Monday, August 25, 2008
I smell a rat....
Literally. My desk smells like a dead rodent but I'm the only one that can smell it! It's lunch time and I've already got the worst headache and I felt like barfing once. I couldn't smell the dead rat anymore though so that probably means that I got used to it and when I get back to work it will assault me again! I know this is gross but I hope the smell gets worse so that someone else smells it and rectifies the situation!!!! I think the bastard died between my desk and the wall because I can't find him anyway.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Moving On Over....
To the Criminal department!
I applied for a transfer a few weeks ago because I just couldn't do Traffic anymore and they accepted me! I knew they would because that office works closely with my mom's office and my mom is the supervisor so naturally she's in contact with the Criminal supervisor all the time. Luckily for me the supervisor in Criminal (Pam) really likes my mom so naturally she'll like me.... or so I hope. I had a hard time deciding to make the switch because I really like most of my coworkers in traffic and my boss is so easy going. But on the other hand I'm sick of the work and I'm not going to go anywhere there because you need experience in the court to be able to move up so I had to do what I had to do! I don't know when I start over there yet but I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. It's normal stuff though like I'm worried that I won't make friends over there and I'm nervous about going from knowing a heck of a lot about what I do to not knowing very much and having to learn all over again. But it should be a new challenge and it should be fun and I'm definitely ready for change!
Andrew and I went to a birthday party for my friend's sons today. They turned 3 and 4 - she's crazy, I know. It was pretty fun and the kids liked our gifts so that was a bonus. Andrew is bugging me again about having kids. He just doesn't understand how much work really goes into a kid. They are not cute little well behaved babies 24/7. And you KNOW I'll be the one that has to get up at night to take care of them because he won't wake up and I'll be the one that takes care of them 90% of the time because of his work schedule and that's not even considering the 40 weeks of pregnancy and LABOR! The idiot gave a one year old some play dough today at the party and before I could say "Don't, she'll eat it" she put it in her mouth and I had to fish it out and I'd just met the kid 1/2 hour before! Luckily her mom was easy going...
In other care-giving news Cocoa ate an entire bar of soap and the proceeded to vomit it up all night long. Luckily my friend had made the soap and it was all natural. She owns this business called Cupcake Bath Shoppe where she makes all her own soaps. I'm actually going to be doing some craft fairs with her shortly so I'm pretty excited about that. One is in October in Yuba City and the other is in November in Colusa. I don't know how the Yuba City one is going to go down but the Colusa one is huge. It's like one of the biggest things that little city sees all year so I'm pretty excited about that. Plus my in-laws live there and know a ton of people so hopefully my last name will sale a few things :). Oh, my bastard dogs picked up Kennel Cough at the park so they're popping more pills than Amy Winehouse right now (I don't even know if she pops pills but it's the first druggy I could think of). I should seriously buy some stock in Kraft Cheese because we go through it by the ton whenever they get sick. One of the perks of having labs is that they'll eat anything and they rarely chew which makes it great for giving them meds. I mean, after eating an entire bar of soap (which takes some serious effort) those pills probably taste pretty damn good!
I applied for a transfer a few weeks ago because I just couldn't do Traffic anymore and they accepted me! I knew they would because that office works closely with my mom's office and my mom is the supervisor so naturally she's in contact with the Criminal supervisor all the time. Luckily for me the supervisor in Criminal (Pam) really likes my mom so naturally she'll like me.... or so I hope. I had a hard time deciding to make the switch because I really like most of my coworkers in traffic and my boss is so easy going. But on the other hand I'm sick of the work and I'm not going to go anywhere there because you need experience in the court to be able to move up so I had to do what I had to do! I don't know when I start over there yet but I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. It's normal stuff though like I'm worried that I won't make friends over there and I'm nervous about going from knowing a heck of a lot about what I do to not knowing very much and having to learn all over again. But it should be a new challenge and it should be fun and I'm definitely ready for change!
Andrew and I went to a birthday party for my friend's sons today. They turned 3 and 4 - she's crazy, I know. It was pretty fun and the kids liked our gifts so that was a bonus. Andrew is bugging me again about having kids. He just doesn't understand how much work really goes into a kid. They are not cute little well behaved babies 24/7. And you KNOW I'll be the one that has to get up at night to take care of them because he won't wake up and I'll be the one that takes care of them 90% of the time because of his work schedule and that's not even considering the 40 weeks of pregnancy and LABOR! The idiot gave a one year old some play dough today at the party and before I could say "Don't, she'll eat it" she put it in her mouth and I had to fish it out and I'd just met the kid 1/2 hour before! Luckily her mom was easy going...
In other care-giving news Cocoa ate an entire bar of soap and the proceeded to vomit it up all night long. Luckily my friend had made the soap and it was all natural. She owns this business called Cupcake Bath Shoppe where she makes all her own soaps. I'm actually going to be doing some craft fairs with her shortly so I'm pretty excited about that. One is in October in Yuba City and the other is in November in Colusa. I don't know how the Yuba City one is going to go down but the Colusa one is huge. It's like one of the biggest things that little city sees all year so I'm pretty excited about that. Plus my in-laws live there and know a ton of people so hopefully my last name will sale a few things :). Oh, my bastard dogs picked up Kennel Cough at the park so they're popping more pills than Amy Winehouse right now (I don't even know if she pops pills but it's the first druggy I could think of). I should seriously buy some stock in Kraft Cheese because we go through it by the ton whenever they get sick. One of the perks of having labs is that they'll eat anything and they rarely chew which makes it great for giving them meds. I mean, after eating an entire bar of soap (which takes some serious effort) those pills probably taste pretty damn good!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The zoo is not just for kids anymore....
Sunday Andrew and I got up at the butt crack of dawn to meet my friend, Michelle, and her family at the San Francisco Zoo. S.F. is only about an hour and a half away from us but who wants to get up at 7:00 on a Sunday? Ok, I admit it - I do if an outing is involved. Andrew... not so much. I was excited though because I hadn't been to a zoo in years and the last one I went to was the Sacramento zoo which really sucks these day. Their animals keep dying and they don't replace them. Plus the S.F. zoo is right on the ocean and the weather was an amazing 78 degrees. Y'all might have heard about the S.F. zoo last Christmas when one of the tigers jumped out of it's 12 foot cage and ate a teenager. It wasn't the dead teenagers fault though, it was the fault of his dumb friend who was antagonizing the tiger. IDIOTS.
Anyway, the zoo was loads of fun but of course they rainforest exhibit was closed which figures because that's the one I wanted to see the most. Here's some pictures for your enjoyment.
The county fair opens up tomorrow and for us small towners that's a big freaking deal. Our county fair is the last free county fair in all of Califorina! Pretty special huh? I think what it really means is that we spend so much money on booze and food that they don't need to charge admission. But whatever, I'm ready to eat me some corn dogs and watch a good ol' fashioned destruction derby!
Anyway, the zoo was loads of fun but of course they rainforest exhibit was closed which figures because that's the one I wanted to see the most. Here's some pictures for your enjoyment.
The county fair opens up tomorrow and for us small towners that's a big freaking deal. Our county fair is the last free county fair in all of Califorina! Pretty special huh? I think what it really means is that we spend so much money on booze and food that they don't need to charge admission. But whatever, I'm ready to eat me some corn dogs and watch a good ol' fashioned destruction derby!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wow, I suck at blogging
I just haven't felt any urges to blog lately. I read blogs... but I never post my own. Sheer laziness I guess. So I guess one could say I've been busy. Work is pretty all consuming right now and doesn't leave me much energy after work to do much. We bought an eliptical machine and a bike for Andrew in an attempt to not be so fat. The idea is that eventually I'll lose some weight and then maybe I can have a baby but for now that's a pretty far off goal. I have been getting up early about 3 times a week to pump out 10 mins on the eliptical machine. 10 mins is hard, ok? It kicks my ass! Eventually I'll work myself up.... or I'll just start sleeping in. One of the two. Gidget is on a diet too so we bought a "chuck it" and have been taking her to the dog park. I even started monitoring their food instead of letting them pig out like I used to. It's a sad time at Casa de Kaba.
Last weekend was a blast though. We went to The Punchline Comedy club for my friend's birthday and saw John Capparillo. I had no freaking idea who he was but my friend informed us that he's on CMT's Mobile Home Disasters. I was a bit surprised as I'm a die hard country fan and she's.... not so much. But whatever, I laughed my ass off!! All three of the comics were hilarious which doesn't usually happen too often. Usually the first guy gets a few chuckles, the second guy has a few really good ones, and the third guy splits your gut but this time I had a stomach ache before the headline even took the stage! Andrew was DYING. I literally thought he was going to laugh so hard that he would forget to breate and he would die. He made it ok though.
Sunday we went boating with my family and they had this new toy which is basically a floating couch. It seats 3 people and when you get that much weight on it and you start hitting waves you catch some serious air. It was a blast but I paid for it the next day in my arms! It actually managed to help my back though because I'd been having pain in my tail bone for the last few months and after getting jerked around on that floating couch thing the pain went away! So much cheaper and more entertaining than seeing a chiropractor...
I applied for a tranfer at work to the Criminal department. I just told my boss today that I had applied. I was scared to tell her but she was really nice and encouraging about it and she said she understood me wanting to get more experience and they would be lucky to have me. She's probably on the phone with someone cussing me right now but oh well, I hopefully won't have to deal with it for too much longer.
This weekend I have a going away party to attend for my last partner at the counter and then Sunday we're going to the San Francisco zoo with my friend and her kids. I'm pretty excited about it! Yeah so the tiger ate someone on Christmas last year... I'll just have to refrain from dangling my feet over it'2 12 foot cage like the last guy did. In any case, it should be fun :)
Last weekend was a blast though. We went to The Punchline Comedy club for my friend's birthday and saw John Capparillo. I had no freaking idea who he was but my friend informed us that he's on CMT's Mobile Home Disasters. I was a bit surprised as I'm a die hard country fan and she's.... not so much. But whatever, I laughed my ass off!! All three of the comics were hilarious which doesn't usually happen too often. Usually the first guy gets a few chuckles, the second guy has a few really good ones, and the third guy splits your gut but this time I had a stomach ache before the headline even took the stage! Andrew was DYING. I literally thought he was going to laugh so hard that he would forget to breate and he would die. He made it ok though.
Sunday we went boating with my family and they had this new toy which is basically a floating couch. It seats 3 people and when you get that much weight on it and you start hitting waves you catch some serious air. It was a blast but I paid for it the next day in my arms! It actually managed to help my back though because I'd been having pain in my tail bone for the last few months and after getting jerked around on that floating couch thing the pain went away! So much cheaper and more entertaining than seeing a chiropractor...
I applied for a tranfer at work to the Criminal department. I just told my boss today that I had applied. I was scared to tell her but she was really nice and encouraging about it and she said she understood me wanting to get more experience and they would be lucky to have me. She's probably on the phone with someone cussing me right now but oh well, I hopefully won't have to deal with it for too much longer.
This weekend I have a going away party to attend for my last partner at the counter and then Sunday we're going to the San Francisco zoo with my friend and her kids. I'm pretty excited about it! Yeah so the tiger ate someone on Christmas last year... I'll just have to refrain from dangling my feet over it'2 12 foot cage like the last guy did. In any case, it should be fun :)
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Everybody's Working for the Weekend...
At least that's how I feel lately. And the weekend is finally here!! WOOHOO!!!! The weekdays are become unbearable. I want to look for a new job so badly but then again I don't want to be the "new" girl who doesn't know shit. But in any case it's SATURDAY!!!!!! And I have a full 48 hours to do whatever I want!! And what might I have on the agenda you ask? Well this morning I'm taking Gidget to get a booster shot, then I'm cleaning the house which will probably take the better part of the day, then it's dinner with Andrew and maybe a movie. Tomorrow I'm going to sleep in until I can't possibly sleep anymore, then I'm going to lounge around the house reading and watching movies and trying to make the last few hours of my freedom last as long as humanly possible. For those of you who work full time you know that this means that right now it might be 8:07 am on a Saturday but in about 15 mins it will be Sunday night and I'll be dreading the coming week.
I'm really itching to go to Tahoe now thanks to Carina. I want to lounge around on a porch in the fresh mountain air and read a book or go to sit by the lake and relax. I have to get out of this smoky valley! I wonder when California will stop burning? It seems like every year it gets worse, and worse, and worse. I heard on the news that the Butte County fire might have been intentionally set!!!! Butte county has been on fire for the better half of a month now. If someone set that shit intentially they are going to go away for a long, long time. Why are people so stupid?? I also want to take a roadtrip to Oregon and go to a drive thru animal park and ride dune buggies on the sand dunes. On top of that I want to take Andrew to Disneyland since he's never been. I just need a vacation!!!
I'm really itching to go to Tahoe now thanks to Carina. I want to lounge around on a porch in the fresh mountain air and read a book or go to sit by the lake and relax. I have to get out of this smoky valley! I wonder when California will stop burning? It seems like every year it gets worse, and worse, and worse. I heard on the news that the Butte County fire might have been intentionally set!!!! Butte county has been on fire for the better half of a month now. If someone set that shit intentially they are going to go away for a long, long time. Why are people so stupid?? I also want to take a roadtrip to Oregon and go to a drive thru animal park and ride dune buggies on the sand dunes. On top of that I want to take Andrew to Disneyland since he's never been. I just need a vacation!!!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I See Stupid People
I've had that saying stuck in my head all day!!! Probably because I do see stupid people every day that I have to go to work!
Sooooo.... anything interesting happening out there? Nothing here. It's almost too mellow. I might have a break down any day now from sheer boredom. Work sucks very much bad but you already knew that already. Andrew's official last day at his job was yesterday. He's officially self employed. Keep your fingers crossed that it works out. Better yet cross your fingers and hope that he makes so much money that I don't have to work and I can live out my dream of staying home and baking cookies and pushing my offspring around in jogging strollers (of which I will never use for actual real life jogging).
I just finished reading this book called "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides. It was oddly intriging. It's about a Greek girl who is genetically a boy but lives as a girl until she's like 14. It sounds crazy and when I first started reading it I was thinking "what the hell have I got myself into" but I ended up really getting into it. It won a Pulitzer Prize so apparently I'm not alone. It turns out a friend of mine has also read it and enjoyed it as well. Currently I'm reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter." I'm having a hard time with it because I cheated and watched the Lifetime movie that was based off the book. Actually I might have watched it twice. What? My mom wanted to watch it and it was on my DVR. I had to watch it with her otherwise that would have just been rude. Next up is "The Glass Castle." I read alot. Oh and my new obsession is E True Hollywood Story.
OHHH!!! Speaking of stupid people - someone spit gum on my truck today!! ASSHOLES!! And of course it's like 90 something degrees so it melted and ran down the side of the door and when I tried to clean it off it smeared everywhere. Andrew is NOT going to be happy. Why do people do that shit?? I mean seriously!?!?!? Why??? This is a prime example of why I hate people. Bastards.
Sooooo.... anything interesting happening out there? Nothing here. It's almost too mellow. I might have a break down any day now from sheer boredom. Work sucks very much bad but you already knew that already. Andrew's official last day at his job was yesterday. He's officially self employed. Keep your fingers crossed that it works out. Better yet cross your fingers and hope that he makes so much money that I don't have to work and I can live out my dream of staying home and baking cookies and pushing my offspring around in jogging strollers (of which I will never use for actual real life jogging).
I just finished reading this book called "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides. It was oddly intriging. It's about a Greek girl who is genetically a boy but lives as a girl until she's like 14. It sounds crazy and when I first started reading it I was thinking "what the hell have I got myself into" but I ended up really getting into it. It won a Pulitzer Prize so apparently I'm not alone. It turns out a friend of mine has also read it and enjoyed it as well. Currently I'm reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter." I'm having a hard time with it because I cheated and watched the Lifetime movie that was based off the book. Actually I might have watched it twice. What? My mom wanted to watch it and it was on my DVR. I had to watch it with her otherwise that would have just been rude. Next up is "The Glass Castle." I read alot. Oh and my new obsession is E True Hollywood Story.
OHHH!!! Speaking of stupid people - someone spit gum on my truck today!! ASSHOLES!! And of course it's like 90 something degrees so it melted and ran down the side of the door and when I tried to clean it off it smeared everywhere. Andrew is NOT going to be happy. Why do people do that shit?? I mean seriously!?!?!? Why??? This is a prime example of why I hate people. Bastards.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
I'm Sirius, Man!
So I finally broke down and bought myself a Sirius radio. My mother in law had given me a gift certificate for Radio Shack like 6 months ago to buy one and I never got around to it. I figured they'd be having good sales today so I got all pumped up and did my research and everything and of course there's no sale. Bastards. I got a Starmate 4. It's not the newest or the fanciest model on the market but I like it because it's on the smaller side and as long as I can rewind and listen to my classic country I'm good. So I'm pretty excited about that.
I should have known that there wouldn't be any good sales today because I already had my stroke of good luck for the week. I went down to the Social Security Office to apply for my new name and there was like a bazillion people in there. Some old dude was bitching about his 45 minute wait so after I told a computer why I was there and received my number I settled in for some cell phone Tetris. I only got through one game and they called my number!! I thought they had screwed up because I was the last person to arrive and surely the people behind me were going to rip me away from the window by my hair (they were seriously ruder than the customers at my office!!). I asked the guy if he was sure he called the right number because there was plenty of people that arrived after me and he said that he was new and only knew how to do the change of name applications!!! Woohoo!! That totally rocked! Only bad part was that it takes 24 hours for it to roll over to DMV so now I have to take more time off work to go to DMV. Grr... I think our DMV is open one Saturday a month though.
Tomorow we're going to Indian Valley Reservoir for a day of boating and BBQ'ing. I have a feeling the water level is going to be waaaaay down and there's probably going to be more boats than water but oh well... it will be nice to get away for a day and spend some time with the family.
I should have known that there wouldn't be any good sales today because I already had my stroke of good luck for the week. I went down to the Social Security Office to apply for my new name and there was like a bazillion people in there. Some old dude was bitching about his 45 minute wait so after I told a computer why I was there and received my number I settled in for some cell phone Tetris. I only got through one game and they called my number!! I thought they had screwed up because I was the last person to arrive and surely the people behind me were going to rip me away from the window by my hair (they were seriously ruder than the customers at my office!!). I asked the guy if he was sure he called the right number because there was plenty of people that arrived after me and he said that he was new and only knew how to do the change of name applications!!! Woohoo!! That totally rocked! Only bad part was that it takes 24 hours for it to roll over to DMV so now I have to take more time off work to go to DMV. Grr... I think our DMV is open one Saturday a month though.
Tomorow we're going to Indian Valley Reservoir for a day of boating and BBQ'ing. I have a feeling the water level is going to be waaaaay down and there's probably going to be more boats than water but oh well... it will be nice to get away for a day and spend some time with the family.
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