…the results are inevitable. What else can you really expect? Seriously. A no haggle price on a car made of plastic? Sounded fishy to me before, sounds fishy to me still. One thing is certain however, I’ll never own another plastic car.
The problem started a little while ago in the extreme cold we had in late December/early January. FMD and I thought it was nothing more than an old battery that had lost its cranking power. We should have known better when the only place to buy a battery for her Ion was at the dealer and they seemed FAR to eager to hook a computer to the thing and charge her extra just to make sure things were “OK.”
The car survived the bitter cold when we were up north for FMD’s grandfather’s funeral. Heck, it got down to -19 on day and the car started like a champ. Now back in the city, it has stranded FMD twice now and found me getting bundled up and headed out at midnight to rescue her only to find out her car finally started once I got all my cold weather clothes on. Fishy I thought.
Anyways, FMD took the car to the dealer today. A quick computer hook up and $100 already burned for doing that, she was told her “body controller thing-a-ma-jig” (her words not mine folks) was on the fritz. For the low low price of $365 for the computer and another $100 for labor, the car could be fixed and as good as new for the low low price of about $600. Shit.
“While we were checking out the rest of your car, we noticed your front rotors have rust on them and they should be replaced. While you’re replacing the rotors, you should really replace your pads. While you’re doing work on your front brakes, you should have your back ones serviced as well.” Double shit!
Well, needless to say, we don’t want anybody stuck on the road after a 12 hour shift in a hospital so we bit and did the computer, not the brakes. I’m not even going to get into how much they wanted to fix those!
Bleh.
Well, I can only hope being a home owner isn’t as troublesome as being a home owner. Ok. I realize it won’t be, but at least my house won’t be made of plastic.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Stopping By To Say Hi - As Promised
Ok. Back on January 7th, I promised to do a post about “Stopping by to Say Hi.” Here is that post…
On January 7th (and today too which reminded me I needed to write about this) I went out for lunch. I’m one to usually bring a lunch or in many cases just not eat a lunch, but I was particularly hungry both of these days… On both occasions, I ran into fellow co-workers of my previous employer.
Now some of you may or may not know, but I switched jobs back in March of ’07 and left the company on what I would consider good terms. I worked there and enjoyed my job, but there just wasn’t really anywhere for me to go as far as career wise so I left and took another position with another employer. There. You’re caught up enough to understand the story… (To be honest, you probably could have understood the story without me telling you that, but we’re all better off now anyways.)
What do you say to a former co-worker? “Hey! How’s it going? I love my new job and I’ve gotten substantial raises in pay and been promoted already in the first eight months I’ve been there! Have a great day!” That doesn’t seem right… Not right at all.
First thing to note is that I’m terribly introverted. I like making personal bonds with people at work as long as they’re really not personal. Let me give you an example. Person A that sits in a cube next to me has a couple kids and a wonderful spouse. I take time to ask Person A how things are going with each of them and enjoy hearing stories about them. Fine. When Person A brings their children or spouse by the office after their lunch break to meet me, I want to crawl into a hole and not come out until I’m certain they’re gone. Weird huh? I like to hear about stories and connect with people in a professional manner, but when it comes to truly personal relationships, I kind of suck.
Anyways, when I met my former co-workers, all of which I truly enjoyed working with, I just simply chose to ignore them. Didn’t make eye contact, didn’t acknowledge their presence one iota. Lame-O! WTF? This is one thing about me and my personality that really pisses me off. I mean, where the hell ARE my social skills? I didn’t have any problem talking with them when I worked with them… Now that I see them in a public setting, I just freeze up. AAARRRGGGHHH! I’ve always done it and probably always will.
Some would say, “Come on now Tiger! It’s just something you have to work on and you’ll get better at it!” The crappy thing about this is, well, I really don’t want to… I’m really thrown by this mental block I seem to have.
My honest to goodness worst fear is the fear of being alone. I hate being alone. I hate spending the night at my place alone with no one around. Its during times when I’m alone that I’m the least productive. The thought of my wife getting off work in 15 minutes and coming home is enough to get me up off my behind and motivated to do something. Other than that, I’m really pretty lame… This fear of being alone is doubled by the fear of being rejected. Is that why I have such a hard time finding and making friend? I don’t know. That’s a question for someone with a PHD and a couch to answer.
Wow. This is really turning out to be a scatterbrained post… From why am I afraid to talk to someone I know in a public setting to why can’t I get over my fear of being alone and rejection. Obviously these are things that have much deeper implications but I wouldn’t have the slightest clue about how to start processing them through this brain of mine and to put those thoughts down on paper (a.k.a. a blog). So there you have it. A weird, cryptic blog post about a variety of topics that are loosely connected… All that’s left is for Kevin Bacon to show up.
On January 7th (and today too which reminded me I needed to write about this) I went out for lunch. I’m one to usually bring a lunch or in many cases just not eat a lunch, but I was particularly hungry both of these days… On both occasions, I ran into fellow co-workers of my previous employer.
Now some of you may or may not know, but I switched jobs back in March of ’07 and left the company on what I would consider good terms. I worked there and enjoyed my job, but there just wasn’t really anywhere for me to go as far as career wise so I left and took another position with another employer. There. You’re caught up enough to understand the story… (To be honest, you probably could have understood the story without me telling you that, but we’re all better off now anyways.)
What do you say to a former co-worker? “Hey! How’s it going? I love my new job and I’ve gotten substantial raises in pay and been promoted already in the first eight months I’ve been there! Have a great day!” That doesn’t seem right… Not right at all.
First thing to note is that I’m terribly introverted. I like making personal bonds with people at work as long as they’re really not personal. Let me give you an example. Person A that sits in a cube next to me has a couple kids and a wonderful spouse. I take time to ask Person A how things are going with each of them and enjoy hearing stories about them. Fine. When Person A brings their children or spouse by the office after their lunch break to meet me, I want to crawl into a hole and not come out until I’m certain they’re gone. Weird huh? I like to hear about stories and connect with people in a professional manner, but when it comes to truly personal relationships, I kind of suck.
Anyways, when I met my former co-workers, all of which I truly enjoyed working with, I just simply chose to ignore them. Didn’t make eye contact, didn’t acknowledge their presence one iota. Lame-O! WTF? This is one thing about me and my personality that really pisses me off. I mean, where the hell ARE my social skills? I didn’t have any problem talking with them when I worked with them… Now that I see them in a public setting, I just freeze up. AAARRRGGGHHH! I’ve always done it and probably always will.
Some would say, “Come on now Tiger! It’s just something you have to work on and you’ll get better at it!” The crappy thing about this is, well, I really don’t want to… I’m really thrown by this mental block I seem to have.
My honest to goodness worst fear is the fear of being alone. I hate being alone. I hate spending the night at my place alone with no one around. Its during times when I’m alone that I’m the least productive. The thought of my wife getting off work in 15 minutes and coming home is enough to get me up off my behind and motivated to do something. Other than that, I’m really pretty lame… This fear of being alone is doubled by the fear of being rejected. Is that why I have such a hard time finding and making friend? I don’t know. That’s a question for someone with a PHD and a couch to answer.
Wow. This is really turning out to be a scatterbrained post… From why am I afraid to talk to someone I know in a public setting to why can’t I get over my fear of being alone and rejection. Obviously these are things that have much deeper implications but I wouldn’t have the slightest clue about how to start processing them through this brain of mine and to put those thoughts down on paper (a.k.a. a blog). So there you have it. A weird, cryptic blog post about a variety of topics that are loosely connected… All that’s left is for Kevin Bacon to show up.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Family Ties
Family means a lot of things to a lot of people. I bore witness to many family interactions this weekend with the passing of FMD’s grandfather. For starters, I can tell you from my own point of view, it was important for me just to be with FMD’s family because I’ve really only known them for a couple of years. This experience helped me understand family dynamics and just learn a little more about everyone.
PD was steadfast and really tried to be there for everyone. He was there as the family’s leader even though it was his father that passed away. Though he didn’t show it readily, his emotions were worn on his sleeve and his mind seemed to be in a blender. Too many things from too many directions… Its tough losing a loved one, especially a parent. He has a daunting task ahead of him taking up the helm where his father left off and for that, I wish him the best of luck and any support I can give him.
PB took on the supportive role. Not necessarily in the “there for you role” (more on that in a bit) but in the “things needed to get done” role. Dinners for the family are tough to put together when everyone is on the run usually, but coordinating things for 10, 20, 30+ people can be testing. PB handled it in stride. She seemed uncomfortable in the “there for you” role though. No one really included her on decisions and asked her opinion. She didn’t seem to know how to handle people’s emotions because the way she deals with things is far different from others in the family. I felt she was there with me, learning more about the family she’d known for most of her life.
PLM was the family’s rationalizer. As a nurse, she lead the family during a troubling time this weekend affirming that things happen for a reason and that the way things played out couldn’t have and shouldn’t have happened any differently. She, in my opinion, viewed the whole thing from a very subjective view and that view was her way of dealing with these issues. I’m happy she could be there to provide comfort to her family from a way that no one else really could.
PSK and FMD just were there for the family. I’m unclear as what their family “role” is in situations like this, but I liken them to pouring sand in a jar of rocks. They fill in the gaps between the rocks and make things more solid.
I was happy to be a part of such an event, even though it happened to be the death of a loved one. PLCS will be missed by everyone who knew him, whether it was for 86 years or just a few months. My heart is with my wife’s family and I offer to them my deepest sympathies. Please know that if there is anything I can do to help out, I’ll be there for you…
PD was steadfast and really tried to be there for everyone. He was there as the family’s leader even though it was his father that passed away. Though he didn’t show it readily, his emotions were worn on his sleeve and his mind seemed to be in a blender. Too many things from too many directions… Its tough losing a loved one, especially a parent. He has a daunting task ahead of him taking up the helm where his father left off and for that, I wish him the best of luck and any support I can give him.
PB took on the supportive role. Not necessarily in the “there for you role” (more on that in a bit) but in the “things needed to get done” role. Dinners for the family are tough to put together when everyone is on the run usually, but coordinating things for 10, 20, 30+ people can be testing. PB handled it in stride. She seemed uncomfortable in the “there for you” role though. No one really included her on decisions and asked her opinion. She didn’t seem to know how to handle people’s emotions because the way she deals with things is far different from others in the family. I felt she was there with me, learning more about the family she’d known for most of her life.
PLM was the family’s rationalizer. As a nurse, she lead the family during a troubling time this weekend affirming that things happen for a reason and that the way things played out couldn’t have and shouldn’t have happened any differently. She, in my opinion, viewed the whole thing from a very subjective view and that view was her way of dealing with these issues. I’m happy she could be there to provide comfort to her family from a way that no one else really could.
PSK and FMD just were there for the family. I’m unclear as what their family “role” is in situations like this, but I liken them to pouring sand in a jar of rocks. They fill in the gaps between the rocks and make things more solid.
I was happy to be a part of such an event, even though it happened to be the death of a loved one. PLCS will be missed by everyone who knew him, whether it was for 86 years or just a few months. My heart is with my wife’s family and I offer to them my deepest sympathies. Please know that if there is anything I can do to help out, I’ll be there for you…
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Update Post
Well, its late in the day and I don't have a ton of time right now to fill you in on all the details of the past few days, but the short of it is, FMD's grandfather passed away this weekend. We were fortunate enough to get out of Madison and be with FMD's family during his last moments with us. Though this development wasn't totally unexpected, its certainly not an easy burden to bear. I feel as though the family is working well together to grieve and help each other through these times. I guess thats about all I have to say about that. I have a few other observations on life, but as I said earlier, the night is drawing to an end and I need to get home to walk the dog...
Friday, January 18, 2008
Friday.
Family is important to both my wife and I, especially in trying times. This weekend fares to be a long one for the both of us. Please keep us and FMD's family in your thoughts and prayers.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Car Ram-Rod
Yes. I just did that. I titled this post after the infamous Car Ram-Rod. In honor of Car Ram-Rod, I'd like to share with you I visited the chiropractor this morning (a new one, not the one who tried to shaft me for more money) and feel a ton better. I fell better now at 3 pm than I did yesterday at this time, but not as good as I felt this morning at 10:30 am right before I put my back out of place again. Granted it only slipped a little and I'm heading back tomorrow to get cracked on again, but I still feel better.
I'll tell you it was really, really, REALLY disappointing this morning to see my x-ray and see how janked up my spine had become in the past 5 days. I spent all that money to get straighted out and then its gone. Thankfully, it should snap back into place now that my muscles aren't fighting it as bad, but I really hope that I don't have these issues for the rest of my life. I can only hope because I've already accepted that I will have these issues... Bleh.
In other news, Spring Training starts for baseball in less than a month and tickets should go on sale shortly after that! I'm pumped! Get your very own Brewers wallpaper here!
I'll tell you it was really, really, REALLY disappointing this morning to see my x-ray and see how janked up my spine had become in the past 5 days. I spent all that money to get straighted out and then its gone. Thankfully, it should snap back into place now that my muscles aren't fighting it as bad, but I really hope that I don't have these issues for the rest of my life. I can only hope because I've already accepted that I will have these issues... Bleh.
In other news, Spring Training starts for baseball in less than a month and tickets should go on sale shortly after that! I'm pumped! Get your very own Brewers wallpaper here!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
New Underwear
Is there really anything better than new underwear? I mean really? Ok. I thought of one... New socks. Now you really can't be that! Try it! I dare you!
Its Hump Day and FMD is coming home tonight! I've been busy as heck and wish I could write more, but, hey, you'll have that sometimes.
Its Hump Day and FMD is coming home tonight! I've been busy as heck and wish I could write more, but, hey, you'll have that sometimes.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Toothy Tuesday
My dental saga continues today with a 3 hour removal of the crown they put in my mouth after my broken tooth episode a week before my wedding... The tooth had to have a root canal performed on it and now that the crown has a big honkin' hole in it, it has to be removed, filled, have a temp put on, be fitted for a new crown, and finally having the new crown installed. After all that is over, I get to go back in for a filling on a different tooth. Bleh.
Let this be a warning to you all! Brush and floss daily!!! (Famous last words...)
Let this be a warning to you all! Brush and floss daily!!! (Famous last words...)
Monday, January 14, 2008
Weekend Recap
Ah yes... To be back at work again... Bleh. The weekend found FMD and I heading to UC for a rabbit hunting tournament. Rabbit tournament you ask? Yup, you betcha, 'der hey. Teams of 3 head out into the woods to shoot their limit of rabbits (hopefully) and then weigh them. Team with the highest poundage wins! Fun huh? Well, our team took first place, third place, and was .05 pounds out of fourth place. It was a pretty good time. The downside of the whole thing was that my back went out of place and I've got to wait until Thursday morning to get it adjusted. Was it worth it? You betcha.
On another note, how 'bout those Packers? Exciting times! Looking forward to the game this weekend!
On another note, how 'bout those Packers? Exciting times! Looking forward to the game this weekend!
Friday, January 11, 2008
Winding Down
Its 4:30 on Friday afternoon. Things have finally quieted down for the day and I'm looking forward to spending the weekend with my wife hunting rabbits in a tournement. Should be a good time. I hope everyone has a good one! Later gator!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Catch Up
Ok. This isn't my post about "Stopping by to Say Hi" like I promised earlier (and hopefully I'll still be able to get to that), but it is a catch up post since its been a week since I've done my last "official" post. What a lazy blogger I've been!
Last Friday was doughnut day at work so I knew my weekend was destined to be wonderful... I was right. Friday and Saturday nights were quiet nights at home with my wife watching a couple movies I've been meaning to see for a while now, Bourne Ultimatum and Oceans 13. Pretty main stream, but both conspiracy type stories that I really enjoy getting into.
Saturday found me spending the majority of the morning in bed sleeping late and the afternoon hanging out with my brother playing Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on his new Wii. I have the game for the Gamecube because I'm not a big nerd with the latest and greatest gaming systems, and it was tough for me to watch him play it because I always knew the next step and where he had to go to do whatever it was he was doing. It also was tough because the game is in reverse. The Wii offers the option to play the game left or right handed since you have to wield the sword by your movements. The character in the game is probably the most famous left handed character ever in a video game and it has been designed around him being left handed. In order to allow users to play left handed, they mirrored the entire game! Kind of weird... I'm off my soapbox now.
Saturday night was also the debut night of the down comforter FMD got as a wedding present. Oh boy. I like to sleep warm but really there's warm and there's drowning in a pool of your own sweat. I really don't feel that there's a need for a down comforter in an apartment that stays at a cozy 71.4 degrees and even slightly warmer than that in the bedroom... FMD however, thinks this is necessary. Needless to say, I didn't sleep at all. I'm sure for a few minutes here and a few minutes there I did, but thats about it. I hate to admit it, but I got out of bed at 5:30 to go sleep in our spare bedroom so I could try to catch a few winks of sleep. We've since taken the flannel sheets off the bed and things have gotten a little more reasonable, but I still struggle with it. I feel like the thing is trying to choke the life out of me. It just holds you to the bed because its so heavy and it just surrounds you... Last night (Wednesday) was probably the first night of decent sleep I got since the thing has been on the bed. Hopefully I'll continue to get used to it...
Monday found me at work again and found FMD and I playing UNO at night. The first game was sort of back and forth, but whenever I'd win a hand it would score tons of points. Whenever she won a hand, she scored six. Needless to say, I won. FMD asked for a rematch and feeling cocky like I was, I say sure! No problem! In playing to 300, I had a score of 0 and FMD's score was something like 472. Ouch. Enough of that I thought. We didn't make it to a rubber match. I can't handle getting beaten that badly. What can I say, I'm a sore loser!
Tuesday night was decoy carving night. I finished another bluebill body and the mallard is now on the workbench ready to be chopped. I stopped and went to watch my video on what I'm supposed to do before I started and I'm thankful that I did! I would have had a funny looking (and expensive) duck that I'd be ashamed to put in the marsh with the rest of my decoys. Maybe tonight I'll get to working on Virgil. Yup. I name my decoys. The first one you all saw was named Merle and his girlfriend I'm working on now is Loretta. I'm a dork. What can I say?
Last night I got home and got to pick up 2 pots, a frying pan, and a teakettle for $302.24. Damn. All of this after a $1000 bill from the dentist and endodontist because I went over my insurance "maximum" for the year... Damn doctors anyways... Back to the pots. LeCruesset pots to be exact. If you know about cooking, you probably know all about them. Check them out here: pots, fry pan, and tea kettle. We had to get them because they're discontinuing the "Williams Sonoma Green" color and we can't have a mis-matched set ;) All is well though. The person we got them from was so excited because these are pieces we'll have for a lifetime! All I was thinking was that I needed to go to the gym and bulk up a little because the buggers are so heavy I can't lift them! Anyways, we got some wonderful cookware for and outstanding (relative term here folks) price and we're all set for pots and pans for a lifetime!
On a little more serious note, the reason I went to pick up our new cookware was because FMD was in Marshfield visiting her grandpa in the hospital. Her whole family (minus her brother and mom) has bronchitis and they think her grandpa may have contracted it. The good news is that they think they caught it early enough that it won't be a serious threat to his health and he'll probably be able to go home on Friday. If you're the praying type, a few extra wouldn't hurt. If your not, a few extra thoughts for the family wouldn't hurt either.
I guess thats about it now! Whew! Thats quite the post! Like I said earlier, I still want to post on my deep thought of the week, if only I can find the time! Hope everyone is doing well!
Last Friday was doughnut day at work so I knew my weekend was destined to be wonderful... I was right. Friday and Saturday nights were quiet nights at home with my wife watching a couple movies I've been meaning to see for a while now, Bourne Ultimatum and Oceans 13. Pretty main stream, but both conspiracy type stories that I really enjoy getting into.
Saturday found me spending the majority of the morning in bed sleeping late and the afternoon hanging out with my brother playing Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on his new Wii. I have the game for the Gamecube because I'm not a big nerd with the latest and greatest gaming systems, and it was tough for me to watch him play it because I always knew the next step and where he had to go to do whatever it was he was doing. It also was tough because the game is in reverse. The Wii offers the option to play the game left or right handed since you have to wield the sword by your movements. The character in the game is probably the most famous left handed character ever in a video game and it has been designed around him being left handed. In order to allow users to play left handed, they mirrored the entire game! Kind of weird... I'm off my soapbox now.
Saturday night was also the debut night of the down comforter FMD got as a wedding present. Oh boy. I like to sleep warm but really there's warm and there's drowning in a pool of your own sweat. I really don't feel that there's a need for a down comforter in an apartment that stays at a cozy 71.4 degrees and even slightly warmer than that in the bedroom... FMD however, thinks this is necessary. Needless to say, I didn't sleep at all. I'm sure for a few minutes here and a few minutes there I did, but thats about it. I hate to admit it, but I got out of bed at 5:30 to go sleep in our spare bedroom so I could try to catch a few winks of sleep. We've since taken the flannel sheets off the bed and things have gotten a little more reasonable, but I still struggle with it. I feel like the thing is trying to choke the life out of me. It just holds you to the bed because its so heavy and it just surrounds you... Last night (Wednesday) was probably the first night of decent sleep I got since the thing has been on the bed. Hopefully I'll continue to get used to it...
Monday found me at work again and found FMD and I playing UNO at night. The first game was sort of back and forth, but whenever I'd win a hand it would score tons of points. Whenever she won a hand, she scored six. Needless to say, I won. FMD asked for a rematch and feeling cocky like I was, I say sure! No problem! In playing to 300, I had a score of 0 and FMD's score was something like 472. Ouch. Enough of that I thought. We didn't make it to a rubber match. I can't handle getting beaten that badly. What can I say, I'm a sore loser!
Tuesday night was decoy carving night. I finished another bluebill body and the mallard is now on the workbench ready to be chopped. I stopped and went to watch my video on what I'm supposed to do before I started and I'm thankful that I did! I would have had a funny looking (and expensive) duck that I'd be ashamed to put in the marsh with the rest of my decoys. Maybe tonight I'll get to working on Virgil. Yup. I name my decoys. The first one you all saw was named Merle and his girlfriend I'm working on now is Loretta. I'm a dork. What can I say?
Last night I got home and got to pick up 2 pots, a frying pan, and a teakettle for $302.24. Damn. All of this after a $1000 bill from the dentist and endodontist because I went over my insurance "maximum" for the year... Damn doctors anyways... Back to the pots. LeCruesset pots to be exact. If you know about cooking, you probably know all about them. Check them out here: pots, fry pan, and tea kettle. We had to get them because they're discontinuing the "Williams Sonoma Green" color and we can't have a mis-matched set ;) All is well though. The person we got them from was so excited because these are pieces we'll have for a lifetime! All I was thinking was that I needed to go to the gym and bulk up a little because the buggers are so heavy I can't lift them! Anyways, we got some wonderful cookware for and outstanding (relative term here folks) price and we're all set for pots and pans for a lifetime!
On a little more serious note, the reason I went to pick up our new cookware was because FMD was in Marshfield visiting her grandpa in the hospital. Her whole family (minus her brother and mom) has bronchitis and they think her grandpa may have contracted it. The good news is that they think they caught it early enough that it won't be a serious threat to his health and he'll probably be able to go home on Friday. If you're the praying type, a few extra wouldn't hurt. If your not, a few extra thoughts for the family wouldn't hurt either.
I guess thats about it now! Whew! Thats quite the post! Like I said earlier, I still want to post on my deep thought of the week, if only I can find the time! Hope everyone is doing well!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Ugh!
Its Wednesday and I haven't had time to write... Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being busy at work, but this whole not been able to blog thing is getting old! Oh well. Hopefully I'll have time later this afternoon or tonight... Adios~
Monday, January 07, 2008
Stop By And Say Hi?
Just posting this to remind me to post about it... Weird I know, but I have an interesting thought I want to write about but just don't have the time now. Check back soon for updates...
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Another Day In The Life Of...
Yup. Just another day. The day started out, interesting enough, with nightmares of having my eyes gouged out with a box cutter/razor blade. Ick. Couldn't sleep the rest of the night and continued to have dreams that wreaked havoc on my mind. Don't ask me for details as I really don't remember any of them, but they were definitely weird and f'ed up.
8:18 am arrives as is does every morning and I go to jump in the car and head to work. No dice. 4 degrees is too much for the Saturn's battery. A quick email to my supervisor, waking my wife up on her day to sleep in (bad because she has to work until 3 am), and untangling the only set of jumper cables we have finally gets the car going. I head to work for the day and leave FMD to fend for herself with a car thats running now but not sure if it will if she turns off... Needless to say, a visit to Wally and a trip to the dealer, coupled with $85, she has a new battery that she installed herself after her dentist appointment. Now, she's grocery shopping. Damn! She deserves a round of applause for the day she's having! I only wish my day was as exciting as hers.
Me, I'm in the office. What did I accomplish today? Well, lets see. I brought some boxes into the inventory room but we don't know what to do with them since my supervisor is out with strep until next week... I helped someone figure out how to program a printer... I scheduled two more dentist appointments... I had lunch... I'm blogging... Blah. Bored. Thats ok though. I'm getting paid more money now but I don't get to go home and nap on the couch anymore. Such is life.
A-ba-dee-ba-dee-ba-dee.... That's all folks!
8:18 am arrives as is does every morning and I go to jump in the car and head to work. No dice. 4 degrees is too much for the Saturn's battery. A quick email to my supervisor, waking my wife up on her day to sleep in (bad because she has to work until 3 am), and untangling the only set of jumper cables we have finally gets the car going. I head to work for the day and leave FMD to fend for herself with a car thats running now but not sure if it will if she turns off... Needless to say, a visit to Wally and a trip to the dealer, coupled with $85, she has a new battery that she installed herself after her dentist appointment. Now, she's grocery shopping. Damn! She deserves a round of applause for the day she's having! I only wish my day was as exciting as hers.
Me, I'm in the office. What did I accomplish today? Well, lets see. I brought some boxes into the inventory room but we don't know what to do with them since my supervisor is out with strep until next week... I helped someone figure out how to program a printer... I scheduled two more dentist appointments... I had lunch... I'm blogging... Blah. Bored. Thats ok though. I'm getting paid more money now but I don't get to go home and nap on the couch anymore. Such is life.
A-ba-dee-ba-dee-ba-dee.... That's all folks!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Enter The New Year, 2008!
Happy 2008 everyone! I hope the new year finds everyone in high spirits and good health. FMD and I are bracing for what is going to prove to be an exciting transition in our lives this year... Graduation, vacations, moving, new jobs... Who knows what else is in store for us?
As far as our final 2007 activities, FMD and I have certainly been on the move. Friday we got to visit with SCB and a few other college friends. It was great to get out of the house on such a crappy (weather) night. After a few rounds of Apples to Apples, we wound up playing Catchphrase for waaay to long. And by waaay to long, I mean just long enough to get FMD and I hooked on it so we had to go and buy our own. We also got to visit with SCB on Saturday and we had dinner at the most "Madison" place we could think of, The Great Dane. Good food, good beer, good friends, what else could you have asked for.
FMD and I rang in the new year with her family in Spirit. Not the typical new year celebration destination, but it was a good time none-the-less. Lots of hunting opportunities, visiting with her grandparents, and spending time with the rest of her family, sleigh rides through the woods, bowling... We were plenty busy. Dove hunting and bowling were my personal highlights. I managed to bag 4 of those weary bird seed stealers and rolled a 140, 190, and 178. Not too shabby if I say so myself.
This week is yet another short week at work and thats just fine with me. I don't know what I'll do when I have to step back into the real world and have a two day weekend followed by a normal work week... I'm looking forward to it though. FMD is working this weekend so I'm going to try and start on my next decoy project(s) and my job is going very well. Its still a little slow now, but work bound to pick up with the new year and new budgets.
I guess thats it for now... Hope to hear from everyone soon! Happy New Year!!
As far as our final 2007 activities, FMD and I have certainly been on the move. Friday we got to visit with SCB and a few other college friends. It was great to get out of the house on such a crappy (weather) night. After a few rounds of Apples to Apples, we wound up playing Catchphrase for waaay to long. And by waaay to long, I mean just long enough to get FMD and I hooked on it so we had to go and buy our own. We also got to visit with SCB on Saturday and we had dinner at the most "Madison" place we could think of, The Great Dane. Good food, good beer, good friends, what else could you have asked for.
FMD and I rang in the new year with her family in Spirit. Not the typical new year celebration destination, but it was a good time none-the-less. Lots of hunting opportunities, visiting with her grandparents, and spending time with the rest of her family, sleigh rides through the woods, bowling... We were plenty busy. Dove hunting and bowling were my personal highlights. I managed to bag 4 of those weary bird seed stealers and rolled a 140, 190, and 178. Not too shabby if I say so myself.
This week is yet another short week at work and thats just fine with me. I don't know what I'll do when I have to step back into the real world and have a two day weekend followed by a normal work week... I'm looking forward to it though. FMD is working this weekend so I'm going to try and start on my next decoy project(s) and my job is going very well. Its still a little slow now, but work bound to pick up with the new year and new budgets.
I guess thats it for now... Hope to hear from everyone soon! Happy New Year!!
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