I don't know what everyone else's least favorite words are, but my LEAST favorite word EVER is STUFF.

Stuff is a crap word. It means nothing in particular, simply the presense of .. something or things that aren't even worthy to be described.

Stuff should get tossed. (I was going to stay stuffed but that's too punny for me, however that does bring me to the verb stuff, which is OK with me. I also like stuffing, whether it be in a pillow or poultry, but in general I think the noun stuff should be striken from use. There are other words and phrases that have 'stuff' in it, like 'foodstuffs' and the 'stuff of awesomeness', and I'm torn about foodstuffs that seems OK though what's wrong with .. 'food' alone I'm not sure. However. This 'stuff of greatness' or the 'stuff of awesomeness' could just get replaced with you know a combination of HP and Mana ratios and have the same result, which I'm much more keen on.)

BOO STUFF.

This rant brought to you by a day of article editing for work. ZzZ.

Yesterday morning I was treated by my cube neighbor and her friend to a wonderous discussion on the merits of some foods. Highlights from this conversation include the following summarizations.

- Fish must be good for your brain. Japanese people eat lots and lots and lots of fish, and are very smart. Obviously this is how it works.

- Seaweed must be good for your skin and hair. Asian people all have awesome skin and hair and eat lots of seaweed. This is also obviously how it works.

- A discussion on some kind of fish that when applied to sick flesh will eat the infection out.

After this my brain was starting to break a little (as well as my stomach) but I thought --- self, just.. ignore their stupid and move on.

AND THEN.

Yesterday afternoon two girls from accounting came over to ask me for a file. I provided and instead of them LEAVING and going back to their desks to work... they stayed and talked to my cube neighbor for 45 minutes about politics.

Cube neighbor proceeded to tell anyone that could hear:
- the ozone layer is fine. please.
- gay marriage is just wrong. obviously because they don't actually fit together. ergo.
- abortion is wrong for everybody. because its murder. and if that's legal than all murder must be also legal.

my brain broke a little more. I get that everybody's entitled to their own beliefs and opinions but .. yeah

AND THEN THIS MORNING ...

My boss is deliberately wasting my time, I swear to bob. Yesterday we sat together in his office and made a phone call to requestor of discounted offer and discussed these offers for 45 minutes. I went back to my desk, ended up working on something else for the remainder of the afternoon, and so typed up the revised request this morning.

Today he's decided that he doesn't like it. And I have to go back and talk to her again, and look up things about the competitor...that's entirely prudent.. that's fine.. but couldn't he have asked for it yesterday?

I know it shouldn't bitch. I'm really glad that I have a good steady job. But sometimes? Sometimes? with an already broken brain?

... *sigh*

Also... i left my wallet at home and I"m not sure I have enough gas to get home.

I want bottomless pockets!! The ability to create endless space in a confined area. Then I'd never lose ANYTHING. Wouldn't have to haul around bags, and wallets and store key fobs and all the garbage that we carry around with us everyday.

I have not contemplated the weight issues that go with this.. maybe its a void liek space without gravity or weight but... you get the idea.

It's not much of a SUPER power but I'd be a very dull superhero so.. I think this works. :p

Sometimes its not just the big things that drive us nuts. It's... ALL OF IT.

Last Thursday my car broke down and I had $1275.00 in work done. I got 2 new tires, a new battery, a new alternator, a new right front axel, a new headlight and a fuse that had blown that was attached, the new front end was realigned, and inspected and was deemed good to go.

Saturday I got in an accident and cracked my front end,a nd got rear-ended.

I'm sick so I'm taking medication that makes me photosensitive so I can't go outside for long periods of time without getting sunburned.

And this morning I go to use my Mp3 player and it wont turn on, it wont' charge its just dead.

unpleasant dreams all last night ......

ANYTHING ELSE YOU GOT, UNIVERSE?

srs.

Love is ... when your man lets you use his rapidshare account.

... we all know what guys download with RS. Yes we do.

15 days to go. *bounces in chair* HEE.

Gacked from leggyslove

Instructions:
1. Take a picture of your bag.
2. Now dump everything out and neatly adjust them, and take a picture (no matter how embarrassing)
3. Talk about the items inside. Detail.
4. Tag 6 people. (don't tag the person that was already tagged) I tag anyone who wants to do this!



This is my bag. When I was packing for my trip to England I stuffed my wallet and my passport and all that in my carryon ... and forgot to pack my actual bag. I bought this when I was over there at Topshop for £35. ouchies, but its big enough to fit all my stuff, and I dig it a bit even if i'm not mad about it.




1. This is my wallet. I've had it for a few years now but I'm still completely and madly in love with it. I bought it here. I'll buy another one when this has totally had it. It's still in great condition though, so $38 well spent.

2. Smints! These are awesome. Raspberry Mint. Not sure about the anti-cavity bit, but they're awesome anyway.

3. Uhm. Tissues. For things you use tissues for.

4. MP3 player. It's a bit meh but it does the trick when I'm tired of hearing my boss talking about sales and revenue and how much we lost last month in installs.

5. Planner. My life is in this thing. Srs. Meetings, bill payments, reciepts I need to keep, phone numbers all sorts of stuff.

6. Watch. The battery is dead. I keep thinking I'll take it in somewhere to get a new battery.. but I don't.

7. I bought this for orimornie's cat but I still haven't mailed it. I jingle a bit when I walk :P

8. Forgetting Sarah Marshall ticket stub. Went with onlyoot Pretty funny. :)

9. Chapstick I stole off onlyoot ages ago. Still awesome.

10. Hair bits.

11. 28 cents. I have a loose change problem.

12. 45 pence. ... like i said. I've been home from the UK for well over a month. This lingers in teh depths. I put these back in my wallet (why? dunno) but I'm sure that in three weeks they'll be in the bottom again.

That's it!

It's been a crazy busy month and a half since I got back from my trip. Two of my good friends had babies that are healthy and growing, but I desperately miss their presence at work. Not only because I have to do their work but.. they add something the mix in here. It's been nearly solemn in here. Lots of changes- a sacking, a new hire that has disturbingly white teeth and a very bad dress sense (Not even lying yesterday there was a neon green polo shirt.) and a temp that is very friendly and personable (we have a lot in common, actually) but... she does fuck all. So.

Work's crap lately and I'm hoping it gets better, but if not... it'll be no big to walk away.

Wedding plans continue a-pace. Thank the heavens for Kelle who's taken so much of this off my shoulders, or else I'd have run stark raving mad weeks ago :p So, I only have to worry about the parts I want to worry about- making sure everybody has a place to stay, and has a good time. I get to put the little touches on things, without having to worry about the HUGE issues. And the flowers.

Everyone should have a wedding fairy I think. I just dunno what to get my wedding fairy as a huge thank you.

1 month till Pete gets here. XD
Dr Who tomorrow! (bonus off-season Ianto)

awesome.

happy friday everybody!

My application for a fiance visa has been approved!

Plenty more paperwork and process left, but the longest worst part is done! Though I can say that. I don't have to go the interview and medical. hehe


*happy sigh of relief*

.. i really miss my OMG icon. :p

There are not words enough, colors, sizes of fonts nothing to explain how much I hate my boss right now.

Mark's friend Xavier held his Halloween party this evening. This is the costume that was a labor of.. blood, thread and seventy bucks in fabric. We actually have a lot of the red left, I shall probably make a puppy bed from it. Rascal really likes it.

Anyway! Here you have it. :D

( What he was supposed to be, and how it turned out )

The collar was teh worst, and I literally sewed that while my mom wore it, so that i could get it right. Poor mom with me pinning and sticking needles right near her neck, but she was a great sport about it. :)

And the VELCRO in the Belt sucked, cuz the threat kept catching in the sticker things, but we managed. .. He's gonna freeze his ass off. haha.

:D

I love watching the series but i can't sit that long!

So I've been busy

( Graveyard Brownie )

( Boo Box )

( Creepcakes! )

( Summer TV Round Up or What I Watched on my Summer Vacation )

... I need a life. Yup. :D

It makes me sad when I work my ass off and get passed over for a small promotion and get an insultingly small annual raise, but one of my bosses that makes a mint uses a calculator to add 120+14.

Boo.

Just in case anyone is curious onlyoot's horrible ISP hasn't been working for the last two days, and he's fine, but bored.

:)


ps- kitty tomorrow! :D

So, Christmas beign WELL past over, we decided today to update pickwick's wardrobe.

Now sporting: paperclip and florescent paper lei, paper slippers, an awesome beachside drink, and way sporty sunlgasses.

... yeah we needed to come to work today. *nods*

We have this guy in my office. He got the job because one of the VPs thought he was cool. He was foisted on our department, when our SVP wouldn't have hired him, but whatever. (I may also be slightly bitter because he was part of the issue when i got sacked from my job and .. redistributed... and then returned to my previous position.)

Anyway.

I was out ot lunch, very briefly, when he called. He's VERY VERY lucky I didn't answer the phone.

He wanted the number for the local chinese take away. First and foremost, i am not any of the following: a menu, a doormat, stupid, nor am i the effing yellow pages. He actually called main reception first (which processes about 40 calls in an hour) for the number but she didn't have it.

Anyway, later on he walks by my desk and gives me this look like I'm a moron. I get this a lot. It's not desperately surprising, but people assume that the admin is a bloody idiot no matter how much education you have or get. You answer the phone, you're an idiot. It doesnt matter that I do ten times more work than he does.

I smiled, and told him that I wouldn't take those calls in the future, and that he should program any required take away numbers into his cell phone.

FUCKWIT: No. It takes up space in my book.
ME: I don't care. I'm not your personal phone book.
FUCKWIT: Its just I was running late. It doesn't happen often.
ME: If you program it into your phone it won't happen ever.
FUCKWIT: No. *laughs and goes to check his GMAIL for the seventieth time today*
Me: *headdesk*

Immediately (literally this was within ten minutes of each other)

TOUPEEMAN: Can i have the dial in number please?
Me: It was on the agenda for the meeting that I sent out this morning.
TOUPEEMAN: Oh. Let me go look.
TOUPEEMAN: *shouting* I deleted it! Send it again!
ME: It's on the Phone list on your wall, Jay. Under Corporate.
TOUPEEMAN: CAN"T FIND IT. EMAIL ME AGAIN.
ME: *forwards* ... *looks over at Tina who looks miserable as well*
ME: Starts laughing*
BOSS: Can you write the dial in down for me?
Me: *laughs more*
BOSS: What's funny?
Me: Nothing at all. Just laughing so I don't cry.
BOSS: *ignores*

The sad thing is. He's got the largest personnel turnover in teh company, so once a month he stares at the stupid phone list and adds and removes people. He's seen this thing A LOT OF TIMES.

Also sad that our company doesn't care about its employees. If we get paid like dirt they should at least treat us well. But they don't.


... on the upside lest I forget. Crazy boss isn't there to micromanage every minute of of my day. Must remember that.

i applied to get a kitty at the shelter. if all goes well I'll probably bring him home later this week. However, he has been given the wholly unfortunate name of 'Citrus'. We must fix this.

Thoughts folks? poll below.

He's got a very handsome face, a white bib, white socks, and its bright orange tabby everywhere else. And rather rambunctious I think.


Poll #989128 New Kitty!
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What should I name him?!