In case you were curious...

It is COLD in Houston!!! Also, the ac vent above my dest will NOT shut off. So, here I sit, bundled up in a coat and scarf, slowing turning into a popsicle. If I don't post in the next day or so, assume I froze to death.

We are Helpless!!!

You never realize how wonderful an admin assistant is until she no longer works for your company. Since ours is no longer with us, we have realized just how much we miss her:

1. We are almost out of paper for the printer, and spent a good hour figuring out how to order it
2. We need new printer cartridges, and spent just as long figuring out how to order them
3. We can't find our basic office supplies in the storage room...are we out, or are they stored somewhere else???
4. Also had to learn how to put binding on or own reports
5. Now we get to stuff and label envelopes on slow days...and on not so slow days
6. Oh yeah, we can't find the rest of the envelopes...we KNOW they're here somewhere

It's comical to see how helpless we are without her here!

Today

Today:

1. I filled up my gas tank for $18.73. Falling gas prices make me smile:)

2. Very briefly fell asleep at my desk. It's been a slow day.

3. Got laughed at by the guy from U.S. News and World Reports when I requested that he share an info source with me. Knew it wouldn't work, but it was worth a shot.

4. Finally posted on my blog. It's been 3 weeks!!!

holidays

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. mine went pretty well. on wednesday i left work early and headed towards mississippi. 9.5 hours later, i arrived. let me just say, i despise holiday traffic. generally, this trip should never take a minute more than 7.5 hours, and that's allowing for 2 stops along the way.

anyway, the fam was great and the food was good, so i say thanksgiving was a success. even the drive home was quick, likely because i left on saturday, instead of waiting to fight the sunday traffic. oh yeah, i was also following my uncles, who both have radar. i have got to invest in that.

seeing as how it is officially the christmas season, i'm hoping and praying that everyone agrees to come to houston this year. why, you ask? several reasons.

1. i hate the trip home, but i always make the drive. someone else needs to take a turn.
2. i have my own place here. i love the fam, but i like my space too.
3. there's more fam in houston than ms. that means less people on the road. that shows consideration for other holiday travelers. ha!
4. did i mention how much i despise the drive home??

for me, this time of year is kinda iffy. i'm not sure if i like it or not. see, i love when my family gets together. really. they are truly the greatest bunch of people, and the way we all get along is fantastic. what i dislike is the gift-giving. what are you supposed to get people that already have everything?? and what about when your parents/grandparents/whoever say they already got you something, but don't want anything in return?? i hate that. i love giving to kids, though. especially since they always have a mile-long list of things they want. you can't go wrong!

I don't think the adults should give gifts to each other at all. That would be sooo much easier. Perhaps I don't like the holidays after all. Bah humbug.

Decorating

I was just thinking about how I've been living in my apartment for 5 months now, and I have yet to hang a single thing on my walls. Not one thing. That is, in part, because I hate decorating. Seriously. All my furniture is in place, all my boxes have long-since been unpacked, but there are two mirrors and three big pictures still leaning against the wall in my bedroom. I wish I had the motivation to hang them up. Maybe I can bribe my neighbor to do it for me...she likes to decorate...I can trade supper for her services...hmm.

Ok, Fine.

Ok, Fine. Obama wins. America has spoken. At first it was beyond all comprehension and I began-then erased-three different blog posts blasting every idiot Democrat in the country. I did not get my desired outcome, but the world has not ended. Acceptance has taken hold, and I realize all I can do is roll with it. I will even concede that Obama's healthcare plan will benefit many, and I like that. I also like that he is adopting a shelter mutt for his daughters. His tax policies are still bullshit.

But, just let me say, the first time I hear one of you Obama supporters bitching about him doing something you don't approve of, it's your own fault. You voted him in. Also, I will be the first to smile and say "I told you so". Get ready for it.

Election Day

I am anxious, I am nervous, and there's a knot in my stomach the size of a baseball.

I'm freaking out because there's a very good chance that Obama could win this election, and that thought makes me physically ill.

So, just to give everyone a heads up, I will be freaking out for the rest of today and all day tomorrow, until they announce our next president.