Monthly Archives: October 2007

Guess we jumped the gun. According to google and other sources, DST doesn’t start until November 4th this year. Wtf??

Well it’s 5:45am and I’m at work. Amazing, huh? No, actually it was an accident. Totally forgot about Daylight Savings Time last night so I showed up just before 7:00am like every other day - only to realize my phone says 5:52am. Wtf, mate? Then I remembered DST. lol Good thing someone *also* forgot (haha) and was here to let me in the door. :)

 So yay - I’m clocked in before 6:00am - that means I’m outta here today at 2:00!! woohoo! Sometimes being forgetful pays off. lol

I can’t explain how much worms creep me out. They have no legs!! Wtf? Seriously, ew. MeanBean and I were walking back from the mail box and I saw a worm laying on the sidewalk. She leans down to pick it up and put it back on the grass so it won’t die laying on the sidewalk and it proceedes to convulse in what appears to be seisure-like, jerky movements. I mean, this puppy was curling and jumping all around like a wild thing.

Talk about revolting. I hate worms.

Cosmo Magazine has a monthly article called “Fun Fearless Female” where they choose one (usually career-oriented) woman and write a short article about her. The problem I have with this? The “Fearless” part. Is Cosmo promoting women who do not fear? Fear is a very important emotion - it causes us to be aware of our surroundings and gives us the classic “Fight or Flight” response when we sense something is not right.

I think I’m going to write to Cosmo about this. Seriously, it bothers me that much. Maybe I’ll pump out an article of my own about this issue. I wonder what/if they’d do about it. Probably nothing, but at least I’d feel like I at least spoke up and voiced my opinion.

 We’ll see.

6 1/2 hours of sleep is most definitely not enough. Whoa. I just wasn’t tired last night and ended up watching Ugly Betty until 11:00. *sigh* Needless to say, I didn’t get up when the alarm went off at 5:15… I finally drug myself to the shower at 5:45 and then I layed back down in bed with HP until almost 6:15. lol Ugh. Slow morning. Hey, at least I don’t have to be in to work until 8:00 so it’s not like I was late.

I never really thought about how much sleep I’ve been getting during the week - I get to sleep around 10:30 or 11:00 and wake up at 5:30. That’s only 6 1/2 - 7 hours of sleep a night. No WONDER I’m exhausted all the time. Every day after work I’m totally ready for bed. And then 10:00 rolls around and for some freak reason I don’t feel tired enough to sleep anymore. I don’t get it. So then I lay there until I finally nod off and as SOON as my eyes close, the alarm is screeching. Wtf?! It feels like I got 5 minutes of sleep.

I’m already stumped on a project here at work. I need to ask someone for their advice. I’ll write more later.

I’m already having a much, much better morning than I did yesterday. We figured out the problem with my car… the new sound system HP installed for me drained all the power out of my battery and the charge wouldn’t even turn over my car. He unplugged the stereo from the batttery on lunch yesterday and I drove her back to work. I’m back to no tunes, but she’s running like normal again. I have to get a bigger alternator or some sort of battery capacitor for my wee little car to handle the 6 speakers, 2 amps and 2 subs. Talk about getting a taste and then having it ripped away from me. lol I was just getting used to being the one thumpin’. :)

Work is eerily quiet this morning. It’s 4 minutes to 7:00 and there’s no one here. It’s dead silent except for the buzzing of my computer and the fluorescent lights above me. Oh yeah, and the sounds of our cleaning guy mopping the kitchen. lol

I managed to watch another 2 episodes of Betty yesterday. It was absolute heaven. I’d had the WORST day, so when I got home to realize HP was still out running errands, I spent the next hour and a half in bed with Betty. Loves it. It took almost the whole first disc to get into it, but now I’m hooked.

Tonight is company bowling night again. Last time was a blast - it’s great to see co-workers totally sloshed, trying to (literally) throw a ball down the lane without hitting either a) the lane next to you, or b) the ceiling. LOL

Okay, so I’ve just gotten word that the Master Tech here at work is convinced my car trouble is caused by a faulty PMFI (main) relay under my dash. These run about $50 used and $100 new, and once changed, should solve the dying problem as well as the frequent refusal to start back up issue.

…well, I just bought one. $43 and some change for a new relay. Oh how great it is to get parts at cost. :P The guys are going to change it out for me on lunch. Should be delivered by noon. w00t - wish me luck!

ok, ok, back to work…

I’m having a really hard morning. I can’t even concentrate on what I’m supposed to be doing. This morning was awful. Great way to start a day, that’s for sure. [/sarcasm] I just want to crawl back in bed and sleep for days and days. Wake me up in March, around tax return time. We can’t move until then. I’d rather just fast-forward the next 6 long, excruciating months at the place we’re living now. *sigh* I can’t wait to get the fuck out of there.

 I do not understand how anyone can think of our roommates as “nice people” or people that anyone would want ANYTHING to do with. Seriously. They’re the most selfish, chauvanistic assholes I’ve ever met. And if Thing #3 wears the SAME SHORTS even ONE more time, I’m going to vomit. Seriously, she wears the exact same pair of camo mini-shorts every single day. I’m a big girl and I know not to wear shorts. Someone needs to let this girl know she’s NOT thin enough to pull off short-shorts. Especially the SAME FRIGGIN PAIR every fucking day. It’s beyond ridiculous and it drives me insane. The weather is getting colder and colder every day… we’ll see how long The Shorts last. If she continues to wear them every day all winter, I’m going to be vomitting a lot.

 I’m in a horrible fucking mood, can you tell? Maybe I should invest in a punching bag to get my aggression out in a healthy way. Too bad there’s no room OR privacy in our house. *sigh* Fuck.

My car broke down this morning. Sigh. I’m trying not to let it ruin my day, but that’s much, much easier said than done.

The other day there was an unexpected thunderstorm. The thunder was shaking the building and brought me to the big store-front windows to see what all the ruckus was about. On break at work, MB and I stood under the eve outside and reveled in the beauty and raw power of nature. The rain was coming down in sheets. The millions of huge drops came alive as they hit the pavement of our parking lot. It was absolutely beautiful. I swear, Earth herself sings when it’s coming down like that. There’s just something about feelings so small and helpless… it’s a very humbling feeling.