crappy life lesson #1242
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Don't do contract work for a friend without getting money upfront. It's not only disappointing when they don't pay, it's very disheartening.
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Don't do contract work for a friend without getting money upfront. It's not only disappointing when they don't pay, it's very disheartening.
why don't people pay on time?
Monday, June 30th, 2008I have outstanding invoices from companies that are today over a month old. For the one, I just lumped it into next month's invoice and said, PAY ME NOW. For the other, I said, what exactly is your pay schedule? And then proceeded to be flabbergasted as I turned in an ...
90 degrees + odd humidity = ick
Sunday, June 8th, 2008It was hot yesterday, a high of around 85˚ where we are, but the Chop and I took the dog for a three mile walk to the beach. Somehow, I managed to stumble and roll-walk onto my right foot, successfully spraining the outside of the my ankle. Unfortunately I didn't ...
the ants go marching 12 by 12
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008The ants are successfully driving me bananas. They finally appeared to be slowing yesterday, until we went into the kitchen for dinner and found the black/grey granite countertops literally teeming. WTF. After much death and destruction was wrought, the Chop and I looked up household remedies, and I proceeded to shake ...
indiana jones redux is crap
Monday, May 26th, 2008Do not go see the new Indiana Jones movie. It is SO FREAKING BAD. I'm not kidding. It's slow, it starts and stops, the acting is bad, the whole script is bad and seriously, Indiana Jones and ALIENS?! Please. Sorry. Probably spoiled it for you. Whatever though, it's really bad. I'd rather ...
D.C. layovers can suck my a**
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008I haven't written here in awhile, as I've started blogging for work and contract jobs are coming in at a steady pace, rendering me completely incapable of forming coherent sentences after 12 hours working online. But right now I'm stuck in goddamn Washington, DC, where I was supposed to have a ...
bees, bees everywhere
Sunday, April 20th, 2008We have bees. Lots and lots of bees... and wasps. Where, you might ask? Excellent question. EVERYWHERE. But mainly right at the front and back doors, which means I am not a happy camper when I have to leave the house. Chop checked for nests, and it appears we have a few ...
why did I think this was a good idea?
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Somehow, after months have passed, I always forget that I really don't like being away from home, particularly when it's for just a couple of days, I end up on a sofa bed (made of nails) and the fellow travelers are stressful. In other words, I am sitting at the airport ...
a very ill weekend
Monday, February 18th, 2008Thursday night Chop's sister flew in for the weekend. About an hour after we got back to the house (around 11PM), Regina decided that something didn't agree with her and proceeded to puke on my rug. Chop took her outside, where she puked twice more. Thinking she'd gotten it all out, we ...
bad news comes in… twos?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Yesterday the oil company came and filled up our tank and left a $500 bill. Apparently they hadn't come in six weeks (and the price of oil is insanely high) and we've managed to use around 150 gallons. Yeah. The heat was set at 65 degrees throughout the house, but now every ...