The book I requested from the library came in yesterday (you can check these things online now!) so I was up far too late reading it - hence the ugh.
Work was work, nothing exciting there. We can now test the pages and functionality of our HRMS system upgrade. Whoopie. I found out there are yet more changes to a quiz I'm working on and I also got wind of an external vendor product that one of my customers has decided to bring in for tracking purposes. All well and good except it changes the whole design of a collection I'm in the process of developing. Yay. Thankfully we need mgmnt approval & my boss is on vacation for another week+ so I have a reprieve. :) Enough boring work stuff.
I watched a little TV last night while loading more software on to the new computer. Then I couldn't take it anymore and had to head to bed so I could start reading my book. :) I was in bed fairly early and 10 chapters later, well, it was far past my bedtime so I'm dragging a bit here. I'm leaving work early today to meet with my lawyer about my wills & stuff. After that I think I'm heading up to the nursery/masonry place to pick out stones for the patio. Here's hoping that I (like always) don't choose the most expensive one. I'll be happy if I can afford anything but red brick. :) That's not the look I'm going for.
I didn't end up going to the show last night. I was tired by 8:30pm and new there was no way I would last until 1 or 2 am. It sucks when you realize you're getting old and you have more fun during the day then at night. The day is for sleeping and the night is when you get to have fun. But alas, that changes.
I made a pork stirfry last night and had enough leftover to make lunch for today and tomorrow. I think the only time I can fit in a run to the market is Friday since I have the tourney in Northborough this weekend. Thankfully I don't have a full day on Monday & have Tuesday off so I can recoop a bit. :)
That's about it in a nutshell! :)
D
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
No title today...
I went to the WDTC Award's dinner last night and it wasn't half bad. After work I stopped at the supermarket so I could bring my side dish - a zucchini & squash thing. I made that quickly and wrestled with the dogs for a few minutes before heading back out. I really hate doing that to them. :(
I sat with the flyball folks and all the new babies - I even helped by holding Peyton half the time so Renee could eat. I don't know why everyone feels the need to tell me every 5 minutes how good a baby looks in my arms, or how natural it seems - it ain't happenin'. :) Just 'cuz you're on a baby kick doesn't mean you have to drag me along with you! That, and there was one person in history that gave birth due to immaculate conception. If I'm going to make it big, it won't be for that reason. :) Anyway, we had a good time, chatting it up & talking shit like we do all the time at tourneys. :)
The flyball dogs that earned titles got plaques this year and I have to say that I'm pretty darn impressed by them! It's one of those plaques that you can add to it as you get more titles and there's a place for a picture. Usually those things are quite boring and cheesy, but this is really, really nice. I'm even gonna hang it on my wall near all of Freddie's ribbons. :)
I got a call from the photographer at the doggie camp I taught at a month ago. Apparently there were a few good shots of the boys together and of Freddie on the flyball box. She's going to send them in to a few things - calendar, magazines, etc. - and she had forgotten to have me sign a release. If that works out, my dogs will certainly have been published more than I have. :) Not so bad a thing. :) We're hoping next year the weather will be much more conducive to picture taking and not swelteringly hot like it was this time.
Yesterday I had lunch with a friend at work (one of the Unix Admins) and our 1/2 hour lunch turned into a 2 hour conversation about God, religion, etc. It was probably the first time I had such an in depth conversation and didn't walk away feeling like the person was trying to suck my brain out and save my soul. How refreshing!
Today will probably be another normal work day, nothing really exciting going on. Although I did speak with a design guru yesterday about a few ideas I had and I'm excited about the possibilities. :) When that starts to happen, work will get very exciting and I'll probably be working a ton to keep up with it. Hopefully it'll happen during the winter time as I don't like going out in the cold anyway. :) But, for now, one must shower and that one is me. :)
D
I sat with the flyball folks and all the new babies - I even helped by holding Peyton half the time so Renee could eat. I don't know why everyone feels the need to tell me every 5 minutes how good a baby looks in my arms, or how natural it seems - it ain't happenin'. :) Just 'cuz you're on a baby kick doesn't mean you have to drag me along with you! That, and there was one person in history that gave birth due to immaculate conception. If I'm going to make it big, it won't be for that reason. :) Anyway, we had a good time, chatting it up & talking shit like we do all the time at tourneys. :)
The flyball dogs that earned titles got plaques this year and I have to say that I'm pretty darn impressed by them! It's one of those plaques that you can add to it as you get more titles and there's a place for a picture. Usually those things are quite boring and cheesy, but this is really, really nice. I'm even gonna hang it on my wall near all of Freddie's ribbons. :)
I got a call from the photographer at the doggie camp I taught at a month ago. Apparently there were a few good shots of the boys together and of Freddie on the flyball box. She's going to send them in to a few things - calendar, magazines, etc. - and she had forgotten to have me sign a release. If that works out, my dogs will certainly have been published more than I have. :) Not so bad a thing. :) We're hoping next year the weather will be much more conducive to picture taking and not swelteringly hot like it was this time.
Yesterday I had lunch with a friend at work (one of the Unix Admins) and our 1/2 hour lunch turned into a 2 hour conversation about God, religion, etc. It was probably the first time I had such an in depth conversation and didn't walk away feeling like the person was trying to suck my brain out and save my soul. How refreshing!
Today will probably be another normal work day, nothing really exciting going on. Although I did speak with a design guru yesterday about a few ideas I had and I'm excited about the possibilities. :) When that starts to happen, work will get very exciting and I'll probably be working a ton to keep up with it. Hopefully it'll happen during the winter time as I don't like going out in the cold anyway. :) But, for now, one must shower and that one is me. :)
D
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
electronics
After a day at work, that ended with my computer going kapluey for the last 2 hours and me trying to fix it, I came home to even more electronic fun. The new computer has been sitting in a box for a bit now, so I figured I'd start getting that up to speed so all I'd have to do is transfer my files. I got XP Pro installed, and started installing all of my other software when I noticed Tivo was doing a few odd things. I got a call from the cable company a month ago saying the plan I was signed up for was going away and I needed to choose a new one. Of course, as it always is in the world of monopolies, I'd have to spend an extra however many bucks to get the exact programming I was getting currently. Bastards. So, I chose my packages way back when and they went into effect sometime in the last week. I didn't think it was worth it to spend $16.00 to get the Speed Channel back just so I could watch Monster Jam so I didn't. But I forgot to tell Tivo not to record it anymore. It seems I also forgot to tell Tivo that I had moved. :) So I went through an hour of re-setting Tivo to know where I was and what programming to get - this was while I was setting up XP. Apparently I'm multi-talented. :)
Frank the landscape designer came by to talk to me about my patio project. The next step is to head over to a nursery/masonry place and pick out which stones I want it made of. I'm desperately trying to not do the fluorescent red brick thing, but it depends on what I can afford so I may have to go with that. We have an appt on Thursday to head up and scope it all out. While we were walking around looking at plants I noticed a weed in the garden and started pulling it out. He decided he wanted to help and almost took out my Clematis in the process. I shooed him away when he had his hand wrapped around my purple violets, intending to rip those out of the ground. I know violets are a huge pain in the ass because they can spread, but, I like them! And I put them there on purpose! I think we'll stick to the stone work with him. ;)
Tim called while we were outside and gave me an update on his painful tooth. Apparently he's on pain killers and antibiotics until it dies down a bit. I called him back and was going to bring over a how-to-survive-on-painkillers kit but he didn't return my call. Hopefully he's not having too bad a time of it. It's really not fun to be on painkillers in the first place, but it's way more not fun to be nauseous the whole time you are.
Tonight I have that awards dinner that I have to make a side dish for. I have to get directions and find out what time I'm supposed to be there. I've changed my mind about the side dish and will just bring a few veggies instead. But, if I'm to get out of work on time to get there, I need to go.... like now!
D
Frank the landscape designer came by to talk to me about my patio project. The next step is to head over to a nursery/masonry place and pick out which stones I want it made of. I'm desperately trying to not do the fluorescent red brick thing, but it depends on what I can afford so I may have to go with that. We have an appt on Thursday to head up and scope it all out. While we were walking around looking at plants I noticed a weed in the garden and started pulling it out. He decided he wanted to help and almost took out my Clematis in the process. I shooed him away when he had his hand wrapped around my purple violets, intending to rip those out of the ground. I know violets are a huge pain in the ass because they can spread, but, I like them! And I put them there on purpose! I think we'll stick to the stone work with him. ;)
Tim called while we were outside and gave me an update on his painful tooth. Apparently he's on pain killers and antibiotics until it dies down a bit. I called him back and was going to bring over a how-to-survive-on-painkillers kit but he didn't return my call. Hopefully he's not having too bad a time of it. It's really not fun to be on painkillers in the first place, but it's way more not fun to be nauseous the whole time you are.
Tonight I have that awards dinner that I have to make a side dish for. I have to get directions and find out what time I'm supposed to be there. I've changed my mind about the side dish and will just bring a few veggies instead. But, if I'm to get out of work on time to get there, I need to go.... like now!
D
Monday, June 26, 2006
It's Monday....sigh.
So, I'm not that thrilled that it's Monday and I'm at work, but the weekend was great. :)
I did end up getting my car back on Friday - Yay! There are still a few small things that need to be done with it, but nothing that I can't swing back to get done after work some day. The insurance company did not pick up the extra days in the rental so there went another $360 that I wish I didn't have to spend. But, the dealer helped out with that by reducing my $500 deductible by that amount. You can bet I'll continue to take my car there for stuff. :)
Saturday was Glen & Elissa's annual/Zeke's birthday party BBQ. As always I had an amazing time with all of my favorites in one place: good food, good beer, good friends, & good conversation all at the same time. Mario & Cathy were there, along with Pat, JJ, Booch, Greg, Chuck, and Jeff, (to name a few) who shocked everyone by flying up from CA to join us for the annual bash. We had a tequila toast in Jeff's honor, which is what tipped the scales for me I think. :) Couldn't have been the six beautifully dark beers I drank, it definitely had to be the tequila shot. ;)
Anyway, it was raining for most of the time, but there were 4 ez-ups in the backyard which gave plenty of protection. Ok, not plenty as there little streams running off the sides, but I didn't mind getting wet (actually I was drenched most of the time from jumping in puddles with Zeke) so I took the outside and let everyone else cower in the middle. I talked to Pat about the tattoo he's drawing out for me - I'm not sure when we'll get to that though as he's got a ton on his plate right now. I've waited this long, more time isn't going to kill me. :) But, I'm very excited about it. :)
Zeke loved his gift - the power tools make sounds and light up!! I have to say, the best part was when I first came in and he came running to me calling out Aunty John, Aunty John! Damn I love that little boy. :) The next 1/2 hr was filled with "Aunty John watch this" as he threw a tiny beachball into the canopies of the ez-ups. :) Then he was zooming around with some of the other kids (I have never seen so many kids at Glen & Elissa's) until it started raining real hard. That was when it was time to grab the Spiderman umbrella and jump in all the puddles. I helped. :)
It was a great time catching up with friends I haven't seen in years (I had to miss last years BBQ because of a flyball tourney). On the way home, I stopped by Tim's to say hey and see what he was doing. His kids were over so we watched wrestling for a bit before they went up to bed and I went home. I was tired by that time and it was getting late, so I let the kids out and went straight to bed.
Sunday started with a large coffee from Dunkins. I had waited many hours before driving home, and drank plenty of water during that time, so I think that helped stave off the dreaded hangover I really should've had. It still took me far longer than normal to get my brain wrapped around reality - I was sluggish for what seemed like forever. I don't bounce back like I used to! But, I didn't have anything major planned so I puttered around and did stuff. Cleaned off the counters, then watched Mythbusters. Did half the dishes, then watched Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe. Put in a load of laundry (which is so effortless now), then watched another Mythbusters show. Did the other half of the dishes, read a book for an hour. It was a lazy, but still somewhat productive day. I can't believe I got all the dishes done. That was the best accomplishment of all. Amazing isn't it? :)
I did a tiny bit of shopping in the afternoon. I found these strings of lights that were dragonflies (my favorite) so I bought a few of them to decorate the deck with. I'll wait until the week of rain has passed and then put them up. My hair is wild enough as it is, I don't need any help from being electrocuted to make it more interesting. :) I stopped and got some chinese food for dinner from a place I haven't tried before. Since I was up at 10pm revisiting dinner in a not nice way, I don't think I'll be supporting that establishment again.
Tuesday I have an awards dinner in Waltham to go to. Freddie's getting a plaque for flyball so I have to go. I have to figure out what type of vegetarian side dish to bring - oh! I might as well bring mushrooms - those are wicked easy. :) Done. Glad I thought of it. :) Wednesday one of my ex's band is doing a reunion show in Boston, which I'm pretty sure I'll be attending. I'll have to give him a heads up so he isn't all surprised to see me there.
This weekend I have a flyball tourney in Northborough - Flyball & Fireworks 9. I have to remember to bring something for the potluck lunch Saturday, and more stuff for our camp area. I'll have to see if Cindy wants me to bring the tent or not. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we'll be able to crate outside. Or, if it's a billion degrees, hopefully it'll be air conditioned and we'll be able to crate inside. ;)
Ok, I've done enough babblin' for one day. :) I'm sure I'll have something to say tomorrow so stay tuned. :)
D
I did end up getting my car back on Friday - Yay! There are still a few small things that need to be done with it, but nothing that I can't swing back to get done after work some day. The insurance company did not pick up the extra days in the rental so there went another $360 that I wish I didn't have to spend. But, the dealer helped out with that by reducing my $500 deductible by that amount. You can bet I'll continue to take my car there for stuff. :)
Saturday was Glen & Elissa's annual/Zeke's birthday party BBQ. As always I had an amazing time with all of my favorites in one place: good food, good beer, good friends, & good conversation all at the same time. Mario & Cathy were there, along with Pat, JJ, Booch, Greg, Chuck, and Jeff, (to name a few) who shocked everyone by flying up from CA to join us for the annual bash. We had a tequila toast in Jeff's honor, which is what tipped the scales for me I think. :) Couldn't have been the six beautifully dark beers I drank, it definitely had to be the tequila shot. ;)
Anyway, it was raining for most of the time, but there were 4 ez-ups in the backyard which gave plenty of protection. Ok, not plenty as there little streams running off the sides, but I didn't mind getting wet (actually I was drenched most of the time from jumping in puddles with Zeke) so I took the outside and let everyone else cower in the middle. I talked to Pat about the tattoo he's drawing out for me - I'm not sure when we'll get to that though as he's got a ton on his plate right now. I've waited this long, more time isn't going to kill me. :) But, I'm very excited about it. :)
Zeke loved his gift - the power tools make sounds and light up!! I have to say, the best part was when I first came in and he came running to me calling out Aunty John, Aunty John! Damn I love that little boy. :) The next 1/2 hr was filled with "Aunty John watch this" as he threw a tiny beachball into the canopies of the ez-ups. :) Then he was zooming around with some of the other kids (I have never seen so many kids at Glen & Elissa's) until it started raining real hard. That was when it was time to grab the Spiderman umbrella and jump in all the puddles. I helped. :)
It was a great time catching up with friends I haven't seen in years (I had to miss last years BBQ because of a flyball tourney). On the way home, I stopped by Tim's to say hey and see what he was doing. His kids were over so we watched wrestling for a bit before they went up to bed and I went home. I was tired by that time and it was getting late, so I let the kids out and went straight to bed.
Sunday started with a large coffee from Dunkins. I had waited many hours before driving home, and drank plenty of water during that time, so I think that helped stave off the dreaded hangover I really should've had. It still took me far longer than normal to get my brain wrapped around reality - I was sluggish for what seemed like forever. I don't bounce back like I used to! But, I didn't have anything major planned so I puttered around and did stuff. Cleaned off the counters, then watched Mythbusters. Did half the dishes, then watched Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe. Put in a load of laundry (which is so effortless now), then watched another Mythbusters show. Did the other half of the dishes, read a book for an hour. It was a lazy, but still somewhat productive day. I can't believe I got all the dishes done. That was the best accomplishment of all. Amazing isn't it? :)
I did a tiny bit of shopping in the afternoon. I found these strings of lights that were dragonflies (my favorite) so I bought a few of them to decorate the deck with. I'll wait until the week of rain has passed and then put them up. My hair is wild enough as it is, I don't need any help from being electrocuted to make it more interesting. :) I stopped and got some chinese food for dinner from a place I haven't tried before. Since I was up at 10pm revisiting dinner in a not nice way, I don't think I'll be supporting that establishment again.
Tuesday I have an awards dinner in Waltham to go to. Freddie's getting a plaque for flyball so I have to go. I have to figure out what type of vegetarian side dish to bring - oh! I might as well bring mushrooms - those are wicked easy. :) Done. Glad I thought of it. :) Wednesday one of my ex's band is doing a reunion show in Boston, which I'm pretty sure I'll be attending. I'll have to give him a heads up so he isn't all surprised to see me there.
This weekend I have a flyball tourney in Northborough - Flyball & Fireworks 9. I have to remember to bring something for the potluck lunch Saturday, and more stuff for our camp area. I'll have to see if Cindy wants me to bring the tent or not. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we'll be able to crate outside. Or, if it's a billion degrees, hopefully it'll be air conditioned and we'll be able to crate inside. ;)
Ok, I've done enough babblin' for one day. :) I'm sure I'll have something to say tomorrow so stay tuned. :)
D
Friday, June 23, 2006
Ooops :)
So I did all the errands I had to last night - finally! I got wrapping paper for Eek's gift and stopped at the Cigar store for Glen's gift. I also got one cigar for myself. There is only one kind cigar I like (that I know of) - Acid Blondie. It was nice out so I figured I'd sit on the deck with a cigar, a drink, and a book. So calm and relaxing. :)
I made myself a Cosmopolitan, grabbed a new book about Vampires, lit the cigar, and had myself a relaxing night. The oops part is because apparently I wasn't keeping track of how many Cosmo's I had and by the time it got dark, I was far past tipsy. :) Ooops. It didn't feel like I drank all that much, although I will admit they were going down rather smoothly. It was just one of those things. :)
I think I may actually get my car back today! I still don't know if the ins. co. is going to pick up the extra rental days, but I'm sure I'll find out. I have to remember to take the CD's out of the rental - I always forget to do that and end up losing 1/2 dozen of them.
I also have one of those guys coming to measure and price out the sand pit/soon-to-be-patio'ish area today after work. I don't know yet how I'm going to manage getting both things done at the same time, but I'll figure it out. :) After that I have to pick up a few books, wrap the gifts, load my car (hopefully it will be my car) with the tents for tomorrow, and potentially, do the dishes. Oh how I hate doing dishes!!!!
D
I made myself a Cosmopolitan, grabbed a new book about Vampires, lit the cigar, and had myself a relaxing night. The oops part is because apparently I wasn't keeping track of how many Cosmo's I had and by the time it got dark, I was far past tipsy. :) Ooops. It didn't feel like I drank all that much, although I will admit they were going down rather smoothly. It was just one of those things. :)
I think I may actually get my car back today! I still don't know if the ins. co. is going to pick up the extra rental days, but I'm sure I'll find out. I have to remember to take the CD's out of the rental - I always forget to do that and end up losing 1/2 dozen of them.
I also have one of those guys coming to measure and price out the sand pit/soon-to-be-patio'ish area today after work. I don't know yet how I'm going to manage getting both things done at the same time, but I'll figure it out. :) After that I have to pick up a few books, wrap the gifts, load my car (hopefully it will be my car) with the tents for tomorrow, and potentially, do the dishes. Oh how I hate doing dishes!!!!
D
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