Semantics

Hooray finds out Cabast and Ann are splitting up so he goes to Denver to comfort his buddy. They end up closing down a bar (odd since neither of them drink but whatever) and Hooray asks a 19yo they met if she wants to join them for breakfast. SHe says no, but next time they're in, she will. So Hooray plans to take Cabast to the same bar next weekend and take this girl to breakfast. Is that considered a date?

JetBlue

Tonight someone came into work and asked us to put on CNN, saying something about a plane that was going to crash land. As it turns out, a JetBlue plane, shortly after taking off, was noticed to have landing gear problems. They spent the next several hours circling LAX so their fuel would run low. So they wouldn’t explode. As much. As the plane finally began it’s descent, the 10-15 people in the restaurant stopped, all eyes on the tv. Some had been eating, one family was in the middle of an order, I was mid-way through handing an ice cream cone to a lady. I commented to Robin how sick our society is. Here we were staring at this plane, secretly waiting for it to burst in to flames. How many people were only thinking it would land safely? Oh sure, we’re human, we don’t want anyone to be hurt or die, but a good fireball is always nice, isn’t it? The plane landed safely as we all watched, only a few sparks and flames coming from the damaged front whell before the aircraft ground to a halt. There was an audible sigh of relief, a few people clapped. Nearly everyone smiled. I didn’t realize how tense I’d been until that plane stopped safely, and my stomach dropped out of my chest. God bless.

mmmmm Steroids....

Well I'm back from the doctor. The good news is there's no chance of having a brain tumor. Yay! APparently my allergies have gone so wacky that my ears are filling up with a lot more fluid than they're supposed to which is causing the dizzy spells. This makes sense since they've been worse this week and my allergies have been worse than ever. So I'm going to refill my Zyrtec and I also have the name of something that will kill the symptoms of dizziness. In addition, doc offered for me to wait it out (since it should snow in a few weeks) or get a steroid shot to force my body to ignore my allergies. I opted for the shot since I've been having asthma problems again. So I got pumped full of drugs today which could make me a bit loopy. My stomach is still hurting too, but doc says the bug that's going around is only lasting a couple days. Needless to say, I called off work tonight. Joyce didn't sound horribly thrilled, but she's glad I'm getting some treatment and it's nothing too serious. I'm gonna have Russ pick up my meds when he gets home today. So I'm off to veg and screen calls for the day! Mmmmm..... crackers and gingerale....
Oh, almost forgot. That funny looking fish is the sticker I got for being good for my shot :oD Everyone should get a sticker after being poked with needles!!!

Crappy day all around

Well all right, let's be fair, it could've been worse. But it could've been better! I actually woke up at a decent hour this morning so I could give Aerrik some attention before bed. One ee was still a bit sore, but most of the swelling was gone, so that's nice! But I woke with a horrible cough which totally sucks.
I puttered around on the comp for forever, but I did get a counter on my blog, my first baby step toward customization. Yay me! I finally did log off around 9ish so that I could receive calls from potential babysitters. All one of them. Says the position isn't what she was looking for, but I didn't tell her anything that wasn't in the ad. Idiot. I did some playing with PSP too, which was nice and relaxing.
Baby Even was having fun today, he's learned to switch directions so can roll just about anywhere with careful planning. Now if he only knew what his knees were for... I got some adorable pics of him tonight though, and one really good one with all three of the boys. And Even had his first tantrum this evening. He was trying to reach a strap on the bouncer to eat it and was an inch or so short. He pushed himself up on his little arms, looked me straight in the eye, and let out the most God-awful sound I've ever heard. He did that 3 or 4 times until I moved him and stuck a bunny puppet on his chest. Also he ate his first saltine cracker tonight. He nearly choked on the first swallow but once he figured it out he actually ate about half of it. Yay Even!
So further crappiness, around 4ish my stomach did a somersault and started feeling SO sick. I figured it was all the junk I ate today so I sucked it up and went to work. Well it must not have been because moving around just made it worse, and I was seriously considering puking. Unfortunately I was running the grill though, so I just didn't have the time to bother with such things. I left work after just over an hour, so no money for me today :o( I came home and settled in front of the PS2 with some crackers and gingerale and commenced my world take over. I'm feeling better now, though I did have an asthma attack a bit ago. Had one last night too, stupid allergies.
Aerrik had a pile of homework tonight but I think he got it all done. I got salt for his Lost Lake project and maybe we'll start that tomorrow. If not, then Saturday morning before I go to work. Chris is starting to enjoy school too, he was very excited about PE today, and yesterday was library day. He even made a friend named Isaiah. Of course, that might be someone from Aerrik's class, Chris likes the older kids. I really need to call his teacher and just check on how he's doing now that he's had a couple weeks.
So anyway, I should get to bed. The dizzy spells are getting bad tonight, maybe I'm just tired. I see Doc Gibb tomorrow, hopefully he'll say something useful. I think I'll just do stretching tonight since my tummy is still sick. But gotta do something! Audrey and me are gonna be workout buddies, we're gonna leave machine messages when we workout and keep each other honest :o)

The blind leading the... well, no one...

Oh this sucks! I walked to Sheila's and back to deliver some PH stuff. Well in that time out in the allergy-infested weeds, I was overcome. Within 5 minutes of being home, my eyes had swollen so much that I couldn't open them. This has never happened before! They're painful and itchy and watery (well, they were watery until they dried up). Luckily baby Even was sleeping. After 10 minutes I called the doc and asked for a nurse. I explained the problem and the brilliant receptionist decided to pass it on to Lynda. Well that's all peachy keen, but I knew that Lynda wouldn't have the time to call me back like a nurse would. Within 30 minutes I could just open my eyes. Within 2 hours my eyes could be half-open. It's been almost 4 hours and I can almost keep my eyes all the way open. They still itch and burn, and if I scratch at them they swell again. I waited three hours for a call before giving up and going online. You'd think this would be *kinda* important....

Pointless stretching

Last night in a desperate effort to earn my sticker on the calendar just before bed I ran S&L. I edit my earlier statement. S&L is only better than sex when done properly! I''ve always heard to stretch with warm muscles, and I did consider doing S&6P, but I didn't. ANd my muscles were cold. And stretching didn't feel nearly as good as it should. So I don't feel like I really earned my sticker and I need to do better today! I also need to start eating better or this weight just isn't coming off.

Lazy Labor Day

At work on Sunday I met the saddest creature. It was a border collie with a shaved patch on her side. Her owner said she'd been tested for allergies. Get this, this poor collie is allergic to sheep! Imagine the complex this dog must have!
Work was a good experience Sunday, and not just because I had Monday off ;o) We were pretty busy all day, but Nick showed up and helped with a nasty rush, and besides that was all worked as a team and got everything done quickly with few mistakes. I also found a wonderful way to get the kids to work. We all knew Joyce and Mike were coming abck in because they were going to defrost the ic display over Labor Day. So when things finally calmed down, I casually made a list of a few deep-cleaning jobs we could get done. I then made the suggestion that the bosses would be mucho impressed if they came in and saw the list with everything marked off. I have never seen those kids so excited to clean! We got a lot done and the place looked pretty nice when we finally closed. Yay us! (and me ;o) )
Did I say Labor Day? Yes, that's right! About 100 years ago someone decided labor should be organized into groups based on what workers did, and now we get a day off! Don't you love America? My goal for the day was to do nothing but monopoize the video games. Sadly, I did accomplaish things. I folded a load of laundry, almost washed some dishes, spent time with the children, and drove to town for pizza. Oh, the agony of it all! I also exercised and watched a movie so bonus points there! What movie? Why, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, of course! It was actually kinda creepy and pretty good, I liked it :o)
I was thinking today (shut up!) about what Mike had told me about earning the crew's respect before I could make a good manager. I think I'm doing that. They already come to me for personal advice, and as I become more confident at work they're asking me for help there too. Also, by stressing the fact that I'm just crew like them, they actually seem to defer to me more! Nick loudly suggests he's in charge so while they listen to him, they don't seem to go for him to stuff. I do hope Mike has a talk with him though, becasue if I'm not in charge he sure as heck isn't! Anyway, back to my train of thought.... By not trying to be in charge, the kids see my experience and seem to check with me on things. I in turn ask their opinions when they come to me, and if there's disagreement I suggest we call M&J. Almost every time the problem/question resolves itself. If I could just get my schedule resolved, I think I'm on a good path to night manager now.
At the moment, I'm supposed to be at work. Why am I not at work? Because I have no babysitter. Rachel was a dork and expensive and unreliable to boot, so I don't want to take EVen back to her. But not a single other sitter has a spot open, no friends were available, all family is working. So I was forced to call Kerstin and be flaky, telling her I couldn't come in. I did put up a sign at City Market and placed an ad in the paper, but that doesn't come out until Thursday. Dana said she could watch him in a pinch Friday if I needed someone. I even broke down and called Rachel, but she'd filled back up. I'll try her again tomorrow morning for tomorrow, and keep your fingers crossed! I would HATE to call off again. Not only do I need the money, but I like this job and don't want to lose it!
At this point I would like to blaim my screw up directly on Even. This is only because he can't defend himself, it's really not his fault ;o) Since work fell through today, we were able to go run some errands this afternoon. Like a good girl I called in my two scrips and Russ' 1 so we wouldn't run out of our happy pills. We went to the Times to pay for my add, ran by the bank to deposit some checks, and posted a sign at City Market (as mentioned earlier). Well I decided to pick up some lunch while there, so I loaded Even into a basket and picked up a couple things. Well guess what I forgot? Oh shut up! But you're right, I was loading Even back into the van when I realized I hadn't gotten our meds! So maybe I'll get them tonight, maybe tomorrow. There's a 4th grad emtg at 5:30, so I might have a chance. If nothing else, I have enough for tonight ;o)

*yawn*

S&L is better than sex! My feet hurt so bad after my 10 hour shift and I got home SO late! But I still wanted to exercise, so I popped in S&6P, figuring at least I'd be off my feet! Well that went well and I decided to do S&L too, and my muscles are so ready for sleep now!
Work was long, but not bad. We were busy/steady most of the night, so there was always something to do. There's this new chick, Ari, who doesn't really do anything unless she's flirting with Brady. Wow! We finally found a way to get Brady to stop working! Joyce is worried because our chicken supplier got wiped out in a tornado and she can't get strips now, so we may have to cut our own. We also ran out of a bunch of ice cream tonight, but a shipment is supposed to come in soon.
Not much else going on tonight. Judge Renquist died, guess that means we get to listen to a bunch more arguments about nominees. Just what we need to take our minds off hurricane survivers. :oP

Now eight more reps....

Are there worse words to come out of Debbie's mouth? I don't think so! Not to mention you never know if 8 more means 11 or 5! Wonder how many toes she has.... Anyway, yesterday I was telling Russ how tired I was and how I'd been having dizzy spells all day so I was planning on going to bed when I got home rather than working out. Well he told me I was just making more excuses. I got to thinking about that and he was completely right. And an excuse is only valid if you let it be. So I didn't let it. I did about half of RIU including the cardio and strength. Tonight I did cardio, strength, and legs. Tomorrow I hopw to add abs. My goal is to have a sticker on every day of September.
Yesterday I learned to ship stuff for Kerstin. Well, okay, I learned how to pack stuff. By the end of the day I knew where everything was, but I still can't confidently choose a box size. Today (after stupid sitter problems) I learned how to process FedEx labels, make credit card payments, and invoice packages to ship. I was making pretty good time too :o) It should've been an 8-hour day job, but oh well. I'm still having lots of fun there and I really like Kerstin. She's 30 and has been doing this for almost 2 years now.
Yesterday I had a couple dizzy spells while boxing things, one of them kind of bad, then a few more at work, though nothing bad. I made an appointment with Doc Gibb, but not til next Friday because of my busy schedule. Today I had a wave of nausea and dizziness at work, I haven't had anything like it before. Not too many dizzy spells, but my head has been hurting off an on. Also I've had trouble recalling things today and remembering what should be easy words :o(
Gas prices are getting ridiculous. I paid $3 a gallon and got 1/2 tank for $20. Later that day, it had gone up to $3.20. That's for mid grade. And it's just supposed to get higher! How am I gonna afford to get back and forth to work? It's not like I'm gonna bike my baby and me 34 miles! ergh.
The stories coming from NO are depressing. At the Superdome, women are getting raped on the way to the bathroom, men are getting jumped and robbed. There's no food, no water, no sanitation. They're finally getting supplies to the convention center, where just yesterday there were shootings happening. Hospitals weren't being evacuated because snipers were shooting anyone who tried. What's wrong with these people? Can't they see they won't get any help by acting like this? I understand they're angry and afraid, but how can the world help them if this is how they behave? The army is moving in and I think that will help. Bush toured the area today, wish I'd caught The Daily Show :oP