Drove the truck as planned, got here safe. It was nice sitting up a little higher on the road. I heard the growling noise. It really sounds bad, like Ruthie was with me the whole way to work. I am driving it home and will resume using my car for the rest of the week. No word on Friday (my day off request) yet, my boss has a rule that you submit for the day and if no one else is off then it’s automatically approved. I like that but would rather have the assurance knowing that it’s been approved.
My other co-workers in IT are out today, so I am the Lone Ranger here. That means I could leave early if I so chose but if I did chose then you know as well as I that something would go wrong and I would probably get caught. Now I am talking like leaving 30 minutes early. 5 minutes well that probably won’t make much of a big deal, but the risk is still there.
I saw some Chili Pot Pies yesterday at the store. I picked up a couple and am looking forward to having one of them tonight. I sure hope they are as good as I think they will be.
After cleaning the microwave yesterday with boiling hot water it looks amazing. I feel like it belongs to someone else. How I let it get that bad is beyond me, just one of those things I guess I didn’t think about too much.
Got a call from the roof people. I need to call them back to set something up. Not really looking forward to getting the estimate but calling them back is the first step in the process. Really not excited to spend the money but it is going for something good.
That’s it for Monday. Depending upon how things shake out 3 or 4 more days to go. Hope your Monday was a great one!
I’ve done all of the usual chores and tasks that I normally do on a Sunday. I am actually still working on Laundry and can’t wait until it’s done. I get to shave and shower. That is the part I look forward to. There is nothing like a hot shower with no place to go and nothing to do, you can relax and take your time. However, all I think about is when I take my next shower it will be Monday, ugh I don’t want to go back to work.
I replaced the batteries in both of the vehicle remotes, I did it last year and I am thinking of making it an annual habit. I need to get the garage door opener in my car and my remote for the alarm. I finally after two years combined keys so that I have both vehicles and their remotes on one key ring. It sure does make things extra bulky but now I know the keys are with me.
The auction was slightly noisy they started setting up at 7a and I was in the master bedroom, the walls are paper thin. Holy cow I wasn’t happy but I understood they had a job to do. I was able to get back to sleep for a couple hours. Gator started crying at 4am when I changed beds. I didn’t think she would ever shutdown but she did. It’s 4p and the auction folks have been tearing down and clearing out for the past couple hours. They really drew in a crowd. It looks like someone parked on my lawn, not happy about that but it’s done – so there isn’t anything to do.
I am now into the series Drop Dead Diva. One of my former co-workers told me I would like it but at the time I would have had to pay to watch it because it wasn’t on Netflix but Amazon had it for purchase. I am into the 4th episode. Damn there were some good looking guys on that show. I had nap time and started dreaming that I was going out with one of the guys on the show, it was just surreal how that dream came about. I know that most of the fibers of my being long for companionship, so it is understandable. This morning at the grocery store there was a really hot guy, he was buying all of the healthy stuff and I was tossing what I wanted into my cart. Shame I couldn’t have tossed him. I wonder how much he would have rang up for?
Chatted with a friend about my experiences of yesterday last night and found out that if the wheel bearing does go, the wheel could come flying off, the tire would go flat and generally you would be in one hell of an accident. Yeah and I want to drive that vehicle to get my money back. I am questioning if that would be a good idea. I am thinking I will take it tomorrow but not sure about the rest of the week. I am going to find out what it will cost to fix it and may go ahead and spend the money for the repair now, instead of risking my life. It’s got airbags but I really don’t want to test them to see if they work, if you catch my drift.
I am rather impressed with myself I remembered to get Parmesan Cheese at the store, remembered to clean the microwave and I have been trying to get those two things taken care of for the last two weeks. It’s s sense of accomplishment. I didn’t want to go to the other grocery store after I saw my total at the first place this morning. Cinnamon Oatmeal will have to wait a week. I will survive with Apple but won’t be happy about it. I always have Cream of Wheat to spruce things up. I did pick up Pumpkin Muffins. Oh they will be great. I just wish they didn’t coat the tops with sugar. I am already sweet enough and more sugar isn’t what I need. It’s money and a man! What a shame they don’t top muffins with either of those!
Now I am off to search for a new photo for the header of the blog and of course add to my porn collection. Speaking of which I just unplugged my VCR & DVD player a while ago. I don’t really use them anymore and I heard they really consume the power, even in an off state. If that is a true statement then the power bill should go down. If I need them I will plug them back in. I primarily used both of them to watch porn, now we have all digital media. I am stuck with a video case full of VHS Tapes and DVD’s all porn. I have some normal movies on both forms of media but porn was the primary thing I collected. Like all hobbies, that was expensive. Sure would be nice to sell that stuff and make some of the money I sent back. There has to be a source to sell porn but I just don’t know if it’s worth the aggravation. Plus you probably wouldn’t ever know if you were selling to an actually adult or a kid who was just discovering sex. I mean there is a slight risk there and if you sell that to someone who isn’t a legal adult you could be in big trouble. Like I said aggravation.
I hope your Sunday was all roses. Last week tonight with John Oliver is back on Tonight and it’s also the start of Quantico. Looking forward to both. If all works out well this should be a 4 day week for me, that is in the hands of my boss. Once I know for sure I will be making an appointment for the car and possibly the truck again. Now off to tend to the laundry and find the perfect picture!
I woke up and really didn’t feel that well. I forged forward. I honestly didn’t think I would make it all day long, but I did! I was nauseated and my body kept telling me that something isn’t right. I get this funny feeling when I am getting ill. It’s been that way since I was a kid, kind of a strange tingle and warmness in the middle of my chest. So I know something is up. All thought I feel pretty okay now. I was hot most of the day, but that is semi normal at work.
Holy crap my chair came. It is amazing. One feature they didn’t include is a tilt lock, so I can’t lock the back in place. Granted most of the time I wouldn’t want to but when your keyboarding it’s recommended and it forces you to sit up straight. The blue fabric the office manager picked out is awesome and will match my spare pair of glasses. I just love blue. This was the highlight of my day!
I really devoted a lot of time last night to my momma letter. I can’t tell you how many changes and re-prints I did but it’s finally done and in the mail. I kept it professional and didn’t argue or challenge. I simply stated my point of view and explained that I was not in a position to help her or my brother given the circumstances and events surrounding the past two years. I casually mentioned that no one was there for me when I lost my spouse and that I have been on my own for quite sometime. I didn’t quite know how to say that I wasn’t saying goodbye forever but just for now. I still plan on sending her a Birthday Gift and something at the holidays. For my own well being I just can’t be around them, they are toxic and detrimental to my well being. My natural logic tells me to jump in and help, but I’ve given advice that no one wants to take. They both want me to pick up the ball and run with it, make it better because I am the one with all of this free time and logic. Sorry, it doesn’t work that way. I did reiterate the advice that I provided so it was clear and documented. I wanted to explain how neglect is a crime, but I took that part out. I figured they would think it was a threat and that I was going to file a complaint or take additional action. Nah, I’m really done.
I have been thinking about the vehicle situation. I am going to call the place where I got my tires from and see if they will be able to look at the brakes on the truck on Saturday. If they can awesome, if not well then I am back to taking time off work for it. I’d like to get that fixed so I can start driving that vehicle a little more and keep the miles off the car. That is the problem when you have 1 driver and 2 cars. One vehicle gets a ton of use and the other one sits.
I am fighting with the blowjob robot people. Trying to get my money back. I understand they can’t take the product back but I’ve tried everything I know with the product and it simply does nothing for me. I think this might be a futile attempt but they don’t say individual results may vary. No they pour on the hype and tell you how much it feels better than the real thing and how your going to love it and they market to take your money. I understand marketing but if your product won’t work for some people, then you owe it to put a disclaimer or warning on your page. They think I will be too embarrassed to file any type of formal complaints, they just don’t know who they are dealing with. I have the balls and won’t hesitate. I am giving them every chance and opportunity to try to make this right but if that fails well then we march into the land of formal complaints and disputes. I don’t see any shame in telling anyone I masturbate, they might laugh but so what. It’s all I have right now for a sex life. I am working on changing that but it takes a lot of time.
Ah, there I feel a little better now. Probably a lot of TMI. Ah thankfully tomorrow is Friday. It will be over and done with before you know it and I will be talking about the weekend. How about TV. The Fall line up starting to come back The Middle, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, Scandal a new show on Sunday Quantico. Spoiler alert Quantico has a gay character. It’s just good stuff and I will take in every morsel they produce. Anxiously awaiting the return of Shameless in January. Just found out that there won’t be a 3rd season of Alpha House, that sucks! Looking forward to House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Frankie & Grace. Yes, bring it on!
Happy almost weekend. Time to go tune in to TGIT on ABC.
In case you didn’t notice I was gone for a day. I took a blogger break, if you will. Work was a technology nightmare in the making yesterday. We had our email issue first. Now scans aren’t showing up and then our document management system hiccupped that just caused a frenzy of calls. I was happy when my phone time ended. If that wasn’t bad enough the guy next to me that has been sick for a couple weeks, well I think he has given it to me. My sinuses started pouring and I have this tickle in my throat that causes me to cough and I generally feel run down. I made it through the day yesterday. I drank 40 ounces of water. Had a couple cough drops and swallowed are you ready for this? A Benadryl. Yeah while I was at work. I was so tired I fell asleep during lunch while I was watching TV on my phone.
Once the work day was over with I went to get what was waiting for me at the post office. A post card from my friend on vacation, a bill and a letter from my mother. Yeah I didn’t need the last one. However, I figured something would result from my blocking them. The letter was enough to mess with my head. It’s written in large letters and in some cases isn’t legible at all. Like my brother she tries to use guilt to motivate me, telling me that I only visited her 1 time when she was in the hospital. Yeah okay, if I was playing on her level I would retort and say well you abused me as a child. That would surely bring the conversation to a screeching halt. I did draft a response to her, I am professional and basically telling her that I have tried to work with my brother, who she wants me to contact. He hears my advice but does nothing. I am tired of wasting my breath and it’s totally unfair to her because she is caught in the middle. I explain to her that her fears are not real and that it’s just like a kid who thinks there is a monster hiding under their bed. The fear is real but the monster is not. Once you realize that, everything changes. I go on to explain how my brother has legal power and I do not. I also explain that I have been through quite the ordeal with losing my spouse, trying to close out his life and stay afloat – during which process I lost my job and things were looking pretty down for a while. I have survived and done a damn good job. I had to fight for everything I have and there was no one who was helping me. Did you catch the subtle bit of guilt I dropped? I explain that I am not able to assist her due to my loss and still trying to recover from it. When your closing out another persons life and you are fighting legal and financial battles, it doesn’t provide much time to grieve. It is now that I am able to deal with all of that. She told me that she understood he’s gone but she is my mother. Yeah last time I checked spouse trumped mother. Plus neither her or my brother have lost a spouse and until you go through that, you will never appreciate the amount of pain that I am in and the horrific loss that I feel. Sure, we have all experienced loss but the loss of a spouse is far greater than what anyone can fathom. Especially given the circumstances surrounding his death. The momma drama has messed with my head but I am doing my best to work around it. Just when I had recovered and felt comfortable with my decision, presto she reappears. I do realize that some people might think that I am her son so I have an obligation. However, with all of the crap I have been through with her in my lifetime I think my debt was paid a long time ago and the books are even. My brother holds the legal power and it’s not my fault that he is a pansy and is thinking with his dick instead of his brain. Maybe he will wake up, maybe he won’t – either way I honestly don’t care. I am divorcing myself from the situation, because that is what I feel is right. A polish proverb comes to mind …. Not my monkeys … Not my circus!
I say I drafted my response but I have not printed or mailed it. It will require some fine editing and I will be working on that. This little ordeal coupled with my sinus issues caused me to have a horrible nights sleep. Consequently I stayed home today. Took another Benadryl and went back to bed. I did sleep away a good portion of the day. I kept thinking how it would be good to get the vehicles serviced but then I thought I needed my rest. There would be another day for that. The children have been all over me, all day long and enjoyed the fact that I stayed home because that entitled them to lunch. They were not shy about asking for it, either.
My goal is to relax for the rest of the afternoon and evening. Then return to work tomorrow and finish out the week. Hopefully I will find my chair waiting for me. If not Thursday then it should be there by Friday is what we were told. Here is hoping that I make it through the rest of the week and my body starts to feel better soon.
In the land of dating, I have found a lot of guys on the app that I have messaged but no one messages me back. A few really cute guys. I really want to give up but I know that I won’t find anyone that way. I need some good to come into my life and in an abundance!
Ever think that we rely too much on technology? We use a 3rd party cloud based email system for spam protection. All of our incoming and outgoing email routes through them. Today they have a problem and it’s affecting all US based customers. Email was dead for a while but now is flowing very slowly. One of our high ups sent an email out saying that the problem was fixed. I quickly did research and the internet said otherwise. It wasn’t but an hour later and he had to eat his words. It’s still broken and sounds like that will be the case for the majority of the day. Just because email stops business doesn’t. People need to communicate with their clients and exchange documents, setup meetings, etc. I guess people are finding out what the telephone was invented for. It won’t help you get your documents signed but you could fax them in and that would go over the phone line in most cases.
So this has been a very odd day. I knew something was up when I couldn’t park on my usual level in the garage. It’s just a strange day and I of course will be more thankful when it’s over with and I am at home with the furry children.
Outside of that nothing new or exciting. I did try to schedule some time off but the days I want I really need to be here to troubleshoot some AV issues. Not looking to do anything fancy but relax and get away from work. Plus get the truck looked at so I can start driving it a bit more. As well to get my oil changed in the car. I have plenty of time to get it done and will schedule something eventually.
Checked on the children and saw Mr. Bear moving about. No doubt he had to go to the bathroom and his brother was laying in his bed, so I am not sure how it worked out but I will know a lot more when I get home. Those two have been spending a little more time together, which is nice. They get along much better than me and my brother ever did.
I woke up early and decided to go back to bed, at least for another hour. I was up and out of bed by 8a. The children were fed and I was dressed and out the door. Breakfast as usual at my local Steak N Shake. I vary my orders, today was a lunch order with Chili 5 Way, Frisco Melt w/fries, Diet Coke and since the chili was a little spicy, it’s an excuse to get a Small Birthday Cake Milkshake. Very good and a cook that I have a crush on was working. I just happened to notice today he is whiter than any white person I have ever seen. I guess he gets no sun at all. Still he has a nice body and that is what I am crushing over.
Headed out to the grocery store where I thought I wouldn’t even come close to spending the required $70 and I surpassed it and spent $80, that was with only a moderate effort on my part. Not bad getting $20 worth of free food. I have Girl Scout Thin Mint Ice Cream Sandwiches and thought they would be a nice treat. They are just okay.
I drove the car until it was down to the last 10 miles before empty. Hit up the gas station and got a car wash. They gave me a discount on gas and a discount on the car wash, so I don’t think it was a bad deal. I just wish the car wash would actually get all of the crap off of your car that it’s supposed to. I debated about the cheap wash or if I should pay extra and go to the place with the solar hot wax. Turns out the solar hot wax would have been the better choice.
Got home, groceries put away. I figured I would leverage my time by using the energy that I had now before it left my body. So I cleaned the house and got the trash out. Then it was time to play with my finances and enter in all of the money I spent today. Not a cheap Sunday by any means. Surfed the internet. I found myself last night and again today on YouTube watching High Speed Pursuits, there is a specific channel devoted to them. Check it out, if you like that sort of thing you won’t be disappointed. It has sucked me in like sex, food and rock n roll it’s just one of those things that I can’t get away from. It’s best to put the video on full screen and then I find that I become immersed in it and it’s almost like I am driving the car. While I would like the chance to drive a real police car I don’t know that will ever happen. I can tell you that there is no way on earth that I would want to get into a car chase. They always end in disaster, the bad guy wrecks and occasionally the good guys do as well. However, I do understand the thrill of the hunt and the rush that you get from it.
I took a nap with Insty laying at my feet. I heard her purr motor on full blast and could feel it as well. She worships me and honestly I am not worth it. When I woke up it was time to tend to the laundry. I played on the computer for a bit. I figured out that Momma has been the one who is crapping in the basement. I am quite surprised and mad about it. She knows better. I cleaned it up and just barked at her a little bit. I think there is something medically going on with her, so she might get a trip to the vet out of this – not that I want that. It’s just uncommon for her to go outside the box. She seems to be trying to mimic LB. She lays in spots he used to, one of which is on the coffee table and she would never lay there. Also she holds one of her rear legs up in the air when she is laying down. I have struggled to try to figure this out and the mimic behavior has been on going since at least July.
Got my face all shaved, trimmed some body hair as well. Got a nice shower, feel pretty good. Laundry is all put away. Now I am just killing time before I go up and fix supper for all of us. I am having a frozen California Pizza Kitchen pizza. Sicilian I believe. I will put on extra cheese because that makes it better. Then it will be time to start prep for Monday. Not looking forward to that, but it’s coming like it or not.
No phone calls at all this weekend. I got some sales call on Friday night but it went to voice mail. Since then no one has bothered to ring me. I have done my fair share of guy searching on the dating app. It’s not Grindr but I have never had a problem getting guys to respond to me. Now I sent out messages and no one bothers to answer. Kind of frustrating since they are all looking just like me. I know we can all afford to be choosy but I have taken some chances. You just never know what your Mr. Right is going to look like. I am very limited now on who I have to chose from because most guys don’t want anyone over 40. Where have all the guys gone? This is kind of frustrating but I know with persistence I will get what I want. Sort of like a certain cat begging for food, two hours before normal dinner time. I wonder how they make it during the week when there isn’t anyone here to beg?
This should be my week. New Chair is supposed to be in and I very much look forward to planting my big fat ass in it. Autumn begins on Wednesday, the weather is supposed to be cooler this week. Nothing like pushing back the moon roof, rolling down the windows and driving in crisp cool air. This is the last full week before another pay day. Outside of that I don’t know of anything else good that is supposed to happen to me this week. I pray that it’s a calm quiet week filled with simple stuff and quick wins. Then again I pray for that every week.
I hope that you have had a very enjoyable weekend and that you took time to relax and unwind. The week can be so stressful but it’s important to take time out for yourself – nap, sleep in, go out to breakfast do something for you or buy something for you. Here’s to a great week ahead!
When I came home I remembered that this was the weekend of our neighborhood yard sale. People flock to that, so that gave me an extra incentive to stay home today. I pretty well slept the day away until around 2p when I got out of bed and got dressed. Then headed out to grab the mail and on to Red Lobster for a bite to eat. Then here I am back home.
My credit card company worked out the bugs with putting a photo on a chipped card, so I have been searching all over the place for the photo I used of Big Boy on one of my cards and can’t find it. I was able to upload a different photo but really would like to find the photo that I used before. My pictures are a mess and I need to take time to sort them but it’s one of those things I say I will do when time permits. Time is permitting now but I am blogging instead.
The mail didn’t bring me anything good, unless you count a photo of the White House when they switched to rainbow lighting to celebrate Marriage Equality. It was a mailer from the DNC trying to raise money for the next Democratic Presidential Candidate. I don’t give money to politicians, they are getting my tax dollars and I feel that is enough.
It’s kind of a blah weekend here. Wishing I had someone to spend time with. In other news the Norton Shopping Guarantee that came with my blowjob robot looks like they will cover the cost of the robot since it does nothing for me. Turns out they put you in touch with the Merchant and then if you can’t resolve the dispute they apparently pay up, but it looks to be a long process. I filed a claim and am waiting to see how things turn out. I did verify that I got full credit instead of 30% off for the additional sleeve that I purchased. I kind of doubt that I will get my money back but it’s at least worth trying. If the product worked like they claim and felt mind blowing good then I wouldn’t be making a complaint.
I started work on an update to My Book filling in the pieces of the puzzle and how things turned out. I am taking my time in getting things together and will eventually have it back up on LULU for purchase. I am proud of my accomplishments, including publishing a book (even if there were some typos).
Going to head out to Target soon to pick up a few things and probably stop for cat food. Then tomorrow it will be breakfast and grocery shopping. I’ve got my $20 coupon and looking forward to using it. I hope your having a great weekend and enjoying time away from work and the hustle and bustle of what is Monday thru Friday. One more day!
I got a text message on the way to work, my friend is fine just not talking with anyone while on vacation. Ok so I know that she is still alive that is good but all of the stress that she put me through, I could wring her neck.
Despite my aggressive and very painful massage, I am able to walk today. It’s actually sore around my waist in the rib area. My body is pretty used to the massage thing, despite the pain. Hopefully I am not sore all weekend long.
I got the replacement sleeve for the robot. I took it for a spin last night. I sense more feeling but it didn’t do the job. I don’t know what all of the rave reviews are about, I think they paid people off. So in my opinion I would skip the purchase if I had it to do over again. Fortunately, they provided a shopping guarantee with the purchase, it’s through a third part. I am going to file a claim to see if I can get my money back. I don’t expect it to work but it’s at least worth trying.
Very bad accident on the way home last night. They shutdown the freeway – there were cop cars everywhere. We were reduced to the far left shoulder and it was one car at a time. I saw a mini van taxi cab facing the wrong way and it was beat to hell. If anyone came out of that accident without serious injuries it is simply amazing.
Got me kisses from Big Boy (Bear) last night. He was crying out for attention and I went over to him to rub his belly. He saw my leg and grabbed it with his front paws and locked on to it. The he started licking it. This happened two times. So a bear hug and kisses. He is such a sweet boy and he has really been put through the wringer. I thought I heard some extra fluid this morning he was having a coughing attack, which is normal. I will be keeping an extra eye on him. He will get more attention over the weekend. Marv slept with me and he is still chewing on my fingers. I offer him the Banana and since that doesn’t taste like fingers he just looks at me funny and then tries to bite me.
I’ve really been doing more thinking about a new car but in my heart I know that the right move is to see what is wrong with the truck and how much it will cost to fix. if it’s not terrible then fix it. If it is then find someone who buys junk cars and call it a day. Keep my car and keep on trying to save money. Going from two vehicles down to 1 will be much less expensive due to maintenance as well as insurance, then there is the matter of license plates, etc. That would really be a huge help. I mean I am not struggling to make ends meet, I am well taken care of but there are other things that I need and I am always trying to find a way to save money where and when I can.
Looking forward to grocery shopping this weekend, only because I get to save $20 provided that I buy at least $70 worth of food and that shouldn’t be a huge problem. You can rack that up easy, especially in the meat department – which I rarely visit. Most of my stuff is frozen, not healthy but easier to cook and tastes much better than if I made it.
So there you have it, Friday in a nut shell. Unsure of my plans for the weekend but I am leaning towards being lazy on Saturday, at least part of the day. Thought about going to the buffet but I don’t feel it now, maybe that will change come tomorrow. Otherwise, I will dine at some place local. I really don’t want to be here at work now, very tired and looking forward to sleeping. I will make it, this morning was really bad. Now that I am off the phones I think I will be able to manage or so I hope.
Have a great weekend and I am sure our paths will cross at some point over the weekend. Be well!
Today started off fairly well but then I had my massage and wow, I honestly don’t know if I will be able to walk tomorrow. She went after my lower back and I have serious issues there, I should have stopped her but I breathed through the pain. Massage doesn’t always feel good like one thinks it should. Sometimes you have bad knots that need to be worked out, which was the case for me. I just hope I am okay tomorrow.
Last night I got word on my chair, it should be here by the end of next week. There is a ship date of Monday for it. I know for a fact it was custom made, but it’s just a matter of putting a piece of fabric on. It’s not like they took a mold of my body and contoured the chair around that. If they did then I would certainly understand why it took so long.
I have a friend who is on vacation in FL. There is proof that she made it there. However, I haven’t heard from her in days, which is uncommon. Every time I call no matter when I go straight to Voice Mail, which means the phone is turned off. I reached out to her husband and he isn’t concerned, he told me she was probably on the beach and to leave a message. Great, I think she was eaten by a shark or something serious has happened. It’s a feeling that I can’t shake since this is abnormal behavior from her. Text messages haven’t been returned either. Normally if there isn’t time for talk she will at least be able to send me a message. She isn’t scheduled to be back until late next week, so only time will tell. Meanwhile I keep on calling and hoping for a ring instead of straight to voice mail.
I have confirmation that my new sleeve for the robot is waiting for pickup at the post office. Unless something goes wrong tonight I will be giving it a run for it’s money to see if it performs better. My hope is that it does, otherwise it’s a lot of money down the tubes for not.
Nothing else really new at the moment. Looking forward to out of here. Lots of calls today due to an update that was pushed and forces multiple reboots. Then the guy next to me is sick and I hope I don’t get his germs. I usually get something with the change of seasons but thus far I have been okay, because the weather hasn’t been that bad. However, I notice my allergies have picked up a little bit.
Tomorrows Friday, hopefully that means that it will be a guaranteed good day!