Friday, October 31, 2003
Tips for getting a live operator
So, today was the retirement party for Barbara N. in the Roane co. office. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn, beans, peas, three kinds of pasta salad, lasagna, rolls, salad, and other assorted side dishes. They also had cake, brownies, and a coconut cake. We ate 'til we were stuffed. Then they gave Barbara her gifts. She got a quilt rack, a jewelry armoire, some jewelry and the big gift - her family got together and bought her a brand new minivan. It was the first time and probably the last time I will ever see someone get a car as a gift. Unless it's a hotwheels or matchbox car. Unfortunately, we had to come back to our office and 'work' after the party. Tony left after the party because he didn't feel like working. Darlena worked a little bit. I only worked when Darlena asked me a question. Julie attended a baby shower that another unit in the office was holding for one of their employees. Tracy is back from training. She's a riot. It's about time our office had someone young and energetic.
I did a bit of Christmas shopping tonight. I didn't plan on it, but there I was and I saw something on the Christmas list and had to get it. It's a gift for Mom. I checked WalMart tonight for Kim Possible (the Disney channel cartoon) books but didn't see any. Although I did see Kim Possible toys. Everyone was in town tonight. Not only does most of the local population get paid today, but it's the big football game against our cross town rivals, the Ravenswood Red Devils. Those fans were in town and then for some reason, kids from Wayne county were in town. I actually got trapped in a corner of WalMart by two very rude families with tons of kids looking at toys. There should be a law about kids in stores.
I was watching tv last night and saw a commercial for Yahoo. The song that was playing on the commercial was a Barry Manilow song (Yippee!!!). But they had rocked it up some. Well, gotta go. The baby wants the catz program and I gotta feed the dogs and take them out. Someone else can play the catz for the baby.
So, today was the retirement party for Barbara N. in the Roane co. office. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, squash casserole, sweet potato casserole, corn, beans, peas, three kinds of pasta salad, lasagna, rolls, salad, and other assorted side dishes. They also had cake, brownies, and a coconut cake. We ate 'til we were stuffed. Then they gave Barbara her gifts. She got a quilt rack, a jewelry armoire, some jewelry and the big gift - her family got together and bought her a brand new minivan. It was the first time and probably the last time I will ever see someone get a car as a gift. Unless it's a hotwheels or matchbox car. Unfortunately, we had to come back to our office and 'work' after the party. Tony left after the party because he didn't feel like working. Darlena worked a little bit. I only worked when Darlena asked me a question. Julie attended a baby shower that another unit in the office was holding for one of their employees. Tracy is back from training. She's a riot. It's about time our office had someone young and energetic.
I did a bit of Christmas shopping tonight. I didn't plan on it, but there I was and I saw something on the Christmas list and had to get it. It's a gift for Mom. I checked WalMart tonight for Kim Possible (the Disney channel cartoon) books but didn't see any. Although I did see Kim Possible toys. Everyone was in town tonight. Not only does most of the local population get paid today, but it's the big football game against our cross town rivals, the Ravenswood Red Devils. Those fans were in town and then for some reason, kids from Wayne county were in town. I actually got trapped in a corner of WalMart by two very rude families with tons of kids looking at toys. There should be a law about kids in stores.
I was watching tv last night and saw a commercial for Yahoo. The song that was playing on the commercial was a Barry Manilow song (Yippee!!!). But they had rocked it up some. Well, gotta go. The baby wants the catz program and I gotta feed the dogs and take them out. Someone else can play the catz for the baby.
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Heard about this on NPR today
Really good quotes from Albert Einstein
Work was more of the same today. We have a retirement party tomorrow and weeks ago, we were asked to tell the planners what we were bringing. Well, we told them and we only found out today that they didn't want what we were bringing. So, we all decided we would chip in a couple dollars each on a medium sized vegetable tray. I hope it's crap. I told Angie I was going to make what I was bringing next week and bring it in for us in the Jackson co. office to enjoy. The Roane co. office always treats Jackson co. like third class citizens. When Marlene's mom died, Angie called over to the Roane co. office to see about coordinating food donations to the family, as is customary in the Bible Belt. Well, they told Angie that they had already done what they were going to do and we could just do something on our own. If we are going to get the Cinderella treatment (Roane co. being the evil step-sisters), then, by golly, I want my prince!
Fritz is having a hard time, and it's only going to get worse. He is afraid of gun shots. I had him outside and he heard one and had to come inside. Then I got him out again, and it happened again. With hunting season coming up, I don't know how I'm going to get Fritz outside. At least he's puppy-pad trained, but he really does need some exercise too and can't spend all his time indoors.
George, my Boone co. co-worker, is really pushing his luck. He had his wife turn in his doctor's excuse for the two weeks off and now his supervisor is asking him how he knows he'll be getting a headache in the future to be able to request this time off work. His doctor's excuse is from a neurologist who sees George for migrains. So, George and his wife emailed the bosses to complain. His wife works in the same office with him; a good reason to not hire related folks. I nearly forwarded the email to Tony so he could see what George is up to (I keep Tony up to date on George), but I didn't. I figured the one time I'd get caught sending an email I wasn't supposed to would be that one and I didn't want to get George in trouble. Not that he isn't in any right now anyway.
Really good quotes from Albert Einstein
Work was more of the same today. We have a retirement party tomorrow and weeks ago, we were asked to tell the planners what we were bringing. Well, we told them and we only found out today that they didn't want what we were bringing. So, we all decided we would chip in a couple dollars each on a medium sized vegetable tray. I hope it's crap. I told Angie I was going to make what I was bringing next week and bring it in for us in the Jackson co. office to enjoy. The Roane co. office always treats Jackson co. like third class citizens. When Marlene's mom died, Angie called over to the Roane co. office to see about coordinating food donations to the family, as is customary in the Bible Belt. Well, they told Angie that they had already done what they were going to do and we could just do something on our own. If we are going to get the Cinderella treatment (Roane co. being the evil step-sisters), then, by golly, I want my prince!
Fritz is having a hard time, and it's only going to get worse. He is afraid of gun shots. I had him outside and he heard one and had to come inside. Then I got him out again, and it happened again. With hunting season coming up, I don't know how I'm going to get Fritz outside. At least he's puppy-pad trained, but he really does need some exercise too and can't spend all his time indoors.
George, my Boone co. co-worker, is really pushing his luck. He had his wife turn in his doctor's excuse for the two weeks off and now his supervisor is asking him how he knows he'll be getting a headache in the future to be able to request this time off work. His doctor's excuse is from a neurologist who sees George for migrains. So, George and his wife emailed the bosses to complain. His wife works in the same office with him; a good reason to not hire related folks. I nearly forwarded the email to Tony so he could see what George is up to (I keep Tony up to date on George), but I didn't. I figured the one time I'd get caught sending an email I wasn't supposed to would be that one and I didn't want to get George in trouble. Not that he isn't in any right now anyway.
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Interesting list....
Well, I wore my tiara to work today for Halloween. Not many people noticed it. So, I guess I don't need my tiara because I'm regal enough. LOL! Poor John got humiliated about three times today. Carol Anne dressed up in one of those inflatable suits that looked like a ballerina. She would track John down and dance for him, with him and even attempted a really ugly lap dance. I mean she actually got on the man's lap, at work. I was disgusted for John. Now I tease Tony quite a bit, but I never invade his personal space to that degree. And I don't tease John much at all. They also had a pot luck lunch at work today, everyone brought some food to share. I didn't participate, but when I saw those rolls, I wished I had. But since I'm having to make something for Barb N's retirement lunch on Friday, I decided I wouldn't bring anything for today's lunch. I made a lei out of paper for Tony to wear and threw it on him this morning. He wore it for a while, but it started bothering him. He didn't tear it up though; I told him Tracy wanted to see it when she gets back from training. And I told him how much work it took to make it.
Today is the last day for the cat's eye ointment. I think the vet said to give it to her for 5 days. I can't wait for it to be over. She can't either. She growls at us every time we pick her up now. I was going to stop at the Post Office tonight on the way home from work to get a money order for a Christmas present I had won on ebay, but I got out of work late and couldn't do it. It's a good thing, to quote Martha Stewart, since tonight when I checked my email, I found I had gotten a response from the other ebay seller I'd won other things from. Now I can send off payments for all the auctions tomorrow and just have the one trip to make to the Post Office. That will be much better.
Well, I wore my tiara to work today for Halloween. Not many people noticed it. So, I guess I don't need my tiara because I'm regal enough. LOL! Poor John got humiliated about three times today. Carol Anne dressed up in one of those inflatable suits that looked like a ballerina. She would track John down and dance for him, with him and even attempted a really ugly lap dance. I mean she actually got on the man's lap, at work. I was disgusted for John. Now I tease Tony quite a bit, but I never invade his personal space to that degree. And I don't tease John much at all. They also had a pot luck lunch at work today, everyone brought some food to share. I didn't participate, but when I saw those rolls, I wished I had. But since I'm having to make something for Barb N's retirement lunch on Friday, I decided I wouldn't bring anything for today's lunch. I made a lei out of paper for Tony to wear and threw it on him this morning. He wore it for a while, but it started bothering him. He didn't tear it up though; I told him Tracy wanted to see it when she gets back from training. And I told him how much work it took to make it.
Today is the last day for the cat's eye ointment. I think the vet said to give it to her for 5 days. I can't wait for it to be over. She can't either. She growls at us every time we pick her up now. I was going to stop at the Post Office tonight on the way home from work to get a money order for a Christmas present I had won on ebay, but I got out of work late and couldn't do it. It's a good thing, to quote Martha Stewart, since tonight when I checked my email, I found I had gotten a response from the other ebay seller I'd won other things from. Now I can send off payments for all the auctions tomorrow and just have the one trip to make to the Post Office. That will be much better.
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
I should have gone with my first instinct. I had originally chosen Anna Ryder Richardson for the "Guess the Designer" contest on the BBCA Changing Rooms website, but changed my mind because I didn't think she would do such a white room. But she is the chosen one for this week's contest. Bummer. Oh well. At least Laurence is on this episode and he did another mural painting. He has some exceptional talent. This Saturday begins the British Invasion of Trading Spaces. I think Andy will be on the first episode. That will be fun to watch.
Today was an ok day at work. George, a guy from Boone county, has apparently lost all his good sense. He has taken an adversarial tone with his supervisors. Granted, they may be a little too demanding, but you don't get hostile with the boss. It almost never works out for you. So, they are demanding that George catch up his backlog of work by the 12th. Well, he has a backlog because he's covering another office, not because he's a lazy worker. But the bosses never think of that. They just see what hasn't been done and want to punish you for it. And they have never done his job so they don't know what's possible to be done in a day's time. George has a doctor's excuse for two weeks off to get him out of doing his backlog. He drives me nuts.
Dad says the replacement neighbor cat was run over the other day on the road. I saw the black and white, but I wasn't sure if it was a cat or not. I called him the replacement neighbor cat because it was the second black and white cat to appear at our house to eat our cats' food. The first black and white cat, we call him Neighborcat because we believe he belongs to the neighbors, still lives part time at our house. Which is good considering we spent $140.00 to get his tail taken off because some wild animal had gotten hold of him. The poor cat was going to die if nothing was done. At least Neighborcat the First has stopped much of his fighting with our other cats. They still don't get along, but I haven't seen any new scratches on the cats.
Dad says the replacement neighbor cat was run over the other day on the road. I saw the black and white, but I wasn't sure if it was a cat or not. I called him the replacement neighbor cat because it was the second black and white cat to appear at our house to eat our cats' food. The first black and white cat, we call him Neighborcat because we believe he belongs to the neighbors, still lives part time at our house. Which is good considering we spent $140.00 to get his tail taken off because some wild animal had gotten hold of him. The poor cat was going to die if nothing was done. At least Neighborcat the First has stopped much of his fighting with our other cats. They still don't get along, but I haven't seen any new scratches on the cats.
Monday, October 27, 2003
Oh sure, now they are blaming the internet for the deficit. That Bush will say anything but admit that he sucks....
Today was an ok day at work. I put my alien driver's license in my id badge cover today. I got the alien license at a Dollar store months ago but thought it might be cute to wear it on the other side of my real work ID. Everyone got a kick out of it. I particularly like the part that says my weight is 'weightless'. Heeheehee. My supervisors told me today that they will submit me for the Tech 3 position I applied for and interviewed for last week. So, it looks like I will finally be getting what I deserve and a 5% raise too. My friend, Brenda, told me today that she had been selected for a case worker position in her office. I hope she is happy doing it. I don't think I could be. I had to help give the cat her eye medicine tonight. Actually, I help do it three times a day. I get to hold her. It's a wonder I don't leak when I drink something as many times as she's stabbed me with her claws. But her eye is looking a lot better. I won an Ebay auction for a Christmas present for my mom. It was really three auctions, but from the same seller. Looks like he'll combine shipping too. Had to email him to request his address and name though. You'd think people would just put that information on their pages. Now I have to wait another day or two before mailing out the payment. Alias was pretty good last night. Unfortunately, reading the complete episode summary before the show aired took some of the joy out of it. I didn't seem too interested in watching it. So, despite my addiction to spoilers, I think I will refrain from reading the summaries in the future. TV Guide has an article in its latest edition about the handymen of tv home improvement shows like Trading Spaces. But they did not feature Handy Andy from Changing Rooms or Phil and JJ from House Invaders. I was greatly disappointed. It's obvious that TV Guide is snubbing these guys in a blatant American Pride kind of display. I may have to fire off a letter to TV Guide informing them of the many, many fans BBC America has. This is not the first time they have ignored the contributions of BBCA. While they always feature shows from the HGTV channel, they have not featured a BBCA show on their home and garden page. It's deplorable. I should just cancel my subscription.
Today was an ok day at work. I put my alien driver's license in my id badge cover today. I got the alien license at a Dollar store months ago but thought it might be cute to wear it on the other side of my real work ID. Everyone got a kick out of it. I particularly like the part that says my weight is 'weightless'. Heeheehee. My supervisors told me today that they will submit me for the Tech 3 position I applied for and interviewed for last week. So, it looks like I will finally be getting what I deserve and a 5% raise too. My friend, Brenda, told me today that she had been selected for a case worker position in her office. I hope she is happy doing it. I don't think I could be. I had to help give the cat her eye medicine tonight. Actually, I help do it three times a day. I get to hold her. It's a wonder I don't leak when I drink something as many times as she's stabbed me with her claws. But her eye is looking a lot better. I won an Ebay auction for a Christmas present for my mom. It was really three auctions, but from the same seller. Looks like he'll combine shipping too. Had to email him to request his address and name though. You'd think people would just put that information on their pages. Now I have to wait another day or two before mailing out the payment. Alias was pretty good last night. Unfortunately, reading the complete episode summary before the show aired took some of the joy out of it. I didn't seem too interested in watching it. So, despite my addiction to spoilers, I think I will refrain from reading the summaries in the future. TV Guide has an article in its latest edition about the handymen of tv home improvement shows like Trading Spaces. But they did not feature Handy Andy from Changing Rooms or Phil and JJ from House Invaders. I was greatly disappointed. It's obvious that TV Guide is snubbing these guys in a blatant American Pride kind of display. I may have to fire off a letter to TV Guide informing them of the many, many fans BBC America has. This is not the first time they have ignored the contributions of BBCA. While they always feature shows from the HGTV channel, they have not featured a BBCA show on their home and garden page. It's deplorable. I should just cancel my subscription.
Sunday, October 26, 2003
Halloween is only a few days away, so I thought I would post some links to some Halloween websites.
Halloween Central
Halloween Magazine
Halloween on the Net
Halloween on the Web
The History and Customs of Halloween
Halloween was never a big deal in my house. We never went trick-or-treating and only dressed up for school parties. I actually hated to dress up. But for some reason, this year, I'm in the mood. I'm sure the cable networks will be showing some old Dracula movies. They will be fun to watch. I'm not a fan of really scary or bloody movies, but the old movies, with cheesy special effects, are in a different class.
My dad is trying to spend my money again. He likes to spend my money. He got me an extended warranty for my car, on which I had to pay 10% interest, he switched my car insurance to a different company and increased my coverage, and now he says I should pay part of the vet bill for my sister's cat. I think changing the cats' litterbox and buying an occasional bag of catfood is a significant contribution, especially since I can't get mom or dad to change the litterbox. And I can't forget the pound of turkey I was buying each week for my sister's cat Shade. And it isn't as if I don't have other pet related expenses. I just spent $38.00 for worm pills for the dogs. And I buy the dogs their treats and the cats some canned cat food and the litter for the litterbox. And I have bought the house cats flea drops over the summer. I think Dad should get coal for Christmas this year. After he spends the rest of my money for other stuff, that's all I'll be able to afford anyway.
Halloween Central
Halloween Magazine
Halloween on the Net
Halloween on the Web
The History and Customs of Halloween
Halloween was never a big deal in my house. We never went trick-or-treating and only dressed up for school parties. I actually hated to dress up. But for some reason, this year, I'm in the mood. I'm sure the cable networks will be showing some old Dracula movies. They will be fun to watch. I'm not a fan of really scary or bloody movies, but the old movies, with cheesy special effects, are in a different class.
My dad is trying to spend my money again. He likes to spend my money. He got me an extended warranty for my car, on which I had to pay 10% interest, he switched my car insurance to a different company and increased my coverage, and now he says I should pay part of the vet bill for my sister's cat. I think changing the cats' litterbox and buying an occasional bag of catfood is a significant contribution, especially since I can't get mom or dad to change the litterbox. And I can't forget the pound of turkey I was buying each week for my sister's cat Shade. And it isn't as if I don't have other pet related expenses. I just spent $38.00 for worm pills for the dogs. And I buy the dogs their treats and the cats some canned cat food and the litter for the litterbox. And I have bought the house cats flea drops over the summer. I think Dad should get coal for Christmas this year. After he spends the rest of my money for other stuff, that's all I'll be able to afford anyway.
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Just wanted to say that had I known the Cambridge Spies movie on BBCA had naked people in it, I wouldn't have started watching it. I wanted to see spies and espionage, not nudity for the sake of ratings. These guys were supposed to be the most notorious spy ring in history - you'd think they wouldn't need the extra sensationalism to get people to watch. And I'm betting the Nazis preferred them dressed too.
Tonight's Jesse Ventura's America was about two topics: 1) Everyone should have guns because guns don't kill people, people kill people, and 2) Lyndon Baines Johnson is accused by a Texas Lawyer of conspiring to kill John F. Kennedy. The Texas Lawyer, interestingly enough, is the father of the current White House Press Secretary. One of the arguments the gun lovers used was that having guns in their possession was a way to protect their families. Well, if an intruder breaks into their homes unarmed, he will easily be able to arm himself with their stockpile of weapons. So, I don't want to hear any whining when the intruder kills their families with their own weapons.
I tried to give the cat her eye medicine this afternoon. I was here by myself and it's usually a two person job, but I actually did manage to get some of the medicine in her eye.
Thanks to my niece's weekly visits to the house, the tv is always turned on to cartoons on Friday nights and Saturdays. So, believe it or not, I have started watching ...... Kim Possible. At least she's a crime fighter. I can see her as a live action movie someday. If it's someday soon, maybe an Olsen Twin could play her. I don't dare turn the tv to a different channel while the baby's here. I tried that once and Dad had to yell about it. He yells about everything though. It's not like the baby sits like a zombie in front of the tv the whole time she's here. She watches it a few minutes and then she's off to some other adventure. She spends more time watching this Catz program on the computer and the Pinball game on the other pc. And besides, Jasmine might like Laurence Llewelyn Bowen. I've been trying to get her to say "Toiles de Jouy'" and "MDF". But her favorite words are 'Candy' and 'More', not necessarily in that order.
I tried to give the cat her eye medicine this afternoon. I was here by myself and it's usually a two person job, but I actually did manage to get some of the medicine in her eye.
Thanks to my niece's weekly visits to the house, the tv is always turned on to cartoons on Friday nights and Saturdays. So, believe it or not, I have started watching ...... Kim Possible. At least she's a crime fighter. I can see her as a live action movie someday. If it's someday soon, maybe an Olsen Twin could play her. I don't dare turn the tv to a different channel while the baby's here. I tried that once and Dad had to yell about it. He yells about everything though. It's not like the baby sits like a zombie in front of the tv the whole time she's here. She watches it a few minutes and then she's off to some other adventure. She spends more time watching this Catz program on the computer and the Pinball game on the other pc. And besides, Jasmine might like Laurence Llewelyn Bowen. I've been trying to get her to say "Toiles de Jouy'" and "MDF". But her favorite words are 'Candy' and 'More', not necessarily in that order.
Friday, October 24, 2003
Boy, if I had the money to spend.........
Very cool!
Boy am I glad it's Friday. I had to dress up today for work. I had a job interview for a job that I'm already doing. I think I have a good chance at getting it. There is only one other applicant and the supervisors had to send her application down to personnel to see if she actually qualified for the position. If she doesn't, then they won't have to interview her and I'll be the only one left. I was listening to my Elvis Presley 2nd to None cd at work today when it stopped right in the middle of Elvis telling me that he Wanted Me, Needed Me and Loved Me. I was so depressed :( So, I took my cd to Tony and he said we just couldn't have anything getting in the way of an Elvis song, so he wiped off my cd for me. I didn't see any dirt on my cd, but apparently Tony's got an eye for dirt. I offered to let Tony listen to the Hula song that's on the cd, but he said no. He never listens to my music.
My sister got me a tiara so I could show my true self next week for Halloween. My true self is, naturally, A Queen. They call me the Copier Queen because I can fix the paper jams, but I have also been dubbed the Numbers Queen. I think I will fashion a septor out of my ruler and a ball of aluminum foil.
We took my sister's cat to the vet. He said she had gotten a scratch in or on her eye, probably from another cat (That fiesty Shade, no doubt). So, we now have to put ointment in her eye three times a day. I had a heck of a time getting the cat into the pet carrier. Especially when the dogs thought I was doing it so they could have easy access to their favorite 'toy'. But once she got in the carrier, she didn't want to come out.
Last night on Larry King Live, Larry's topic was remembering Dean Martin. I remember Dean Martin best from the movie Rio Bravo. Someone last night said that Dean loved working with John Wayne and loved making movies. Larry's guests last night were Jerry Lewis, who was very gracious and gave a lot of credit to Dean for the success of their comedy team, Nancy Sinatra, Deana and Ricci Martin (Dean's kids), Dom Deluise, Phyllis Diller, and some guy who produced and or managed stuff for Dean Martin. It was a good hour of tv, and surprisingly, Larry wasn't half as disrespectful to the panel. He hardly interrupted any of them like he does guests of his other shows.
Well, my niece is up from her nap, so that means I have to get off the computer. If she sees me here, she will expect me to play the catz program for her.
Very cool!
Boy am I glad it's Friday. I had to dress up today for work. I had a job interview for a job that I'm already doing. I think I have a good chance at getting it. There is only one other applicant and the supervisors had to send her application down to personnel to see if she actually qualified for the position. If she doesn't, then they won't have to interview her and I'll be the only one left. I was listening to my Elvis Presley 2nd to None cd at work today when it stopped right in the middle of Elvis telling me that he Wanted Me, Needed Me and Loved Me. I was so depressed :( So, I took my cd to Tony and he said we just couldn't have anything getting in the way of an Elvis song, so he wiped off my cd for me. I didn't see any dirt on my cd, but apparently Tony's got an eye for dirt. I offered to let Tony listen to the Hula song that's on the cd, but he said no. He never listens to my music.
My sister got me a tiara so I could show my true self next week for Halloween. My true self is, naturally, A Queen. They call me the Copier Queen because I can fix the paper jams, but I have also been dubbed the Numbers Queen. I think I will fashion a septor out of my ruler and a ball of aluminum foil.
We took my sister's cat to the vet. He said she had gotten a scratch in or on her eye, probably from another cat (That fiesty Shade, no doubt). So, we now have to put ointment in her eye three times a day. I had a heck of a time getting the cat into the pet carrier. Especially when the dogs thought I was doing it so they could have easy access to their favorite 'toy'. But once she got in the carrier, she didn't want to come out.
Last night on Larry King Live, Larry's topic was remembering Dean Martin. I remember Dean Martin best from the movie Rio Bravo. Someone last night said that Dean loved working with John Wayne and loved making movies. Larry's guests last night were Jerry Lewis, who was very gracious and gave a lot of credit to Dean for the success of their comedy team, Nancy Sinatra, Deana and Ricci Martin (Dean's kids), Dom Deluise, Phyllis Diller, and some guy who produced and or managed stuff for Dean Martin. It was a good hour of tv, and surprisingly, Larry wasn't half as disrespectful to the panel. He hardly interrupted any of them like he does guests of his other shows.
Well, my niece is up from her nap, so that means I have to get off the computer. If she sees me here, she will expect me to play the catz program for her.
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Even though the economy sucks, our deficit is skyrocketing out of control due to costly wars and nation building, Congress still finds money for raises, for themselves....
I'd sign up for this one...
Support Your Local Sheriff was a good movie...
Rest in Peace, Stu Hart...
I'd sign up for this one...
Support Your Local Sheriff was a good movie...
Rest in Peace, Stu Hart...
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Sad news out of the world of pro wrestling. In tribute, here are a couple of catch phrases Hawk used in his career: "We snack on danger and dine on death." "Revenge is a dish best served cold, and we served the coldest in town." And finally, and probably most popular, "Aaahhhhh, what a rush!"
If I had enough patience, I'd click on some of the links and find out about the Christian urban legends....
What a good watch-cat!
I love puns
Another boring day today at work. We finally were sent the instructions for nominating a co-worker for the BEST award (one of those tqm-we're ok, you're ok awards that employers hand out to try to make you think your job doesn't suck). My boss says I have to nominate Tony again, but I don't know what to nominate him for. One of the categories is actually paying homage to your image. Seriously, you can get an award for demonstrating your confidence about your job through 'self assurance' - so, if you're conceited, you get an award. You don't have to be right, just conceited. I love Government logic. Tony skipped work today and tomorrow so he could attend the WVU - Virginia Tech football game. Apparently WVU fans take this opportunity every year to set fire to cars, couches, trash cans and anything else they can get their hands on. Luckily, this is the last year WVU will play Virginia Tech. VT is moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference and won't play WVU anymore. I know it sounds like I watch a lot of football, but that isn't true. It's just that this Atlantic Coast Conference is on the news at least once a week. Anyway, Tony is a big WVU fan, so naturally, for the latest prank, I made signs supporting Marshall University (WVU's in-state Rival) and hung them up in his cubicle. He comes back Friday.
I have a job interview Friday for a job in my local office. I already do the very same job, but this one is a paygrade higher than mine, so I applied to try to get a pay raise. I hear one of the customers we have also applied for the same job. I have a feeling though, that the interviewers will want someone who has some experience in our field. If this position was entry level, the customer would probably have a better chance.
Well, one of my sister's cats has a cold I think. Her right eye has been draining a bit. We were worried enough yesterday to decide to take her to the vet, but tonight, the eye looks better. So, dad thinks we should wait a day or two and see what happens.
If I had enough patience, I'd click on some of the links and find out about the Christian urban legends....
What a good watch-cat!
I love puns
Another boring day today at work. We finally were sent the instructions for nominating a co-worker for the BEST award (one of those tqm-we're ok, you're ok awards that employers hand out to try to make you think your job doesn't suck). My boss says I have to nominate Tony again, but I don't know what to nominate him for. One of the categories is actually paying homage to your image. Seriously, you can get an award for demonstrating your confidence about your job through 'self assurance' - so, if you're conceited, you get an award. You don't have to be right, just conceited. I love Government logic. Tony skipped work today and tomorrow so he could attend the WVU - Virginia Tech football game. Apparently WVU fans take this opportunity every year to set fire to cars, couches, trash cans and anything else they can get their hands on. Luckily, this is the last year WVU will play Virginia Tech. VT is moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference and won't play WVU anymore. I know it sounds like I watch a lot of football, but that isn't true. It's just that this Atlantic Coast Conference is on the news at least once a week. Anyway, Tony is a big WVU fan, so naturally, for the latest prank, I made signs supporting Marshall University (WVU's in-state Rival) and hung them up in his cubicle. He comes back Friday.
I have a job interview Friday for a job in my local office. I already do the very same job, but this one is a paygrade higher than mine, so I applied to try to get a pay raise. I hear one of the customers we have also applied for the same job. I have a feeling though, that the interviewers will want someone who has some experience in our field. If this position was entry level, the customer would probably have a better chance.
Well, one of my sister's cats has a cold I think. Her right eye has been draining a bit. We were worried enough yesterday to decide to take her to the vet, but tonight, the eye looks better. So, dad thinks we should wait a day or two and see what happens.
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Another pretty boring day. I read a book by one of my favorite authors - Violet Winspear. She wrote Harlequin romances back in the 1960's and 70's. I've got three more of her books lined up for this week. I'm waiting around for Changing Rooms to come on, it comes on at 9pm eastern. On the BBCA website, you can enter a contest in which you are shown a picture of a newly decorated room and you get to guess which CR designer designed the room. I entered the contest for this week, but I don't think I'm right. I'll find out in about a half an hour.
Monday, October 20, 2003
The Propaganda War the U. S. Government doesn't want you to know about.
So much for that Get Out to Vote campaign...
Cosmic Watergate???
Flammable Pop-Tarts! Those fiends!
Fascinating article about octopuses. I guess they don't call them octopi?
Not a very exciting day today at work. My supervisor finally got my evaluation and my expectations list written up. The way it's written, the only way a person can exceed expectations (thereby get a raise when there's money for it) is to do more than 60 audits a month. I don't know how they calculate it if the worker doesn't have 60 to do. Apparently on the rest of the criteria, customer service, knowledge of policy, and so on, they expect you to know it all, so there's no room for exceeding anything. That's government thinking for you. There's an interview with Scott Foley in the TV Guide this week. He is the former husband of Jennifer Garner, of Alias fame, and Foley himself is an accomplished actor in his own right, with the show Felicity, guest roles on shows like Scrubs, and now, he's getting ready for a role in a Broadway play. He said nice things about Jennifer, so I think he's a good guy. So many times the media tries to get people to say the meanest things just to sell commercial time, or papers. It's deplorable.
Speaking of Alias, last night's show was incredible. Would have been more than that if I hadn't found out how it was going to end ahead of time. Next week, the stepford wife (aka Lauren, the woman who married Sydney's boyfried while Sydney was dead but not dead) apparently threatens to have Sydney transferred just because Sydney saved her lousy husband's life. True, she had to stab him to do it, but it's better than getting shot in the head. Sloane was so evil last night in his attempted mind game with the stepford wife. I hope he does more of that. I don't think she knows just how evil Sloane is. It will be good for her to learn a lesson.
So much for that Get Out to Vote campaign...
Cosmic Watergate???
Flammable Pop-Tarts! Those fiends!
Fascinating article about octopuses. I guess they don't call them octopi?
Not a very exciting day today at work. My supervisor finally got my evaluation and my expectations list written up. The way it's written, the only way a person can exceed expectations (thereby get a raise when there's money for it) is to do more than 60 audits a month. I don't know how they calculate it if the worker doesn't have 60 to do. Apparently on the rest of the criteria, customer service, knowledge of policy, and so on, they expect you to know it all, so there's no room for exceeding anything. That's government thinking for you. There's an interview with Scott Foley in the TV Guide this week. He is the former husband of Jennifer Garner, of Alias fame, and Foley himself is an accomplished actor in his own right, with the show Felicity, guest roles on shows like Scrubs, and now, he's getting ready for a role in a Broadway play. He said nice things about Jennifer, so I think he's a good guy. So many times the media tries to get people to say the meanest things just to sell commercial time, or papers. It's deplorable.
Speaking of Alias, last night's show was incredible. Would have been more than that if I hadn't found out how it was going to end ahead of time. Next week, the stepford wife (aka Lauren, the woman who married Sydney's boyfried while Sydney was dead but not dead) apparently threatens to have Sydney transferred just because Sydney saved her lousy husband's life. True, she had to stab him to do it, but it's better than getting shot in the head. Sloane was so evil last night in his attempted mind game with the stepford wife. I hope he does more of that. I don't think she knows just how evil Sloane is. It will be good for her to learn a lesson.
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Saturday, October 18, 2003
They just advertised a British Invasion coming to Trading Spaces on TLC! Anna Ryder Richardson, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and Handy Andy Kane from Changing Rooms are going to be appearing on Trading Spaces in November. So, every Saturday in November at 9pm eastern, tune in to see how Doug and Paige and American Homeowners deal with the Brits! I can't wait to see Laurence's work! If I ever get a house of my own, he will have a standing invitation.
MSNBC has episode transcripts for many of their shows, including Jesse Ventura's America. The page says both transcripts are for the same week, but they aren't. They are the first and second episodes of the show.
Jesse Ventura's America was on again tonight. Tonight's episode focused on the accountability of the media and whether or not they report the truth or do they slant the reporting of the facts to make a profit, and on homeland security. I urge everyone to watch this show. Polly, get a satellite dish and watch. Either you'll agree with Jesse or you'll spend the whole hour arguing with him. A good way to spend an hour. I think I will nominate David Blaine for Dork of the Week on Jesse's show. This week's dork of the week was some reporter for the NY Post who wrote an editorial about the Yankees losing the American League Championship against the Redsox, when in fact, it was the Yankees who won. I think the real dork was the guy who didn't catch the blatant error before the paper went to press.
Friday, October 17, 2003
This is just plain stupid. As bad as Freedom Fries.
Well, here we are at another Friday. Yay! I've been half on vacation all week after having 4 whole days off from work. I shudder to think of how lazy I would be if I had taken a whole week off. My niece is here visiting us. She's been asleep ever since I got home at 5:30. She'll be up until the wee hours of the morning, I'm sure. Fritz, my half pomeranian, half miniature collie, ran out the door tonight to the outside without a human companion. Fritz never goes out without being on his leash. If he gets loose outside, it scares him to death, so we were really worried about Fritz. By the time I got my shoes on to go after him, he was standing on the porch waiting to get in. I let him in and he ran inside with his tail and his ears down, afraid he was going to get into trouble I guess. But, I think I have figured out why Fritz tries to bite us and why he barks at us when we leave the house. Since being outside scares him, he thinks it scares us and he is just trying to protect us. I wish he'd stop.
Well, here we are at another Friday. Yay! I've been half on vacation all week after having 4 whole days off from work. I shudder to think of how lazy I would be if I had taken a whole week off. My niece is here visiting us. She's been asleep ever since I got home at 5:30. She'll be up until the wee hours of the morning, I'm sure. Fritz, my half pomeranian, half miniature collie, ran out the door tonight to the outside without a human companion. Fritz never goes out without being on his leash. If he gets loose outside, it scares him to death, so we were really worried about Fritz. By the time I got my shoes on to go after him, he was standing on the porch waiting to get in. I let him in and he ran inside with his tail and his ears down, afraid he was going to get into trouble I guess. But, I think I have figured out why Fritz tries to bite us and why he barks at us when we leave the house. Since being outside scares him, he thinks it scares us and he is just trying to protect us. I wish he'd stop.
Thursday, October 16, 2003
In Marketing 101 I learned about this. I can't believe they are still making these mistakes.
I haven't tried this game. But it looks like a nice way to spend a few minutes...
Today was Bosses Day and we at work didn't even know it. Well, Julie knew it because she sends Hallmark E-cards at work and saw the holiday listed on the website. And Marlene found out yesterday and rushed around getting cards and stuff. She couldn't find Bosses Day cards, so she got thank you cards instead for the bosses and we signed them this morning. Tracy had some trouble with a client today. The client couldn't understand the accounting so I met with him to explain it. Five explanations later, he still didn't understand. So, when the client said, "We came in to see where this check went." I thought "A-ha! A way to get rid of these folks." So, I told him where the specific check went. Made him happy and got him out of the office. Tracy was thrilled to find someone who knew less about our work than she does. I joked with her that she was only hired to make us feel smarter, and she said, and now I've got someone who makes me feel smarter, that client.
Today, my supervisor worked on writing up our initial evaluations. These evaluations are only to tell us what our responsibilities are for the next year. She said that mine was the hardest because she doesn't know what I do. My job as the Numbers Queen is a specialized position and unless you've had some kind of training in it, you really don't know all the specifics. And my supervisor hasn't had any experience with my position. But, that means she's in awe of me so that's kind of good.
Tony is still convinced that he isn't dressing as Hula-Boy for Halloween. But I have given this much thought and I think I could fashion a 'grass' skirt out of these plastic grocery store bags and make a lei out of paper flowers and present them to him on Halloween.
And the Regional supervisor found out today that she's going to be a Granny. I don't know how she feels about that. She's only 50. But I guess this means having to dole out more money on gifts in the near future.
Here's a website everyone should check out. It's about an annual event held in WV that I would love to participate in someday.
I haven't tried this game. But it looks like a nice way to spend a few minutes...
Today was Bosses Day and we at work didn't even know it. Well, Julie knew it because she sends Hallmark E-cards at work and saw the holiday listed on the website. And Marlene found out yesterday and rushed around getting cards and stuff. She couldn't find Bosses Day cards, so she got thank you cards instead for the bosses and we signed them this morning. Tracy had some trouble with a client today. The client couldn't understand the accounting so I met with him to explain it. Five explanations later, he still didn't understand. So, when the client said, "We came in to see where this check went." I thought "A-ha! A way to get rid of these folks." So, I told him where the specific check went. Made him happy and got him out of the office. Tracy was thrilled to find someone who knew less about our work than she does. I joked with her that she was only hired to make us feel smarter, and she said, and now I've got someone who makes me feel smarter, that client.
Today, my supervisor worked on writing up our initial evaluations. These evaluations are only to tell us what our responsibilities are for the next year. She said that mine was the hardest because she doesn't know what I do. My job as the Numbers Queen is a specialized position and unless you've had some kind of training in it, you really don't know all the specifics. And my supervisor hasn't had any experience with my position. But, that means she's in awe of me so that's kind of good.
Tony is still convinced that he isn't dressing as Hula-Boy for Halloween. But I have given this much thought and I think I could fashion a 'grass' skirt out of these plastic grocery store bags and make a lei out of paper flowers and present them to him on Halloween.
And the Regional supervisor found out today that she's going to be a Granny. I don't know how she feels about that. She's only 50. But I guess this means having to dole out more money on gifts in the near future.
Here's a website everyone should check out. It's about an annual event held in WV that I would love to participate in someday.
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Arnold met with the Enron crooks! California deserves this for voting for the recall and voting for a celebrity who's had no experience at administrative management. At least Jesse Ventura had been mayor of a major city before becoming governor.
I found a new tv show on Tech TV - it's called Conspiracies. Tonight they are talking about the arms race and espionage and double agents.
I found a new tv show on Tech TV - it's called Conspiracies. Tonight they are talking about the arms race and espionage and double agents.
It was a pretty good day at work. Julie's favorite thing is to talk about the reputation of state workers - "leaning on their shovels" - a way of saying the workers are lazy. Well, I bought a toy shovel last Friday when I went shopping and I gave it to her today. You would have thought she'd been given a diamond ring. She loved it! She hung it up in her cube and told everyone about it as they walked by. She said she was going to decorate it with some phrase like "official state worker shovel" or something like that. Last night, the tech geek for the office and the head honcho for the office went around to everyone's cubes and snooped for our secret passwords to our computers and for confidential information laying out in the open on our desks and in our drawers. I knew I should have written that love note to Bob Wise and tucked it under my desk calendar. This morning when I got to my desk, my calendar was upside down. You would think these snoops would have enough respect for the employees to put things back the way they are supposed to be. Any idiot could tell that my calendar was not to face the way they had positioned it. But then, our tech geek isn't just any idiot. She is our idiot. Unfortunately. And Tony claims he will not be dressing up as a hula girl for Halloween. We may have to do something about that. Have I told everyone about the Hula Girl story? Well, the short version is this: We play pranks on Tony often as he is the only guy in our little pool of cubes. The attorney is hardly ever in the office. So, Tony gets all the girlfriend jokes and such. One day, I found a picture of a man wearing a hideous plus sized hula girl costume, so I made a copy of the picture, then made a copy of Tony's ID Badge to get a picture of his face. Then I taped his face to the hula girl picture, made a good full page copy of it, and waited for Tony to head out of the office to the Mason Co. office for the day. Once he was gone, I taped the hula girl masterpiece up to his monitor and let everyone in the building see it before Tony returned. And as I leave for the day before he comes back to the office, I escaped any retribution. Heehee. A couple weeks went by and the Hula Girl picture surfaced again (I had made copies). I faxed it to the State Office so everyone there could have a good laugh and I showed it to the Regional Manager who thought it was so hilarious she took it around to show people. Tony is pretty good natured. And of course, he can't get all that mad at me, I did give him Shania Twain pictures to hang in his cube.
Just a quick comment about the controversy regarding the Cubs fan who tried to catch the foul ball. It's a foul ball people. He isn't responsible for the 8 runs that lost the game for the Cubs. That you can attribute to sucky players who can't get the job done.
Just a quick comment about the controversy regarding the Cubs fan who tried to catch the foul ball. It's a foul ball people. He isn't responsible for the 8 runs that lost the game for the Cubs. That you can attribute to sucky players who can't get the job done.
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
I couldn't believe this. Wasn't the current administration just a few months ago blasting the Clinton Administration for its attempt at streamlining the military and saying that the reason the military is spread so thin in Iraq and Afghanistan was because of Clinton's underfunding??? Clinton's sure to get the blame for this and all he's doing now is writing his 1000 page autobiography.
Interesting story. Some feminists are saying, "It's going to take how long to get rid of them?"
Maybe one day they will find her.
Nothing much happened today. Went to work. Came home. Julie bought me a candybar for being such a wonderful person. My hair looks ok, I think I had too much tea and not enough cranberry juice. I will try again soon.
Maybe one day they will find her.
Nothing much happened today. Went to work. Came home. Julie bought me a candybar for being such a wonderful person. My hair looks ok, I think I had too much tea and not enough cranberry juice. I will try again soon.
Monday, October 13, 2003
Today was Battlestar Galactica day on the Scifi channel. I watched most of it and was disappointed to see only two of the episodes had Sheba in them. She's my favorite. I did a search on Amazon and Ebay for the BG DVD (the complete series) that's being released in a week or two and it seems the best price on either one is about $83.00, with Amazon offering free shipping. I'm sure DeepDiscount probably has a better deal. It's a little expensive for me though. Maybe I'll be able to pick up a used copy in a few months. I tried to enter a sweepstakes on the SciFi channel website to win a copy of the dvd, but first I had to register, then I had to wait for a confirmation email that never came before I could enter the sweepstakes. I'd be interested to know if anyone actually wins it.
At home with Dad today due to a holiday. Dad was very grumpy. You'd think retirement would make a person happier, but for Dad it just gives him more time to find things to complain about.
It looks like our local grocery store will be closing at midnight due to a strike of the union workers. We have two other grocery stores in town so the strike won't really be helping the union folks any - customers in our town will just go to the other stores. It's only going to cost the company more money and that means less to offer in a contract.
I dyed my hair again this weekend. I guess I will see if there's a big difference tomorrow when I'm back in the florescent lights. If my towel was any indication, my hair should be very colored. Even after washing the towel, there were still tea stains.
At home with Dad today due to a holiday. Dad was very grumpy. You'd think retirement would make a person happier, but for Dad it just gives him more time to find things to complain about.
It looks like our local grocery store will be closing at midnight due to a strike of the union workers. We have two other grocery stores in town so the strike won't really be helping the union folks any - customers in our town will just go to the other stores. It's only going to cost the company more money and that means less to offer in a contract.
I dyed my hair again this weekend. I guess I will see if there's a big difference tomorrow when I'm back in the florescent lights. If my towel was any indication, my hair should be very colored. Even after washing the towel, there were still tea stains.
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Alias was great tonight. I love how Jack is still taking care of Sydney and watching out for her. And I think Syd should forget about Vaughn and start dating Weiss. He's perfect. Right now I'm watching a movie called Dracula, Prince of Darkness, starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, and Andrew Keir. It is from 1966. I don't know how good it is yet. Right now, a woman is trying to convince her traveling companions that Dracula's castle is evil but no one believes her. The furniture is great in the movie though. Spectacular 4 poster beds.
Saturday, October 11, 2003
The headline for this news story is, "Bush says Iraq returning to normal." Normal for Iraq is life under a dictatorship. I ask again, why would anyone have voted for that man?
I watched Jesse Ventura's show again tonight. It was really good. Jesse started the show with a discussion about the California recall and what Arnold has to do now regarding the deficit. Jesse said Arnold planned to ask the Fed. Government for assistance in solving the budget crisis and he seemed to think that if the government did bail out California that it could be seen by some as a way the current administration could potentially secure the California electoral votes in the next Presidential election. I think if the Democrats had any backbone, they would pounce on this from the outset and not let it get that far. Jesse also debated the Congressman from New York, a democrat, about his call to reinstitute the draft. Jesse is against it because back when he enlisted in the navy in the late 1960's, his view was that he would have rather served beside people who wanted to be there. And he pointed out that draftees may have served for a year or more in Vietnam and still weren't allowed by law to vote or drink when they returned (voting and drinking age in America until 1972 was 21 but you could be drafted at 18, drinking age is still 21) and Jesse didn't think that was right. I can understand the underlying feeling of the Congressman about the draft in this case - that if the decision of going to war would have such a widespread effect on the population that a draft would have, then the elected representatives may take more time to consider the decisions they would make regarding war. They wouldn't be so cavalier about it. But I don't think it would have helped with Iraq since the current administration seemed committed to this from the beginning and apparently went so far as to dust off years old intelligence to try to make the case for war. Jesse also had a discussion about illegal immigrants receiving welfare benefits. There were two guests from Arizona on the show, a woman who is opposed to illegal immigrants receiving welfare benefits and a woman who is for it. The woman who is for it said that it was owed to the illegal immigrants because they pay taxes. Well, if they are getting welfare, then their income, or lack of income, does not support that argument. They can't be paying enough in income taxes to convince anyone that they have contributed for their portion of the welfare. The whole point to welfare is that someone doesn't have enough income to make it without assistance. The guest seemed to think that these illegal immigrants paying sales tax was justification, but sales tax may be earmarked for other parts of the budget which don't fund welfare programs. I think in WV, sales tax started out as a way to fund a university medical school program or something like that. Also, there was mention that the welfare department in Arizona actually asks on the application for services what the immigrant's status is and says that the department won't report it to INS. The woman for the immigrants receiving welfare defended this by saying that state employees are not INS agents. Well, I know there can be added programming to their system that can do an automatic interface to the INS reporting the status of these immigrants and no additional duties would be given to the state employees working for the welfare department, since they are already asking for this documentation on the application. We have automatic interfaces with other department programs at my job. Bottom line is that illegal is illegal. It's about time people stop sending out the mixed message that it's ok for some but not all. The current administration in Washington wants to hold hundreds or thousands of detainees for years down at Camp X-ray without due process, but yet, 10,000 illegal immigrants a day slip into Arizona (according to the guest on the show who is in opposed to illegal immigrants receiving welfare) and any one of them could be a potential terrorist and nothing is done. And Jesse's hero of the week was a police detective from Canada who sent an email to Microsoft asking them to create a program to help stop internet child pornography and now Microsoft is working on a program free of charge. The dork of the week was the guy in New York who was keeping the tiger and alligator in his apartment and the other residents in that apartment building who 'apparently' didn't know about it. I think Jesse's doing a great job with the show. His communication style is exceptional! He was great as a pro wrestling comentator and now he's taking that 'no holds barred' approach to his show and really separating himself from all the other shows on the news networks. Much better than that annoying Chris Matthews. Click here to be sent to the MSNBC website for Jesse's show. Read his bio, sign up for his newsletter, send him an email.
Friday, October 10, 2003
Well, I shopped til I dropped today. I got pink Martha Stewart towels. Really pretty. I bought flanel sheets - with pictures of pigs on them. I couldn't believe it when I saw them. I just had to have them. And they were 50% off. I got another set of sheets half off as well. I only bought one Christmas present today, so I have a ways to go yet on that front. The whole day I was surrounded by smelly candles, and would you believe that I didn't start sneezing until I came home? I have been sneezing continuously since. I must be allergic to my dad.
And something has been bothering me about the tv show Alias. Sydney comes back from a disappearance and 'death' of two years and when they show her in her new apartment, she's unpacking boxes. What did she have to move into her new place? Her apartment burned down to cover up her disappearance. All her stuff should be gone. And if it's not, who's been paying the storage fee for the past two years? Her father was in the custody of the NSC for the last year, I don't think they'd let him continue to do business while behind bars. And speaking of her father, Syd gets him released from custody and he has access to fancy suits to wear when he comes back to the office? Where's he living? I'm betting the government siezed all his assets when they locked him away. I don't think the government would be so quick to give them back. The time span on the show was less than a week between his release and his return to the office. I really think the writers should have addressed this a little more.
And something has been bothering me about the tv show Alias. Sydney comes back from a disappearance and 'death' of two years and when they show her in her new apartment, she's unpacking boxes. What did she have to move into her new place? Her apartment burned down to cover up her disappearance. All her stuff should be gone. And if it's not, who's been paying the storage fee for the past two years? Her father was in the custody of the NSC for the last year, I don't think they'd let him continue to do business while behind bars. And speaking of her father, Syd gets him released from custody and he has access to fancy suits to wear when he comes back to the office? Where's he living? I'm betting the government siezed all his assets when they locked him away. I don't think the government would be so quick to give them back. The time span on the show was less than a week between his release and his return to the office. I really think the writers should have addressed this a little more.
Thursday, October 09, 2003
I could not find carrot juice at the grocery store today. You'd think they would sell it, but they don't. So, I bought cranberry juice with which to dye my hair. I hope my hair doesn't turn purple. Right now I'm watching a show on the Discovery Channel called Sherlock Holmes: The True Story. It's pretty good. It's about the real life inspiration of the character, Dr. Joseph Bell. I haven't read any Sherlock Holmes stories. Mystery isn't my favorite genre, but I have read Nero Wolfe books, written by Rex Stout. Visit the site of the Wolfe Pack, the famous fan club for Nero Wolfe.
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Today I started counting down to my big 4 day weekend. I now have 8 working hours to go. I can't wait. Tomorrow night, in my little town of Ripley, the local high school is having its "Homecoming" parade to get everyone psyched up for the big football game on Friday night. The theme for this homecoming is "Hollywood Homecoming" or something like that. It's better than our rival's homecoming theme. It was a superhero theme. There's nothing quite like a homecoming queen talking about which comic book superhero she likes. I'm surprised no one named Brittany Spears.
Siegfried of Siegfried and Roy is supposed to be Larry King's guest tonight on the Larry King Live show on CNN, 9pm eastern. I will probably watch it.
I heard today on the news that the husband of the woman who had an affair with WV's Governor Wise is running for Governor in the next election. I'm not sure why he's doing it. Gov. Wise is not running for re-election, so it can't be a move to defeat him and get even. Maybe the husband thinks that if he's governor, his wife will come back to him??? Weird. I think he just can't do without those 15 minutes of fame. He was the one to expose the relationship and call the media and drag it out with media statements about having instant messages from the two of them.
Yesterday on NPR, I heard a news reporter say that Turkey has finally decided to send troops into Iraq to help with the 'coalition's' efforts to restore Iraq to the Iraqis etc... The reporter said that this was a last ditch attempt to salvage the alliance Turkey and the U.S. have enjoyed for over 50 years. Why is it that no republicans see that the current administration has done nothing but destroy international relations since being appointed - uh, I mean elected. Israel is even attacking Syria now. And it seems that the U.S. catch phrase "war on terror" is becoming a convenient excuse to attack an opposing minority in some countries. I don't know how these representatives, elected by the masses, can continue to pay lip service to this reckless decision-making on the part of their political 'leader'. They must have no self respect. It's a shame that some people don't realize that you can't play schoolyard bully with enitre countries when there are millions of lives at stake.
A funny little exchange from work today: Tony, who continually tells us all how wonderful he is, said today, "I'm so good I amaze myself." I responded, "Well, when our expectations of you are as low as they are, it's easy to be amazed." Heehee. Tony thought he was the King of the trash-talking until he met me :)
Siegfried of Siegfried and Roy is supposed to be Larry King's guest tonight on the Larry King Live show on CNN, 9pm eastern. I will probably watch it.
I heard today on the news that the husband of the woman who had an affair with WV's Governor Wise is running for Governor in the next election. I'm not sure why he's doing it. Gov. Wise is not running for re-election, so it can't be a move to defeat him and get even. Maybe the husband thinks that if he's governor, his wife will come back to him??? Weird. I think he just can't do without those 15 minutes of fame. He was the one to expose the relationship and call the media and drag it out with media statements about having instant messages from the two of them.
Yesterday on NPR, I heard a news reporter say that Turkey has finally decided to send troops into Iraq to help with the 'coalition's' efforts to restore Iraq to the Iraqis etc... The reporter said that this was a last ditch attempt to salvage the alliance Turkey and the U.S. have enjoyed for over 50 years. Why is it that no republicans see that the current administration has done nothing but destroy international relations since being appointed - uh, I mean elected. Israel is even attacking Syria now. And it seems that the U.S. catch phrase "war on terror" is becoming a convenient excuse to attack an opposing minority in some countries. I don't know how these representatives, elected by the masses, can continue to pay lip service to this reckless decision-making on the part of their political 'leader'. They must have no self respect. It's a shame that some people don't realize that you can't play schoolyard bully with enitre countries when there are millions of lives at stake.
A funny little exchange from work today: Tony, who continually tells us all how wonderful he is, said today, "I'm so good I amaze myself." I responded, "Well, when our expectations of you are as low as they are, it's easy to be amazed." Heehee. Tony thought he was the King of the trash-talking until he met me :)
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Saw another store ad for my shopping trip on Friday. I worked on my lists for both grocery shopping and Christmas shopping today. I also got the Halloween door mat out of the trunk of my car and laid it out in my cube at work. I've only carried the mat around in my trunk for two years. It was a quiet day at work. I got caught up and finally did that big three case multiple that I've been putting off for about three weeks. I actually listened to some music today. I listened to Keith Urban's Golden Road cd. He's country. I loaned my Big Bad Voodoo Daddy cd to Tracy. This group is a bluesy and jazzy Big Band type of band. Today, my supervisor told me that my error rate is 0.70%. That's less than one percent! I told her I should make myself a certificate, because I'm always making certificates for other people. Well, she said that if she knew how to make them, she would make me one. So, I made one for myself, took it in to her office and handed it to her for her to sign. She laughed and signed it willingly.
Stopped at Walmart on the way home and got the new Elvis cd, 2nd to None. It has a previously unreleased song and another remix on it. I'm listening to it now and it's pretty good. A lot of flashbacks to the movies.
We are weaning calves here on the farm. Supposedly, if you wean them during this astrological time, then they don't cry as much, but they seem pretty vocal to me.
I think I'm backing away from my idea to dye my hair red with beet and carrot juice. Instead, I'm now thinking of adding just a little redness to the iced tea the next time I do this. I want a little red, but not Carrot Top red.
Stopped at Walmart on the way home and got the new Elvis cd, 2nd to None. It has a previously unreleased song and another remix on it. I'm listening to it now and it's pretty good. A lot of flashbacks to the movies.
We are weaning calves here on the farm. Supposedly, if you wean them during this astrological time, then they don't cry as much, but they seem pretty vocal to me.
I think I'm backing away from my idea to dye my hair red with beet and carrot juice. Instead, I'm now thinking of adding just a little redness to the iced tea the next time I do this. I want a little red, but not Carrot Top red.
Monday, October 06, 2003
Just deleted a spam post from my guestbook. Let's all boo the nexium pharmacy folks. BOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alias was great last night! My favorite line: Sydney (female) has it out with Director Lindsay (male) in the men's room. Lindsay says, "This is the men's room." (Reminding Sydney that she doesn't belong there and has violated his privacy, blah, blah, blah). Syd responds, "Who let you in?" LOLOL!!! My personal speculation: I think Irina is part of the Covenant and she was the one who kidnapped Syd and had her kill Lazeray. No one else will suspect Syd's mom of doing it, so I will. The Covenant is a group of Russian Nationals - Syd's mom is Russian. They apparently had Syd kill Lazeray, Syd's mom worked with Lazeray's son, Sark, probably even knows the whole family well. They worked out a deal to free Sark, Syd's mom worked with Sark. Anyway, everyone thinks it's Sloane who Sydney has to stop to keep the Prophesy from happening, no one's focusing on the other Rambaldi Freak - Syd's Mom, Irina. Can't wait for next week!
I think the tea dye did work on my hair. I checked out my hair at work under the florescent lights and it looked different. And then at home tonight, it looked a little different.
I'm considering doing some shopping Friday. I have the day off and I think I might head north to the mall. I haven't decided if I will invite myself to lunch with my friends in the wood co. office. I might be able to get all my shopping done before lunch and then just head on home. I'm actually going to do some Christmas shopping. I usually wait until December to start, but I'm in the mood. And for some reason, I keep thinking it's going to snow a foot or two in December and I won't be able to shop then. Plus, Martha Stewart towels are on sale at KMart. I can't pass that up. Free Martha!!
Alias was great last night! My favorite line: Sydney (female) has it out with Director Lindsay (male) in the men's room. Lindsay says, "This is the men's room." (Reminding Sydney that she doesn't belong there and has violated his privacy, blah, blah, blah). Syd responds, "Who let you in?" LOLOL!!! My personal speculation: I think Irina is part of the Covenant and she was the one who kidnapped Syd and had her kill Lazeray. No one else will suspect Syd's mom of doing it, so I will. The Covenant is a group of Russian Nationals - Syd's mom is Russian. They apparently had Syd kill Lazeray, Syd's mom worked with Lazeray's son, Sark, probably even knows the whole family well. They worked out a deal to free Sark, Syd's mom worked with Sark. Anyway, everyone thinks it's Sloane who Sydney has to stop to keep the Prophesy from happening, no one's focusing on the other Rambaldi Freak - Syd's Mom, Irina. Can't wait for next week!
I think the tea dye did work on my hair. I checked out my hair at work under the florescent lights and it looked different. And then at home tonight, it looked a little different.
I'm considering doing some shopping Friday. I have the day off and I think I might head north to the mall. I haven't decided if I will invite myself to lunch with my friends in the wood co. office. I might be able to get all my shopping done before lunch and then just head on home. I'm actually going to do some Christmas shopping. I usually wait until December to start, but I'm in the mood. And for some reason, I keep thinking it's going to snow a foot or two in December and I won't be able to shop then. Plus, Martha Stewart towels are on sale at KMart. I can't pass that up. Free Martha!!
Sunday, October 05, 2003
Why aren't there any short, fat and frumpy models in these ads for J.C Penny's and KMart and such? How are the average people in America supposed to find clothes to fit them? Or would these modeling agencies and marketing directors like to see all the short, fat, and frumpy people walking around naked?
Saturday, October 04, 2003
So, today I read on the internet that you can dye your hair with black tea. Well, I don't have any black tea. I only have iced tea. So, I tried that. I think I might see a difference in my hair color, but I'm not sure. So, at least I didn't turn into some horrid orange haired person. At least, not yet. I don't think there's a time release factor. But I might try it again next weekend. Or try some other type of natural dye. I also read you can use coffee and beet juice and carrot juice. And if it goes horribly wrong, well, Halloween is coming up.
Jesse Ventura's America
That's the name of his tv show on MSNBC which airs Saturday nights at 7pm eastern. I watched part of it tonight and it was pretty good. I missed the California Recall talk, but watched part of the Zero Tolerance in schools segment He also had a segment called Heroes and Dorks. You can imagine. His hero for the week was a football player who after having his leg amputated below the knee fought his way back onto the field after several surgeries. I think as the show goes on, Jesse will get more comfortable with the format, he seemed a little stiff this week.
Americans are pretty sure they know what their elected representatives are doing in Washington. Unfortunately, if you believe this, then it is more than apparent that American citizens have been kept in the dark for decades. How far did these programs go? Where did these test subjects come from? Are these clandestine programs still in existence today? This story gives credibility to the speculations as to what happened to the character of Sydney Bristow on the tv show Alias the two years she had been missing. So, what viewers of a fictional tv show have speculated may in fact be the real deal.
I believe this is step #13 of How to Take Over the World. If only mainstream American news organizations would investigate these stories and broadcast them for US citizens to see. But apparently we know where some of that Billions that a certain candidate and political party are raising are being sent.
I think it's deplorable that major league baseball players are given multiple chances to remain with their teams when they are caught repeatedly with drugs or testing positive for drug use, but Pete Rose can't get into the hall of fame. What message are we sending to the young fans of the sport? I don't see how anyone can have respect for a game that allows this kind of double standard. Here's a story about how being soft on drug use in baseball only goes on to hurt the next generation.
Let's all pray for a speedy recovery for Roy, of Siegfried and Roy. And let's take this opportunity to remember that wild animals are inherently wild and should not be raised as pets. Siegfried and Roy have been taking care of their tigers for decades, probably two of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to these big cats, and this could still happen to one of them.
Friday, October 03, 2003
My sister loved this show when we were kids. She used to do everything to our portable black and white tv with extendable antenna to get Dr. Who to come in on the PBS station that aired it. Her favorite Dr. was the either the third one or the fourth one. It was the guy with the curly brown hair. I didn't really watch the show, but I know a tardis when I see one. It's good to see that there's a celebration in the works for the show's 40th anniversary.
So, I went to the BBCA website to to see what it had about the comedy called My Hero. I've only seen this show twice and both times, the jokes just killed me. The delivery of the lines was a little different than I'm used to, but the jokes were hilarious.
So, I went to the BBCA website to to see what it had about the comedy called My Hero. I've only seen this show twice and both times, the jokes just killed me. The delivery of the lines was a little different than I'm used to, but the jokes were hilarious.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Oh, this poor guy......
Right now on BBC America is the show Faking It. It's a show in which they take someone like a minister and in 4 weeks, he's trained to be a used car salesman and he has to fool a panel of judges into believing he's a real used car salesman. Well, tonight, the faker is a male ballet dancer who is being turned into a professional wrestler. I feel so bad for this guy. I've watched wrestling since I was a little girl and it's not all fake. Some of it does hurt. I hope he doesn't do anything that jeopardizes his ballet career.
BBC America will be showing a movie about these men. It sounds like it could be good. Obviously, it goes with the spy theme inspiring my blog, but they were spies for the wrong people.
One Bovine Short of a Herd
Today, Dad took our bull to the slaughterh - uh, that's "the retired bovine farm". Sorry. So, we are now one bovine short. But I hear that we may be getting a new, younger, bull in the near future.
Work was average. We are planning to dress up for Halloween. I think I'm going to come to work as Julie. I can put my hair up in a clip and I'll be ready. I told Julie my plans and she said, "Just make sure the hair's wet." She always comes to work with wet hair. I don't have any bibbed overalls though. Hmm... Julie's coming as Maxine from Hallmark card fame. We've also suggested that we have a trick or treat time on the day we all dress up. I think water guns would be a great trick. But as I am one of the all time great masters of the prank, I think I could do better at coming up with a really good trick.
Now. On to some links.....
Satire is great. First the RIAA, now this...
Somehow, this show seems more fitting on FOX...
Good thing some people I work with don't have pets...
Work was average. We are planning to dress up for Halloween. I think I'm going to come to work as Julie. I can put my hair up in a clip and I'll be ready. I told Julie my plans and she said, "Just make sure the hair's wet." She always comes to work with wet hair. I don't have any bibbed overalls though. Hmm... Julie's coming as Maxine from Hallmark card fame. We've also suggested that we have a trick or treat time on the day we all dress up. I think water guns would be a great trick. But as I am one of the all time great masters of the prank, I think I could do better at coming up with a really good trick.
Now. On to some links.....
Satire is great. First the RIAA, now this...
Somehow, this show seems more fitting on FOX...
Good thing some people I work with don't have pets...
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
The King's Alive!!
I always knew it. But, now here's proof!!
In honor of my new acquaintance from across the pond, here's a near quote I know of from a Bond movie: "The only diamonds I know about are the ones you wear. Say, on the third finger, on the left hand."
........... I like Moneypenny.
In honor of my new acquaintance from across the pond, here's a near quote I know of from a Bond movie: "The only diamonds I know about are the ones you wear. Say, on the third finger, on the left hand."
........... I like Moneypenny.
An answer from Tech Support
Here's what Blogger Tech Support sent me in answer to my question about the mysterious linking/referring trouble.....
There is a bug in Blog*Spot's serving system that occasionally causes the
wrong blog to be served from a given address. Though we haven't been able
to completely track it down, it is a very rare issue, and checks are in
place to catch and correct the it within 60 seconds of its occurrence. So
you should be able to reload your blog after waiting a minute or so, and
the problem will go away.
Thanks for your patience,
Kimmy
Original Message Follows:
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From: "Miranda Allen"
Subject: People who visit my blog are ending up at other people's??
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 14:26:26 -0700
I have visited several blogs to see how other people have designed theirs.
Now I find out that people who come to my blog are ending up at those
blogs I've visited. The owners of those blogs are asking me how this can
happen if I haven't linked to their blog and I don't know how this can
happen. I haven't linked to the blogs of the two people who've brought
this to my attention and I think it's a shame that they have to waste
their time reading through my blog to find a link to their site which was
never there to begin with. I have fiddled with the template so I might
have accidentally changed something I shouldn't have. I would appreciate
any help you can offer. Thanks!!
There is a bug in Blog*Spot's serving system that occasionally causes the
wrong blog to be served from a given address. Though we haven't been able
to completely track it down, it is a very rare issue, and checks are in
place to catch and correct the it within 60 seconds of its occurrence. So
you should be able to reload your blog after waiting a minute or so, and
the problem will go away.
Thanks for your patience,
Kimmy
Original Message Follows:
------------------------
From: "Miranda Allen"
Subject: People who visit my blog are ending up at other people's??
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 14:26:26 -0700
I have visited several blogs to see how other people have designed theirs.
Now I find out that people who come to my blog are ending up at those
blogs I've visited. The owners of those blogs are asking me how this can
happen if I haven't linked to their blog and I don't know how this can
happen. I haven't linked to the blogs of the two people who've brought
this to my attention and I think it's a shame that they have to waste
their time reading through my blog to find a link to their site which was
never there to begin with. I have fiddled with the template so I might
have accidentally changed something I shouldn't have. I would appreciate
any help you can offer. Thanks!!
Sorry to all the people who are being transported to other blogs after coming to mine and sorry to those people whose blogs are the ones getting the increased traffic. I submitted a question about this to the tech support folks, but they say that their first priority is to paying customers, so I don't know when I'll get an answer.
Today was a boring day at work. Not much happened. I knew, given enough time, I would run out of things to post about. So, I will leave you with this hair-raising news story.
Today was a boring day at work. Not much happened. I knew, given enough time, I would run out of things to post about. So, I will leave you with this hair-raising news story.
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