:: taz-mania ::

:: Friday, February 21, 2003 ::

Sorry I have not Blogged in a few days, but been busy. I worked 28 hours over aobut a 48 hour period, then slept for the better part of the day. I ended up not working that 3-11 shift, my headaches seem to have gone away, st least the sinus ones. instead, I have friends who are causing me headaches. I am not gonna name maes, but when I get my web page updated, you will see, or won't see as the case really is, who it is that has incured my wrath. links will be disapearing...

so, wednesday I started the temporary job. things are going good so far. most of the staff have been happy with my work so far. I just look forward to some time off. seems like I never have any. well, back to the grindstone. ttfn.
:: Robert 3:03 PM [+] ::
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let it snow, let it snow...ok, I am over the snow. yea, it looks loverly, but I was supposed to have today off, no such luck. after work 16 hours yesterday/thismorning, I was back in here at work at 7pm, and will more than likely be here till 7am. then have to be back for 3 - 11 shift. on top of it all, I have a splitting sinus headache, right from teh bridge of my nose across my forehead to my temples. I am in such misery. if this does not prove my dedication, I don't know what will. I did a search of all the offices around here looking for asprin, but no luck. I am hoping, with faint hope that Carlos will be in tongiht, so I can go home at 11, and get some advil (tm) so my head stops hurting. poor Daniel had to crawl out his bedroom window to clear out his front door, as the wind and snow had burried the stairwell to his door. at least I don't have to worry about shoveling snow or any of that. one advantage of living in a high-rise. seems everything is closed down tomorrow, gov't, schools, ect. but we will still be here. lucky us. I hope that if he can't make it in tongiht, at least he can make it in tomorrow night, I can't do another 16 hours. and I need to get started on that other job. oh well, such is life. well, not much else to say, as I spent the the day in bed sleeping, and have not sen many of the residents tonight. guess they are staying in their apts. so, ttfn.
:: Robert 10:33 PM [+] ::
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humans is sooo stupid...ok, if you lived in a high-rise, and the cable went out, who would you call? the front desk? no, you'd call the cable company, right? well, not in my place of owrk, no, they call the front desk to see if we did something to their cable at 9pm on a snowy sunday night. so stupid. also in this category is the woman who would not come down to the desk to get a plunger to unstop her bathtub, but would rather our on-call maintainence tech risk his life to come in for this, technically emergency. so stupid, bet she didn't want to go out and do somethign liek drive someplace. in other news...so, we got this massive snow storm that has basically closed down the city, and from what I understand, the roads are very trecherous. I am amazed, but it seems like a few places are still delivering pizza, but not as many as usual. I could use some food, but am stuck here with none. and to make matters worse, if I do not get relieved at 11pm, I will be here till 7am all by myself. I only got 8 hours sleep last ngiht, was up at 10 this morning to go to day 2 of the anime con. it was fun, not many people, just mainly those who were staying in the hotel or nearby. Daniel came down to go with me, and we had fun. maybe next year, we can can plan it better so I do not have to work that weekend, and we can dress up or other fun stuff. have to see. gonna see if next year my'ra wants to do a table at the art alley. it was kinda cool, and not all the art was anime. anyway, that is all I can think of at the moment, if I am stuck here, sure I will write more. so ttfn.
:: Robert 9:48 PM [+] ::
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surf of the weird...ok, so I have been reading this web page for quite a few months now, it is 8march2003.com. it is an interesting site, I first heard of it through museum of hoaxes, then it was thoguht to be a hox, but since has had a disclaimer put on it. it is kinda weird, seeing as how if it was not a hoax, but the real thing, then wouldn't the big baddie put a disclaimer up for the owner, sorta like big brother or something. anyway, read the original posting, and the continuations, then read the disclaimer and you dicide. is it real or just fantasy?

in other news...anime con started yesterday, saw some cos (costume) people in the crystal city underground last ngiht walking to dinner. but today at the convention, it was in full force. saw many characters that I recognized, but many more I did not. daniel is going with me, so he can tell me what the ones I don't know are. I hope it will be less crowded there tomorrow, so I can have more time to look at stuff instead of getting pushed along in the flow of the crowd. anyway, at work now. so, not much to say. kinda quiet at the moment. so, ttfn

:: Robert 7:32 PM [+] ::
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good news front pt. deux...so, after having about 3 hours sleep, I go in to work to have the meeting, which does not happen, but I do end up working on that project for 3.5 hours, but durring that time, boss lady decides to have me fill in for the next two weeks on a trial basis to see if I am up for/to the position. so, we will see how it goes. sounds good to me :)

in other news...had dinner with daniel, then headed out to celebrate with him, Michael, and another friend. after hanging and chilling for a while, michael tells me he does not want daniel around. so, I head home to fight it out with michael, and ask daniel to take metro home. if I had had the cash, I would have given it to him to taxi home. it was not pretty, but at least it was not a scene in the bar like I am used to. oh well, got the anime convention starting tomorrow. at least that is good. well, off to bed...yep, actually off tonight, but couldn't sleep, so came out to blogg, good way to fight off insomnia. ttfn
:: Robert 12:55 AM [+] ::
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good news front...ok, so I tried to stop by to talk to the boss lady before going to the bookstore this afternoon, but she was not in. so I called back around 4, and told here I was interested in putting my hat in the ring for the assistant manager position. she scheduled me for an apointment right then and there to come talk with her about it. so, guess that is good news. meeting with her at 1130 in the morning. so, another day of headding home, getting a quick rest, then back in here to meet with her, and help out iwht some project. hope it will not take too long with the project, as I have a few important things to do since it is vd. but will see when I get here. anyway, not much I can do if I want the job. so, we will see what happens after the meeting, and the job assignment. just hope I am not here all day. well, off for now. not much else to report. hope it will be a quiet night. ttfn
:: Robert 11:36 PM [+] ::
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god I got to update my web page...I just looked at it, and it is all outdated. got ideas for a new one, and have the drive to do it, just have not had the time lately to work on it. maybe after I am no longer sick, I can do it.

in other news...this weekend is an anime convention in my area. just a few blocks from where I live. gonna go this weekend with michale, dax, and his sister carla. I looked over their website, and it looks like fun. I may volunteer next year to help out wiht some of hte stage stuff they do if they want it. kinda late now, and i do have to work 3-11 shifts this weekend, so kinda bumming on that. would be fun to see some of hte night stuff, but maybe next year. after the initial evening's rush of morons, it has been quiet here at work. finished off my book, and kinda holding off starting the second one. decided to add more here. anyway, not much happening, just reading, drinking my tea, and making sure the place does not get blown up or burn down. hope I get to run home in the morning, as I hav many things to do in the afternoon. working at the bookstore, so will have a short day's rest. but got quiet a bit of sleep yesterday before work. even wiht the million errands I ran, and things I did. well, not much else to say. ttfn
:: Robert 2:49 AM [+] ::
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do round ears ever stop whining?...seems every night, it is the same thing here at work...whine, whine, whine. now I like a good red wine with my meal, or white if it is chicken, but that is not what I am talking aobut. seems all these people do is whine that they can't find parking, or can't do this or can't do that. now in the course of dealing with them, I have to be diplomatic, and symathetic, but once they are gone...I get to rant like on here about how stupid and petty their whines are. I mean I understand about hating to drive around trying to find a parking spot at the end of the day, but that is a fact of life here, get used to it. we are doing what we can to make parking available, but all they see is my problem, my need, my whining. I am just so sick of it. of course, this is a bad idea to have when I am looking at applying for the position that will be in charge of this entire mess. but we will see what happens. gonna try and call to talk to hte boss lady aobut applying for it tomorrow. see what kind of response I get aobut my possibility, and then go from there. of course if I do get the position, it means more regular hours, but also that I will have to go out and buy a few more suits. only got one now, rest of the time wear Khakis and sports coats. so, we'll see what Heather says tomorrow, and go from there. will post it here when I get the feeling.

ttfn
:: Robert 11:49 PM [+] ::
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work hell...ok, because of thei threat con orange or whatever it is, we have been asked to not just let people into the building I work at. now, as I have stated before, these people bitch at the drop of a hat, so this new policy brough me some rather irate people last night. one other thing, when I am not feeling well, I go into uber bitch mode. but, this being work, I had to chill, and jsut let this idiot rant at me. I tried to explain to him that it was for his as well as the buildings protection, but he seemed not to care. jsut wanted to know why if he was paying rent that he could not just be let in. I appologiesed, but told him that it was a new policy. of course, as he was whineing at me, I could smell the thousand drink he had had that night. felt like telling him to stuff it, and if he didn't like it, then move. but then I need to be diplomatic, so I did not say that.

in other news...feeling better today. did not soak the sheets while sleeping, so that is a good thing. got plenty of rest again today, and hope to again tomorrow. after tongiht, only two more work periods till my day off. then back at the grind on Saturday. not looking forward to it. would like a nice long time off, but that is not coming in the near future. such is my life. well, going to get started on some projects I have here. so, till later...ttfn
:: Robert 11:46 PM [+] ::
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sleep and drugs good...

between sleeping all day sunday, and most of the day today, I am feeling better now. I saw the dr this afternoon, and he perscribed over the counter nasal decongestant for me. so, the sniffles are decreasing, still would like to be in bed right now, all warm and cuddled up with my love. but then the past few days, sleeping with me would have been like sleeping in a sauna, or a hot tub. had to keep turning the pillow over and around and this way and that because I was sweating so much the pillowcase was just soaked. gonna have to take the sheets and pillowcases to the laundry after I am over this. probably another day or so of heavy sleep sweating and I should be back ot my old self. just in time for valentine's day.

now normally, I wear black on valentine's day, but this year I may actually wear something a bit more inspired. have to see. well, anyway, off to do some owrk tongiht since I fell better, and not just like curling up under the desk like I did last night.

ttfn
:: Robert 11:59 PM [+] ::
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hate to stick to a rant, but...I HATE BEING SICK!!!!...spent the entier day, and I mean the the entire day, in bed sleeping in a pool of sweat. checked my temp around 4pm, and it was up at 99.6. called a friend of mine who is a nurse, told him my symptoms, and he said it sounds like sinusitis, the same thing the Dr. gave me drugs for about 3 weeks ago. yet, because we are shorthanded here at work, I am in here again. now some would call that stupidity, some dedication. I call it lack of staff. so I sit here tonight, and hope i make it through. head is not pounding as much as it was, so guess the advil is working. got more in my pocket for when it gives out later. and drinking my tea (Ruby Mist from StashTea.com) it's got lots of good stuff in it for a body like ginsing and eccanacia as well as being fortified with iron and stuff. it's the stuff I drink all winter to keep myself from getting sick. and it's caffine free. but guess this year it is not working. oh well, hope to see the dr and get stronger stuff from him tomorrow. so, till next time, gonna curl up and try to take it easy here.

ttfn
:: Robert 12:41 AM [+] ::
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I hate being sick...I really do. yesterday was my one day off, and I spent the entire day in bed, alone, occasionally watching buffy episodes on dvd, but mostly sleeping. around 7pm I took my temp, and it was 99.7. now I have normal body temp of around 98.5 or so. this was a major warmpth factor for me. I am still not feeling 100%, but getting better. stuck at work on the 11-7b shift again, and will be on it till hte end of the week. got 7 more hours left, or there abouts, and looking forward to getting home and going to bed again. going to take drugs to ensure I sleep the day away. I generally don't sleep well durring the day, and tomorrow will be worse than usual, as michale will be home. just the noises in the apartment will often wake me up. but in a nice drug(tylenol pm) induced coma, I should sleep well. and being a sunday, not much else to do anyway. talked to bill tongiht, and seems him and his bf, are now no longer dating (and there was much rejoycing) but he is still living with him. oh well, can't have everything. was supposed to spend some time this weekend with dax, butsince I was sick, did not. hope to be better by next weekend :) well, that is about all for now. so, ttfn
:: Robert 12:30 AM [+] ::
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watched all the tv shows I taped over the week today. enjoyed most of them, and laughed at all the great one liners in Buffy. Enterprise was a big let down. they tried to cover the topic of hiv/aids, by using the vulcans. it fell miserably on it's face. the only saving grace for the show was the subplot of dr phlox's wife and trip. trip was way uncomfortable with her hitting on him (helps support my fantasy that he is gay) and phlox was totally cool with it including at one point telling trip that he needed to have one of her rose petal baths. Hmm, sounds kinda fun. am at work now, and not wanting to be here. I am not feeling well, so don't want to be here. but oh well. off to work now. laters.
:: Robert 7:18 PM [+] ::
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attack of the 3" mice...seems we have a couple of apartments with mice problems. and not like big mice either, these are little tiny ones. but then if I saw a mouse, I would go all ick, and jump on the table or something. I do not know why humans are afraid of something so tiny, but then look at Elephans...so big yet afraid of tiny mice. but then their fear is of the little bugger crawling up thier trunk or something like that,.at least that is what I heard, but then who really knows the mind of an elephant, other than the elephant itself.

think I am catching a cold again. I hate colds, why can't we cure them. I know the scientific data and all that, but I mean can't we jsut erradicate all germs that might caluse them, and that way never have to worry about it again. oh well, drinking lots of herbal tea, and taking that icky red stuff. maybe I can get dax to make me some more of his special tea to help me out. till then, will make due with the premade kind. here's to being better soon.
:: Robert 8:36 PM [+] ::
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cars are evil. I don't say this because of my car, but ratehr the parking horror here at work. seems that every other resident that comes to the front desk has one problem or another with parking. if it is not their trouble finding parking, then it is problems with how someone else parked. sometimes I jsut want to get rid of all cars, at least all but mine. if I got rid of mine, how would I be able to go visit ? I really hope I can move out of this property, and to a smaller place with fewer problems. but I guess every place has it's problems.

in other news, have had a killer headache all day, and the stress here is not helping it. I jsut want to go home, go to bed, and sleep. got 2.5 hours to go. hope I make it without going postal. got to have the patients of job at this job. till later.
:: Robert 8:40 PM [+] ::
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saturday's gaming went well. as I predicted, they did not go the way I had intended through the adventure, but then I have learned long ago that they never do. want them to go left, they go right, or vice versa. I had contingent plans in effect, but even with them not going the way I wanted them to, it was a fun time, at least I hope they thoguht it was.

sunday was laundry day. and if I ever decide to use the main laundry room on a weekend day, you have my permission to shoot me for being so stupid. but I got 7 loads of laundry done in 1/7th the time it woudl have taken me in my apartment. (note to self: do laundry more often) then the afternoon was spent watching movies with dax. it was fun. watched josie and the pussycats and then some buffy.

today was a day from hell. did not get much sleep since my apartment was africa hot. wend and had lunch with Dax and his cohorts at salamandra. nice lunch, but had to rush home to get to work myself. in all the lack of sleep today, I forgot I had a dr's apt this morning at 930. I am going to try to go tomorrow. hope it will be ok. OOPS. work tongiht has been hell. jsut stupid things. and I hate having temps here. they are a warm body, but at this point, they do not know how to do things, so I might as well have been here alone. as Michael says, temps are only good for coding, or data entry. not much else to report. will be leaving here soon, heading home, then I hope into slumber land. need sleep.

ttfn
:: Robert 10:07 PM [+] ::
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this morning I was woken to terrible news, the space shuttle had broken up as it was reentering. it is errie. I still remeber where I was whne the announcement about the Challenger shuttle accident occured. I had been in typing class, and we had just gotten back from lunch when the principal of my high school made the announcement. years later I was lucky enough to be stationed at Edwards AFB when the first shuttle to go up after that returned to ground. it was truly an amazing sight. I will never forget it. now I have another sad memory of a space shuttle accident. I know that I was not personally affected by this, but I think the fact that I always dream of going out to the stars does make this have an affect on me. I am sure that like the challenger accident, this is probably some kind of mechanical failure that was unavoidable for those on the shuttle, but I hope that they can correct the problem, and make sure that this like the other tragedy does n ot occur again. my thoughts and considerations go out to the families who lost their loved ones in this tragedy, and I hope no one ever has to go throuigh this again.
:: Robert 2:07 PM [+] ::
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