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The Beatles’ Drive My Car is a fun song to sing along with and to bounce around the office to.
That ends this interlude; we now return you to whatever you were doing…
Wednesday
Work. Blah, blah, blah… Good overall day. Blah, blah, blah…
After work was an off-week Wednesday night coffee. With a surprise: Sara is back in town. (If you don’t know who she is, don’t worry. If you do know her -and you didn’t know already- she’s back.) We hung out, drank coffee, ate VERY rich chocolate mousse and gabbed.
Song of the Day
Yakko’s Universe from Animaniacs
Stray Toasters
Rescues Washington D.C.
Freakazoid! Freakazoid!
Unless something better’s on TV
Freakazoid! Freakazoid!
Namaste.
Tuesday
What. A. Day. But, I mean that in a good way. I spent most of the day going through the backlog of customer service email. Oi. It wasn’t all bad. And, it made the day pass quickly. And we even received a few positive emails, to boot!
Quiet evening at home. And… ‘Bebop’s about to start.
::: pause :::
Okay, where were we…? *thinks* Right. Got it. So, it was a quiet evening. Watched L&O: Special Victims Unit. Watched Adult Swim. Enjoyed a Stolichnaya Citrona.
Song of the Day
The Little Blue Frog and Lonely Fire both by Miles Davis
Stray Toasters
Quote of the day
But all too soon the serums and the shocks took their toll, and the dear lad began to share such secrets with me, secrets that are mine alone to know… Bruce. It’s true batsy, I know everything. And kind of like the kid who peeks at his Christmas presents I must admit it’s sadly anti-climactic. Behind all the sturm and bat-o-rangs you’re just a little boy in a playsuit crying for mommy and daddy. I’d be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic. Oh what the heck, I’ll laugh anyway. HA HA HA HA HA!
-The Joker, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Oh, Hell… Take a look at the other quotes from Return of the Joker, too.
Namaste.
Monday
Not a typical Monday. At least, it wasn’t typical by the last few Mondays’ standards. In fact, it started off amazingly well. It turns out that a customer with whom we had been having a few problems (delays, lack of contact, and a few other assorted issues) gave us great feedback. That made my day. It even countered the end of the day where we had a meeting that was less-than-great. (Even though said meeting pushed me off the timetable that I had set for the afternoon AND it left me feeling a little edgy… but no where near as tense/irritated as last week).
Mondays happen. Oh well. Take a number, move on. We have a game plan worked out for tomorrow and – barring any unforeseen complications – the day should will go well.
Song of the Day
Anthem by Rush from “Fly By Night
Stray Toasters
Joke of the Day
This has been one of my favorite jokes for years. Why? I don’t know. It just.. is. Anyway, here it is:
A snail goes to a local Nissan dealership and looks at the inventory. A salesman walks up to him and asks “May I help you?”
The snail looks at him and says, “I’m here to buy a car. I’d like to test drive…. that one,” as he points to a brand new Z.
The salesman looks a little surprised. “Oooh-kay.” He walks inside, comes back outside and returns to the snail. He hands him the keys. “Here you go.”
“Thanks!” The snail gets into the car and turns the key. The engine purrs. The snail presses the accelerator and the roars. He drops it into gear and races out of the parking lot.
Ten minutes later, the car whips back into the lot. The snail gets out with a huge grin. “That was great! I’ll take it! But there’s just one thing…”
The salesman shifts a little. “Yes, sir…?”
The snail turns to look at the car and turns back to the salesman: “I want you to take off the “Z”.”
“But, sir… that’s… that’s….”
“That’s my condition. I’ll pay for it right now and drive the car off the lot, but the “Z” has to go. I want you to put an “S” on it, instead.”
The salesman looks a little uneasy. “Let me… see what I can do.” He heads inside of the dealership. He returns a few minutes later. “Okay, it looks like we can take care of that for you. It will take about twenty minutes.”
The snail smiles widely and says,”That’s no problem.”
The two go inside as a mechanic exits the building and drives the car into the auto shop. They fill out the paperwork and shortly afterwards, the snail and his new car are tearing out of the parking lot.
Another salesman comes over to the first one and asks,”So… what was that all about? The deal with taking the car into the shop and whatnot?”
“Oh, he wanted the “Z” removed from the car… and an “S” put on in its place.”
“Huh?! That’s weird.”
“Yeah, but look at that little S-car go!”
Namaste.
Sunday
Sleeping in is nice. Very nice, indeed. So is spending a lazy morning around the apartment. Know what else is nice? Crab cakes from Phillips (I like the Harborplace location). But, since I didn’t have those today, I won’t mention them in this post.
I went to Borders and did a bit of drawing. I also went through a few photography books to get some ideas for things to draw; there were many good pictures from which I could choose. The book on Herb Ritts portraits was a particularly good source; the Cindy Turlington picture on which I am currently working is from that book. I need to do a little more work on her mouth and eyebrows and a touch more shading, but it is coming along nicely.
Now, I’m killing a little time before heading out to our Sunday evening fare. And, as a change of pace, we’re heading to the Clark Planetarium. They have a program called “Universe Tonight” and will be talking about Mars this evening. I haven’t been to a planetarium in many, many years; this ought to be both entertaining and educational.
Stray Toasters
And with that…. Auf Wiedersehen.
Namaste.
Saturday (Abridged)
No time to watch toons this morning, there were aliens to kill!
After that, I came home for a while. I watched this morning’s toons (VCRs are wonderful inventions) and tonight’s ep of Teen Titans. Then it was off to bowling and breakfast.
I think that I had a few thoughts for ‘Toasters, but none of them are coming to mind. Oh well. If they return in the morning, I’ll jot them down. If not… I won’t. Amazing how simple that is.
Namaste.
Friday
The work week is done. Let the revels begin.
After work, I came home and discovered that I was not as clean-smelling as I had thought myself to be (working in the warehouse does that…). A shower was called for! And so it was done. And it was good. Amen. Then it was on to Borders for coffee, chat and a bit of drawing. And after that, Applebee’s.
Song of the Day
Jimmy Olsen’s Blues by the Spin Doctors from “A Pocketful of Kryptonite”
Stray Toasters
I need to hit the rack; I’m going to a Halo LAN tomorrow at 10:30.
Have sniper rifle, will travel.
Namaste.
This happened as I was getting ready for work this morning:
I had just finished shaving and was preparing to get dressed. I got a pair of socks and my tennis shoes from the office (where my clothes closet is) and headed to the bedroom (where my jeans were).
I put on my socks and started to untie the shoes. When I last wore these, I apparently kicked them without untying them – which is something that I do very rarely. With the shoes now untied, I started to put the left one on.
Something in the back of my head clicked and whirred, but the actual calculations were not immediately forthcoming. Then it dawned on me… just as Jess was asking, “Shouldn’t you put your pants on first?”
We both laughed.
Genius I am, I tell you!
And that is Reason #27 why I’m glad that today is Friday.
Thursday
It was a rather productive day. It went by quickly. That was a plus.
Quiet night at the homestead: Watched CSI and anime.
Song of the Day
Madrigal by Rush, from “A Farewell to Kings”
Stray Toasters
Not to mention the Rokenbok monorail which is Lego-compatible. Yeah. I couldn’t deny it if I tried. So, naturally, I got all wrapped up in the Lego site last night… when I had planned to be sleeping. Nope. No go. Nuh-uh.
In retrospect, it was funny. In a Lego kind of way.
Quote of the Day
[22:46]
: Got the pocket watch set. *beam*
[22:46]: ?
[22:46]: Ah!
[22:47]: Congrats. 🙂
[22:47]: Thanks. 🙂 I’m resourceful.
[22:47]: Does this mean that I should start calling you MacGuyver?
And with that… good night.
Namaste.
We’ve had a couple of people interested in having us sell things for them:
So… I’ve been doing some research as to how similar items are selling. The cars are more or less what I expected. The piano… Let’s just say that the prices vary. A lot. The one that made me stare in awe: This one
Unglaublich!!! That’s at least three house mortgages! “HOUSES,” I say!
I looked at the piano. It’s a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. And, the fact that it’s nearly 80 years old and has no discoloration on the keys tells me that someone has babied it. But $295,000?!?!? Not to mention the fact that you STILL have to factor in shipping and insurance; if you won this, you had damned well better insure it!
Amazing.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled LiveJournal Friends List.
Folks on IRC were talking about the Megalomaniac World Conqueror Name Generator, so I decided to give it a try:
Now that I have a name to strike fear into the hearts of my enemies and The Evil Overlord List, I am one step closer to total global domination!
::: insert maniacal laughter here :::
Wednesday
Mid-week. And today was better (by FAR) than yesterday. I didn’t get quite as much accomplished as I’d hoped, but there is always tomorrow.
I came home and discovered yet another reason why I have the coolest girlfriend in the world. Knowing the kind of day that I had yesterday, she wanted to make sure that I had a better day today. This included a surprise waiting for me when I got home from work. There was a bag in the living room, near the front door. In the bag:
I was floored. And, it definitely made me smile.
After a refreshing shower (I spent most of the day in the warehouse and schlepping packages to FedEx and the Post Office) and a bite to eat, it was off to Wednesday night coffee. It was a nice evening, so we sat on the patio. We drank coffee and tea. We talked. We watched the moon and Mars rise.
In all, today was an excellent counterpoint to yesterday.
Song of the Day
I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash or Jimmy Cliff
Stray Toasters
Person: What did you spill on your shirt?
Me: Nothing. I’m lactating.
Person: But… that’s brown.
Me: Yep. Chocolate milk.
Quote of the Day
.eof
Namaste.
Tuesday
Today was not a good day. The edginess that I was feeling earlier in the day did not subside. In fact, it got worse. I feel… thin. Worn down. I believe that Jimmy Buffet stated it best with Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude. That’s what I need. And in fairly short order.
Song of the Day
Rain by Madonna
Stray Toasters
Namaste.
¹ – Bonus points to whomever can identify that reference…
Today is grey, overcast and windy.
Prelude to a storm.
Rain would be good.
I feel… something.
Inside.
But I cannot give it a name.
I am not quite on the brink of a storm…
But there is a quiet chaos roiling
Just below the surface.
I need something
To wash away this disquiet.
To restore a balance.
Rain would be good.
Monday
Not a bad start to the week.
Song of the Day
I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bonnie Raitt (although the George Michael or the Prince versions are good, too)
Stray Toasters
.eof
Namaste.