I'm already up to 21 hours of overtime so far - which means.. 61 hours? I guess today will make it 70. If I were an hourly worker, I'd be drawn and quartered for having so much OT, but since I am salary, the boss just chuckles at my devotion and lack of a life ( Read more... )

Unable to resist the siren call of his Bird Doggin' genes, Hurley retrieved a dead bird yesterday and proceeded to prance around the yard with the greatest pride. Then, realizing that I didn't want him to have a mouthful of dead bird, he snuck out of reach under the deck and glowered at me, with a tail and a pair of birdy feet sticking out of his ( Read more... )

Tristan and I went to see 'Doomsday' last night ( Read more... )

It snowed a little on Friday! That was pretty much the coolest shit ever. Especially since I did not have to work that day, and could just sit by the window and chillax. The snow didn't last, of course, and turned to chilly rain after a while. Still though. It was nice. I ordered some kickin' rad rain boots, and apparently it's supposed to rain ( Read more... )

This week I began my new 'Haha you fuckers I'm kind of your boss now' (henceforth referred to as 'shift leader') schedule. Which pretty much just entails me coming in an hour or two earlier than normal, to help open things up and get the tills counted down and the bank deposits ready. Plus, I usually get off at five now, which is kickin' radFor the ( Read more... )

Oof. I have been working a lot, and keeping terribly busy otherwise. The dog (young master Hurlington) has gotten enormous. He went from that adorable, tuck him under your arm tiny puppy stage to 'Hey, when did we get a house-horse?'

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Work has been So Incredibly Busy.

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First day went pretty well, and I'll have to write up a more descriptive entry about the job once I've had a few more shifts. So far, though, it seems like a really great atmosphere where fun and playful ribbing are encouraged, to the point where you're sort of putting on a show for the customers. Perfect ( Read more... )

Giftsmas is creeping up on us once again. My neighbors have been battling eachother to see who can produce the quickest, most garrish decoration display. My heart is heavy with the dread knowledge that soon the ten foot inflatable snowman will be on the neighbor's porch. Staring at me ( Read more... )

After impressing my doctor by losing a further six pounds since Monday, I have been tested for diabetes (neg, but now my damn finger hurts and is bruised.) and given some topical phenergan gel.

I am drinking some tea that mongoosey left here for me. It is supposed to combat nausea. Tastes like tree bark ( Read more... )