[Midnight is where the day begins] Just now as I was looking up cliches having to do with midnight, I got a rare pop-up. It offered me a free diamond-studded cell phone. I said maybe. I’m really excited about graduating. I’m ready to begin a new phase in my life where I’m not constantly having to double task all the time, at least not too much. Even though being a full-fledged member of the working…
[Eeeeergh] I had a wreck today. It was my fault; I spaced out and pulled out in front of someone. I think it’s my karmic payback for honking at some Sunday driver the other day. Oy. Phil seems to think the damage may be worse than I had originally thought, when I thought it was just a dent and a scratch and a messed-up fender. It still drives, which is good enough for me. When…
[You likey the funny?] In case anyone cares, the men’s bathroom in the first floor lounge of the library has some hilarious political graffiti scrawled all over the walls. Those crazy donks and ‘phants are at it again. Some points, well-taken, include: + God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. (To which an astute observer concluded, “And complete idiots, apparently.”) + Sean Hannity will burn in Hell. (To which a Sean Hannity fan…
[No more song lines for titles] It won’t stop raining. In other news, I’m not crazy! For a couple of weeks now, I’ve had this uneasy suspicion that someone has been siphoning gas out of my car. Here’s why: On Monday I would go and fill up to half a tank, and by Thursday my gas light would be illuminated and dinging, announcing the car’s thirst for more fuel. And between Monday and Thursday, all…
[Here’s the selfless confession] The day after Thanksgiving at work wasn’t too bad. In fact, I don’t think I made my quota, so it was essentially just like any other night at work. This week I’m scheduled for 39.1 hours. I’m burning out really quickly. I have so much left to do for school and every day I waste at Dillard’s puts me further behind and stresses me out more. So today I’ll be calling…
[Her left eye is lazy] Here I was anticipating some holiday weirdness, when everything went off without a hitch. The turkey was great, the macaroni was awesome, and the rolls were yeasty. There were no arguments and there was no tension. We ate, drank, and were merry, and even though no one drank the wine or gobbled up the Spicy Moon Cake at the voracious rate I had pictured, I still had a fabulous time.…
[I’m not breaking down; I’m breaking out] The roads were wet and crowded (just like your mom), but I finally made it to sleepy Saltillo with half a tank of gas and flip flops on my feet despite the plummeting temperatures. Phil took off for East Tennessee, where his family is renting a posh cabin with all the amenities (pool tables, Playstations and big TVs, etc.). It’s good to be here, near a stuffed pantry,…
[Caution could but rarely ever helps] I didn’t get a whole lot of time to acquaint myself with the new computer today, but I thought about it at work and decided to name it “Fuji,” after my favorite type of apple. That’s sufficiently corny, right? Nick came over and installed all sorts of goodies: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, lots of fonts, some incomplete version of Quark, etc. I rewarded his kindly deed with a six-pack of Dos…
[Believe, believe] I’m blogging from my new iMac. It’s beautiful and smells like sterile techno-plastic and I curse the work gods for my noon-9:15 work schedule tonight. I’m still using a Dell mouse pad. This just won’t do.
[All in all it doesn’t matter] Work, work, work. At 8:30 yesterday morning I watched a rousing game of musical chairs, Decorate the Human Christmas Tree, and Get To Know Your Fellow Associate. The free finger food breakfast was nice, and even though I didn’t win anything, I still got to take home a pretty nice fleece throw (that has “Dillard’s” emblazoned on it about the size of a two-by-four). I groaned when our store…
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