So...a week already? Really?
First of all: I HATE PEOPLE.
Okay, now I can deal with everything else.
Wow, where have I been since the last time I posted....when was that, last Monday? Holy smoke. Last week has been another three ring circus without lion tamers or a ring master. My drive to another county on Tuesday to deal with my emergency client on Monday was a nightmare; I got lost four times, had to wait for people to show up or talk to me three times, and in general put over 100 miles on my car when I should only have put about 60. I got on the road to this place at 9:30, after a CPS hearing, and then didn't get back to the office until after 2 (for a county that's only a 30 minute drive each way). I had an appointment at 2 that I was therefore late for, and didn't get done with that until about 3:30, so in effect Tuesday was a wash. February is turning out to be another month where I have at least one thing and sometimes two (and sometimes three) all on the same day most of the time. That is creating such a back log that it's driving me crazy, but so far the plates all seem to be spinning. Spinning kind of like my head, although right now it's still at "amusing cartoonish spinning," as opposed to "Exorcist cracking leather pea soup spinning," so that's a good thing.
One thing that drove me insane at the time but in retrospect is kind of cool.
Someone was delaying on something that I really needed to have done, and really needed done a day and a half before it got done. I was on the phone with the person who needed to do it, or who needed to task someone to do it, and this person was telling me about how busy everything was and they'd get to it by the end of the day. And I reiterated to this person what caused the situation to be an emergency, and then politely but firmly informed this person this was not going to get done at the end of the day, it was going to get done now. And, a little bit to my shock, this person then grumbled and mumbled but did it right then. I am still new enough to having people do things on my say-so that I find it kind of exciting.
Wednesday is tax day, the day I'm going in to let the nice people at Jackson Hewitt do my taxes and tell me how much, if anything, I'm getting back. I'm a little nervous, although I don't know why--I guess because I really need a refund and I'm not sure how much I'm going to get, or if I'll get one at all. I have a ton of deductions but I also didn't pay very much, comparatively, so I don't know what the balance is going to be. I'm going in the middle of the day and I kind of hate that, I hate taking time away from work when I've got so much going on, but apparently the person I need to do my taxes, because they're complicated, or something (?), is the office manager, and she's only there from 9-5 or 6, M-F. Really? The office manager of a tax office is only there during regular business hours on regular business days during tax season? Although I have been told this by two different people on two different phone calls, so I guess it must be true, but still....my other friends who are accountants are working virtually round the clock, so I'm having trouble with this whole idea.
I really wanted this weekend to be restful and people-free, and it was neither, although it was okay in its own way. Friday night was Women & Wine, which I somehow managed to not take any pictures of--I don't know what was up with that. I think I was too busy stuffing my face and talking (not...at the same time, because ew) that it didn't even occur to me to get pictures until I'd already left. Saturday was typical errands day, and Johnny and I went ot the park with Jen. It was a nice day and I wanted him to have a C-A-R R-I-D-E that didn't involve ending up at the vet. It was fun, but his new found ability to not charge his leash flew out the window when presented with a park full of kids, other dogs and squirrels. So not only did we forget our manners at the time, but we kind of regressed on his walks since then. I think by now we've pretty much gotten back to what he needs to be doing, but that wasn't fun. One thing we haven't done is test his new trick while we're running as opposed to walking. He seems to be having an unusually slow recovery from his infection, as far as getting his stamina back goes. Tonight was the first night he's been able to walk the entire Bear Trail without having to stop and rest or getting seriously flagged by the end. I guess if he managed okay again tomorrow maybe we'll be able to try a short run on Wednesday, or something. It seems like he hasn't had this much trouble bouncing back before, but then ear infections are pretty nasty things and they do really sap your energy, so maybe that's still it.
Sunday was CG after church, where I got to see some people I haven't talked to in awhile, and Sunday night was Chris's going away party. At least I got a couple pictures of that, which I need to put up, although I was taking all of them so once again, I'm not in any. One thing I especially miss about the college group--we knew the importance of taking pictures and there were always lots of people to pass the camera to, instead of having to practically sit on people to get them to hold for a picture.
One thing I did on Saturday was I finally watched Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. No, I had really never seen it before. Romeo and Juliet is my lease favorite of the plays; I find it inherently ridiculous that two people see each other and vow to marry the same night, marry in secret the next day, and then--how long is it, two days later? They commit suicide because they Can't Live Without Each Other. It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, so I've never liked the play because I feel no emotion for the main characters other than contempt. But I do enjoy the crazy that Baz always brings to the table, and I've always been curious about how he would handle modernizing the play while still using the original dialogue, and of course Shakespeare is always meant ot be seen rather than read. I have to say, I was really impressed by his version; I almost felt a tiny flicker of something that might have been sympathy at the end! This is more than I have ever suceeding in feeling for them before! It was a really incredible work, although I didn't really care for Harold whats-his-face's (Perrineau?)interpretation of Mercutio. It was a little more manic and slightly drugged out than I generally prefer, and it was also seriously weird to see Michael (LOST) as a lip-syncing cross-dresser. SERIOUSLY. WEIRD.
I have to make another trip to the county mentioned above tomorrow. 30 minutes each way, at least, so I think I'm going to use the time to make some phone calls I haven't had time to make at work lately. Speed dial and bluetooths...blueteeth...hands-free sets are amazing things; I can talk on the phone but still have both hands free, and not have to stare at the phone to dial, and it really is amazing how much business you can conduct when you've got an hour in the car. No wonder Bossman gets some of his best work done there. Tomorrow is the Battle of the Student Loan Payments, which should be interesting. I'm predicting no survivors.
Okay, now I can deal with everything else.
Wow, where have I been since the last time I posted....when was that, last Monday? Holy smoke. Last week has been another three ring circus without lion tamers or a ring master. My drive to another county on Tuesday to deal with my emergency client on Monday was a nightmare; I got lost four times, had to wait for people to show up or talk to me three times, and in general put over 100 miles on my car when I should only have put about 60. I got on the road to this place at 9:30, after a CPS hearing, and then didn't get back to the office until after 2 (for a county that's only a 30 minute drive each way). I had an appointment at 2 that I was therefore late for, and didn't get done with that until about 3:30, so in effect Tuesday was a wash. February is turning out to be another month where I have at least one thing and sometimes two (and sometimes three) all on the same day most of the time. That is creating such a back log that it's driving me crazy, but so far the plates all seem to be spinning. Spinning kind of like my head, although right now it's still at "amusing cartoonish spinning," as opposed to "Exorcist cracking leather pea soup spinning," so that's a good thing.
One thing that drove me insane at the time but in retrospect is kind of cool.
Someone was delaying on something that I really needed to have done, and really needed done a day and a half before it got done. I was on the phone with the person who needed to do it, or who needed to task someone to do it, and this person was telling me about how busy everything was and they'd get to it by the end of the day. And I reiterated to this person what caused the situation to be an emergency, and then politely but firmly informed this person this was not going to get done at the end of the day, it was going to get done now. And, a little bit to my shock, this person then grumbled and mumbled but did it right then. I am still new enough to having people do things on my say-so that I find it kind of exciting.
Wednesday is tax day, the day I'm going in to let the nice people at Jackson Hewitt do my taxes and tell me how much, if anything, I'm getting back. I'm a little nervous, although I don't know why--I guess because I really need a refund and I'm not sure how much I'm going to get, or if I'll get one at all. I have a ton of deductions but I also didn't pay very much, comparatively, so I don't know what the balance is going to be. I'm going in the middle of the day and I kind of hate that, I hate taking time away from work when I've got so much going on, but apparently the person I need to do my taxes, because they're complicated, or something (?), is the office manager, and she's only there from 9-5 or 6, M-F. Really? The office manager of a tax office is only there during regular business hours on regular business days during tax season? Although I have been told this by two different people on two different phone calls, so I guess it must be true, but still....my other friends who are accountants are working virtually round the clock, so I'm having trouble with this whole idea.
I really wanted this weekend to be restful and people-free, and it was neither, although it was okay in its own way. Friday night was Women & Wine, which I somehow managed to not take any pictures of--I don't know what was up with that. I think I was too busy stuffing my face and talking (not...at the same time, because ew) that it didn't even occur to me to get pictures until I'd already left. Saturday was typical errands day, and Johnny and I went ot the park with Jen. It was a nice day and I wanted him to have a C-A-R R-I-D-E that didn't involve ending up at the vet. It was fun, but his new found ability to not charge his leash flew out the window when presented with a park full of kids, other dogs and squirrels. So not only did we forget our manners at the time, but we kind of regressed on his walks since then. I think by now we've pretty much gotten back to what he needs to be doing, but that wasn't fun. One thing we haven't done is test his new trick while we're running as opposed to walking. He seems to be having an unusually slow recovery from his infection, as far as getting his stamina back goes. Tonight was the first night he's been able to walk the entire Bear Trail without having to stop and rest or getting seriously flagged by the end. I guess if he managed okay again tomorrow maybe we'll be able to try a short run on Wednesday, or something. It seems like he hasn't had this much trouble bouncing back before, but then ear infections are pretty nasty things and they do really sap your energy, so maybe that's still it.
Sunday was CG after church, where I got to see some people I haven't talked to in awhile, and Sunday night was Chris's going away party. At least I got a couple pictures of that, which I need to put up, although I was taking all of them so once again, I'm not in any. One thing I especially miss about the college group--we knew the importance of taking pictures and there were always lots of people to pass the camera to, instead of having to practically sit on people to get them to hold for a picture.
One thing I did on Saturday was I finally watched Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. No, I had really never seen it before. Romeo and Juliet is my lease favorite of the plays; I find it inherently ridiculous that two people see each other and vow to marry the same night, marry in secret the next day, and then--how long is it, two days later? They commit suicide because they Can't Live Without Each Other. It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, so I've never liked the play because I feel no emotion for the main characters other than contempt. But I do enjoy the crazy that Baz always brings to the table, and I've always been curious about how he would handle modernizing the play while still using the original dialogue, and of course Shakespeare is always meant ot be seen rather than read. I have to say, I was really impressed by his version; I almost felt a tiny flicker of something that might have been sympathy at the end! This is more than I have ever suceeding in feeling for them before! It was a really incredible work, although I didn't really care for Harold whats-his-face's (Perrineau?)interpretation of Mercutio. It was a little more manic and slightly drugged out than I generally prefer, and it was also seriously weird to see Michael (LOST) as a lip-syncing cross-dresser. SERIOUSLY. WEIRD.
I have to make another trip to the county mentioned above tomorrow. 30 minutes each way, at least, so I think I'm going to use the time to make some phone calls I haven't had time to make at work lately. Speed dial and bluetooths...blueteeth...hands-free sets are amazing things; I can talk on the phone but still have both hands free, and not have to stare at the phone to dial, and it really is amazing how much business you can conduct when you've got an hour in the car. No wonder Bossman gets some of his best work done there. Tomorrow is the Battle of the Student Loan Payments, which should be interesting. I'm predicting no survivors.