Domestic Geek

Man, the highways were a mess on the way to town this morning. There were lots of tracks in the median from cars that went off the road. I saw a new truck munched on the side of the road by Strasburg. Apparently, the U-Haul trailer it was towing fishtailed and spun the dude around 180 ° before he slid off into the ditch. Then a couple of miles west of Bennett there was a multi-vehicle rollover accident. The highway was slicker than you-know-what along there. Most of the way after that was solid fog until I hit Aurora. Scary. It sounded like the worst of the storm hit North of the metro area, though, according to the accidents they were reporting on the radio. Most of these accidents wouldn't happen if people would just slow down a little. People also panic when they start to slide and overcorrect. Oh, well.

Well, I went to CollegeAmerica today and picked up my diploma. It's been ready for a few weeks but I've just been dreading going there to get it. I wanted it mailed to me, but Nancy claimed they don't mail them unless its absolutely necessary. I still have such bitter feelings over what a waste of money and time that place was. The stupid placement chick only sends my resume to jobs that the stupid school nowhere near prepared me for. She seems to think that I'm ready to be the sole system administrator for an entire company. I refuse to waste the time of any company to follow up on the resumes she sends out like that. I picked up on of the employment newspapers a couple of days ago and found a new CollegeAmerica ad. What a joke. They claim that you could be a web designer or a Web Site Administrator or an Internet Specialist (whatever that is). They're still claiming they have business degrees--nevermind that the business department is practically nonexistent. I know I have a lot more that I have to learn and I would really like to pursue something like animation or graphics, but I was so burned that I'm afraid of going to a school to learn these things.

Yay, I can actually post on Blogger today. I finally put up the winter template I've been working on. I had it finished two days ago, but when I went to upload it, I got a "working on template server" message. I haven't been able to publish posts the last two days, either. I've got to get my butt in gear and find another webhost--one that doesn't charge a fortune but is quasi-reliable and allows cgi scripts. Any ideas? Email me, please!!!

I'm supposed to be at work, but I'm waiting for the highways to clear out a bit. My car is warming up as I speak. That is one thing I'm going to miss about this job. I can do it whenever I darn well please. I wish I could just call in, but I already didn't make dough the day before yesterday. There was a sum total of 5 batches between the two stores, so I just left. No point in dirtying all the equipment for such a small amount. So, I spent the afternoon with my Dad instead.

Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's, died on January 8th. He was cool. His restaurants will probably go to hell now, like how WalMart went into the dump after Sam Walton died. AutoZone also went down the tubes after the founder stepped down. Blackjack Pizza is going down the tubes since the founder handed over control to others. Notice a theme?

Well, the car is probably warmed up. I don't want to go today because I really can't stand either of the opening managers, but I had better get going...... :(

A very funny Dave Barry computer column.

Current mood: frustrated
Have you ever just given up and tried to hide from your life? I have been. I haven't been opening my mail, paying the bills, watering the plants, doing the dishes, washing the clothes, etc. Hell, I didn't even take a shower for a week. Gross. I haven't wanted to blog, I haven't studied for the Network+ or Cisco tests I want to take, I haven't cleaned my car or changed its oil. I think I'm starting to snap out of it. I did laundry, dishes and showered yesterday. I've been sifting through mail and paying bills all morning. I am working on reviving my poor plants--I'm not sure some of them are going to come back, though. I hated being in such a funk, but hopefully I'm though it.

I have to run to the bank a little later. The stupid owner didn't have money for payroll again, so I have to take a large portion of my paychecks to the bank (why do I pay for direct deposit anyway?). The county motor vehicle office is right next door to the bank, so Marcus asked me to register his truck. It's so cool--there is never a line there. Even if we move back to town, I'd probably drive out here to register vehicles (if we still live in Arapahoe county) just to avoid the crowds and the lines. I can never get my act in gear enough to mail the dang thing in. Oh, well.

The Christmas tree has to come down today. Mom always kept a tree up through her birthday (same as Marcus'--Jan 6th). It's a tradition I try to keep to honor her.

I also have to go up and visit the park's landlord a little later (after the bank, motor vehicles, and the post office). When I went to pay the lot rent on the 5th, she wanted me to stay and chat . Marcus was making dinner and I really had to get to sleep so we could go to work early the next morning. She had to have her bull mastiff put to sleep on New Year's eve. I felt so bad for her. Her other dog, a french bulldog, kept sitting and looking out the front door, probably looking for his friend. My heart broke. Our landlord lost her husband to cancer not too long before we moved here and her dogs are her only companions.

Well, back to work...