Awesome Breakfast

I had some Greek dish that was like a pizza but for breakfast, kind of a breakfast pizza.  It was delicious served with a side of sausage gravy and hot sauce.  It was a winner and I’ll be having it again next weekend for sure.  Although next time it will cost me much less.  Today a couple came in with their kid and told the waiter it was their 29th wedding anniversary.  I took the opportunity to work my magic trick and bought their breakfast.  I told them it would give them something to remember the day by.  How often is it that a stranger buys a meal for you? 

I love being able to surprise people and get them a meal on me.  If I ever manage to see a good looking guy it’s a great way to make a pass.  Although I heard a good pick up line from Alexa.  This place must have good WIFI because I feel a connection to you.  Yeah it’s kind of cheesy but it’s cute also.  Perhaps some lucky guy will cross my path and I will be able to try that one out without getting a punch in the nose or rejection. 

Good News! The basement is totally dry, even after the rain we had yesterday.  Smells musty down here and I can fix that.  I don’t know that I will ever figure out where that water came from.  I don’t know that I need to solve that mystery so long as it doesn’t come back I am and will be quite happy.  I don’t like problems especially when they involve my home, my car, computer or pets.  All of those things can be expensive to fix.  It’s also quite aggravating but at least I can in most cases fix a computer issue.  Not so with the others although I do what I can.  Thus far I’ve fix the water issue and remember last year with the dishwasher, my back remembers that quite fondly.  Although life just seems to be one problem or crisis after another.  Most are small but occasionally you get a land mind of a problem. 

Thinking of my “Thanksgiving Friends” and how they were waiting for a new chain restaurant to open and then we were all going.  Well that place has been open for a little over a month and we still haven’t gone.  I’ve kind of given up on that as an empty promise, unless of course they are waiting for my birthday to roll around.  I’ve already been to the place on my last day off and should have skipped it because the grill needed to be seasoned and broken in.  I hate it when people make promises but never have any intention of keeping them.  I’ve also heard from them that when the weather warms up a bit (this was in the fall) they would have me over and we could have a pizza via their pizza oven.  He’s also promised to help me with my late spouses bathroom in getting it finished.  It’s all a bunch of hot air with good intentions.  All I can say is that a promise to me is something I take serious and I don’t make them unless I plan to follow through.  If for some reason I miss my mark and can’t follow through I will apologize and try to make it up.  My word is my bond.  Guess that’s not true for everyone. 

Well as I imagined I feel crappy today.  Muscle aches out the wazoo.  It feels like I pulled something in my back.  I had most of the cake I talked about in my last post and then we (the cats and I) settled down to watch a movie on Netflix.  It was about Pop Tarts, pretty good.  I melted like ice cream on a hot summer day and it wasn’t long before I called it a night and climbed in bed.  Slept really good despite a mid morning early wake up and Rudy trying to get me up a little early. 

I was so happy to see both cats.  Rudy is the only one who acts pleased as punch to see me in the morning.  Mora isn’t much of a morning cat but she will take some petting and a belly rub.  She got sick last night a couple times.  Not sure if it was her or her brother but I had another round of messes to clean up this morning.  Not exactly the wake up call you want but it beats stepping in it in the middle of the night.  Time for some deep brushing for both of them.  I just have to muster the energy. 

I’ve completed house cleaning.  Working on laundry.  Got my medicine set out.  Need to change out the batteries in both of my outdoor cameras, they are nagging me.  I planned that for yesterday but the rain made me put it off to today.  Feel like I am running out of steam and that’s after I had my mid-morning nap after the grocery store. 

Looking forward to heading out for some BBQ this afternoon.  The best way to wind down a Sunday. 

Friday I plotted my Monday and if all goes according to plan I will be one busy guy.  I’ve got a deadline with these new accounts and want to crank them out as fast as I can.  Might not get them all done tomorrow but once I get a rhythm going I know I won’t want to stop.  Plan to go in to the office on Tuesday.  Still leave early missing a boring ass meeting with a vendor that is planned for when I make the commute home.  I honestly don’t think I will be missed.  It’s plotting for an enhancement that we are trying to get ready to beta test and rollout.  Here’s hoping that this week is way smoother than last week, keep management away from me and just let me do my thing.  I like that a lot and if it happens I will be reasonably pleased.  I don’t know that I will have time for blogging which is why I am making weekend posts rather than my normal usual Monday catchup post. 

Wow, May already feels like this year is going gangbusters and before you know it we will be celebrating Christmas again.  Got another holiday coming up at the end of the month, Memorial Day.  I’ve got at least two weeks if not more of vacation/sick time to take before the end of the year.  Not sure if I will take it split or run the time concurrent.  All I know is that getting way is important but damn the price you pay in wading through all of the emails to get caught up just doesn’t seem worth it.  Plus I’ve got the added benefit of what was messed up while I was out and having to fix other peoples mistakes or mopping up as I call it. 

Well back to laundry and then back to playing on the computer to waste away the time before I get dressed and head out for BBQ.  Hope today as well as the entire weekend was a good one for you.  Talk with you all again soon.  Thanks for stopping by!

Let’s Get Physical

Happy Saturday, hope all is well.  Buckle up as we take another ride in the adventure of my life.

Yesterday  I had this feeling of doom come over me as it relates to my home.  Not exactly sure why.  It started when I thought I heard the sump pump cycling.  It was not but I had to test it to make sure that it worked.  Yep still working.  In the afternoon I was headed upstairs.  I noticed that something didn’t feel right on the carpet.  I took off my shoe and went over the area again.  Yeah something is not right because my foot is wet.  In the middle of the floor there was a small puddle of water that had dampened one area.  I looked up and the ceiling tiles were fine.  I checked in the utility closet and didn’t see any water there.  Last time this happened the water heater burst but it was much wetter and covered a wider area.  Next up I checked the wall and the baseboard that are exterior facing.  They felt dry.  I am puzzled as to what in the world this is.

I broke out the big steam cleaner that I haven’t used in easily I’d say 4 to 5 years.  It didn’t suck up anything.  I got a couple pee pads out and inverted them so that the pad part faced the carpet and walked over them.  That wicked up some water.  I repeated it another time.  Finally I got the little carpet cleaner that I just bought for cat mini messes and damn it sucked up a small amount of some foul dirty water.  I worked and worked to make sure that there wasn’t anything left to suck up.  Then I broke out my big fan that moves air like no tomorrow and faced it on the spot and turned it on.  I let it run overnight.  I came down to check on it before I headed to bed and there was progress being made. 

I was so busy between this and a couple things from work that came in that I never ate supper.  The cats got fed and got their treats but I just kept putting off taking care of me, which is typical for me.  I wound up eating some Greek Yogurt and washing it down with some tap water.  I really wasn’t hungry, more sick and stumped over what in the world this could be. 

We have had a lot of rain and this area faces the back of my home, which is where I had the mold problem a few years back when I had a broken downspout.  Those gutters are clogged.  I figured that while it’s possible that this could be water from the foundation coming in, that’s not something I have had to deal with ever.  Neighbors around me have.  However, I wouldn’t think that it would be a small area and that it would cover more ground.  This is kind of an odd spot in that it’s in the middle of the house. 

That was enough to convince me I just have to clean the gutters in the back of the house.  It’s been 2 years and nothing has been done.  I prepped myself for that as my to do item for Saturday. 

Watched some TV, brushed my teeth and off to bed I went.  I slept for a couple hours.  I went to bed around normal time and was up by 1a.  I just couldn’t stop my mind from racing and thinking about the house.  I watched TV and around 4a I got up and fixed myself some oatmeal.  It was tasty and helped.  I managed to force myself back to sleep and Mora helped out with one of her magic hugs. 

Here comes Rudy at normal time waking me up.  I didn’t really want to be up.  I fed him and came back to bed but there was no going back to sleep.  I lounged for a bit as it was a bit nippy out at 52 degrees.  I eventually heated up the last Apple Fritter and had a Diet Coke to wash that down.  Then my medicine.  Sprayed myself down with sun screen (tip don’t get that shit near your eyes, especially if it’s water proof) and then some Deep Woods Off so I didn’t get bothered by bugs.  Threw on a t-shirt, some sweats and dug out my work shoes, which used to feel like crap but actually felt quite good.  Down to check on the carpet and to grab a ladder.  Upstairs and out to the garage to get a bucket and my dishwashing gutter cleaning gloves.  Then outside to get started. 

Damn they were packed to the gills with all sorts of icky crap most of which was wet leaves.  I filled two kitchen size trash bags way full and had to start a third bag.  The third bag had just a bit in it and I hated to waste the bag but out it goes.  I’m sure I’m not supposed to throw that stuff in the regular garbage but that’s exactly where it went. 

Next grabbed the hose and hooked it up, pulled it to the back of the house and began to flush the gutters out.  That could have easily parlayed into me breaking out the power washer and cleaning the deck but given the water issue I didn’t want to push things.  We had storms forecast for today anyway so if there is a foundation water issue I am sure the problem will come back. 

I got undressed in the garage, came in and grabbed a small bottle of Gatorade and relaxed in my chair as I tried to cool down.  It was only 9:30 am and I was done.  I went out close to 8a.  It was still nice and cool out, the sun was shining bright and it was a peaceful day.  I heard the roofers working, people talking, dogs barking and I let the cats watch me as I left the patio door open but the screen was in place to keep the cats inside.  They were quite interested in my every move.  I had a couple close calls but never fell.  I get nervous when I am on a ladder and home with no one around.  If I would have fell I would have been seriously screwed. 

I am still on-call but I left my phone in my bedroom on purpose.  I just looked at it and said screw you, stay on the charger no one is going to bother me.  I was right. 

I figured after all of that activity I would want to take a nap.  I did want to take a nap but I was wired and my body wouldn’t permit me to go back to sleep despite me trying and Mora’s help.  Besides that my eyes were burning from the sun screen and I had to try to flush that out.  It was a futile attempt, nothing worked until I was in the shower and force held my eyes open so the water could really flush inside my eye balls and that did the trick, it stung a little bit but issue resolved. 

Got dressed again and went out to grab the mail.  I saw a commercial for Chili’s last night and that sounded oddly good.  I’ve been wanting to eat there for the longest time.  I gave in and damn I should not have.  The menu was nothing like I was used to, a lot of the choices I was expecting to see were gone but it’s been years since I have been there.  Service sucked, my waitress had an emergency and had to leave.  The kitchen was slammed and it took forever to get my food, which was a burger and fries.  The fries were pipping hot and well seasoned, I just had to finish them off and that is something I almost never do.  The burger was just okay, nothing special to rave about.  When it came time to pay the bill the kiosk on the table was dead.  I had to wait for my server to come back around which took forever and he got me taken care of.  Storms were pushing into the area and I drove home in the rain. 

It was nice not to see the freshly cleaned gutters in the back over flowing or dripping.  My next step is to cover them in the mesh I purchased 2 years ago.  I would have done it today but just ran out of steam.  Once things dry out I plan to go back in the next couple weeks to get that done.  Need to work on the gutter in the front and that is an easy job the hard part is getting the big ladder off the wall and carrying it out.  There is a screen there but apparently it didn’t do much good.  When I say screen I’m talking chicken wire type screen not a metal covering.

I was quite proud of my accomplishment today despite the fact it wore me out.  I am sure that I will have some leg cramps or at least I am expecting them.  I am also expecting that my back muscles will act up.  There was quite a lot of physical activity for me and the most that I have done in a very long while.  Me and manual labor just don’t get along. 

The storms are wrapping up or so my phone says.  I still hear rain drops falling.  I’ve checked the floor and it appears to be dry thus far.  Time will tell if it is going to stay that way, fingers crossed. 

Now it’s upstairs to eat some German Chocolate Cake, pass out treats for the cats and try to relax as I wind down for bed.  Hopefully, I sleep well tonight.  I should since I am tired. 

Take care!

 

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A Better Day

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Yesterday was a little bit easier than Wednesday was.  However, I still felt some stress.  I’m caught up on everything at work as well as my personal browsing and porn surfing.  Had a nice time last night watching Grant Ducati get plowed by new comer Jay Stryker from Hung Fuckers.  Grant’s smile just makes me melt and it seems to be a reflex for him as he does it often.  Enjoyed a nice shower.  Slept decent despite an early morning wake up call from my bladder.  I was able to return to bed and drift back off with no issues and had no cats to bother me. 

Woke up at 6a to the weekly slamming of the cans aka the trash being picked up in the neighborhood.  The trucks are noisy and they love to slam the cans on the ground when they are done, so if your sleeping and your house isn’t soundproof your going to get woken up.  I imagine the rest of the neighborhood hates this as much as I do.  I got in some cuddle time with Rudy.  If it wasn’t for the trash being emptied I think that Rudy smacking my head with his tail would have eventually caused me to wake up.  You can’t tell me that cat doesn’t know what he is doing. 

I got up and emptied the bladder and then since I had a half hour I came back to bed.  Rudy joined me and we got in a little more cuddle time.  Eventually I called it quits and got up.  The three of us made our way to the kitchen and breakfast was served. 

I got some Vanilla Spice Cheerios something new.  I really thought I would like them based on the name.  However, that is not the case it tastes like what I envision cardboard would taste like if I was eating it.  To add insult to injury I bought “The Large Box” so I will be eating on this for a bit.  It can’t be gone soon enough for me.  To make up for that I warmed an Apple Fritter in the microwave and had that.  It was really good.  Had a banana to round things out. 

Moved on to getting my morning meds, getting dressed and looking at my electronic leash (aka mobile phone) to see what fresh hell today had in store.  Thankfully there wasn’t anything of concern.  Looked at old photos from years past taken today and remembered some happier times.  Then on to grab my water bottle and come down to the old computer. 

I’ve had an update that wanted to restart my machine to apply and I had been putting that off.  Not something I normally do.  Finally gave in this morning and rebooted to start fresh again.  It made me a little late to login but no one is really watching every minute of my day.

Began my work tasks and got a jump on compiling some data for a monthly report I do.  As per usual I am waiting on data from someone before I can publish things but getting ahead of the game will be of benefit to me, hence why I did it. 

Looking at the calendar I work all next week and then the week afterwards I only work Monday thru Wednesday.  When I come back the following Monday is when all of the interns will be starting so needless to say next week will be fucking bonkers.  I’ve done some prep work to help get ahead.  Next week should hopefully be easier since I won’t be on call. 

There are two reports that need to be finished up from this cluster on Wednesday.  One of which I was sent this morning and it looks perfect to me so I forwarded it on.  Hopefully, the other report will follow later today or early Monday morning and I can forward that on and be done with this BS. 

Thinking about the weekend I know that I want some BBQ this weekend for sure and know where I want to get it from.  Not sure if that will be a Saturday or Sunday thing.  I need to check on the vacuum cleaner but have been putting that off.  Last weekend after I did my vacuuming and came back upstairs for the day, Rudy had gotten a little too rowdy and knocked over both of the dry food dishes.  I used the vacuum to clean it up and it sounded more like a popcorn machine.  When I was done with the clean up I noticed one piece and tried to power on the vacuum to pick it up but it wouldn’t power on.  I just gave up and picked up the piece on my own and put the vacuum away.  I’m thinking it might have overheated and temporarily stopped, that’s happened before.  I can’t imagine sucking up dry cat food would break a vacuum but I suppose stranger things have happened.  Not a bad deal for the cats though they got fresh dry food after I had the mess cleaned up so maybe he was sending me a message just not being subtle about it. 

I’ve got 1 meeting today and hopefully it will be a nice day to round out what has otherwise been a quite crummy week.  Hope all is well in your world.  Have an awesome weekend!

Stressed

Holy cow, I feel my back muscles all tense and it’s high time for a massage.  Last night I made the mistake of answering some questions related to the project that I was working on.  The next thing I know I’m talking with my boss on the phone, then in a Zoom Meeting and presto more than 2 hours of my evening was wiped out.  Despite that I was still expected to keep on working to some how make a miracle happen.  I was asked for reports, I produced the reports as requested. 

There was some concern about the way they would appear so I was asked to submit a sample early and did that last week.  Waited days and heard nothing back.  Monday word came down that all was okay.  I pushed yesterday to get everything done and wrapped up, got the reports out.  Now all of a sudden the person that I sent my sample to didn’t like the formatting.  I am not a word processor, I gave what was requested.  This kind of crap happens all the time and I am tired of it.  I was close to spouting off and quitting but I held my tongue until the call was done and then I let loose.  I am not fond of certain people in management and wish they would up and retire or just drop dead, something but get out of my life.  I wish that but sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t.

Here we are another day and this morning was all about the reports.  I pushed the formatting off on word processing and am letting them work their magic.  The request is just beyond the scope of my job duties and appeasing the sob that opted to wait until the 11th hour to phone in his criticism has not set well with me.  Now I can move on with other work and tasks but still have to wait to see how this turns out.  My boss is calling me like a mother hen checking in to see where we are at.  I told him it’s in the hands of word processing. 

Needless to say I didn’t get to enjoy my evening like I had planned on doing.  I am pretty worked up so not sure if things will be any better tonight.  I know I need a shower and who knows if I will feel like making that happen.  I was awake at 3a and up for an hour.  That made for quite the rough start this morning.  I knew I’d wake up is the worst part of it.  Anytime there is worry or stress it negatively affects my ability to stay asleep.  The cats did their part to help me get back to sleep.  Rudy wanted me up at 6a and I wasn’t terribly pleased with his request but didn’t take it out on him, just brushed him off and he collapsed on top of me in disgust, patiently waiting for me to finally get up, which I did at 7a. 

Both my boss and I hope that after this little request is put to bed and finalized in the format that is acceptable that we don’t get a similar request for this month.  What a PITA. 

Hope your having a better day than me.  Thank God that there is only one more day left in the week.  Hopefully, things will calm down and I can enjoy the weekend.  Now it’s upstairs to fetch something for lunch and feed the cats.  We will hang out for a bit and then I will climb back downstairs and resume working.  Still little to no personal time to surf for porn or catch up on my daily reads, perhaps there is hope for that this afternoon, it would certainly be a more enjoyable way to spend the afternoon than fussing over a damn report. 

Take care and be well. 

MIA

I’ve been out of commission for two days.  My back was killing me when I woke up on Monday and I took the day.  Spent most of it in bed.  Didn’t take anything fancy my body naturally permitted me to sleep the bulk of the day away.  Tuesday I didn’t want to push it and while I felt better I talked myself into taking it easy. 

Around 6p on Tuesday is when I went back to technology and wound up doing work and cleaning up the 150 emails that I received.  The big project I was working on took a hit and pushed me behind the gun.  Then my boss and I chatted last night and he broke the news that management pushed the deadline for the project to today as in Wednesday.  However, I have it in writing that it’s not due until the 6th. 

I’ve worked all morning long and it’s been a blur.  First effort was on the project to get all of the data.  I’m waiting on one person to send me some information that I need and then I’ll be totally done.  I was already asked to send what I have ready and did that.  I will be glad when this nightmare of a project is done. 

I’ve caught up on emails, resumed normal on-call and it’s just been a busy ass day.  Can’t believe that it’s almost 3p.  I’ve not visited a single regular daily read blog, done anything with porn.  I barely had time to update my finances and check my own personal email. 

I did take an hour for lunch and enjoyed a YouTube video with the cats.  They really miss me today but I kind of also think they are happy to have their peace and quiet back.  All they did was sleep and hang out near me. 

Grass got cut early this morning.  Temperatures are in the upper 80’s and the AC is back on.  I’m a bit chilly here in the basement but I closed the vent in my office so that helps.  I’ve got a space heater if I need to power it on.  Feels strange running AC and Heat at the same time. 

Had my Mexican food and got them to add some extra spice to the dish, which turned out to caused my heartburn to flair.  I had to drink a Sprite Zero before I could go to bed.  The cooling effect from what was enough to calm things down but I took an OTC anti-acid pill just in case. 

Ate the left over pizza on Monday.  Had Spaghetti from the store last night.  I’ve got another pasta dish from the store that I will probably have tonight.  Then two days of eating freezer food for supper, not terribly bad. 

I am a bit lonely but playing catchup at work has sure occupied my mind.  I’ve also got more TV to watch tonight so that will help. 

Hope all is well in your world.  Perhaps tomorrow things will calm down a bit more and I can get more caught up on porn and personal stuff.  Glad I posted the Eye Candy photos on Sunday when I thought about it.  Take care!

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Busy Sunday

Happy Sunday, hope that your having a great day! 

Slept without the AC on and its humid.  I’m probably going to cave at some point today and flip the AC back on.  I’ve got the ceiling fan on in my room and it feels nice laying underneath it.  Since I share my bed with two fur heat generators things don’t really cool down unless the AC is on or the temperature outside drops. 

Working away on laundry.  Cleaned the bathroom and kitchen as well as vacuumed the house and got the litter boxes taken care of.  I feel like I am on fire right now.  Mora wanted to cuddle after I was done but I had to get rid of her.  I just want to sit and cool down a bit.  She’s off occupying herself and probably plotting coming back and trying her cuddle plea again in a bit.  I just know how she works. 

Woke up early this morning, a bit earlier than I wanted to.  Rudy gave me his typically morning greeting with biscuits and I even got a kiss.  He was quick to nag me to get to the kitchen once I sat up.  However, I had to pay some attention to his sister.  She needed her belly rubbed.  Attention is tough to distribute equally between the two of them but I feel like I do a decent job. 

Made it for my Burger with an egg and some fries for breakfast.  It was good, not as good as it has been in times past but I enjoyed it.  Next it was on to Target for cat treats.  Next thing I know I am checking out with a $100 bill.  I got a new razor some soda and apple fritters amongst other things.  I didn’t forget the cat treats.  The cashier just handed me my receipt and never said a word about the total.  I opened the receipt outside and wow no wonder she was quick to get me out of the way. 

Next on to the grocery store.  Picked up some fresh peaches.  They didn’t have the Chicken Cesar Wrap that I enjoyed last week for lunch when I went in.  I was going to buy two of them because I love a Cesar salad and the wrap was spot on just added some chicken in the mix and that was perfectly okay.  Managed to spend $73 at the store and that’s without really trying to.  Funny thing when I was growing up to feed a family of 4 my grandparents would spend roughly $100 to $120 per week.  We would eat out on Friday nights only.  Every other meal was made from groceries.  Today that price is probably more like $250 to $300.  We didn’t eat high on the hog but we were comfortable.  The amount of milk and soda we consumed was large. 

Final stop before home was the gas station and I wasn’t horrified at what I spent.  Fuel prices dropped about 20 cents since last week so that helped with the quantity of fuel that I was purchasing. 

Put everything I just bought away when I got home, removed my clothes and sat in my chair with the fan on high.  The cat joined me and we started to watch a little YouTube and then an episode of New Amsterdam.  About half way through that I got up and laid down it was time for a nap.  Again both cats joined me and I woke up a half hour later.  Really got the good morning greeting from Rudy, he went all out and made biscuits on my side and my chest.  Even curled up with me for a bit and gave me a kiss.  Got up and passed out lunch for them.  I put out my medicine for the week and enjoyed part of a soda. 

Went outside with the grabber and pulled out some of the sticks that were stuck in the gutter netting.  I thought that would cause the pile of leaves that are covering part of the gutter to free up but something really went to work building a nest.  I have to climb up there to get it totally cleaned out and that won’t be an easy job.  I’ll get to it eventually. 

Weather is hot and windy.  Storms are possible but not in the forecast until after sunset.  I’ve got my eye on the weather.  When I came home from my morning errand running I saw an insurance adjuster at a neighbors house.  Looks like damn near everyone is getting a new roof or had some sort of storm damage from the hail.  To my untrained naked eyes my house looks perfectly fine to me from what I see.  Again I have no idea what to look for but I don’t see any obvious damage and don’t have any leaks.  I’m going with the principal of if it’s not broken don’t fix it. 

I’m probably going out for Mexican food again as my final meal of the day so long as the weather cooperates.  I’m back on-call as of tomorrow morning.  It’s going to be a hell of a week.  I’ve got the one big project which is a report that I am working on that should wrap as of the 1st of the month.  I’ve got my regular monthly report that I do after the first of the month, plus I will soon have a bunch of new accounts to create, that on top of whatever else manages to come my way.  Me thinks that I won’t be terribly bored this week but I will enjoy each and every lull that I get to it’s fullest.  Really wish that I wasn’t on-call but the majority of my team has their turn.  It’s every third week so I get two weeks free.  Wish it was longer or that on-call would go away but I don’t foresee any of those things happening as long as I stay in the same role. 

So one week ends as another begins.  Hopefully the remainder of the day will be quiet and enjoyable.  I know it will all be over with way too soon.  Take care. 

Knowledge is power

Hello one and all, hope that your having a great Saturday.  I got my haircut today and that went okay.  Got the usual lack luster shampoo but the price I paid is why I keep going back, it’s dirt cheap.  I could change from a barber to a stylist and I’d get a better shampoo.  The shampoo is everything to me, in case you hadn’t figured that out.  It’s not about finger nails digging in my scalp it’s about pressure from fingertips, that is what I enjoy and my late grandmother is the one who got me hooked on shampoos, you can’t have anything done to your hair without washing it, it’s the best part.  I’ve done a haircut and shampoo for as long as I can remember being an adult.  Rarely have I skipped on the shampoo, if I did I came home and washed my hair on my own.  Back when I was a teenager and spiked my hair that’s when I was introduced to professional products.  Paul Mitchell and Sebastian are my favorites.  Sebastian used to make some great smelling shampoos.  Today I like their Drench line, it does a good job.  As for Paul Mitchell I like the original Tea Tree, feeling that tingle is nice.  The longer you work it in your scalp the more the tingle.  They also make Tea Tree Bar Soap and that feels amazing and really tingles in your nether regions.  They used to make a Awapuhi in a Bar Soap, that was nice.  Shampoo #1 smells great as well if you like Coconut and want a gentle clean.  The Awapuhi shampoo is good, it’s a rich lathering shampoo that smells amazing and they don’t make a conditioner though.  You can go with their leave in called The Conditioner.  It’s fancy blue lotion and you can put it most places on your face and body in addition to your hair.  I got one of my colleagues hooked on Awapuhi Shampoo, he never knew that professional products make a difference not only in how your hair feels but how it looks.  For clarity this isn’t a sponsored post, it’s just stuff I’ve used and enjoy. 

I went to see my friends.  Today I learned what goes into painting a car.  Damn lots of colors you have to mix to get the final color for the vehicle your are painting, plus there are items to apply before to ensure the paint sticks to the surface.  None of it smells good either.  They do a really good job and have done paint and body work on my vehicles for years when I happen to get into a fender bender.  I’ve learned various things when it comes to vehicles and it’s all interesting stuff.  I’m not really a car buff but it’s interesting to see what goes into the repair side as well as how vehicles run. 

I spent hours on my feet walking back and forth from all of the steps involved.  That aggravated my lower back.  I came home and took a nap which helped me but I am still a little sore.  That’s the problem with getting old, you don’t spring back as quickly as you once did. 

After my nap I grabbed the cats food.  More cat nip and a feather toy.  Wound up with a $80 total but had a coupon that knocked it down to $60 so not a bad deal at all.  They have plenty of food and I could have limped another week if I needed to.  I like to keep a decent supply just in case. 

Mora and her ping pong balls.  The toy that had 3 balls when it was new now has 1 ball.  The pink one is lost.  The yellow one she was forever knocking out and chasing around the house.  For some reason she likes the green one and hasn’t dislodged it yet but give her time I’m sure it will happen eventually.  She was all over the feather toy that I brought home.  It’s got a small bell tied to it and she is a chewer so I’ll be cutting that off so she doesn’t chew it off.  I think given the opportunity she could try to swallow the bell.  Got to keep them out of mischief in order to save my sanity and wallet. 

Had my evening meal at the pizza place.  Tried something new and it was damn good.  Saw the cute guy that I have the crush on.  He’s letting his hair grow long and he looks like a tall shaggy dog, nothing a pair of clippers can’t fix.  It’s nice to look but damn I am long over due for touching. 

Speaking of which I checked out a dating app yesterday called Archer.  It seemed neat from the promo material I saw.  They tout that everyone is verified with a face photo scan.  I hate filling out the profiles, never quite know the right words and it kind of makes me feel a little cheap for trying to sell myself.  I browsed around a little bit.  One hottie that is close by but the majority of the guys were 99 plus miles away.  No thanks, I deleted my account faster than I was able to create it.  I’m probably going back in for a dive on a dating app and that means being comfortable on whatever app I choose then paying for it as one last hoorah just to see if I can find someone.  Yeah I’m horny AF but hence why I have porn or I would have gone out of my mind a long time ago.  I am looking for companionship, someone to enjoy life with and hang out.  Sure I’ll want to sleep with them as well but for me companionship is where it starts, if we can click and are getting along we can build from there.  I’m not the kind of guy who jumps into bed on the first date. 

It’s time again to turn the furnace off and flip on the AC.  The humidity has seriously increased along with the overall temperature.  We had a little rain today but the severe weather that was in the forecast bypassed us.  Now they are saying it may hit tomorrow.  All I want is for the rain to stop, things to dry out and then I am going to climb on a ladder and clean out my back gutters.  There is one at the front of the house that needs some attention as well.  Looks the something built a nest in it.  It’s not a task that I look forward to and have thought about farming it out and paying someone but the searching drives me nuts, getting bids and the whole process.  By the time I do that I can just as easily get my fat ass on a ladder and hopefully not fall.  The back is the easy part the front gutter is the challenge where the true danger lies. 

Well we’ve all been down here in the basement and it’s a cool 72 compared to the 80 degrees it is upstairs.  The cats are tag teaming and ganging up on me.  They want to go upstairs.  I say go I can stay down here for a while longer but they follow me and cling to me like glue.  So they beg and pester until I give in.  I can only imagine how my work day would be if I permitted them down here when I was working, that would be a complete disaster. 

Alas I will give in, switch some laundry around and head up.  Tomorrow I’m having breakfast out, hitting up Target and the grocery store.  Then stopping to fill up the fuel tank and then coming home.  Depending on the weather and what food I buy I may or may not eat out for supper.  I’m leaning towards the Mexican place that is close by, it’s a meal full of flavor and it’s so good, why not is what I say.  It’s the little pleasure that I enjoy although dining out alone is also getting old, I’m quite used to it but it would be more fun to carry on a conversation with someone. 

Thanks for reading my blathering, take care and have a great evening. 

TGIF

Good Friday Morning!  We made it once again to the end of the week, hooray.  Now I’ve just got to make it through today and then it’s peace and quiet (so I hope) for 2 days. 

On the docket for today is one meeting and it’s just after lunch.  It’s supposed to be quick but I think it will be one of those lingering things because my boss won’t know what he’s doing.  Were making a change to a system that is required by a vendor.  Fingers crossed he doesn’t break anything or that will be catastrophic. 

Speaking of the boss we had our meeting yesterday.  He always wants us to show up early to every meeting.  Little does he know that I was raised to be early as being late is a sin, at least that is the way it was told to me.  Therefore, I am always early.  This meeting was him calling me so I had no control over it other than to be ready when the phone rang.  He was a half hour late and never said a word about it.  I got the usual patronizing buttering up bullshit that he spews to make us “feel appreciated”.  It makes me sick to my stomach and I am kind of numb to it all.  It’s just words and actions speak louder than words.  He has serious concerns about the big report I am working on since he’s seen a sample and he fears that it won’t meet expectations.  However, I am giving exactly what was asked for.  He’s going to have a talk with his boss and (while he didn’t say it, his choice of words did) throw me under the bus.  I guess that’s why he appreciates me so much because he loves running over me.  However, he assured me that “he’s here for me”.  WTF does that mean?  He speaks with such a forked tongue.  That’s why I would just work away and not have meetings because he’s kind of a walking disaster.  His moods change on a dime but he doesn’t yell and scream.  I am just waiting to see how he prepares my review and what percentage of a pay raise I get.  I’m also supposed to be in line for a bonus when he can give that.  If I make it to my anniversary since this year marks 10 years there is a gift aka another bonus for that.  I work for one reason and that is the money. 

Talking with colleagues in person I find that there are a lot of people that are upset and want to walk just because things have gone down hill.  Management has changed and that’s usually what happens.  The old way was the best and the new way sucks.  However, I’ve seen how one office location gets the red carpet rolled out for them and how our office seems to be the red headed step child and our people aren’t treated nearly as good.  Apparently the reputation of how things are so bad that people don’t want to come work for us.  I see that we do appear to have problems finding people.  Our web page recycles positions to make them look fresh.  What I mean by that is you have a position that is advertised say in January.  The ad runs for a month, maybe two and then it’s gone.  A fresh ad with a new date but the same position is posted to make it appear as brand new, when in fact it’s not.  I know that were not the only company in the world that does that.  I just think it is a dishonest practice but then again if your looking for a job now and you see a position on a site from January are you really going to apply for it?  I personally would not and think that the place just didn’t take the ad down.  Maybe I’m just old fashioned or out of touch.  Lord knows that I don’t want to be back in the job market.  I’m thankful for what I have.  Years past have been better and also a lot more fun. 

On a different note,  we have rain on and off today.  It just a gloomy semi cold day.  Lots of people in the neighborhood are getting new roofs from the hail storm we had a few weeks back.  One company has gone door to door and that’s why they have the bulk of the business.  My neighbor just signed up.  His roof is maybe 20 years old but to me it still looks brand new.  My roof is newer and I don’t see any obvious damage to it but then again I don’t have the trained eye to know what to look for.  I know that I have no leaks and that is the job of the roof to keep the water out.  I very much do not enjoy home ownership it’s a lot to swallow and maintain.  That’s kind of why I want out and want to move someplace like a townhouse or condo where someone else has the worry and does the work.  I am good with paying the bills.  However, I’ve got no plans to move anytime soon.  I will say that I am in a much better position to move from a pet perspective with only 2 cats compared to the clowder I had before.  I still have a lot of crap to get rid of, just lack the motivation to actually get in gear and start pitching. 

Based on the weather this sounds like a perfect lazy stay in side weekend.  I’ve got to get my haircut, cat food, the mail and of course I love to eat out.  Here’s hoping I can do that in between the rain drops or any severe weather.  I don’t mind going out in the rain or a thunderstorm it’s not my favorite thing to do but if there is a risk of a tornado or hail I would just as soon stay home and wait until it passes.  Fingers crossed that the weather won’t be nearly as bad as predicted. 

Take care and have a great weekend no matter what you do.  Enjoy!  I will try to do the same.

Underwhelmed

Hello I hope all is well.  It took a few hours yesterday but my gift came just before lunch time.  This year’s gift was lame.  A fold up cooler.  It’s got the company name on it so they can write it off on their taxes.  I was highly disappointed and would have rather had the money than the gift but were not given a choice.  I suppose the years of gifts that wow people are gone.  Now I’ve got another junk item that I lugged home.  I can’t exactly give it away since it’s got the company name on it but it is tempting.

Had to turn on my portable heater in my office because they kicked on the AC in the afternoon and it was blasting.  It works that way year round and while I understand AC in the summer, I don’t get it in the fall & winter.  Thankfully I can use my heater to warm up.  Despite the fact that it’s contraband and highly prohibited because too many people running them will trip a breaker.  Then they go looking and if your found in violation they confiscate the item and you don’t get it back. 

Yesterday was possibly the quietest ride home on a work day.  The phone only went off 3 times.  Once I got home things picked up but it’s like I timed everything correctly.  I didn’t have to do anything once I got home that was related to work.  But I still prune emails from my phone.  I’m one of those people that operate with a clean inbox at all times, it drives me nuts to see emails in my inbox. 

As expected the cats were more than happy to see me.  I passed out food and they ate and welcomed me home, played a little bit and then collapsed on the couch with me.  I was tired but not to the point of extreme exhaustion as I usually am.  I managed to not have a nap all day long which is different.  Needless to say I slept good last night.  I woke up a few times but managed to go back to sleep.  Rudy was my wake up welcome wagon as per usual, sleeping on top of me and making his biscuits.  I love waking up with him and his sister, they make each morning special and I smile if not outward as they are both pretty cute.  Mora is more like me and not a morning person but Rudy is raring to go and can’t wait to fill his belly up, look around outside and then go back to bed. 

I was a little back logged this morning.  Had my day start off with a crisis at work that I managed to address.  Then I bumbled my way through my morning tasks and eventually was able to switch over to personal stuff.  Worked on finances and then caught up on what was new in porn.

I haven’t moved since I sat down here at a little after 7:30a and I’m eager to head back up, spend a little time with the cats.  Enjoy a couple of PB&J sandwiches with a Diet Coke for lunch and then slowly make my way back down.  Not a whole lot going on thus far now that the morning crisis is over but that’s the thing with this job, you never really know when all hell is going to break loose.  If you say the Q word for silent don’t say it terribly loud or it will act like a curse and you’ll wish you never uttered the word. 

We apparently have a serious severe weather threat for the weekend and that will likely prevent me from doing any outdoor work on the house.  I really want to clean the gutters in the back, power wash the deck and part of the back of the house.  However I will wait and see what is in the actual forecast for Saturday as well as how I feel and move from there.  I’ve got a haircut on the books for early in the morning and also wanted to go see some friends.  Not 100% on where I want to eat but I’m thinking about guy watching and pizza comes to mind.  I really enjoyed the trip to the buffet and wish that I could take a similar trip just not back to the same place this weekend.  However, if the severe weather threat is there I would just as soon be home with the cats and have the vehicle in the garage. 

One meeting today late this afternoon that I hope gets moved up or even cancelled.  It’s me and my boss with a touch base.  We just talked yesterday in a team meeting and it’s not like anything has really changed since then.  I would just as soon skip the meeting but he loves to hear his own voice. 

Hope you have a great day!  

Man Candy - Da Boys

Hardly Working or Working Hard

Morning hope all is well.  I had a very strange dream last night it played like it was a musical, I don’t remember anything from the dream but it just felt like I was watching a musical. 

It was cold this morning but it’s supposed to warm up this afternoon so I won’t need the jacket I brought with me on the ride home.  I made it to the office.  In years past on Administrative Professional’s Day what ever our gift was would be waiting for us on our desk.  This year it’s still a big mystery as to what we are getting.  I’m not the only person who came out of the wood work to make the special trip in.  Apparently gifts attract people.  It’s rather odd that we already have a message from Management saying that “the gift” is a small token of appreciation.  Not sure if my office is the only one, I just wrote a colleague to try to get some additional details.  As per usual he was no help because he isn’t in the office today.  Hopefully the gift surfaces before I leave for the day if not then it’s questionable if I will actually get it or if someone will steal it from me. 

I was supposed to have new monitors as well but they were never swapped out and I have the same old monitors.  I’m okay with what I have and prefer not to change as they work fine.  I don’t complain about equipment unless something is seriously wrong.  I’ve got access to swap things out on my own if I need/want to.  I just do my best to stay under the radar and keep my head down.  Life is better that way. 

Our garage is still undergoing construction work and parking was a complete nightmare.  I parked next to someone and barely had room enough to squeeze out of my vehicle.  I hate tight parking and am really anxious to leave. 

The cats were all fired up this morning.  Rudy heard me getting out of bed and came in to greet me.  Meanwhile Mora just stayed on the floor.  I greeted her and then worked on getting breakfast for all of us.  Then I gulped mine down and headed for the shower. 

Made it out the door early just like I wanted to and into the office with about 10 minutes to spare.  It was all quiet here and kind of peaceful.  I started working away and then ventured to visit a colleague.  I was gone for about 45 minutes.  Ever since then I hear people passing by my door periodically so I know I’m not the only person here today. 

I am fresh out of work and sitting here killing time is the last thing I really wanted to do, hence why I don’t regularly come in.  I can find other things to do at home and get to spend time with the cats.  I’ve already spied on them and they are in my room.  Mora is on the bed and watching the camera.  Rudy is curled up at the foot of the bed faced away from the camera.  I so look forward to seeing them.  I know they will both be hungry. 

The lawn people set off an alert on my camera so I know they are mowing.  Kind of surprised since it poured yesterday afternoon.  I hate when they cut my lawn and it’s wet, because they wind up missing some of it. 

Had an enjoyable evening with the cats and watched TV.  That’s kind of how I plan for this evening to go but I don’t know how awake I will be.  Coming into the office and getting up an hour earlier than I am used to typically drains me and I am exhausted by the time I get home and manage to sit idle for a few minutes. 

Looking forward to lunch I’ve got a Chicken Cesar Wrap from the grocery store and it looks delicious.  I don’t have any chips to go with it but did bring along some yogurt and a cup of Jell-O.  Had 1/2 of Country Fried Steak with mashed potatoes last night and I plan to enjoy the other 1/2 for supper tonight.  Got one slice of German Chocolate Cake to gobble on if I feel like it.  I bought two slices and the first one is long gone. 

That’s about all I know at the moment.  Be careful out there.