JennEph's Ramblings

Working is for suckers

2008-08-20T00:41:59Z

I made it through Sunday....such an odd state....I passed out cold around noon and woke up again by 2:30....just enough time to down a coke for a jolt of caffeine before heading off to my in-laws for bday dinner.

We had a nice afternoon...MIL made a huge dinner of steak, veggies, salads and other miscellaneous food items which I cannot remember at this time...it was all delicious (I bbq'd the steaks) and she even made a gluten-free chocolate birthday cake...very neat. Also, stellar bday prezzies.....from both grandma and in-laws I received gift certificates to Natural Solutions Spa (where we got our make up done for my wedding); one for a pedicure, and one for a one hour hot stone massage....*glee*.....fantastic gift. The only downside to the visit, was dear 'ol mommy in law brought up grandchildren no less than 5 times. *wince* Seriously. FUCK OFF. STOP DOING THAT. SERIOUSLY, STOP. I was incredibly agitated every single time, completely ignored her and abruptly changed the topic, each and every time. Ugh.

Anyway, other than that, it was a fine afternoon. I was in bed and sound asleep by 8pm. I had taken a sleep aid to ensure I'd actually get a full night's sleep. I also insisted Matt take one, and thankfully, he did. Lo and behold, we both slept through the night.

I returned to work Monday morning. It sucked, of course. Who likes returning to work after a vacation? Work wasn't that bad, I just really didn't want to be there. After work I went and hung out with Marisa, then actually made it back to the dojo. Matt was teaching as Sensei is off for a while (surgery). I have to say, it was VERY difficult for me....had I been able to actually keep active and had not gained back a bunch of weight, I'm sure it would have been fine, but I was near passing out several times. Boo hiss. Luckily though, I didn't do too much damage to my new skin with my equipment on, although it was very very uncomfortable...I'm not willing to risk rubbing off new skin, so I'm not going to wear my equipment next time.

This morning I had an appointment with my Naturopath. I discussed with her my latest issue and she hooked me up with some more magic whatchamacallits. After that I went into work and finished up my work week :-) After work I had to go get my stupid heath card renewed...and finally, finally came home about the same time as Matt, so we went to the gym together. It felt great to get back to the gym, FINALLY!

This eve I've just been taking it easy....helped Matt with all his police stuff (he was trying on all his uniform stuff......HELLO!!! He has ALL the gear......*sooooo* hot....) ahem...'scuse me....its just...well, its just so....*huff*.....he looks good.

Tomorrow I've booked myself my pedicure first thing, then I'm off to the dentist, then I've got another appointment later in the afternoon. At some point I'm hoping to clean house, do a grocery shopping, possibly a laundry and HAVE to get my license sticker!! Busy day.

And so with that, I think its about time to crawl back into bed with my current book called, "Pleasuring the Pirate," and enjoy some quiet time while Matt's at the dojo.

Still going

2008-08-17T11:21:00Z

Friday we spent the day doing laundry in the morning and not much else. Friday afternoon we headed to Brampton for Matt's going away party. That was a great time; good group he's leaving there (party animals)! Saturday I got to sleep in, pretty much got up, got cleaned up then went to get my hair done (trim and styled pretty). We went to a wedding last night for one of the guys from the dojo. It was great...all outdoors in one of their friend's backyards out in Hawksville (aka middle of nowhere)...lush gardens backing onto a river...and yesterday was the *only* day of the week it didn't rain! It was a nice ceremony and dinner was great! They did custom stirfrys! (think Mongolian Grill, but MUCH better!) All the traditional stuff was wrapped up by about 8...we stayed for the first dance then took our leave as I am very close to burning out.

For the record, this entire week I have not had a full night's sleep. Matt has woken me up *every night*....I'm one of those people who can't just go right back to sleep too..of course. So this morning when he woke me up at 4am, my brain turned on in high gear. Alas, today is going to be a very very long day. This is why I'm burning out by 8pm or earlier....

Anyway, this afternoon we're back to my in-laws for my bday dinner. I'd expressed to my MIL that we have to have an early dinner since tomorrow is Matt's first day and I'm back to work *shudder*....I hope that stuck with her.

Also, I had to cancel my birthday party. Out of the 15 or so people I invited, *no one* was able to make it out...excuse me, I take that back....2 people were able to make it....I cancelled as those two in particular were of course, expecting to arrive at a party; a party that clearly wasn't meant to be. *brutal*....oh well. On my actual birthday, I'll be taking myself to the track...its my favorite thing to do on my birthday....go to the track, bet on one or two horses and play the slots!! I love it!! Its such a fun treat....It sucks ass that I don't have anyone to go with, but apparently my theme this year is, "oh well.".......those that know me well know that this one ain't easy.....alas, Matt will be taking me out to our favorite restaurant that evening, so that's something :-) I'm glad I won't be spending the day completely alone.

And on that note, I'm going to go putz around until my wonderful husband, who is sleeping oh so soundly, gets up. I'm sure I can find quiet things to do until then....

making the most out of our holidays

2008-08-14T21:10:09Z

Yesterday was a super long day, yet a good one. For reason upon reason upon reason, it took me 4 freakin hours to get to my brother's place. I took the bus to TO which was double the normal time due to construction, then chose to walk to his place from the station, not realizing that added another 1.5 hours....I honestly didn't think it was that far and as I kept walking, I was *sure* it was just over that next block....

Anyway, I had a great visit with my brother. We went out for lunch and spent some quality time together. It only took me 2.5 hours to get home because I was smart, grabbed a cab and then caught the next bus home....as soon as I got home Matt and I took my failure of a car over to the mechanics and left it there so that they could run the diagnostic and have it pass the damn E-test.

This morning we opted for Niagara on the Lake as opposed to the beach because...ahem....Matt thought it might rain........*swallows hard*....for the record, it was about 28 today, hot sun, no clouds. Anyway.....great day at Niagara....found a Christmas prezzie (muahahaha) and a bday prezzie for Matt's mom....love when that happens..when you're out and wandering not looking for anything in particular and something catches your eye that's just perfect for someone...excellent.

We came home and went to pick up my car (finally passed) and have much less $ now than we did at the beginning of the day. Also, I made a dentist appointment for a chipped tooth? Weird.

This evening will be low key as we're exhausted from all the driving. Tomorrow will be laundry, sticker for license and then Matt's going away party for his work. I wish we had more time off.....working is for suckers.

jenn_eph @ 2008-08-12T09:51:00

2008-08-12T14:06:20Z

Yesterday wasn't as productive as I'd intended, but heck, we're on vacation. Just a quick bit of background, when planning our week (last week) I had said to Matt, "let's not plan anything for Monday because we'll be exhausted." He countered that with, "no we won't! we're coming off of an entire weekend of relaxing!" ....not realizing for some reason, that relaxing somewhere far off is *not* the same as chilling out at home....anyway, lo and behold, yesterday we were wiped. Quelle suprise...anyway, we went out for breakfast, then took Matt's computer in to the repair shop, then I dropped him off at home *ahem*...so he could have a nap. While he did that, I took my car for its E-Test (need that and have to get my sticker)...sure as shit, my car failed. I chose to just come home from there as I was feeling lousy. Matt was watching some movie and I read before heading off for my 3 hour nap!

Suffice to say, we did not go anywhere. No physical exercise *again*, but we didn't care. We spent our evening at the mall where I got a killer new dress for this wedding we're going to on Saturday. The dress itself is a long black strapless number...SUPER comfortable...I'm jazzing it up with a small white bolero and red and silver accessories....it looks *fantastic* and I feel really really hot in it. Also, I can wear my sandals!!

Anyway, I'm glad I got that done. We spent the rest of our evening watching another hilariously horrible Steven Segaul flick called, "Pistol Whipped."...I'll leave it at that....

And the final kick for the day was, as I'm drifting off to sleep (Matt's still watching tele), I hear something "off".....I ask Matt to go check on the cats because I know they're up to something. He checked on them guy style, and didn't actually go fully into the living room, nor did he turn on any lights. He came back to report all was fine....had I been able to get up, I would have. This morning I arise to find the cat nip I had bought, and left on the middle of the kitchen table, sealed/unopened, was strewn about my entire kitchen and living room....not a pleasent thing to wake up to.

Anyway, today's plan is to actually get my sorry ass to the gym, do some girly maintenanceand that's about it. I'm heading off to TO tomorrow instead to see my brother. I told my hubby yesterday that down time takes more than one day, and we'll need another day of "nothing." He agreed.

On holidays!

2008-08-11T13:24:54Z

So far so good! Holidays are officially in full swing. The best part is, Matt and I are on holiday together. Friday when I got home from work, we made our way to Grand Bend and spent the weekend with my friends, Ann and Jeff. Unfortunately, this was far from an ideal weekend to spend at the beach, but we made it work. It was thunderstorms pretty much the entire weekend, but we had a couple of hours on Saturday that we were able to make it down and get some sand between out toes. Sunday, we were up and after a great breakfast, we made our way back to Guelph. We decided to stop at Matt's parents...saw their new Min-Pin (puppy, 8 weeks old) and got to drive the new Honda CRV...holy smokes what a dream....anyway, we finally got home around 7. We spent the evening doing laundry, unpacking and loving the cats who clearly missed us!

Today is our only "free" day this week where we don't have a clear set plan. We're going to go take care of my car (e-test, sticker), head to the gym and take Matt's computer in (MAJOR virus with constant blue screen of death). Other than that, we'll play it by ear. Oh, and we are FINALLY going to the dojo this eve....either Matt or Tim will be teaching as Sensei has gone for surgery.

This week is going to be great. Tomorrow I'm off to Toronto to go visit my brother who is spending the summer in a cast. Either Wed or Thursday, depending on the weather, we ARE going to have a legit beach day. The other of those days we're going to spend a day in Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake, then Friday we have Matt's going away party from his old work, then Saturday we have a wedding! Voila! Holidays are over! lol....at least our week is jam packed with fun stuff that we're doing together :-)

And so with that, time to get going and make a decent brekky to get this day moving!

jenn_eph @ 2008-08-06T05:53:00

2008-08-06T09:56:31Z

I fell asleep around 8:30 last night. I slept all night and woke up, wide awake at 4am. Eeek. I feel well rested and despite laying in bed for 40 mins, my brain was up and revving. I am now up, showered, dressed and ready for work, brekky done, nearly done my tea and its not even 6am yet. Hunh. That's ok, I've a taping to watch from last night :-) Soooo now I guess I'll go do that? Oh, also, I plan on winning the lotto tonight...its a cool $43 million....yes please.

jenn_eph @ 2008-08-05T07:10:00

2008-08-05T11:17:23Z

So yesterday took a bit of swing...I ended up wearing my wrist braces all day and was for the most part, unable to move my hands. This of course, meant no dojo. Ugh. This morning, I was woken up at 2am with an incredible headache. I got up, medicated myself for all that did and then laid in bed until 4:30. My alarm went off at 6, and like a zombie, I just got up, complete with throbbing headache. The good news? Short week.....then, VACATION! Matt only has to work Wed and Thurs this week, then he's DONE where he is now and we are off together before he flys off into the sunset to be one of the village people............oops, I mean, before he becomes a police officer....

And with that, more meds and off to work I go...later!

jenn_eph @ 2008-08-04T10:01:00

2008-08-04T14:12:15Z

Yesterday was the perfect day for golf :-) We had a tee off time of 8am and were the first ones out there...it was probably a good half hour before we saw anyone else lined up, so we enjoyed a leisurelygame. I lost 4 balls...lol....they were all *really* good loses too...lol...two to the bush, one to the pond and one I gave up on when it landed on the fairway ..ahem....3 holes over....lol.....after that we all went for breakfast and then I came home. Oddly, I got hit HARD with lupus fatigue. I spent the rest of the day trying to stay awake. I had a really hard time just sitting up. It was brutal. *sigh* trapped inside my own body....such painful torture.....Ok, that's my pity moment. Moving on....

Today I have a plan to do a lot of nothing. I'm feeling better, although extremely anxious for some reason. Tonight I return to martial arts, so I'm looking forward to that, and other than that I've got an omelet cooking...its a perfect day out there today, but I need to stay out of the sun. Perhaps later this afternoon when our balcony is shade I'll hang out out there with my book. Matt appeares to have his day set (vegged out in front of his pc playing games) and that's about it!

Ahh, day off....

Long weekend!

2008-08-02T14:47:00Z

I woke up this morning to find the butterfly rash on my face VERY prominent (this is a very very bad thing), my mouth shredded to shit (*full* of cuts on my gums), wicked arthritis in my wrists and naturally, a general feeling of anxiety. Um, WTF.....

Here's the deal. Its August. August is my favorite month of the year because a) my birthday is this month, b) its generally the best month of the year weather wise, c) fun stuff happens like vacation, ribfest and other wicked weekend things, d) people are generally in a good mood in August. So I have to ask, WHY is my body turning on me??? I get that I've packed on a few pounds, but come on, that can't be it......please tell me that can't be it.

Anyway, today will be bbq with friends Daryl, Sarah and Dave which I'm looking forward to. I'm sorry that Matt will be a zombie and may not have the best time, therefore we won't be there long (he's finishing up a 17 day stretch of workdays). Tomorrow I'm going golfing!! Super excited for that and our tee off time is 8am. Monday I'm looking forward to a day of nada...bring it on!

In work news, August is shaping up to be a great month. This past week, dipshit Karen has been off on holiday and is off again next week....despite there only being 2-3 of us in the incredibly busy office, its been bliss...we've been having a LOT of fun. When she returns, I'll be off on my vacation! I will see her a total of 3 days this entire month.....that my friends, is fucking awesome.

I'm really really looking forward to next weekend already. Matt and I will be heading to Grand Bend and have been invited to stay at a friend's cottage for a couple of days. Hello beach time! Alas, I'll be wearing a one-piece which will work out nicely for me in the long run....

In burn news, I'm healing up just fine. All the wounds are finally closed up and I'm just keeping them coated in vitamin E in hopes to avoid scarring. I've been touching the big one on my stomach quite a bit...its healed and is just bright red new skin...touching the brand new skin feels SO weird...its hyper sensitive so the least little brush feels super intense. Its pretty neat and makes me nervous about the major ones on my breasts :p

And with that, I'm going to go enjoy a cup of tea on my sunny balcony for a bit before I get this day really rolling. I'm going to try and just relax in hopes to get my body under control!

Health update

2008-07-29T22:33:22Z

Today was my last visit to the hospital! (er, for the burns).....I still have one open wound, but its coming along nicely. The nurse sent me home with all the stuff and instructions on how to change my own dressings and the others are at the vitamin E stage (just open a vitamin E and spread that on the new skin to prevent scarring). So, this is good. I will be heading back to the gym tomorrow! YAY!!!!!! I don't think I'll be returning to martial arts this week though; I don't want my rough protective gear rubbing against brand new skin...that's just dumb. Monday is a holiday, so hopefully I'll be able to return by next Thursday.

Also, can you believe that its almost August?!?!?!?! Holy summer goes fast.....August will be several bbq's, a wedding, a couple of birthdays, ribfest and some much needed time off work. It'll be a good month, but its also the sign of the end of summer :-( I love love love love this weather.

Just fat.

2008-07-27T12:47:12Z

I know that my past few entries have been about Harvey's and brownies, but come on. How much weight can one person possibly gain in two weeks????? I just saw a pic of myself taken this past Friday night and quite frankly, I look like a house. I'm not exaggerating. I'm *huge*.....wtf. Why does it take so much fucking hard work to get it off, and so little to put it on??? And then there's Matt and Dave...now I know men's bodies are different from women's bodies, but come on....they go to the gym and do cardio for a week and lose 10 lbs. I'm lucky if I can lose 3 doing the exact same thing. Again, wtf.

I think today I'll snack on laxatives. Might be a challenge since I have to go grocery shopping and get a laundry done. Meh. I'd really really really like a "quick fix" crash diet or something....I hear all the groans, but come one, this is nuts.

The weekend

2008-07-26T14:52:55Z

Last night was great fun as expected. I went and celebrated a good friend's birthday with her. This morning I was up early to head back to the hospital to get the dressings changed again. I'm healing VERY well which is cool. I'm down to 1 large open wound from 6, so that's cool. Also, all the scabs and blisters that were all over my tummy (except for the big one) are almost completely gone...very very awesome to see how the human body can do something GOOD...my body in particular...Anyway, the nurse said I will probably only have to go back one or two more times. With that in mind, I'm going back to the gym next week. I will skip Monday night martial arts because I don't want to push it, but I think I will head to the gym to get my body back moving.

Now back home, I've got brownies in the oven (tee hee) and will spend the bulk of my day house cleaning. When Matt gets home this aft we're going to meet Dave and go see......*deep breath*........Step Brothers. lol......I'm oddly looking forward to this for the stupid factor...I have the ability to sit through crap like that....what can I say, I'm seduced by the popcorn!

For dinner last night I caved and ordered pizza. I got mesquite chicken, broccoli, red onion and bbq sauce....*so good*....I ordered the party size...the 20 squares...it reminded me of public school. I got that one in particular so that I don't have to worry about making something to eat this weekend...just reach in the fridge. Also, Matt can take oodles of it in his lunch...hell, all the food groups are covered in one slice, so we're good!

Its oddly muggy today so I anticipate getting my sweat on while cleaning...good times. Nothing like house cleaning in your underwear with tunes rocking and baking in the oven..........................omg, what have I become...............lol......I can just hear my friend Craig now.....

And with that, enough procrastinating. Time to get my butt into gear.

I have a serious problem.....

2008-07-22T20:01:55Z

I've just left the hospital from getting my dressings changed again and have made 3 more appointments, every other day. BOO HISS!!! Being rather upset at the general situation, finding out I can NOT get ANY sun on ANY of the new skin spots (pretty much my chest to my navel) for the next *2* years, and that yup, its coming along slowly but surely....anyway, this all tossed me further into a state of sadness....so, how did I cope? I went right to my favorite fast food joint, delicious Harvey's, and got myself one of their delicious dark chocolate milkshakes. Now, this wouldn't normally be THAT bad, except I had one yesterday....reminder that a) not currently exercising, b) lactose intolerant, c) gluten intolerant, d) clearly cannot handle this much sugar (body has been severely reacting to sugars lately)........so WHY I ask, do I do this?

******they're just soooo good!!!******* And quite frankly, I'm willing to admit that I enjoy the very very temporary immediate sense of gratification while its going down....

Anyway, I've taken the first step. I've admitted my problem. Now I need to go, the rest of my shake is melting and I want to finish it up...*slurp!!*

jenn_eph @ 2008-07-20T08:23:00

2008-07-20T12:30:45Z

Been laying low the past few days. Update on the car is the mechanics couldn't *make* it die...and they of course, did everything they could. Good news is Ma and Pa S have said that their car is mine if I need it so I'm not stranded...so good to know there's a back up...

In burn news, the sparky burns have all turned dark and are semi-itchy, so that's a good thing. I'm REALLY sick of being all covered in these dressings, so when I head to the hospital this morning, I'm going to beg....

I'm not looking forward to returning to work tomorrow. I know I have to get back to life, but meh, being off is SO much better! lol

And with that, time to head out into the rainy day that is going to be my Sunday.

Ok, seriously, I'm starting to lose my sense of humour....

2008-07-16T20:24:16Z

So as I'm leaving the hospital today after getting my dressings changed, while making a left in the middle of a busy intersection, doesn't my car conk out again? *Exact* same issue as last week. This time however, instead of the middle of nowhere, I'm in the middle of this intersection, blocking both fire and ambulance. Good times. So I sat for about 10 mins after calling my husband, then the police came. The police called me a tow truck and sat with me for about 20 more minutes while we waited. He directed traffic so that the world would stop honking at me. By the time we got it to the mechanic I told the guys that if they "accidentally" dropped a slege hammer on it, I wouldn't shed many tears. They all laughed, and like mechanics, got excited about having a little fun with it.....asked if I was serious and as I nodded fervently yes, my husband did the same saying no....alas, now I wait either Thursday or Friday for the phone call.

In the mean time, I had to call into work and let them know I won't be in for a plethora of reasons.

This has been the *worst* mini-vacation *ever.*
~car breaks down
~I get lit on fire
~matt gets a flat
~car breaks down again
~in between all this, several trips to the hospital

To combat this, ideally I'd like to be hitting the gym to fight the stress, except for the fact that my toso is so badly messed up, sweating is discouraged, never mind work out clothing rubbing against my skin. Whats happening now, is a lot of the blisters on my stomach that were just 2nd degree burns have started to all open up and bleed on their own. AWESOME!!!!

Ok, enough. I'm going to go make turkey burgers.

jenn_eph @ 2008-07-15T19:00:00

2008-07-15T23:19:47Z

Health update:

Expect the unexpected! Did you know that after a serious burn, days later your body goes into shock all over again and its like it *just* happened hours ago? Yes friends, its true! Why oh why did I turn down the pain killers......

Went back to the hospital today to get the dressings changed. At the wound clinic, they put MUCH better stuff on...its this material that's made of silver and *insert bunch of stuff I can't remember now* and what that does, is draws all the puss out and away from the skin. Apparently, this tiny square can absorb up to 15x its own weight. Tres neat...I go back tomorrow to get monitored and get the dressings changed again.

Other news:

We did some running around today and came out to the car for Matt to find he had a flat tire. Oh goody. Now, we're set to have this week NOT be like last week.....

We went and saw Helloboy 2! Ha...great for what it was...

And now its time to go lay flat somewhere and try to think of ANYTHING else. Right....

jenn_eph @ 2008-07-14T16:53:00

2008-07-14T20:59:52Z

Yes, I waited until Monday to go see a doctor. I honestly hoped that just letting the air get at it would help harden things up. Instead, the air helped things fester. My entire stomach is covered (literally) in blisters and bubbles. My chest has 3 very large gaping wounds that have not stopped oozing for days now, and it was the fact that they're *still* bleeding that convinced me to go to emerg.

So there we sat, for 4.5 hours. What got accomplished you ask? Well, the ever so skilled medical staff put some dressings on the wounds, are having me attend the "wound clinic" every day this week to change these super lame dressings and THAT my friends, is it. I was doing very well on my own. The nurse insisted that the clinic was so that they could monitor for infection, which is a valid thing, ok. But come on, I could have done all this on my own, seriously.

Today's discomfort now comes not from my puss/grossness sticking to my shirt, but now from the tape I'm covered with holding these dressings on.

Matt is excited that he now get to make love to a "Mummy"........*eye roll*.......

Stop, drop and roll

2008-07-13T12:58:45Z

Who would ever think that practicing that as a kid would come in handy one day? So the big family bbq at my parent's place was great, except for that last part...

We were doing fireworks and all safety was considered...then there was a malfunction and the bucket tipped over and the grand finale firework shot *straight* at me, thus lighting me on fire.

Looking down and seeing my entire torso aflame, I immediately went to the groud and began rolling around to put the flames out....suffice to say, there is nothing left of the 2 shirts I was wearing, and my torso is rather badly burned. Showering today ought to be interesting as I still smell like burning flesh this morning.

In other news, my brother didn't make it. Turns out he was out dancing the night before, slipped and fell on a wet dance floor and broke his ankle in 2 places. He's going for surgery this morning and they're putting pins in.....

Hey Kharma, you on the rag or somethin?

I'm all over the legal part with my brother.........he was sober, slipped on a wet dance floor at a club downtown, the bouncer helped him up, helped him to a chair and offered to get him ice for his ankle........now he needs surgery......this has lawsuit written all over it, its textbook!

So, um, that's my update thus far. All I can smell is my own burning flesh, so I'm going to attempt to bathe. I sincerely hope everyone elses' weekend has been going *significantly* better....

jenn_eph @ 2008-07-12T08:22:00

2008-07-12T12:30:53Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIX!!!!!

I wish you a very very very happy brithday today. {{{{{{{All the best my friend}}}}}}}

Good news

2008-07-11T01:15:22Z

My husband received a phone call from ....Regional Police. They offered him the position......

Its official, my husband is a cop.

Ahh, sweet sweet mixed emotions. Of course I support him. This is his dream. We are now a household where I have a government job, and he's a cop....we're set. Excellent conditions to be content upper middle class people raising a family....lol.....soon we'll start poppin out the kids, a dog will come along, I'm hoping my cats last forever, you get the idea. Come oooon white picket fence! (actually, I'm aiming for a 6-8' privacy fence, but you get the concept).

In the car news, I have my car back, complete with shocks!! I could ramble on about the day, but well, its bed time.

Good night :-)

jenn_eph @ 2008-07-09T14:56:00

2008-07-09T19:05:16Z

My husband is amazing. He came home and did very well at listening to me..lol..he ordered pizza for dinner...good call....

When I called the car place today at noon, they hadn't even looked at it yet. When I called again at 2, same thing and no, they don't provide cars for waiting customers. I let pop in law know, and he's let me use their car for another day....wow wow and wow.....

Tomorrow is doctor's apt in am, then back to work.

On the work front side of things, Karen didn't show up today!!! Its was a GREAT day!! The mood was lighter, everyone was laughing, 0 tension and good 'ol Larry even did a coffee run for everyone......insane.

Ok, I need to get my ass to the gym since I missed yesterday (due to a million unforeseen circumstances). I think today I'll go for a swim...its that kind of day.

Nix....still alive?

When it fucking rains, it fucking pours....I'd rather be having sex.

2008-07-08T20:40:45Z

So last night I didn't get to sleep until about 4am. Matt woke me at 7, I was at work just after 9am. I get to work and dipshit karen is telling the pubic about "oh, look who just decided to show up!"........she's fucking lucky she still has her jaw aligned........

The day goes on, and karen keeps doing what she's been doing for a while now..........discussing with the public the affairs in our office....like how Jenn leaves work every day at 2 and how Kris has an appointment today for ________(and tells them what its for)__________ and how sylvia ...you get the idea.......so by 1pm today, I had it. I called her out and *attempted* to do so calmly, however since she flew off the handle at the slightest idea of something that could possibly be anti-her, the discussion became rather escalated. I took it up with good 'ol Larry and we're now having a retard meeting tomorrow morning. I call it that because words will be exchanged, but no changes will be made. Everyone knows this.

So I leave work when my day ends, adrenaline high with rage/stress and heck, the universe says, why let the fun end there? Doing 80 on the highway, my car decides it doesn't feel like running anymore and just shuts off. No warning, it just stops. I barely get i off the road in time. You can imagine my emotions now.........so I reach for my cell phone, SURE, GREAT TIME for the battery to die!!! That's EXACTLY WHY I HAVE A CELL PHONE!! For JUST this exact reason! I drive a shit box! IF this were to happen, I"m ok, I have a phone! Not this time sucka!!! *sigh* Holding back the tears from exhaustion/stress, I begin the hike. I make it about 10 mins down the road (really not that bad) and get to a roadside nursery. The two gentlemen who worked there could not have been more angelic. By the time I made it into their office, I was sweaty (its 32 degress and humid, I'm wearing a dark orange top and black jeans), I have tears clearly welling up in my eyes and got that shaky voice thing going on and all I can say when they ask how they can help, is, "ph-ph-ph-ca-can I please use a phone?" They get out of me that my car, blah blah blah....they're *super* kind. I call my father in law who  by the gtrace of God just so happened to be home..........he's on his way to rescue me. In the mean time, the gentlemen offer me anything and everything, including their lunch...lol...I accepted a pepsi and the one apologized that he was fresh out of rum to spice it up. This got me lethargically giggling and I accepted the ride back to my car.

Sitting in my car, about 15 mins later, an OPP car pulls up behind me. Hell, why not...he was of course, SUPER cute and in full gear for some reason, complete with the perfect set of shades on...damn.....ahem, anyway, he helped me move my car further off the road to a safer location and promised to return a while later to make sure a)I was ok and b)that my ride actually came. I never did get to see him again at dad arrived.

So Dad takes me into Guelph to the mechanics...my car will be towed and they will call me at some point tomorrow with the quote. Sure, call on Wednesday when pay day is on Thursday...excellent....Oh, the other plus was that Dad lent me his car so that I could get to work and this dreaded meeting tomorrow.

Shit shit shit shit shit shit day. I'll be taking a sleep aid tonight because I know damn well this brain isn't going to shut itself off. Wow...

Ok, waiting for Matt to call so I can tell him all this........

I'm not nuts. My friends know this.

2008-07-05T21:08:00Z

So last night I got little to no sleep because I was being INCREDIBLY bothered by the ghosties. Dorks....they weren't playing fair *at all* and poor Matt was not able to help. Anyway, I think I got about 10 minuets in there.....

This morning Matt and I went to Crawford Lake to do some hiking. We had a great time, save for the fact that most of our hike was spent walking amongst swarms and swarms of mosquitos.....next time, wear bug spray. Big time. We had a great time, took some fun pictures (on facebook) and are looking forward to going again.

When we got home, I lasted for maybe an hour then literally passed out. I barely made it to my bed before I just fell asleep. I woke a couple hours later to Thor licking my toes....sheesh. So here it is, nearly 5pm, I've got dinner almost made (although tonight seems to be one of those nights where dinner is made and we eat at our leisure) and I'm ready for bed again.

Tonight I plan on lounging around until about 8, then off to bed. Tomorrow, Matt is at the dojo all day, so I'll be able to get through my list of stuff that I usually do on weekends. I'll have a busy non-relaxing day, but a productive one.

NIX

2008-07-04T18:58:21Z

Be around Sunday....I miss you and I'm trying to find a time to call. Sunday work for you?

Happy Birthday Canada!!

2008-07-01T22:10:46Z

*WOOT* There....that was my party contribution.....

Last night I came home from class to find Matt, Dave and John all at my place, beer cans/bottles everywhere, 1.5 boxes of pizza and the three lazily spread out over my living room. I have to say, it was an oddly welcome sight to come home to. We stayed up late and then slept in this morning. What a treat!!

This morning we went out to a place called Cora's for breakfast. *Good* brekky....then Matt and I spent the rest of the day doing *nothing*....wait, we got a laundry done...that's about it. I felt semi-bad that we didn't do anything on such a perfect day...I mean perfect...it was about 27 today, pure sun, no humidity...it was a dream. I spent time out on the balcony with the cats reading/studying, and then most of the day vegged out in front of the tube...something I really really don't do much. I have to say, it sure was nice!

Tomorrow I have another Naturopath appointment. I look forward to those. I'll be off to work afterward, then gym, then done. Matt and I have decided that I need to stop baking those brownies....my god they're good...my latest batch had Crispy Crunch bars in them.....amazing....but see, they're that good that you sit and eat the entire damn pan before they're cool, sooooo, yeah, need to take a break from baking. Kind of countering all the work I'm doing at the gym.

Anyway, not much to report. I really wish I could just take the rest of the week off, but alas, a paycheck must come from somewhere, and once again, I did not win the lotto...*sigh* lol