problems with.  Fine, fine I will just go to the bank and deposit the check.  I don’t know why they advertise something that is supposed to make your life easier but it doesn’t work!  Sounds like Lewis Black’s bit on Cell Phone Carriers from his latest stand up routine “In God We Rust”. 

I took some me time and had a small dish of Carrot Cake Ice Cream.  The whole time I was eating it I kept thinking you are so fat.  I then had to decide to shave or wait a day.  Since I don’t like the white that has begun showing up, I decided to shave.  I ripped my poor face to shreds but at least there are no whiskers!  It will heal in a couple days, just as long as it doesn’t itch or burn we are good.

Speaking of itching, the other day when I was getting my hair cut I told the lady that my head itches like mad at times.  I attribute that to being short.  One of the many reasons why I use Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Shampoo.  I just love that stuff.  She said much to my surprise, you need a break.  Switch up your Shampoo.  Then she recommended a Matrix product, which they don’t even carry.  I’ve been playing around all week with Shampoo and today so far is the first day it doesn’t itch.  I didn’t get the Matrix product but I am seriously thinking about picking some up tonight, just to try it.  Me and hair care products that is one sure fire way to my wallet.  I’ve got very little self control as it is and then you put something like that in front of me.  Wow. 

See my grand mother and I shared the same hair color and she always took extra special care of her hair.  You didn’t dare screw with her hair.  Well I picked that up from her.  Now she only had her hair done once a week.  There was no shampooing daily.  It was just hair spray and more hair spray.  By the end of the week her head was itching so bad.  Since I switched to a shorter headed of hair many years ago, I gave up hair spray.  I just use things like Pomade and/or Gel.  It’s one or the other, not both together.  I guess that’s my girly side coming out.

On a work note, I got Facebook to give me one site yesterday.  Now I only have 7 more to go.  The site I was given I pulled off line right away and set the page to be deleted.  Since I sent everything to them yesterday morning I was kind of surprised that I didn’t get a flood of e-mail like the day before.  I don’t care just as long as they give me what I need so I can do my job.  I understand they are paranoid and have to make sure you are legit.  I gave them our website, which lists all of the places we own as well as their addresses.  I also provided a copy of my business card.  The problem is there are so many names in play, nothing connects you to the parent company which I am a part of.  Sort of like a shell game.  So I understand it looks like I am trying to defraud them or pull some wool over their eyes, but I am not.  It’s all totally legit.  I just hope they figure that part out soon.

Yesterday afternoon I was asked to go computer shopping.  I was given the specs on a machine and told to get a quote for it.  What they wanted was the equivalent of a BMW.  When I came back with the price they were sticker shocked.  They asked me how we could lower the price.  So I got them more of a compact Chevy model.  They liked the price but I still have the feeling it was a bit over priced.  I am waiting to hear if they want me to place an order.

It is no secret that we go through machines like candy here.  With every machine comes a copy of MS Office.  Yesterday I noticed we were running low, so I asked about ordering more and was given a green light.  I spent just under $10 thousand dollars on Office.  Kind of silly when you could get a license agreement and pay way less, but they don’t want to go that route.  There would be some sticker shock but in the end it would be better off for the company.  I guess all things in time.

Here we are another boring Wednesday morning.  I’m sure some work will come my way.  I haven’t broken the news about traveling on Friday, I a saving that for tomorrow.  Plus it sounds like I may be back on the road for a week.  We had a place switch internet providers because it was cheaper and they need help with getting hooked up.  They just asked me when I would be down. So I am working with them to see what we can work out.  I have plenty to do there so it wouldn’t be a boring week.  The question is would a week be enough?  I honestly don’t think so, perhaps a week and a few days then were talking. 

Well off to see what kind of trouble I can get into.  I will talk with you peeps later!

Weekend

Friday… We went to the restaurant I talked about.  I joined the Mile High Club and never left the ground.  They have a reward club for eating there called the Mile High Club.  Once you build up enough points you get a gift certificate for free food.  Not too shabby!  This place may become our new Friday nigh hangout.  At least I know it will be one of the places we frequent on a regular basis.  I got $54 worth of food for $26.

After supper it was back home, to relax.  I got a response from Facebook, it was a canned reply that basically said you did it wrong and here’s how to fix it.  They are sending me back to square one.  Seriously!

Saturday… Slept in way too much.  My partner left because he had to run to a store to get some parts.  I had agreed to go with him but forgot all about it.  I woke up shortly after he left. I decided to get a hair cut.  Wow, it was my lucky day.  I walked in and they were talking about having to call the help desk to hook up their fax machine.  I offered my services and much to my surprise they said if you hook it up, we will give you a free haircut.  So I unplugged the old one, plugged in the new one and presto all set.  I sent myself a fax from there and it showed up on my iPhone so I knew we were all good.  When I told them I was done some 2 minutes later they were surprised.  Gee it’s only a fax machine.  I got my free haircut and shampoo.  Saved myself $20.  I also gave them a card and said let me know if you need anything else.  Heck I could easily get free haircuts all of the time.  I went back home and my partner finally came home.  We went to eat at a place that sent him a $15 gift certificate for his birthday.  Food was okay, nothing too special.

I went out for some Taco Bell, a fish sandwich and to mail some letters.  It was dark and raining.  I was having a hard time seeing and of course I wasn’t wearing my glasses, not that they would have helped.  Some dummy decided to make a left turn, so they were moving over into the left turn lane and then at the last second they changed their mind.  By then I was right beside them.  The intersection we were at also allowed for someone one my right to make a turn.  So it was do or die – quick reaction on my part saved me from an auto accident.  I went right and then quickly went left.  Then I hit the gas to get the hell away from those crazy ass people.  See you just never know when something bad can happen out of the blue.

Sunday… Slept in again but woke up early.  Went to Huddle House for their Philly Cheese Steak, it’s something new they added.  It was really good.  I could have downed two of them.  One of the cute waiters was working.  I finally got up the courage to take his picture and I wanted to post it here just to show you what a fine sweet butt this boy had.  However, he was wearing black pants and the picture didn’t turn out so good.  Ah, well better luck next time. 

On our way home I talked my partner in to stopping at the grocery store.  We did and I got to spend even more of my money.  Then home to unload them and put them away. 

My car was making some funny noises so I decided to check the tires.  Sure enough they were low but not seriously low.  So I pumped them up.  All but one of them, no matter how much I tried it wasn’t taking any air.  Time for a trip to the tire store.  They patched a small leak but found no object.  Goodbye $25.  I’m back on the road.  Glad I found it when I did.  I don’t want to be stranded!

While I was waiting for my car, I used my phone and browsed Facebook.  You remember the friend that won’t talk with me.  Well I am friends with one of his sisters and she posted a recent photo of him on her wall.  I am such a mess after seeing that.  He has some facial hair and looks like he blew up a little.  I have no attraction to him but psychologically it has messed me up.  I just don’t get why our friendship had to end.  I want to reach out to him again but I’m sure it won’t do any good.  I respect the fact that he has his life.  I’ve certainly got one myself.  There is no good or valid reason why we can’t be friends, other than the fact he doesn’t want to.  A guy he introduced me to as one of his friends, who I think is also gay hasn’t heard from him in a few years either.  Makes no sense, other than the fact he was raised to hate gay people. We aren’t bad people, we just like dick.  It doesn’t mean we are going to try to recruit you or try to have sex with you.  The world is filled with lots of different people which is what makes it an interesting place.  Can you tell I went to bed thinking about him and I have had him on my mind most of the morning.  I guess it’s just time to let go but I have such difficulty with that.  Too many memories and things we went through.  What is worse he was right outside my office when the photo was taken. So close but yet so far away.

So my next BIG subject to write about is Big Boy.  He gets so winded very easily.  I thought about taking him to the vet on Sunday but then the tire thing happened and I got behind on laundry and well it sort of fell to the side.  Last night he didn’t sleep with me.  Not sure what that is all about, other than he probably doesn’t feel good.  I fed him this morning and he initially didn’t like what I gave him.  I thought we were headed down a bad road, but switched him to his favorite and he started chowing down.  He eats like a horse, which is part of the problem.  The vet will freak out again when we take him back.  Telling us he has to loose weight it’s critical for his health.  Yeah, okay.  If you were on death row would you want to loose weight and eat diet food?  I think not.  Give me all of the calories, fat and other bad things I’m headed for death might as well go out with a good tummy full of food.  So anyway he has been taking his medicine.  We are stepping down back to normal doses tonight.  I would really like to get 6 months before we had to take him back.  However, we may not have that chance.  I will keep an eye on him and if things continue to decline then he will have to go back.  If I wait too long he could easily drowned to death and well that isn’t the way I want to see him go out.  Poor big fella he is on my mind as well.  I just wish there was some way to save him, especially after all of the money we have tied up in him.  We got an extra 2 years and well no matter how much extra time we get it won’t be enough.

That brings us current.  Now on to Monday morning.  Ugh.  I got one of the last spots in the garage, but when I back out tonight it’s going to be rough.  Been dealing with Facebook.  The only way to really get their attention is to have an account.  If you’re an outsider they won’t do a whole lot for you.  So I created a dummy account.  I managed to put in a claim for each page to get me made the admin of the page.  If that happens, then I can close them down.  One of the pages I couldn’t do a thing with so I had to ask for the credentials.  I took ownership of that page and in the next 14 days it will be removed.  However, I was able to pull it off line right away.  That’s a good thing.  So 1 down and about 7 more to go.  Jeez!

Friday I will have to go back to the office that is close but has the million mile drive to it.  They have another computer that needs to be replaced.  I should be getting a couple new machines in today or tomorrow.  So I figure why not try to get an early weekend and go down to swap it out.  Shouldn’t take more than an hour tops.  If they have nothing else for me to do, then I will be able to leave.  Usually they pool stuff so when I walk in I think I am there for 1 thing but then get hit with 6 more.  I used to work with a couple sales guys like that.  They would call for help with 1 thing, then as you were wrapping up the call they hit you with 2 or 3 other things.  Suddenly you found yourself on the phone way longer than you wanted to be.  I am not big on surprises like that, just lay it all out and let me know what needs to be done.  I will take care of it. 

Wow, we are like 50 minutes away from lunch.  I bought this super sub the other day at the store.  I can’t wait to sink my teeth into it.  Oh get this Friday we had a food day here at work.  No one opened what I brought but someone took it home.  I’m not too happy about that but there isn’t a whole lot I can do.  It was a store bought item.

Tonight I am not sure what is on the menu but I know I have to hit the grocery store up again.  We need Lemons for fish.  I forgot Pineapple Juice, it’s my new thing and I love it.  Plus I have to get some eye drops because my eyes always manage to itch after I leave the house.  Plus it’s trash night.  Ugh!  I just want my ice pack for my foot and everything else will fall into place, or so I think. 

Well off to scour the net and pass more time.  I hope that you had a great weekend.  Take care and I will talk with you peeps later!

Impossible to contact

De crap it da fan man.  A management person found out that we have several unauthorized pages on Facebook.  I have been asked to take them down.  Yeah, you ever try to contact Facebook?  It’s like try to reach a human at Google, next to impossible!

I send an e-mail and it bounced back telling me that I wasn’t authorized to communicate with that address.  WTF!  Seriously?  So I dug up a couple more addresses and emailed them.  I am supposed to have an answer in 72 hours, we shall see.  I thought this would be easy but I guess I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

I took it upon myself to look for other things about the company on the internet and I found a couple but I am only doing what I am told.  Every time I try to do the right thing here, it comes back to bite me in the ass.  So I am pretending like I never saw anything else on the internet and only concentrate on FB.

FB setup their company to be web based and if you call them at 650-543-4800 you get prompts, press 1 and your politely told to go fuck yourself.  Press 7 and they tell you can leave a message but you never hear a beep, they hang up on your instead.  Wow, it’s easier to communicate with the president than it is to try to reach a human at FB.  It wouldn’t be so bad if they listed e-mail addresses on their page but they don’t.  It’s a mess!  God help anyone needing help from FB.

I forgot to mention this yesterday.  On my morning ride up in the elevator I saw this guy who had the cutest ears.  I am not a nibbler but boy they looked might good.  Good thing the door opened quickly!  I have no idea what is happening to me.

This morning I noticed my facial hair is starting to turn white.  Come on now I am not that old am I?  I hate shaving but I also hate seeing white.  My routine is shave on Sunday.  Then again on Tuesday night.  That’s it for the week.  My skin breaks out with razor rash and it itches and burns.  I find that the longer I go w/o shaving the better things seem to get when I actually do break down and shave. 

So tired today.  We had a food day and I ate okay.  Tonight we are going back to the same place as last Friday.  Were going to use the coupon, even if I have to order dessert.  I am looking forward to Cannelloni and sure hope it’s good.  I want to get out of that place while it’s still light and we can find a decent way home without having to go through neighborhoods where you might not come out alive. 

Big Boy has really been on my mind.  I’ve got a polar bear theme on my desktop at work and every time I see one of them I think of him.  He is breathing a little harder and having a lot of coughing attacks.  It might be time for another “oil change” where they drain the fluid.  It’s only been 3 months and were used to going 6 months.  I am hoping we/he can hold out a bit longer.  I know it’s just a matter of time where we take him over and they tell us there is nothing more they can do.  Damn scar tissue. The vet wants us to give up but we are fighters and so is our boy.  I mean he made it this far and it’s 2 years later.  He is young and youth should be on his side.  I try my very best to keep him comfortable.  I take his food to him and he is happy to eat it up and then fall back asleep. He doesn’t walk that well but he can still get around when he needs to.  I don’t want him to suffer but I also don’t want to live without him.  For two reasons, one I love him and I’m a stingy bastard.  Two I am afraid that it will cause a Domino effect with his brother and sisters.  They still know they are a family.  I know his brother will be lost w/o him they are best pals and spend a lot of time together.  The 3 of us sleep in the same room at night (most of the time).  I’ve increased his medicine in this hopes that it will help out. 

On to a lighter subject.  Yesterday I discovered that it’s better off if I wear my glasses all of the time.  I put them on at work and when the day is done, so are they.  I don’t like eating with them and driving with them is kind of a pain as well.  However, I am slowly changing my ways.  This getting older stuff isn’t what I had in mind when I said as a child I want to be a grown up.  Please take me back to my 20’s but allow me to keep all of the knowledge that I have today.  Then life would be grand!

I have some loose ends to tidy up so back to work.  I am looking forward to a technology break tonight, where I just come home and plop in my chair.  Turn on the TV and that’s it for the night.  No computer until tomorrow.  Friday’s don’t always work out like that but when they do it’s nice. 

Have a most excellent weekend and I will talk with you peeps later!

One Week–a lot can happen

In catching up on my regular reads there is tons of stuff be it news, porn or just peoples life details that I needed to catch up on.  The one thing that I was very taken back and shocked to learn was that Erik Rhodes (gay porn star) died at 30 of a heart attack.  In reading about him he sounded like a very unhappy person who abused drugs, steroids and lots of other things.  Regardless of what he did or how he chose to live his life, it is just sad that he is gone at such a young age.  I have a few of his movies but honestly he doesn’t do anything for me.  I saw something to the effect of he was a gay porn star and with how he lived his life, no wonder he is dead.  Wow, what a slap in the face.  He was a human being – have some compassion.  Porn Star or Rock Star makes no difference!

So I went in on Friday and did some talking with the bosses assistant.  Turns out if he is really mad he will call you and not send you an e-mail.  Plus he would have mentioned it to her.  So she pretty much told me there is nothing to worry about.  They both think I am doing a great job.  Sure would be nice if they told me that, it would go a long way at boosting my ego!  I know that the boss and I are supposed to talk next week, so we shall see how it goes.  Bottom line is this project isn’t a one man job and I need to bring in outside help or this won’t get done right and no one will be happy.  The other thing I am told is he is older so he forgets things, perhaps that can work to my benefit.

For work I have a Blackberry and was able to use my old case that I bought for my last job’s Blackberry.  I liked it so much that I purchased a spare.  Turns out on Friday night I noticed that the case was ripping and it was only a matter of time before it gave way and my device would fall out.  I broke out the spare but then began to think, hey I shouldn’t have to pay for a case or even use my own case for that matter.  So I broke out my Company AMEX and went to visit the Verizon store.  I got an Otter Box, which I didn’t like at first but now I am totally in love with it.  I didn’t know it but it has a sleeper magnet in it so when the device is holstered it behaves just as if it was in a genuine Blackberry case.  Plus it will protect the device and I am all for that.  It was $40, which is a bargain.  Then again it didn’t cost me a penny!

My feet, oh my feet.  Yes they are still bothering me.  I went to a Target while I was away and found some Ball Of Feet orthotics from Dr. Scholl’s which didn’t help at all.  At first they felt great but then that quickly wore off and my feet actually felt worse.  Flying with them in my shoes I figured it would cause a problem, but no problem at all.  I am investing a ton in foot care products that aren’t doing anything for me.  My partner wants me to go to a foot doctor, which I would love to do but that requires time off from work and I really don’t want to ask for time off again with only being there a month.  I mean I took a day off for my Bankruptcy Meeting and that was really pressing it. 

Yesterday I decided to break down and go to Wal-Mart.  You know that sick nervous feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when your about to do something you don’t want to do?  Yeah, that is exactly how I felt by going to Wal-Mart.  However, walking in I saw this hot guy and totally wanted to tap that.  However, he was married and with his wife.  I went to buy those custom made Dr. Scholl’s Orthotics but then I saw they wanted $50 and turned around and went back to the generic insoles.  I bought what the Dr. Scholl’s website suggested.  I went to check out and there was Mr. Hottie again.  So I got behind him to further enjoy the view.  Turns out him and his wife were as poor as me and my partner.  They were digging around for change and I tossed out a dollar bill and said here, take it out of this.  Man they were shocked and pleasantly surprised.  They thanked me and then tried to give me all of the change they were able to scrounge up.  I told them keep it.  So they gave it to the children, a donation box that was at the check out.  So be it.  Then I got my surprise.  The product I was buying was $12 but rang up for $9 – that was nice!  The product feels comfortable but I am still in pain.  Going to break out the ice tonight!  My next step when I get paid is checking out the Good Feet Store but that will be super expensive!  If you have any suggestions for Ball Of Foot Pain, I am all ears.

Ah, hotties are every where.  I saw several at the various airports I was at.  A few of them actually flew on the same plane with me.  On Thursday, there was this red head who was really tall and he was standing next to my seat as boarding was starting.  I was able to look him up and down, nice.  Then I noticed he had both of his hands full, so I could have felt him up but didn’t want to risk getting punched!  Sure would be nice to be a member of The Mile High Club.  I honestly don’t see how in the world anyone has sex in an airplane.  There is no freaking room!

I talked with my brother yesterday and turns out he got offered a day shift position.  He is happy about that but now wondering how mom is going to get to all of her appointments.  It will be a couple weeks before this goes through so they will have time to plan.  We got to talking about guys from high school and Facebook.  I was telling him about the hotties I saw on my trip as well as some of the guys that really turned out well from High School.  It was nice to be open and he didn’t object he was kind of surprised at some of the things coming out of my mouth.  In case your wondering he is totally straight. 

All of this travel, work and just being away from home has me really overly tired.  I took naps both Saturday and Sunday.  Too bad I can’t continue that on Monday.  I went out and got me a Stress B Complex Vitamin to add to my daily pills.  Figuring it will help me.  I picked up some Total Raisin Bran which I know will give me some energy.  If you need me I will probably be in the bathroom! :)  So hopefully next week I am full of energy and maybe just maybe my feet will not bother me anymore.  My nose is also driving me nuts, allergies are starting to get bad.  I thought about breaking out the roids to help with the nose and maybe it would help the feet as well.  However, I know that they lower your ability to fight infection and I don’t want to risk getting sick.  Speaking of health – I am still waiting to hear from my doctor about the results from my blood work.  I called the hospital this week and asked them to fax the results to him again.  Typically if I haven’t heard from him that means he didn’t get the results.  So I figured the hospital sending the results again won’t hurt anything.  I gained a pound and a half from what the scale says.  I have to be careful or I will blow up like a blimp again.  I already feeling my appetite kicking into over drive!

I am worried about Big Boy he has been coughing a lot.  I tried to listen to his lungs but all he does is purr.  He has taken to sleeping by the back door looking out the window.  He does come to my room at night.  Seems like he is doing okay for the most part.  I still want to take him to the vet next week to get checked out, it’s been a while and frankly a checkup is totally in order.  Momma is ripping her fur out, so I need to get her back and then we have to get Taz’s friend fixed.  That should take a decent chunk of my money.  Start slow and schedule the visits over time.

My body is craving a massage.  My back and neck are bothering me.  Perhaps it’s an Omen but I saw the guy that used to give me massages at the grocery store today.  I was gong to say something to him but decided not to.  He was really good but massages are expensive and they don’t last long enough for me.  Then again getting one on a weekend would be okay because it wouldn’t gobble up what little time I have in the evening. 

Laundry is calling me, I need to get some more pills and something for my nose.  I want to relax a bit and then it will be time to get ready for bed and call it a day.  Monday will suck for more than one reason.  Hopefully it goes fast and is pain free!  I will talk with you peeps later!  Take care and have a great week.

Employers & Facebook

In my job search process, I have read a couple of books to help me with career advice.  It always helps to know how to get ahead of the game and get pointers and tips, it can only make you stronger!

I was amazed that one book said, you might be asked for your Facebook Password in an interview.  Really?  You can’t ask me questions about my personal life, my sexuality but you can ask me for my Facebook Password.  Doesn’t seem right.

Lately in the headlines some employers have been asking their employees for their Facebook Passwords and if you don’t hand it over, then your fired.  That seems like a huge invasion of privacy.

I think that everyone has the right to some expectation of privacy, even though there really is no such thing as privacy in this day and age.  I mean there are cameras every place you go.  If you have a cell phone Law Enforcement can pay $1,50 and get pin point accuracy of your location.  The internet has brought about the ability for anyone to obtain a background check on you, for a fee of course.  So see there really is no privacy.

However, that be the case unless your trashing your employer or doing something illegal that involves or implicates your employer they really have no right to know about your private life.  Back when I was working, I mentioned that I had a blog and it was no big deal.  I was told as long as you don’t mention the company, then we really don’t care.

So now imagine your working along, things are going great and then the boss asks to talk to you.  It’s for one purpose… I need to know your Facebook Login and Password.  What would you do and Why?    Personally, I would explain that I am entitled to a private life and the company really has no business looking at my Facebook account and/or anything else that was not work related.  If that cost me my job, so be it.  I would proceed to retain an attorney to see what legal action could be brought.  Not to mention I would start looking for another job.

Thus far I have never been asked for my credentials by any former employer and by any prospective employer.  If your going to be that nosy, then there is a serious trust issue.  At that point it probably is better that we part ways.