Y9 D349

Had a dream last night where I was supposed to be working in a regular office setting. We were in some company meeting (forced fun) and one of my coworkers was trying to leave for some family thing but the CEO wouldn't let them leave. He kept saying "party after meeting, you must go" and I got so pissed off I told him "you can't force him to stay for an optional meeting asshole".  And this is why I can't work in a regular office.

Still not happy. Having a rough time of it right now. Just too much going on. Two more days of teaching. Not sure how well that's going to go.

Y9 D348

One thing this apartment is good at is holding heat. In the winter that's nice. In warmer times it's a fucking bitch. It's stuffy in here all the damn time. Both of us slept like shit on Monday night as a result. So guess what we pulled out already? An AC unit. But to do that, we had to rearrange the bedroom because it can only go in one window. Such fun. Rearranging furniture, having to teach, oh and then having a wife with a 102 fever. Yesterday fucking sucked. Life fucking sucks right now. Not happy. And there's ants. Fucking hate ants.

Y9 D347

Yesterday was a bit rough. I left here at 3:45 and got to the train station at 3:50. The signs posted at the train station about the delays were confusing and didn't make any sense. A train arrived at 4:13. Got on and luckily since it was such an early train it was pretty empty. I took the early one on purpose to minimize the frustration level. We got to the end of the line where we needed to transfer to shuttles. Again, thankfully it was a small group and we all fit fine on the shuttle. I got to my next destination at 5:10. Okay not so bad. I walked towards the client's offices with the plan of eating at Denny's. Guess what? I apparently live in the only town where Denny's isn't 24/7. WTF? They don't open until 6am. Bah.

I managed to get inside the lobby where I needed to be and was able to wait until 6. Went back, had some breakfast. Went back to the lobby about 6:40. Luckily my contact also worried about being on time and ended up arriving 5 minutes later. We got into the room, got setup and waited for 2 hours for the rest of the students to arrive.

Taught class. Unfortunately the manuals for this class were the wrong ones. Lovely. Nothing says professional like not having the right materials. We got sent the materials for the NEXT session we're doing with that group. Oh well. This client is notorious for being late and like clockwork (all puns intended) half didn't show until 8:45. Fucking dicks.

Got through the material and managed to get out of there by 4:45. The train back was a little rougher. Mostly the cramped shuttle ride. Lots of people not knowing what was going on. I didn't get home until after 6. We ate leftovers and such. We were both so tired we crashed at 9:30.

Today I have to do some audio work then a 10-2 class. No biggie. I will enjoy the break.

Y9 D346

You didn't help my buddy out. I am sad. Go help him. He needs it.

And yes I am up at a stupid time. They are doing some bullshit construction on the train stations and I am going to be delayed and have to take a shuttle and blah blah fucking blah so yeah I am up at 2:30 so I can take a 4am train so I can be downtown by 6:30. Fuck my life.

Not happy this morning if you can't tell.

I woke up about thirty minutes ago feeling like I was going to throw up. That was fun.

I went to a local camera store yesterday because they offer to take trade-ins on camera equipment. Yeah. Mine is "too old", thanks for wasting my time. I drove all the way out there. Waited 40 minutes because I thought that they opened early than they did. Just to be told my stuff is too old. Okay bye.

Had noodles for dinner. Went to bed at 9. My life sucks.

Y9 D345

First off, my buddy needs help, help him:

https://www.gofundme.com/oral-surgery-for-a-veteran

Good. Now back to other stuff.

B has been working on getting up earlier and it paid off yesterday. She got up early enough that we were able to take a drive to the fancy mall where the container store is located. That mall is about 30 minutes away on a good day, but if you try to go past noon, forget it. We got there 9 minutes before opening and when we left a couple hours later, not a parking spot to be seen. We needed to go there because B wanted some specific containers for our trip that she wanted to see and touch so amazon was out and no one else seems to carry them. Whatever.

While there we had lunch at a plant based restaurant that was really good. If it didn't cost so damn much to do at home, I really would eat more meatless meals. To that end, we later took a ride to whole foods to look at stuff and ended up spending $40 on one bag of stuff. Ridiculous.

We had pork chops for dinner as it were. Hey, I already had taken them out. Back off.

Went to bed around 11. Tomorrow is a VERY early onsite. I am taking the train and need to be at the train at 4:45. I need to enjoy today while I can. But I also need to iron. And pack stuff up. okay. no rest for the wicked.

Y9 D344

Yay it's Saturday! No wait. Boo it's Saturday! That means there will be more people out in the world if I try to do anything. Give me a good Monday where I can go to the store and be alone.

Worked on some CBT stuff yesterday. Got the scripts written and just need to lay down the audio tracks. That was my whole day.

We went out for dinner. Went for Italian. We have been eating out more lately and it's just because neither of us has been in the mood to cook. We need to stop. Tonight I want us to eat leftovers and readjust.

Just over a month until Australia. Two months until my birthday. That is all.

Y9 D343

Bought my birthday present yesterday. Nikon D5600 camera with two lenses. Why did I buy it early? Two reasons - first, I was going to get it online and they didn't have prime shipping. I wanted it here before we leave on our trip and was looking at their estimated shipping and didn't want to take chances. But as I started looking at the place from where I was going to get it, I started doing some more research into them. Turns out, they are considered a 'grey market' seller and not an authorized Nikon dealer. That's probably why their price was so much lower than the others I have found. Add to that, that their 'bundle' was mostly stuff I already have or stuff I would never use. So, disappointed I started looking at other vendors, including Best Buy. Turns out BB was having a sale. A significant sale. $300 off body and lenses. It meant I would have to purchase a flash separately, but that's okay. I also found an adaptor that lets me (possibly) use my existing lenses on the new body. If I can't, I plan to sell them on eBay. I can make a few hundred dollars doing that. Knock down the camera cost that way. In the end, I got my birthday present early. I went and took some sample pictures last night and am very happy. 24.2 effective mega-pixels but also a good white balance, color reproduction, etc. Now I just need to decide on how it's getting to Australia. Do I put it in my suitcase or try to find a camera bag. That's the next decision.

I didn't get shit done for work yesterday and need to work double today. I just couldn't get into it. My own fault. It's been a rough week. I did manage to get another 10 classes for Prudential on the calendar between now and August. Job security. All are remote, but it's more proof that I am a needed member of the team.

B had a phone call last night to try and find a new therapist. Looks like she may have found one and they will be having a pre-call today to see if it's a good match. She needs one and I hope this works out.

She made us meatloaf for dinner. Watched some tv and went to bed around 10.

Y9 D342

Finished the office. Pretty much took me all day. From breakdown of the old desk, to the moving and setting up of the new stuff. I also used the opportunity to throw things away. Filled an entire garbage bag full of junk. A lot of instruction manuals for things we don't have any more. Cables to devices that no longer exist. That sort of thing. I am very happy with the office at this point. I need to get a couple of bins to store two of my Disney statues. We decided to put them away until such time that I can truly display them properly.

Finally talked to my boss and got some work. Making CBTs. Whee. That's how I will be spending the next two days.

It was a bit warmer yesterday but not horrible. Low 70s. Window open, fan on kind of day. I can handle that. I like that. Anything hotter and I would be sweating, colder and I would be wrapping up. So it was a nice day. A day back in my beach town. Sigh.

Made shrimp fettuccine for dinner. Not shabby. Making meatloaf tonight.

Tomorrow I am supposed to get my bonus money. Let's see if that happens. Ha.

Y9 D341

Had a more adventurous day than Monday that's for sure. Went to Goodwill in the morning because I have been looking for a new desk so we can rearrange and try to clean up the office. Didn't find anything useful there for desks, but did find a perfect chair for $10. Like one of the nice Serta office chairs with the high back and the think cushion seat.

A fan we bought the other day ended up breaking and I have to take that back today. That was fun to deal with.

Our real adventure came when we decided to go to IKEA at 4pm. Yep. IKEA here is out next to the airport. It was like driving to the airport at 4pm on a Tuesday. Not the smartest idea. But we made it. We had a nice cheap dinner there, shopped around, and found exactly what we were looking for in a desk. All totaled we spent $200 on a desk, file cabinet, bookcase, and some odds and ends. Not too shabby. I think it's unfair how in the states we mock IKEA. In other countries it's okay to have stuff from there especially apartment dwellers. Here we're just mean.

Updated my resume yesterday. Haven't decided if I am sending it in to the position in ID but it's ready if I want. We shall see.

Starting putting stuff together last night but didn't finish. Left it as today's project.

My new Chuck book came last night. Saving it for Monday when I have to be onsite for a local client and will be sitting doing nothing for hours.

Yep. That's it.

Y9 D340

Back to the regular weekday boredom and tedium. Got up, did stuff, waited for stuff, sent stuff. Timesheets, expense reports, etc.

Highlight of the day is I grilled a couple of steaks for dinner and they came out wonderful. Add some baked potatoes and some sliced tomatoes and bam, dinner good.

Watched some tv. Went to bed around 10.