Cursh -
an illness inflicted on those who insist on liking someone that's no good
Friday, January 13, 2006
Further Proof that I am a Klutz
I worked approximately 14 hours yesterday. I subbed out of town plus I worked 7.5 hours at the bookstore. I have been told I can have as many hours as I can handle this month at the bookstore. Working so much and a lack of sleep might explain the following stories:
Yesterday while I was subbing I put a pencil in my back pocket. This is not unusual for me. What was unusual? The pencil broke without my knowledge and the next time I sat down I got a pencil lead right in the butt cheek. Ouch. It was still hurting when I went to bed last night. Unfortunately, I probably have not learned my lesson about putting pencils in my pocket.
Last night, I was once again working on returns at the bookstore. I set down the xacto knife and grab the book to stack it. I managed to jab the corner of the book into my finger near the nail bed and it bled like crazy. A co-worker had to show me where the first aid kit was. I have been using a sharp knife all week and I cut myself with a book. I was once again the laugh of the evening at work.
Yesterday while I was subbing I put a pencil in my back pocket. This is not unusual for me. What was unusual? The pencil broke without my knowledge and the next time I sat down I got a pencil lead right in the butt cheek. Ouch. It was still hurting when I went to bed last night. Unfortunately, I probably have not learned my lesson about putting pencils in my pocket.
Last night, I was once again working on returns at the bookstore. I set down the xacto knife and grab the book to stack it. I managed to jab the corner of the book into my finger near the nail bed and it bled like crazy. A co-worker had to show me where the first aid kit was. I have been using a sharp knife all week and I cut myself with a book. I was once again the laugh of the evening at work.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Fun with Fire Excellerant
I can't believe I have not updated since Sunday. I intended to on Monday.
Anyway, the past two days I put in extra hours at the bookstore helping prepare books to be returned to the vendors. Right now the job consists of me removing any stickers. That's right people, I am removing stickers. As it gets closer to the end of the month I will be working more with organizing the books by vendor.
Removing them quickly and efficiently is an art form. Sticker removal as performance art. It's the new thing. I mostly use an xacto knife to start and lighter fluid to remove any stickiness that may remain. As a result, my hands are all cut up (no blood drawn though) and I occasionally smell of gasoline. So overall it is a win-win situation. I actually am really good at removing the stickers now so I barely ever have to use the light fluid.
When I first started, someone who was waiting for a shipment to arrive and had nothing to do was helping me. When he tried using the lighter fluid nothing much happened. After much frustration, he joked that maybe the purpose of the lighter fluid was the burn the book whose sticker would not remove. He figured that would remove the sticker well enough.
So right now I am waiting to hear if they need me to come in for extra hours today. The lady in charge of returns today me that she probably will need me.
In other news, I had to wait nearly 2.5 hours at the doctor's office to get my allergy shot. It was a combination of problems. First there were lots of people there and then all of these people took soooo long seeing the doctor. Some of them you really can't blame why they took so long. There was a girl who came in and needed stitches. They understandably let her in right away. I have no idea why her mother did not take her to the emergency ward at a hospital. Walk-in clinics are mainly for non-emergencies. The girl needed stitches, it wasn't like they were going to turn her away.
The plan for yesterday afternoon was to visit a friend after my allergy shot. I approximated that I would be at the doctor's for about an hour. This would have given me a couple hours to visit. Instead of being done at around 3:30, I left a little after 5. By the time I got to her house, I was able to stay for about a half hour. Boooooooo.
Anyway, the past two days I put in extra hours at the bookstore helping prepare books to be returned to the vendors. Right now the job consists of me removing any stickers. That's right people, I am removing stickers. As it gets closer to the end of the month I will be working more with organizing the books by vendor.
Removing them quickly and efficiently is an art form. Sticker removal as performance art. It's the new thing. I mostly use an xacto knife to start and lighter fluid to remove any stickiness that may remain. As a result, my hands are all cut up (no blood drawn though) and I occasionally smell of gasoline. So overall it is a win-win situation. I actually am really good at removing the stickers now so I barely ever have to use the light fluid.
When I first started, someone who was waiting for a shipment to arrive and had nothing to do was helping me. When he tried using the lighter fluid nothing much happened. After much frustration, he joked that maybe the purpose of the lighter fluid was the burn the book whose sticker would not remove. He figured that would remove the sticker well enough.
So right now I am waiting to hear if they need me to come in for extra hours today. The lady in charge of returns today me that she probably will need me.
In other news, I had to wait nearly 2.5 hours at the doctor's office to get my allergy shot. It was a combination of problems. First there were lots of people there and then all of these people took soooo long seeing the doctor. Some of them you really can't blame why they took so long. There was a girl who came in and needed stitches. They understandably let her in right away. I have no idea why her mother did not take her to the emergency ward at a hospital. Walk-in clinics are mainly for non-emergencies. The girl needed stitches, it wasn't like they were going to turn her away.
The plan for yesterday afternoon was to visit a friend after my allergy shot. I approximated that I would be at the doctor's for about an hour. This would have given me a couple hours to visit. Instead of being done at around 3:30, I left a little after 5. By the time I got to her house, I was able to stay for about a half hour. Boooooooo.
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Vicki Loves Me, This I Know
It is 7:20 pm and I am struggling to stay awake. I stayed up way too late last night. When I did go to bed an electric heater in my room kept on making a buzzing noise and waking me up. At first I was too tired to be bother but then it was keeping me awake so I had to turn down the temperature.
I set up alarm to get up at 8:30 but I slept right through it. Mom woke me up for the first time at 9. I fell asleep again and I was awoken the second time at 9:20. I was out the door in less than 20 minutes.
I had a 2 hour nap in the afternoon before my brother and his girlfriend came over to visit. It was not enough, I need to go to bed early tonight. I was considering going back to Saskatoon tonight but I am too tired. I am going to try to go to bed at 10 and wake up early to go home.
So you are thinking to yourself, "why is Janny so tired?" Well I am very foolish. I stayed up way too late talking with Lyn.
I was in a really hyper mood last night. I spent most of the evening at Bronwyn's but we left her house was to get some groceries. This was quite a surprise that Bronwyn wanted Lyn and I to come along since we were so weird last time. Despite doing the Running Man several times last night, Bronwyn was not annoyed with us. Last time Lyn I went grocery shopping with Bron, she asked us to leave after we were giving high fives to a lady on a magazine.
Jen, your song about waiting for the bus reminded me that I wrote a new song last night about Uncle Al's dogs to the tune of Jesus love Me. (Lyn helped me with some of it).
Vicki loves me this I know
For the Lynnie tells me so
To Uncle Al they belong
Vicki's weak but Monty's strong
Yes, Vicki Loves me
Yes, Vicki loves me
Yes, Vicki loves me, the Lynnie tells me so.
I'll have to tell more about my weekend another time.
I set up alarm to get up at 8:30 but I slept right through it. Mom woke me up for the first time at 9. I fell asleep again and I was awoken the second time at 9:20. I was out the door in less than 20 minutes.
I had a 2 hour nap in the afternoon before my brother and his girlfriend came over to visit. It was not enough, I need to go to bed early tonight. I was considering going back to Saskatoon tonight but I am too tired. I am going to try to go to bed at 10 and wake up early to go home.
So you are thinking to yourself, "why is Janny so tired?" Well I am very foolish. I stayed up way too late talking with Lyn.
I was in a really hyper mood last night. I spent most of the evening at Bronwyn's but we left her house was to get some groceries. This was quite a surprise that Bronwyn wanted Lyn and I to come along since we were so weird last time. Despite doing the Running Man several times last night, Bronwyn was not annoyed with us. Last time Lyn I went grocery shopping with Bron, she asked us to leave after we were giving high fives to a lady on a magazine.
Jen, your song about waiting for the bus reminded me that I wrote a new song last night about Uncle Al's dogs to the tune of Jesus love Me. (Lyn helped me with some of it).
Vicki loves me this I know
For the Lynnie tells me so
To Uncle Al they belong
Vicki's weak but Monty's strong
Yes, Vicki Loves me
Yes, Vicki loves me
Yes, Vicki loves me, the Lynnie tells me so.
I'll have to tell more about my weekend another time.
Friday, January 6, 2006
The Light Bulb Incident of 2006
Last night I was again working a couple extra hours at the bookstore stocking shelves. Near closing time the store was pretty quiet. I was putting some tall hard cover books on the top shelf of the "Regional Interest" section when I hit a fluorescent light bulb with the books! It was one of those long tube ones placed at the top of the bookshelf. It didn't break but it wobbled. I was trying to be careful to get the books up there when I hit it again! This time it fell. Praise the Lord for quick reflexes. I caught the light as it fell with one hand and pushed the books into place with the other. I tried to get in back in but I was laughing too hard to figure it out. I had some strange looks from the other workers as I arrived at the checkout area red faced, laughing with fluorescent light.
After quite of bit of teasing, I figured out how to put the light back in. Stoic security dude even was teasing me about it. This guy never even looks me in the eye and he was laughing and joking with me -- it was a little surreal. He was telling me that is the janitor finds out life as I know it will end. Apparently there are only 2 people who are authorized to change light bulbs. I don't know if it is the truth or newbie teasing. He was threatening to show the janitor the security tapes.
It is so nice to be working while there are others are around! I have worked there since the end of July and I barely get to visit at all. Having other people around makes the time go faster. Although today I realized I was the only female working on the main floor last night. How could I have missed that? No wonder I was getting teased so much (not only about the light bulb).
After quite of bit of teasing, I figured out how to put the light back in. Stoic security dude even was teasing me about it. This guy never even looks me in the eye and he was laughing and joking with me -- it was a little surreal. He was telling me that is the janitor finds out life as I know it will end. Apparently there are only 2 people who are authorized to change light bulbs. I don't know if it is the truth or newbie teasing. He was threatening to show the janitor the security tapes.
It is so nice to be working while there are others are around! I have worked there since the end of July and I barely get to visit at all. Having other people around makes the time go faster. Although today I realized I was the only female working on the main floor last night. How could I have missed that? No wonder I was getting teased so much (not only about the light bulb).
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Welcome back to my life
As of yesterday I will be working some extra hours at the bookstore. They need someone to come in the store on an as need basis to stock the shelves. They person who was doing it before broke his elbow before Christmas and now requires surgery. He cannot do the work now. The other work they asked me to do is help prepare for inventory at the end of the month. I would help prepare the books to be returned to the publishers. I would not start until the middle of next week so they asked me to help with stocking in the mean time. This works very well for me since with the end of the semester coming up soon there will be very little substitute teaching.
The strangest thing happened to me this morning. I was sorting laundry in my room when I got a paper cut on the side of my baby toe. There was an unused gift box under my bed and my toe ran along it. It was worse than a paper cut; it was a cardboard cut. Man, did it bleed.
The strangest thing happened to me this morning. I was sorting laundry in my room when I got a paper cut on the side of my baby toe. There was an unused gift box under my bed and my toe ran along it. It was worse than a paper cut; it was a cardboard cut. Man, did it bleed.
When Beautiful People Look Bad with Mustaches
Actor Brandon Hillcock plays Deputy Sacks on Veronica Mars. Further proof that NO ONE looks good with a mustache.
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
A Gentle Reminder: Narnia is Not a Real Country
A financial new agency reported that Narnia representative Susan Aslan walked out of World Trade Organization talks. The story was picked up by several other news agencies.
The Lion, The Witch and The World Trade talks (from The Age)
The Lion, The Witch and The World Trade talks (from The Age)
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Ho hum
I am so tired. I suppose I could go back to bed, eventually I will.
Today I have an appointment to get my car checked out. I was in a small accident a couple weeks ago. I was also a witness in a hit and run accident (my vehicle was not involved). It is a bit of a pain dealing with the cops and SGI this time of year (or any time of year).
Yesterday, we had a Christmas gathering with my mom's side of the family. It was a fun time and I ate lots. Highlights include:
* We continued our game of Sardines from Thanksgiving. It was my turn to hide and the younger cousins bugged me all through dinner when we were going to begin. I told them to keep an eye on me because when they realize that I am gone, the game had begun. I snuck off while they were playing. We had a good time.
* My 2 year old cousin started to get undressed in the middle of the living room when she opened a present of Dora the Explorer clothes. This will not be so cute when she is older.
* I got an indoor strawberry growing kit.
* Some of us went skating at a nearby lake. My jeans were long and got so wet walking there and back. I went to work straight from my Aunt's house and my jeans were still wet. At least I didn't fall on my butt.
Today I have an appointment to get my car checked out. I was in a small accident a couple weeks ago. I was also a witness in a hit and run accident (my vehicle was not involved). It is a bit of a pain dealing with the cops and SGI this time of year (or any time of year).
Yesterday, we had a Christmas gathering with my mom's side of the family. It was a fun time and I ate lots. Highlights include:
* We continued our game of Sardines from Thanksgiving. It was my turn to hide and the younger cousins bugged me all through dinner when we were going to begin. I told them to keep an eye on me because when they realize that I am gone, the game had begun. I snuck off while they were playing. We had a good time.
* My 2 year old cousin started to get undressed in the middle of the living room when she opened a present of Dora the Explorer clothes. This will not be so cute when she is older.
* I got an indoor strawberry growing kit.
* Some of us went skating at a nearby lake. My jeans were long and got so wet walking there and back. I went to work straight from my Aunt's house and my jeans were still wet. At least I didn't fall on my butt.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Happy Boxing Day!
Hope everyone found some excellent post-Christmas bargains.
Just a warning: New Year's Day 2006: delayed by a second
Just a warning: New Year's Day 2006: delayed by a second
Friday, December 23, 2005
As recommended by George Stroumboulopoulos
Warning: Excellent yet funny geopolitical statement but there is some bad language.
The End of the World by Fluid
The End of the World by Fluid
God Jul
December 23rd: “Lille julaften” or “Little Christmas Eve”
For many Norwegians, the observance of Christmas begins on the evening of December 23. This is when most families decorate their Christmas trees and homes. It is traditional to decorate these trees with handmade Christmas baskets. These baskets are made out of red and green paper that is weaved together and then filled with fruits, candy, and nuts.
In my family we have a supper of rice porridge on Little Christmas Eve. At Christmas an almond hidden in the rice porridge. In my family, whoever finds the almond in their bowl will be the next to get married. I have no idea where this began because I cannot find anyone else who believes it.
Traditionally, the child who discovers it wins a prize of a marzipan pig. This is to remind people of the times when a peasant family’s wealth was determined by its pig.
December 24: “Julaften” or “Christmas Eve”
The next day is Christmas Eve, and the children of Norway often get up early and wait for the special Christmas programs to start on their televisions. Some people also go to church around 3 or 4 o'clock, and others visit the graves of friends and family. Also on this day, some families leave a bowl of porridge in their barns for the nisse, or gnome, who lives in and protects the barn and animals. For a long time, when most Norwegians were farmers, this “Nisse” was believed to be a secret helper in the barn. If the family on the farm was nice to him and left him a bowl of porridge every Christmas eve, he would be kind to them and help them the next year. If they didn’t, they could expect accidents, sick animals and mysterious noises.
A special Christmas meal is then served towards evening, and what is served at the meal varies depending up which part of Norway a family is from. Eastern Norwegians eat lye fish, or lutfisk, while western Norwegians enjoy steamed lamb ribs called pinnekjøtt. After the meal, it is time to open gifts. Sometimes Julenisse (similar to Santa Claus) even comes to the home to distribute the gifts himself.
After the opening of presents, all the brooms in the house are hidden. The Norwegians long ago believed that witches and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would steal their brooms for riding.
December 25: “Første juledag” or “Christmas Day”
On Christmas Day, family Christmas parties are often held and some people attend church services. The next day there are more parties, but these are mostly parties with friends.
Sources:
Rick Steves' Europe: Norwegian Christmas
Norwegian Holidays
December 23rd: “Lille julaften” or “Little Christmas Eve”
For many Norwegians, the observance of Christmas begins on the evening of December 23. This is when most families decorate their Christmas trees and homes. It is traditional to decorate these trees with handmade Christmas baskets. These baskets are made out of red and green paper that is weaved together and then filled with fruits, candy, and nuts.
In my family we have a supper of rice porridge on Little Christmas Eve. At Christmas an almond hidden in the rice porridge. In my family, whoever finds the almond in their bowl will be the next to get married. I have no idea where this began because I cannot find anyone else who believes it.
Traditionally, the child who discovers it wins a prize of a marzipan pig. This is to remind people of the times when a peasant family’s wealth was determined by its pig.
December 24: “Julaften” or “Christmas Eve”
The next day is Christmas Eve, and the children of Norway often get up early and wait for the special Christmas programs to start on their televisions. Some people also go to church around 3 or 4 o'clock, and others visit the graves of friends and family. Also on this day, some families leave a bowl of porridge in their barns for the nisse, or gnome, who lives in and protects the barn and animals. For a long time, when most Norwegians were farmers, this “Nisse” was believed to be a secret helper in the barn. If the family on the farm was nice to him and left him a bowl of porridge every Christmas eve, he would be kind to them and help them the next year. If they didn’t, they could expect accidents, sick animals and mysterious noises.
A special Christmas meal is then served towards evening, and what is served at the meal varies depending up which part of Norway a family is from. Eastern Norwegians eat lye fish, or lutfisk, while western Norwegians enjoy steamed lamb ribs called pinnekjøtt. After the meal, it is time to open gifts. Sometimes Julenisse (similar to Santa Claus) even comes to the home to distribute the gifts himself.
After the opening of presents, all the brooms in the house are hidden. The Norwegians long ago believed that witches and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would steal their brooms for riding.
December 25: “Første juledag” or “Christmas Day”
On Christmas Day, family Christmas parties are often held and some people attend church services. The next day there are more parties, but these are mostly parties with friends.
Sources:
Rick Steves' Europe: Norwegian Christmas
Norwegian Holidays
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Me sleepy
I subbed for a new teacher today. Things went very well considering I had a grade 9 class I had never met before on the last period before the Christmas break.
I did not fall asleep until after 4am last night. Then my alarm went off at 6:50. That's right folks, less than 3 hours of sleep. I had a consumed caffeinated tea in large quantities today just to stay awake. Now I shall sleep.
On a sad note, I lost my copy of Vinnie Jones' autobiography. I had it in my purse and I took it out when I went to the ATM. Later that night it was gone (the branch was closed). I asked today at the front desk if anyone had turned it in. Sadly, no one had. I'll have to track down another copy. Fortunately my work sells it (not sure if they have a copy though). Today when I was subbing I started to reread Marin Amis' The Information
I did not fall asleep until after 4am last night. Then my alarm went off at 6:50. That's right folks, less than 3 hours of sleep. I had a consumed caffeinated tea in large quantities today just to stay awake. Now I shall sleep.
On a sad note, I lost my copy of Vinnie Jones' autobiography. I had it in my purse and I took it out when I went to the ATM. Later that night it was gone (the branch was closed). I asked today at the front desk if anyone had turned it in. Sadly, no one had. I'll have to track down another copy. Fortunately my work sells it (not sure if they have a copy though). Today when I was subbing I started to reread Marin Amis' The Information
For the Rest of Us
Happy Festivus everyone!
Festivus: the website for the rest of us
Educational video on Festivus (I use educational loosely here).
Tomorrow: Little Christmas Eve
Festivus: the website for the rest of us
Educational video on Festivus (I use educational loosely here).
Tomorrow: Little Christmas Eve
Boooooooooo
I was at work for 4 hours this evening at the bookstore. I am glad I went early or I would have been there until 2am. I did even do a super-duper good job. There was not enough time for that. I just tried to do the best I could. I am so sore and my feet are killing me. This could be interesting subbing tomorrow on 4 hours of sleep for the last day before Christmas break.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Webcam for a Penny
Woot! Woot! I am done tutoring for the semester. My last session was tonight before supper. I will be glad to have some free time in the evening.
I took a picture with my web cam tonight.
My one complaint about my web cam is the mic is built into the camera. The mic is o far away the other person has to turn their speakers way up just so they can hear me. I guess I won't complain too much about a web cam I got for a penny.
While I was away in Regina I received a letter that from a private school I applied to last year. The letter stated that my application was incomplete. Incomplete! I applied to that school in Fall 2004 I had not heard from them at all and they are tell me this now! I tried calling but there was no answer so I emailed them about it. I has been so long I don't remember what I could have left out.
I took a picture with my web cam tonight.
My one complaint about my web cam is the mic is built into the camera. The mic is o far away the other person has to turn their speakers way up just so they can hear me. I guess I won't complain too much about a web cam I got for a penny.
While I was away in Regina I received a letter that from a private school I applied to last year. The letter stated that my application was incomplete. Incomplete! I applied to that school in Fall 2004 I had not heard from them at all and they are tell me this now! I tried calling but there was no answer so I emailed them about it. I has been so long I don't remember what I could have left out.
Here We Come a Wassailing
Yesterday was a very long day. I was at my parents and I was supposed to get up at 8am so I could be on the road by 9:30. That did not happen at all. The alarm went off but I think I finally got out of bed around 9:50. I finally got on the road by 11am.
I finally got out the city and I realize I left my allergy serum in my mom's fridge. I was supposed to get my shot in Regina but a nurse at my doctor's office here in Saskatoon gave me a package with only one of the bottles. I would not be able to wait for my shot anymore so I had to turn back. I finally got back on the road on 11:40.
I was supposed to tutor at 2pm but since I left Regina the last time so late, I called and asked if we could change the time. I am so glad I did, I even had time for a 20 minute nap before tutoring! (Napping is extremely exciting to me).
I had promised my tutees that I was available for 3 hours. I am so glad that once we got to work they had enough after 2 hours. I had time to get my allergy shot before caroling with my youth group in the evening. Unfortunately because of how long I had to wait at the walk-in clinic I did not have time for supper.
I got to my church at little early so I could organize the food we were going to be distributing to the seniors. My follow leader helped me sort out what food was going where. He discovered a container with no label. I looked inside and it was left over food from the church Christmas dinner a couple weeks back. We did not have permission to distribute that so I put it back (more on that later). Slowly people started to arrive. We eventually we had 10. A decent number for caroling considering I thought we were only going to have 4.
The caroling went very well. I think we were a real blessing. I was only able to go to half of our stops since I had to work last night. I dropped off the passengers at a home near my work and was about to drive of when some of the fellow carolers stopped me. They needed to tell me that I had labeled a tub of margarine as macaroni and cheese. Since most of our food was put into old margarine and ice cream containers, the container of margarine got mixed up with the food. I had put it in the freezer with the rest of the food. How silly of me. I am just glad they caught my mistake before they gave it away.
I stopped at Subway on my way to work. It was 9pm and I had still not eaten yet. Unfortunately there was a trainee working on her first shift by herself. Oy. I was the 3rd person in line and I took me a half hour to get my food.
Work took forever last night. I was so tired and just wanted to go home. Due to Christmas shoppers, the store was a mess. I get paid for 3 hours and it took me 3.5 hours. I guess that makes up for all the times I finish early. I did not leave until 1:15am.
I feel bad for the security guard (aka Stoic Guy) who stayed a half hour later than he had to. Security guards cannot leave until all the booksellers cash out. So Stoic Guy was waiting for the last person to leave. He was content to search on the Internet thinking he was earning overtime. Little did he know that the bookseller left and did not tell him. Poor guy.
I got home and my roommate (the tiny blond one) was still not home. She was picking some people at the airport at 11:40 and their plane still had not arrived. She did not get home until after 2. I was still up when she got home. I was trying out my newly arrived webcam with microphone purchased for a penny on ebay (no one else bid).
I finally got out the city and I realize I left my allergy serum in my mom's fridge. I was supposed to get my shot in Regina but a nurse at my doctor's office here in Saskatoon gave me a package with only one of the bottles. I would not be able to wait for my shot anymore so I had to turn back. I finally got back on the road on 11:40.
I was supposed to tutor at 2pm but since I left Regina the last time so late, I called and asked if we could change the time. I am so glad I did, I even had time for a 20 minute nap before tutoring! (Napping is extremely exciting to me).
I had promised my tutees that I was available for 3 hours. I am so glad that once we got to work they had enough after 2 hours. I had time to get my allergy shot before caroling with my youth group in the evening. Unfortunately because of how long I had to wait at the walk-in clinic I did not have time for supper.
I got to my church at little early so I could organize the food we were going to be distributing to the seniors. My follow leader helped me sort out what food was going where. He discovered a container with no label. I looked inside and it was left over food from the church Christmas dinner a couple weeks back. We did not have permission to distribute that so I put it back (more on that later). Slowly people started to arrive. We eventually we had 10. A decent number for caroling considering I thought we were only going to have 4.
The caroling went very well. I think we were a real blessing. I was only able to go to half of our stops since I had to work last night. I dropped off the passengers at a home near my work and was about to drive of when some of the fellow carolers stopped me. They needed to tell me that I had labeled a tub of margarine as macaroni and cheese. Since most of our food was put into old margarine and ice cream containers, the container of margarine got mixed up with the food. I had put it in the freezer with the rest of the food. How silly of me. I am just glad they caught my mistake before they gave it away.
I stopped at Subway on my way to work. It was 9pm and I had still not eaten yet. Unfortunately there was a trainee working on her first shift by herself. Oy. I was the 3rd person in line and I took me a half hour to get my food.
Work took forever last night. I was so tired and just wanted to go home. Due to Christmas shoppers, the store was a mess. I get paid for 3 hours and it took me 3.5 hours. I guess that makes up for all the times I finish early. I did not leave until 1:15am.
I feel bad for the security guard (aka Stoic Guy) who stayed a half hour later than he had to. Security guards cannot leave until all the booksellers cash out. So Stoic Guy was waiting for the last person to leave. He was content to search on the Internet thinking he was earning overtime. Little did he know that the bookseller left and did not tell him. Poor guy.
I got home and my roommate (the tiny blond one) was still not home. She was picking some people at the airport at 11:40 and their plane still had not arrived. She did not get home until after 2. I was still up when she got home. I was trying out my newly arrived webcam with microphone purchased for a penny on ebay (no one else bid).
Monopoly 70th Anniversary Edition
I wish I would have know about this earlier so I could have asked for it for Christmas. It is still not too late Mom (hint, hint).
To commemorate Monopoly's 70th anniversary Parker Brothers have created an art deco edition. What could be better? My favorite board game designed in my favorite style. I have seen editions with a wooden case on Ebay but I cannot find it anywhere else.
To commemorate Monopoly's 70th anniversary Parker Brothers have created an art deco edition. What could be better? My favorite board game designed in my favorite style. I have seen editions with a wooden case on Ebay but I cannot find it anywhere else.
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