I have become
Jun. 6th, 2003 01:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiamatladyA downloading fiend.
So, I was supposed to go to bed early. The time stamp on this is NOT early. Why?
Well, there was a fire.
Yep, a fire.
Next door. *sigh*
There was a sale of a condo in the matching building to the one I live in. the new owner was doing some repairs to the sink, with a blowtorch. Apparently, he set everything under neath the sink on fire. And it SPREAD, to 4 to 6 other units. (Makes me very nervous about ever lighting a candle in here again!) We had most of Quincy's units, and some from Boston. They were afraid if not contained the whole building could have gone up.
Nice.
So, my only real concern, considering that we had every fire truck known to man outside, was that I was parked on the street. I'd come in to throw laundry in, then I was going to go to the bank and to get food. Except for the nice policeman blocking the road *sighs* so, I stood outside, for a couple of hours, keeping an eye on my car. By the time I could get to the bank and get food, it was WELL after 11. *sigh*
It's a good thing I decided to goof off tonight instead of working. Then I'd have had to work tomorrow night, AND tonight would have been a waste. As it is, I'm only missing ordering some things online, which I can do tomorrow after I finish working.
This weekend is SO busy. I'm having dinner with CB at The Chateau tomorrow night (See![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bunicula this is what you get when I don't get invited along for Meat and stuff. _I_ will be having fried ravioli's with MY personal piece of beef, thank YOU! *evil grin*) Actually, it was the only nice place I could think of that was convenient (for both of us, as I'm working in Waltham tomorrow, thank you B&J for introducing me to the place, He's looking forward to this.) Saturday is one of those ARGH! parties *snicker* ANd Sunday is an all you can drink party *another evil grin* and somewhere in there I need to shop for supplies for wach of those parties, Maybe I should get up on time *LOL* for once.
I talked to the last person who didn't know about my quitting the job from hell. And she made me feel MUCH better. I said I felt like i was some sort of failure for being unable to handle this job. SHE said "So what? I think YOU need to be the best you can at Quickbooks, and that is your niche. You don't NEED to go any futher! As long as you're happy, and doing OK, who CARES what else you do" and you know, she's right. Between her, and the other CPA I work for, I get all the experience I need, and slowly advance my skill set. And I'm happy, at least happiER once I quit the client of doom.
I dunno how to feel. it's weird. So many people are out of work, or in jobs they hate, and I'm doing EXACTLY what I want, WHEN I want, on my own schedule, for the most part. Now, OK I feel a bit overowrked NOW, but this full schedule PROVES to me I CAN make a hella good living doing this. I'm not as bad off as I thought I might be, after paying off the car, and I DO have time for things. I just need the energy to do them.
I still think I need a couple of days off, ro sit around and do hella lot of NOTHING, but we'll see. Now, the question I have NOW, is do I leave my computer on to finish downloading all my songs I've picked or do I shut down and regroup tomorrow. Hmmmmm.
So, I was supposed to go to bed early. The time stamp on this is NOT early. Why?
Well, there was a fire.
Yep, a fire.
Next door. *sigh*
There was a sale of a condo in the matching building to the one I live in. the new owner was doing some repairs to the sink, with a blowtorch. Apparently, he set everything under neath the sink on fire. And it SPREAD, to 4 to 6 other units. (Makes me very nervous about ever lighting a candle in here again!) We had most of Quincy's units, and some from Boston. They were afraid if not contained the whole building could have gone up.
Nice.
So, my only real concern, considering that we had every fire truck known to man outside, was that I was parked on the street. I'd come in to throw laundry in, then I was going to go to the bank and to get food. Except for the nice policeman blocking the road *sighs* so, I stood outside, for a couple of hours, keeping an eye on my car. By the time I could get to the bank and get food, it was WELL after 11. *sigh*
It's a good thing I decided to goof off tonight instead of working. Then I'd have had to work tomorrow night, AND tonight would have been a waste. As it is, I'm only missing ordering some things online, which I can do tomorrow after I finish working.
This weekend is SO busy. I'm having dinner with CB at The Chateau tomorrow night (See
bunicula this is what you get when I don't get invited along for Meat and stuff. _I_ will be having fried ravioli's with MY personal piece of beef, thank YOU! *evil grin*) Actually, it was the only nice place I could think of that was convenient (for both of us, as I'm working in Waltham tomorrow, thank you B&J for introducing me to the place, He's looking forward to this.) Saturday is one of those ARGH! parties *snicker* ANd Sunday is an all you can drink party *another evil grin* and somewhere in there I need to shop for supplies for wach of those parties, Maybe I should get up on time *LOL* for once.I talked to the last person who didn't know about my quitting the job from hell. And she made me feel MUCH better. I said I felt like i was some sort of failure for being unable to handle this job. SHE said "So what? I think YOU need to be the best you can at Quickbooks, and that is your niche. You don't NEED to go any futher! As long as you're happy, and doing OK, who CARES what else you do" and you know, she's right. Between her, and the other CPA I work for, I get all the experience I need, and slowly advance my skill set. And I'm happy, at least happiER once I quit the client of doom.
I dunno how to feel. it's weird. So many people are out of work, or in jobs they hate, and I'm doing EXACTLY what I want, WHEN I want, on my own schedule, for the most part. Now, OK I feel a bit overowrked NOW, but this full schedule PROVES to me I CAN make a hella good living doing this. I'm not as bad off as I thought I might be, after paying off the car, and I DO have time for things. I just need the energy to do them.
I still think I need a couple of days off, ro sit around and do hella lot of NOTHING, but we'll see. Now, the question I have NOW, is do I leave my computer on to finish downloading all my songs I've picked or do I shut down and regroup tomorrow. Hmmmmm.
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Wow....
Date: 2003-06-06 04:33 am (UTC)Hopefully I'll be at ManRay next week. You going?
Re: Wow....
Date: 2003-06-06 06:29 am (UTC)I can't find it anywhere. *sigh*
But I don't have a Paper-paper. I'm sure it'll be around later,
My mother actually said "Geez, too bad it wasn't this building, I could use a new kitchen" since it had started in a kitchen, and I said "Well that's nice, chances are I wouldn't have gotten OUT, since I was in my bedroom and wouldn't have heard anything til it was too late." She pointed out I could have gone out my window, which is True, we live on the first floor - but I have boxes of books in the living room I'd like NOT to lose, AND they would have been an accelerant. Stupid Unit!
Anyway - yeah everyone's OK, and there's a flurry of work going on next door. I feel bad for the guy who went to work overnight for the post office, who got a call from my mother just as he got to work, saying "um, your apartment is kinda destroyed." *sigh*
Re: Wow....
Date: 2003-06-06 06:37 am (UTC)If your mom is that hell bent on a new kitchen, just have her "accidentally" set the kitchen on fire. Just make sure to put it out before it spreads. ;)
No really, I'm only kidding. Fire is bad. :P
Yeah I feel bad for that guy. Like it isn't bad enough that he has to work at the post office.