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I meant to post this a while ago with some more specific information, but it kind of fell by the wayside as things have been hectic with me trying to cram in as much to be done as possible. Hell, on my days off this week, I drove 60 miles... which is the same as if I'd worked (28 mile round trip commute each day for me).
Well, to start off, Sherman got fired. I know Bill thought he was lazy and questionably trustworthy, so he'd be trying to get rid of him for a while. He essentially out and said that Sherman would be gone by Friday. So on Tuesday, I offered to buy him dinner from box lady. A sort of clandestine "last supper", if you will. My way of giving him a decent memory of working there. He turned me down, even though I offered to pay, since he happened to have brought food that day. Since I was in the mood for eating out already anyway, I went there. As always, Christine (the box lady's name) gave me free soup, and undercharged me. She is made of awesome, and makes her food out of delicious. I ordered her shrimp Egg Foo Yung, since I've never actually had it before, and I enjoy trying things on her menu I haven't had before. I was not disappointed in the slightest. It was amazing. Afterward, I wanted so badly to take a nap. I was full, happy, and lethargic. Classic symptoms of food coma.
When I came in on Friday, I discovered Matt and Bill were both there, since Bill was (unsurprisingly) going to fire Sherman, and he needed someone to cover. So, when Sherman got in, I half expected fireworks. They didn't come. He did leave his ABC shirt and back belt. I asked Bill if I could snag the shirt, since Sherman and I are approximately the same shirt size. He said to go ahead and take it, so I did. No complaints at getting an extra ABC shirt for free. The company charges us $10 each for those fucking things.
Bill had to close, since Matt opened. So Bill ordered from box lady. I opted in for a couple of eggrolls and some soup (since I wasn't terribly hungry, but I adore her eggrolls). I ran over to pick up the order, and she again didn't charge us for the soup. Bill raved about the Egg Foo Yung (which he'd ordered at my recommendation) as well.
That's the most interesting stuff that I've had go on recently. Other than that, it's been a lot of running around picking up odds and ends (like brake light bulbs, since I unexpectedly had the high-mount one go out on me). Mostly stuff for the new car. I wasn't able to get the windows tinted on my day off like I thought I was, because (get this) the one and only tint guy at the place where I was planning to take it called in sick. Oh well, I have another week to get that done.
It looks like I won't be able to salvage the rear-view mirror from the old car, nor the old rear window with the defroster and it's associated switch. I was hoping that I could, but I don't think either of those will be impossible to obtain in the near future, so I'm going to back-burner it for a bit. I am glad that I was able to retrieve the wiring harness for the radio, though. I forgot to grab that when I was scavenging parts because I mistakenly thought I'dd have to cut the wires for some reason. Turns out that it's a bitch to find one of those, not to mention finding a breakout pigtail to wire into it that's compatible with my deck. It's a fuckload easier to just pull it. So hopefully that install is going to be a fairly easy task, something I can get to within the next couple of days. The deck switching to tape mode (and going silent in the process) is driving me fucking insane.
Most recent big thing was that I finally made good on some of the things I threatened to buy for work. I told Bill that one of these days, I'd just get us a coffeemaker and I did. Due in part to Sherman's replacement, Craig, being a coffee drinker as well as Bill and myself. Also bought a decent broom, since Bill seems to like the shitty one we have, in spite of it driving me nuts. Also, a pair of gloves for us to use when cleaning (since handling bleach without them is just so much fun). Also made good on my threat/promise to buy Matt (crackhead) a pre-paid cell phone since he keeps getting his MetroPCS phone disconnected for weeks at a time. We need to call him sometimes, and he doesn't have a phone. And I managed to find a Net10 handset for a mere $7.48.
Also snagged this interesting email gadget called a Peek. Target had them on clearance for $7, so I picked one up to play with it's month of service. I've been enjoying it quite a bit so far (as may be evident from the emailed tweets that I've posted from it ). It's limited, yes... but fun to use, and at the price, I couldn't help myself, I just had to play with the thing.
Dealt with (I hope) my traffic violation the other night. Mailed a check to the county court office, along with a letter asking them to contact me if the amount was wrong, since the paperwork was so vague. I just have to sign up for one of the online traffic school courses and complete that. Hopefully it'll only take a day or two, and the whole sordid mess will finally be behind me.
Trying to get caught up on some the electronic things that have fallen by the wayside. I posted a bunch of pictures (the post prior to this one) and I have another round or two that should be coming at some point in the near future. One set is of the new car, for all of you that might be curious about that.
I was at the Little Ceasar's off of Fletcher the other evening grabbing a large cheese, and someone apparently abandoned a large with anchovies. They offered to sell it to anyone who was interested for the employee price of $4. I took them up on it, as I happened to have enough cash at the time. It was actually pretty good, to my surprise. Most places don't do anchovies right, but they managed it decently.
I think those are all the important bits. If you made it this far, you get a cookie. I like LoudTwitter's posts to fill in on the occasional day when I don't post here, but I don't just want to end up with my LJ full of nothing but encapsulated tweets, either. So I'll try to be better at keeping up from here on out.State Of Mind:  lazy What's Playing: Our Lady Peace - Will The Future Blame Us |
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I had a had time concentrating on work. I actually had crackhead bitch at me to keep moving. But there was nothing I could have done about it. I got twice as much sleep as is typical for me (six hours versus the normal 3-4) yet I still felt like shit all day.
We got mugged for boxes bad, so when box lady came, I didn't have much for her. So, I saved some more and brought them to her. She offered me food (as she typically does when I bring them to her) but I politely declined, since I was wanting to get home and collapse. Unusual for me, I usually hit her up for a couple of egg rolls or a bit of fried rice.
I was going to try my hand at making fried rice tonight, but I was too tired to stop at the store on the way home. So I'm going to do that on Wednesday instead.
I have a stupid goddamned mandatory sexual harassment class to go to on Thursday morning. At ten in the fucking AM. What the fuck? On my goddamned day off. It's my fucking day off, and I have to go in for two hours? This is bullshit. But I really don't expect anything else from this company anymore. So much for getting any decent rest this pseudo-weekend.State Of Mind: shitty What's Playing: Warp 11 - Baby Take Me to Your Nuclear Wessel |
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Sherman wanted to try out my favorite Chinese place, run by our friendly neighborhood box lady. So, I ran over there to pick up his order.
Decided to get a little something for myself while I was there, since it had been a while. She was happy to see me (as always) and gave us free soup, as well as my eggrolls on the house. Her shrimp with lobster sauce won rave reviews from Sherman, and I am once again hooked on her eggrolls. Also, she makes the best fried rice in Tampa.
Yeah, that probably sounds like an advertisement, but she's that good. And one of the few genuinely nice and happy people out there. So, pay her a visit if you're in the area.State Of Mind:  satisfied |
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The truck was late on Monday morning. So, Matt and myself were running around trying to get as much done as possible before we had to go. I spent a lot of time in the stockroom re-arranging things, because Bill had crammed a bunch of stuff every which where. Without Heather there, I'm the only one who reorganizes it back there. I used my phone to put on some music while I was lifting and hauling back there. It was very... fulfilling, I guess would be the word. I felt as accomplished and physically charged as the end of a day's work at Target. I don't get that relaxed post-adrenaline feeling enough anymore. I miss it.
Box lady asked me to drop some off to her on my way by, since she was in the middle of her dinner rush by the time we had a nicely sized collection for her. So I grabbed a bunch of the good ones, and I did. She gave me eggrolls as a thank-you again, which was very nice of her.
Unfortunately, I had a problem getting the cargo cover in my car back into place. It jammed up, and when I jiggled it to loosen it, the end broke and fell off. I immediately looked for a replacement on ebay when I got home (it might seem like a non-essential item, but in my neighborhood, the stuff in your car should NOT be visible. It encourages theft). Luckily, there were two available, one even of the right color to match the rest of my interior. Less than $50 shipped. So, I ordered it.
Right after that, I went to go see my movie (Star Trek). It was good. There will be a detailed review in another post sometime after this one. Suffice to say, me like.
Lorie came down to visit (and is still here) so I won't be updating this (and Twitter) as much as normal since I want to be a good and attentive host. You guys will just have to find a way to deal without me.State Of Mind:  annoyed What's Playing: The Rolling Stones - Some Girls |
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