I heard back from MM.
We do indeed work for the same company, although he doesn’t know that yet.
OMFG. I don’t know what to do about this.
Honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken 3 years of dating to run into this situations lol.
He wants to have dinner tomorrow. I am not sure I am mentally prepared for this!!!!
UGGGGGH!
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First off, go wish Miss Sodapop a happy blogaversary!
My new computer arrived today! It was an ordeal getting it into the building … I had to pick it up from the FedEx office and the guy carried it to my car for me. The box was much heavier than I expected. Fortunately, I have a rolling cart that my dad got me that has been in my car for oh, four months with no use. I was able to stack the box on top of the cart, though, and get the box inside. It was pretty easy to set up and I was up and going in a matter of minutes. It’s different to be using a desktop again but the monitor is so gigantic (20″ widescreen) that I can actually see it! Vista will take some getting used to and I still have to transfer over my files from my laptop but so far, so good.
It is really fucking cold outside. In fact, my computer is in front of a small but drafty window so I am going to have to do something about that. I don’t need to feel the cool winter breeze. I had another day of meetings today for work at a local POS Sheraton hotel … it was so fucking cold in there, I had my jacket on all day and at times, even my gloves. That displeased me greatly. It’s really fucking cold in my apartment, too. That displeases me even more than the cold hotel. Brrrr.
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If you heard loud squealing coming from the midwest, it was most like Miss Lucy and Miss Laci gleefully discovering that Panic at the Disco and Fall Out Boy are touring together. They’re probably still having spontaneous orgasms over the news. It prompted a rare middle-of-the-day phone call from Miss Lucy, as she couldn’t wait to tell me that she and Laci were inviting themselves to spend the night at my apartment since the concert date that works best for them is in my city. Although I don’t know the difference between the two bands, I will have to learn, since I am going to the concert too. And yes, the patheticness of that last sentence makes me want to weep.
It was one of “those” days. It started at 3:07 a.m. when I woke up and realized the building’s fire alarm was going off. Mr. Man was next to me in bed and just stared at me with his wide kitty eyes. I put on a sweater and looked out the window … some hardy tenants were outside but hell if I was going to go out in subzero temps unless I saw flames shooting out of the building. The fire station is literally like 3 blocks from my building so they were there quickly — as usual, at least four full-size trucks with the big ladders and assorted other vehicles, like the SUV. WTF does the fire department need a Baywatch-like SUV? Anyway, after 10 minutes or so, the trucks started leaving so I went back to bed. The alarm went off for 25 minutes until someone finally shut it down … and I was up until 4:30 or so. Yay.
I just felt totally inept at work today. I couldn’t do anything right. I got bitched out over a course even though what I had to add made no sense. I was in no mood to argue (imagine that lol). Then I got so frustrated, I got all teary at my desk. Miss Sodapop usually gets the whiny e-mails from me during the day since she works at home and seems to be the quickest to respond. Aren’t you glad, Soda? 
She gave me a pep talk and I calmed down.
Tonight I had an appointment at the beauty college for a facial and sea salt glow (like a massage but with sea salt to exfoliate). The facial was a bitch because I have some cystic acne on my jawline (thank you, stress and hormones) that the instructor tried her damndest to get out. She didn’t get it all and I’ll stop back in for another extraction once this heals up. The rest of my skin is so clear, it’s crazy that I get these cysts. I had a fuckton of them when I was getting divorced — to the point where even my brother noticed and said something, which, of course, made me burst into tears. Like, oh God, I’m so hideous even my BROTHER knows it! LOL. Anyway, aside from the tear-inducing extractions, it was a delight … I hold so much tension in my shoulders and it’s all gone. Ahhhhhhh.
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Got home from work last night and saw that I had not one but TWO package-pick-up notifications … one from FedEx, one from UPS. I knew the FedEx one was my battery so after my 30-minute drive home, I pretty much turned around and went back up north … ’cause the package couldn’t be at the facility 5 minutes from my apartment. Le sigh. On the way there, some fuckstick tow truck driver cut across FOUR lanes of traffic during rush hour (it was about 6:15 p.m.) and instead of going to the shoulder, stopped in the far left lane … where he was promptly rear-ended. God, I hate the sound of two cars hitting. I was too far up to stop, which sucked bc it was totally the tow-truck driver’s fault even though I’m sure the other guy will get blamed. I noticed I did what I always do during times like that, which is cover my mouth with my hand while I gasp. Do you guys do that???? I don’t know why I do!
Eneeewaaaaay … I picked up my new Gateway battery and plugged it in to charge when I got home. When it wasn’t doing jack, I used my phone to look info up online and oops, a new charge can take up to 12 hours. I left it plugged in overnight to the ac adapter but this morning, the front of the laptop was still showing solid red for the battery display. But but but … I am currently using the laptop on battery power alone! So I e-mailed Gateway to find out how to get the laptop to read the new battery. I guess I’ll save often and use it ’til the charge runs out …
Work was still weird yesterday … we had a birthday lunch for two of the managers and our sr. director was actually fun. I get in these moods where I am able to relate to him and we actually talked quite a bit during lunch. He was fascinated that my ex is being transferred to NJ and brought it up in conversation a few times. I wouldn’t be surprised if he tried to look into the situation LOL. We have Monday off for the holiday and I think the three-day weekend will do us all good.
It’s going to be brutally cold this weekend … my plan was to sleep in but I have to go to the post office to pick up two packages that have been sitting there all week. Fun fun fun fun FUN!
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Le sigh. Not a very happy day at work. 350 positions were eliminated, including that of one of my colleagues. I figured she would be the first to go, but still. A few of the female members of management looked like they had been crying, most likely after they delivered the news. We still don’t know who all was let go … news was trickling in throughout the day. I am just really grateful that I have a job still, ya know?
That being said, I’m also in a mood. I’m just worn out. I have a mix of feelings … on one hand, I liked KW as a friend, but professionally, I think the department might be better off without her. God knows she stabbed me in the back a number of times during the 4 or 5 years I worked with her and she was not a good manager. I am not 100% confident that my job will be safe but it is for now. Which is nice because I really like my paycheck.
I e-mailed my parents today, in case they read about the layoffs online. My dad replied with a pep talk, most likely because he doesn’t want me to move back home LOL. I have a lot of my dad’s traits, two of which are a snarky sense of humor and a keen interest in politics. He pointed out that Hillary would blame the cutbacks on George W., while Mitt would point out the benefits of more open parking spots and shorter lines in the cafeteria. I had to laugh.
I also e-mailed the place I ordered the laptop battery from since I couldn’t find a # … no response. So tonight I e-mailed Amazon (the store is one of Amazon’s partners) and they are going to send me a return label to ship the item back. I went ahead and ordered ANOTHER battery from ANOTHER store … and paid a ton of money for next day shipping … but I am not going to deal with this computer over a 3-day weekend. Bah humbug.
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One of my coworkers got married recently. She’s the one who used to be my good friend until the whole prayer debacle in the spring. I, of course, didn’t go to the wedding (she lives in North Carolina) but I wouldn’t have anyway, because I knew the Former Flame would be there. Today, we were looking at her online wedding photos — all 864 of them, no joke — and of course there was a picture of the FF.
I felt nothing.
N-o-t-h-i-n-g.
This man, who I once thought I loved, could have been a stranger, ya know? He didn’t even look like himself. He looked older, worn, tired … and he’s the same age as me. It just furthers my belief that being a lying bastard turns your soul black and ages you prematurely. 
Another thing about these wedding photos … I’d say that 95% of the ceremony photos were of the bride. If the groom was in the picture, the shot was of the back of his head. There were also FOUR photos of the two of them looking at a large photo of HER. It was something else, that’s for sure.
Last night, S. and I went out for pizza. I ordered the quattro formaggio and she got the bbq chicken. All day she was talking about how she was looking forward to eating her leftovers. Tonight, I opened the box and … I had her pizza. Oh well. I ate it anyway. 
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My three days of work meetings are ovah! Monday, meetings from 1-5, dinner from 5-8. Tuesday, meetings from 8-5, dinner from 5-8. Today, meetings from 8:30-12. And to top things off, we *did* get a few inches of snow (between 3 and 4″) and my drive to work took 50 minutes instead of 30. It was actually fine until the last 1.5 miles. That portion of the drive was the reason for the extra 20 minutes. Ugh. Now it’s frickin’ freezing outside so I’m sure there will be ice to deal with in the a.m.
I continued my furniture rearrangement binge tonight … Sunday I moved my couch across the room so that it faces the window. The television is now in the corner by the window. Tonight I moved my coffee table around so that I could put the TV on it (the table is too big to use with my couch). I’ll post pictures when I get all of the empty boxes that I had been hiding behind the couch thrown out. I PPH my apartment but I do wish I had a little bigger slice of real estate.
I had some other things I wanted to blog about but now I can’t remember. I’ve been sitting here, staring off into space. All that togetherness with my coworkers fried some brain cells, apparently!
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SNOW ALERT! SNOW ALERT! SNOW ALERT! They’re calling for 2-4″, starting early Wednesday a.m. I never believe the hype for the first snowfall of the year and then end up shocked when I wake up and there’s actually snow to deal with. I did plan ahead and park in a spot that seems like it will be relatively easy to get out of. This morning, I was trying to back up and some asshole had parked his yellow Mustang behind me — not even in a spot! Hello, I drive an SUV! Dumbass.
Tonight was the second of two nights of work hoo-has. We had our Christmas gift exchange; I ended up with a book and a Starbucks gift card. I had cramps today which made sitting in meetings all day even more delightful! Ha.
I looked at Matt’s MySpace page today; he’s taken down his profile picture and his mood says “blank.” He also posted a blog, which of course I can’t read, called “That was quick =(”. Hmmm wonder what that is about?! lol I am sorry that things didn’t work out with him but I also know it’s for the best. Don’t you sometimes wonder why you are attracted to certain people? Not even physically, just why you are drawn to someone emotionally. I am not sure yet what the lesson is in my relationship with Matt, although I do know that it was a step forward, after the emotionless black holes of Limo Guy and SWSP. It also reinforced what I already knew, that I need a partner with a strong enough personality to balance mine. It seemed like the most honest relationship I’ve had in a while; I’m still undecided as to whether taking things slowly is a positive or negative.
Happy Hanukkah!
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OMFG tonight’s Scandalous Bitches Live was a motherfucking trainwreck — and through no fault of our own. Callers were dropped. Callers couldn’t connect. Listeners couldn’t get into the chat room. Listeners were kicked out of the chat room. Really irritating buzzing noises randomly were heard. It. Fucking. Sucked.
I sent a complaint e-mail to Blog Talk Radio; Miss Laci was surprised at how civilized and pleasant I was. Don’t get me wrong, if I have to send another e-mail, then I’m dropping my new favorite phrase, “cum-swallowing whore,” on those motherfuckers. Guess who taught me that? Miss Lucy, of course.
Today at work, I talked for 2.5 hours nonstop. Yeah, what else is new? Ha. I had to lead a review of my course; normally 3 people are in the process, today we had more than 20. I threw in the towel with one lesson left and made my compadre finish. All in all it took nearly 4 hours. I was fucking exhausted, mainly because I had to stand the entire time. That was a special treat. And we worked through lunch, which meant I got to keep talking and watch everyone else eat Panera. Yay.
I got props for being composed and professional ’cause that’s how I roll, yo. It helped that I know that it’s a damn good course and everyone is suffering because someone else, not me, dropped the ball. And that someone else is just digging herself into a hole. I left work at 3, and ended up falling asleep on the couch after watching that Steve guy from Jerry Springer, who now has his own talk show. It sucks, btw.
Speaking of sleep, my sleep mask was shipped today. It was on its way to Louisville, which means I should have it tomorrow. I can’t wait to try it out. And if it doesn’t work, I can keep it around the next time I have a gentleman caller I want to tie up and blindfold. 
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Anyone know what song that line is from? One of my late 90s guilty pleasures. I listened to it today. LUFF IT!
I got all teary-eyed watching BB8 tonight. Who couldn’t at least be a little moved watching 44-year-old Evil Dick stand in the rain for nearly 8 hours??? Of course he ultimately lost to the younger, stronger guy — the circle of life, y’all — but that was only one competition.
I was stuck at work until 5:40 tonight, thanks to a conference call that ran oh, 40 minutes late. First of all, who the fuck schedules a conference call at 4:30??? Christ Almighty. It was a frustrating meeting, too, during which, I, my coworker and our boss all had our heads in our hands at one point or another.
I was going to go out with a friend tomorrow night but she bailed on me. I’m getting kind of sick of staying home. I need to get my ass out …
Oh yeah … forgot to add that Limo Guy moved on to e-mail today. Dumbass. Now he’s going to ruin a perfectly good two-evening stand by turning into an annoying fuckstick …
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