OK, it's been awhile, been over on the book of faces quite a bit, been reading here and commenting (especially on rix_scaedu 's stories (lovelovelove NaiSeems to be the season for car repairs -- Emie put over a grand into her Honda recently for needed repairs including tires and brakes (yeah, kind of important, huh?), I need to get my Taurus into the shop ( Read more... )

A caller asked me the other day "What kinda foreign name is Zia, for F***'s sake?" Sputtered and changed the subject when I explained it is from the Pueblo tribes. You know, the people who were here first?

By-the-way, when I was in OK and looking for work, I went to the Veteran's desk at the employment office, and a gentleman from one of the local ( Read more... )

by this time next week, and I'm getting my Ostara basket ready to take to work tomorrow.  Chocolate falling off the edges as usual, and getting some dried fruit things for those who don't want candy.

The weather today is rainy and a touch cooler than predicted (and the rain was predicted for tomorrow, but what the heck, today I can enjoy it!)

there was a Rapturist with a sign that read "SMILE!  You ARE Awesome!!" 

I got a little snitty with a co-worker today.

She said of someone, "What a witch!" and did not intend it as a compliment.

I asked why she didn't call the woman a Baptist?

Then explained that it was just the same thing as calling her a Witch -- that if she was going to denigrate one person's religion she may as well spread it around.

"Well, I'm not ( Read more... )

IF I don't have to work Memorial Day, I'm planning to head out for the Castle directly after work on Sunday -- I already have a room reserved for Sunday and Monday nights at the Day's Inn ( Read more... )

One of those bonding things at work recently was "the first 5 songs from this person's playlist" with a lot of higher-ups in the company of whom I'd never before heard.  (Did I say that anywhere near right?  No?  Deal.)  I'm in the car heading home, my iPod is on shuffle, and the 4th song was "Supersadomasochisticnecrobeastiality." Yep.  ( Read more... )

There was a drawing at work for two nights / three days at any of the Wyndham resorts -- a familiarization project, m/l ( Read more... )

On the 7th, when I got to work for the first non-training day of work, I go up and beep my card on the door to get in, and there is the click of the magnetic lock releasing, and I pull...and the door doesn't open. It's still bolted. Thankfully, one of the supervisors is thee and lets me in before I panic ( Read more... )

One of the people at work doesn't "do" Halloween -- doesn't "approve of the principle behind it."

OK, you don't like Harvest Festivals?  But you "do" Thanksgiving....

Moral:  Never expect rationality when it comes to slamming someone else's religion.