Merry Christmas

I leave in the morning to go home for Christmas. I didn't go last year due to lack of money from extended unemployment. I will meet the dog for the first time, and probably my nieces. There is still a chance the succubus will back out, but Here's hoping!

Desert

Last weekend we went to Vegas. I booked Palms for our hotel - I do not recommend it. In addition to being a little on the sucky side of meh, it is also a ways off the strip. I did rent a car knowing it was a bit of a hike. Having a car meant going to Hoover Dam was possible. They begged for Grand Canyon but that was just WAY too far. Overall we had a great trip! Saw Zarkana (cirque du soleil); I didn't like it. Boring'er than usual and a bunch of flubs by the performers. We saw Jubilee. It is NOT what I was expecting. It is so over the top uber gay you would not believe it! And considering they flaunt topless women as the attraction, you better believe there's some insane WTF going on! While Nauber was seeing Shania Twain, I was going to go play blackjack at TI, but ended up wandering with Ronninho. He's such a nice guy. And quite cute. Mostly we talked about how bad his brother has gotten. Ronny spent most of the trip on Grindr looking for hook-ups. They all want to go back again. And I enjoyed it enough to consider it!

Turkey Day

Another Thanksgiving finished, another fridge full of leftovers. And the turkey came out Fabulous, again. Crispy golden skin, moist tender meat, no leftover stuffing. I am still having trouble mastering the gravy, though. I think I dumped in too much flour this year; it got a bit doughy. And Cheesecake Factory pumpkin pecan cheesecake!! A dessert I didn't make, but OMG nom nom nom... Ronny and Ronninho hid out in his room of course. Shaun and Ian brought a friend, Crystal, whom Shaun met at school (BC). Nauber's CF coworker Jason and Bertucci coworker Renato came. Liliane brought her BF Orlando. Mykael and Patrick brought Sailor along. Nauber and Ian were both making "I want one" noises... Sadly, Lisa and Aonghus did not stop by with little Lena.

I Got Nothin'

Still not much going on. But Thanksgiving is coming. And our trip to Vegas is coming. And Christmas...

Oh hey!

Goodness, it has already been a month since my last post. Sorry. It's just been kinda boring. Work still sucks, and there isn't really anything out there that looks both interesting and achievable. I did find out last night that when Nauber's mother was here (14 months ago) she told him that he should stay in the US instead of going back to Brazil because it is better here. Now why had I not heard that sooner?? The getting a puppy or baby talk has been ramping a little, too. He also said that if I were able to afford it, he would stay home and be "the wife". Oh dear Lord in heaven...

Touchy

Nauber is being more boyfriend-ish again. His asshole phases are never permanent, they just irk me while they play out. Otherwise nothing really interesting or new going on.

Grumble

Nauber's been an ass all week. And work sucks. And the deranged Ismael is lurking around again - gee, thanks Ronny. Life is not happy right now. October may bring new beginnings; it is 6 months at my current job and an acceptable time to start hunting again. Ronny noticed my Mood. Didn't CARE per se, but at least that is a step above Nauber's insensitivity.

Right on Time

It is Nauber and my four year anniversary. So, of course, he is being an insufferable ass right now. Sometimes his selfishness crosses that line between cute and infuriating. Strange how that usually coincides with my birthday or some other significant time.

Seriously

Work seems to be fraying. The department is about to fall apart. I wanted to be the one to leave, but at this rate it may have imploded before I have my six months in. And I've been sort of binge-eating again. My weight loss has ground to a halt. I'm at an OK point right now, but still have like 15 pounds to lose. Grazing through the kitchen is a bad habit, and it has to stop.

Career

With the Quality Manager gone at work, there is a void. They hired some guy to be the new QM, based on the fact that he could program the CMM. Except he can't. So he needs training in that. And he can't use Excel. So he needs training in that. What kind of manager at any company can't use Excel? And he said he can't start until after Labor Day because his son is having surgery, but then let it slip that he'll be at the cape and then on a camping trip in Yellowstone. There is a discouraged air brewing that does not bode well. I want to the first to bail, but it may be a race...

OMG

Yes, I know: I have been delinquent. No real excuse either. Just not on the computer much these days. And it isn't even because of the Olympics...

Summer

It's been warm. Fighting with Nauber over the A/C settings is a standard summer practice that will last until about late September. Otherwise, not much goin' on...

Olivier

Another quiet week.

Hotness

We had a HEAT WAVE this week. The news was of course apoplectic about it, although it really wasn't that bad. 95 and humid for three days. It wasn't instantly oppressive when you stepped outside, though. Thunderstorms currently rolling through, putting a quick end to that.

Crazy

Last weekend was Pride, which means my birthday got ignored. As usual. Pride itself was Meh. As usual. Shaun, however, loved it. She was gonna go to the Girl party, but chickened out when she saw a bunch of skeevy guys there. Doctor gave me great test results. Drive home from work today took TWO HOURS. I know it is not the job's fault, but just another reason to hate working there... Pretty distraction:

So busy

Just finished the AS9100 audit at work. Whewww. Tomorrow is my party, so tonight is prep night. No time to chat...

More Zombies!

Recently I posted about a dream I had where an asteroid collision caused the zombie apocalypse. Well, I had another zombie apocalypse dream. This one, however, was set back where I grew up in Wisconsin, though there were a LOT more people at my house than usual. After some running around, as per usual for zombies, we stumbled upon a secret operation and discovered the source of the zombies. There was an alien invasion going on, and the aliens were "mining" human tissue as a resource. The zombies were then rounded up and the tissues were collected from them. It was sort of like bees making honey, only the aliens were using zombies to collect human tissue to make their special juice. Having been harvested made the zombies slow and stupid (missing brain matter?), but still had the function to collect more. It is a fairly logical take on the zombie mythology. I also had an anxiety dream this week about being late for work that culminated in the IT guy at work having infected my work computer with porn spam viruses.

Eye candy

Nothing new. Just stare at this for a while...

Really?

We have had paychecks from work bounce. I hear last year they went four months without health insurance coverage (in Massachusetts, no less, which has a mandate). People claim that the CFO brought in two years ago is kind-of incompetent and rude, and all the woes began when he started. It keeps getting worse... Happy thoughts, happy thoughts:

Grind

Nothing new. Workin' Working out Repeat...