Domestic Geek

I've put in two 12-hour days in a row at work. Yay for OT!! I hope this keeps up for a bit. I need Xmas money.

I stopped in at Starbucks today to get a frappucino while on a break from work (to go run to make my car payment) and they had all their holiday stuff up already. It was like 70°F today, so it's really hard to feel the holiday spirit. I don't see how people who live in warmer climates get in a holiday mood. I wish people and businesses would refrain from holiday decorations until after Thanksgiving.

So, I've been at my job a whole year as of yesterday. It's the first job I've had that I didn't absolutely hate after a few months. Don't get me wrong...there are days when I can't bear going to work, but it's not the job itself, just my desire to not work. Since the great Lotto God hasn't seen fit to pick me, I'm grateful to be working.

Alot of my online friends are in Vegas and I'm jealous. I was so down about that yesterday. I'm better today, but still wish I could've worked out a way to go.

Tomorrow is Payday Friday. w00t! I sure hope I get some time to work on my site design this weekend. So, that's all I've got today. I'm mentally exhausted, so I guess I'm off to bed.

When are we in the United States going to wake up? First we're held hostage by the Middle East because of our dependence on oil and now we put our health at risk buying cheap goods from China.

First we had the pet deaths and subsequent pet food recalls because of tainted grain purchased from China. Then we have umpteen recalls of children's toys due to lead in the paint. I heard a story this morning that pets are getting sick due to lead poisoning from toys made in China. Now, beads are being recalled because a chemical reaction caused when a child chews on them releases the date-rape drug GHB. This is insanity.

In other news, the dollar has lost even more value.

Wake up, people.

Today is my dad's 72nd birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad!!!

I mention this every time the clocks change, but this practice we have of jumping back and forth between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time is asinine! I hate how out of sorts I feel for weeks until my body's internal clock resets. The whole thing is stupid!

I haven't been thrilled with much that's on television this season and therefore not terribly saddened by the Hollywood writer's strike, but one show I absolutely love is The Big Bang Theory. Maybe it is the soft spot I have in my heart for geeks or because I am one, but I absolutely love this show!

I first thought the premise was stupid. I only watched it because it was sandwiched in between two other Monday night shows I regularly watch. Here's the premise: Two genius-type guys share an apartment and their world is turned topsy turvy when a pretty blond moves in a across the hall. Stereotypes abound, but I can totally believe the storylines. I've read several reviews of people absolutely hating this show. Maybe it's because they don't know any of these types of people in real life. All I know is, it's one of two shows that I look forward to every week, the other being The Ghost Whisperer.

I'm sure this show will not survive more than a season since I like it so much, though. Seems to be my luck.