Domestic Geek

Blogger has been sucking ass all day.

I didn't get to lie down because the dumb-ass dog is acting all weird. I finally watched the 9/11 program that CBS aired on Sunday. I'm emotionally drained all over again. It still seems like something Hollywood produced. It's hard to fathom all that destruction and despair in a place I've actually visited. Six months later it's still so surreal.

Headache still hasn't gone away. Boo.

No Survivor or CSI tonight due to the college basketball tournaments and Friends is a repeat. Yay, this day has just been so awesome.

Current mood: crappy
I'VE GOT SUCH A HUGE FREAKIN' HEADACHE!!!

Why me? Why can't I have a day off where I jump happily out of bed with energy to spare? Not only do I have this huge throbbing pain in my head that won't go away, but I pulled something in my back yesterday trying to catch this flour bag that was ripping all apart. Yay! The weather is not helping. It's all snowy and gloomy out. I'm going to go back to bed (until/if) the ibuprofin kicks in.

Marcus got word from his mom today that Gary (Marcus' stepdad) got a new job and now they're not coming. Oh, well. I was so looking forward to not working those three days, but I really can't afford to miss any work right now. I suppose it's for the best since there's supposed to be a winter storm moving in the beginning of next week. Taking trips across the open plains this time of year can be tricky.

I've been having money taken out of my paychecks for the last two months that is supposed to be deposited into my new 401K account. I found out today that, as of yet, no such account exists. The stupid owner has been lazy about finding out how to set up a single account that can accept contributions from basically two different companies. I asked him where this money that was witheld is being kept. He says it's in the store's checking accounts. So, it's not doing me a damn bit of good there, is it? He's the one that pushed me to do this, even though my future employment is shaky. It would be really nice to get this resolved before he has to let me go. Granted, 3% of each paycheck plus his supposed "matching contribution" hasn't added up to a fortune yet, but it's missing the point of being retirement savings if it can't grow in a retirement account. Argh, I swear.

I'm finally starting to like "That 80s Show" and now they keep preempting it for stupid, lame stuff like celebrity boxing. I don't care to see Tanya Harding and Paula Jones duking it out. Give me a break.

I did two day's worth of dough so I wouldn't have to drive to town tomorrow. I really wanted to try out the new shaver, but I am so incredibly tired, it would probably be a big mistake. I think I'm going to bed now.

Somebody found my site today with a Yahoo search for "HEDGEHOG PENCIL HOLDERS." Why on earth would somebody be looking for that? Scary. Maybe the scariest part is I'm result #2.

Well, I've got another bad Michaels Arts & Crafts Store story. I was talking to a woman at this scrapbooking store today. She was incensed. Michaels always puts these 40% off coupons in their newspaper ads. She wanted to buy a Fiskars paper cutter with her coupon. It is normally around $40. Well, the Fiskars stuff is 25% off in this week's ad. The clerk told her that the coupon couldn't be used on sale merchandise. The woman said to just charge her the regular price and then take off the coupon amount. The clerk then informed her that she was not allowed to do that as it was not the store policy. Well, if that is true, it cost them another sale. The woman was so mad she stormed out. I wonder if it really is the policy or is it just too difficult to figure out how to get the computerized registers to disregard what the scanned price is? What a bunch of idiots. I wonder if I should add that to my list of gripes in the email I send to corporate?

I had a craving today for coffee ice cream. Out of the blue. No warning. I can't even remember the last time I ate coffee ice cream. It used to be my favorite flavor in college. It might have something to do with the old monthly visitor arriving today. Who knows? Anyway, I gave in and got some at the Diamond Shamrock close to work. Mmmmm.

I returned the clippers to PetSmart. I ended up spending more money to get a professional cordless set. These better be awesome or I'm going to be pissed. They have to charge overnight before you can use them, so I'll see how they work tomorrow.