Long time no posty
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tiamatladythe short short version - between trying to have something resembling a life, and work, I haven't had anything resembling a life.
Let's see, last post was on 9/14.
9/15 - sucky day at work, was a Friday. Was also M's birthday. Took him out for a steak at the Hilltop (where he ate like NOONE I've ever seen before, there wasn't anything left of the steak!) and since he'd expressed an interest, ran to Best Buy and also got a DVD for him (expressed interest = "I HAVE to watch this tonight on my Birthday. Meh. *grins*)
9/16 - Saturday, went to office to meet with boss on biggest client. Also did some cleaning. Popped out, spent too much money on used DVDs for myself and M. Plus food. Watched Anime the rest of the night, on Cartoon Network. Ph33r my mad skillz.
9/17 - took M and lil'Jacqui to the Edward Gorey House down the Cape a ways. It was free, but it also meant LOTS of stiff Cape normals. Also misread map and missed LOTs of turns. Was bad driving day for all involved. But we had fun. Tried to find flea markets too, ended up at the JOb Lot so it's kinda like we did anyway.
9/18 - OK day at work. Vegged at home.
9/19 - ASSHAT day at work - payroll client had boss out, and resulting communication regarding the payroll would fuck my whole week. Worked late, felt unloved at work.
9/20 - Have crap day, cancel on evening client in order to work late, then have everything fall into place and get out on time. Had necessary meeting with boss, went OK, but still have some stuff I had to drag into order, around stupid other client demands. Still sucked as I came home and festered.
9/21 - had minor breakdown. You would too if you'd had the afternoon I had. Imagine it - get call, get asked to do something. Just finish that "something" when phone rings again, no don't do that, do this. Over and Over and OVER again. Finally lose it when client's big boss tells me to do something he KNEW I didn't have time to do (based on prior experience, and my telling him on Monday it couldn't happen) and that I was NOT to tell him NO to anything. Decide to quit job.
9/22 - get apologized to, still have people bitching at me, am more able to handle most of it.
9/23 Saturday - blessed Saturday. Got up, went to dump and bank for client, where M pulled a fire alarm. "Accidentally" Found NY style greasy spoon, but too far away to go regularly. Went to cheapo bookstore for cheapo books. Came home and vegged. M went out, he'd gone out on Friday too. With li'Jacqui. *snerk*
9/24 - festered about stuff at work, Went out to ghetto Lane Bryant to spend money I shouldn't have, but I got a second cute top and an even cuter T all on sale. Poked around mall, found FINALLY combs to put my black curls on for falls, then home Also got FMA movie. I've had InuYasha Movie 4 for about a week -= haven't gotten around to watching.
9/25 - I was actually productive most of this day. Made it up to afternoon client, was home early enough to get involved in a DVD far too late.
That brings us to today. Which sucked.
So the sucking commences as I get closer to visit to major client. I leave tomorrow at 5 I didn't know there was an AM, on the bus to Logan. I had to make sure I got all my other stuff done and coverage for anything going on. Believe me, that's the hard thing. I can't just LEAVE some things, and my coworkers are difficult at best. My only wish is that Payroll Client from last week does to my backup what they did to me. Maybe then she'd be more understanding.
The trip was commencing as such - leave tomorrow, spend three days in VA/DC. I am NOT close enough to take any public transit to Alchemy,and am missing a GOOD goth night and Covenant. Maps say I'm an hour away, and I can't afford/am not renting a car. Poop. Then I was flying down to NC to visit Teh Unit. Where there is NOW in residence Teh Unit, my sister, her two kids and Teh Unit's visiting boyfriend. oh and the dog and cat. When I HAD this idea, it was JUST Teh Unit. Gah. it's gone so far as I am flying home with Teh Unit's BF, while I got seriously incredibly drunk. M would have gotten us at the Logan bus.;
Until today that is. Teh Unit called me around 2ish. Seems Nephew's father (baby daddy #1 for those of you keeping score) who has been ill for a long time, had a reaction to meds and died last night. Now before you get all "OMG that's awful!" Let me give you the short short on that. Been on disability all his life for "the crazies" had NO job while he pretty much lived here, fathered a kid (who thankfully inherited more of OUR genes, he has a chance and is sharp as a tack to boot, just lazy, also like his mother) He also smoked his was through his teen years. So a few years ago he was diagnosed with emphysema, and given a few months. Several Years Ago. Anyway, I never saw evidence of serious illness, he certainly had as much of a full life as he could., and he was fond of his kid, and treated him pretty well.
Teh Nephew is insistent that his mother is going to hook back up with FABF and refuse to go "home" which is NC right now. For ONCE he's the smartest kid in class, with a teacher who says "Don't give me that, I KNOW You're capable of this" Also, she's a former Air Force Captain. *evil snerk* He;ll come out of that MUCH better off, and I will personally kick my sisters ASS if she does something stupid.
The whole point of that is that the entire lot of them are, as I type HEADING UP HERE. They will NOT be in NC. I spent two hours rearranging my flights, and basically fussing around. So now, after taking the ridicule of one of my office mates who disapproved, and not making plans and MOST especially after turning down a wedding invite, I'm NOW NOT GOING.
*sighs* And I'm NOT going later either. I have other things to spend money on. Like Leipzig. And England. for starters.
So if you wanted to understand why I've been on radio silence read the above.
Also, I answer things in my own time. In fact, anytime I get pushed for an answer, it's usually right when I was about to reply, and then I decide "You know what, eff that." That's happened three times with the same person, and another time that I JUST resolved, and I almost lost a very good friend to it.
Top that off with the loss of my cable/internet service last night RIGHT when I was sitting down to DO all that.
I swear, it's been several weeks of "Let's see how much Tia can take" and there was one or two days there that the shit came rapid fire. I spent them in the fetal position, covering my head. Bad bad bad.
I should be off to bed. Hopefully I'll have time to respond to some stuff tomorrow from the hotel once I get in from dinner.
Let's see, last post was on 9/14.
9/15 - sucky day at work, was a Friday. Was also M's birthday. Took him out for a steak at the Hilltop (where he ate like NOONE I've ever seen before, there wasn't anything left of the steak!) and since he'd expressed an interest, ran to Best Buy and also got a DVD for him (expressed interest = "I HAVE to watch this tonight on my Birthday. Meh. *grins*)
9/16 - Saturday, went to office to meet with boss on biggest client. Also did some cleaning. Popped out, spent too much money on used DVDs for myself and M. Plus food. Watched Anime the rest of the night, on Cartoon Network. Ph33r my mad skillz.
9/17 - took M and lil'Jacqui to the Edward Gorey House down the Cape a ways. It was free, but it also meant LOTS of stiff Cape normals. Also misread map and missed LOTs of turns. Was bad driving day for all involved. But we had fun. Tried to find flea markets too, ended up at the JOb Lot so it's kinda like we did anyway.
9/18 - OK day at work. Vegged at home.
9/19 - ASSHAT day at work - payroll client had boss out, and resulting communication regarding the payroll would fuck my whole week. Worked late, felt unloved at work.
9/20 - Have crap day, cancel on evening client in order to work late, then have everything fall into place and get out on time. Had necessary meeting with boss, went OK, but still have some stuff I had to drag into order, around stupid other client demands. Still sucked as I came home and festered.
9/21 - had minor breakdown. You would too if you'd had the afternoon I had. Imagine it - get call, get asked to do something. Just finish that "something" when phone rings again, no don't do that, do this. Over and Over and OVER again. Finally lose it when client's big boss tells me to do something he KNEW I didn't have time to do (based on prior experience, and my telling him on Monday it couldn't happen) and that I was NOT to tell him NO to anything. Decide to quit job.
9/22 - get apologized to, still have people bitching at me, am more able to handle most of it.
9/23 Saturday - blessed Saturday. Got up, went to dump and bank for client, where M pulled a fire alarm. "Accidentally" Found NY style greasy spoon, but too far away to go regularly. Went to cheapo bookstore for cheapo books. Came home and vegged. M went out, he'd gone out on Friday too. With li'Jacqui. *snerk*
9/24 - festered about stuff at work, Went out to ghetto Lane Bryant to spend money I shouldn't have, but I got a second cute top and an even cuter T all on sale. Poked around mall, found FINALLY combs to put my black curls on for falls, then home Also got FMA movie. I've had InuYasha Movie 4 for about a week -= haven't gotten around to watching.
9/25 - I was actually productive most of this day. Made it up to afternoon client, was home early enough to get involved in a DVD far too late.
That brings us to today. Which sucked.
So the sucking commences as I get closer to visit to major client. I leave tomorrow at 5 I didn't know there was an AM, on the bus to Logan. I had to make sure I got all my other stuff done and coverage for anything going on. Believe me, that's the hard thing. I can't just LEAVE some things, and my coworkers are difficult at best. My only wish is that Payroll Client from last week does to my backup what they did to me. Maybe then she'd be more understanding.
The trip was commencing as such - leave tomorrow, spend three days in VA/DC. I am NOT close enough to take any public transit to Alchemy,and am missing a GOOD goth night and Covenant. Maps say I'm an hour away, and I can't afford/am not renting a car. Poop. Then I was flying down to NC to visit Teh Unit. Where there is NOW in residence Teh Unit, my sister, her two kids and Teh Unit's visiting boyfriend. oh and the dog and cat. When I HAD this idea, it was JUST Teh Unit. Gah. it's gone so far as I am flying home with Teh Unit's BF, while I got seriously incredibly drunk. M would have gotten us at the Logan bus.;
Until today that is. Teh Unit called me around 2ish. Seems Nephew's father (baby daddy #1 for those of you keeping score) who has been ill for a long time, had a reaction to meds and died last night. Now before you get all "OMG that's awful!" Let me give you the short short on that. Been on disability all his life for "the crazies" had NO job while he pretty much lived here, fathered a kid (who thankfully inherited more of OUR genes, he has a chance and is sharp as a tack to boot, just lazy, also like his mother) He also smoked his was through his teen years. So a few years ago he was diagnosed with emphysema, and given a few months. Several Years Ago. Anyway, I never saw evidence of serious illness, he certainly had as much of a full life as he could., and he was fond of his kid, and treated him pretty well.
Teh Nephew is insistent that his mother is going to hook back up with FABF and refuse to go "home" which is NC right now. For ONCE he's the smartest kid in class, with a teacher who says "Don't give me that, I KNOW You're capable of this" Also, she's a former Air Force Captain. *evil snerk* He;ll come out of that MUCH better off, and I will personally kick my sisters ASS if she does something stupid.
The whole point of that is that the entire lot of them are, as I type HEADING UP HERE. They will NOT be in NC. I spent two hours rearranging my flights, and basically fussing around. So now, after taking the ridicule of one of my office mates who disapproved, and not making plans and MOST especially after turning down a wedding invite, I'm NOW NOT GOING.
*sighs* And I'm NOT going later either. I have other things to spend money on. Like Leipzig. And England. for starters.
So if you wanted to understand why I've been on radio silence read the above.
Also, I answer things in my own time. In fact, anytime I get pushed for an answer, it's usually right when I was about to reply, and then I decide "You know what, eff that." That's happened three times with the same person, and another time that I JUST resolved, and I almost lost a very good friend to it.
Top that off with the loss of my cable/internet service last night RIGHT when I was sitting down to DO all that.
I swear, it's been several weeks of "Let's see how much Tia can take" and there was one or two days there that the shit came rapid fire. I spent them in the fetal position, covering my head. Bad bad bad.
I should be off to bed. Hopefully I'll have time to respond to some stuff tomorrow from the hotel once I get in from dinner.
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Date: 2006-09-27 05:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-27 09:01 am (UTC)I don't go out much anymore, I'm a poop.
I'd been wanting to get in touch with you, except _my_ motives for doing so are unclear. I will be around over the weekend if you'd like to chat before you go underground for training. Do you have some time for a drink or coffee? Let me know what your schedule looks like. I'll be back late Friday night.
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Date: 2006-09-27 11:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-28 02:43 am (UTC)We sleeps, the precious, on the weekends.
Let me see how the trip goes, and what time is good, once i get back
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Date: 2006-10-01 05:02 am (UTC)I'm going to post my number to my LJ restricted, so give me a call in the morning. You'll need to be logged in and go to my LJ page, I think to see it. Or you can send me a page via LJ.
I'm not sure what you mean by "earlyish" and I'm still game to meet up, but I'm about to go to bed, and I'm wiped. I'm not sure when to be up, so give me a poke, if that's OK? If not, just send an email and let me know if you have time. I know stuff is ON as of tomorrow, so I'm not worried if it waits a bit.
*hugz* (I'm liking the Z lately *grins*)
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Date: 2006-09-27 09:40 am (UTC)Do you ever get a quiet day?
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Date: 2006-09-28 02:45 am (UTC)There's always something.
Problem is - very few people actually PLAN. so instead of emergencies coming up once in a while, it's "OMG I need this NOWNOWNOW" every day.
I feel like Bad Mommy some days.
And you should see tax season. Take this, extend the days to 12 hours plus and multiply by five stress levels. By Ten if it's close to a deadline. It's no wonder Americans are fat, stressed out and dying early *lol*
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Date: 2006-09-28 02:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-28 02:45 am (UTC)*pouts*
*hugs**smootchies*