January has felt like Mack truck that ran me over only to shift into reverse and roll back over me again. It is already the end of the month and I just can't seem to get caught up...at work or at home. I still have all of my Thank-yous to write from Christmas, my house is a mess, and my work related responsibilities are threatening to drown me. If I can just hold on a little bit longer, things should start easing up a little. I have made a plan, though, which will free me from my job next fall. It is my light at the end of a dark and unpleasant tunnel and I just keep telling myself, this too shall pass.
We watched Get Smart last night and I could relate to the "office" environment in that movie. This scene shows what I'd like to do to a few of my coworkers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax9KyLWNT0o&NR=1
All I can say is I better get some help soon. I'm tired of having to do everything that other people are too lazy to do (including unjamming the copier!)
Now why don't you unjam that
A month's hiatus
Has it really been a month since I last posted? It's hard to believe that time goes by so quickly. I blame it on the recession. Or maybe I was subconsciously boycotting NaBloPoMo for the month of November. Who knows? Here's a list of what I've been up too during the past 30 days:
1. I made a bunch of ornaments from miniature flower pots, paint, wooden hearts, florists wire, elastic cord, and buttons. Then I mailed them to friends. On time, even!
2. I stopped riding the motorcycle. It is so damn cold and I have heated seats in my car, so really it was an easy decision.
3. I taught a few of the topics in our contractor training at work! If you need to know how to repair a pipe penetration using oakum, I'm your gal.
4. I saw Coldplay in concert for Free. I am not kidding. One of my coworkers received free tickets from a friend who is a TBS bigwig and he didn't have anyone to go with. So I volunteered! And Coldplay was so good I wanted to take the whole band home with me.
5. I joined a group about giving thanks on Flickr and it has been so much fun seeing what everyone is thankful for in their lives. Check it out!
6. I finished my Christmas shopping for the in-laws and the package made it to their house before Thanksgiving. If you know me, you know this is unprecedented. I am usually a master procrastinator, so I'm not sure what got into me this year.
7. Thanksgiving came and went! Dave had to work, so we just laid low for the holiday. We ate at a buffet-style restaurant that I like to call the Golden Trough (real name: The Golden Corral). I didn't have to cook and I was really very thankful for that.
8. I bought new boots and so far, I love them.
9. I saw Kristian Bush (from the country duo Sugarland) in concert with Lisa Carver and Ellis Paul at Eddie's Attic in Decatur. Such a great venue...small, intimate with good food and drinks. I got to shake KB's hand and tell him how much I enjoyed the show. That is probably the closest I will ever come to a celebrity and I will tell you this, I would not have recognized him had I walked past him on the street. I am so oblivious to that kind of thing.
10. I am planning a trip to Michigan to see my friend Traci. In December. When it will most likely be snowing. I will be wearing my ski suit the entire time I am there, even for sleeping because I DO NOT like to be cold. I can't help it, I'm from Florida.
The End. (See, you really didn't miss much at all!)
And now we return to our regularly scheduled programming
This weekend was so so busy and fun. There was Halloween night, where we dressed up to hand out candy to the 15 trick or treaters that came to our door before we had to leave to head downtown to meet friends at a local restaurant that was hosting a Monster Bash for Halloween. Dave dressed as an undertaker and I was his fairy assistant, complete with pointy ears and wings. We met up with Oscar the Grouch, Dr. Feelgood, Catwoman, The Queen of the Nile, A Mime, and others. There was drinking, eating, and dancing. We got home around 4 am and slept in late.
On Saturday morning, we spent the day piddling around, finally deciding to go watch the Gators kick some Bulldog butt when our neighbor came over and invited us to be a part of his Halloween party that night. So we dressed up again...this time I was a witch...and we headed down the street. The neighbor had made a haunted trail behind his house and Dave and I got to participate in the scaring. Dave hid in a tree and jumped out at people and I got to be one of the trail guides. It was a lot of fun and we are planning to do it again next year. Saturday night we moved all the clocks back an hour and enjoyed an extra hour of sleep. The neighbor had invited us to join him and some of his friends on bike ride to the local swap meet, so off we went.
I got to experience my first ride in a pack of other bikes and it was so much fun. I also scored some lined leather chaps and winter gloves for $45 ($65 if you add in the $20 it cost us to get in to the swap meet.) On the way back from the swap meet, we left the pack and went to meet Dad for a ride to Lake Jackson. We had lunch with Dad and then came right back to the house. Total miles covered: 100. My longest ride yet. I am quickly improving, now that I am riding the bike to work everyday, and it is beginning to be a lot of fun. Now I just need a bigger bike so it's a little easier to keep up! I also need a day of relaxation to recover from my busy weekend...so jealous of Dave for having today off.
