Yesterday was rough. We dealt with a lot of stupid little issues. First the versions of the document didn't match the environment. Then the machines being older had issues. Then there problems due to security on the machines. Then there were network issues. It was just one thing after another. I was very frustrated and exhausted by the time the day was over. I went for a walk at lunch with the group and because of all these little issues, I ended up not even eating my lunch. I had a cold steak sandwich and fries for dinner. Wonderful.
It was just a long tiring day. I did the best I could given the situation but I felt like the day was not as valuable as the first two. I have one more day of formal material to get through, then a half day of just talking about things on Friday. Then I can go home. Thank goodness.
Other than eating my lunch for dinner, didn't do much at night. I am having some issues post-surgery I am dealing with right now. My right side is not healing the same as the left. There's a little piece of stitch buried under the skin and since I have been wearing real clothes this week, it's rubbing and causing me pain. I was able to speak with my doctor last night and he did give me some suggestions, but short of coming back in to have the piece of stitch removed, there's not much else he can do. I may have to go in after work next week and get things looked at.
Watched some tv, went to bed at 10. Got one upgrade already. Surprisingly on my second flight and not my first. I can't believe there's that many people going out of TN ahead of me. But this is why I don't like taking midday flights. Every other business person is trying to get home by Friday night too. We are all competing on a very small plane. Hopefully it will come through but seeing as it's a 2 hour flight, I am not worried about it. It's the longer one home that's more important and that one is already confirmed.
Next week is all over the map still. I wasn't able to nail down any solid times on Weds-Fri yet. I know what I am doing Mon - Tues. Solid 5:30 - 1:30 classes. Easy enough. It's the rest of the week I am worried about. We'll figure it out today hopefully. Tomorrow's the first and that means bills bills and then some more bills. Fun stuff.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Y9 D187
Got my official email from American last night letting me know I hit Platinum for another year. Came close to the wire this year. I was worried I might have to take a quick random trip somewhere to make that last $128 I needed. Fly to Seattle or something to rack up the points. But luckily this trip pushed me over the top. I should finish the year with about 175,000 miles available. I need 160 for the ticket to Australia. Looking good. That trip is at least 5 months away but I am getting excited. I haven't gone anywhere good for fun like this since my 2009 adventures. I need a good fun trip. Soon baby, soon.
Day two went without incident. Got through everything and finished around 4:45. Walked back to the hotel, ate my leftover pizza, and watched some tv. The hotel got very crowded last night. Some kind of convention or something must be going down. I am very near the convention center here and it looked like people knew each other. I should look that up real quick. Don't see anything on their website. Must just be a lot of people in town. Odd.
That is about it. I dealt with my boss and calendar changes for the next few weeks. People moving things around on him means moving things around on me. Sometimes we go too far out of our way to accommodate people in my mind. But whatever. I would rather have stuff to do than sit around stressed out about an empty calendar. It's just that next week for example I have some days starting at 5, some days at 7, and some at 8:30. That's the part that drives me nuts. I can't plan for things when shit gets turned upside down and is different every day. Sigh.
Day three. It should be a light day today. Finish by 4 if all goes well.
Day two went without incident. Got through everything and finished around 4:45. Walked back to the hotel, ate my leftover pizza, and watched some tv. The hotel got very crowded last night. Some kind of convention or something must be going down. I am very near the convention center here and it looked like people knew each other. I should look that up real quick. Don't see anything on their website. Must just be a lot of people in town. Odd.
That is about it. I dealt with my boss and calendar changes for the next few weeks. People moving things around on him means moving things around on me. Sometimes we go too far out of our way to accommodate people in my mind. But whatever. I would rather have stuff to do than sit around stressed out about an empty calendar. It's just that next week for example I have some days starting at 5, some days at 7, and some at 8:30. That's the part that drives me nuts. I can't plan for things when shit gets turned upside down and is different every day. Sigh.
Day three. It should be a light day today. Finish by 4 if all goes well.
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Y9 D186
Another group of students who can't seem to be bothered to show up on time. This time however I didn't let it stress me out. When it was apparent that over half the class wasn't going to get there by 8:30, I said fuck it, we're now going from 9-5. Can't show up on time? Fine, we stay late. Your problem, not mine. Let me tell you, half the class was pretty pissed off. Blame your co-workers people, not me. For the record, the missing students? All fucking Indian. Plus they all were bathing in cologne and I ended up with a splitting headache before the day was over. Why are they so rude and impossible to work with?? Drives me nuts.
Other than not being able to respect the time, the rest of the day went fine. We managed to finish up a little past 4:30 which wasn't horrible but still, I didn't like getting on site at 7 and having to wait. Plus they have the most rude security procedure. Full metal detector, bag scanner, AND wand after going through the metal detector. What the serious fuck? You're a power company, not fort knox. Punk ass bitches.
Took a shuttle over, walked back. Not a bad walk in the afternoon. Took me about 20 minutes to walk back as I did it at a leisurely pace. Didn't rush. Stopped at a cupcake shop and got a strawberry ice cream cupcake. That was my dinner. I'm an adult.
Watched some tv, went to bed at 10. I did manage to get credit for the first half of my flight on my AA account and I hit my numbers for next year. Another year of Platinum status. If I could score one big trip in December to like the UK, I could even hit the next level. Technically I have until January for it to roll over so who knows, it could happen.
Same schedule and game plan for today. I moved the start for the rest of the week. Let's see if these fuckers try to come in after 9. I am starting without them today. Don't have time to play your fucking games.
Other than not being able to respect the time, the rest of the day went fine. We managed to finish up a little past 4:30 which wasn't horrible but still, I didn't like getting on site at 7 and having to wait. Plus they have the most rude security procedure. Full metal detector, bag scanner, AND wand after going through the metal detector. What the serious fuck? You're a power company, not fort knox. Punk ass bitches.
Took a shuttle over, walked back. Not a bad walk in the afternoon. Took me about 20 minutes to walk back as I did it at a leisurely pace. Didn't rush. Stopped at a cupcake shop and got a strawberry ice cream cupcake. That was my dinner. I'm an adult.
Watched some tv, went to bed at 10. I did manage to get credit for the first half of my flight on my AA account and I hit my numbers for next year. Another year of Platinum status. If I could score one big trip in December to like the UK, I could even hit the next level. Technically I have until January for it to roll over so who knows, it could happen.
Same schedule and game plan for today. I moved the start for the rest of the week. Let's see if these fuckers try to come in after 9. I am starting without them today. Don't have time to play your fucking games.
Monday, November 27, 2017
Y9 D185
While it was busy for a Sunday, it wasn't the hell I was expecting at any of the airports. It was definitely more busy than an average Sunday for sure, but not horrible. I even managed to get my first upgrade at the last minute. I was first on the list when I got to the airport and cleared right at boarding. Works for me. DFW was more crowded than PDX had been but it was tolerable. My flight to TN was maybe 80% full. Funny enough, while I waited for that flight I was looking around and I managed to pick out 5 out the 9 of us who would be in first. Two I would have never picked because they were college kids looking like they were flying on mom and dad's dime. The other two I just didn't see in the waiting area. Overall my arriving in TN was pretty uneventful.
When I landed I was shocked at how small the airport was. I turned the corner from my gate and poof, I was past security. I had to do a double-take to make sure I was really out of the secured area. I then went to find the taxi line and there wasn't one. Just taxis waiting at the curb. I picked one and boy was that a mistake. My driver was a former radio preacher who played Jesus music and quoted scripture. Sigh, okay buddy, you keep that to yourself. Luckily it was only a 15 minute drive and he agreed to pick me up on friday. Hey, sometimes you deal with shit because it's easier that way.
My hotel is good. Once again I am at a Doubletree and they are consistently good. Quality room, good layout, proper amenities. The internet has no issues and I am happy. I ordered a pizza for dinner to have food for the week. I don't know what the lunch situation will be like this week and I wanted to make sure I have a plan.
Watched some tv and went to bed around 10. I have a shuttle lined up for this morning so I don't have to walk there. I will walk back, but this way I won't arrive all sweaty and nasty. Breakfast in 75 minutes and then I am off. Four full days, then I head home and 10 days later B is off to MI. Then? Then it's fucking Christmas bitches!
When I landed I was shocked at how small the airport was. I turned the corner from my gate and poof, I was past security. I had to do a double-take to make sure I was really out of the secured area. I then went to find the taxi line and there wasn't one. Just taxis waiting at the curb. I picked one and boy was that a mistake. My driver was a former radio preacher who played Jesus music and quoted scripture. Sigh, okay buddy, you keep that to yourself. Luckily it was only a 15 minute drive and he agreed to pick me up on friday. Hey, sometimes you deal with shit because it's easier that way.
My hotel is good. Once again I am at a Doubletree and they are consistently good. Quality room, good layout, proper amenities. The internet has no issues and I am happy. I ordered a pizza for dinner to have food for the week. I don't know what the lunch situation will be like this week and I wanted to make sure I have a plan.
Watched some tv and went to bed around 10. I have a shuttle lined up for this morning so I don't have to walk there. I will walk back, but this way I won't arrive all sweaty and nasty. Breakfast in 75 minutes and then I am off. Four full days, then I head home and 10 days later B is off to MI. Then? Then it's fucking Christmas bitches!
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Y9 D184
Of all the days I have to travel, the Sunday after thanksgiving? Really? Fuck me. I am leaving in 90 minutes even though I don't board until 5:30 to allow for extra people on the road, extra people at the airport, etc. I didn't get my upgrade so I am stuck in the back for 5 hours. I have a tight layover which is good? It means I have to haul ass off the plane though. That's the part that sucks. I have a ton of people in front of me that need to MOVE. ugh. My day in a nutshell.
Yesterday the kid came by and said goodbye around 7. Here bf finally said thank you for everything. I just think he is severely socially awkward. A perfect fit for her. They got home around 3. Other than a trip to the pet store, I didn't leave the house. Stayed in, had leftovers for dinner. Finished last minute packing.
That's about it. Nothing exciting. Tomorrow will be all about my adventures traveling today. Fun stuff to look forward to tomorrow.
Yesterday the kid came by and said goodbye around 7. Here bf finally said thank you for everything. I just think he is severely socially awkward. A perfect fit for her. They got home around 3. Other than a trip to the pet store, I didn't leave the house. Stayed in, had leftovers for dinner. Finished last minute packing.
That's about it. Nothing exciting. Tomorrow will be all about my adventures traveling today. Fun stuff to look forward to tomorrow.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Y9 D183
I just saw I typo'd yesterday in the very first line - Firday. Oh see, now spell check catches it. Where were you yesterday? Huh??
I had a rough day. I woke up with back pain which set the mood. I made everyone waffles and both B and I noticed that the kid's bf doesn't seem to know how to say thank you. This bothers me. We studied him throughout the day and it seems that overall he doesn't have quite the right social skills. He seems genuinely grateful for things, but doesn't know how to express it. Interesting.
We took the train downtown, went to Powells, had lunch, shopped, came back, and they went off to the hotel for a while and B went and laid down. The whole day had put her on sensory overload and I was having a hard time dealing with it. While she slept, I dealt with a USPS fuck-up. They mis-delivered three packages and while I know where they are, I can't do anything about it. They gave me the wrong parcel locker key. I need them to give me the right one but I have to somehow catch them today. It's going to be rough. I need to stalk the mailbox all day. Fun times.
They came back and we went to the zoo for zoo lights. That was fun. Crowded and almost not happening, but it was fun. On the way home we stopped at Freddies so he could take home a growler of Oregon beer.
Went to bed around midnight. Today I stalk mail. Then I go to TN tomorrow.
I had a rough day. I woke up with back pain which set the mood. I made everyone waffles and both B and I noticed that the kid's bf doesn't seem to know how to say thank you. This bothers me. We studied him throughout the day and it seems that overall he doesn't have quite the right social skills. He seems genuinely grateful for things, but doesn't know how to express it. Interesting.
We took the train downtown, went to Powells, had lunch, shopped, came back, and they went off to the hotel for a while and B went and laid down. The whole day had put her on sensory overload and I was having a hard time dealing with it. While she slept, I dealt with a USPS fuck-up. They mis-delivered three packages and while I know where they are, I can't do anything about it. They gave me the wrong parcel locker key. I need them to give me the right one but I have to somehow catch them today. It's going to be rough. I need to stalk the mailbox all day. Fun times.
They came back and we went to the zoo for zoo lights. That was fun. Crowded and almost not happening, but it was fun. On the way home we stopped at Freddies so he could take home a growler of Oregon beer.
Went to bed around midnight. Today I stalk mail. Then I go to TN tomorrow.
Friday, November 24, 2017
Y9 D182
I swear to fucking god if I get one more "BLACK FIRDAY STARTS NOW" bullshit fucking email I am going to lose it. Oh wait. Already did.
Had a great time with the kid and her bf yesterday. They got here around 11, we hung out until 3 when I took them over to the hotel and checked them in, then they came back around 5 and we ate. We played games, we did early Christmas. Everyone (including us) was happy with their gifts. They brought us shirts from the kid's work INCLUDING one that she designed. I will proudly wear that around. I also got the poster she designed for a charity event she worked recently. Going to have it framed.
He's a good guy. I worry about their long term viability because he seems to have some plans for the future that I don't know if they will line up with what she wants/needs. But we shall see. She has never been one for the whole marriage/kids thing and maybe that will be okay. Time will tell.
I did have to go out in the morning for milk but otherwise stayed inside most of the day. We prepped things in the morning for the evening feasting. We had ham, turkey, rolls, green beans, gnocchi, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and for dessert a butterscotch bundt cake with rice krispie treats. A good feast was had by all.
The dishes are all cleaned already. Today we are taking them downtown on the train. Then tonight, zoo lights at the zoo. Should be fun time for all.
Got one upgrade confirmed for Sunday and unfortunately not the one I wanted. I got my DFW to TN flight. The whole 1 hour one. I don't expect the DFW one but I can hope.
Had a great time with the kid and her bf yesterday. They got here around 11, we hung out until 3 when I took them over to the hotel and checked them in, then they came back around 5 and we ate. We played games, we did early Christmas. Everyone (including us) was happy with their gifts. They brought us shirts from the kid's work INCLUDING one that she designed. I will proudly wear that around. I also got the poster she designed for a charity event she worked recently. Going to have it framed.
He's a good guy. I worry about their long term viability because he seems to have some plans for the future that I don't know if they will line up with what she wants/needs. But we shall see. She has never been one for the whole marriage/kids thing and maybe that will be okay. Time will tell.
I did have to go out in the morning for milk but otherwise stayed inside most of the day. We prepped things in the morning for the evening feasting. We had ham, turkey, rolls, green beans, gnocchi, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and for dessert a butterscotch bundt cake with rice krispie treats. A good feast was had by all.
The dishes are all cleaned already. Today we are taking them downtown on the train. Then tonight, zoo lights at the zoo. Should be fun time for all.
Got one upgrade confirmed for Sunday and unfortunately not the one I wanted. I got my DFW to TN flight. The whole 1 hour one. I don't expect the DFW one but I can hope.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Y9 D181
HAPPY TURKEY DAY! No, I don't really care that it's Thanksgiving. I didn't suddenly have some change of heart about one of the most bullshit days ever. BUT I am excited because the kid is coming, I get to meet her stupid bf finally, and tomorrow we're doing baby Christmas. So for all that, I am like WOOOO!.
Taught my class, finished hella early. Not my fault I finally had a smart group of people. Seriously, these two were the smartest students I have had in this class all damn year. They were great. I look forward to having them in future classes.
I was supposed to go to the store this morning to get something and I failed to write it on the list so now I have completely forgotten what I needed. Dammit. I am going to go to the store anyway since I need toothpaste and hope it jogs my brain.
After class we finished all our cleaning. We broke a glass jar we use to keep knives in (by 'we' I mean B) so I had to hit the store to replace it. That was oodles of fun. We did Mexican for dinner since the kitchen was clean and neither of us wanted to ruin that.
I made a cake for tonight. Butterscotch Bundt. It looks really good. Here's hoping it tastes good. Went to bed around 11. Now to enjoy the next couple of days before heading to TN.
Taught my class, finished hella early. Not my fault I finally had a smart group of people. Seriously, these two were the smartest students I have had in this class all damn year. They were great. I look forward to having them in future classes.
I was supposed to go to the store this morning to get something and I failed to write it on the list so now I have completely forgotten what I needed. Dammit. I am going to go to the store anyway since I need toothpaste and hope it jogs my brain.
After class we finished all our cleaning. We broke a glass jar we use to keep knives in (by 'we' I mean B) so I had to hit the store to replace it. That was oodles of fun. We did Mexican for dinner since the kitchen was clean and neither of us wanted to ruin that.
I made a cake for tonight. Butterscotch Bundt. It looks really good. Here's hoping it tastes good. Went to bed around 11. Now to enjoy the next couple of days before heading to TN.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Y9 D180
About halfway through the year. Only Another 180 or so days to go. Will we make it that long? Will things be so fucked up none of us WANT to make it that long? I just can't get over the shit this administration is doing. So much evil. Fuck Charles Manson. Real evil lives in DC.
Speaking of dead people, as expected we lost David Cassidy. That one was expected at some point.
I still miss Carrie Fisher.
Taught day two and finished around 2.
We started 'the cleaning' yesterday. Scrubbing tubs. All the laundry. Vacuuming. Food prep. The kid will be here in about 24 hours. B is going to do the rest of the cleaning while I work today. It shall all be done and we shall touch nothing for 24 hours. These are the rules.
B had group last night. It went well from what I could gather. I only saw her for about 15 minutes after as I went to bed close to her getting home.
Day three then let the four day weekend begin. Oh wait. I only get 3 days because I have to fly to TN on Sunday. Boo. But it will give me the last few miles and dollars I need so yay? Let's see if I get any upgrades. Not expecting any given the time of year but one can hope.
Speaking of dead people, as expected we lost David Cassidy. That one was expected at some point.
I still miss Carrie Fisher.
Taught day two and finished around 2.
We started 'the cleaning' yesterday. Scrubbing tubs. All the laundry. Vacuuming. Food prep. The kid will be here in about 24 hours. B is going to do the rest of the cleaning while I work today. It shall all be done and we shall touch nothing for 24 hours. These are the rules.
B had group last night. It went well from what I could gather. I only saw her for about 15 minutes after as I went to bed close to her getting home.
Day three then let the four day weekend begin. Oh wait. I only get 3 days because I have to fly to TN on Sunday. Boo. But it will give me the last few miles and dollars I need so yay? Let's see if I get any upgrades. Not expecting any given the time of year but one can hope.
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Y9 D179
Once again I am tired with following the news. I can't keep up with the shit this administration is pulling. Between late night tax approvals to Ajit "My fucking mug is too big and I am dick" Pai trying to once more kill net neutrality. It's overwhelming. Which is exactly how they want it. They want you to be so distracted and fed up that things can just slip on by. This shit needs to stop. Trophy hunting in Africa. Back door shenanigans happening all around us. Enough already. There has to be a way to stop it. All the sexual misconduct stuff going on too is just a distraction. A sad horrible one but it's all a distraction. How is it that Weinstein gets his fucking life turned upside down but the cheeto keeps going even when there are videos? How? Are these people that spineless? Or are they getting so many favors they don't care? Fuck em all.
Haven't checked to see who's dead yet today. Della Reese went yesterday. David Cassidy still alive?
Me? I taught. Two students both dead and boring. They're smart but not interactive. Don't know which is worse. Sitting there like lumps or not following along. Whatever. It's a short week. Just got to make it through.
Made hamburger helper for dinner. Yeah, I know it's gross and lazy but we wanted it. Leave us be.
Tried watching a new show last night. It wasn't bad but neither of us could really focus on it. It just couldn't keep our attention. Haven, based on the book "The Colorado Kid" by Stephen King. We will keep at it but it may be meh.
I was really tired last night and fell asleep at 9:40. I am old. Leave me be.
Day two of three. Sigh. I can do this.
Haven't checked to see who's dead yet today. Della Reese went yesterday. David Cassidy still alive?
Me? I taught. Two students both dead and boring. They're smart but not interactive. Don't know which is worse. Sitting there like lumps or not following along. Whatever. It's a short week. Just got to make it through.
Made hamburger helper for dinner. Yeah, I know it's gross and lazy but we wanted it. Leave us be.
Tried watching a new show last night. It wasn't bad but neither of us could really focus on it. It just couldn't keep our attention. Haven, based on the book "The Colorado Kid" by Stephen King. We will keep at it but it may be meh.
I was really tired last night and fell asleep at 9:40. I am old. Leave me be.
Day two of three. Sigh. I can do this.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Y9 D178
And here we are back on the early morning special. 4am for the next three days at least. Maybe more. Definitely from Sunday on. Whatever it is what it is. It pays the bills and puts the food on the table.
We did something B wanted to do yesterday. Took up a good 3 hours of the day. We went back to color me mine. She likes that place. It makes her happy so whatever. $70 to paint two ceramic items but hey, it was fun. I did a gnome. She did another coffee cup. After there we came on home and relaxed. Aka she took a nap and I played video games. Had pork chops for dinner which we haven't had for quite some time. I enjoyed them. As of 9am today one week will have transpired since my surgery. I will be off all warnings. - lifting, sex, etc. I don't seem to have any side effects but I do have some scar tissue on one side from where they made the incision. Oh well.
That's all for me today. Just a bit of rambling. Only three days until the kid arrives!! I am looking forward to that.
We did something B wanted to do yesterday. Took up a good 3 hours of the day. We went back to color me mine. She likes that place. It makes her happy so whatever. $70 to paint two ceramic items but hey, it was fun. I did a gnome. She did another coffee cup. After there we came on home and relaxed. Aka she took a nap and I played video games. Had pork chops for dinner which we haven't had for quite some time. I enjoyed them. As of 9am today one week will have transpired since my surgery. I will be off all warnings. - lifting, sex, etc. I don't seem to have any side effects but I do have some scar tissue on one side from where they made the incision. Oh well.
That's all for me today. Just a bit of rambling. Only three days until the kid arrives!! I am looking forward to that.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Y9 D177
This was my last day for at least if not three weeks where I didn't have to get up early and I wanted to take advantage of that. Hence why I slept in until 6. Went to bed around 10:30 or so which means I got almost a full 8 hours of sleep. Go me!
Before we get into it, I was saddened yesterday by the latest celebrity death. This one hit very close to home and affected me for the rest of the day. Malcolm Young, co-founder and rhythm guitarist for AC/DC passed away at 64 of natural causes. He had been suffering from dementia for the last three years and was slowly fading away. No scary drug overdose (he had been sober since 1985 or 86), no suicide. Just age and the universe. They were one of the most influential bands on me ever. They were my first real rock band. My first concert. I own an SG guitar because of them. I met him once. Not like full on but we were all standing in line to get into a show one night and he came by the line and said hello on his way in. I was always thought that was a nice thing to do. Just very polite. He was always the hard working one of the band. The 9-5 kind of guy. He was credited with writing every single song they ever recorded. Go look at the album sleeves. He gets writing credit on all of them. A great guitarist who will truly be missed. Rock In Peace.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming:
Around here Christmas has arrived!! That's right. All the decorations are up including the tree. Presents are all underneath. Before we get riled up, we figured out a few things. First off, this week while the kid is here we're going to do baby Xmas with them where we exchange gifts. But then, I am gone the 26th - 1st, then B is gone the 11th - 18th. That's a good chunk of holiday time gone. We wanted to make up for it. We did go do a little shopping yesterday. Partially for decorations, partly for gifts, partly for winter clothes. I heard on the radio that it will be another cold, snowy winter and I want to be ready for it. Also Santa may have found me the most bitchin' pimpin' robe ever. It was a pain to wrap but so worth it. I also got a couple more things for the kid's bf. He got a variety 12 pack of 10 Barrel Brewing beer. It's a local brewery and thought it was a nice gift. This way he now has 4 things to open. Make him feel included.
I brought everything up in the morning and then it took us most of the night to get it all setup. Tree in different spots, this over there, move this around. we did it with minimal furniture disruption this year. Go us. It's our 3rd Xmas here too we realized. Wow. Stop moving time. K thanks.
We had tacos for dinner, tried watching a new show (it was awful), and then off to bed for me. B is still on antibiotics and is on a 9-5-1 schedule. Of course she is. Ironically if it were me it would 5-1-9. But okay. I have three days of classes this week but only two students. It will be a full week, but a light week. No plans for today. Just stay inside and maybe watch a couple of movies.
Before we get into it, I was saddened yesterday by the latest celebrity death. This one hit very close to home and affected me for the rest of the day. Malcolm Young, co-founder and rhythm guitarist for AC/DC passed away at 64 of natural causes. He had been suffering from dementia for the last three years and was slowly fading away. No scary drug overdose (he had been sober since 1985 or 86), no suicide. Just age and the universe. They were one of the most influential bands on me ever. They were my first real rock band. My first concert. I own an SG guitar because of them. I met him once. Not like full on but we were all standing in line to get into a show one night and he came by the line and said hello on his way in. I was always thought that was a nice thing to do. Just very polite. He was always the hard working one of the band. The 9-5 kind of guy. He was credited with writing every single song they ever recorded. Go look at the album sleeves. He gets writing credit on all of them. A great guitarist who will truly be missed. Rock In Peace.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming:
Around here Christmas has arrived!! That's right. All the decorations are up including the tree. Presents are all underneath. Before we get riled up, we figured out a few things. First off, this week while the kid is here we're going to do baby Xmas with them where we exchange gifts. But then, I am gone the 26th - 1st, then B is gone the 11th - 18th. That's a good chunk of holiday time gone. We wanted to make up for it. We did go do a little shopping yesterday. Partially for decorations, partly for gifts, partly for winter clothes. I heard on the radio that it will be another cold, snowy winter and I want to be ready for it. Also Santa may have found me the most bitchin' pimpin' robe ever. It was a pain to wrap but so worth it. I also got a couple more things for the kid's bf. He got a variety 12 pack of 10 Barrel Brewing beer. It's a local brewery and thought it was a nice gift. This way he now has 4 things to open. Make him feel included.
I brought everything up in the morning and then it took us most of the night to get it all setup. Tree in different spots, this over there, move this around. we did it with minimal furniture disruption this year. Go us. It's our 3rd Xmas here too we realized. Wow. Stop moving time. K thanks.
We had tacos for dinner, tried watching a new show (it was awful), and then off to bed for me. B is still on antibiotics and is on a 9-5-1 schedule. Of course she is. Ironically if it were me it would 5-1-9. But okay. I have three days of classes this week but only two students. It will be a full week, but a light week. No plans for today. Just stay inside and maybe watch a couple of movies.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Y9 D176
Did my grocery shopping oh yeah! I had two lists to work off of, one regular one holiday, and it made for a challenging trip, but I was in the store early enough that I could take my time, switch between lists and not both anyone. I do so love shopping early. I remember doing it with the kid when she was a baby. We would be at the store before 7am. She would sit in the cart and munch on mushrooms while I got shopping ahead of the masses. Simpler times. Got back from shopping, put everything away, dove into some work. Got some remote stuff lined up for the first week of December now. No travel thank goodness but billable hours. December was looking a little light and we always want to end the year strong if we can.
Other than that, didn't do a whole lot. Hit the pet store later for some fish stuff. Took B to get some things she needed. Wrapped a Christmas present. Today I am bringing the stuff up from the garage so we can Xmas this place up. Excited about that.
We had Thai for dinner. Watched some tv. I was a bit sore still yesterday but not too bad. A couple of times I had some soreness and was like why does that hurt, oh yeah, I got cut up 4 days ago.
This weekend no plans that I know about. We are 5 days from the kid visiting, 8 from me going out of town, and 894 hours until Christmas!!
Other than that, didn't do a whole lot. Hit the pet store later for some fish stuff. Took B to get some things she needed. Wrapped a Christmas present. Today I am bringing the stuff up from the garage so we can Xmas this place up. Excited about that.
We had Thai for dinner. Watched some tv. I was a bit sore still yesterday but not too bad. A couple of times I had some soreness and was like why does that hurt, oh yeah, I got cut up 4 days ago.
This weekend no plans that I know about. We are 5 days from the kid visiting, 8 from me going out of town, and 894 hours until Christmas!!
Friday, November 17, 2017
Y9 D175
Happy fucking Friday bitches!! Wooo! Why am I excited? Because it's grocery shopping day! Because of the whole paycheck snafu two weeks ago I have been cautious this week on spending large drops of money. We need not only groceries for us, but also for the kid's visit and Thanksgiving next week. Which means it will be a larger than normal trip. I wanted to wait until today to go. This is also why I am up so early. I want to be at and in that store by 5:30am. I think I can do it.
Still sore from my surgery. Not horribly so though. I still don't think they need to send you home with so many pain killers. I can feel the stitches which is weird. They also say to watch for any blood or oozing but I have been okay on that front. Just lumpy in two spots where they made the incisions. The stitches should dissolve fully in 10 days total which means I have a good six days to go before there's a problem. Very bruised though for sure.
Did some more work on stuff and waited for a call. The call never came but it's not my issue. I will throw this fucker under the bus. We agreed to work with some external consultant from Orange County on adding some material to one of our classes. He was supposed to call me yesterday. I did some internet stalking of him and he is a white ass chicken shit republican fucktard whose kids play water polo and will be going to Stanford. So, yeah, fuck you. I have no love for you or desire to talk to you.
Took B to the doctor. $35 co-pay for literally six minutes of doctor time. Pissed me off. But she is improving and has 4 more days of antibiotics to go.
We powered through the rest of the ST2. It's rare when you find a show where season 2 is as good or better than season 1. They managed to pull it off except for episode 7. If you've watched the show, you know what I am talking about.
Went to bed around 10:30 so I could be up early. Let's go get them groceries!! Oh and pay bills. And order a picture frame. And...
Still sore from my surgery. Not horribly so though. I still don't think they need to send you home with so many pain killers. I can feel the stitches which is weird. They also say to watch for any blood or oozing but I have been okay on that front. Just lumpy in two spots where they made the incisions. The stitches should dissolve fully in 10 days total which means I have a good six days to go before there's a problem. Very bruised though for sure.
Did some more work on stuff and waited for a call. The call never came but it's not my issue. I will throw this fucker under the bus. We agreed to work with some external consultant from Orange County on adding some material to one of our classes. He was supposed to call me yesterday. I did some internet stalking of him and he is a white ass chicken shit republican fucktard whose kids play water polo and will be going to Stanford. So, yeah, fuck you. I have no love for you or desire to talk to you.
Took B to the doctor. $35 co-pay for literally six minutes of doctor time. Pissed me off. But she is improving and has 4 more days of antibiotics to go.
We powered through the rest of the ST2. It's rare when you find a show where season 2 is as good or better than season 1. They managed to pull it off except for episode 7. If you've watched the show, you know what I am talking about.
Went to bed around 10:30 so I could be up early. Let's go get them groceries!! Oh and pay bills. And order a picture frame. And...
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Y9 D174
I was listening to a show on NPR last night on my way to the store (we were out of toilet paper and while I really didn't want to leave the house, I did anyway). The show was asking "In the case of sexual misconduct, is your companies HR department on your side or the company?". You're kidding, right? I mean, it's in the name Human RESOURCES. This is the biggest joke ever. On your side. You are a RESOURCE. You mean no more to the organization than a chair or a laptop. You are a NUMBER. You are an inventoried, allocated RESOURCE. While I am sure there are individuals who get into the field and department for altruistic reasons, even they must know on some level their real job is managing assets and resources and at the end of the day, the company is always right. If I were off-base, we wouldn't have to have 3rd party whistle blower protection. We wouldn't have wrongful termination. But after the dust settles, it's all about protecting the company, doing what's right for the company, saving face for the company, etc. If we really wanted a department that was looking out for the individual, how about we start with the name? Employee Liaison, Employee Assistance, Employee Whatever - anything that shows the employee is put first. But yeah, we all know when that's going to happen.
A bit more sore yesterday than Tuesday. Got uncomfortable quicker. Part of it I think is because I was finally able to shower and moving things around didn't help. I had to go up and down the stairs a few times too and all the bouncing was not in my best interest.
Did some more document work, answered a few emails, prepped for TN. A mostly productive workday.
Made chicken and mac n cheese for dinner.
Watched more Stranger Things. Man Will cannot catch a break.
Went to bed around 10:30. Not much else going on. One more day until payday and I can pay some bills. Second to last Xmas present arrived. One more scheduled for tomorrow and we are done and done. I kept it down to about 60 presents so I am happy. Now to stare at them for a month. Whee! We will bring up the tree and the like this weekend. Get this mother decorated.
A bit more sore yesterday than Tuesday. Got uncomfortable quicker. Part of it I think is because I was finally able to shower and moving things around didn't help. I had to go up and down the stairs a few times too and all the bouncing was not in my best interest.
Did some more document work, answered a few emails, prepped for TN. A mostly productive workday.
Made chicken and mac n cheese for dinner.
Watched more Stranger Things. Man Will cannot catch a break.
Went to bed around 10:30. Not much else going on. One more day until payday and I can pay some bills. Second to last Xmas present arrived. One more scheduled for tomorrow and we are done and done. I kept it down to about 60 presents so I am happy. Now to stare at them for a month. Whee! We will bring up the tree and the like this weekend. Get this mother decorated.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Y9 D173
Men are big whiny bitches. Or at least that's how every man on TV has ever been portrayed in any sitcom ever. Because of that it's leaked into daily society. What am I talking about? Why the hell did I get 15 pain pills? You know how many I took yesterday? Zero. Didn't need a single one. Don't get me wrong, this isn't completely pain free, but it's more obnoxious pain than bed ridden popping pain pills pain. It's soreness and annoying. Like after sitting too long working I was uncomfortable and need to stretch out for a while, you know? I wasn't moaning or complaining.
Now B on the other hand was having some major issues. I did have to take her to the doctor yesterday. She got some kind of infection which caused the right side of her face to swell up and look like she had been in a fight. They gave her some heavy duty antibiotics to deal with the issue. Plus she had to do warm compresses all day and night. She was in more pain than me for sure. I offered her one of my pain pills.
I did manage to work on a really important document. At least I discovered it was important after distributing it and seeing everyone's response. One of the software products we use has been in Beta and we just finished up the Beta 2 cycle. I decided to do a write-up on the new features including known issues as I am one of the few (if not only) people participating in the beta. It ended up being a 5 page document complete with illustrations on some of the new features. Well, it was quite positively received. Cool. Made me feel like I was able to contribute even in my 'oh so painful' state. It took me a few hours to work and I will admit I was sore from sitting in the chair after finishing.
That was pretty much my day. We finally started Stranger Things 2. We watched two episodes last night and then we worked on reorganizing B's bathroom. That took a while for sure. When we were done it was time for me to hit the sack. A repeat of yesterday is on tap for today. Had a couple of Xmas presents arrive yesterday and one more today coming. I need to hit the store this morning for some batteries but otherwise, not too much on the horizon. One week until the kid visits for Thanksgiving! I need to go shopping on Friday to get all the ingredients. Fun fun.
Now B on the other hand was having some major issues. I did have to take her to the doctor yesterday. She got some kind of infection which caused the right side of her face to swell up and look like she had been in a fight. They gave her some heavy duty antibiotics to deal with the issue. Plus she had to do warm compresses all day and night. She was in more pain than me for sure. I offered her one of my pain pills.
I did manage to work on a really important document. At least I discovered it was important after distributing it and seeing everyone's response. One of the software products we use has been in Beta and we just finished up the Beta 2 cycle. I decided to do a write-up on the new features including known issues as I am one of the few (if not only) people participating in the beta. It ended up being a 5 page document complete with illustrations on some of the new features. Well, it was quite positively received. Cool. Made me feel like I was able to contribute even in my 'oh so painful' state. It took me a few hours to work and I will admit I was sore from sitting in the chair after finishing.
That was pretty much my day. We finally started Stranger Things 2. We watched two episodes last night and then we worked on reorganizing B's bathroom. That took a while for sure. When we were done it was time for me to hit the sack. A repeat of yesterday is on tap for today. Had a couple of Xmas presents arrive yesterday and one more today coming. I need to hit the store this morning for some batteries but otherwise, not too much on the horizon. One week until the kid visits for Thanksgiving! I need to go shopping on Friday to get all the ingredients. Fun fun.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Y9 D172
I guess I am supposed to be in pain right now? But I'm not? I really think this is a case of too many men being whiny bitches. I am doing fine, thanks.
Got up yesterday honestly feeling mostly apathetic to what lie ahead for me for the day. I was up at 4:30, needed to leave at 7:30. I got up, did my normal morning stuff, watched Sunday night shows, woke B up at 7:10 and headed over to Kaiser at 7:30 on the dot. I was upstairs waiting to be checked in at 7:40. 7:45am all 'paperwork' was done and I was ready for my 8am surgery. I use paperwork in quotes because they really do it all electronically at Kaiser. Yeah because I have spent the last 10 years making them focus on their damn data! Go me. 7:55am they called me, took me to a room, went over things one more time, blood pressure check, vitals check, undress, lay down, and the nurse then spent a few minutes strategically placing things. What was I doing? Watching The Orville on my tablet. Before she did anything by the way, she asked twice if I already had children and if I was sure I wanted to do this. Yep, I am sure, let's keep going.
8:02, doctor comes in, introduces himself and his assistant. We make a couple of minutes of small talk and then HE asks me, do you have children, are you sure you want to do this. My response was "I had one 25 years ago, if I haven't had once since, I am probably pretty damn sure." His response was 'yeah, you've had some time to think about this'. Also said to both him and the nurse "my self worth is not wrapped up in my genitalia or my ability to procreate". They both appreciated that and got cracking. He explained a couple of things and I told him the headphones were going back on, tap me on the head if you need anything because I can't hear ya. Anesthetic inserted left side, work work work, 8 minutes later anesthetic other side, work work work, 7 minutes after that, done. How do I know the times? Was watching a tv show. I knew how long everything was. Good episode once again. Loving that show. It got renewed for a second season already which is great.
Anyway, finished up, got dressed, escorted out with an ice pack down my pants. Got home and B tried her best to make me 'bed rest'. I did good for a while. I took two Norco (they gave me 15) which did cause me to take a nap eventually. I slept from about 11:30 to 1. They told me the anesthesia would wear off around 10 and I should take pills before hand. Okay. I took two to be safe. When I woke up, I checked things out. Got rid of the 'packing material' they had used. All looked good. No major swelling, no real problems. I sat back on the couch. I did my best sitting until about 4. I was done at that point. I got restless. I wrapped some Christmas presents and started moving. I am not going to violate the no lifting part or the showering part (can't shower until this afternoon, can't lift anything over 10 lbs for like a week). But the sitting in one spot part? Nope. I am done with that shit.
In work news, I confirmed and booked TN. I leave 11/26 through 12/1. There's my much needed final trip for the year. I will have another year of Platinum access. Boom baby. Other than that, I caught up on some emails, responded to some stuff from random clients, and played with a beta of some software. That's mostly the plan for today as well. Write a blog post up, keep it light.
On the phone front, I have definitely narrowed it down to WiFi related issues. Once again, went to bed at 10:30 and got up just now at 5 and lost 6% while on data only. I have it set for WiFi currently and am going to test loss for the next 5 hours. I am at 93%. If I go down more then 6% something is fucking wrong with a runaway app and I need to figure out which one. Annoying as hell.
So that's my big adventure in having a vasectomy. I will be officially sterile in 4 months or roughly 30 ejaculations. Which ever comes first. No big deal, no trauma. Just another day.
Got up yesterday honestly feeling mostly apathetic to what lie ahead for me for the day. I was up at 4:30, needed to leave at 7:30. I got up, did my normal morning stuff, watched Sunday night shows, woke B up at 7:10 and headed over to Kaiser at 7:30 on the dot. I was upstairs waiting to be checked in at 7:40. 7:45am all 'paperwork' was done and I was ready for my 8am surgery. I use paperwork in quotes because they really do it all electronically at Kaiser. Yeah because I have spent the last 10 years making them focus on their damn data! Go me. 7:55am they called me, took me to a room, went over things one more time, blood pressure check, vitals check, undress, lay down, and the nurse then spent a few minutes strategically placing things. What was I doing? Watching The Orville on my tablet. Before she did anything by the way, she asked twice if I already had children and if I was sure I wanted to do this. Yep, I am sure, let's keep going.
8:02, doctor comes in, introduces himself and his assistant. We make a couple of minutes of small talk and then HE asks me, do you have children, are you sure you want to do this. My response was "I had one 25 years ago, if I haven't had once since, I am probably pretty damn sure." His response was 'yeah, you've had some time to think about this
Anyway, finished up, got dressed, escorted out with an ice pack down my pants. Got home and B tried her best to make me 'bed rest'. I did good for a while. I took two Norco (they gave me 15) which did cause me to take a nap eventually. I slept from about 11:30 to 1. They told me the anesthesia would wear off around 10 and I should take pills before hand. Okay. I took two to be safe. When I woke up, I checked things out. Got rid of the 'packing material' they had used. All looked good. No major swelling, no real problems. I sat back on the couch. I did my best sitting until about 4. I was done at that point. I got restless. I wrapped some Christmas presents and started moving. I am not going to violate the no lifting part or the showering part (can't shower until this afternoon, can't lift anything over 10 lbs for like a week). But the sitting in one spot part? Nope. I am done with that shit.
In work news, I confirmed and booked TN. I leave 11/26 through 12/1. There's my much needed final trip for the year. I will have another year of Platinum access. Boom baby. Other than that, I caught up on some emails, responded to some stuff from random clients, and played with a beta of some software. That's mostly the plan for today as well. Write a blog post up, keep it light.
On the phone front, I have definitely narrowed it down to WiFi related issues. Once again, went to bed at 10:30 and got up just now at 5 and lost 6% while on data only. I have it set for WiFi currently and am going to test loss for the next 5 hours. I am at 93%. If I go down more then 6% something is fucking wrong with a runaway app and I need to figure out which one. Annoying as hell.
So that's my big adventure in having a vasectomy. I will be officially sterile in 4 months or roughly 30 ejaculations. Which ever comes first. No big deal, no trauma. Just another day.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Y9 D171
Good news bad news. My phone only lost 4% last night. Went to bed at 100, woke up to 96. What did I do different? I turned off WiFi. So something is set up to sync in the middle of the night OR it's struggling in the bedroom at night to get a wireless signal. I now need to investigate network usage per app and see what's going on. The bad news is I woke up and didn't have mail notifications. Saw them on the computer, but not on my phone. Okay, the mail app is set to not update in the middle of the night? Let's figure out why.
I will get to the bottom of this. I really am trying to hold off on buying a new phone as long as I can. I don't feel like spending $800 on a damn phone.
My day started with a phone call from Amazon. After all the issues I had this week, they had asked for a phone number so we could discuss. I gave them a number with instructions to call after 9am PST. So when did they call? 6:21am PST. Idiots. Upside is I was put through to someone in Amazon Logistics (AMZL). I got to speak with this person for about 45 minutes. We went over the process, the current issues, etc. Was a productive phone call.
We got a lot accomplished yesterday. We cleaned house, went to target, did some grocery shopping, laundry, dyed my hair, and the big one, a full water change and tank clean. That took us forever. We even added a second filter to the tank. Our day was spent mostly dealing with that.
For dinner we lazied up and did one of those meal in the bag things. It was okay. Neither of us was thrilled by it, but it was for convenience and we acknowledge that. I went to bed around 10, don't know when B went yet. But I am worried as she has to be up at 7am to take me to the doctor and she ended up taking a 2 hour nap at 4pm yesterday. I know it threw off her sleep schedule.
Why does B have to get up early? It's surgery day kids. Off for a little snip. 7:30 we are leaving here. Should be back home by 9 if all goes well. Then I get to sit in bed all day and do nothing. Woo! Wish me luck and hope for no complications.
I will get to the bottom of this. I really am trying to hold off on buying a new phone as long as I can. I don't feel like spending $800 on a damn phone.
My day started with a phone call from Amazon. After all the issues I had this week, they had asked for a phone number so we could discuss. I gave them a number with instructions to call after 9am PST. So when did they call? 6:21am PST. Idiots. Upside is I was put through to someone in Amazon Logistics (AMZL). I got to speak with this person for about 45 minutes. We went over the process, the current issues, etc. Was a productive phone call.
We got a lot accomplished yesterday. We cleaned house, went to target, did some grocery shopping, laundry, dyed my hair, and the big one, a full water change and tank clean. That took us forever. We even added a second filter to the tank. Our day was spent mostly dealing with that.
For dinner we lazied up and did one of those meal in the bag things. It was okay. Neither of us was thrilled by it, but it was for convenience and we acknowledge that. I went to bed around 10, don't know when B went yet. But I am worried as she has to be up at 7am to take me to the doctor and she ended up taking a 2 hour nap at 4pm yesterday. I know it threw off her sleep schedule.
Why does B have to get up early? It's surgery day kids. Off for a little snip. 7:30 we are leaving here. Should be back home by 9 if all goes well. Then I get to sit in bed all day and do nothing. Woo! Wish me luck and hope for no complications.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Y9 D170
LOTS of stuff to go over today, but let's start with some of the immediate issues. First off WTF IS WRONG WITH MY PHONE?? 93% battery loss in 6.5 hours doing nothing but sitting on my nightstand? How much fucking battery does an LED use? Because that's the only thing that was going on all night. I just went and read some articles. I have some things now to look at once it is fully charged to see if I can narrow down what is going on. It only does this shit at night while idle. Something is sucking up things at night and it is annoying as fuck.
Second immediate thing - my right is killing me and I think it is my fault. In my dream there was something in my eye and I kept rubbing it. When I woke up my right eye was red. I think I was rubbing it in my sleep and irritated. Now I have phantom issues with my eye. It feels like something is in there but I know its not. Ugh.
4am and things are already annoying. Sigh.
We had an extremely productive day yesterday. We got up early and we were on the road by 7am. We drove to Bend and looked around. Unfortunately the one house we had hoped to look at turned out to be a bust, but we did have some awesome pizza, talk to a realtor about areas that would work in town, and found some great places that could in fact work for us. All we need now is 10k. Anyone want to help? Just 10k, not too much, right? Sigh more.
We did check out a lot of things in town and we think this is the best place for us to move in the future. We just need the fucking down payment. That's all. Nothing major. But we found houses on 1/4 acre lots for 225 - 250. That's a $1500 a month mortgage even with PMI and taxes. So frustrating that I can't just pull the trigger and be done with it. Make me want to cry. A lot.
On the way home we stopped in Sisters and looked at some antique stores. Found a couple of Christmas presents.
Speaking of Xmas presents, we got home around 6 and one of ours had yet to be delivered. But wait! It shows delivered on Amazon's site!! Turns out that the local AMZL delivery guy FUCKED UP AGAIN and brought it to the wrong building. I am getting really tired of this guy. He is horrible.
Went to bed around 9:30 because we both were so exhausted.
Today nothing. Tomorrow surgery.
Second immediate thing - my right is killing me and I think it is my fault. In my dream there was something in my eye and I kept rubbing it. When I woke up my right eye was red. I think I was rubbing it in my sleep and irritated. Now I have phantom issues with my eye. It feels like something is in there but I know its not. Ugh.
4am and things are already annoying. Sigh.
We had an extremely productive day yesterday. We got up early and we were on the road by 7am. We drove to Bend and looked around. Unfortunately the one house we had hoped to look at turned out to be a bust, but we did have some awesome pizza, talk to a realtor about areas that would work in town, and found some great places that could in fact work for us. All we need now is 10k. Anyone want to help? Just 10k, not too much, right? Sigh more.
We did check out a lot of things in town and we think this is the best place for us to move in the future. We just need the fucking down payment. That's all. Nothing major. But we found houses on 1/4 acre lots for 225 - 250. That's a $1500 a month mortgage even with PMI and taxes. So frustrating that I can't just pull the trigger and be done with it. Make me want to cry. A lot.
On the way home we stopped in Sisters and looked at some antique stores. Found a couple of Christmas presents.
Speaking of Xmas presents, we got home around 6 and one of ours had yet to be delivered. But wait! It shows delivered on Amazon's site!! Turns out that the local AMZL delivery guy FUCKED UP AGAIN and brought it to the wrong building. I am getting really tired of this guy. He is horrible.
Went to bed around 9:30 because we both were so exhausted.
Today nothing. Tomorrow surgery.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Y9 D169
Didn't do much yesterday. Worked on some stuff but nothing terribly important or urgent. Just a lot of catch up stuff. But it was nice having a flexible day. We even decided to go to the zoo for lunch. You can do that when you're zoo members and the train only costs $2.50. We seriously went just for lunch. We walked by some animals but didn't linger or meander. It was cold and rainy which meant it was beautiful. It was the kind of day that I wish I could have been at Disneyland. One of those rare rainy days where everyone stays home.
We went to the mall after dinner to get B a couple of things for her trip. She leaves in one month which is plenty of time for her to stress out.
I have not heard back on TN yet which is driving me nuts. I have two weeks to plan for that. These people are paying what they're paying for this trip as they keep putting it off.
Had a nice slow cooked tri-tip for dinner. Good old fashioned meat and taters kind of meal. Was pretty tasty.
Today we are taking a day trip to Bend. Wish us luck.
We went to the mall after dinner to get B a couple of things for her trip. She leaves in one month which is plenty of time for her to stress out.
I have not heard back on TN yet which is driving me nuts. I have two weeks to plan for that. These people are paying what they're paying for this trip as they keep putting it off.
Had a nice slow cooked tri-tip for dinner. Good old fashioned meat and taters kind of meal. Was pretty tasty.
Today we are taking a day trip to Bend. Wish us luck.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Y9 D168
Christmas is exploding around here. A good portion of the presents came yesterday and I spent my after class time wrapping them up. With what came and what's left, I can confidently say I am 90-95% done with Christmas. Now to just wait the 1051 hours until it's here. Siiiiiiigh.
Got through my class. Was a little touch and go for a while whether I was going to lose my shit on two of the students. They were just struggling to keep up with the material and I was doing my best to stay patient and slow but man oh man they were pushing the limits.
Tell me how my phone drops 37% while doing nothing but sitting on my nightstand all night? Annoying.
Made coconut pepper chicken for dinner. I forget how long that takes to make so we didn't eat until almost 7. I know for some people that's a normal time but not us. So late.
I should hear today about TN. We have everything prepped for it, just need to know where the hell I am going to book travel. It will be 4.5 days of teaching. That will get me my final air miles.
B is going back to MI for Christmas speaking of travel. She was talking to her grandfather about Oak Island (they love that show) and he was asking if she could come back. We looked up flights and found a reasonable one for $300. She has to leave here at 10pm and gets in at 5am, but it's a non-stop so she can just sleep it away. I am not going with her though. Mostly because I already have classes scheduled during the time she wants to go and because I don't want to go. So there.
Not much else going on. I have some side stuff to work on today but that's about it. We need to clean the fish tank today before we head out tomorrow. Tomorrow we are taking a day trip to Bend. Hopefully that will pan out.
Got through my class. Was a little touch and go for a while whether I was going to lose my shit on two of the students. They were just struggling to keep up with the material and I was doing my best to stay patient and slow but man oh man they were pushing the limits.
Tell me how my phone drops 37% while doing nothing but sitting on my nightstand all night? Annoying.
Made coconut pepper chicken for dinner. I forget how long that takes to make so we didn't eat until almost 7. I know for some people that's a normal time but not us. So late.
I should hear today about TN. We have everything prepped for it, just need to know where the hell I am going to book travel. It will be 4.5 days of teaching. That will get me my final air miles.
B is going back to MI for Christmas speaking of travel. She was talking to her grandfather about Oak Island (they love that show) and he was asking if she could come back. We looked up flights and found a reasonable one for $300. She has to leave here at 10pm and gets in at 5am, but it's a non-stop so she can just sleep it away. I am not going with her though. Mostly because I already have classes scheduled during the time she wants to go and because I don't want to go. So there.
Not much else going on. I have some side stuff to work on today but that's about it. We need to clean the fish tank today before we head out tomorrow. Tomorrow we are taking a day trip to Bend. Hopefully that will pan out.
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Y9 D167
I actually have a lot on my mind this morning. Not anything heavy, just a bunch of stuff from yesterday I want to share. Let's start with one of the important things. My surgery has been moved from the 18th to Monday the 13th. My boss really needs me to deliver the training in TN and they will not back down from a delivery date now of the 27th. I told him I would have to call my doctor to get full approval on that. When I called my doctor at break, they told me they had four openings on Monday if I wanted to push things up. I told them I would call them back and confirm shortly. After reaching out to a couple of students and adjusting next week's classes, it was done. I now go in 7:45am Monday morning. Done and done.
It also now looks like I will be going to TN and get that last $128 I need for another year of status. Whew. That will help. I will finish up the year without about 60k miles flown and $6k spent on American.
In other news, I am pissed off at Amazon right now. Not them so much as their local delivery guy. He is regularly late, damaged one box yesterday, and is just a putz. I have like six boxes arriving today and I a not confident everything will arrive on time. Or in one piece. This worries me.
Taught a new group of students yesterday. One guy out of the three really doesn't belong in this class. I am really worried about how he will make it through today. Yesterday was hard enough for him and today we get into 'expert' level topics. He will be lost. Sigh. But it's my last day this week so yay.
While I was teaching B went to the thrift store and found some great shirts for herself. I love when she spends $30 and comes home with like 5 bags of stuff. Score. We went back out after class and I found a winter jacket I really like for only $25. Up here and after last year's snow, I learned the value of having a good winter coat. Most run upwards of $100 so I am happy with $25.
Had meatballs for dinner, watched some TV, went to bed around 10. That's all for now I think. Just have to get through this last day of teaching late.
It also now looks like I will be going to TN and get that last $128 I need for another year of status. Whew. That will help. I will finish up the year without about 60k miles flown and $6k spent on American.
In other news, I am pissed off at Amazon right now. Not them so much as their local delivery guy. He is regularly late, damaged one box yesterday, and is just a putz. I have like six boxes arriving today and I a not confident everything will arrive on time. Or in one piece. This worries me.
Taught a new group of students yesterday. One guy out of the three really doesn't belong in this class. I am really worried about how he will make it through today. Yesterday was hard enough for him and today we get into 'expert' level topics. He will be lost. Sigh. But it's my last day this week so yay.
While I was teaching B went to the thrift store and found some great shirts for herself. I love when she spends $30 and comes home with like 5 bags of stuff. Score. We went back out after class and I found a winter jacket I really like for only $25. Up here and after last year's snow, I learned the value of having a good winter coat. Most run upwards of $100 so I am happy with $25.
Had meatballs for dinner, watched some TV, went to bed around 10. That's all for now I think. Just have to get through this last day of teaching late.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Y9 D166
Nothing exciting to report here. Another day of teaching. Oh, wait there was one thing that happened yesterday. Apparently there was some 'negative' feedback from one of the students in NJ. He didn't like how I handled late people. He thought I intentionally locked him out for being late. Um, nope. It's your door buddy. I tried to keep them slightly open but sorry, they close on me and my voice is too loud to keep the door open without disturbing other people. Regardless, fuck you. You were late all three days without so much as an apology. I fucking hate late people. It's disrespectful. At least give me a heads up. Don't get pissy about it. Anyway, that's resolved.
The other thing I did yesterday morning since I had hours of time to kill, was Christmas. Yes, that's right, my Christmas shopping is done. 90% of what I ordered will be here by tomorrow, the rest before Thanksgiving. I am not going crazy this year. I only had about $400 total in gift cards and I spent about $500. So not too much over budget. A decent number of gifts for everyone including the kid's dumb ass bf. He is getting a nice jacket.
Taught my class, B went to group, went to bed around 10.
New group the next two days. Same shitty times though. Then I am done until Tuesday actually. A little break in between and it will be nice.
The other thing I did yesterday morning since I had hours of time to kill, was Christmas. Yes, that's right, my Christmas shopping is done. 90% of what I ordered will be here by tomorrow, the rest before Thanksgiving. I am not going crazy this year. I only had about $400 total in gift cards and I spent about $500. So not too much over budget. A decent number of gifts for everyone including the kid's dumb ass bf. He is getting a nice jacket.
Taught my class, B went to group, went to bed around 10.
New group the next two days. Same shitty times though. Then I am done until Tuesday actually. A little break in between and it will be nice.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Y9 D165
I have five students yesterday and today. 2 EST, 2 CST, 1 PST. Four out of five them wouldn't have minded starting earlier today. Only one was like sorry I can't. And it wasn't the PST. Nope it was one of the EST of all people. Otherwise I could have started class today at my normal time. Dammit. Oh well. It just means I have a little under FOUR hours until class starts.
The problem with the late start is I feel I have no time when class is over. I immediately eat dinner or at least start prepping dinner, then I eat, and the next thing you know it's 7pm and I am tired.
We made tacos for dinner last night. Taco night. A staple in every american household. Everybody loves taco night. It's just fun, you know?
I checked my AA account yesterday. I need $128 more spend before I have another year of platinum. I am going to wait until December and then if nothing is on the horizon, I will call them up and give them $128. I am not losing out on another year of platinum for that little amount of dollars. No way. I am at 175k miles. As soon as we make a decision, we have enough miles to go to Australia. Damn. It's happening next year people. My first big international vacation since 2009. Hey, every 10 years is better than most people, right? It was 97, 09, and now 18. Three international trips in 21 years isn't horrible. That will give me the following foreign countries seen:
- England
- France
- Amsterdam
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Australia
More than most people see in their life. And I am not counting Canada and Mexico. Pretty fucking good.
Day two to begin shortly. B has group tonight and I am going to work on getting the treadmill assembled for her. I got the bolts I needed. Well at least half of them. What I thought were qty 2 was only 1 so if these are the right bolts, then I need to re-order more for the other side. Some day I will have it all together.
Ha. All together. Yeah right.
The problem with the late start is I feel I have no time when class is over. I immediately eat dinner or at least start prepping dinner, then I eat, and the next thing you know it's 7pm and I am tired.
We made tacos for dinner last night. Taco night. A staple in every american household. Everybody loves taco night. It's just fun, you know?
I checked my AA account yesterday. I need $128 more spend before I have another year of platinum. I am going to wait until December and then if nothing is on the horizon, I will call them up and give them $128. I am not losing out on another year of platinum for that little amount of dollars. No way. I am at 175k miles. As soon as we make a decision, we have enough miles to go to Australia. Damn. It's happening next year people. My first big international vacation since 2009. Hey, every 10 years is better than most people, right? It was 97, 09, and now 18. Three international trips in 21 years isn't horrible. That will give me the following foreign countries seen:
- England
- France
- Amsterdam
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Australia
More than most people see in their life. And I am not counting Canada and Mexico. Pretty fucking good.
Day two to begin shortly. B has group tonight and I am going to work on getting the treadmill assembled for her. I got the bolts I needed. Well at least half of them. What I thought were qty 2 was only 1 so if these are the right bolts, then I need to re-order more for the other side. Some day I will have it all together.
Ha. All together. Yeah right.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Y9 D164
While I got up way too early yesterday, I did manage to get quite a bit accomplishment before the rest of the world woke up. I was at the grocery store at 5:15, target at 7, got gas, did laundry, put a corned beef in the slow cooker, and made pumpkin spice muffins, all before 9am. Suck it.
Once B woke up we started looking at health plans for her. Her current provider has decided the health insurance game is not for them. This sucks. We spent way too much time going through the marketplace only to decide she hates all of the plans that are affordable. We may have settled on one particular Moda Health plan but it's $325 a month which is 80 more than her current plan. Lovely.
Speaking of money, my correct pay check went in this morning. Now for the withdrawal. Wednesday I should know what my actual bank balance is.
After stressing out looking over health plans we took the drive to the big Walmart. She wanted a specific set of jeggings her grandmother bought her from their Walmart. Found them, headed back. Made dinner, watched tv, went to bed around 10.
4 days of teaching, two different classes. First class is 5 people, two days. The shit part this week is that my hours are 8:30-4:30. Fucking hate this. Oh well.
Once B woke up we started looking at health plans for her. Her current provider has decided the health insurance game is not for them. This sucks. We spent way too much time going through the marketplace only to decide she hates all of the plans that are affordable. We may have settled on one particular Moda Health plan but it's $325 a month which is 80 more than her current plan. Lovely.
Speaking of money, my correct pay check went in this morning. Now for the withdrawal. Wednesday I should know what my actual bank balance is.
After stressing out looking over health plans we took the drive to the big Walmart. She wanted a specific set of jeggings her grandmother bought her from their Walmart. Found them, headed back. Made dinner, watched tv, went to bed around 10.
4 days of teaching, two different classes. First class is 5 people, two days. The shit part this week is that my hours are 8:30-4:30. Fucking hate this. Oh well.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Y9 D163
What happens when you mix DST, time zone changes, and jet lag all in one? You get me!! Someone who wakes up at 1am, then 2am, and then finally says fuck it and gets up at 3am! Wooo! Sad but true. I am home and I am awake and it is 3:22am. FML.
I was up for 24 hours yesterday and here's how it broke down:
9 hours flying
6 hours spent waiting to fly
2 hours driving
2 hours going to eat, waiting to eat because it was saturday, then finally eating
2 hours doing timesheet and expense report
That accounts for 21of my 24, the remaining three were doing things like this post, showering, packing and unpacking, etc.
Point? While I was up and had a long day, it was rather uneventful. I had no issues with my planes or seat assignments. The ride was a bit bumpy in places, but I was up in front and survived. I am $300 away from another year of Platinum. It really is starting to make a difference. I am getting my upgrades 7 out of 10 times now. This is not a problem let me tell you. I just need to bank some up in my account though. I am traveling too much and using them right away. I should intentionally take a coach seat on my next couple of flights.
Things at home are what they are. B is good, the cats are good, the neighbors suck. I am home now for at least three weeks. Let's see when I start going stir crazy.
I was up for 24 hours yesterday and here's how it broke down:
9 hours flying
6 hours spent waiting to fly
2 hours driving
2 hours going to eat, waiting to eat because it was saturday, then finally eating
2 hours doing timesheet and expense report
That accounts for 21of my 24, the remaining three were doing things like this post, showering, packing and unpacking, etc.
Point? While I was up and had a long day, it was rather uneventful. I had no issues with my planes or seat assignments. The ride was a bit bumpy in places, but I was up in front and survived. I am $300 away from another year of Platinum. It really is starting to make a difference. I am getting my upgrades 7 out of 10 times now. This is not a problem let me tell you. I just need to bank some up in my account though. I am traveling too much and using them right away. I should intentionally take a coach seat on my next couple of flights.
Things at home are what they are. B is good, the cats are good, the neighbors suck. I am home now for at least three weeks. Let's see when I start going stir crazy.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Y9 D162
(Pre-written post, current time 1:19am EST)
So I was super pissed off most of the day yesterday. My company violated one of the cardinal rules - don't fuck with a person's paycheck. I was sitting waiting for the direct deposit email so I could pay rent when it came in and I thought all was good. Wait a minute, what was that balance again? WTF? That's WAY more than it should be!! Turns out they fucked up and gave me someone else's (my boss) commission payment on top of my regular check. I got an extra $4500 on my check. Why did this stress me out? Because I knew what was going to happen (and I was right) - they would have to yank that check and then resubmit the new one. If I started paying bills and they did that, then there would be that brief moment where I would be overdrawn and get hit with overdraft bullshit. It would be for the smallest of seconds, but enough that a computer would pick it up and charge me. I needed my check in there correct TODAY. Yeah, no. My worst fears came true. "Oops, we will take that money out and send a new check ON MONDAY." No motherfucker you won't. You will fix this now. It took until 5pm est to get a fix but what is going to happen is monday morning they will re-issue my correct check, then and only then, will I sign the form allowing them to remove the old check. At no point will I be in the bad. The downside is that all of my numbers will be off until they get this sorted out. I won't be able to trust my bank balance. That means that this weekend we have to be pretty conservative in any monies we spend. Just until I can see what the real number looks like. I did pay rent and three other bills and that's my concern. I sent out like $2500. I need to make sure everything clears to see what's left. And that dust won't settle until like Tuesday or Wednesday. Don't fuck with someone's check. Ever.
My class went fine. No issues there. Finished up on schedule at about 4:15. I was back in the hotel at 5. I ordered a pizza for dinner because I needed someplace who delivered. Unfortunately I ordered too big of a pizza. I won't be able to take it through security this morning, but I am going to try with 2 of the leftover slices. Let's see how that goes. I might make it, I might not. My bag is pretty stuffed so I am carrying it separate like some weirdo. I just need to get past security then I can rearrange things.
That's about it. 2 flights, leave here in about 30 minutes to drive to the airport, get gas, etc. 2.5 hour layover in Dallas, then land at about 2:40. Should be home by 4pm PST. Yeah, fun.
Update - now 4:22am EST. In the club and dropped my oatmeal all over the floor. Lovely. 2 hours until I leave here.
So I was super pissed off most of the day yesterday. My company violated one of the cardinal rules - don't fuck with a person's paycheck. I was sitting waiting for the direct deposit email so I could pay rent when it came in and I thought all was good. Wait a minute, what was that balance again? WTF? That's WAY more than it should be!! Turns out they fucked up and gave me someone else's (my boss) commission payment on top of my regular check. I got an extra $4500 on my check. Why did this stress me out? Because I knew what was going to happen (and I was right) - they would have to yank that check and then resubmit the new one. If I started paying bills and they did that, then there would be that brief moment where I would be overdrawn and get hit with overdraft bullshit. It would be for the smallest of seconds, but enough that a computer would pick it up and charge me. I needed my check in there correct TODAY. Yeah, no. My worst fears came true. "Oops, we will take that money out and send a new check ON MONDAY." No motherfucker you won't. You will fix this now. It took until 5pm est to get a fix but what is going to happen is monday morning they will re-issue my correct check, then and only then, will I sign the form allowing them to remove the old check. At no point will I be in the bad. The downside is that all of my numbers will be off until they get this sorted out. I won't be able to trust my bank balance. That means that this weekend we have to be pretty conservative in any monies we spend. Just until I can see what the real number looks like. I did pay rent and three other bills and that's my concern. I sent out like $2500. I need to make sure everything clears to see what's left. And that dust won't settle until like Tuesday or Wednesday. Don't fuck with someone's check. Ever.
My class went fine. No issues there. Finished up on schedule at about 4:15. I was back in the hotel at 5. I ordered a pizza for dinner because I needed someplace who delivered. Unfortunately I ordered too big of a pizza. I won't be able to take it through security this morning, but I am going to try with 2 of the leftover slices. Let's see how that goes. I might make it, I might not. My bag is pretty stuffed so I am carrying it separate like some weirdo. I just need to get past security then I can rearrange things.
That's about it. 2 flights, leave here in about 30 minutes to drive to the airport, get gas, etc. 2.5 hour layover in Dallas, then land at about 2:40. Should be home by 4pm PST. Yeah, fun.
Update - now 4:22am EST. In the club and dropped my oatmeal all over the floor. Lovely. 2 hours until I leave here.
Friday, November 3, 2017
Y9 D161
Been up for a little while but have been trying to figure something out. First off, I slept like shit. It got way too hot in here and I woke up at 2, then tossed and turned until 3:30, then fell back to sleep for an hour. Rough night. I have been trying to figure out this morning why my paycheck is so big. I know that sounds crazy, but there was an extra $4500 on my paycheck this morning. It's listed as "Commission". I don't get commission. Is it a bonus? What is it? No one told me to expect anything? I am stressing because I have bills to pay and I don't need them yanking $4500 from my check without telling me. It looks like the net was about $3000 more than it should be. Did I do something? Am I fired? Did someone fuck up? Help!! Hey, look if I earned it, and its mine, AWESOME. That will go a long way for Christmas and I may pay off a couple of big bills. But if not, I need it straightened out right away. Can't have this. Don't fuck with my paycheck people. Ever.
Day two went well. We covered a lot of material. I started to reach the exhaustion point in the afternoon and it slipped into some silliness, but overall it was a good day. I repeated my actions from the night before and went to a mall for a while. Bought a couple of new books to read. Got back to my room around 7. Watched some TV and went to bed around 10.
Last day today then I get to go home. Both my upgrades for tomorrow are confirmed which is nice. I get home late though which sucks. I don't land until 2:30 so it will be 4 by the time I get home. Saturday lost. Maybe by then this paycheck question will be answered. Better be.
Day two went well. We covered a lot of material. I started to reach the exhaustion point in the afternoon and it slipped into some silliness, but overall it was a good day. I repeated my actions from the night before and went to a mall for a while. Bought a couple of new books to read. Got back to my room around 7. Watched some TV and went to bed around 10.
Last day today then I get to go home. Both my upgrades for tomorrow are confirmed which is nice. I get home late though which sucks. I don't land until 2:30 so it will be 4 by the time I get home. Saturday lost. Maybe by then this paycheck question will be answered. Better be.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Y9 D160
One thing I really dislike about this area is the main road is essentially a one way. You have to make u-turns to get where you need to be. In some areas you have to turn right to turn left. At peak traffic times, this is virtually impossible. People won't let you in to make the turn that you need. It's very frustrating. To combat this, I ended up killing 2 hours at a mall last night. Not fun actually.
My day started off with mostly no problems. My stupid phone didn't know where it was going and tried to take me to the wrong location which was fun. This is why I leave for places early. I ended up driving around for 10 minutes looking at building numbers until I finally figured out where I needed to be.
Managed to get inside and find the room but then I couldn't get into the room because it was just too early. Sat and waited for someone to let me in. Once in, the room was awful. The projector is blurry as hell, the room is a backwards setup and I found myself having to walk back and forth all day long. I am hoping today they can find me an extension cable and I can work from the front of the room. We shall see.
Finished up at 4:30 then headed to aforementioned mall. Walked around, had Italian for dinner. It was okay. I had lamb chops and they were unevenly cooked. One was raw, one was medium, and the other two were medium rare. Ugh.
Got back to the hotel around 7 and relaxed. Went to bed at 10. Another day of the same most likely. I am going to hit a Barnes and Noble tonight nearby that I found. Once again going to kill a couple of hours. Such fun.
My day started off with mostly no problems. My stupid phone didn't know where it was going and tried to take me to the wrong location which was fun. This is why I leave for places early. I ended up driving around for 10 minutes looking at building numbers until I finally figured out where I needed to be.
Managed to get inside and find the room but then I couldn't get into the room because it was just too early. Sat and waited for someone to let me in. Once in, the room was awful. The projector is blurry as hell, the room is a backwards setup and I found myself having to walk back and forth all day long. I am hoping today they can find me an extension cable and I can work from the front of the room. We shall see.
Finished up at 4:30 then headed to aforementioned mall. Walked around, had Italian for dinner. It was okay. I had lamb chops and they were unevenly cooked. One was raw, one was medium, and the other two were medium rare. Ugh.
Got back to the hotel around 7 and relaxed. Went to bed at 10. Another day of the same most likely. I am going to hit a Barnes and Noble tonight nearby that I found. Once again going to kill a couple of hours. Such fun.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Y9 D159
Nov 1. Wow. How did it get to be November already? I know I sound like an old person but it feels like the month went by extremely quick. Maybe because I spent so much of October on the road it flew by. Speaking of old people, I swear every one of them was on my flight to PHX yesterday. The nursing homes opened their doors and they all left Portland to go to Phoenix for the winter. It was a non-stop litany of "Harold it's too warm in here.", "Harold it's too cold in here.", "Harold, this food isn't good.", "Harold my seat is uncomfortable.". The whole flight all I heard around me was old people bitching. Thank god for my new headphones. On my first flight I had no one next to me which was nice. I had about an hour between flights so I wasn't rushed at all. A good amount of time for an airport the size of PHX. Got on my second flight and for once had my upgrade. I must finally be making some status as there were 7 names on the upgrade list who didn't clear. Cool.
Landed in NJ, found my rental car - a Chevy Impala. It's okay I guess. - and then had the fun of driving 30 miles in NJ evening traffic. While that was a pain, it wasn't as big a pain as what my boss did. Once again he forgot to order the manuals. I was stuck going out at 7pm in an area I didn't know trying to find a FedEx to pick up manuals. I fucking hate when he does this to me.
On the way to the hotel I found a Walmart and stopped for Rockstars. I had a feeling I wouldn't find anything nearby for dinner and I also grabbed a couple of frozen things. Turned out to be a smart move. With the time changes and having to go to FedEx, I didn't eat until 8pm and there was no way I was going to try and find food.
My room is okay as well. Corner, top floor. My neighbor is a little noisy but whatever. Four days here and I go home. Today I have to try and find the location on campus where I will be speaking. Leaving early to give myself a buffer. I have 16 people in this group. Too many but I will make it work. Let's see how many are indian and give me a hard time.
Landed in NJ, found my rental car - a Chevy Impala. It's okay I guess. - and then had the fun of driving 30 miles in NJ evening traffic. While that was a pain, it wasn't as big a pain as what my boss did. Once again he forgot to order the manuals. I was stuck going out at 7pm in an area I didn't know trying to find a FedEx to pick up manuals. I fucking hate when he does this to me.
On the way to the hotel I found a Walmart and stopped for Rockstars. I had a feeling I wouldn't find anything nearby for dinner and I also grabbed a couple of frozen things. Turned out to be a smart move. With the time changes and having to go to FedEx, I didn't eat until 8pm and there was no way I was going to try and find food.
My room is okay as well. Corner, top floor. My neighbor is a little noisy but whatever. Four days here and I go home. Today I have to try and find the location on campus where I will be speaking. Leaving early to give myself a buffer. I have 16 people in this group. Too many but I will make it work. Let's see how many are indian and give me a hard time.
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