Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Wednesday!
Wednesday!So - earlier today I was upset. Now I am happy!
Well - I wasn't really UPSET, more, concerned. You see, I switched payrolls and they missed an entire paycheck. Which is a huge deal when you haven't gotten paid in awhile and you were expecting more. But, they figured it out and I will get the money by the end of the week. Phew.
In other news, we are having a practice session of Kickball tonight. Not really a game, more like catching and throwing and kicking. I need it! I am not that great at any of those things... unless the target is close and I have time to think... which doesn't really happen in a game of Kickball. Happy days though! Big red playground balls make me think happy thoughts!
...and I have power belly tomorrow night. Which kind of scares me because I know what I am in for and Delilah is going to kick my ass tomorrow. Which it needs. I don't need it to get bigger. But still. Last time I was happy to go because I didn't know what I was in for. Now...
And that is about all for this morning. Work has been so slow that I can goof off for hours and then work hard for a little while and get everything done. My boss keeps telling me that things will pick up - but I don't think she understands my capacity for work. Huh. Might be good if she doesn't find out! hahahahaha
yeah
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Ahhh… here is something worthwhile, meaningful, and true!
Ahhh... here is something worthwhile, meaningful, and true!
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Co-Workers…
Co-Workers...I think that it is pretty true that, no matter where you go, there will be people that do things that annoy you. Take me, no matter where I go there is at least one person that drives me crazy. Now I do know that if I was super busy, well busy at all in my case, I probably wouldn't think twice about this woman. But... I am not busy and I have had two weeks now to watch and listen to this woman.
First off, I have not yet figured out what she is all about. I don't think she is from this country, but she could be a first generation. I'm a pretty bad judge of things like that. She is an older woman. Probably late 40's, early 50's. (And no I am not saying that is OLD, I am saying older compared to me.) Like all mothers and daughters and sisters she argues with her family. I think she is planning a trip of some sort because she keeps saying that lay-overs with children are not a good idea. Okay.
She is excellent at getting out of work. Someone called her yesterday asking for help and she politely said, "Oh there is no way I can help you with that. No. No. Really I cannot help you with that." (And I swear she was filing her nails as she said this.) Then she politely asked if there was anything else the person on the phone wanted to discuss. Then she went to get coffee. I haven't heard something like that in a long time. Maybe I just accept work easily. Last week she was actually yelling at someone on the phone. I think she might have customer service responsibilities. If so I feel really bad for the people she is supposed to support. The yelling was pretty wicked, coupled with frustrated deep sighs. She was not being a nice person.
She also spends a lot of time complaining. And she does the deep sighing thing a lot. The deep sighing thing really gets to me. It is such a negative noise to make all the time.
Regardless, it is interesting how the people around you affect the way you work and think. I always figured that if I was put into an office by myself for long periods of time with lots of work I would just do it. I would walk out of the office 8 hours later a little stunned that the day had passed and happy that I got everything done. Whereas, currently, with all the wacky people around me, I find it a little harder to concentrate on what I am supposed to be doing. Maybe I just get too interested in what other people are doing...
Okay - going to think about work for a minute...
Monday, July 12, 2004
Ewie!!!!
Ewie!!!!Voronezh Scientists Turn Blood into Coffee, Milk, Chocolate
Weekend & Observations:
Weekend & Observations:I went to the symphony on Friday night. It was really good. It was one of those times, though, where I really wished I had thought to go alone. Music has such a profound effect on me, especially in that format, that having another person want to talk and chat and walk around kind of ruined it for me. It was difficult for me to pay attention to the person I was with and the music in the way that I wanted to. Lesson learned I guess. Now I know that when I return to the symphony, I need to go with someone who reacts to music the way that I do.
Saturday was FUN! I went over to Alki and watched the Pirates land.
YAR!
Sunday was the first practice game for Kickball, which starts next Sunday. We did pretty good, at least we won the game. As we are an individual team, meaning none of us really knew each other before this, we all thought it best to practice a bit before that actual start of the season (which is next Sunday) It was fun! We all went out for beers afterwards.
Observations:
In Celebration of the Parade we had a party! Yeah for Parties! Delilah invited some people to dance for us. I didn't get any pictures of the indoor show (I was trapped in a corner) but I did get some excellent pictures of the outdoor show:
I decided to sign up for the power belly dancing class on Thursday nights. It started last week. I think she was trying to kill us. I really liked the class!
I was riding the bus this morning, as I normally do, and we stopped to pick up a lady. Only she was so overweight that they had to put out the electric lift for her. The really sad thing is, she only went three blocks. If she would only start walking those three blocks - she might not have to be lifted onto the bus. It was sad.
That is about all for now... I am sure I will have more later!
As you wake in the morning
What do you feel?
Does a rush of happiness
wash over you when,
Suddenly, you realize you are alive?
