7P

in response to Technopagan23’s question…
Yes there are more in there

Tee hee.

Hi KateMary. Waving from the other side of the world
LOL

Also the other boys have decided that I am an ok ‘Mom’

Due to an assumed brain tumor. We had to put down one of our pet Rats.

Spot
04/01/07 ~ 11/17/08

No I’m not building a bunker… yet.. lol

Been dealing with shyte.

::Examples::

Work is getting jumpy. A (pre-work) friend and I are having difficulties. He keeps accusing me of ’sabotaging’ him. Excerpt from chat this am
him: “I can tell you and Xx talked: have new items he’s whacking me on . . . .
me: huh?
him: LOL Now, among other things, I’m being written up for not entering orders into the system.”

Now while it is true that ‘him’ sometimes does not enter orders into the system, I have not commented to Xx, our boss, about it. This last “one on one” meeting with our boss (a monthly event) we barely mentioned “Him” at all. This is something that can be easily tracked by the computer system- yet he was accusing me…

This Friend has been a friend for about 10 years, a fellow team-member at our place of employment for about 3 years, and my direct supervisor for over a year.

Not to mention that we work in a town that does it’s level best to destroy business. And corporate is All about the Mighty Dollar! (don’t blame them, capitalism and all..)
Hard to make the corporate imposed budget plan when they do not allow advertising, all we are can do is say yes to any work that comes in the door, and try to Upsell the jobs we do get. I, among others, have volunteered to go out in the street and beat people up and drag them in and make them place orders.. lol

Also on the work front.
I would love to find a different job. As would my husband.
He was looking forward to getting laid off about a month ago. (decent severance pkg.) He also has a job lined up in another town. So it woulda been kinda like paid vacation for a few weeks. However: his current employer decided to retain One worker in One position, and ya know- if you refuse to work when they offer you a job… so he’s stuck there for a while longer. sigh. As am I
And- this other job he is waiting for- is in a town about 50 miles away, so until we can sell the house and move, he will be working down there and crashing on a friends couch during the week. joy. not.
And I don’t want to go out and get a new job locally, to then just up and move… So I’m kinda stuck too until things work out.

Helped my sister move into her new place.
Then a few weeks later her son moves out– way out, to North Dakota! (yikes)
A month or so after that, my sister calls me and asks if I want, or know anyone who would want, the Rats back. Now these boys were born in my livingroom, I hand raised them. Literally, fed them baby food off my fingers when they were little kid-rats. So of course I feel obligated. They are good boys, mostly. Spot has issues, I think something is majorly wrong with him. As in ToTheBone Through my finger OwOWOw. Healed up now. And he has been segregated from his brothers because he has been trying to Fraternally-Neuter poor Wiley. Unacceptable. Anyway, so I have 7 beady eyes looking at me (did I mention Spot only has one eye?) and I’m sure there will be more stories forthcoming about them.

As you can see, they are Soooo Abused! lol

On another pet front, Mina- our dog, is getting older. Developing grey hairs in her eyebrows, and now those little liposarcomas (fatty knob tumors under skin) so we are watching her closely for signs…

Did I mention I HATE working swing shift??
It was bad enough when the hubby worked graveyard, but now we have different weekends too. But now- not only do I work the shift that is the least compatible with my circadian rhythms, but I no longer get to have any days off with my S.O.

So sorry if I haven’t been as blogingly productive lately. But I’ve been just trying to get by. Take each day, and try to get to the end of it without screaming, or geting arrested for homicide, or anything like that.

For the last few months “survivalism” included day to day. Work, relationships, doing dishes, folding laundry, etc.

Busy working on other things right now. Just letting the world know I haven’t forgotten about it/you.

Dear Mr. Obama:

Nuff said.

Good grief.

Global warming
Mini ice-age
The threat of nuclear war with Iran/India/China/Russia and who knows who else?
Rock and Hardplace for presidents (Palin might be the only saving grace…)
Rising food prices
Rising cost of living
Stagnant wages
Rising taxes
No… Palin is insane too. dang

Lowering average intelligence
Most TV sucks
Shipping jobs overseas
Importing cheap labor
“Buy our techno-crap” and insulate yourself from your neighbors
“Watch our sitcom/’reality tv’ crap” and insulate yourself from your own life”
All the corporate folk thinking they know what is best for us
All the government folk thinking they know what is best for us
Earthquake, Tornado, Hurricane
And I swear if I hear another sentence involving “those ones” or “more funner” or the word ‘Disorientated’ — I’m not sure what I will do…

We need a plan. But a plan works only if everyone involved is working on it.
Argh.

I found this online, it appears to be a good yardstick for many uses.

CONSIDERATIONS

1. This person acts:
A) Consistently. B) Inconsistently. C) I’m unsure.
2. This person exhibits behavior that is:
A) Considerate. B) Occasionally hurtful. C) Unruly/destructive.
3. This person’s general mood is:
A) Normally positive. B) Frequently depressive. C) Often desperate.
4. This person has created:
A) No conflict. B) Some conflict. C) Constant conflict.
5. I trust what this person says and does:
A) Implicitly. B) Occasionally. C) Rarely.
6. This person makes me feel:
A) Proud/Secure. B) Uncertain/Insecure. C) Scared/Impending doom.
7. This person fosters:
A) Perfect love and trust. B) Group suspicion. C) Paranoia/In-fighting.
8. This person projects:
A) Calm, personal power. B) Vacillating ability. C) An itch to curse.
9. This person learns from mistakes:
A) Usually. B) Rarely. C) Never.
10. This person completes plans:
A) Frequently. B) Occasionally. C) Rarely.

A high preponderance of “A“s indicates the person will probably be a stable person.

Several “B“s indicates it may be risky to try to associate with the person.

Any “C“s, and the person is possibly dangerous.