Domestic Geek

Well, I did it. I put henna in my hair tonight. I'll wait and see what it looks like in a couple of days, but so far not really impressed. It may be because I can still see the dye on my scalp. It did cover my gray, though, which is what I was originally going for. It was a lot of trouble since I had to do it alone and was really hard to get it on my hair. The stuff is really thick, heavy and SMELLY. I ended up getting it all down my neck and on my ears and forehead. They're tinged a little orange right now. Hope that fades soon. LOL

For future reference (if I do end up liking how this looks), I bought the stuff from a web site called Henna for Hair.

I just watched this week's episode of Ghost Whisperer. Not going to post any spoilers, but if they're going where I think they're going, I'm done with this show. I'm already upset that Jay Mohr is no longer on there. It hasn't been the same since they killed off Andrea (Delia just hasn't clicked for me and making Ned grow up overnight was lame like daytime soap operas).

I just realized I never changed to Daylight Savings in my Expression Engine settings. It's such a pain to do so. I wish it just changed. *sigh* Oh, well. Guess I should figure out how to do that again. That said, I am still digging my bedside clock. I love how it just changed all by itself. The only thing that would make it cooler would be if I could program my alarm more specifically. Right now I can either have my alarm go off on weekends different from the weekdays. Since I work Thursday through Saturday, I have to remember to set different alarms. It's a pain.

Have you seen all the different flavors that Hershey's Kisses come in? I'm particularly fond of the cherry cordial ones. A couple of weeks ago, I had one that tasted like Neapolitan ice cream. I haven't seen that one in the stores though (not that I've been looking particularly hard).

Well, I almost didn't get a post in today. Just going to make it.

I'm so looking forward to my days off this week. The UV coater has been running for two days straight at work and my throat is irritated and my head hurts from the fumes. I swear that thing is toxic. It's going to take four days to get that crud out of my system.

I'm going to try to henna my hair. My gray is getting worse and I've always loved how I look with red in my hair. I hope I don't screw it up. The stuff I ordered came over a week ago, but you have to mix the stuff with lemon juice and let it sit for 12 hours before you put it on and I kept forgetting last weekend. I want to do it on Monday so that it has a few days to tame down before I go back to work.

Marcus and I are sitting here watching movie trailers on our AppleTV. I've added several movies to my Netflix queue. Marley & Me totally cracked me up. I'll definitely watch that one on DVD.

So, that's what's on my mind right now. Wish I didn't have to go to bed. Unfortunately, I'm only going to get about 5½ hours of sleep tonight.

Thanks to this crappy economy, nobody else is hiring right now. So, a couple of weeks ago, I swallowed my pride and basically begged to keep my job. Even though I hate what I do everyday with almost every ounce of my being and it gives me nightmares and insomnia, it's better than being unemployed, especially right before the holidays. I've made it my own personal policy not to discuss anything with my supervisors ever again. If I tell the truth, it gets used against me. I'll show up for work, try to do my job despite being untrained and using poor equipment and leave. No more going above and beyond. It's obviously not a trait valued there.

I know that I need a change, though. Here I sit, after three whole days off from work, still so sore that I can't stand up straight and my feet hurt so bad I can barely walk. Nobody should be made to work 12+ hours standing on a hard concrete floor. Granted, my being obese factors a lot into the pain I'm experiencing, but even my skinny co-workers go home being so sore they can't move. Not cool.

Business is also down. I wonder if any of us are going to have a job in the long run there. We'll see, I guess.

I'll be honest that the things going on in the world right now have me majorly concerned. Makes me wonder if anybody else has read Atlas Shrugged. The United States is becoming a Socialist country, one piece at a time. Personal responsibility and accountability are nonexistent. Everybody is looking to the government to solve their problems (created by that same government, mind you).

I'm wanting more than ever to move somewhere where I can become self-sufficient, life off the land and totally check out of this madness.

As I just realized yesterday that we are already almost a week into October, there will be no Pink for October theme for me this year. Just as well, as it would probably stay up for most of the year like it has in years past. As you can probably tell, web design and coding (or blogging, for that matter) have not been my main interest lately. I remember when I used to change my theme every month for whatever occasion or season was appropriate. Dang, I miss those days, but my interests lie elsewhere for now. Maybe one day I'll be passionate about this again.

I guess I should just concentrate on actually finishing this design, eh?