Lighting Strikes Twice

Morning … Hope that your enjoying your Friday Eve!  I heard yesterday as did everyone else that was in the meeting that were getting a second holiday bonus due to profits being so great.  Even better they are giving it to us on our next check.  It will probably be comparable to our traditional holiday gift so a few hundred dollars and then taxes come out.  Don’t get me wrong I’m not ungrateful but by the time taxes come out there isn’t a whole lot left.  If it turns out to be more great but my hopes aren’t set on high for a large dollar amount.  Every penny helps and if I get enough money that I don’t have to tap savings to pay for my pen that would be awesome!  They did this last year for us but I never expected it to happen again.  Folks might start getting used to this. 

Speaking of pens, I filed a dispute yesterday with my bank over the credit that Amazon owes me for the return.  I was told they have 15 days to issue the credit from the date they received the return, if they don’t then the bank will issue me credit and start the dispute process.  Right now it’s just sit back and wait.  Meanwhile the nag alerts still are coming in that my balance is higher than normal.  I control those alerts but it’s set for a reason as a cautionary thing.

Got my nap yesterday with the cats and took in some TV.  There wasn’t a whole lot going.  I was sitting in the sun by lunchtime with Mora in the living room.  She had me all pinned down and I got hot enough that I just came back downstairs.  Managed to get a little bit more work done that rolled in but for the most part sat around and surfed the web.

The Lasagna was delicious and I ate it all, had that awful full feeling because it was so rich.  I didn’t eat anything else for the rest of the night.  The cats were content in their cat beds I passed out some cat nip and went through my normal shutdown routine.  They never came in my room and I was able to watch TV and fall asleep alone.  Sadly I didn’t stay asleep for long.  I was up by midnight and watched a little TV.  Rudy tried to get some food out of me but that didn’t happen.  I went back to bed for a couple hours and was up again at 5 thanks to Rudy who though it was time to get up.  There was no going back to sleep but I made him wait until normal time before I passed out breakfast.  He wasn’t happy about that. 

I wanted to call in today and go back to bed due to the lack of sleep but I pushed and I am doing okay at the moment.  I know the bottom is going to fall out soon enough and I will be tired.  Good thing I have all my work done at the moment.  The only thing on my schedule is lunch.  I will be headed up to relax with the cats and probably take a nap.  Keeping an eye on my phone and if work rolls in I can easily come back down or grab my laptop if I feel that lazy.  No sense in wasting a perfectly good vacation day when I can be off unless someone bothers me. 

One more day and I am plotting my Saturday with breakfast a trip to see my friends and to get the mail.  Then debating about what to do for my main evening meal.  Thinking of traveling to the buffet but Red Lobster also sounds good.  Kind of depends on how I feel and what I crave a bit more a long drive or a short drive that will dictate where I go. 

Sadly today is death day for the Showtime standalone app.  I found out that Paramount is bundling their app with Showtime but just because you subscribe to Showtime via cable doesn’t mean you get a Paramount subscription automatically.  There are all sorts of Terms and Conditions.  That’s a convenient way to say I’m going to get the short end of the stick.  I like the standalone apps so you can watch what you want whenever you want.  This is all a part of a movement to rebundle things and for those people who thought they were saving money by getting rid of cable and subscribing to standalone services, all it all up and you’ll likely find that you are paying more so a story said from CNBC.  It’s just another way to make money and that’s what big business is all about turning a profit.  There are people who subscribe long enough to watch what they want and cancel.  They call that CHURN and it’s very popular.  I on the other hand subscribe and keep the service despite the fact that I might not watch anything for months.  Me thinks I am going to re-evaluate that and might wind up getting rid of some services. 

Here’s hoping it’s a great day for all.  Stay warm and be well. 

Man Candy

Feeling Lazy

Morning … I made it home at an early hour like I wanted and promised the cats.  They were starving so I gave them food and then got comfy and put away my leftovers from lunch.  I hardly ever eat everything that I take in.  The package I got was indeed the fire truck calendar and it looks pretty good.  Got to see the people that I wanted to and had a decent day.  However, once it was time to eat supper I was dead.  The day had taken its tole on me.  I ate and that gave me some minor energy that didn’t last terribly long.  I made it to my normal time and then got ready for bed.  I got in bed way early and was out early.  I was tired because of waking up early and going through the motions and I didn’t have a nap all day long.  

The cats wouldn’t let me sleep they had to fight during the night and my body naturally woke me up a couple times in addition to the fight.  I managed to get back to sleep.  About the time I got comfy I felt Rudy climbing upon top of me.  He knew I was awake but he patiently waited for me to give him attention and acknowledge that he was there.  I wound up getting up about a 1/2 hour early and while the cats were thrilled about it, I was not. 

I had breakfast, got dressed and medicated.  Then spent some time with them and looked over my phone to see what I was walking into.  It’s a quiet and calm day thus far.  It’s also super boring.  I was bothered twice last night by two different people and had to make a call to my boss to fill him in.  I took care of the situation but wanted to educate him because it had the potential to blow up.  As per usual I was told thank you, that I did everything correctly.  Now I kind of wish I would have asked for today off. 

We have a couple meetings today.  One is with the boss and it’s going to be our usual mid-week of listening to him flap his yap.  The other is with the entire company to get a progress update.  Were all hoping that we will hear that were at another year of record profit and they are going to give us a second holiday bonus like they did last year.  I think we will hear the profit part but as for the second holiday bonus I am not holding my breath.  That I think was a one time thing last year and it was the first time it’s ever happened.  While I hope history repeats it’s self in this case I don’t have high hopes for it.  I don’t expect any bad news though and I think everyone is thinking the same.  Hopefully, at least that part is true. 

I’ve got my dumb report to prepare and get out but part of me says do it now to occupy myself and the other part of me says it can wait until tomorrow.  That’s when I have it scheduled.  I like having free time but being bored just makes the day drag on that much longer and it seems like quitting time will never get here.  I just did a quick check of my schedule for the rest of the week and based on my calendar it’s going to be calm and boring for the rest of the week.  Of course, I can’t go just by my calendar alone because you never know what is going to crop up and creep in. 

If all goes well I plan to indulge in store bought Lasagna for supper tonight.  It’s really rich and quite filling.  It’s not my favorite Lasagna but it’s not bad and sure beats frozen. 

Still waiting on Amazon to issue my refund, it’s odd that it’s taking a long time.  They for sure have the package and I’ve got proof of that.  I am trying to be patient but the card I used is over it’s normal balance limit and I’ve got nag alerts set so they come rolling in at the start of each day and I get two of them. 

Just got an alert that someone was at the front door, looked and it was the mailman dropping off a box.  Turns out it’s my new pen and thankfully it’s exactly what I wanted in the first place.  I am beyond pleased.  Glad I didn’t return the refills to Amazon because they fit the new pen like they are supposed to.  Can’t believe this all worked out but I am glad that it did. 

Here’s hoping it will be a great day for all.  Take care, stay warm and be well.  Talk with you all again soon.

 

Difficult Day

Today is a difficult day for me, it marks the one year passing of Gator.  I made it to the office but I went kicking and screaming.  I wanted to just hole up and shut the world out today.  Just sit and watch TV or sleep and be with Rudy & Mora.  However, I know that wouldn’t have been much of a productive day. 

I remember this day like it was yesterday, it’s cold like it was last year but this afternoon it’s supposed to warm up a little bit.  I know there is no more suffering and no more waiting or wondering and no worrying.  Still I miss that 18 year old girl who would be 19 now.  It’s a long time and that’s why it hurts so much.  I went through her photo album earlier in the week and Mora came over and hugged me.  I didn’t’ make a sound or say a word but she just knew.  I just hope that my little girl is with her family and the lights didn’t just get shutoff as I suspect that’s what happens regardless if your an animal or a human.  One day your here and then suddenly your not.  Death and the afterlife aren’t exactly great subjects for me.  I have always had a hard time with death since I was a kid and it has only grown worse as an adult. 

I know that I am paving a new road now but honestly I don’t want to.  However, life is all about moving forward and not about looking back.  I’m human and tend to think about the past a lot, primarily because it was happier times but I didn’t know it then like I know it now. 

I’m thankful for everything except the pain.  It won’t be too many more weeks and we will mark Mora & Rudy’s 1 year anniversary of us being together.  That’s next month though. 

On my way to work I got a notification there was someone at my front door.  It was the mailman dropping off a flat that looks much like the firetruck calendar that I ordered.  I won’t be able to confirm that for sure until I get home, provided it’s still there.  Tis the season for package thefts.  I don’t think anyone would want it but then again you just never know. 

I tracked my pen and it’s already made it’s way to the local distribution center so it should be delivered with in a day or two at most.  It would be nice if the mailman brought that to my front door but I don’t expect it.  All of the shipping carriers are running extra routes through my neighborhood and FedEx and the post office are the two most popular as I see their trucks the most, even on Sundays. 

Wolfed down part of my lunch and then started surfing and blogging.  The morning was a little busy here but I was also productive as well.  Had a morning meeting and have an afternoon one to go to here in a while.  Then the day is pretty well done.  I stick around just in case something shakes loose but I hope to be gone by 3 and home by 4.  It’s the last day of this year that I plan to come to the office unless there is some reason for me to come back.  I am on-call next week and after Christmas the last week of the year is short by 1 day because of the holiday.  For the most part no one will be here and not much happens then so I see no point in coming back not even for 1 day.  I wish we were like Cisco and hot a holiday shutdown break and didn’t have to come back until next year but that’s not how things work here. 

I’ve got plenty of time in the bank so I can take off when I want but I would rather have it planned than unplanned.  If I went any place right now it would be some place warm on the West Coast.  However, no vacation or travel plans at the moment.  Just kind of waiting for the year to fizzle out and the new year to start and we do the same thing over again.  Not all of the faces will be the same but the work for me will be.  Thankful for my job but wish it came with less BS and politics. 

Happy Tuesday.  Back to the salt mines for now, trying to keep my mind occupied so I don’t dwell about Gator but my mind seems to go back there regardless.  Rudy & Mora will be getting some hugs tonight for sure!

Thanks for stopping by, talk with you all again soon.   

 

Ah Monday again …

Morning, hope that you had a great weekend.  I woke up early yesterday got breakfast, hit up the grocery store and gas station.  I wanted to go out for supper but opted to stay home as it was cold outside and I didn’t want to get out in that. 

I found some holiday cookies that I had ordered via Amazon at the grocery store.  I cancelled the Amazon order since it hadn’t shipped and saved my self some money.  I have cookies everywhere and won’t be running out for a while.  I keep buying them but am growing tired of them.  I am collecting the Linzer cookies from Pepperidge Farm because they only are available now and after Christmas they will be gone until next year.  The grocery store just put out their Archway display and that’s where I got my extras. 

Picked up a small carton of Egg Nog, no alcohol I like it straight.  It’s good and I can drink it in large quantities despite it’s richness it doesn’t seem to get to me like it does other people.  I had a small glass last night with of course some cookies. 

The fridge is oddly fuller than normal and my grocery store bill was larger than it has been in a while.  Breakfast yesterday was a yummy Sausage, Bacon and Cheese Omelet with a side of toast and gravy.  The chef went a bit overboard on the cheese but it was all really good.  Not a huge Bacon fan but threw it in to change things up.  Don’t know that I will do that again for a while I am more of a sausage guy. 

Mora got sick yesterday multiple times and that made me add a spot carpet cleaner to my Amazon list.  I will be getting one sooner rather than later.  This was my fault because I have been putting off brushing her.  That came to an end last night and I got some serious fur off of her.  Need to get her brother but she is by far much larger and thus furrier than her brother.  Got to love on both of them yesterday.  We all slept together last night.  That is until I got to sleep and then they left me but I didn’t know that until I woke up this morning. 

Spent the day watching Roseanne and I am growing tired of that but it’s really the only thing available that I have any interest in.  I have looked at some YouTube videos but always default back to Roseanne.  It’s interesting seeing the cast age and grow, reliving memories from when I was younger.  There were a couple times I laughed last night that scared both cats because laughter is still a foreign sound to them because it’s not a sound that comes out of me often so they are still getting used to it. 

Warmer weather is here at least for a couple days but then were headed back into the deep freeze.  I am headed into the office tomorrow despite not wanting to work and not wanting to go.  Our receptionist is retiring and this will be the last time I see her.  We have spent 9 almost 10 years together and she has both made me laugh and rubbed me wrong.  I got a card for her that I am dropping off. 

My Sunday started off with finding out that Rudy opted to play in my bathroom sink and managed to get my eye drops down the drain.  That took me a few minutes to fish out and I wasn’t terribly happy.  That boy is curious and playful but it always seems to happen at the wrong time.  I want to get cans of air that have motion detectors on them and set them up so that he would get blasted and scared when he gets to some place where he shouldn’t be.  That would cure him I think. 

Listening to some conference call where everyone is rambling on.  I am supposed to be looking at a screen to see the presentation but I honestly don’t give a damn about what is being discussed.  It’s a review rehashing the last couple months and I’ve lived through it already.  It’s the only meeting/call that I have on the books for today. 

I’ve got plenty to do but I am saving a large part of that for tomorrow. 

Pen update.  The old pen has been returned and received by Amazon as of a few minutes ago.  A label for the new and what I hope is the correct pen was created yesterday.  It’s coming through the USPS and of course to my street address where there is no mailbox which could cause a slight delay before it’s delivered.  I’m just waiting for it to be placed in the mail stream so I know around what day it’s supposed to show up so I can go fetch it.  My hope is that it’s hear by the end of the week, it’s being shipped from within the states so it shouldn’t be too terribly long. 

One horrible task that I hate I need to do today and that’s put air in my tires.  The temperatures change and that causes the air pressure to change.  It’s best to fill your tires in the morning before your vehicle is used.  I could tell the other day that the pressure was getting low by the ride.  My gas mileage decreases a bit as well.  I don’t have real time pressure monitor that shows each individual tires pressure.  It’s something that is available but not toggled on for my model.  I want that in my next vehicle.  I’ve got the standard TPMS and if I get seriously low on air or the tire rapidly goes flat that will trigger a warning.  Tires I hate them but keeping them in tip top shape is in my best interest because so much is riding on them. 

Hope that your Monday is good and that we can move on with this week already.  Stay comfortable and be well.  Talk with you all again soon.  Thanks for stopping by!

Feelin Okay

Howdy, hope that your Saturday is going well.  I had one hell of a nightmare that woke me up around 3a.  Glad it was Saturday because if this would have happened any day of the work week I would be out the next day for sure.  Glad that is behind me.  I watched a little TV and drank a Sprite.  Even fed Rudy a mid-morning snack and he got breakfast when I woke up.  Now every time I go to the kitchen he follows me thinking he’s getting food.  What have I done? 

I got up early, took a shower and got dressed.  Went to Bob Evans for breakfast.  Got to watch the police deal with a car accident and saw a tow truck load and haul away a car.  I put my order in and they didn’t have the accident cleared until I was nearly done.  I had some double Blueberry Pancakes, which were good but nothing like Cracker Barrel.  Bob Evans gives you much more to eat than CB though.  I didn’t have any eye candy to look at but such is life. 

Got the mail and then came back home when I was done and waited out the hour.  My vehicle title finally arrived, thank goodness!Apparently me and 65 other people had the same bright idea to be the first in line at the UPS store.  I was tired and really didn’t want to be screwed with but the nice guy in me came out and I held the door and allowed everyone to go ahead of me.  Dumb idea since I was tired the Blueberry Coma was setting in.  However, I got more thanks from people it was just utter shock that someone would do such a good deed.  Some people didn’t say anything and that’s okay too.  I felt good and that’s all that matters.  The wrong pen is on it’s way back so I should be getting my refund in a couple days, the package arrives back at Amazon on Monday.  Normally as soon as UPS scans the label they issue the refund but that hasn’t happened so far.  The right pen has yet to ship and I figured out that I spent $29 more if it’s truly what I want and I think it will be then it’s worth it.  I just want a tracking number so I know when it’s coming and via what carrier.  My best guess says it won’t ship until Monday.  Waiting it’s what I think we spend half of our lives doing waiting be it for a package, letter, to talk to a person, doctor, waiting for news good or bad, just waiting.  I’m not a fan but realize that it’s just part of life, like it or not. 

Made my way back home in a flash and was undressed and in bed with the cats next to me watching TV.  We watched a few episodes of Roseanne and then I finally fell asleep.  Woke up around 11a I think.  Passed out lunch for Rudy and grabbed a soda and some chocolate orange slices for me.  Back to Roseanne. 

Amazon delivered my final package today which was cologne.  They put it way on the other side of my porch but that didn’t stop me I went out in a shirt and a pair of boxers to fetch it.  It was slightly nippy but I didn’t care.  I wasn’t nude and no one was given a reason to complain. 

Then back to the TV and watching Roseanne.  Finally enough time lapsed it was time to go fetch some supper.  I didn’t make the trip to Outback that was just way too far for me to drive and kind of silly.  I wanted Reb Lobster but talked myself out of that and into pizza.  Yeah I went to the place where all of the cute waiters are and they were all working.  I got my fill of eye candy.  Nice legs and asses to gaze at and dream about but that’s just it all a dream.  I saw a guy eating by himself and got his servers attention and paid his bill after paying my own.  I pulled my magic trick speech on him and he’s the second person to tell me that he doesn’t like magic.  I told him that he should have said yes because I made his bill disappear.  He was in utter shock.  He shook my hand, asked me if I was from around town and I told him where I lived.  Turns out he’s a neighbor just down the road from me.  We had a few minutes of small talk and then I got going.  He wasn’t anyone I wanted to date but if I ever see a guy that I like that is eating by himself I will for sure use that trick to try to get a date.  This was me doing my random good deed.  I haven’t bought anyone’s meal in a while.  Made me feel good. 

My reward was on the way home some jack ass almost side swiped me.  I followed them for a while and made them nervous that their driving just got more erratic that I just backed off.  I wanted to call them in as possibly drunk based on the way they were driving but opted to just back off and let them go. 

Since I went a different way home from following the jack ass I opted to stop and get pet food.  I also went to look at cats up for adoption.  Found one Tuxedo cat that looked cute.  Saw another one that looked like Rudy but had a much lighter coat.  I am not looking to add but thinking about Gator and just had to look.  Surprise adoption fees are only $25 for the holidays to help move the animals out of the shelter.  They did the same thing last year.  Walking into the store I saw the pet bed that I bought her they had tons of them for sale.  That is what started me thinking about her.  I bought way too much food for Rudy & Mora and then came home. 

Decided to come downstairs to take care of some business.  The cats are always nagging me to come down here with me.  Now that were down here they want to go back upstairs like they are over this basement thing.  Were going up as soon as I press post and I’ll bet you anything I have to fight them to get them back upstairs. 

Doing the dishes, having another soda and watching more TV.  Until it’s time for bed.  Plan to get up early and have breakfast out.  Mail some letters and hit up the grocery store and gas station.  How exciting.  I might go out for supper again depending on how my mood is. 

Just wishing I had a friend or a boyfriend, something more to come home to than two cats that love me and suck up all of my attention.  Here’s hoping that tomorrow is a great day because it’s my last day off until next weekend. 

Stay warm & be well.  Talk with you all again soon.  Thanks for stopping by!

One more time

Feeling bummed out about this pen situation, I went looking on my phone.  Found a place called Jomashop and they have the pen I want.  By pictures they show that it takes the LeGrand Refill and they use Amazon pay so they made it super easy.  I placed an order now I just have to sit back and wait for it to arrive.  I took the free shipping but I could have upgraded but I really don’t like paying for shipping. 

I hope this turns out to be a success and not another flop.  I see that I can return it if I am not happy so that helps but honestly I really don’t like returning things either. 

As for Amazon I’m returning the pen that they sent and keeping the refills as they should fit the new pen I ordered.  If not it’s easy enough to still return them, I’ve got plenty of time. 

I am paying a little more money but if it gets me what I want and I’m happy then that is all that matters.  Thankfully money isn’t a concern, if it was I wouldn’t be buying a fancy pen. 

I worked in a little bit of a nap and just had a quick snack for lunch.  Still not hungry but I am thinking about supper.  Might wind up eating junk if not then it will be something frozen more than likely. 

Both cats are passed out, one in each pet bed.  That won’t last but another hour and then it will be time to feed them.  Rudy has his stomach on a timer, he is always the one who gets excited over food.  Mora gets her excitement from treat time and catnip time, those are events she has on her timer.  She eats but just isn’t excited about it as her brother. 

We are quite the interesting bunch.  I’m looking forward to eating breakfast out tomorrow and being one of the first people in line at the UPS store when the doors open.  That place gets nuts quickly and that’s on a normal Saturday, were in holiday mode now so I expect it will be extra crazy. 

I reached a stopping point about an hour ago at work and just walked away.  What I accomplished today is good but there will be more waiting for me come Monday, as they say the beat goes on.  I worked a little harder today than I would on any given Friday but it’s all water under the bridge. 

Here’s to the weekend!

Peacock

Good Morning!  I hope all is well. 

I got the pen and refills all boxed up, shame that Amazon is making me return them each in their own box as they could have both fit easily in one box.  I’ve had some second thoughts about returning the pen but it’s honestly not what I was wanting.  I’ve done more browsing on Amazon and think that I see what I want and I could buy it but I am a little shy about it as I really don’t want to get my hopes up only to have them dashed.  Mont Blanc does have boutiques or stores but none in my area and I would need to travel to find one.  Unless you are absolute buying a pen sight unseen and only relying on pictures is kind of like buying shoes the same way.  You pay your money and take your chances.  If I didn’t have a recourse of a refund I would be pissed. 

All hell broke loose last night as I was trying to wind down from the day and I kept getting pulled back to have to login again and again.  Finally I got to a stopping point and just said time to do me. 

I had a hot dog for supper but wasn’t really hungry.  That’s kind of odd but I normally don’t get hungry I just eat out of habit.  There are times I crave food and seldom do I feel hunger but when I do I need to fix that asap.  I think if I waited for my body to tell me it was hungry before I ate it might be a few days.  My blood sugar would fall as well. 

Back to the fun for the final day.  I’ve got a crap task of deleting peoples old files.  It’s part of my normal job and I do it once a month but there are people that have been gone for years and years that fell through the cracks so now is time to play catch up.  Everyone seems to have a large amount of data that take around 20 minutes to delete so the process goes pretty slow but everyone once and a while I luck out and get someone who’s data deletes quickly.  Kind of like playing the lottery, you just never know. 

Last night I signed up for a subscription to Peacock TV.  They have a few things I want to watch.  My main reason for joining was to watch the old Roseanne series from start to end.  I opted for the more expensive tier to cut out the commercials.  It’s very nice.  They have what seem like endless choices in content variety.  Plus my local NBC station can be viewed through the app.  It’s presently blocked as my tv provider is in a contract dispute.  I enjoy Chicago PD and SNL (weekend update) and really don’t want to miss them.  Not exactly sure how long I will stay subscribed but I did it month to month instead of paying for a year in advance as I know at some point I will loose interest.  I’m paying so much for TV you’d think that I would be able to always find something to watch but seems like the more content choices I get the more difficult it is to find something good to watch. 

The toilet cleaner I bought has to sit overnight for 6 hours.  My stomach was kind of suspect last night so I didn’t put it in.  I am thinking of trying it tonight.  The thought of not flushing for 6 hours is kind of like when you go for an x-ray and they stay don’t move.  The first thing you want to do is move.  I’m sure my toilet has gone more than 6 hours without being flushed from just normal overnight non use but thinking about it makes me want to flush it.  Strange how that works. 

Both cats are now sleeping on their backs.  Mora started this and Rudy has picked up on it.  They both got into their new sleeping position for the first time together while I was getting dressed this morning.  It was so cute.  Took me back to the days of Momma’s family when the entire family used to do that.  They seem to enjoy it when they are younger but as they age they do it less and less.  Mora likes to get on her back when she is snuggled up against me on the couch and her legs dangle and I struggle to support her.  They can be so damn cute at times.  Makes you forget about all of the hell they cause.  I need to do a brushing and have been putting that off for a while.  I’ve had a couple messes to cleanup and each time I say I’ll brush them tonight then I forget or just am too tired. 

I’ve got one hell of a knot in my shoulder that has been driving me crazy.  I’d like to take a muscle relaxer and call it a day, I know that would knock me out but the question is what would I be like tomorrow?  I need to get to the UPS store.  That and the cat food store and post office are the 3 trips I have to make.  Otherwise I can linger at home.  I guess it depends on how bad it gets before I give up if in fact I do give up.  I think I will power through the day even if I have a largely boring task ahead.  I’m listening to some music which always helps to make the day a little more enjoyable and of course the police scanner is going.  Between the two they keep me company, but I usually only have the scanner going.

Who knows where my weekend will take me and what eating adventures I will go on but I look forward to getting some good food somewhere.  I’ve got a craving for Outback Steakhouse and want to go on a long drive but the more I think about it, probably not worth it in the long run.  I can get something pretty comparable at a place much closer to home.  We are getting a new Outback and it should open any day now but waiting for that to happen is like watching paint dry. 

I’ve got patience but it depends on what I am waiting for and why.  Certain things drive me crazy and want to speed it up already and other things I can just wait until it’s my turn.  It’s just odd how that works. 

Stay warm, be well and get your holiday shopping done if you have any.  I’m lucky I just have to pacify myself and two cats.  No one else to shop for but that also means no gifts to receive either.  What I’d really like is some hug therapy.  Just someone to give me a hug once and a while that would feel so good.  As an added plus a nice deep tissue massage for my upper back would be lovely.  I’d settle for the hug though.  This is the time of year when depression starts to flare and I really miss my family more than other times of the year and it’s a sobering reminder that I am all alone.  There is good and bad with everything I just try to make the best of it.  It would be awesome if somehow I would meet my dream guy but I’m not holding my breath, otherwise I would turn as blue as a smurf and who’d want to date me then? 

Take care! 

 

Disappointment

Greetings once again, welcome back!

I hope your having a great day and life is going well for you.  As for me I got a surprise in that my pen was delivered today.  I was super excited but when I opened the box what I was expecting and what I got were two different things.  I got a genuine Mont Blanc product but it took regular refills and not the special LeGrand refills that it should have taken.  I’m not sure if this was a breakdown in my understanding or if I truly got the wrong thing.  In any case it’s a lot of money at play here and while I could easily keep the Le Grand refills and the Pen I honestly see no reason to.  I’ve got to take care of boxing them back up later this evening and then on Saturday I will take them back to the UPS store and my money should be cheerfully refunded, that is unless I have a change of heart and opt to keep them but I don’t expect that to happen. 

The LeGrand Rollerball as my understanding goes should be much larger than the regular Rollerball.  In other words I was looking for a huge fat pen and what I got wasn’t all that much bigger than the Rollerball that I already own in that line. 

This morning I was run down from sleep issues last night.  Lucky for me I had some candy delivered and pigged out a little too much on Chocolate Orange slices.  They were good but it wasn’t long after I started to feel nauseas.  I just drank water and waited for the feeling to pass, which it did.  I’ve got 4 large Chocolate Oranges to consume and believe you me, I learned my less I will take my time and consume sparingly.  I worked on the classic.  I’ve got white chocolate, dark chocolate, toffee and then the classic.  I think it will be a very long time before they are all gone.  Just need to keep them away from the cats. 

I got some miracle toilet cleaning product that I am going to try out tonight as well that is supposed to take the work out of the job but I don’t have high hopes but time will tell. 

Almost forgot that it’s trash day.  Need to get everything thrown in the barrel and push it out to the curb before the sunsets and the temperatures really drop. 

There always seems like there is something to do, regardless if I want to do it or not.  I wanted to post this morning but my heart wasn’t in it and I opted to save it until this afternoon.  Everything went crazy at work for a while and now I feel like I am playing catchup. 

Here’s hoping for a much calmer evening and hoping that the cats don’t drive me nuts.  Looks like Christmas went bust for me this year.  Speaking of the cats, I found a video of Gator and me singing her song to her and her echoing in a meow where she always did.  I played that and Mora came running to me.  She had to cuddle.  I guess she knew that struck a bit of a chord with me.  I’m thankful that I have videos and photos to look back on but damn there’s nothing like the real thing! 

I don’t mean to end on a down note but I really need to get moving.  Have a great evening and I will talk with you all again soon.  Be well and stay warm!

Midweek - Man Candy

Heat when it’s cold

Morning again!  I was able to leave the office early yesterday as I had planned.  It was largely an uneventful and boring day.  I got tired of freezing my ass off when I was in my office.  They run AC year round so sometimes when the blower kicks on you get AC and sometimes you get heat.  Heat oddly is only run in the late fall and winter seasons.  I have had a space heater in my office that doubles as a fan.  It’s got a thermostat and oscillates to circulate the air around.  It’s  tiny thing but does a mighty job.  Well I turned it on yesterday and true to form I forgot all about it when I left.  I’ve been thinking about it all night long.  However, it’s not going to burn the place down since it cycles off and on.  If the unit is tipped over it shuts off.  I haven’t turned it on in quite a very long time.  Space heaters of any type/kind are prohibited and you can get it taken if caught.  They don’t give them back and I paid a decent amount for this unit.  I am just going to gamble and see what happens.  I plan to be back in the office next week despite not really wanting to be. 

Bossman wrangled us all together in a “huddle” (as if were in a football game) to ramble on and not really talk about anything in particular other than the weather at each of our locations.  He just loves to hear the sound of his own voice.  I should get him a tape recorder for Christmas and he could talk and play it back non stop, maybe that would cut down on our meetings, at least until the batteries died.  LOL  He’s got an iPhone I wish he would do what I do and open the weather app.  It will tell you the weather damn near anywhere in the world.  He must think he’s Willard Scott.  I didn’t miss him while he was gone and wish that he was still gone.  Were back to boring BS meetings, damn!  In any event he has a meeting that will occupy most of his day today and for that reason he pushed our normal Wednesday meeting to Thursday.  He called out a co-workers birthday that happens to be on Thursday.  This year he forgot my birthday and made no mention of it at all, even before and/or afterwards.  I know if I say anything he will say it was an “honest mistake” but that is horseshit because he’s got all of our birthdays on his calendar. 

Something to be thankful for today is that he’s tied up in a meeting and won’t be bothering me.  He’s already given me an assignment to work with someone to take care of a couple things but I am waiting on that person to make contact with me.  Other than that my day is wide open and who knows what will happen here.  I’ll probably goof off and watch TV maybe even take a nap.  Napping is the one sure fire way to attract work, people will flock to me if I manage to close my eyes for any length of time.  Had a quick hot dog for supper but I also had some cookies a bit later for a snack.  Cats had their usual treats and cat nip, so they were happy.  Mora bugged me until I gave in and that doesn’t take long because she likes to get destructive when she wants something.  Damn she’s got me trained well. 

Driving home last night it was overcast and rainy.  That was new as it was supposed to be a dry but cold day.  Thankfully most of the rain didn’t really pickup in volume until I was closer to home.  I wanted to grab the mail but bypassed that and drove home so I didn’t have to get out and get wet.  The cats were happy to see me as per usual.  I got them fed and got comfy.  Once I was idle the tiredness just washed over me and it kept getting worse as the evening wore on.  By 8p I was laying in bed watching TV and waiting to fall asleep.  That didn’t take terribly long. 

Time to balance the books today and see how best I can occupy my day while standing by for any work related issues that crop up.  Thrilled that I am not on-call. 

Hope you are warm, safe and that it’s a great day for all.  Take care.

I did it

Morning … I hope all is well and that your warm.  It’s cold out!  I ventured out to the office and made it with no issues.  I’ve got my escape planned for early this afternoon, provided all hell doesn’t break loose.  I hope to be home before the sunsets.  Had left over pizza last night.  I finished it off and there was a bit more than I really wanted but down the hatch it went. 

Watched the neighbor across from me put up Christmas lights in the dark.  Last year he decorated a bush and it looked like a penis.  This year he did a much better job and it’s nice to peek out the window and see the multi colored lights.  I don’t do anything like that and don’t bother with putting up a tree.  Even if I was all by myself I wouldn’t put up a tree it’s just too much work for one person and I’m lazy. 

Last night I pulled the trigger and ordered my pen and a few other things.  I’m slightly concerned because the seller is a toy store but they have man pens for sale.  I’ve got Amazon’s return guarantee to fall back on.  I hope that I love it when it arrives on Friday and that’s it’s authentic and not a knock off.  Looks to be authentic but there are a large number of counterfeits and you can buy them for cheap overseas, knowing full well that your not getting an original.  Some are really good and they will even take original refills but others take some one off refill and an authentic MB refill won’t fit. 

In addition to my pen and a couple refills I got a few other things that I wanted like some candy and house stuff.  Originally I had one hell of a shopping basket but I thinned that down pretty quick.  Here’s hoping that this all turns out for the best.  I’ve got the money to pay for it so that is the least of my worries.  This is my Christmas gift to myself and while I might get other things I don’t plan for any large purchases unless they are emergencies.  This is also the last pen that I have my eyes on at the moment.  I kind of feel like my collection will be complete but there will always be something that appeals to me.  I try to not look at much as I can. 

Laundry all got done yesterday but I needed to do whites and just put that off, I was all washed out.  The cats were a little surprised by the early wake up call and the alarm clock had to do it’s job because Rudy didn’t come make biscuits like normal.  Things will return to normal tomorrow and I will bet you I get biscuits then.  I had problems falling asleep last night because I worked in a nap and that messed things up. 

Bossman is back today so back to BS meetings, oh joy!  I’ve got some holiday music playing in my office.  Looking forward to going home.  Two more days and it would be a month since I was here.  Where does the time go?  I will be back next week despite not wanting to but I am not on-call so it’s the least I can do.  There are parts of me that like coming in and other parts that say what a waste but it’s only 1 day and honestly if I wanted to I know I could skip it and no one would miss me, because I would be on-line at home and just as responsive as if I was here.  I think I work better when I am at home because I am more hyper aware of work but I get to relax and let my guard down a bit, plus I can dress how I want. 

Got a Roast Beef Sandwich from the grocery store for lunch with some Cool Ranch Doritos that I thought were stale but they tasted okay last night.  Not exactly sure what I am having for supper but know that I won’t go hungry.

Hope you have a great day.  Talk with you all again soon!

 

Back to the fun

Rest & Relaxation are over with, at least for now.  Saturday I was able to wake up early, get a shower and grab breakfast out.  Tried a Breakfast Burrito but made some modifications, turned out to be really good and very filling.  Made it to see my friends.  Spent way more time there than I had planned but it’s always a good time.  I will be going back again if not this weekend then next weekend.  Went out for pizza for supper.  I went to the place with the cute boys and had quite the eye candy to stare at.  One of the guys I have a crush on brought me my pizza.  Then I made it back home to spend the evening with the cats. 

Sunday I didn’t want to do a damn thing and for the most part I was lazy as lazy could be.  I got a shower late in the afternoon.  Made it out to get to the grocery store, didn’t buy a whole lot and managed to forget something.  When I returned home I didn’t bother to go out for the rest of the day.  I could have easily went out for supper but it was more fun to sit at home with the cats.  I know I had something for supper but right now couldn’t tell you what it was.  Watched a lot of TV, primarily old episodes of 3’s company.  That was a great show for it’s time. 

Morning time rolled around much quicker than I wanted.  Rudy took up half of my bed and I rolled over on him once not knowing he was there.  He let me know he was very much there.  I woke up at 5a and couldn’t go back to sleep.  I sat up and watched TV until it was time to start my morning routine and I would have just as soon gone back to bed but instead I just got moving. 

Working on laundry now since I put that off.  I am planning on going in to the office tomorrow.  It’s going to be another cold damn day but it has been around a month since I was there and need to let people know I am still alive.  I will also be back next week, despite not wanting to.  I’m not on-call again until Christmas.  Then we get to a much more fair and accurate schedule.  The weekend wasn’t bad, all quiet but I did have to look at my phone for a couple of junk emails that came in.  You just never know that email is something you need to act on, unless you look.  Rule is that if your needed someone is supposed to call you but we don’t all play by the same rules and my team has other systems that don’t call they email when something is wrong.  I am just not a fan of on-call.  I like being able to turn my phone off and distancing myself from work so that come Friday night Monday is like a million miles away. 

Friday night when I got back from eating I brought the cats down and they laid around while I got caught up on work stuff so today really wasn’t a huge problem.  I am caught up on all my work and surfing for the moment.  Waiting on the washer to finish up so I can dry the last load and then I will head up to be with the cats until it’s time to grab lunch. 

Boss man was supposed to be back today but doesn’t look like that is the case.  I’d be fine if he was out another week or even two, we don’t need meetings and are all pretty well self sufficient. 

I didn’t place any Amazon orders but my list of things to buy keeps growing longer.  I know I am going to give in and place an order just not sure if that pen will be a part of the order, still have mixed feelings about it. 

Cold and rainy here this morning.  The rain is supposed to move out so it will just be cold and overcast.  The sun was out yesterday and both cats love it so much, they sit in it and bask in the heat.  Very smart.  That’s something Gator would do as well as her family.  Really been thinking about that girl since last year at this time is when everything went from normal to wrong and we were in her last days.  She shows up in my photo feed damn near every day because I took a hell of a lot of pictures of her.  I know I’ve got Mora & Rudy now and I’m glad I have them but I still miss my girl and her family. 

Hope that your having a great day and it’s an awesome week for all of us.  Stay warm and I will talk with you again soon.