I'm ridiculously tired and so I'm copping out and doing a bullet-point update again. Not like it will do anything to curb my rambliness, though. Hmn.
So I've been living in my very own Victorian row home for over a week now, and the honeymoon is still going strong. I STILL wander around aimlessly, drifting from room to room with a big dopey grin on my face.
Now that the humidity has settled in hard and heavy, I'm even more grateful for my central AC than ever. I'm playing it super conservative, though, until I get my first electric bill and get a better idea of what my budget will look like. But still, conservative AC is leagues better than no AC at all. And the central air is more energy efficient than the window units. So yay for that.
I think tonight I'm going to activate the Level 3 Armed option for my security system. This is the one I've been afraid of what with the motion sensors and all. I need to remember to carry the key fob control upstairs with me so that I can disarm it tomorrow morning before going downstairs. I just pray that the pet filter doohickey works right so that Mina doesn't trip the alarm.
Neck is all better. Yay! Other guy's insurance company finally called me. Yay! I'm going to have to make time next weekend to get an estimate for my car. Boo!
Hooray for Mayfair weekend! I went last night, and will be attending again tomorrow. It's not so much the fair itself that I enjoy as it is the tent food served on sticks. There's nothing better than ambling along with a cup of wine in one hand and chicken-on-a-stick or chocolate-covered-strawberries-on-a-stick or s'mores-on-a-stick in the other. Oh, and funnel cake. And roasted corn on the cob with cajun seasoning. And ice cream. And sweet potato fries. And Karl Ehmer's bratwurst and potato pancakes. So much for the weight off contest at work. Ha!
The repair tech who was supposed to be out to fix my phone and DSL lines was a no-show not once, but twice. Motherfucker. I found an unsecured wireless network in my neighborhood and after 8 full days of not having internet access and being left hanging TWICE by Verizon techs, I beat my conscience into submission and am currently logged in on a neighbor's network. This is only temporary. I'm giving Verizon one last chance to come out and fix my wiring or jacks or whatever the hell is preventing the dial tone from the service box from reaching the inside of my house. If they decide to skip their repair appointment with me a third time, I'm cancelling and trying my luck elsewhere.
Much to my surprise, Mina has adjusted to city life much faster than I'd anticipated. She's quite skittish, and she would panic every time the phone rang at my parents' house. Here, she's not so fond of the doorbell (but then again, that makes ME jump, too), but she couldn't care less about the sirens (there's a hospital at the end of our block) or the trucks or the motorcycles. What a relief; I was so worried that she'd be miserable here despite the dozens of windows with wide comfy sills offering stellar views of grapefruit-sized birds and rabbit-sized squirrels. She was upset with the new surroundings for all of 30 minutes on the first day. By the time I went to bed that night, she was pouncing around corners and sprawling out on top of the kitchen cabinets and strutting about all proud-like. And she's made it amply clear that the arm chair in the living room is hers and I'm not to sit there under any circumstances. We'll see about that.
I'm training a new credit memo rep at work. That brings the PA CM department up to 4 people total. Which means I'm more than ready to secede from my current team and start my own, haha! For about 2 years now my supervisor has said she'd like me to become the CM team lead. It will likely never happen, but that won't stop me from drawing up my plans for a (non?)bloody coup. Heh.
I'm crushing hard on someone whom I've only seen once. It's been a long, long time since I've had an actual crush on someone, and this is the first time ever that I've been so girly & stupid over someone whom I've never even met. It's kind of weird, I'll be honest with you. I'm the kind of person who develops crushes after getting to know someone-- I'm not a believer in love at first sight, not one bit. So for me to be all twitterpated over someone I saw in the parking lot at the box depot one day is very strange indeed. But Maureen works with him, and she vouches for his character and personality, and so I'm more than a little intrigued. It's been so long since I've felt like this that I've forgotten how fun crushes can be. I'm amused. And dare I admit that I'm hopeful?
As I mentioned at the start of this post, I'm exhausted. Good night.