Domestic Geek

Man, I so don't want to be here at work today. I've had a really stressful couple of weeks and all I wanted to do was stay home today and get stuff done around the homestead. We're going to be using Filemaker Pro at work in the next week and I'd figure I'd get some research into how that all works done, but I'm just not feeling like it today. I feel icky and I need a nap--BAD! What sucks is I have to be here at least another hour and a half. I'm not gonna make it.

I just got this photo from one of my co-workers that he took a couple of weeks ago. Aren't you jealous of my work environment?

I'm all for any software that allows you to free yourself from the evil giant, Microsoft. Another co-worker pointed me to Flip4Mac WMV, a component that allows .wmv files to be played through Quicktime.

So begins the perks of the new job:

I'm off today. For the whole day. WITH PAY!!! This doesn't even count as a sick day. How cool is that? My boss doesn't want his designers to burn out, so once every eight week cycle we're to take a day or two off to relieve the stress of getting the magazines to press. Each of us four designers is taking a different day this week. Mine was today. It's a good thing, too, after what happened yesterday.

When I let Skippy in from pottying when I got home from work yesterday, he proceeded to bleed all over my house. I panicked because I didn't know why he was bleeding. He wouldn't stop running because of the pain and I was freaking out thinking he was going to die from blood loss. I called Marcus to calm myself down because I was getting hysterical. I felt bad because I knew there was nothing he could do from work. I tried calling Dad as well, but he wasn't home. I finally cornered him back in the laundry room and held a towel around the foot I figured out was bleeding. I wasn't sure at first because all four paws were drenched in blood from running through it. I guess he lost a toenail, but I don't know where because I couldn't find it outside. Weird. At least he hadn't sliced it open. I was afraid we'd have to take him to the vet for stitches or something. After the bleeding let up, I went to the store to get Neosporin and bandages, but then he wouldn't let me wrap his foot. Dork. I spend an hour steam cleaning blood out of the carpets while Marcus mopped up what was on the linoleum.

Today I get to finish that task. I'm sure in the daylight I'll see blood that I missed, plus now my carpets have clean spots. I'd better get them all cleaned while the weather is mild.

First, though, I'm going to grab some breakfast and go read a couple of chapters in The Chronicles of Narnia. One and a half books left of the series left.

My co-worker (is that hyphenated?) asked my opinion of an ad on which he was working. I stood up, glanced out the window and what did I see?

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So, is it insane that I wouldn't go to bed last night until after 10:30 because if I never go to sleep, tomorrow never comes and I don't have to get up to make dough? Stupid move on my part. I was tired anyway, but for some reason, I could not make myself get in my jammies and get into bed. *sigh* Marcus finally made me go to bed. Of course, when the alarm was supposed to go off at 2:30, there was no way in hell I was going to get up. I think I set the alarm for around 3:30 and made it to work by 4:30. I'm slacking bad, too. I kept going outside to smell the smoke from the fire in Jefferson County. It sad that this dry winter is making the area so fire-prone, but burning pine is my favorite smell in the whole world. I paid dearly for my lack of sleep at the design job today. I couldn't concentrate at all. I did manage to finish an ad, but only one. Well, after a better night's sleep tonight, I should fare better tomorrow.

I was playing with my boss' dog today. She opens the door to the office somehow and comes tearing through the building almost on a daily basis. I chased her outside to go play with her and we ran smack into a grazing deer. Well, not into it exactly, but it was less than 3 feet away from me. That was so cool. I need to charge my camera batteries and get some pictures. There are some really cute black squirrels that run around there that I'd like pictures of, too. It's a good thing they gave me the desk that doesn't face the window, or I'd never get any work done! LOL

Damn, I'm doing it again. No more rambling...I'm off to bed.