July 9, 2012
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my to-do list for the week (and a half) is longer than my arm. it's not often I have this much time off (without burning a vacation). the list includes heading down to the unemployment office and see what kind of compensation I can get for my time off. it's not necessary, being I had saved enough for just such an emergency (wait, time off from work is the opposite of an emergency...I'll think of the right word
). another, from same list, is getting some new shoes. I threw away the half rotten ones as a gesture of celebration (and they were 1/2 rotten
). I need a pair for work, and a pair to bum around in. I gotta break down and maybe get some name brand shoes. those cheapo's that I had had zero support...other items on the list include buying and building a backdoor staircase (something I should have done years ago), water sealing my front porch (again), getting Rosie into the vet for her shots, getting the oil changed on my dune buggy, and figuring out where to bring my shrimpy truck in to have the clutch looked at. if I can get most of these things done, I'll be smilin'I got 3/4's of the windows in the wood-panel submarine slung wide open for last night's cool down (61 degrees). man, it's been a full time job just for the AC to get the place into the 80's when those outdoor temps broke a 100 mark
. it's supposed to be a bunch more pleasant this week. still no rain, but the temps are supposed to be 80's by day and 60's at night.I haven't heard from the Kid in awhile. I usually know he's still kickin' by seeing that he had come to visit this site. I'll have to leave a message on his Facebook page. I see Hooey's still kickin' (hiya Hoo!
).Rosie and I get stopped upon one of our barefoot pooperdog walks, to come have a beer or two with the neighbors on Saturday. it was nice. there were about 5 couples just chillin' on the porch. I don't quite remember leaving the party, but I guess I wasn't too much of a pest, being I ran into someone from said party, who invited me to one of his parties the next day. I must have drank a good 12 beers (of various varieties) thru-out the day, before I partook, so you know the hangover on Sunday was a whopper
! why not start a week and a half off with a doozy of a drunkening?. [yep, I played 'hide the car keys from myself', so all is well...don't drink and drive kids, unless you like jail]Brian (room mate/almost neighbor) goes back to work today. he had all last week off. he was stressing about going back (to his version of the stalag that I always complain about). he works at the local battery plant here in town. it sounds a bunch more of a pleasant place than mine, which reminds me of another item on the to-do list; update my resume and look for a real job...
dammit! right as I'm about to hit 'save', I notice that I don't have an internet connection. this focker has had to be reset a billion times. I add it to my list to get another router. meanwhile, I guess I can save this as some sort of 'Word' file on my 'puter until I reset. wish me luck that I don't lose the whole content while transitioning....
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