I hope my sister reads this today so she can know I am sorry I lashed out at her yesterday. I was so frustrated with cheeto's current bullshit I told her that the next time she talks to that piece of shit who provided sperm for my existence to see if he was happy. If he felt safer now. If he enjoyed being a fucking nazi. She had to take the heat for something I should have said directly to him but I won't lower myself to even talking to him. Or any like him. Every day brings new horrors. And now this morning I wake up to a $600 insurance bill for B, Peter Capaldi leaving the Doctor, and I haven't even read the news yet. No wonder I am fucking feeling depressed again. Fuck this world and everything in it.
I spent the day going through new material. I have a class tomorrow that is new for me and I had to walk through the whole thing. Took me six hours which means it should be a full day. I have only 5 students tomorrow. Now on Thursday for some bonehead reason they allowed 20 to sign up for the morning session. We are trying to move some of them around, but so far no responses. Asshats.
Around 7 we got a package from UPS. Christmas stuff from MI finally. Some ornaments, a pair of jeans and a hoodie for B, and a plate she made while she was back there. We then decided to watch Princess Bride. Needed something to take our minds off the world.
Went to bed around 11. Today I need to run through all the classes and make sure the fonts all line up. I noticed some issues yesterday while I was doing things. Hopefully I can fix it all before I have to present any of them. Fun stuff.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Y8 D249
Another year almost over. Just a few more months. Assuming we're all still here and not locked away in some camp for refusing to become nazis. I really hope the DNC, red states, misogynists, the uneducated, and the bible thumpers are all proud of themselves. Boy, America sure is great again! Gosh, it's so fucking swell!
Took B to the doctor where they gave her a new prescription. Let's see if this does any good. It's a blood thinner for blood pressure but as a side effect reduces and helps prevent migraines. I think she has a fucking brain tumor personally. Time will tell. Apparently I have woken up angry. What a shock. The world disgusts me and makes me angry just being awake. Lovely.
After the doctor we ran some errands. Target, Best Buy, home. She napped. I played WoW. Finished Loremaster. Am happy about that. Pretty big accomplishment. Now to finish Legion. That's the next milestone. Yeah right. There's a 1000 other things still left to do. Exploration. Quests. Side things. Get your money's worth for sure.
Had leftovers for dinner. Helped her with some drawing stuff she is working on. Went to bed. I have a run through of a class today, 5 on Wednesday then TWENTY FIVE on Thursday. I am not sure how to handle that many students in one class, but whatever. I have done it before and will do it again. Makes for a 15,000 week with only two days of teaching. No complaints on that.
Took B to the doctor where they gave her a new prescription. Let's see if this does any good. It's a blood thinner for blood pressure but as a side effect reduces and helps prevent migraines. I think she has a fucking brain tumor personally. Time will tell. Apparently I have woken up angry. What a shock. The world disgusts me and makes me angry just being awake. Lovely.
After the doctor we ran some errands. Target, Best Buy, home. She napped. I played WoW. Finished Loremaster. Am happy about that. Pretty big accomplishment. Now to finish Legion. That's the next milestone. Yeah right. There's a 1000 other things still left to do. Exploration. Quests. Side things. Get your money's worth for sure.
Had leftovers for dinner. Helped her with some drawing stuff she is working on. Went to bed. I have a run through of a class today, 5 on Wednesday then TWENTY FIVE on Thursday. I am not sure how to handle that many students in one class, but whatever. I have done it before and will do it again. Makes for a 15,000 week with only two days of teaching. No complaints on that.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Y8 D248
I am glad I got out of Chicago when I did. I wouldn't have wanted to be at any major airport yesterday. SFO, JFK, ORD and many more saw protests yesterday regarding the detainment of human lives. The upside is late last night the ACLU managed to get a Federal judge to put a kibosh on the ban and get people out of detainment at airports. A small victory, but one nonetheless. People got to be with their families and get out. The biggest joke from yesterday was when you looked at the list of 'banned' countries. The three major ones which have always been the real source of where 'terrorists' come from, were not included. Gee. Maybe because you have property and businesses there cheeto? Maybe because you're a two faced hypocritical piece of shit?
We did a bunch of little things yesterday. Including getting the new cat wheel put together. They have yet to take to it but we will continue to try and train them. One is interested one is not. We have 30 days before we are stuck with it so a little training every day.
Paid bills, did my timesheet, and did my expense report. Got all that out of the way so as not have to worry about any of it Monday. I only teach three days next week and didn't want that admin stuff hanging over my head. I did really well on this last trip. 4 days in Chicago and spent $1000 total on everything. Not too shabby.
Had Indian food last night. Haven't had that in quite a while. Was really good. I can't believe it's taken us 18 months to find a good Indian place to eat at, but we found one and that's what counts.
I deleted my Instagram account yesterday. Facebook is next. Here's what I wrote to summarize why:
Yeah, I am really struggling to figure out where they get there info. One friend suggested I am in the other people's contact lists, but why would I be? If I am, then those people need to really clean their contact list out. I was getting recommendations for people I briefly worked with 15 years ago. If I am in your contact list still, clean house man.
B has a doctor appointment today. She had her 6th day of migraines in a row last night. It started when we got back from dinner. She had to sit in the dark and wrapped her head in a heating blanket to get it to calm down. We are hoping the doctor can give some guidance on how to track. We don't expect her to fix it, but at least track it. Then we can narrow down what is going on with her head.
We did a bunch of little things yesterday. Including getting the new cat wheel put together. They have yet to take to it but we will continue to try and train them. One is interested one is not. We have 30 days before we are stuck with it so a little training every day.
Paid bills, did my timesheet, and did my expense report. Got all that out of the way so as not have to worry about any of it Monday. I only teach three days next week and didn't want that admin stuff hanging over my head. I did really well on this last trip. 4 days in Chicago and spent $1000 total on everything. Not too shabby.
Had Indian food last night. Haven't had that in quite a while. Was really good. I can't believe it's taken us 18 months to find a good Indian place to eat at, but we found one and that's what counts.
I deleted my Instagram account yesterday. Facebook is next. Here's what I wrote to summarize why:
To anyone who follows me on Instagram:
After being on there for many years, I just deleted my account. This account will be going soon too.
My biggest issue and reason? "Recommended for you". Now, for most people they just see that as an annoyance, and so did I for the longest time. Then I really started looking at the list of who it was suggesting. Some of them made sense but others, not so much. Why are you recommending someone I worked with in 2004 and even earlier. See, there's NO WAY Instagram or Facebook should know I had any relationship. I never have posted ANY data in "places I have worked" or "schools I have attended" or the like. I have never liked a page, followed a 'celebrity', or a company. NO ONE I am currently connected to has any relationship with those people. Where the HELL are you getting this information? I have flat out denied you access to my contacts but some of these "suggestions" wouldn't have been in my contacts since 1999. WHAT THE FUCK? WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THIS INFO? There is no LEGAL or at least ETHICALLY LEGAL way you should know I have any connection to these people. This is not coincidence. You (I am pointing right at you Facebook and Instagram) are doing something shady. Pulling public records maybe? Searching through things you shouldn't be? Regardless of how you're doing it, fuck you. You won't do it to me any longer.
SO to anyone who wants to reach me: snap, twitter, tumblr, email, text. If you see me disappear from your friends list here, it's nothing personal. it's because I have fucking had it.
Yeah, I am really struggling to figure out where they get there info. One friend suggested I am in the other people's contact lists, but why would I be? If I am, then those people need to really clean their contact list out. I was getting recommendations for people I briefly worked with 15 years ago. If I am in your contact list still, clean house man.
B has a doctor appointment today. She had her 6th day of migraines in a row last night. It started when we got back from dinner. She had to sit in the dark and wrapped her head in a heating blanket to get it to calm down. We are hoping the doctor can give some guidance on how to track. We don't expect her to fix it, but at least track it. Then we can narrow down what is going on with her head.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Y8 D247
I slept in this morning. No surprise as I didn't get home until after 9 and ended up staying up until 11:30. Sleeping until 6:30 on a saturday isn't a crime given all that, is it? Ok. Let's start off with something I wrote yesterday. This was in response to someone who was looking for thoughts and opinions on the whole "wall" thing and how we handle undocumented workers here.
Now, how does that all tie to your original comment and post? You say that the cost will rise. I will counter that the cost to the end consumer *may* rise, but doesn't need to. These are large corporations who know exactly what type of labor is being used at their facilities. They have made a choice to employee this labor because it saves them money. Serious money. Not only does it save on straight wages, but the hidden costs of insurance benefits, safety regulations, maternity/paternity leave, vacation time, etc. The list is long as anyone who has been a hiring manager or executive can tell you. The average employee can cost a company 15% - 20% above base salary easily, So they choose to employee lower cost labor at the risk of fines, potential bad press, whatever. Where does all this savings go? Some of it does reflect in the prices you pay at the store, sure. But not all. Again, based on my actual experience and seeing the data come out of these companies, there is a lot more markup than any of you will ever realize, I have seen 900% markup in the pharmaceutical industry for example. Let that sink in. 900% markup.
Then where does the money go? Some of it goes back into equipment, R&D, and the like. But as many a farm hand will tell you, most are dealing with aging equipment, equipment in need of repair, and are doing the best they can. No the bulk of the money is going into executive salaries. Yes, that sounds like a whiny conspiracy theory, but in a lot of these companies, it is the truth. I have been one of those in higher management at a large corporation and at one point my bonus check was more than what many people in the mid-west make in a 2 year period. I "earned" it by reducing my staff costs (aka firing people) and bringing my department in under budget. A fellow executive was given a Cobra 427 as a bonus for his performance. None of this is ever seen by the average person, because certain things become tax write-offs and fly under the radar when a company shows 'how much it pays executives'. No one cares about base salary after a certain level. It's the perks and bonuses. I am not immune to this even today. I am writing this on a brand new $3000 MacBook Pro which was a 'gift' from my company.
If we want to maintain the cost of our current goods while at the same time ensuring we are hiring labor that is documented and properly employable in this country, then the focus need to go up the food chain and question the business practices we allow and also turn a blind eye to regularly. When you have a senior VP making hundreds of thousands of dollars more per year than the lowest person, you have a serious disparity. The data has shown time and time again if the senior staff at most companies took a 5% reduction in bonus payout, minimum wage could be raised without an impact to consumer cost in the food industry. Even if companies replaced their current labor force with minimum wage unskilled documented labor, a small reduction at the top would easily keep the cost from trickling down to consumers in a harsh way. Lettuce won't go from $1 to $5. Maybe to $1.50 which is more than acceptable.
While we absolutely need to reform and update our policies on immigration, at the same time the conversation needs to be had about what drives these companies to continue to hire and create positions that are open to undocumented labor.
So yeah, that's my opinion on that. But what pisses me off even more this morning is that we have effectively closed our borders while no one was looking. We have stopped the flow of Syrian refugees specifically "Muslim" ones. Only "good Christians" are going to be let in. Good job. We are now a fucked up fascist theocracy. Well done you fucking morons.
Oh and the entire executive team at the State Department just resigned because they couldn't bear the thought of working for "Rex". Rex. Seriously?
I left the hotel around 10 after being bored off my ass. Froze that same ass off driving to the airport, putting in gas, and waiting to check in my car. Got to the terminal around 11:30, the Admiral's club around noon, then sat until 4:30 when it was time to board. Got my upgrade 8 minutes before boarding. Whee! It's a good thing because I was hungry as hell and ended up having a nice dinner of steak with asparagus, shrimp appetizer, salad, and an ice cream sundae. I wasn't able to sleep which is good because I would have just been up even later. Thanks to the length of my flight and the train ride I was able to watch all three episodes of Sherlock. I know some people bashed this season as not as good as prior, but I didn't think it was that bad. There were some self-indulgent moments and the third episode was really odd, but in the end I enjoyed it, especially watching them all in one shot. Made for a more continuous experience. If I had to wait a week between I would have been frustrated. Instead I got to watch a 5 hour move basically. I don't know if I want it back for a 5th season, but I was pretty happy with season 4.
B picked me up, came home, unpacked, relaxed for a while, had donuts I brought from the airport (horchata for her, chocolate almond for me), and then went off to bed. Bunch of little things to do today - bills, groceries, etc. Otherwise, just glad to be home where I can hide from the world.
Here's something to ponder and remember: most small farms are gone. This is due to consolidation of agra into the hands of a few corporations. While these companies may market their products under sweet sounding names like "Uncle John's Small Town Carrots", you will find as you trace the data back, its parent company is a holding company that owns multiple "Uncle John's". And at the end of the day they come from the same plants. This is extremely prevalent for example in the cosmetics industry. This is a 90m dollar a year industry. People who use cosmetic products will tout that "MAC is so much better than Darphin" without ever realizing they are both controlled by Estee Lauder and come from the same factory with the same parent board of directors. The same happens in agra, food service, fashion, etc. We have allowed monopolies to form due to loopholes in the law that allow for LLC and partnerships to control companies without penalty. I have seen this time and again in my 20+ years of doing data science.
Now, how does that all tie to your original comment and post? You say that the cost will rise. I will counter that the cost to the end consumer *may* rise, but doesn't need to. These are large corporations who know exactly what type of labor is being used at their facilities. They have made a choice to employee this labor because it saves them money. Serious money. Not only does it save on straight wages, but the hidden costs of insurance benefits, safety regulations, maternity/paternity leave, vacation time, etc. The list is long as anyone who has been a hiring manager or executive can tell you. The average employee can cost a company 15% - 20% above base salary easily, So they choose to employee lower cost labor at the risk of fines, potential bad press, whatever. Where does all this savings go? Some of it does reflect in the prices you pay at the store, sure. But not all. Again, based on my actual experience and seeing the data come out of these companies, there is a lot more markup than any of you will ever realize, I have seen 900% markup in the pharmaceutical industry for example. Let that sink in. 900% markup.
Then where does the money go? Some of it goes back into equipment, R&D, and the like. But as many a farm hand will tell you, most are dealing with aging equipment, equipment in need of repair, and are doing the best they can. No the bulk of the money is going into executive salaries. Yes, that sounds like a whiny conspiracy theory, but in a lot of these companies, it is the truth. I have been one of those in higher management at a large corporation and at one point my bonus check was more than what many people in the mid-west make in a 2 year period. I "earned" it by reducing my staff costs (aka firing people) and bringing my department in under budget. A fellow executive was given a Cobra 427 as a bonus for his performance. None of this is ever seen by the average person, because certain things become tax write-offs and fly under the radar when a company shows 'how much it pays executives'. No one cares about base salary after a certain level. It's the perks and bonuses. I am not immune to this even today. I am writing this on a brand new $3000 MacBook Pro which was a 'gift' from my company.
If we want to maintain the cost of our current goods while at the same time ensuring we are hiring labor that is documented and properly employable in this country, then the focus need to go up the food chain and question the business practices we allow and also turn a blind eye to regularly. When you have a senior VP making hundreds of thousands of dollars more per year than the lowest person, you have a serious disparity. The data has shown time and time again if the senior staff at most companies took a 5% reduction in bonus payout, minimum wage could be raised without an impact to consumer cost in the food industry. Even if companies replaced their current labor force with minimum wage unskilled documented labor, a small reduction at the top would easily keep the cost from trickling down to consumers in a harsh way. Lettuce won't go from $1 to $5. Maybe to $1.50 which is more than acceptable.
While we absolutely need to reform and update our policies on immigration, at the same time the conversation needs to be had about what drives these companies to continue to hire and create positions that are open to undocumented labor.
So yeah, that's my opinion on that. But what pisses me off even more this morning is that we have effectively closed our borders while no one was looking. We have stopped the flow of Syrian refugees specifically "Muslim" ones. Only "good Christians" are going to be let in. Good job. We are now a fucked up fascist theocracy. Well done you fucking morons.
Oh and the entire executive team at the State Department just resigned because they couldn't bear the thought of working for "Rex". Rex. Seriously?
I left the hotel around 10 after being bored off my ass. Froze that same ass off driving to the airport, putting in gas, and waiting to check in my car. Got to the terminal around 11:30, the Admiral's club around noon, then sat until 4:30 when it was time to board. Got my upgrade 8 minutes before boarding. Whee! It's a good thing because I was hungry as hell and ended up having a nice dinner of steak with asparagus, shrimp appetizer, salad, and an ice cream sundae. I wasn't able to sleep which is good because I would have just been up even later. Thanks to the length of my flight and the train ride I was able to watch all three episodes of Sherlock. I know some people bashed this season as not as good as prior, but I didn't think it was that bad. There were some self-indulgent moments and the third episode was really odd, but in the end I enjoyed it, especially watching them all in one shot. Made for a more continuous experience. If I had to wait a week between I would have been frustrated. Instead I got to watch a 5 hour move basically. I don't know if I want it back for a 5th season, but I was pretty happy with season 4.
B picked me up, came home, unpacked, relaxed for a while, had donuts I brought from the airport (horchata for her, chocolate almond for me), and then went off to bed. Bunch of little things to do today - bills, groceries, etc. Otherwise, just glad to be home where I can hide from the world.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Y8 D246
I am definitely of two minds this morning. On one hand it's nice to not have had to get up at 1am to head off to an airport and be there at 3 in the morning. On the other, I am anxious sitting around. My flight isn't until about 5pm tonight which means realistically I don't need to be at the airport until about 3pm. Even with allowing for 20 minutes of car drop off. Obviously I am not going to sit in the hotel until that late, but it is a bit refreshing to not have to rush. I land at PDX at 7:30 which isn't horribly late, but definitely later than I am used to getting home. So there's that side of it. Oh well. It's a non-stop flight and even without my upgrade it shouldn't be too horrible. I wonder if they posted an upgrade list yet. Let's look... Nope. I don't know where I am on the list. Too early. Oh well.
Class went well. This group was both good and bad for me. They had a lot of energy, asked a lot of questions, were very casual - all of which are good things for my style. They also drained the living shit out of me. Lot of energy expended. I was pretty dead when we finished at 5. Not a whole lot of excitement left in me. Got back to the hotel around 5:30 and was a zombie. Watched some TV and relaxed. Watched Justice League Dark yesterday. Excellent movie! Really really good. Once again the animated movies show how far superior they are to any of the live action movies. This one featured the paranormal side of the Justice League including Constantine, Zantana, Swamp Thing, and of course, Batsy. I tried watching Unfortunate Events but found I couldn't get into it. I will try one more to see if it was my state of mind or the show itself. I feel I may be too old for it. It just doesn't hold my attention.
Went to bed around 10. Tossed and turned a bit but overall managed to sleep well. The squishy pillows bother my neck a bit but otherwise, I'm okay. Breakfast soon, then, who knows. Kill time until about 10 or 11.
Class went well. This group was both good and bad for me. They had a lot of energy, asked a lot of questions, were very casual - all of which are good things for my style. They also drained the living shit out of me. Lot of energy expended. I was pretty dead when we finished at 5. Not a whole lot of excitement left in me. Got back to the hotel around 5:30 and was a zombie. Watched some TV and relaxed. Watched Justice League Dark yesterday. Excellent movie! Really really good. Once again the animated movies show how far superior they are to any of the live action movies. This one featured the paranormal side of the Justice League including Constantine, Zantana, Swamp Thing, and of course, Batsy. I tried watching Unfortunate Events but found I couldn't get into it. I will try one more to see if it was my state of mind or the show itself. I feel I may be too old for it. It just doesn't hold my attention.
Went to bed around 10. Tossed and turned a bit but overall managed to sleep well. The squishy pillows bother my neck a bit but otherwise, I'm okay. Breakfast soon, then, who knows. Kill time until about 10 or 11.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Y8 D245
I had the worst migraine of my entire life last night. It started around 6 and by 8:30 I was in so much pain I had to turn off all the lights in my room and crawled into bed. It was killing me. I kept waking up throughout the night too. It didn't pass until around 1 or 2am. I can still feel it lingering around the edges of my head. I don't know what caused it, just that it debilitated me completely. I couldn't do anything except lay there and suffer. Too much caffeine? Food reaction? Unknown. Just pain. Lovely night for me. Which really sucks because overall it wasn't a bad day or night.
Got onsite yesterday around 7:15, the client was there at 7:20. The room I am in is nice. Oversized, decent projector system, good chairs. The group is a single team who all know each other and work well together. 7 people total. We had a good day with the material. They invited me to a happy hour thing after work and since it had been a good day as a group I went. I didn't drink but we had good conversation and I had some appetizers with them. I left around 6:30 as I could feel the headache or what I thought at the time was a headache starting to come on. I figured it was just a tired headache but no, it evolved.
That was about it for my day. Day two today then back to the room. I don't fly out until around 5pm tomorrow night so I can relax in the morning. Not one of those nights where I have to come back and immediately go to bed. It will be both stressful and relaxing at the same time. Back at home nothing exciting happening. I did talk to B briefly last night before shutting down. No issues which is good. She was going to kill the cats but that's nothing new. UPS was late with a package again which too is nothing new. Maybe someday they will get caught up. Some day...
Got onsite yesterday around 7:15, the client was there at 7:20. The room I am in is nice. Oversized, decent projector system, good chairs. The group is a single team who all know each other and work well together. 7 people total. We had a good day with the material. They invited me to a happy hour thing after work and since it had been a good day as a group I went. I didn't drink but we had good conversation and I had some appetizers with them. I left around 6:30 as I could feel the headache or what I thought at the time was a headache starting to come on. I figured it was just a tired headache but no, it evolved.
That was about it for my day. Day two today then back to the room. I don't fly out until around 5pm tomorrow night so I can relax in the morning. Not one of those nights where I have to come back and immediately go to bed. It will be both stressful and relaxing at the same time. Back at home nothing exciting happening. I did talk to B briefly last night before shutting down. No issues which is good. She was going to kill the cats but that's nothing new. UPS was late with a package again which too is nothing new. Maybe someday they will get caught up. Some day...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Y8 D244
Hello from Chicago! Well technically a suburb just outside Chicago, but still, I am in IL. Whee. As far as travel days go, yesterday wasn't bad. I already had my upgrade confirmed which made things nice. Didn't stress out waiting to be cleared from a list. Left the house at 4:30, got to the airport a little after 5, boarded right on time at 7:30. No issues getting here, landed at 2pm local time. Had some stress trying to find the car. I am not a fan of offsite car rental. I need to factor in the 20 minutes when I go to drop the car off Friday. Luckily I have a late return flight and can take my time. Got to my hotel at 3. No issues with my room. Found a gas station to get some rockstars and snacks. Only issue I had when checking in was a tear in the seat of my chair in the room. It was one of those mesh seats and I made the tear worse when I sat down so I called for a replacement. I ended up having a pizza delivered (hey, I am in Chicago and wanted deep dish, nothing wrong with that) and had pizza in my room. My biggest stress yesterday was stuff at home. The cat wheel arrived and B tried putting it together herself. She ended up breaking a piece and I had to call for a replacement. Luckily they were nice about it and shipped them out priority. It should be there by the time I get home if not sooner. In addition to that, the kid is stressing because she is trying to find a place to live and hasn't heard back from the one she really wants. She is looking at alternatives and is not really happy about her options. She knows she needs a place, but she wants it to be nice. She also needs me to be a co-signer which isn't a problem but I don't have the time right now to be filling out apps or talking with anyone. I told her I would deal with it all on Friday.
In other news, I don't know what to do or how to feel about how things are going in this world. I miss the days when we thought "strategery" was bad. So many little things that everyone is blowing up about. From the gag order on social media accounts, hiring freezes, piss poor supreme court nominations, TPP, and so much more. So many blows to privacy, freedom, and rights all in one week. God job. But how do I change things? I can't march. B is making phone calls to senators and congress persons. She voiced her opinion on Ryan's line. Other than that, what is there to do? And while I know it makes her feel better, I don't feel it accomplishes anything. "Oh look at all these phone messages. Lolz, still going to do what I want because no one can stop me". Short of violence, all this peaceful protest shit accomplishes nothing. Yes, I am cynical. Watched it too many times not to be.
Leaving for the client in about 90 minutes. Need to shower and possibly eat breakfast. Haven't decided yet.
In other news, I don't know what to do or how to feel about how things are going in this world. I miss the days when we thought "strategery" was bad. So many little things that everyone is blowing up about. From the gag order on social media accounts, hiring freezes, piss poor supreme court nominations, TPP, and so much more. So many blows to privacy, freedom, and rights all in one week. God job. But how do I change things? I can't march. B is making phone calls to senators and congress persons. She voiced her opinion on Ryan's line. Other than that, what is there to do? And while I know it makes her feel better, I don't feel it accomplishes anything. "Oh look at all these phone messages. Lolz, still going to do what I want because no one can stop me". Short of violence, all this peaceful protest shit accomplishes nothing. Yes, I am cynical. Watched it too many times not to be.
Leaving for the client in about 90 minutes. Need to shower and possibly eat breakfast. Haven't decided yet.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Y8 D243
I have had it with these shippers. My "overnight" package finally arrived four days late and my 2nd day is finally scheduled to arrive today, 9 days late. Last night really pissed me off. I needed that adapter to arrive in time for today's trip. So I stayed up waiting for UPS to arrive by 8pm. At 8:01 I had to go to Best Buy, purchase an inferior adapter to tide me over and got back at 8:24pm. Guess who fucking shows up at 8:30? UP fucking S. SO now I have to go BACK to Best Buy, return the shitty one and I end up not going to bed until 9:30 to be up at 2:30. FML. Trying to talk to their customer service to try and get an ACCURATE delivery time is useless. "Please watch the website and wait". Fuck. You.
Was up early yesterday to go to the eye doctors. That went fine. No change in my prescription. I need a slightly stronger reading glass than last year, but otherwise, no changes. We also discussed laser surgery. $4000. Ugh, thanks but no thanks.
Got back and worked with B on getting her insurance shit straightened out. They have really fucked her up this year. Turns out no one bothered to enter her into the system correctly and she is in limbo. Hopefully they will get their shit together this week.
Worked on a few client things. Watched some TV, ordered pizza for dinner so we could have leftovers, and then the whole adapter issue. I also had a bit of an advance issue with the client in chicago I will be at this week. Turns out there was a miscommunication. I thought this was two days, he thought it was 1.5 as that's what his budget allowed. I am going to be in town for 2 so fuck it, you're getting 2. He just was adamant he didn't pay for 2. I am like I don't care. I am there, I will teach. End of story.
Leaving at 4:30. Fly out at 8. Land at 2. Direct flight in First Class. At least I will get fed today.
Was up early yesterday to go to the eye doctors. That went fine. No change in my prescription. I need a slightly stronger reading glass than last year, but otherwise, no changes. We also discussed laser surgery. $4000. Ugh, thanks but no thanks.
Got back and worked with B on getting her insurance shit straightened out. They have really fucked her up this year. Turns out no one bothered to enter her into the system correctly and she is in limbo. Hopefully they will get their shit together this week.
Worked on a few client things. Watched some TV, ordered pizza for dinner so we could have leftovers, and then the whole adapter issue. I also had a bit of an advance issue with the client in chicago I will be at this week. Turns out there was a miscommunication. I thought this was two days, he thought it was 1.5 as that's what his budget allowed. I am going to be in town for 2 so fuck it, you're getting 2. He just was adamant he didn't pay for 2. I am like I don't care. I am there, I will teach. End of story.
Leaving at 4:30. Fly out at 8. Land at 2. Direct flight in First Class. At least I will get fed today.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Y8 D242
My first trip of the new year is tomorrow and so far it's starting off okay - I got my upgrade 48 hours in advance. That's how it's supposed to happen. My tier can get notification up to 72 hours in advance. So boom. This is my second year at this tier level which puts me up the ladder a bit if you will. Many of the people I fly with have 5-10 years at my level but every little bit helps.
We went out looking for a rug yesterday and managed to find one. All of our rearranging caused there to be a big amount of white space and a rug filled it nicely. 5'x7'. We also stopped for some groceries for dinner. We have been trying to eat better which means buying fresher stuff at the store which for us involves going to the store more often but in the end I hope it helps.
Did laundry for B. Made dinner. I went to bed later than I wanted because at 9:30 B started a project which she didn't realize would require as much of my assistance as it did. One of the reasons I wanted this new laptop was to be able to push my MacBook Pro down to her. Her old one was just a beast and not doing well at all. That of course means file copying. 100+gb of it. Which had to be done from one of my machines. Ended up going to bed at 11:30. Very tired this morning.
Eye doctor appointment then a bunch of work. Some in part for this trip, some just needs to be done. Then I am out of here 4:30 tomorrow. Also, UPS better fucking come today. I am in a desperate way for the adaptors in this package. PLEASE come now.
We went out looking for a rug yesterday and managed to find one. All of our rearranging caused there to be a big amount of white space and a rug filled it nicely. 5'x7'. We also stopped for some groceries for dinner. We have been trying to eat better which means buying fresher stuff at the store which for us involves going to the store more often but in the end I hope it helps.
Did laundry for B. Made dinner. I went to bed later than I wanted because at 9:30 B started a project which she didn't realize would require as much of my assistance as it did. One of the reasons I wanted this new laptop was to be able to push my MacBook Pro down to her. Her old one was just a beast and not doing well at all. That of course means file copying. 100+gb of it. Which had to be done from one of my machines. Ended up going to bed at 11:30. Very tired this morning.
Eye doctor appointment then a bunch of work. Some in part for this trip, some just needs to be done. Then I am out of here 4:30 tomorrow. Also, UPS better fucking come today. I am in a desperate way for the adaptors in this package. PLEASE come now.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Y8 D241
Look at the time!! It's almost 7:40 and I just woke up 10 minutes ago. I didn't stay up late either. I guess my body just decided it needed a shit ton of sleep. Like 9 hours worth. Wow.
We avoided leaving the house yesterday except for a quick trip to the store for dinner stuff because FedEx was SUPPOSED to be coming. At 4:30 they cancelled our delivery and rescheduled it for Tuesday. MOTHERFUCKERS. I have HAD IT with UPS and FedEx right now. They are using the "weather" excuse a little too liberally right now. I have three packages that REALLY need to be here on Monday as it's stuff I need for this Chicago trip on Tuesday. Speaking of that, I need to pack today. Or tomorrow. We shall see.
So yeah, we stayed in. Also because we didn't want to be downtown or on the freeway. I respect and admire everyone who marched yesterday, but it's not for us. My hate of crowds, B's anxiety - no way. We would have been in trouble. We applaud and support from afar on this one.
Watched a little tv, made tacos for dinner. We did shrinky dinks which was fun. Went to bed around 10:30. Not much on the agenda for today. Going to look at rugs for the front room, but that's about it. One more day and I am on the road. Plus eye doctor tomorrow.
We avoided leaving the house yesterday except for a quick trip to the store for dinner stuff because FedEx was SUPPOSED to be coming. At 4:30 they cancelled our delivery and rescheduled it for Tuesday. MOTHERFUCKERS. I have HAD IT with UPS and FedEx right now. They are using the "weather" excuse a little too liberally right now. I have three packages that REALLY need to be here on Monday as it's stuff I need for this Chicago trip on Tuesday. Speaking of that, I need to pack today. Or tomorrow. We shall see.
So yeah, we stayed in. Also because we didn't want to be downtown or on the freeway. I respect and admire everyone who marched yesterday, but it's not for us. My hate of crowds, B's anxiety - no way. We would have been in trouble. We applaud and support from afar on this one.
Watched a little tv, made tacos for dinner. We did shrinky dinks which was fun. Went to bed around 10:30. Not much on the agenda for today. Going to look at rugs for the front room, but that's about it. One more day and I am on the road. Plus eye doctor tomorrow.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Y8 D240
Not a pleasant day for millions of people yesterday. It was a day of tears and sadness. The cheeto has assumed power. What a fucking shame. I blame the millions of Americans to fucking lazy or apathetic to vote. I blame closed minded old people who need to die. I blame white people for being racist pieces of shit. My town had people gassed last night including people I know. The parks department and wildlife services are banned from twitter because they were 'not nice' to the cheeto. The white house web site whitewashed. Nazis paying people to burn cars to make their side look bad. Nazis in power. Oh yes, I will use that word. If you say that white people are superior, if you say that walls need to be built or people need to register, or someone's lifestyle is wrong, you're a fucking Nazi. If you believe even one piece of rhetoric and venom coming out of this current administration, congress, or senate, don't even fucking talk to me because to me you are goddamn Nazi and should be ashamed. You all disgust me. Enjoy your "great" America.
Taught my class, finished at 3. Waited for UPS who never showed. I am sick and tired of these shipping companies. I demanded my shipping money back from Amazon. If I order something overnight it fucking better show up overnight. Not be rescheduled to the next business day. I paid for it to be here. Not here? I want my money back.
Had mexican food. Really good. Looked at rugs for the front room. Found one but waiting until I get back from Chicago to get it.
Tinnitus acting up bad. Want to shove scissors through my ears and shut it up. Can't take it much more.
Taught my class, finished at 3. Waited for UPS who never showed. I am sick and tired of these shipping companies. I demanded my shipping money back from Amazon. If I order something overnight it fucking better show up overnight. Not be rescheduled to the next business day. I paid for it to be here. Not here? I want my money back.
Had mexican food. Really good. Looked at rugs for the front room. Found one but waiting until I get back from Chicago to get it.
Tinnitus acting up bad. Want to shove scissors through my ears and shut it up. Can't take it much more.
Friday, January 20, 2017
Y8 D239
Well yesterday was full of ups and downs, that's for sure! Let's start with B discovering at lunch that someone tried to steal $1500 from her bank account. A little debit card fraud anyone? That's how I spent my lunch yesterday - on the phone dealing with Wells. We still don't know where or how they got her card number. A new one will be here early next week.
In other news of yore, I got a new laptop and a $5300 raise yesterday. To be honest I wasn't gunning for the laptop, but it was the only way I could get things pushed through quickly. If I wanted the full amount in cash ($8500) then it was going to be more back and forth and hemming and hawing. Now this way I have a new laptop, B gets my current MacBook Pro, and the company can write off that portion of the raise. Win for everyone. We picked it up after class yesterday. I spent a good portion of last night getting it setup and ready. It's not too shabby. Faster CPU and SSD. Better sound. Sharper screen. Lighter and a little bit thinner too. Cons? The whole 4 USB-C ports and that's it. I did have to order a multi-adapter to be able to hook things up to it. That should arrive today as I popped the extra $4 for overnight delivery.
Taught my class. That went pretty good. We finished around 2:45 which is optimal for any class completion. Not too early but not right up until the money. A big group but 90% of them know what they're doing which is a refreshing change. Only a couple of small issues.
After class we went to the mall for the laptop, wandered around a bit, then went to the grocery store on the way home. I wanted to make B wouldn't have any issues while I am out of town next and has plenty of food. Got home, made chicken, worked on the laptop. Bed came around 10:30.
Unrelated news - B's friend back in MI is going to be struggling for a little while. Her worked burned down yesterday. Yep. Caught on fire and at least a month before they can go back. That royally sucks.
The kid may have found a place for $500 a month. Her first place truly on her own. So proud. She has been working on getting transferred to a new location of her current job to make the move easier. It should all come together in about 3 weeks. Crossing fingers.
Day two of class today followed by getting ready to go out of town next week. Eye doctor on Monday then Chicago the rest of the week. No weekend plans currently.
In other news of yore, I got a new laptop and a $5300 raise yesterday. To be honest I wasn't gunning for the laptop, but it was the only way I could get things pushed through quickly. If I wanted the full amount in cash ($8500) then it was going to be more back and forth and hemming and hawing. Now this way I have a new laptop, B gets my current MacBook Pro, and the company can write off that portion of the raise. Win for everyone. We picked it up after class yesterday. I spent a good portion of last night getting it setup and ready. It's not too shabby. Faster CPU and SSD. Better sound. Sharper screen. Lighter and a little bit thinner too. Cons? The whole 4 USB-C ports and that's it. I did have to order a multi-adapter to be able to hook things up to it. That should arrive today as I popped the extra $4 for overnight delivery.
Taught my class. That went pretty good. We finished around 2:45 which is optimal for any class completion. Not too early but not right up until the money. A big group but 90% of them know what they're doing which is a refreshing change. Only a couple of small issues.
After class we went to the mall for the laptop, wandered around a bit, then went to the grocery store on the way home. I wanted to make B wouldn't have any issues while I am out of town next and has plenty of food. Got home, made chicken, worked on the laptop. Bed came around 10:30.
Unrelated news - B's friend back in MI is going to be struggling for a little while. Her worked burned down yesterday. Yep. Caught on fire and at least a month before they can go back. That royally sucks.
The kid may have found a place for $500 a month. Her first place truly on her own. So proud. She has been working on getting transferred to a new location of her current job to make the move easier. It should all come together in about 3 weeks. Crossing fingers.
Day two of class today followed by getting ready to go out of town next week. Eye doctor on Monday then Chicago the rest of the week. No weekend plans currently.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Y8 D238
Someone on the Facebook was "in shock" that Cheeto would try to appoint Betty DeVos to Education. Really? You're in shock that he appointed someone who has given $200 MILLION in donations? Puh-lease. And that's why you people are idiots.
I can't wait to go out of town. I need to get on the road. It's been a month and I am going stir crazy. At least the weather drastically changed yesterday. The temperature went up 20+ degrees, the wind started blowing, and the rains came. Washed away any trace of the snow. Kind of impressive how fast the snow is just not there. It's like we weren't covered in it at all. Maybe now UPS can get their shit together and get my packages that have all been delayed here. I don't know, maybe do your fucking job? There's something on order I was really hoping to take with me on this trip. I need this package here by Sunday night so I can pack.
Speaking of ordering things, we splurged a little yesterday. Both of us are tired of the cat galloping around the place. I ordered what is basically a giant hamster wheel for cats. Almost 4 feet tall. I watched a bunch of videos and it does seem to work without a whole lot of noise. That should be here Saturday.
Taught my class. We started early and finished a little early. Worked out for everyone. This group was pretty good. Smart folks. Now today I have 12 and I know some of them already and let's see it's going to be a rough two days. I had 13 students but one was internal and I figured they were going to drop out anyway. Fuck them.
We did a little furniture rearranging last night in prep for the wheel and the front room looks pretty good. I think B has a bit of cabin fever too. Plus she probably wants me out for a few days. Dangers of working from home folks.
Went to bed a little later than I would have liked and am paying for it right now. Feel a bit rushed, but I should be okay.
I can't wait to go out of town. I need to get on the road. It's been a month and I am going stir crazy. At least the weather drastically changed yesterday. The temperature went up 20+ degrees, the wind started blowing, and the rains came. Washed away any trace of the snow. Kind of impressive how fast the snow is just not there. It's like we weren't covered in it at all. Maybe now UPS can get their shit together and get my packages that have all been delayed here. I don't know, maybe do your fucking job? There's something on order I was really hoping to take with me on this trip. I need this package here by Sunday night so I can pack.
Speaking of ordering things, we splurged a little yesterday. Both of us are tired of the cat galloping around the place. I ordered what is basically a giant hamster wheel for cats. Almost 4 feet tall. I watched a bunch of videos and it does seem to work without a whole lot of noise. That should be here Saturday.
Taught my class. We started early and finished a little early. Worked out for everyone. This group was pretty good. Smart folks. Now today I have 12 and I know some of them already and let's see it's going to be a rough two days. I had 13 students but one was internal and I figured they were going to drop out anyway. Fuck them.
We did a little furniture rearranging last night in prep for the wheel and the front room looks pretty good. I think B has a bit of cabin fever too. Plus she probably wants me out for a few days. Dangers of working from home folks.
Went to bed a little later than I would have liked and am paying for it right now. Feel a bit rushed, but I should be okay.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Y8 D237
In a pissy mood for multiple reasons. Let's start with how useless UPS is. Yet another package is delayed due to "severe weather". Bitch please. I am less than an hour from that UPS center and I could make it there. USPS and FedEx are both out making deliveries why isn't your dumb ass? Don't give me this severe weather bullshit. Deliver my fucking packages before I have to go out of town!
Second, supposedly there will be some resolution on the whole 2017 negotiations this Thursday. But what pisses me off is that it has turned into negotiations for the whole team. I didn't ask you to get yourself and my co-worker a raise motherfucker. I feel it dilutes my case as I am the one who did all the groundwork, put together the spreadsheet showing COLA numbers, brought up the topic more than once, etc. And now you piggyback on my request? Fuck that. I don't want them focusing on the overall cost of changing a department salary/budget. I want them focused on the value I bring to the table. Insult to injury is sending a message about this followed by a kudos email which gets replied to by the very person who is dragging his fucking feet with the negotiations. YOU FUCKER. You SEE that customers are happy, here is direct proof of what I offer, and yet here it is 1/18 with no resolution. Fuck you.
Taught my class yesterday. It went okay. Finished around 2:40. This is the small class so not a whole lot of drama or issues. Today is part two. Thurs/Friday will be the rough class. After class I went out to get the mail - oh look, I can drive in this shit with no problem - and the lovely mailman had let the mail get wet. B got some important looking letter which was soaked through and I had to hair dry it. Turned out to be spam which was annoying.
Made chicken for dinner. Watched TV. Tried playing with a new (to me) linux distro but couldn't get it to work. Went to bed. Can I leave yet please?
Second, supposedly there will be some resolution on the whole 2017 negotiations this Thursday. But what pisses me off is that it has turned into negotiations for the whole team. I didn't ask you to get yourself and my co-worker a raise motherfucker. I feel it dilutes my case as I am the one who did all the groundwork, put together the spreadsheet showing COLA numbers, brought up the topic more than once, etc. And now you piggyback on my request? Fuck that. I don't want them focusing on the overall cost of changing a department salary/budget. I want them focused on the value I bring to the table. Insult to injury is sending a message about this followed by a kudos email which gets replied to by the very person who is dragging his fucking feet with the negotiations. YOU FUCKER. You SEE that customers are happy, here is direct proof of what I offer, and yet here it is 1/18 with no resolution. Fuck you.
Taught my class yesterday. It went okay. Finished around 2:40. This is the small class so not a whole lot of drama or issues. Today is part two. Thurs/Friday will be the rough class. After class I went out to get the mail - oh look, I can drive in this shit with no problem - and the lovely mailman had let the mail get wet. B got some important looking letter which was soaked through and I had to hair dry it. Turned out to be spam which was annoying.
Made chicken for dinner. Watched TV. Tried playing with a new (to me) linux distro but couldn't get it to work. Went to bed. Can I leave yet please?
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Y8 D236
Back up normal times. Next four days are filled. First a two day with 3 students, then a two day with 13(!) students. Let the good times roll. I ended up being pretty busy yesterday and wrote an entire new 1/2 day class in about 5 hours. Plus I went through my Thurs/Fri class as I was informed at the last minute there were changes made to the curriculum. Lovely. Just what I don't need on a class that large. Oh well.
B was in a meh mood yesterday and while she had a doctor appointment that got shot down. Her doctor is sick and wasn't able to go in. Bad timing. The one time she really needs to talk to someone, no one is there. That didn't help her mood. I managed to make things better though. She had some Hot Topic cash and there's this HP purse she has wanted. BUT you can't use the cash online if the item is on sale. That means we had to go into a store. I had to call around to three stores but finally found it in stock. At one past downtown of course. I wasn't about to drive out there at 3:30 in the afternoon, so we hopped on the train and had an adventure. It wasn't all she needed, but it did help. We had a nice dinner out, took the train back, and got home around 8:30. A good adventure for a Monday night. Yes, she got the purse she wanted. The big deal is she had so many of the coupons that it ended up being about 60% off which was way better than the 10% off it was on the website. Worth the adventure.
That's about it. Time to get ready to teach.
B was in a meh mood yesterday and while she had a doctor appointment that got shot down. Her doctor is sick and wasn't able to go in. Bad timing. The one time she really needs to talk to someone, no one is there. That didn't help her mood. I managed to make things better though. She had some Hot Topic cash and there's this HP purse she has wanted. BUT you can't use the cash online if the item is on sale. That means we had to go into a store. I had to call around to three stores but finally found it in stock. At one past downtown of course. I wasn't about to drive out there at 3:30 in the afternoon, so we hopped on the train and had an adventure. It wasn't all she needed, but it did help. We had a nice dinner out, took the train back, and got home around 8:30. A good adventure for a Monday night. Yes, she got the purse she wanted. The big deal is she had so many of the coupons that it ended up being about 60% off which was way better than the 10% off it was on the website. Worth the adventure.
That's about it. Time to get ready to teach.
Monday, January 16, 2017
Y8 D235
People are stupid. I just saw someone trying to argue how HSAs are a "great way" to "save" for medical expenses completely missing the point of the original poster. The original poster was lamenting the fact that if you're trying to save for other things or even just living paycheck to paycheck then an HSA is a luxury. And it is. The replier was like "but it's tax free money!". Um, idiot, if they need every dollar of that paycheck then it doesn't matter WHEN it comes out, it can't come out at all. Wether it's the full $100 or 75% because it's after taxes, it's irrelevant. The ACA was at least helping the people who could make some kind of payment. Then you have old people with their 'in my day we paid for everything'. Yeah, and you didn't have insurance premiums that were $500 a month for two people. Or cell phone bills. Or internet. "You don't need those fancy doo-dads! You dang kids!" Really? How about for job interviews? How about for finding a job in the first place? Tell me any decent company that pays a reasonable salary that advertises in a newspaper that doesn't say "Apply online". Did I mention the increase in the average rent or housing cost in the last 30 years? Where the cost of living has not only failed to keep pace, but is in the negative in the majority of states compared to average living costs? Oh yeah, America is doing GREAT again...
In lighter news, was watching SVU with B and who should pop up? Alex Kingston! And her character's name? Miranda Pond. Well done SVU writers, well done. For those of you going huh? She is the actress who plays River Song on Doctor Who. Her real name isn't River Song though. It's Melody Pond. You know I am really looking forward to the new season in April. I am hoping it can capture some of the magic of prior seasons. Don't get me wrong, I love Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. It's the writing I miss. Many of the Tennant and Smith episodes had better writing. The Girl Who Waited. Blink. The Girl in the Fireplace. Bad Wolf. Faster paced dialog. A sense of urgency. Emotion. Dammit. Now I want to go watch the Doctor.
Was not planning on leaving the house yesterday but the cat had other plans. I was worried about putting up these new curtains for the exact reason of yesterday. She had to try and get behind them. In the process knocking over a bunch of shit including my vape tank and breaking it. Juice all over, broken glass. I didn't have a replacement glass and had to go to the vape shop. Oh well. At least I left the house.
Side note - kudos to my sister for losing 80+ since May of last year. I didn't know she had lost so much. Good job!
I thought of it because I was thinking of our dinner. Made a quiche and a salad. We are trying to eat better. Maybe be a little less fat ourselves.
Went to bed around 11. Nothing immediate on the docket today, but starting tomorrow I am jam packed for the next two weeks. Going to enjoy this last respite.
In lighter news, was watching SVU with B and who should pop up? Alex Kingston! And her character's name? Miranda Pond. Well done SVU writers, well done. For those of you going huh? She is the actress who plays River Song on Doctor Who. Her real name isn't River Song though. It's Melody Pond. You know I am really looking forward to the new season in April. I am hoping it can capture some of the magic of prior seasons. Don't get me wrong, I love Peter Capaldi as the Doctor. It's the writing I miss. Many of the Tennant and Smith episodes had better writing. The Girl Who Waited. Blink. The Girl in the Fireplace. Bad Wolf. Faster paced dialog. A sense of urgency. Emotion. Dammit. Now I want to go watch the Doctor.
Was not planning on leaving the house yesterday but the cat had other plans. I was worried about putting up these new curtains for the exact reason of yesterday. She had to try and get behind them. In the process knocking over a bunch of shit including my vape tank and breaking it. Juice all over, broken glass. I didn't have a replacement glass and had to go to the vape shop. Oh well. At least I left the house.
Side note - kudos to my sister for losing 80+ since May of last year. I didn't know she had lost so much. Good job!
I thought of it because I was thinking of our dinner. Made a quiche and a salad. We are trying to eat better. Maybe be a little less fat ourselves.
Went to bed around 11. Nothing immediate on the docket today, but starting tomorrow I am jam packed for the next two weeks. Going to enjoy this last respite.
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Y8 D234
I was talking with a friend last night and realized I haven't talked much about one of my christmas presents. Or at least I don't think I have? We got an Amazon Dot for Xmas. We went with the Dot over the Echo because the front room isn't that big. Plus the dot and echo will communicate (as do multiple dots) so we can add an echo on any time. We love it. We've use it regularly. Biggest things? Turning on lights when we come in, setting timers/alarms, adding groceries to a list, and doing math (cooking math mostly like divide 1 3/4 cup in half kind of stuff). I was asking him about CES as he usually goes because there was supposedly even more Alexa add-ons. Samsung is adding it to their fridges and vacuums, GE is doing a lamp, a washer/dryer, and more companies getting on board. I am down for this. The next thing I am getting is the Phillips hub with two lights so I can control the bedroom light and one other one. They are also working on integration to my media server which will really change things up. No more remote to watch shows or play music on the media server. THAT will be nice. Why don't I use Siri since we have so many apple devices? Dunno, I just hate Siri. Maybe it's the voice or how it's integrated, but I have no interest in using Siri on any of my machines. Maybe it's that - Alexa is stand alone where Siri is built into my computers. Slight difference yes, but one none the less.
We had a relaxing day yesterday. Did some shopping late last night. We needed a new blackout panel for the bedroom and ended up finding some great deals at Ross. Replaced the ones in the bedroom and put those up in my office. It's black as night in here right now AND they really do keep the temperature better regulated. We also stopped at Target while we were out.
During the day, I made B a pedicure appointment and while she was at that I went to the vape shop. I have been having some gurgle trouble with my tank and wanted some advice. Turns out I am not pushing my coils hard enough (that's what she said?). Instead of a new tank, they recommended a downshift in coil. I will be trying that out as soon as this tank is empty. Hopefully it will help.
Other than that stuff, pretty mellow day. Made mahi for dinner with broccoli tots. Trying to eat a little better this year. Too many celebrity deaths messed with my head. Just checked, nobody dead today. Good.
Today not much on the agenda. I am happy with that.
We had a relaxing day yesterday. Did some shopping late last night. We needed a new blackout panel for the bedroom and ended up finding some great deals at Ross. Replaced the ones in the bedroom and put those up in my office. It's black as night in here right now AND they really do keep the temperature better regulated. We also stopped at Target while we were out.
During the day, I made B a pedicure appointment and while she was at that I went to the vape shop. I have been having some gurgle trouble with my tank and wanted some advice. Turns out I am not pushing my coils hard enough (that's what she said?). Instead of a new tank, they recommended a downshift in coil. I will be trying that out as soon as this tank is empty. Hopefully it will help.
Other than that stuff, pretty mellow day. Made mahi for dinner with broccoli tots. Trying to eat a little better this year. Too many celebrity deaths messed with my head. Just checked, nobody dead today. Good.
Today not much on the agenda. I am happy with that.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Y8 D233
Slept in this morning. It was nice. Didn't go to bed until after 11 so pretty good amount of sleep. I do love our new bed. Plus we now have a white noise maker, blackout curtains, and wonderful pillows. When we sleep, we sleep.
Worked on a bunch of random stuff yesterday. A few of my students from the day before had some follow up questions and I had to work through some of their requests. I didn't mind as it kept me busy. Around 3 we went to the grocery store as B needed a couple of things.
Came back, had dinner, watched some tv, read, went to bed. Boring days are here again. One more week and I can go on the road.
The snow is still on the ground. It hasn't warmed up enough yet to melt it. The main roads are clear, but some of the side roads still are icy and have snow banks. Saw at least two people stuck in snowbanks yesterday when we went out. Been trying to minimize where we go as a result. Yes we have an AWD vehicle but not everyone does and ice is ice.
Going to try and make some pedicure appointments today. B wants one bad and if they can take both of us, great. If not, I will go somewhere while she is having hers and kill time. No biggie. Other than that, no weekend plans. I have four days of training next week with 17 students total. Big money week. 20,000+ week. I earn my keep dammit.
Worked on a bunch of random stuff yesterday. A few of my students from the day before had some follow up questions and I had to work through some of their requests. I didn't mind as it kept me busy. Around 3 we went to the grocery store as B needed a couple of things.
Came back, had dinner, watched some tv, read, went to bed. Boring days are here again. One more week and I can go on the road.
The snow is still on the ground. It hasn't warmed up enough yet to melt it. The main roads are clear, but some of the side roads still are icy and have snow banks. Saw at least two people stuck in snowbanks yesterday when we went out. Been trying to minimize where we go as a result. Yes we have an AWD vehicle but not everyone does and ice is ice.
Going to try and make some pedicure appointments today. B wants one bad and if they can take both of us, great. If not, I will go somewhere while she is having hers and kill time. No biggie. Other than that, no weekend plans. I have four days of training next week with 17 students total. Big money week. 20,000+ week. I earn my keep dammit.
Friday, January 13, 2017
Y8 D232
B asked me last night what was wrong and when I told her nothing she said that I had been in weird mood all day. I hadn't realized it but she was right. Problem was, there wasn't a specific reason. I didn't even know I was in a mood until it was pointed out to me. I guess I am just generically annoyed with everything. The world, snow, people, my bosses, my students. Everything. Is this cabin fever? Is this when you spend too much time at home? I have been home for almost a month. I don't know the answer to these questions, but I do know I am simply annoyed.
Got through day two. Mostly. There were too many students in this class and too many that didn't belong in it. I was spending way too much time waiting. When I went through the material I was able to do it in two days with no problem. I got through 90% with them. That annoyed me. I did send a message to the sponsor explaining that 14 was way too many students for this class. It should be closer to 10-12. Let's see if she responds back today.
After class I braved the ice - yes, it's just ice now - and walked to the mail. There was none. Hasn't been for two days and UPS failed to arrive yesterday due to weather. That annoyed me too.
I decided to walk to the convenience store for a soda. That didn't annoy me. Mostly.
Got back, made chicken stir fry for dinner. Watched some TV with B.
Got an email from my boss asking if I could do a class 1/23 and 1/24 because he shows me teaching one 1/25 and 1/26. I had to 'gently' remind him that yea I am teaching those days IN CHICAGO. That annoyed me too.
Went to bed around 10:30. Had a rough night sleeping. Woke up at midnight with the cat whining to get out. My own fault, I let her come in with me. But still, more annoyance.
So yeah, I am annoyed.
Got through day two. Mostly. There were too many students in this class and too many that didn't belong in it. I was spending way too much time waiting. When I went through the material I was able to do it in two days with no problem. I got through 90% with them. That annoyed me. I did send a message to the sponsor explaining that 14 was way too many students for this class. It should be closer to 10-12. Let's see if she responds back today.
After class I braved the ice - yes, it's just ice now - and walked to the mail. There was none. Hasn't been for two days and UPS failed to arrive yesterday due to weather. That annoyed me too.
I decided to walk to the convenience store for a soda. That didn't annoy me. Mostly.
Got back, made chicken stir fry for dinner. Watched some TV with B.
Got an email from my boss asking if I could do a class 1/23 and 1/24 because he shows me teaching one 1/25 and 1/26. I had to 'gently' remind him that yea I am teaching those days IN CHICAGO. That annoyed me too.
Went to bed around 10:30. Had a rough night sleeping. Woke up at midnight with the cat whining to get out. My own fault, I let her come in with me. But still, more annoyance.
So yeah, I am annoyed.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Y8 D231
Important things first: after much delay, the kid did finally make it home yesterday. Her 7am flight left at 9am. 20 hours to get 500 miles. Crazy. We still have a blanket of snow outside. I went out and measured it at one point yesterday and there was six inches of snow on the ground. B went out and made a real snowman. I don't normally post pictures, but this one is worthy:
Not to shabby, eh? A real snowman. He is out there still right now. The snow should be done. It has put delays on mail and other stuff unfortunately.
Taught my class. Had an extra student sneak in. 14 total. Class was from 6-2 and we went right until 1:55. I don't even remember what I did after class. I didn't nap but I didn't do much of anything else either. I know I went outside for a little while, but that's about it.
Watched some TV, had dinner (fish tacos), and went to bed around 10:30. I stayed up late than I would have liked because B wanted help writing an email about the people downstairs. They were at it again. I blame the shitty construction of these units. We need to look into a place with a single story. But I don't want to waste all of our savings on moving again. Pain in the ass. Struggle.
Day two of class today and then tomorrow is up in the air.
Not to shabby, eh? A real snowman. He is out there still right now. The snow should be done. It has put delays on mail and other stuff unfortunately.
Taught my class. Had an extra student sneak in. 14 total. Class was from 6-2 and we went right until 1:55. I don't even remember what I did after class. I didn't nap but I didn't do much of anything else either. I know I went outside for a little while, but that's about it.
Watched some TV, had dinner (fish tacos), and went to bed around 10:30. I stayed up late than I would have liked because B wanted help writing an email about the people downstairs. They were at it again. I blame the shitty construction of these units. We need to look into a place with a single story. But I don't want to waste all of our savings on moving again. Pain in the ass. Struggle.
Day two of class today and then tomorrow is up in the air.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Y8 D230
I have said it before and I will say it again - snow is great if you don't have to go anywhere. If you're my daughter that means you have been stuck at PDX for the last 13 hours. Yep. You read that right. She is still at the airport from 3pm yesterday.
Yeah.
She got up around 9 and we got her packed and all set. Her driver got here around 2 because the snow was going to start around 4. She got to the airport a little after three. Her flight was first delayed from 6 to 6:30. Then 7:30. They boarded and sat at the gate until 10:30 when they finally officially cancelled her flight. It's been rough. She right now has a 7am flight and is hoping it still goes. We can't really get to her right now because the roads are blocked. It snowed all night. No plows have gone through and there was no way B was going to the airport at midnight and trying to drive back at 4am. It wasn't worth it. So she spent the night in an airport. Lovely.
While all that was going on, we got our house and life back to normal. Cleaned up, ran some errands pre-snow, and settled in for the night. I went to bed around 10 as I had to be up now for a 6am class. Two days, 13 students, private class. I am going to try the new material today too. This should be interesting. Hopefully it will go over well.
Yeah.
She got up around 9 and we got her packed and all set. Her driver got here around 2 because the snow was going to start around 4. She got to the airport a little after three. Her flight was first delayed from 6 to 6:30. Then 7:30. They boarded and sat at the gate until 10:30 when they finally officially cancelled her flight. It's been rough. She right now has a 7am flight and is hoping it still goes. We can't really get to her right now because the roads are blocked. It snowed all night. No plows have gone through and there was no way B was going to the airport at midnight and trying to drive back at 4am. It wasn't worth it. So she spent the night in an airport. Lovely.
While all that was going on, we got our house and life back to normal. Cleaned up, ran some errands pre-snow, and settled in for the night. I went to bed around 10 as I had to be up now for a 6am class. Two days, 13 students, private class. I am going to try the new material today too. This should be interesting. Hopefully it will go over well.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Y8 D229
I have come to realize that the performance issues I was complaining about yesterday are pretty much isolated when I have fucking Facebook open. They are intentionally making it difficult to use any kind of tracking blocker or ad blocker on their piece of shit site. This may be the year I say bye bye. I mean let's be honest - what's on there anyway? People reposting shit from radio stations and buzzfeed and "checking in" at places giving free advertising to other places? Useless. We're 11 days away from cheeto and here's a quick look at everything that has happened recently:
Nice, huh? Lovely world.
The kid and I went out by ourselves yesterday. Headed downtown. Went book shopping, ice cream, lunch, etc. We had a nice time. While I am sad to see her go, I feel good about what she is doing and how she is going to end up. I wish I was as solid as she is at that age. She's going to be okay.
We went for dinner, came back, relaxed. Today she needs to pack and her driver will be here around 2. B cousin finally made it home at 11pm last night. They still wanted us to drive them from downtown. Um, no. I am not going there at 10pm. Sorry. I need my sleep. I have to be up at 4 tomorrow so today was my last one to get in full sleep.
That's about it. Life will go back to quiet and boring as of this afternoon.
1. Trump fires all Ambassadors and Special Envoys, ordering them out by inauguration day.
2. House brings back the Holman rule allowing them to reduce an individual civil service, SES positions, or political appointee’s salary to $1, effectively firing them by amendment to any piece of legislation. We now know why they wanted names and positions of people in Energy and State.
3. Senate schedules 6 simultaneous hearings on cabinet nominees and triple-books those hearings with Trump’s first press conference in months and an ACA budget vote, effectively preventing any concentrated coverage or protest.
4. House GOP expressly forbids the Congressional Budget Office from reporting or tracking ANY costs related to the repeal of the ACA.
5. Trump continues to throw the intelligence community under the bus to protect Putin, despite the growing mountain of evidence that the Russians deliberately interfered in our election.
6. Trump breaks a central campaign promise to make Mexico pay for the wall by asking Congress (in other words, us, the taxpayers) to pay for it.
7. Trump threatens Toyota over a new plant that was never coming to the US nor will take jobs out of the US.
8. House passes the REINS act, giving them veto power over any rules enacted by any federal agency or department–for example, FDA or EPA bans a drug or pesticide, Congress can overrule based on lobbyists not science. Don’t like that endangered species designation, Congress kills it.
The kid and I went out by ourselves yesterday. Headed downtown. Went book shopping, ice cream, lunch, etc. We had a nice time. While I am sad to see her go, I feel good about what she is doing and how she is going to end up. I wish I was as solid as she is at that age. She's going to be okay.
We went for dinner, came back, relaxed. Today she needs to pack and her driver will be here around 2. B cousin finally made it home at 11pm last night. They still wanted us to drive them from downtown. Um, no. I am not going there at 10pm. Sorry. I need my sleep. I have to be up at 4 tomorrow so today was my last one to get in full sleep.
That's about it. Life will go back to quiet and boring as of this afternoon.
Monday, January 9, 2017
Y8 D228
One of my extensions in chrome is really killing me lately. I think they did an update and it's being to aggressive at blocking things. In a that it's really slowing down loading of pages. Even trusted ones. But I refuse to look at certain pages without it. I can't stand your ads or 100+ tracking agents. Go screw yourselves.
We had a quiet day yesterday. B and the kid went to the movies and saw Fantastic Beasts. I relaxed at home. When they got back we all went to the mall. B had to go to her cousin's in the morning because their flight got cancelled. They wanted us to pick them up downtown at 6pm. Um, no? Sorry. The best they could arrange was a flight to Seattle so they are taking the train. I don't get it personally because for $115 there were four flights from Seattle to here. That's the price for both of them. The train is going to take 3-4 hours and can't be much cheaper. Whatever. Not my problem.
The mall was dead as a doornail. "Inclement weather". It wasn't that bad out people. But many stores, even big ones like Apple and VS, were closed. I guess they figured screw it, it's Sunday anyway. It had a weird feel to it in the mall as a result. We got a couple of things. The kid bought me a tp-link plug that I can control with Alexa. That's my Christmas present from her. B got a new funko pop. We then went across the street and had a german feast for dinner.
Got back home around 7, played some board games. That was fun. We played 5 second rule for a good while. Around 9 we all just kind of pooped out. I went to bed around 11.
Today is in flux. The weather is making it hard for us to do stuff. We are hoping to take a ride to the cheese factory. Let's see how that plan goes.
We had a quiet day yesterday. B and the kid went to the movies and saw Fantastic Beasts. I relaxed at home. When they got back we all went to the mall. B had to go to her cousin's in the morning because their flight got cancelled. They wanted us to pick them up downtown at 6pm. Um, no? Sorry. The best they could arrange was a flight to Seattle so they are taking the train. I don't get it personally because for $115 there were four flights from Seattle to here. That's the price for both of them. The train is going to take 3-4 hours and can't be much cheaper. Whatever. Not my problem.
The mall was dead as a doornail. "Inclement weather". It wasn't that bad out people. But many stores, even big ones like Apple and VS, were closed. I guess they figured screw it, it's Sunday anyway. It had a weird feel to it in the mall as a result. We got a couple of things. The kid bought me a tp-link plug that I can control with Alexa. That's my Christmas present from her. B got a new funko pop. We then went across the street and had a german feast for dinner.
Got back home around 7, played some board games. That was fun. We played 5 second rule for a good while. Around 9 we all just kind of pooped out. I went to bed around 11.
Today is in flux. The weather is making it hard for us to do stuff. We are hoping to take a ride to the cheese factory. Let's see how that plan goes.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Y8 D227
The kid is here! YAY!! We got up early yesterday and first went over to B's cousin's to take care of the animals. We left her at about 7:20. The weather was starting to get nasty. Wind, cold. The snow was a coming, you could feel it. We hung out there until about 8:45 and then headed to the airport. Her flight was on time so we didn't have too long to wait. We had a donut and relaxed. She got off the plane at 10 on the dot, got her luggage, and headed home. It started snowing on the way home. On the way we stopped at the one store where you'd have though the apocalypse was upon us. You can tell the difference between 'locals' and people who have never seen snow. The store we went to has a large indian customer base and they were freaking out. Dude. We got about an inch of snow. Calm the fuck down people. We ended up at another store where there was no one. We had Chik-Fil-A for lunch, and got home.
Once we got home we did second Christmas. That was followed by THE DISMANTLING OF CHRISTMAS! WHEEE! All the stuff is put away, the house looks less cluttered, and everything is clean. Bye bye for 10 more months.
Around 5:30 the kid and I went out to dinner. B wanted some alone time and so did me and the kid. We went to this really cool roadhouse. We had a fun time, didn't spend too much money, and because of the huge amount of snow (seriously, one inch or less) it was pretty dead. She had an elk burger and I had beef stroganoff. We hung out and talked about her plans, what I can do to help, her and the bf, etc. It was nice. I miss having her around.
Got back around 7:30 and we all just relaxed. She is constantly bugged by her grandparents at home and she was happy to simply have some downtime to herself. I went to bed around 10 as I was super tired. Notice I slept in!
Today more animal stuff as their flight was cancelled. They now don't get home until tomorrow night. No biggie just one more day of animal stuff. Then B and the kid are going to the movies. My day for some alone time. Then we are all going to the mall. After, German food! Big day planned.
Once we got home we did second Christmas. That was followed by THE DISMANTLING OF CHRISTMAS! WHEEE! All the stuff is put away, the house looks less cluttered, and everything is clean. Bye bye for 10 more months.
Around 5:30 the kid and I went out to dinner. B wanted some alone time and so did me and the kid. We went to this really cool roadhouse. We had a fun time, didn't spend too much money, and because of the huge amount of snow (seriously, one inch or less) it was pretty dead. She had an elk burger and I had beef stroganoff. We hung out and talked about her plans, what I can do to help, her and the bf, etc. It was nice. I miss having her around.
Got back around 7:30 and we all just relaxed. She is constantly bugged by her grandparents at home and she was happy to simply have some downtime to herself. I went to bed around 10 as I was super tired. Notice I slept in!
Today more animal stuff as their flight was cancelled. They now don't get home until tomorrow night. No biggie just one more day of animal stuff. Then B and the kid are going to the movies. My day for some alone time. Then we are all going to the mall. After, German food! Big day planned.
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Y8 D226
Two weeks until a walking cheeto is president. And his band of merry thieves will slash AHCA, PP, Medicare, and all those other things that people depend on. Good job. Can we start the impeachment hearings now? Or just the shootings? Oh wait. That did start. 6 days and we have our first mass shooting. At an airport no less. Lovely. Especially since yesterday I booked my first trip of the year in two weeks also. Lucky me. Will be just outside Chicago. Where the gangs have killed more people in the last few weeks than even Oakland. Wonderful. Hell, hand-basket.
Taught my first class of the year. What a clusterfuck. I am not a fan of this new material. I didn't write it and it shows. It has major plot holes if you will. Things error out, files missing. Just a fun time for all. I managed to get through it. Finished at 1:30 because the material is extremely light. Thankfully at least half were previous students and I was okay. I hope. Start of the year with a bunch of negative reviews.
After class I helped B clean a bit. She wanted to clean the house before the kid arrives today. Plus she wanted to bake a cake. She got overwhelmed and didn't finish the cake until almost 9. But it's done and looks awesome. Can't wait to try it tonight. Made mahi for dinner. Came out nice. Haven't had any fish in a while and it was good. Like really good.
Off to B's cousin's this morning to do animal stuff, then TO THE AIRPORT FOR THE KID! WHEE! I am excited to be seeing her here. We have so much we want to do in the next four days. It's going to be crazy. Plus it is supposed to snow 1-3 inches today. That should be fun for all. Time to get ready and head out.
Taught my first class of the year. What a clusterfuck. I am not a fan of this new material. I didn't write it and it shows. It has major plot holes if you will. Things error out, files missing. Just a fun time for all. I managed to get through it. Finished at 1:30 because the material is extremely light. Thankfully at least half were previous students and I was okay. I hope. Start of the year with a bunch of negative reviews.
After class I helped B clean a bit. She wanted to clean the house before the kid arrives today. Plus she wanted to bake a cake. She got overwhelmed and didn't finish the cake until almost 9. But it's done and looks awesome. Can't wait to try it tonight. Made mahi for dinner. Came out nice. Haven't had any fish in a while and it was good. Like really good.
Off to B's cousin's this morning to do animal stuff, then TO THE AIRPORT FOR THE KID! WHEE! I am excited to be seeing her here. We have so much we want to do in the next four days. It's going to be crazy. Plus it is supposed to snow 1-3 inches today. That should be fun for all. Time to get ready and head out.
Friday, January 6, 2017
Y8 D225
Ah back up my normal time. Hello 4:30. I missed you? I mean I guess I did. The silence especially. It's 15 degrees outside according to the weather. Snow predicted for tomorrow. Good day to stay in. Oh wait! Can't! THE KID IS COMING IN 28 HOURS! YAY!
Did a whole lot of nothing yesterday. Sat around waiting for emails. Didn't get the ones I wanted. Got ones that annoyed me and ones that weren't relevant to me. Didn't get the ones saying whether or not my salary has changed. The ones I really cared about. Fuckers. It's hard to be motivated to get things done when you feel your chain getting yanked. I know my boss was on vacation, but I am the kind of person who checks email when out of town because I don't want to come home to 100 unanswered messages. I would rather come home to 20 that I still have to deal with rather than a shit ton. Whatever. It's just me.
Made a nice quiche for dinner. Broccoli cheddar. Was good. We watched some TV as there were new shows finally. Played some games, went to bed right at 10 because I wanted to be up this morning.
That's it. Hopefully class goes smooth today. New server, new topic. Could have some glitches but oh well. Roll with it.
Did a whole lot of nothing yesterday. Sat around waiting for emails. Didn't get the ones I wanted. Got ones that annoyed me and ones that weren't relevant to me. Didn't get the ones saying whether or not my salary has changed. The ones I really cared about. Fuckers. It's hard to be motivated to get things done when you feel your chain getting yanked. I know my boss was on vacation, but I am the kind of person who checks email when out of town because I don't want to come home to 100 unanswered messages. I would rather come home to 20 that I still have to deal with rather than a shit ton. Whatever. It's just me.
Made a nice quiche for dinner. Broccoli cheddar. Was good. We watched some TV as there were new shows finally. Played some games, went to bed right at 10 because I wanted to be up this morning.
That's it. Hopefully class goes smooth today. New server, new topic. Could have some glitches but oh well. Roll with it.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Y8 D224
Today was my last morning to sleep in and boy howdy did I! No alarms is nice. A person could get used to this. But unfortunately like most good things it must come to an end. I have a 7 person class tomorrow morning. A mixed group from what I can see. We will see how well they do. It also is a light class in terms of material so reduces the stress. I haven't taught in a couple of weeks either. Need to get my mind back into it.
I did finish what I planned to work on yesterday. Today I expect a bunch of emails as my co-workers and boss are all finally back in the office. Otherwise, today is a nice way to end my holidays. B and I went out last night as she wanted to look for a lamp for her desk, we needed groceries, and I am looking for a new dresser for the office. I need to free up some room in here. Nothing found on any of those fronts, but we did go to IHOP of all places for dinner. Sometimes you just want pancakes. We did find her a new keyboard at the thrift store which matches her desk better and she really likes it so that was a success. Plus we found some "Campbell Soup mugs". She has been on a hunt to collect all the different Campbell Soup Kids mugs. We found two. There are people on eBay who want HUNDREDS for full sets but we are going to do it a few at a time instead. That's the kind of thing you find at garage sales and thrift stores.
Came back, relaxed, and I went to bed around 11. Two more days until the kid is here!! We have some fun stuff planned for the 4 days she is here. It's not a lot of time, but at least we get to see her. I am very excited about it. Right now, I am going to do my morning stuff, shower, and enjoy the day.
I did finish what I planned to work on yesterday. Today I expect a bunch of emails as my co-workers and boss are all finally back in the office. Otherwise, today is a nice way to end my holidays. B and I went out last night as she wanted to look for a lamp for her desk, we needed groceries, and I am looking for a new dresser for the office. I need to free up some room in here. Nothing found on any of those fronts, but we did go to IHOP of all places for dinner. Sometimes you just want pancakes. We did find her a new keyboard at the thrift store which matches her desk better and she really likes it so that was a success. Plus we found some "Campbell Soup mugs". She has been on a hunt to collect all the different Campbell Soup Kids mugs. We found two. There are people on eBay who want HUNDREDS for full sets but we are going to do it a few at a time instead. That's the kind of thing you find at garage sales and thrift stores.
Came back, relaxed, and I went to bed around 11. Two more days until the kid is here!! We have some fun stuff planned for the 4 days she is here. It's not a lot of time, but at least we get to see her. I am very excited about it. Right now, I am going to do my morning stuff, shower, and enjoy the day.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Y8 D223
I decided not to fight it this morning. I have today and tomorrow left of days I can sleep as Friday I have my first class of the new year. 7 students. I plan to keep track this year in a spreadsheet. Why? Do I can add my billable hours myself at the end of the year plus exact revenue where I can. I just started it with Friday's class info. Name, number of students, estimated revenue, number of days. If I do this for the next six months I will have a better understanding of how much I making the company versus how much they are paying me. I still have no resolution on my 2017 salary negotiations. See, for those of you who work for normal companies where you have end of year reviews and COLA increases, I don't get any of that. Have to manually prod people. Sucks.
Got quite a bit done yesterday. A little more than half of what I wanted to accomplish. I should easily finish off the other parts today. That's the goal. This way I can have tomorrow open for whatever might come up unexpectedly.
Worked until about 1. I then decided to undertake a bit of a furniture project. The way the bedroom was I banged my leg on the end of the dresser every time I went to bed. I did some measuring and boom, I could move her dresser into the closet giving her a real 'walk in' closet setup. That took some work but I got it done. B had a doctor appointment and I finished it all up while she was gone.
When she got back, B and I went to Costco for some stuff. Damn if you can't spend $150 without even trying in there. But we got some good stuff including some allergy stuff for her which was $40 off the top. Got back, ate dinner, then we headed to Office Depot. Since we moved the dresser, we decided to replace it with a small desk for B. We needed something to put the bedroom Mac on, as well as some of the stuff that was on the dresser. We found a nice small black desk and chair for about $270. Not bad. Got back home around 7 and spent the next three hours assembling and setting everything up. It looks great. She is really happy because she now has her own space and I am happy because when I went to bed at 11:30, I didn't bang my leg on a dresser. Win.
That's about it. Pretty decent day for a Tuesday. Nothing horrible in the news yet. At least nothing new. Charles Manson is dying. Whatever. There's one we should have let die years ago. 40 years on the taxpayer's dime and now he is getting free medical treatment. If there's a thing I agree with conservatives on, it's that. Fuck this 'multiple life sentence' shit. Kill them. Or at least figure out how to not make them a burden to the average person. There has to be a better way. Cheeto Hitler did his usual childish shit picking another useless cabinet member. 17 days until WWIII. This should be fun.
Got quite a bit done yesterday. A little more than half of what I wanted to accomplish. I should easily finish off the other parts today. That's the goal. This way I can have tomorrow open for whatever might come up unexpectedly.
Worked until about 1. I then decided to undertake a bit of a furniture project. The way the bedroom was I banged my leg on the end of the dresser every time I went to bed. I did some measuring and boom, I could move her dresser into the closet giving her a real 'walk in' closet setup. That took some work but I got it done. B had a doctor appointment and I finished it all up while she was gone.
When she got back, B and I went to Costco for some stuff. Damn if you can't spend $150 without even trying in there. But we got some good stuff including some allergy stuff for her which was $40 off the top. Got back, ate dinner, then we headed to Office Depot. Since we moved the dresser, we decided to replace it with a small desk for B. We needed something to put the bedroom Mac on, as well as some of the stuff that was on the dresser. We found a nice small black desk and chair for about $270. Not bad. Got back home around 7 and spent the next three hours assembling and setting everything up. It looks great. She is really happy because she now has her own space and I am happy because when I went to bed at 11:30, I didn't bang my leg on a dresser. Win.
That's about it. Pretty decent day for a Tuesday. Nothing horrible in the news yet. At least nothing new. Charles Manson is dying. Whatever. There's one we should have let die years ago. 40 years on the taxpayer's dime and now he is getting free medical treatment. If there's a thing I agree with conservatives on, it's that. Fuck this 'multiple life sentence' shit. Kill them. Or at least figure out how to not make them a burden to the average person. There has to be a better way. Cheeto Hitler did his usual childish shit picking another useless cabinet member. 17 days until WWIII. This should be fun.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Y8 D222
What day is it? Tuesday I think? I need to get my head back on straight. I have a class on Friday and I have to get up normal times. I tried this morning but said fuck it and went back to sleep. I think I am going to bed too late and it's making me way too tired. Plus we have been sleeping with the heating blanket on because it's been so cold. Hard to get out of a cozy bed when you know you don't really need to be up.
Speaking of being up, B got up early yesterday so we could go over to her cousin's. We left here around 8 and stayed there until about 10 playing with the cat and ferrets. It wasn't horrible obviously. Came back home and didn't do much. We did some laundry as B spilled tea tree oil in her bathroom. We had to wash everything including her shower curtain because the smell was just lingering. Went to the store for a couple of things for dinner. Had dinner, watched some TV, and then B had a migraine hit. She ended up going to bed around 9. I followed a little later at 10:30.
Today is back to doc writing. I do have some stuff to do, just not pressing enough to get me out of bed at a ridiculous time.
Speaking of being up, B got up early yesterday so we could go over to her cousin's. We left here around 8 and stayed there until about 10 playing with the cat and ferrets. It wasn't horrible obviously. Came back home and didn't do much. We did some laundry as B spilled tea tree oil in her bathroom. We had to wash everything including her shower curtain because the smell was just lingering. Went to the store for a couple of things for dinner. Had dinner, watched some TV, and then B had a migraine hit. She ended up going to bed around 9. I followed a little later at 10:30.
Today is back to doc writing. I do have some stuff to do, just not pressing enough to get me out of bed at a ridiculous time.
Monday, January 2, 2017
Y8 D221
I am so confused as to what day it is right now. For real. Everything is blending together. I set an alarm for this morning and when I woke up I was surprised it hadn't gone off yet until I realized I set it for Tuesday. Good job.
Ran some errands in the morning. We needed a new aerator for the kitchen sink and we went to home depot just to get out of the house. Stopped into Target got a bin for under the bed. Spent a while moving some stuff around and playing closet/bed tetris. Always fun.
Went to the movies last night. Couple of different experiences/emotions going on with that. First off, the movie theater by us is the one with the reclining chairs and assigned seats. They're now offering at seat food. You order at the counter, delivered to your seat. I tried the chicken bbq tacos and guess what? They were pretty darn good. Comes with chips or side salad. They have a whole menu they are offering. Dinner at the theater just got a whole lot different by us. Now as to the movie itself? Meh. We went and saw Sing. It was okay. Both of us are very spoiled by the animated movies we see where they have that 'adult' tinge to them. And this one was actually rated PG. We went in expecting a little more than we got. Very cliche, too much going on, not a whole lot to keep you interested in the characters or the story.
Now in better news. SHERLOCK IS BACK! WOOO! Season 4 started last night. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but very excited about that. These may in fact be the final three episodes too. Given everyone's schedule they had a hard enough time filming these. That's sad, but understandable given that each episode is the runtime of a full length movie. When you think of that way, we have a lot of Sherlock to keep us.
Went to bed around 11. We are headed over to her cousin's today to take care of the animals. They are on vacation until the 8th. We aren't doing the dog thank goodness. Just the cat and ferrets. B wants to get over there early too. Heading out in a couple of hours.
Ran some errands in the morning. We needed a new aerator for the kitchen sink and we went to home depot just to get out of the house. Stopped into Target got a bin for under the bed. Spent a while moving some stuff around and playing closet/bed tetris. Always fun.
Went to the movies last night. Couple of different experiences/emotions going on with that. First off, the movie theater by us is the one with the reclining chairs and assigned seats. They're now offering at seat food. You order at the counter, delivered to your seat. I tried the chicken bbq tacos and guess what? They were pretty darn good. Comes with chips or side salad. They have a whole menu they are offering. Dinner at the theater just got a whole lot different by us. Now as to the movie itself? Meh. We went and saw Sing. It was okay. Both of us are very spoiled by the animated movies we see where they have that 'adult' tinge to them. And this one was actually rated PG. We went in expecting a little more than we got. Very cliche, too much going on, not a whole lot to keep you interested in the characters or the story.
Now in better news. SHERLOCK IS BACK! WOOO! Season 4 started last night. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but very excited about that. These may in fact be the final three episodes too. Given everyone's schedule they had a hard enough time filming these. That's sad, but understandable given that each episode is the runtime of a full length movie. When you think of that way, we have a lot of Sherlock to keep us.
Went to bed around 11. We are headed over to her cousin's today to take care of the animals. They are on vacation until the 8th. We aren't doing the dog thank goodness. Just the cat and ferrets. B wants to get over there early too. Heading out in a couple of hours.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Y8 D220
2017. Wow. That's a long time. Happy new year my friends.
Thanks for sticking with me through all this. Through the daily tribulations of this thing we call life. I do hope that at some point future generations find this and get a glimpse of life. At the very least, my daughter will have something to remember me by. Enough of that talk. Let's start a new year!
We did manage to stay up until midnight at least. We didn't go out or do anything, but we were up. Mostly due to the stupid neighbors around here shooting off fireworks until 1am. Look, it's one thing when it's an official display. When it's planned, it has a start and an end. Not some drunken hillbilly randomly shooting shit off from his front yard until all hours of the morning. It's just fucking annoying. AND they started in at like 8pm. WTF? Really??
We had a good day. Went to Red Robin for lunch because we both were craving a sit down burger kind of place. Came back, cleaned a bit - changed sheets, cleaned the kitchen, etc. Nothing fancy but just some straightening up. It started to snow for a while but it went away quickly. I was telling the kid the forecast calls for snow while she is here. She is not too excited about that. Her response was basically "I have to bring pants". Yes, yes you do. Sorry. Her and I talked yesterday. I am really excited about the things she has planned for the future. Good head on her shoulders. I wish I could help her out more financially, but I will do the best I can.
Made a steak for dinner along with some zucchini noodles. Those were interesting. Played games until midnight and went to bed. As you can see, I slept in a bit. 8am already.
Not much planned for the next two days. I am sure there are plenty of people waking up today with hangovers, bullshit resolutions, and strangers in their bed. I woke up to a good life and an annoying cat. I am starting this new year so far so good.
Thanks for sticking with me through all this. Through the daily tribulations of this thing we call life. I do hope that at some point future generations find this and get a glimpse of life. At the very least, my daughter will have something to remember me by. Enough of that talk. Let's start a new year!
We did manage to stay up until midnight at least. We didn't go out or do anything, but we were up. Mostly due to the stupid neighbors around here shooting off fireworks until 1am. Look, it's one thing when it's an official display. When it's planned, it has a start and an end. Not some drunken hillbilly randomly shooting shit off from his front yard until all hours of the morning. It's just fucking annoying. AND they started in at like 8pm. WTF? Really??
We had a good day. Went to Red Robin for lunch because we both were craving a sit down burger kind of place. Came back, cleaned a bit - changed sheets, cleaned the kitchen, etc. Nothing fancy but just some straightening up. It started to snow for a while but it went away quickly. I was telling the kid the forecast calls for snow while she is here. She is not too excited about that. Her response was basically "I have to bring pants". Yes, yes you do. Sorry. Her and I talked yesterday. I am really excited about the things she has planned for the future. Good head on her shoulders. I wish I could help her out more financially, but I will do the best I can.
Made a steak for dinner along with some zucchini noodles. Those were interesting. Played games until midnight and went to bed. As you can see, I slept in a bit. 8am already.
Not much planned for the next two days. I am sure there are plenty of people waking up today with hangovers, bullshit resolutions, and strangers in their bed. I woke up to a good life and an annoying cat. I am starting this new year so far so good.
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