• So nice of people to get me upset right before I have to walk into the office! Really sets the tone for the day, ya know? #
• Typical day. 9 out of 10 callers are rude. The tenth is just dumb. If I hit the lottery, I am going to get a Masters in something, anything. #

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• 01:39 worked my way through Airynne's pictures of the wedding. next stop: Irene's. #
• 16:18 picked up my Biological Psychology text book at the post office. don't feel like studying though #
• 19:57 installing Civilazation IV. geesh, the mp3 part is taking FOREVER #

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I just sent this out to the beta test mailing list.

It's been a crazy week.

We didn't end up going to the lake as planned... Jason felt like crap, and the weather was supposed to suck, so we stayed home.

I almost wish we would have gone, because then Alexandra wouldn't have stolen my scrapbooking pens and used them on my 320 threadcount, Egyptian Cotton sheets. We are all seriously lucky that she wasn't home when I found the sheets. It took quite a while for me to calm down. It took over three hours of scrubbing to get the ink "somewhat" out. "Shout" works wonders, but even it failed where she had held the pens down and let the colour bleed onto the sheets.

Monday was a gong show, where Alex decided to skip her afternoon nap completely. She's never done that before at all. Although apparently she just saved it up for today, because today her afternoon nap was 4 hours! Now if only Stephen could fall asleep at the same time, it would be lovely! You would think the day would have gone well with her taking a four hour nap, but truth is that she was an absolute bear all morning, and Stephen refused to take his morning nap until just before lunch, so he was a little bear too. I haven't actually had this bad a day since before he was born.

Stephen is doing really well at sitting up, although he's still pretty wobbly. We put him in the jolly jumper yesterday... so cute! It took him a while to get going, but once he figured it out he was full of smiles and giggles. He's also been enjoying the exersaucer lately... really started playing with the toys. He's started to get to that age where he definitely needs some stimulation... not just content to watch the world around him anymore, now he's going to take a bit of work.

• Snuggly kitties make it hard to get up in the morning. Of course, morning also makes it hard to get up in the morning, so… #

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• 12:07 getting started on thank you cards. American tradition btw, nothing we Germans really do ;) #
• 14:59 found out that that Ken is just about 15 credits away from his bachelor. sweet #

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The last couple of days have been roasting hot, but Monday was supposed to generally be a mark of the close of this season. The end of Summer always makes me a little sad. I wind up thinking about all the things I wanted to do and didn’t… how little I swam (ok, more like bounced around on tip-toe in the pool), picnicked at the art museum, went for walks, camped (I’m not too frou-frou or tech addicted for it), sat on the porch in my rocker like an old lady, grilled out.
*melodramatic sigh*
Listening to this obscure Doors song probably isn’t the best idea, eh?

“Summer’s almost gone,
Almost gone,
Yeah, it’s almost gone.
Where will we be
When the summer’s gone?

Morning found us calmly unaware,
Noon burned gold into our hair,
At night, we swam at laughin’ sea
When summer’s gone, where will we be?

Summer’s almost gone,
We had some good times,
But they’re gone,
The winter’s comin’ on,
Summer’s almost gone”

*sniff*

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• Really excited about downloading Google’s browser, Chrome. *nerd* #

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can you change your name on LJ or will mine always be haniballektress unless i make a whole new one?

i am joining roller derby and i want my derby name on everything...and still not sure if this will be it or if it will be another ihave thought of...

anyone know???

• 15:47 paperwork is a bitch. I did 3 trips to SHAPE today, for Becca's promotion, my US ID and Tricare appointment making. More to come. Bleh #

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(I once saw a rental application in which the applicant had abbreviated “Assistant” that way. I felt it appropriate, heh.)

In the spirit of my “anywhere but here” thoughts about the office, today I’ve been pondering my ideal job. (Because there has to be something better than this, right?!)
I don’t think I could work from home, even if a position allowed it. (Well, at least not regularly.) Though I definitely excel at working independently rather than in groups, my personality type needs a bit of a formal, structured environment to do my best - a particular attitude, a certain type of dress. In fact, some small part of me wishes I had a seemingly glamorous corporate job that required suits. That’s especially odd coming from someone who campaigns for the rights of small businesses. (I’ve found I prefer to be a patron though, not an employee.)

It isn’t matter of not knowing what I want, but rather not knowing if it is possible or how to get started. (I ache to go back to school so badly, but that’s laughable since I’m being garnished for Student Loans.) There are, of course, many things I would love to do, but for which I lack the required technical skills… eyewear and footwear design, for example. I also thought it would be terrific to be someone who surfs the web for a living (but in an office), *ahem*), be it to write commentary or to report TOS and copyright violations.
I believe I would be a marvelous product reviewer. I am open-minded, impartial, tactful and inquisitive… I love to try new things, i.e. foods, software, gadgets, and I can always find both positive and negative things to say. (I’ve been a beta-tester for sites/programs and been on a few advisory panels before, but never for anything particularly fun, cool or noteworthy.) Sure, I can see the downside though… companies send you something and don’t like what you have to say, consumers buy something based on your opinion only to bitch about it, or you wind up with so much junk stuff you can’t get to it all.

Nothing is all it’s cracked up to be, basically. We all settle. Oh, yes, most definitely I am cynical, but I like to think I am fairly realistic too. One side of me says I may be an office slave forever. I acknowledge that. But, the other side of me says I don’t have to accept just any ol’ employment offer. Sage advice for all: choose your battles wisely, compromise accordingly.

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• Sometimes the crickets keep me awake. Tonight, I relish the sound as I fight drowsiness. I feel like walking outside. Naked. #

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grrr, hate looking for airfares. it's a mess
I found and booked my flight from Washington DC to Syracuse for $119 over priceline, but trying to find a flight from Syracuse to Brussels that does not cost an arm, a leg and part of your butt is horrendous. especially if you try to find it on a page that accepts billing addresses/issued cards from outside the US.
grrr again
I so don't want to pay $1200 for a normal timed one way flight, or $700 for a 26 hour flight.
found 2 pages that have flights for around $500, but both want credit cards issued in the US
gah

I'll try again tomorrow

• 01:20 I said good bye to Anne. She will be gone in 10 hours :(((((( #
• 03:21 spend a cpl of hours working over pics from the wedding. didn't get very far. loads of work more. off to bed now #
• 21:26 had a long nap. now dinner is in the oven and Ken is playing Castle Crashers with a buddy #

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classes start again today... still missing books.
one because I am a dork and left it at my mums house.
another because the stupid seller sent it "military medial mail" as he/she calls it and it is taking foooooreeeeeeever to get here. screw media mail