Monthly Archives: February 2006

OOps!

I completely forgot about the career workshop today! I’ve been going every Tuesday since I was canned and for some odd reason I just plum forgot about it. The workshop was on what to do with severance, 401Ks and pension plans. Oh well. I guess I can get that information in other places if I really wanted to seek it out.

This morning I awoke to a light layer of snow on the ground. It was so pretty but now it is just about melted. I think NetFlix lost one of my DVDs. Or I lost it on the way to the mailbox. I have searched all over the house and cannot find it. I must have mailed it. Guess it’s time to report it as missing. Ugh!

Is it strange I am looking forward to lunch? Yesterday I bought 3 Subway hoagies for 12.99. Lisa and I shared one for dinner. The other two will be eaten today and tomorrow for lunch and/or dinner. I love stockpiling hoagies. The only problem is they get a little soggy. I should have asked the girl to make them dry. I never learn.

mask

It’s been a week since I visited the dermatologist. My face is very nearly 95% better. There is a slight discoloration but otherwise it is looking fine. To think just 7 days ago I was worried if I would ever look normal again.

My severance check hit my bank account this morning. There is only one more check left from my company and it’s a small one for my last week of expenses. Once that one hits, I am finished with my old company. Life goes on.

21 miles to the gallon

Forgot to report on Sunday I FOUND GAS FOR $2.03!!!!!!!! Where I live, gas typically goes for $2.49. Keep in mind I drive a 1994 Chevy Caprice Classic. The gas tank holds about 25 gallons. You do the math. It ain’t pretty.

beta

Does anyone know where I might purchase a working betamax player? I don’t want to spend much money. People are selling them on eBay however the ones that work are going for quite a bit of money. There has to be another place other than eBay. Right?

Hitchhiking

And the job search continues.

It really is such a shame I am not independently wealthy. Although something tells me even if I were I wouldn’t be living the Paris Hilton lifestyle.

I am beginning to wonder if there is a secret to overriding Netflix’s throttling? Perhaps instead of sending the DVD back the day after receiving it, you hold it an extra day? Or perhaps if I send back the DVDs on Mondays and Fridays? The problem is, I am not patient enough to experiment. All I know is I am undoubtedly being throttled. It takes FOREVER to receive DVDs anymore. I can’t wait for VOD.

Tonight at dinner

“I read in the paper that American Idol beat the Olympics in ratings,” said my mom.
“That makes sense,” I replied, “The Olympics are so boring. I watched it back in 1984 and it’s exactly the same, nothing has changed except for the names.”