Ooook! OOOOOOOK! Eeeeek!

LOUD NOISES!

I HAVE NO IDEA WHO MY ACTUAL BOSS EVEN IS. I NEED TO BUY A BUNCH OF STUFF AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO TO ASK.

WEB STUFF IS HARD. WORK STUFF IS HARD. HOME STUFF IS HARD.

WE'RE HAVING REMODELING DONE AT WORK. WE'RE ALSO HAVING IT DONE AT HOME. BOTH JOBS ARE PLAGUED BY MIS- OR NON-COMMUNICATION. CONSEQUENTLY, BOTH JOBS ARE RUNNING LONGER THAN THEY SHOULD.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THOUGH: THE NEXT MOTHERFUCKER WHO WAKES ME UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO SAY HE'S GONNA SHOW UP AT 8:30 AM AND THEN DOESN'T ACTUALLY MAKE IT TO THE JOB UNTIL AFTER NOON IS GONNA BE GOING HOME WITH HIS HAMMER UP HIS ASS.

i've been feeling really calm lately. i'm about six months behind at work, my kid is unemployed, my historic house is falling down around us, i'm deep in debt with a condo that we can't seem to sell but for some reason i'm still happy and mellow. no screaming for me today.

MY HAND IS SWOLLEN WHERE I BASHED IT AGAINST THE WALL YESTERDAY (ACCIDENTALLY, I MIGHT ADD, I WASN'T PUNCHING THE WALL OR ANYTHING) BUT IT IS NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO TURN OUT.

I AM ALL PACKED AND READY TO GO AND AM STARTING TO GET A WEENY BIT ANXIOUS ABOUT MY TRIP, AND ALSO ABOUT HAVING TO GO TO THE DENTIST BEFORE I HEAD OFF TO THE AIRPORT.

OH, AND I FORGOT TO GO TO THE CASHPOINT TODAY SO I HAVE HARDLY ANY STERLING AND THERE IS ONLY ONE CASHPOINT WHERE I LIVE AND I DON'T TRUST IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TARGETED BY FRAUDSTERS A FEW TIMES. AND THERE IS NO BANK WHERE I LIVE THAT I COULD GET MONEY OUT OVER THE COUNTER. SO I MAY WAIT UNTIL I GET TO HEATHROW BUT THERE WILL BE LINES AND LINES OF PEOPLE FOR THE ATMS THERE. GAH! I WILL BITE THE BULLET AND USE THE ONE NEAR HOME.

GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHRRRRRGHHHHH!!!! I HAVE BEEN STUCK ON THIS QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDIT FOR SIX WHOLE WEEKS AND THIS MORNING THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY NOW WANT ME TO STAY ON THIS PROJECT UNTIL JUNE. ON THE ONE HAND IT'S EASY MONEY BUT ON THE OTHER HAND... GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGHHHH!!!!

QUALITY MY ASS. IF I AM TRAPPED IN A SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM WITH THESE PEOPLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK MY HEAD WILL ASPLODE!

WRITING THOUGHTFUL COVER LETTERS TO APPLY FOR JOBS IS REALLY HARD WORK AND REALLY HARD TO DO AFTER 10 HOURS AT YOUR JOB. I JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME SCOTCH WITH THE REALLY NICE BOY WHO PANICS WHILE MAKING SANDWICHES!!!!

I HAVE NO FUCKING SYMPATHY FOR YOU AT ALL, LONEFRONTRANGER, BECAUSE THAT'S MY FUCKING JOB ALL THE FUCKING TIME! WELCOME TO MY FUCKING NIGHTMARE!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Specklet, did you get my text the other day when I was in Portland?

Mats, I didn't! (I'm sorry I haven't emailed you back: my home machine is dead and while I can justify surfing MetaChat during work, emailing starts to get to be too much personal time on the computer.)

Are you sure you have the right number? It's not the xx0-0000 anymore. Most calls get forwarded, but some texts don't.

Sorry I missed you in Stumptown!

I HAVE A SINUS INFECTION

IT HURTS

HAH, MOCK ME IN MY PAIN, WILL YOU DG??!!! FUCK THAT, I SAY, I CHALLENGE YOU AND CITRUSFREAK BOTH TO A CAGE MATCH, YOU SMARTY-PANTSESES!!!

RAAAARRRGGGHHH!! CAGE MATCH!!!

*throws stuff*

*ducks*
No, no, no - I don't mock you at all - I both feel your pain and have no sympathy simultaneously.

There is no way I'm getting in a cage fight with CitrusFreak12 - he's a big meanie.

Specklet - Email me your new phone number when you can. I hope you get a new computer soon!

I'M SO GLAD I WENT TO THE DOCTOR EVEN THOUGH MY APT. WAS AT NOON AND I WAS SEEN AT ONE THRITY SIX, BECAUSE MY (HOT!) DOCTOR GAVE ME DRUGS BECAUSE I HAVE A SINUS INFECTION TOOOOOO! AND I AM ALL GROWN UP NOW BECAUSE WHEN HE SAID WHAT DID I MEAN SUDDEN ONSET SEVERE HEADACHES AS OPPOSED TO SINUS PRESSURE PAIN, I SAID, WELL TRUTHFULLY I GET ORGASM HEADACHES WHEN I HAVE THE SINUS INFECTION AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK TWICE ABOUT IT! SO I HAVE ANTIBIOTICS AND FIORICET IF I NEED IT AND I CAN FUNCTION AND I GOT A NAP TODAY TOO. SO EVEN THOUGH I AM IN PAIN AND SICKNESS, I AM BETTER OFF, BUT I ALSO FEEL YOUR COLLECTIVE PAIN AND SCREAMINESS!!! SCRRRRREAAAMMM!

STILL NO WORD ON THE BLOODWORK. MY ARM ITCHES!!! I WAS UP UNTIL 5 AM AND THEN SLEPT ALL DAY WHEN THERE'S SHIT TO DO IN MY PLACE!!! I NEED TO BE HELD BY SOMEONE I CAN TRUST!!!!

OUR OLDER DOG HAD THE UPCHUCKS/GAGS LAST NIGHT AT 1 AND 2:30. I HAD TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM TO TEACH A 2 HOUR DESIGN CLASS AT 8AM. *YAWN*

GOOD: WE GOT A 30 MINUTE RAIN SHOWER TODAY, VERY MUCH NEEDED AS WE'VE BEEN ON WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR WEEKS NOW. ALSO, I HAVE A PURRING CAT ON MY CHEST AND IT IS RELAXING TO LISTEN TO HIM & FEEL HIS HEAT!