Well kids, I'm off work next week so I doubt you'll hear from me blogwise. Blixx & I plan on camping for a few days, catching some fireworks, paddling...whatever we feel like doing! I'm looking forward to a few days of rest & relaxation. Tomorrow we're checking out a couple of homes, so please send your happy thoughts and keep your fingers crossed for us. If not tomorrow, there are other days. Other houses.
Blixx & I really communicated last night, in a variety of ways. wink wink. Seriously, we talked stress and houses and stress and relaxation and about how I'm always right and...you get the idea. Lots of issues relovent to my fragile mental status and I feel good and cleansed and happy...and a little saddle sore.
Friday, June 28, 2002
Discovery Channel has decided to keep credits on their shows. Woo Hoo! You'll still be able to see Blixx's name go flying by at lightning speed.
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Here's the latest possibility in our quest for a dream home. We drove by last night and it looks pretty good. It's certainly on the right side of town, in a great family neighborhood. No garage, but it's got a full basement. As long as there's a spot to store boats, we're all good. Otherwise our garage would turn into a shit hole...no offense Tempest & Purge.
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
The Pledge of Allegiance
In 1954, Congress added the words "under god" to the pledge of allegiance. A federal appeals court has ruled that the pledge cannot be recited in public schools because the added phrase is a violation of the separation of church and state.
I just went and had a cig with TooTall, one of my co-workers, who is out of his mind angry at the overly PC climate where we find ourselves. What do you think? Should the pledge be said in school? Yes, there should be separation between church and state, but what about free speech? Should those who feel it appropriate (ok, their parents)
be allowed to congregate and make the pledge? Does it really matter?
I personally think that all children should be taught about a variety of religios beliefs and cultures in school so that they may be better informed to make their own choices. I'm sure a Federal judge would disagree, but I think it should be manditory...like gym or shop. Fine, allow the more closeminded parents to withdraw their children, but at least offer a choice!
This public service anouncement has been sponsored by caffiene...you can never have enough, no matter how twitchy you get.
In 1954, Congress added the words "under god" to the pledge of allegiance. A federal appeals court has ruled that the pledge cannot be recited in public schools because the added phrase is a violation of the separation of church and state.
I just went and had a cig with TooTall, one of my co-workers, who is out of his mind angry at the overly PC climate where we find ourselves. What do you think? Should the pledge be said in school? Yes, there should be separation between church and state, but what about free speech? Should those who feel it appropriate (ok, their parents)
be allowed to congregate and make the pledge? Does it really matter?
I personally think that all children should be taught about a variety of religios beliefs and cultures in school so that they may be better informed to make their own choices. I'm sure a Federal judge would disagree, but I think it should be manditory...like gym or shop. Fine, allow the more closeminded parents to withdraw their children, but at least offer a choice!
This public service anouncement has been sponsored by caffiene...you can never have enough, no matter how twitchy you get.
OOOOOOhhhhhhh!!!!
It was the crying game day last Saturday that he didn’t know about. I guess I failed to mention me bawling my eyes out for hours. Now I understand that worried look in his eye last night and why he’s urging me to take some serious time off. Poor Blixx is scared that I'm cracking up.
It was the crying game day last Saturday that he didn’t know about. I guess I failed to mention me bawling my eyes out for hours. Now I understand that worried look in his eye last night and why he’s urging me to take some serious time off. Poor Blixx is scared that I'm cracking up.
On one side...
Hungry? Try a "Fat in Chocolate"
KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian candy company has begun marketing what may be the stickiest, richest and most fattening treat on the market: pure pork fat covered in chocolate. Cracking open a finger-sized stick of ''Fat in Chocolate'' reveals exactly that: a vein of white fat. The dark chocolate product pokes fun at the traditional Ukrainian snack of salo, or salted pork fat, usually consumed with vodka and pickles.
Then the other...
USA - President Bush thinks I'm fat. He's got a point that humans are getting bigger, rather than smaller. This is quite a change in government policy from when we'd hear Clinton talk out his ass, from a McDonalds or donut shop.
Hungry? Try a "Fat in Chocolate"
KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian candy company has begun marketing what may be the stickiest, richest and most fattening treat on the market: pure pork fat covered in chocolate. Cracking open a finger-sized stick of ''Fat in Chocolate'' reveals exactly that: a vein of white fat. The dark chocolate product pokes fun at the traditional Ukrainian snack of salo, or salted pork fat, usually consumed with vodka and pickles.
Then the other...
USA - President Bush thinks I'm fat. He's got a point that humans are getting bigger, rather than smaller. This is quite a change in government policy from when we'd hear Clinton talk out his ass, from a McDonalds or donut shop.
Last night I did something crazy that I don't think I've ever done before. I went out with the girls, Birdgirl and Crafty to be exact. We had an estrogen fiesta. We went to see The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. Great chick flick that really makes you think about how f*cked mothers make their daughters. While Tempest, Jacknife & I don’t have an official pact of any sort, the friendship of the 4 women reminded me of our exploits of youth. Of course, I saw all sorts of parallels to my own life. There were plenty of laughs and a decent storyline. I didn't read the book, but apparently it's pretty true to the original story, except I guess they left some of the more damaging portions of the abuse out of the movie. There wasn't a guy in the entire theater, which is fine because men shouldn't see this movie. Then they would know our secrets...
After the movie, we went to the local dive bar Vincent's and had a few pops. Some of their theater friends were there already and made me right at home. I met a new fag to hag named...hmmm, I'll have to think of something appropriate to call him, should I ever see him again. We drank, we laughed. I called Blixx to see if he wanted to come out, but he was tired from paddling the day away.
He was on ‘hold’ from a particular company to work yesterday and today, but they have their head up their ass and never told him that the job had been cancelled. So, he gets a ½ day rate for nothing. Money for nothing…but his chicks aren’t free. I’m jealous of his schedule. I’m envious that he doesn’t have to work regular hours to make the big bucks. I’m sure that green-eyed monster is contributing to my general crappy attitude about work. I see what it’s like on the other side and the grass is much, much greener.
Blixx & I had a communication breakdown last night about our alleged camping trip next week. He said “ I don’t feel the love from you, so I haven’t done anything about the trip.” I said “And I haven’t been feeling the love about the trip because you haven’t planned anything.” Ahh, marriage. He also caught up on my blogs and is concerned about my mental well being surrounding work. I guess there were things written about in here that he had no idea about. I didn’t have a chance to ask about specifics, as it was 1am and I had a couple of drinks in me, so it just wasn’t the right time to talk. We’ve got to work together on finding the ‘right time.’ We’re going house hunting tonight after work, so hopefully we’ll have an opportunity to catch up on what’s doing in our jangled little brains. I’ll have to read some of my past blogs to see what he might have been talking about & what could have worried him.
This conversation about his worry came right after I informed him that Birdgirl had been laid off from her (crappy & much hated) job. She’s actually psyched about it, as she’d been looking for something better for some time. So, I tell him that & his immediate thoughts are to bring up how I need to relax. Yeah, I bet he thinks I’m going to walk out on my job here. Nope, unfortunately that isn’t an option for me. I can’t go because the mortgage is in process and I want a house with him more than anything. Then, we’ll have a house and I can’t just dump a regular paycheck…mortgage payments and such. I’ve up & quit previous jobs without having something else lined up before, so he has every right to be concerned. This job isn’t in any way as bad as that job at Atlas where I had to pick through dirty delivery receipts and collate them over an over again, from 7:30am - 3:30pm. That job sucked ever so much more than this one does. I’m just frustrated here that I’ve given them my all and get little/nothing in return by way of thanks or recognition or MONEY. Ok, so the money is pretty damn good and the benefits are decent too…I just want something different. Something new. Something better. Ok, so I want money for nothing.
After the movie, we went to the local dive bar Vincent's and had a few pops. Some of their theater friends were there already and made me right at home. I met a new fag to hag named...hmmm, I'll have to think of something appropriate to call him, should I ever see him again. We drank, we laughed. I called Blixx to see if he wanted to come out, but he was tired from paddling the day away.
He was on ‘hold’ from a particular company to work yesterday and today, but they have their head up their ass and never told him that the job had been cancelled. So, he gets a ½ day rate for nothing. Money for nothing…but his chicks aren’t free. I’m jealous of his schedule. I’m envious that he doesn’t have to work regular hours to make the big bucks. I’m sure that green-eyed monster is contributing to my general crappy attitude about work. I see what it’s like on the other side and the grass is much, much greener.
Blixx & I had a communication breakdown last night about our alleged camping trip next week. He said “ I don’t feel the love from you, so I haven’t done anything about the trip.” I said “And I haven’t been feeling the love about the trip because you haven’t planned anything.” Ahh, marriage. He also caught up on my blogs and is concerned about my mental well being surrounding work. I guess there were things written about in here that he had no idea about. I didn’t have a chance to ask about specifics, as it was 1am and I had a couple of drinks in me, so it just wasn’t the right time to talk. We’ve got to work together on finding the ‘right time.’ We’re going house hunting tonight after work, so hopefully we’ll have an opportunity to catch up on what’s doing in our jangled little brains. I’ll have to read some of my past blogs to see what he might have been talking about & what could have worried him.
This conversation about his worry came right after I informed him that Birdgirl had been laid off from her (crappy & much hated) job. She’s actually psyched about it, as she’d been looking for something better for some time. So, I tell him that & his immediate thoughts are to bring up how I need to relax. Yeah, I bet he thinks I’m going to walk out on my job here. Nope, unfortunately that isn’t an option for me. I can’t go because the mortgage is in process and I want a house with him more than anything. Then, we’ll have a house and I can’t just dump a regular paycheck…mortgage payments and such. I’ve up & quit previous jobs without having something else lined up before, so he has every right to be concerned. This job isn’t in any way as bad as that job at Atlas where I had to pick through dirty delivery receipts and collate them over an over again, from 7:30am - 3:30pm. That job sucked ever so much more than this one does. I’m just frustrated here that I’ve given them my all and get little/nothing in return by way of thanks or recognition or MONEY. Ok, so the money is pretty damn good and the benefits are decent too…I just want something different. Something new. Something better. Ok, so I want money for nothing.
Tempest, I lied to you on the phone last night. TV Without Pity doesn't recap Farscape. I have found you a 1/2 way decent link to check out what happened & get some of the best one liners. Also check out Farscape World. They don't have the ep info up yet, but they do a good job describing the action. I expect last Friday's ep will be up any time now.
Monday, June 24, 2002
We kinda gave up the house hunt thing over the weekend, favoring instead some serious relaxation and alone time. Friday night after work, I paddled out to hang with Toad & Blixx for a bit and have a couple of pops, then back home to air conditioned splender for this chickie! I stayed up until 3am ish watching the first 4 episodes of Buffy Season 2. Good stuff. Saturday's weather didn't lend itself to outdoor activities, so we actually did the grocery shopping that we've had to do for weeks, & I made stuffed sole with mixed veggies for dinner. We watched Farscape & SG-1, which we'd taped from the night before. What is the consensus on the new red head?
For those of you into alternative movies, check out Donnie Darko. I rented it blindly on a recommendation and it was really trippy cool. Two thumbs up.
Yesterday we paddled the Assabet River in the late afternoon. I saw about 100 muscrats, at least 1000 turtles (both painted & snapper) and even a blue heron taking flight right over our head. It was a naturific afternoon and I even managed to NOT get a sunburn. What started as a quickie trip ended up being an all day thing, with us getting out of the water with just a little bit of light left in the sky. Good thing we left when we did, because it started to rain when we were driving out.
Today Blixx is checking out some houses in Brookfield, MA. If you check the map, look for the middle of nowhere, cuz that's where it is. We've expanded our search outward from the Worcester area in hopes of getting a decent house without needing vasoline to pay the mortgage. There's THISor THIS OTHER or ONE MOREor if we go smaller, for lake access there's THIS SMALLER ONE . Anyone getting any good vibes from any of these? I like the stone cottage, but I'll hear more when Blixx comes back with his notes. I'm sending him out on a nice day to a lake region, with 2 boats on the car. Hmmmm....
For those of you into alternative movies, check out Donnie Darko. I rented it blindly on a recommendation and it was really trippy cool. Two thumbs up.
Yesterday we paddled the Assabet River in the late afternoon. I saw about 100 muscrats, at least 1000 turtles (both painted & snapper) and even a blue heron taking flight right over our head. It was a naturific afternoon and I even managed to NOT get a sunburn. What started as a quickie trip ended up being an all day thing, with us getting out of the water with just a little bit of light left in the sky. Good thing we left when we did, because it started to rain when we were driving out.
Today Blixx is checking out some houses in Brookfield, MA. If you check the map, look for the middle of nowhere, cuz that's where it is. We've expanded our search outward from the Worcester area in hopes of getting a decent house without needing vasoline to pay the mortgage. There's THISor THIS OTHER or ONE MOREor if we go smaller, for lake access there's THIS SMALLER ONE . Anyone getting any good vibes from any of these? I like the stone cottage, but I'll hear more when Blixx comes back with his notes. I'm sending him out on a nice day to a lake region, with 2 boats on the car. Hmmmm....
Friday, June 21, 2002
Blixx's old company had a reunion of sorts at John Harvard's last night. I just love that place! The beer is awesome. Good company, good food, good beer = good time. I'm a little tired today, but no hangover. Woo Hoo!
This evening Blixx & Toad are sleeping under the stars to celebrate the Summer Solstice. I've been invited, but have declined. It's just not a good time of the month to be out in the woods with no facilities. Saturday I want to go paddle somewhere that we've never been before. I feel a nice sun burn coming on, as the weather is supposed to be out of this world. I also want to go check out some houses out toward western MA - they are bigger & less expensive out there. Kinda a haul if I stay here at work, but F it! There's one in Southbridge that is promising, so maybe we'll check it out. No plans as of yet for Sunday, but one of my friends here at work just lent me the 1st disk of Buffy Season 2, so at some point I'll be plugging myself in to the dvd player. Yeah!
Have a great weekend, all!
This evening Blixx & Toad are sleeping under the stars to celebrate the Summer Solstice. I've been invited, but have declined. It's just not a good time of the month to be out in the woods with no facilities. Saturday I want to go paddle somewhere that we've never been before. I feel a nice sun burn coming on, as the weather is supposed to be out of this world. I also want to go check out some houses out toward western MA - they are bigger & less expensive out there. Kinda a haul if I stay here at work, but F it! There's one in Southbridge that is promising, so maybe we'll check it out. No plans as of yet for Sunday, but one of my friends here at work just lent me the 1st disk of Buffy Season 2, so at some point I'll be plugging myself in to the dvd player. Yeah!
Have a great weekend, all!
Thursday, June 20, 2002
We put in an offer on that house I mentioned yesterday. Went to realtor this morning & offered $5000 less than asking price.
Just got a call back - they accepted another offer for the full asking price of the house.
I'm crushed.
The Pond House that Blixx was so enamoured with is off the market, so he'll be all upset about that. The Spencer house is still available, which makes me wonder what's wrong with it, other than the small kitchen and dampness in the basement. Hmmm.
Anyway, it's back to the drawing board for us. Nothing promising came on the market today.
Just got a call back - they accepted another offer for the full asking price of the house.
I'm crushed.
The Pond House that Blixx was so enamoured with is off the market, so he'll be all upset about that. The Spencer house is still available, which makes me wonder what's wrong with it, other than the small kitchen and dampness in the basement. Hmmm.
Anyway, it's back to the drawing board for us. Nothing promising came on the market today.
Wednesday, June 19, 2002
So, I called our realtor to say that we want to put an offer in on the house.
Now I think I'm going to shit my pants waiting for him to call back, confirming that it's still available.
Blixx kayaked around back in the pond today and says it's awesome back there!
I'm not sure if it's nerves or just my ovaries trying to escape, but I'm so jumpy & freaked & nervous & anxious....
AND, one of the sales reps came to me today to tell me that there's an opportunity at Monster that I might be good for. He and his manager were talking in the car at lunch and my name came up.
Today is a good day, despite Mother Nature and her cursed curse.
Now I think I'm going to shit my pants waiting for him to call back, confirming that it's still available.
Blixx kayaked around back in the pond today and says it's awesome back there!
I'm not sure if it's nerves or just my ovaries trying to escape, but I'm so jumpy & freaked & nervous & anxious....
AND, one of the sales reps came to me today to tell me that there's an opportunity at Monster that I might be good for. He and his manager were talking in the car at lunch and my name came up.
Today is a good day, despite Mother Nature and her cursed curse.
Blixx & went to see some more houses last night, and we think we might have found The One. Click HERE to see a picture. Pardon me while I type out loud.
Pro's: Abutts Pond, 1 car garage, full basement that is partially finished & dry & tall enough for Blixx to stand up, walk-up attic for expansion later on, built in china cabinet in dining room, enclosed front porch, great highway access, close to pizza & chinese & is within walking distance to DuDo's, pantry, room in the dining room for plenty of folks AND the piano.
Con's: It's on a busy road (we could build a fence or plant shrubs to deaden noise & for asthetics), only 2 bedrooms - both of which are off the kitchen (fine for now, attic expansion for later), small closets (get a nice armoire for bedroom & store clothes in attic), VIVID yellow kitchen (painting party, anyone?), VIVID scarey green carpet in bedroom (rip it up! rip it up!); sink is in pantry...no counter near stove & fridge wiring on other side of room (move fridge near stove then get a cool rolling chopping block topped cart thing
The only real hang up I've got with the place is that the bedrooms are off the kitchen's eating area. It just looks kinda wierd. I was worried that we wouldn't have a guest room (cuz I plan on having you all over at some point) until I figured that we could make the office in the basement. Eventually, when the master bedroom is on the 2nd floor, then the office would be downstairs and the Wreck Room would be in the basement, and Blixx could build his bar out of TV's.
What would have to be done before we could move in? Not much. I'd like to replace the bedroom carpeting, but I suppose we could live with the ugly green for a while. Painting the kitchen wouldn't take hardly any time at all. The carpet on the porch would need to be replaced, but is fine as is for now. So, other than painting I'm thinking it's ready to move in.
What would we have to buy? Bedroom furniture...I will NOT sleep on a mattress on the floor any more! I want a nice matching grown up bedroom set, but I LOVE this headboard. Dining room - we've got stuff for now, but I'd love my grandmother's set, which my mother has now. An entertainment center - we have this big black ugly one that is great for the apartment, but I want something that looks a little nicer for the living room. A kitchen table - unless Grips wants to get a new dining room set for his house like Teacher wants, then we could have the old one.
Pro's: Abutts Pond, 1 car garage, full basement that is partially finished & dry & tall enough for Blixx to stand up, walk-up attic for expansion later on, built in china cabinet in dining room, enclosed front porch, great highway access, close to pizza & chinese & is within walking distance to DuDo's, pantry, room in the dining room for plenty of folks AND the piano.
Con's: It's on a busy road (we could build a fence or plant shrubs to deaden noise & for asthetics), only 2 bedrooms - both of which are off the kitchen (fine for now, attic expansion for later), small closets (get a nice armoire for bedroom & store clothes in attic), VIVID yellow kitchen (painting party, anyone?), VIVID scarey green carpet in bedroom (rip it up! rip it up!); sink is in pantry...no counter near stove & fridge wiring on other side of room (move fridge near stove then get a cool rolling chopping block topped cart thing
The only real hang up I've got with the place is that the bedrooms are off the kitchen's eating area. It just looks kinda wierd. I was worried that we wouldn't have a guest room (cuz I plan on having you all over at some point) until I figured that we could make the office in the basement. Eventually, when the master bedroom is on the 2nd floor, then the office would be downstairs and the Wreck Room would be in the basement, and Blixx could build his bar out of TV's.
What would have to be done before we could move in? Not much. I'd like to replace the bedroom carpeting, but I suppose we could live with the ugly green for a while. Painting the kitchen wouldn't take hardly any time at all. The carpet on the porch would need to be replaced, but is fine as is for now. So, other than painting I'm thinking it's ready to move in.
What would we have to buy? Bedroom furniture...I will NOT sleep on a mattress on the floor any more! I want a nice matching grown up bedroom set, but I LOVE this headboard. Dining room - we've got stuff for now, but I'd love my grandmother's set, which my mother has now. An entertainment center - we have this big black ugly one that is great for the apartment, but I want something that looks a little nicer for the living room. A kitchen table - unless Grips wants to get a new dining room set for his house like Teacher wants, then we could have the old one.
Monday, June 17, 2002
The Yuck Award of the day goes to Busybody. I'm in her cube talking about work, trying to get an answer to a pending issue that's been going on for months. As I (again!) make my plea for an acceptable answer, she goes in to her desk drawer & pulls out 2 q-tips. As I'm speaking with her, she's nodding appropriately...and CLEANING THE WAX FROM HER EARS! She took the time to inspect each q-tip too, as if looking for brain matter. Ewwwww!!!
This is the same girl who wears these 2 white t-shirts with pit stains on them that rival any of Blixx's used, not leaving the house just doing dirty work t-shirts. No, I take that back. Blixx has the common decency to pitch out anything that revolting and repulsive. I mean, these are nasty dark yellow pit stains and she's one of those girls who likes to put her hands on her head for no good reason.
Ewww again!
This is the same girl who wears these 2 white t-shirts with pit stains on them that rival any of Blixx's used, not leaving the house just doing dirty work t-shirts. No, I take that back. Blixx has the common decency to pitch out anything that revolting and repulsive. I mean, these are nasty dark yellow pit stains and she's one of those girls who likes to put her hands on her head for no good reason.
Ewww again!
Some news the peeked my interest:
Arrest Made In Colorado Wildfire
6/16/2002 Colorado authorities have arrested a 38-year old forestry technician for starting one of the wildfires that have burned a total of more than 100,000 acres so far. Terry Barton has admitted starting the fire, claiming it quickly got out of control before she could put it out.
A firefighter started the fire. Damn, there's a Darwin Award winner for ya!
A black bear was shot within miles from my apartment in Worcester Saturday night. I guess they couldn't find anyone to tranq it so they blew it away. While certainly in the wrong place, there were no reports of violetn actions by the bear. I'm outraged that the only solution was to shoot it. It seems a waste. Then again...perhaps it prevented a catastrophe.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A Canadian teacher has been suspended after shocking a small northern Manitoba school by distributing a math exam that included questions about pimps, prostitutes, machine guns, cocaine trafficking and getting "knocked up."
Arrest Made In Colorado Wildfire
6/16/2002 Colorado authorities have arrested a 38-year old forestry technician for starting one of the wildfires that have burned a total of more than 100,000 acres so far. Terry Barton has admitted starting the fire, claiming it quickly got out of control before she could put it out.
A firefighter started the fire. Damn, there's a Darwin Award winner for ya!
A black bear was shot within miles from my apartment in Worcester Saturday night. I guess they couldn't find anyone to tranq it so they blew it away. While certainly in the wrong place, there were no reports of violetn actions by the bear. I'm outraged that the only solution was to shoot it. It seems a waste. Then again...perhaps it prevented a catastrophe.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A Canadian teacher has been suspended after shocking a small northern Manitoba school by distributing a math exam that included questions about pimps, prostitutes, machine guns, cocaine trafficking and getting "knocked up."
I survived the weekend. For the most part, it was uneventful. Not that we didn't do stuff, but not a lot was blog worthy. Friday night Grips came over for a few pops, as usual. Saturday I slept in while Blixx went over to Charlie's birthday party early to get the grills rolling and such. I had the morning to myself and for whatever reason, I was totally bummed out all morning. I think it's the house/work stress, but I found myself bauling my eyes out like all morning. I was an emotional wreck. Crying for hours. I do have to say that I feel a little bit more centered after the fact, but it was wierd to just break down like that with no provocation. Ok, the PMS train has something to do with it too. I'd pulled myself together by the time Toad picked me up at around 3 and we meandered over to the party, to find Blixx in full 'Director' mode. That is, he'd been helping out and in chanrge for so long, it was a hard transition to make back to being just a party guest. He never really did...always involved in something. I was a little alienated with 100 or so folks, only about 5 of whom I know, but the smoked ribs were YUMMY and I had deep fried turkey for the first time. I certainly wouldn't serve it for Thanksgiving, since I'm quite the traditionalist when it comes to a holiday bird, but it was suculent and juicy and delicous none the less. Thumbs up. The party was at Ralph's Diner in Worcester, which is a really cool spot. It was unfortunate that it rained all day, since the grills were outside, which meant that Blixx was outside, which meant that if I wanted to talk to him I had to be outside. I got a little damp and the cold I've been flirting with seemed to enjoy the weather to the point that I have this nice phlemby cough now. Poor Blixx got it too.
After Charlie's party, we drove to Framingham to stop by a party given by BigBen from my work. Not a lot of folks from work were there and it was a pretty sedate crowd that did show up, so we had a few beers and were social, then ditched. As we're leaving, some of BigBen's buddies from 'back in the day' started keg stands. I haven't seen anyone do a kegstand in...crap like 10 years! The fact that the dude was 30+, already drunk & a touch overweight so his buddies had a tough time holding him up made it funny. That was our cue to go. Normally, we would have stayed and endeered ourselves to the drunken fools playing Asshole, but Blixx had to work early. And besides, I had to be sober to drive him home.
So, at 4am Blixx was up and by 5am on his way to Newburg NY for a shoot. Poor dude was beat. I slept in until around 10ish, then rolled my lazy ass downstairs to the couch for more dozing. I watched some bad tv, dyed my hair and cleaned the house. Yep, that's what I did ALL day. Granted, I was so lazy that when Blixx called at 9pm to tell me he was almost home (Hartford) I wigged and realized that I still hadn't vaccumed or done the dishes. I just kept starting projects then getting distracted. Oh well, napping was good. When Blixx did roll in after 10pm he was a mess. Couldn't finish sentances...couldn't eat the bachelorette mac & cheese w/ salsa I'd made for dinner. Nope, he was up & in bed & out like a light in about 15 minutes.Poor thing has this nasty cough now & is miserable. He's working today, but it should be a short shoot. I imagine he'll be crashed on the couch when I get home.
No decent homes came on the market over the weekend, so we're totally stagnant on the home search right now. I know that Tempest's advice 'don't settle' is true, but how long do we wait looking for a 3 bedroom garaged basemented home over 1200 sq feet before it's OK to drop expectations to a more realistic level? What we 'really' can afford right now is a townhouse, but I don't want to buy an attached home. I think I'm going to expand our search even further out into the sticks to see if we can find what we're looking for in the country. Too bad that will put my commute into the hour + range. I hate my job anyway.
After Charlie's party, we drove to Framingham to stop by a party given by BigBen from my work. Not a lot of folks from work were there and it was a pretty sedate crowd that did show up, so we had a few beers and were social, then ditched. As we're leaving, some of BigBen's buddies from 'back in the day' started keg stands. I haven't seen anyone do a kegstand in...crap like 10 years! The fact that the dude was 30+, already drunk & a touch overweight so his buddies had a tough time holding him up made it funny. That was our cue to go. Normally, we would have stayed and endeered ourselves to the drunken fools playing Asshole, but Blixx had to work early. And besides, I had to be sober to drive him home.
So, at 4am Blixx was up and by 5am on his way to Newburg NY for a shoot. Poor dude was beat. I slept in until around 10ish, then rolled my lazy ass downstairs to the couch for more dozing. I watched some bad tv, dyed my hair and cleaned the house. Yep, that's what I did ALL day. Granted, I was so lazy that when Blixx called at 9pm to tell me he was almost home (Hartford) I wigged and realized that I still hadn't vaccumed or done the dishes. I just kept starting projects then getting distracted. Oh well, napping was good. When Blixx did roll in after 10pm he was a mess. Couldn't finish sentances...couldn't eat the bachelorette mac & cheese w/ salsa I'd made for dinner. Nope, he was up & in bed & out like a light in about 15 minutes.Poor thing has this nasty cough now & is miserable. He's working today, but it should be a short shoot. I imagine he'll be crashed on the couch when I get home.
No decent homes came on the market over the weekend, so we're totally stagnant on the home search right now. I know that Tempest's advice 'don't settle' is true, but how long do we wait looking for a 3 bedroom garaged basemented home over 1200 sq feet before it's OK to drop expectations to a more realistic level? What we 'really' can afford right now is a townhouse, but I don't want to buy an attached home. I think I'm going to expand our search even further out into the sticks to see if we can find what we're looking for in the country. Too bad that will put my commute into the hour + range. I hate my job anyway.
Friday, June 14, 2002
Another not so good night between Blixx & I. I'm hoping the communication improves.
He went to REI and bought $200 snowshoes today - he called to tell me he was doing it, but still. So much for the budget!
Last night we went kayaking to catch sunset & while the sky wasn't the blaze of color that I'd hoped for, it was still nice to float and relax. He irked me right from the get go, but I was letting it go until he proceeded to berate me at dinner (in front of Toad) for getting drunk last Sat at the party. You see, we've got 2 social events this Saturday that promise much boozing. He's got to leave for Newburg NY at like 5am on Sunday for a job, so he doesn't want me getting hammered. The message was valid, but the delivery was all wrong.
The above was written on Friday, when I was still pissed. Now (Monday) I'm just a little sad.
He went to REI and bought $200 snowshoes today - he called to tell me he was doing it, but still. So much for the budget!
Last night we went kayaking to catch sunset & while the sky wasn't the blaze of color that I'd hoped for, it was still nice to float and relax. He irked me right from the get go, but I was letting it go until he proceeded to berate me at dinner (in front of Toad) for getting drunk last Sat at the party. You see, we've got 2 social events this Saturday that promise much boozing. He's got to leave for Newburg NY at like 5am on Sunday for a job, so he doesn't want me getting hammered. The message was valid, but the delivery was all wrong.
The above was written on Friday, when I was still pissed. Now (Monday) I'm just a little sad.
Thursday, June 13, 2002
I went to Finance today to meet with my new boss. He's all like "Who are you?' and 'what is it that you've been doing for Finance?' I'm pissed! I took on this additional role with the company thinking that it would move my career forward. I've been assisting Telesales and Finance researching accounts for 7 months now, and this dude asks me what my job is. My former report to person was laid off a month or so ago, and no one has even communicated my existance to him or the new CFO!! He had the balls to ask me why I want a review.
BECAUSE I WANT TO GET PAID FOR DOING 2 JOBS FOR THE COMPANY, DICK! This is absolute BS and I'm so ready to go postal..
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I've sent him my job description, copies of e-mails that have gone out company wide indicating who I am and what I do, as well as copies of e-mails back and forth with the telesales reps so he's got an idea of the day to day. I've had a couple sales reps that I've worked closely with draft up some Kudos letters to be sent to this dude.
Even if I don't end up doing this job for them moving forward (which might be a good idea. Otherwise I might be tempted to try to extract their heads from their asses...the hard way) I still want recognition for the past 7 months of work.I don't even know what to say.
BECAUSE I WANT TO GET PAID FOR DOING 2 JOBS FOR THE COMPANY, DICK! This is absolute BS and I'm so ready to go postal..
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I've sent him my job description, copies of e-mails that have gone out company wide indicating who I am and what I do, as well as copies of e-mails back and forth with the telesales reps so he's got an idea of the day to day. I've had a couple sales reps that I've worked closely with draft up some Kudos letters to be sent to this dude.
Even if I don't end up doing this job for them moving forward (which might be a good idea. Otherwise I might be tempted to try to extract their heads from their asses...the hard way) I still want recognition for the past 7 months of work.I don't even know what to say.
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
The mortgage company got back to me on my request to find out what our monthly payments would be on the ‘pond house’ that Blixx likes, as well as the ‘Spencer house’ that I’ve been having dreams about. If you include the mortgage insurance & taxes in with the payments, I fear that both are more than we can comfortably afford. If Blixx and I are speaking tonight (fingers crossed), then we’ll hash out the numbers, but they really don’t look good. Even if we put a 10% down payment, we’ll have high monthly payments, plus no money in the bank to decorate or fix anything that needs fixing.
My cousin had her baby yesterday. Cuzzy had a bouncing baby girl named Delaney Rose. Nope, that isn’t some alias. Her real name is Delaney. Um…interesting choice. This confirms that I come from a long line of women that have women children. This goes back at least 4 generations. Blixx has always said that he wants to name his son with his name…I’d told him to do the research to be sure that the name goes back the 13 or so generations he claims before I’ll agree. Now, I don’t think it will even matter. My mother was all filled with thrill and joy and pressure to get knocked up.
Yesterday it was 90+ degrees out. Today, it’s 55 and I’m freezing. I can’t seem to loose this chill.
My cousin had her baby yesterday. Cuzzy had a bouncing baby girl named Delaney Rose. Nope, that isn’t some alias. Her real name is Delaney. Um…interesting choice. This confirms that I come from a long line of women that have women children. This goes back at least 4 generations. Blixx has always said that he wants to name his son with his name…I’d told him to do the research to be sure that the name goes back the 13 or so generations he claims before I’ll agree. Now, I don’t think it will even matter. My mother was all filled with thrill and joy and pressure to get knocked up.
Yesterday it was 90+ degrees out. Today, it’s 55 and I’m freezing. I can’t seem to loose this chill.
BITCHING ABOUT WORK AGAIN.....Yesterday was I think the worst day I’ve spent with this company, and it’s all my fault. I’m a Sr Telesales Administrator & I ‘keep an eye on’ two team members, Bounce (previously called Youngster, but this name seems more fitting lately) and Quietboy. I don’t manage them, because I’m not a manager. It’s a weird grey area that I’m still trying to figure out, and I’ve worked here for almost 2 years. Anyway, we send out sales reports to the department daily. These reports include the total outbound calls and talk time a Telesales rep makes, that type of thing. These are important reports, because they are viewed by senior management and used as a measurement tool in compensation for the (BMW drivin’) telesales reps. Enough background, the VP of Sales came to me yesterday questioning the validity of the reports. He was just about to call an emergency meeting to ream (his word) the Telesales managers because the call numbers were so low. I looked him in the eye and told him that of course the reports are correct - we know what we're doing. I then went in to the reports (cuz I'm paranoid), and saw to my HORROR that NO, they f*cking aren’t correct. At the end of the month, there’s a simple formula that needs to be changed. It takes 2 seconds, yet if not changed the report will be inaccurately date linked and the whole thing is BS. Quietboy failed miserably. He takes care of 3 regions, and NONE of them were correct – dates were wrong, formulas all screwed up…a mess!!!!! I bring this to his attention, after I spend an hour I didn’t have scrambling to check and recheck all regions, and he says he didn’t know it needed to be changed. He is a total 100% lying sack of poop, cuz I KNOW he was told. For Christ sakes, he’s the one who educated ME on building the reports when I started here.
This is my entire fault because I’ve grown complacent. I’m bored with working here and I’ve just let the two of them go about their daily duties, trusting that they would be done correctly. I mean, it’s an Excel spreadsheet that we cut & past information in to – not rocket science. Other than that, they pretty much stuff envelopes all day. With reviews coming up, I’m not bringing this to Dino’s attention, because it’s technically my responsibility to make sure they have their heads out of their asses and I failed. Doesn’t look good for me…for any of us! What I AM going to do is watch the two of them like a hawk and make sure that they are doing everything that they are supposed to be doing. Bounce is talking to me yesterday about how Quietboy never does anything and expects her to pick up his slack – I’m all like why haven’t I heard about this before? She said she didn’t think I cared.
Wow, that one will stick with me, cuz she’s absolutely right. I really haven’t been caring, but I guess I have to if I want to keep working here and get a raise. I’d thought I was doing a pretty good job and yesterday was a reality slap that I’ve got to actually give a shit and not just go through the motions if I’m going to go anywhere in this company.
This is my entire fault because I’ve grown complacent. I’m bored with working here and I’ve just let the two of them go about their daily duties, trusting that they would be done correctly. I mean, it’s an Excel spreadsheet that we cut & past information in to – not rocket science. Other than that, they pretty much stuff envelopes all day. With reviews coming up, I’m not bringing this to Dino’s attention, because it’s technically my responsibility to make sure they have their heads out of their asses and I failed. Doesn’t look good for me…for any of us! What I AM going to do is watch the two of them like a hawk and make sure that they are doing everything that they are supposed to be doing. Bounce is talking to me yesterday about how Quietboy never does anything and expects her to pick up his slack – I’m all like why haven’t I heard about this before? She said she didn’t think I cared.
Wow, that one will stick with me, cuz she’s absolutely right. I really haven’t been caring, but I guess I have to if I want to keep working here and get a raise. I’d thought I was doing a pretty good job and yesterday was a reality slap that I’ve got to actually give a shit and not just go through the motions if I’m going to go anywhere in this company.
Monday, June 10, 2002
Hey there!
I had a vision problem so I called in sick to work on Friday. Problem = I just couldn't SEE myself going in to work. I've really had it with this place. But, I digress. Blixx & I were actually productive and cleaned out my closet. Well, there's still stuff everywhere, but I sent a big bag of clothes to Salvation Army so I feel pretty good about that. I've got most of my winter clothes stored away and found a bunch of clothes that I haven't seen in a while. It was like Christmas!
Friday night we went with the realtor to check out 2 homes in Spencer, MA. The first one is a split level that doesn't excite us, other than it's the best looking house we've seen yet. There's UGLY green/gold shag carpeting and wierd wallpaper in the kids rooms, but it's huge with a garage and all I can see are cosmetic problems. Ok, so theres some water in the basement & the kitchen is smaller than my mother's but I could definetely work with what's there. I've been decorating it in my dreams every night.
We then went to see where White Trash lives. I mean, there was banjo music in the backround and this house was NASTY. No good. It's near a lake, which is why we even bothered to check it out, but all you could smell was septic in the back yard and the smoke/dog smells inside were just too much to bear. Nope, not interested. I want to go ahead and make an offer on the split, but Blixx doesn't want to jump in to anything. I'll give it a couple of days, but if the house sells while I convince him to write a big check, I'll be out of my mind.
Saturday we slept in then ran some errands. We went to Birdgirl's housewarming party in the afternoon and had an absolutely awesome time. Met some nice new people. Drank way too much Sam Summer (keg...mmmm keg) and wooped it up until almost 3am. We even managed to leave Toad behind for a sleepover...so I guess they got along :). I was in rare form and had a great time. I don't remember the ride home, but Blixx wisely saw the direction I was headed and stopped drinking hours before he dragged Grips and I in to the car. Good time!
Sunday morning and into the afternoon I alternated between the bed and the bathroom. Yep, I did it again. This was worse than after a Darkmoon barn party...aweful horrible spasms of sickness that didn't go away until well into the afternoon, when Toad and Birdgirl came back to do the walk of shame. Both haven't had a 'date' in a while and were smiling up a storm, so it must be all good. Last night, I was in bed at 10pm and asleep by 10:01. I'm still beat and I still feel empty, but at least I'm mobile. Barely.
I had a vision problem so I called in sick to work on Friday. Problem = I just couldn't SEE myself going in to work. I've really had it with this place. But, I digress. Blixx & I were actually productive and cleaned out my closet. Well, there's still stuff everywhere, but I sent a big bag of clothes to Salvation Army so I feel pretty good about that. I've got most of my winter clothes stored away and found a bunch of clothes that I haven't seen in a while. It was like Christmas!
Friday night we went with the realtor to check out 2 homes in Spencer, MA. The first one is a split level that doesn't excite us, other than it's the best looking house we've seen yet. There's UGLY green/gold shag carpeting and wierd wallpaper in the kids rooms, but it's huge with a garage and all I can see are cosmetic problems. Ok, so theres some water in the basement & the kitchen is smaller than my mother's but I could definetely work with what's there. I've been decorating it in my dreams every night.
We then went to see where White Trash lives. I mean, there was banjo music in the backround and this house was NASTY. No good. It's near a lake, which is why we even bothered to check it out, but all you could smell was septic in the back yard and the smoke/dog smells inside were just too much to bear. Nope, not interested. I want to go ahead and make an offer on the split, but Blixx doesn't want to jump in to anything. I'll give it a couple of days, but if the house sells while I convince him to write a big check, I'll be out of my mind.
Saturday we slept in then ran some errands. We went to Birdgirl's housewarming party in the afternoon and had an absolutely awesome time. Met some nice new people. Drank way too much Sam Summer (keg...mmmm keg) and wooped it up until almost 3am. We even managed to leave Toad behind for a sleepover...so I guess they got along :). I was in rare form and had a great time. I don't remember the ride home, but Blixx wisely saw the direction I was headed and stopped drinking hours before he dragged Grips and I in to the car. Good time!
Sunday morning and into the afternoon I alternated between the bed and the bathroom. Yep, I did it again. This was worse than after a Darkmoon barn party...aweful horrible spasms of sickness that didn't go away until well into the afternoon, when Toad and Birdgirl came back to do the walk of shame. Both haven't had a 'date' in a while and were smiling up a storm, so it must be all good. Last night, I was in bed at 10pm and asleep by 10:01. I'm still beat and I still feel empty, but at least I'm mobile. Barely.
Wednesday, June 05, 2002
I just haven't had a lot to say lately. Actually, that's not true. I've had plenty of bitching and whining, but nothing constructive. Money is the root of all evil...I just wish I could dig some more up. The house hunt continues and I can't help feeling like we're going to have to 'settle.' What we can easily afford is a shitbox or a nice/older house only 900 miles away from any sort of civilization. It's frustrating and it's really getting me down. Then there's this while budget thing. I've got nothing but change in my wallet right now and it's going to stay that way until some checks come in. They are out there...waiting. Worse case is that we're essentially broke until I get paid on the 15th. Well, not broke. We have a money market and another savings account to dip in to, but we're really trying to play by our rules. Damn the rules! Crapass, we made the rules.
Then there's the work thing. I've been doing two jobs for 2 different departments, and I want to have formal reviews for both so that when raises do come around, I'll get compensated fairly for them both. I should say, IF raises come around. I haven't gotten a raise since July of last year, and that was only 3%, as I hadn't worked for the company for a year at that point. Rumor has it that TMP, our parent company, isn't doing review/raise until November! They could just as easily say the same for us. My manager for telesales is all about the review process. In fact, he's up my ass about it. I've been pulling teeth for weeks in Finance & only finally got a response - a 'tentative' meeting on Friday morning. I've been advised to not hold my breath.
Absolutely ridiculous and I'd leave if I could find another job. I know the job market sucks right now, some of you all can attest to that first hand, but I SO want to just throw in the towel and walk out. All kinds of shit work that I'm so much better than! I deserve better!
There's that whining again. Sorry.
I'm out of shape (sounds better than when I say I'm fat, right?) and should really actually get up off my ass and do something, rather than the nothing that I'm so fond of. Blixx & I are going away in July and he wants to go camping in NH. There's this spot that he calls split rock that is really wonderful spot to get lost in the woods. I remember it from the hike we did last year up Mt Madison. I also remember heaving and coughing and having jelly legs when we got there, so I have concerns that I won't be able to keep up. It will be just to two of us, so I won't be really embarrassed - that's a lie. I really will be embarrassed if I can't make it or have convulsions all the way up the mountain. Is it good exercise? Sure, it fits in to the whole get off my ass thing. Do I want to spend my vacation hiking from one mountain to another & peeing in the woods? I'm not so sure. He wants to go for the whole week. I'm thinking 2 nights is my max, maybe 3. He wants to either stay the last night at a cozy B&B that has a hot tub. Being frugal, we might just come home and go to the local place here in MA that rents by the hour.
Or maybe we'll just sit around our little shitty apartment & dream about a better life while eating bonbons and watching Star Trek re-runs.
Then there's the work thing. I've been doing two jobs for 2 different departments, and I want to have formal reviews for both so that when raises do come around, I'll get compensated fairly for them both. I should say, IF raises come around. I haven't gotten a raise since July of last year, and that was only 3%, as I hadn't worked for the company for a year at that point. Rumor has it that TMP, our parent company, isn't doing review/raise until November! They could just as easily say the same for us. My manager for telesales is all about the review process. In fact, he's up my ass about it. I've been pulling teeth for weeks in Finance & only finally got a response - a 'tentative' meeting on Friday morning. I've been advised to not hold my breath.
Absolutely ridiculous and I'd leave if I could find another job. I know the job market sucks right now, some of you all can attest to that first hand, but I SO want to just throw in the towel and walk out. All kinds of shit work that I'm so much better than! I deserve better!
There's that whining again. Sorry.
I'm out of shape (sounds better than when I say I'm fat, right?) and should really actually get up off my ass and do something, rather than the nothing that I'm so fond of. Blixx & I are going away in July and he wants to go camping in NH. There's this spot that he calls split rock that is really wonderful spot to get lost in the woods. I remember it from the hike we did last year up Mt Madison. I also remember heaving and coughing and having jelly legs when we got there, so I have concerns that I won't be able to keep up. It will be just to two of us, so I won't be really embarrassed - that's a lie. I really will be embarrassed if I can't make it or have convulsions all the way up the mountain. Is it good exercise? Sure, it fits in to the whole get off my ass thing. Do I want to spend my vacation hiking from one mountain to another & peeing in the woods? I'm not so sure. He wants to go for the whole week. I'm thinking 2 nights is my max, maybe 3. He wants to either stay the last night at a cozy B&B that has a hot tub. Being frugal, we might just come home and go to the local place here in MA that rents by the hour.
Or maybe we'll just sit around our little shitty apartment & dream about a better life while eating bonbons and watching Star Trek re-runs.
I just haven't had a lot to say lately. Actually, that's not true. I've had plenty of bitching and whining, but nothing constructive. Money is the root of all evil...I just wish I could dig some more up. The house hunt continues and I can't help feeling like we're going to have to 'settle.' What we can easily afford is a shitbox or a nice/older house only 900 miles away from any sort of civilization. It's frustrating and it's really getting me down. Then there's this while budget thing. I've got nothing but change in my wallet right now and it's going to stay that way until some checks come in. They are out there...waiting. Worse case is that we're essentially broke until I get paid on the 15th. Well, not broke. We have a money market and another savings account to dip in to, but we're really trying to play by our rules. Damn the rules! Crapass, we made the rules.
Then there's the work thing. I've been doing two jobs for 2 different departments, and I want to have formal reviews for both so that when raises do come around, I'll get compensated fairly for them both. I should say, IF raises come around. I haven't gotten a raise since July of last year, and that was only 3%, as I hadn't worked for the company for a year at that point. Rumor has it that TMP, our parent company, isn't doing review/raise until November! They could just as easily say the same for us. My manager for telesales is all about the review process. In fact, he's up my ass about it. I've been pulling teeth for weeks in Finance & only finally got a response - a 'tentative' meeting on Friday morning. I've been advised to not hold my breath.
Absolutely ridiculous and I'd leave if I could find another job. I know the job market sucks right now, some of you all can attest to that first hand, but I SO want to just throw in the towel and walk out. All kinds of shit work that I'm so much better than! I deserve better!
There's that whining again. Sorry.
I'm out of shape (sounds better than when I say I'm fat, right?) and should really actually get up off my ass and do something, rather than the nothing that I'm so fond of. Blixx & I are going away in July and he wants to go camping in NH. There's this spot that he calls split rock that is really wonderful spot to get lost in the woods. I remember it from the hike we did last year up Mt Madison. I also remember heaving and coughing and having jelly legs when we got there, so I have concerns that I won't be able to keep up. It will be just to two of us, so I won't be really embarrassed - that's a lie. I really will be embarrassed if I can't make it or have convulsions all the way up the mountain. Is it good exercise? Sure, it fits in to the whole get off my ass thing. Do I want to spend my vacation hiking from one mountain to another & peeing in the woods? I'm not so sure. He wants to go for the whole week. I'm thinking 2 nights is my max, maybe 3. He wants to either stay the last night at a cozy B&B that has a hot tub. Being frugal, we might just come home and go to the local place here in MA that rents by the hour.
Or maybe we'll just sit around our little shitty apartment & dream about a better life while eating bonbons and watching Star Trek re-runs.
Then there's the work thing. I've been doing two jobs for 2 different departments, and I want to have formal reviews for both so that when raises do come around, I'll get compensated fairly for them both. I should say, IF raises come around. I haven't gotten a raise since July of last year, and that was only 3%, as I hadn't worked for the company for a year at that point. Rumor has it that TMP, our parent company, isn't doing review/raise until November! They could just as easily say the same for us. My manager for telesales is all about the review process. In fact, he's up my ass about it. I've been pulling teeth for weeks in Finance & only finally got a response - a 'tentative' meeting on Friday morning. I've been advised to not hold my breath.
Absolutely ridiculous and I'd leave if I could find another job. I know the job market sucks right now, some of you all can attest to that first hand, but I SO want to just throw in the towel and walk out. All kinds of shit work that I'm so much better than! I deserve better!
There's that whining again. Sorry.
I'm out of shape (sounds better than when I say I'm fat, right?) and should really actually get up off my ass and do something, rather than the nothing that I'm so fond of. Blixx & I are going away in July and he wants to go camping in NH. There's this spot that he calls split rock that is really wonderful spot to get lost in the woods. I remember it from the hike we did last year up Mt Madison. I also remember heaving and coughing and having jelly legs when we got there, so I have concerns that I won't be able to keep up. It will be just to two of us, so I won't be really embarrassed - that's a lie. I really will be embarrassed if I can't make it or have convulsions all the way up the mountain. Is it good exercise? Sure, it fits in to the whole get off my ass thing. Do I want to spend my vacation hiking from one mountain to another & peeing in the woods? I'm not so sure. He wants to go for the whole week. I'm thinking 2 nights is my max, maybe 3. He wants to either stay the last night at a cozy B&B that has a hot tub. Being frugal, we might just come home and go to the local place here in MA that rents by the hour.
Or maybe we'll just sit around our little shitty apartment & dream about a better life while eating bonbons and watching Star Trek re-runs.
Monday, June 03, 2002
Greetings fellow bloggers. I had a pretty terrific weekend. Friday I went straight to Toad's after work. The boys were off at Home Depot, so I made myself comfortable & continued reading The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. All of a sudden, I hear this loud rumbling. Yep, a thunderstorm. Woo Hoo! The guys got back just in time & we grabbed some beverages & hung out on the deck until the rain started to really come down. The kayaking plans were out, so we just hung out drinking & eating & listening to tunes. I cooked a killer breakfast on Saturday then we got my car checked then spend a wonderful relaxing afternoon together. We met up with Toad and went to Whitehall to catch sunset on the water. It was windy when we left, but it got REALLY windy on the trip back. It was a little bit more technical that I would have liked on the way back & I got a little freaked out, so I pushed hard to get back to the dock in one piece. All is well, but I probably should have been wearing a PFD (personal floatation device - you can't call them lifejackets any more so that there's no lawsuit if anyone dies while wearing one).
Yesterday we went to 2 open houses. The first is for a pretty good sized house on over an acre...except the house hasn't been updated AT ALL! Waterdamage, old appliances, old windows, old roof....everything was old. For what they are asking (which is for the land I guess) it's just plain too much work for us. The other was for a bank owned ranch on some little lake in Spencer. It was a shithole, pure & simple, however I saw someone signing on the dotted line to make an offer, so it takes all kinds. We met our realtor to see 2 homes. The one with the pond is pretty cool, but the inside is a whole bunch of little rooms, rather than a few good sized ones. We love the land, but the house isn't exactly what we are looking for. We're still talking about it though. It's at the top of our price range, & Blixx even asked if we could get more money from my family. Arg! The answer is yes, but the price would be way high. Too high for that house. But the pond... Last house we looked at is a ranch on a good side of town. Unfortunately, it seems that it's been rented to a biker gang. Ok, maybe not, but they definately have hygene issues. There was unidentifyable stuff splattered to the walls, a funky smell and the basement floor was actually cleaner than the carpets in the bedrooms. Total yuckfest.
So, we haven't found our dreamhouse yet. It's discouraging to see the small, crappy homes that we can definately afford then the stretch homes...that STILL aren't just right! Patience...worst case scenerio is that we don't get a house this year. Can I wait?Yes. Do I want to wait? Hell, no. Will I be a total pain in the ass until I get a house? Probably. And if we wait until next year, we'll have more guilt money to play with. I guess I've just got to remember that even if we plow through our savings totally, we'll still get more in the end. Or, Nanny will die and I'll get the big ticket payoff. I know I'm horrible. I'm not wishing Nanny dead. Shut up Tempest, I'm not. Although, she wishes herself dead rather than continue to live in the nursing home. I just know that her estate is rather large and it will mean a definative jump in tax brackets. I could use it.
Yesterday we went to 2 open houses. The first is for a pretty good sized house on over an acre...except the house hasn't been updated AT ALL! Waterdamage, old appliances, old windows, old roof....everything was old. For what they are asking (which is for the land I guess) it's just plain too much work for us. The other was for a bank owned ranch on some little lake in Spencer. It was a shithole, pure & simple, however I saw someone signing on the dotted line to make an offer, so it takes all kinds. We met our realtor to see 2 homes. The one with the pond is pretty cool, but the inside is a whole bunch of little rooms, rather than a few good sized ones. We love the land, but the house isn't exactly what we are looking for. We're still talking about it though. It's at the top of our price range, & Blixx even asked if we could get more money from my family. Arg! The answer is yes, but the price would be way high. Too high for that house. But the pond... Last house we looked at is a ranch on a good side of town. Unfortunately, it seems that it's been rented to a biker gang. Ok, maybe not, but they definately have hygene issues. There was unidentifyable stuff splattered to the walls, a funky smell and the basement floor was actually cleaner than the carpets in the bedrooms. Total yuckfest.
So, we haven't found our dreamhouse yet. It's discouraging to see the small, crappy homes that we can definately afford then the stretch homes...that STILL aren't just right! Patience...worst case scenerio is that we don't get a house this year. Can I wait?Yes. Do I want to wait? Hell, no. Will I be a total pain in the ass until I get a house? Probably. And if we wait until next year, we'll have more guilt money to play with. I guess I've just got to remember that even if we plow through our savings totally, we'll still get more in the end. Or, Nanny will die and I'll get the big ticket payoff. I know I'm horrible. I'm not wishing Nanny dead. Shut up Tempest, I'm not. Although, she wishes herself dead rather than continue to live in the nursing home. I just know that her estate is rather large and it will mean a definative jump in tax brackets. I could use it.
