car stuff is coming to an end

7-22-09

I don’t know what show it was, or why it existed, but it all screams wrong. I turned on the tv, it was on the SciFi channel (I know it is now Scyfy or some shit like that, but bottom line, it is still geek tv). The show was some super flamboyant black gay guy interviewing WWE wrestlers? Huh?

They are talking about movies that most of your friends and everyone thinks are hysterical and you think are not that great. It is always interesting to hear these. Borat was one, which I agree 100%. I was so bored, I turned it off. They just mentioned Napoleon Dynamite. Ken and I watched that and were so confused as to why this was so well liked. It was awful. Someone called with Office Space, which I can understand. If you never worked in an evil office, it would be hard to relate.

New eye drops. It stings like acid. Un cool on every level. The good news is my eye actually looks better this morning. Not great, but it is less gross than it was.

I need to get my PT back because I have a bunch of crap in there I want to get out. My grocery bags, my headset for my phone, and the diaper stuff. Perhaps we can make arrangements to have it towed today. If I need to leave early to facilitate that, I am up for that. I am so tired, still. With my eye, and even my knee, I just can’t sleep. Yes, the heat is a factor, too, but not as much.

My folks liked the car. They would have liked to see us get something cheaper, but that is the parental way to say they worry about us and want to make sure we don’t spend more than we have. The boys got to drive in it for the first time yesterday, and seemed to have a lot of fun. Bobby is insistent on getting out on Dax’s side, which also happens to be the door I can open with the button. Luckily with it being a van, he can get past Dax really easy. Plus, he is able to unbuckle now, and almost buckle himself, which means very shortly I won’t have to buckle him in myself! It is amazing how exciting that is.

I actually relaxed a bit last night. I sat down, legs up, ice pack on my knee, glass of wine in my hand, and watched the Soup. It was nice. Tonight I won’t be able to do that as I really need to finish the cleaning of the house. Although, I am considering getting the kids in the pool when I pick them up. Might be a good way to cool off.

If it is possible, the eye drops hurt even worse. I just put my 3rd set in, and holy crap, it is truly this horrible stinging burning sensation that is painful on every level. I have 2 more sets I do today. I guess you do 2 drops every 3 to 4 hours. I am going with 3, hoping that will get the maximum amount of meds in my eye. This does mean, however, that I am done for the day at 1:30 since you are only to do 4 sets. I suppose I could push everything back, but my first one I like to do at 4:30 since my eye is at its cleanest. Just out of the shower so it really hits everything. Not likely that any of this is true, but I am running with it.

I just went in the bathroom here and it stinks. It smells like mold and this horrible musty nasty smell. Fun. I come out to find a stink like rotten egg. I complain loudly about it to Tammy, and Maryann points out she is eating a hard boiled egg. I told her that wasn’t what I smelled, but I am pretty sure it is. So gross. I felt bad saying her breakfast made me ill.

I have next Thursday off for furlough. I keep debating on taking it since I will be out the next week. I could use the day to pack since I will be busy Friday night, but we will see.

I just ruffled feathers. Our warranty department just sent an email to Fred and he subsequently forwarded it to my department indicating that we are sending too many requests for info on warranty claims for our customers. What the fuck? So I emailed everyone back saying that this is bullshit, but of course much more eloquently. So far, two of my coworkers who read this agree with me. The boss has not seen it as of yet, so we will see where this goes. I think this will inspire a long overdue meeting. I just don’t like it when other departments use our department as a dumping ground. One of the complaints from them was that we don’t get the claim number for them. Look, if my customer says they have a claim they are waiting for credit on, and they don’t have the number, warranty should look it up. Plus, if the customer has questions about the validity of the amount, then they should call the customer back. Not me!!

I just printed out examples of the slackerness that is warranty. I then declared, “Bring it”. I am such a goob.

I am all excited. I have the whole department now excited about my email. All of them are a little annoyed that our managers were not backing us, and that I had to send an email, but I am ok with being the voice. I have done it before. This time, I don’t anticipate too much backlash.

Ok, I just made arrangements to take care of the PT. I am going over to the auto shop to pay the bill, and AAA will meet me there between 2 and 2:15 to pick up my car. Then they will take it to the house where I can then proceed to do the unload process. I hope the AAA guy can push it in the driveway pretty far back. I am sure he can, but I just would hate to have to do it. Luckily, my old car doesn’t have too much in it, really. I hope to get it unloaded quickly. I may be able to do some of the organization while I wait for AAA. Perhaps if I get there early enough, I can get out the things that go in my new car, and bag up the other stuff that goes in the trash or outside. There is probably more than I realize.

I now want to personalize my van. I need a cd holder for the couple of cd’s I listen to. I know, I have an iPod but I don’t always drag that out. I need to put my Hello Kitty on the rear view. And of course, as silly as this probably is, my KROQ sticker. It is tradition.

I may leave at noon. I can go home, work on the house, get a bunch of stuff done before heading over to the car place at like 1:30. I have to leave her early either way, so might as well make it worth while.

This customer I am on hold with has hold music that is the music from the carousel at Disneyland. I feel like spinning in my chair as I wait to get the full effect.

I think I have cramps, just nothing to show for it.

Now I feel bad. Ken sends me a text saying, “what new Lego was I excited about” and I have no idea!!!

Not to alarm anyone, but I have had these random cramps for a couple days. Just now, wave of nausea. Mind you, I am also hungry. Seriously, if I didn’t know any better, I would say I was pregnant. In all fairness, the IUD has a .08% fail rate the first year, but I wonder if that factors in sex every day. I doubt I am, but I have to make sure I understand all symptoms of pregnancy since with the IUD, you eventually have like no periods, so unless you pee on the stick every month, you really don’t know if you are late. I don’t think I am, but I like to be a hypochondriac.