cause dtaylor said so

1. Stop talking about politics for a moment or two.

2. Post a reasonably-sized picture in your LJ, NOT under a cut tag, of something pleasant, such as an adorable kitten, or a fluffy white cloud, or a bottle of booze. Something that has NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.

3. Include these instructions, and share the love.


(Hobbes is seriously pissed I didn't use a picture of him. He leaped onto my desk with the most petulant meow ever. But I don't have a digital camera and I've already posted all the supercute pictures of him that I own.)

la la la la la

Bizarrely ache-y today. I blame Amanda's class. I hadn't been for a few sessions (and was duly scolded for it), and it totaled my ass. Also, I performed particularly awfully that night. Between running around all day, charging up and down hills, etc. I was fucking tired before the class even began.

Christine has changed her Rookie Yoga schedule so I can't attend anymore, thinking of switching to Dani. Ellie says she's great, too.

So much shit to get done today, because that's the thing you forget about when you're a telecommuter working part time. No more free time for me. Also, there's the nuisance of not getting packages that require a signature, etc etc. I think it's my Ikea quilt cover and I really want it, goddammit. Have to call UPS and figure out what the fuck to do about it. Brh.

Also meeting Judy at her prospective new house to give second opinion and to have lunch to catch up from the last month or so it seems (best part of my day, yay, it goes downhill from here).

( Chores for the day. )

the i in team

Felt like making short topical posts instead of one giant thing. It was too overwhelming to write, let alone expect anyone to read.

Work has been interesting. The nonprofit world is super touchy-feely and everyone is so nice it's downright startling. Will this be the right place for snarky, cynical, tourettes-y me? It's all about bonding with your team. Which, sure, it's a nice thing. But god, HR makes my ass twitch.

I am working with a lot of really nice people, which is exciting. The unfortunate thing is, the company wasn't quite ready to train us. So the first day was spent in HR seminars (during which I kept falling asleep and annoying the HR lady). And then sitting around at a computer desk, doing literally nothing. No, seriously. Nothing. We were all going out of our minds. Management kept apologizing for the system failure that was causing this, but omfg it was painful. And it felt too early to brazenly livejournal instead of reviewing company policies, etc. Ugh. Hopefully by Monday they'll be ready to have us work.

Working downtown is nice, though. The bus stops right outside my front door and a block away from my office. I do best under a set routine, so this is very yay.

Still plagued with car problems. Now the cooling system has a leak. Man, it's a good thing I'm just made of money, huh? There's another $150. Grr. Argh.

Leaving for LA on Friday and feeling a bit cranky about it. Still haven't been able to shake the 7lbs I gained back and am just irritable as all fuck about it. Apparently chocolate milkshakes aren't the solution. Who knew.

Don't feel like going home to partake in a religious ritual I don't believe in. I feel ungenerous being so cranky because my parents are so freaking excited about it. They feel like it's been a year since they've seen me instead of a few months, and the rest of the extended family keeps sending me exuberant messages. It'll be nice to see them, I just wish it was a month or so away. I think it's because the new work routine has me a bit off. Want to cling to my flat and hide.

um

How is it suddenly 630pm? *blink*

Lunch with Judy and look at her prospective house.
Go to Target to return a few things, buy a few things.
Pharmacy to buy insulin needles for Hobbes.
Go to Jo-Ann Fabric to pick out blankie material for Z's thing, must finish before LA.
Figure out food plans for week and grocery shop as needed.
Pay rent/bills and changeover automatic payments to new account.
Laundry.
Vacuum.
Toss trash.
Tidy up.
Buy a bus pass and some thermal underwear.
Buy automatic food-timer thingie for Hobbes that jeff_nw suggested (it's brilliant, Jeff!).
Plan schedule for week, reschedule thing with David for poss Monday night instead of today.
Collapse into heap and watch Alias dvds.

Ahhhhhh, shitshitshit. I really should go out and do the insulin needle and JoAnn Fabric thing because it's impossible to do during the week, but gah don't want to leave house again. Gah gah gah!!

Edit: Did it. It's done. Halle-fucking-lujah.