alifelessnormal

Hi.

I’m a bad blogger.  I know.  Life.  So much has happened since I last updated that I’m not even sure where to begin.

So, for now … suffice it to say that I am alive and well.  The family is well.

More later, I promise.

long time no talk.  i’m not even going to apologize because it’s been unavoidable.

life is crazy.

but i am happy to report i collected the 75% distribution on my guidant settlement this morning.  that was fun and will be even more fun when i can go to the bank in the morning and deposit said monies.  should i buy a car?  should i just put the money up?  should i get some plastic surgery and something else fun?

hmmm, too many choices!  i am fortunate to have received such a large settlement.  <big smile>

more later, maybe.

hi.

i’m alive.

how are you?

i am exhausted.  i seem to say that a lot lately, don’t i?

we have folks comin’ over this evening to watch the fights.  i’m stoked about that.

chuck is at the groomer … poor baby — he’s going to have a MAJOR haircut thanks to matting.  :(

what plans do you have this weekend?

i was out for drinks/happy hour with some former colleagues wednesday night and one of boys was making fun of a coworker of his that butchered the word exacerbate during a meeting.  he says not only did she not use the word correctly she was mispronouncing it every single time.  however!  compliments of his ridiculously thick hill billy accent and my poor hearing in noisy situations - i was unable to understand the word he was trying to say : exacerbate.

finally, i say “what the hell is disasterbate!?”

toby, the new guy to the group says “well, that’s when you go home and can’t manage your own happy ending.  kind of like when you’ve had too many long island teas with a bunch of coworkers.  but he wasn’t talking about his disasturbating … he was talking about exacerbating.”

i could have peed myself i started to laugh so dang hard.

i just read that they are canceling “lipstick jungle”.  *sigh*  i love that damn show.

there are 5 unaired episodes … but if they are already done — how will they tidy up the story line???? will victory and joe find love and happiness?  will niko find peace and love?   this is me sad.  damnit.

i am hung over and have no further energy to blog at this time.  more later when i tell you about disasterbating.  :)

so … how creepy is this?  with the bullshit that’s been going on with mr. somebody at work, i’ve made this big effort to be cordial even though he doesn’t remotely deserve it.  i have some colleagues that have been pressuring me for happy hour but we also have a bunch of colleagues and friends coming over this weekend to watch the fights.  new diet and fitness?  …. uh just talked about that.  dang.

 

Sagittarius

Venus and the Moon in Taurus advise you to put harmony into your working environment. Promote cordial relationships with colleagues or employees, even if circumstances do not demand it. An office romance, or social event connected with co-workers may be on your agenda. Beautifying the work place is high on the list. A new diet and physical fitness program, or other personal physical enhancements such as beauty treatments, a new hair style, dental work, and cosmetic surgery are favoured.

so … yeah.  i didn’t get around to a blog yesterday.  my bad.  life and all.  i’m sure you get it.

however … i do have something very cool to share with you, dear interested reader person.  sometime last summer (early august i believe) i submitted a request to kat von d to do a portrait tattoo of my gorgeous wonder boy.  i didn’t hear anything back so i just put it out of mind.  i’ve since gotten the memorial piece done and my ribs so it clearly didn’t stop me from getting anything additional done.

well!  WELL!  last night i got a call from karoline, kat’s sister, wanting to talk to me about the tattoo and to SCHEDULE ME!  weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee  i am scheduled for late march to have the boy’s portrait done on my back left shoulder.  how stoked am i!?!

i get to take “one friend over the age of 18″ she tells me.  i told the mister and he points both fingers at himself and says “duh!” … to which my reply was “you only want to go because you think she’s hot!” … and i was right.  LMAO

i have roughly 3.5 months to drop some weight and plan my trip out to hollywood.

color me obnoxiously happy.

man, i hate mondays.  there is just something about a monday that sets me off.  i’m not sure if it’s because my weekends are so packed that come monday all i really want to do is chill-ax or what.  but … UGH, i say, UGH!

i had my performance review today at work.  considering my counselor doesn’t believe that many, if any, folks earn “above” average … i did okay to get a “good” as the overall rating.  he has 12 counselees and he told me that only 1 will get “very good”.  i’m content with the review and considering our reviews aren’t tied to promotion or pay increase … it’s all good.  (no pun intended)  it’s really just a “how do i think i’m doing compared to how do you think i am doing” type thing.

he did tell me, however, that i have no option of not going for promotion next year.  he told me that i’ve skipped two years and that’s not okay.  UGH!  i don’t know that *I* want to go for promotion.  all the political bullshit that goes with that job grade.  i have enough bullshit with my current job grade … i’ll have to think on it.

i need to call tomorrow and schedule my pre-op appointments for surgery.  i have the heart doctor one already scheduled but now i have to do the surgery center stuff like insurance and blood work and all that stuff.  i need to ask if i should take all 10,000 ct scan films or not.

too much going on ….

car troubles fixed to the tune of about $500!  that’s just after having paid $500 last week for the deductible for the car wreck.  ugh!

we were so damn busy yesterday i am exhausted.  smooth flat exhausted.

today we went to a rock wall climbing birthday party which was actually kind of fun once the boy decided he didn’t want to be in a full on pissy mood.

the mister is home from his long weekend trip of hunting.  he had a great time and even  managed to get some birds.  he smelled RIPE when he got home though.  LAWD.

this should be an interesting week with work.

more later when i can actually blog.