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Friday, June 26th, 2009
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10:30 am - No internets!
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One of the best things about moving, is finding the stuff you forgot you had. Of course, that arguably means you have too much useless stuff. In this case however, it was a couple of T-shirts in the back of my dresser. I always got the ones in the front washed before needing the ones in the back, and forgot they existed!
I also like how it gives you a chance to re-arrange and organize.
My agent is going to a HUD workshop today since the selling agent for my house is supposed to be there, and he's going to talk to him about if there is any way to speed up the process for closing, or if he has a direct line for someone to talk to at the law firm.
We're moving into Heather & Rick's tonight. I'm really going to miss having internet. Tyler and I might pay to get DSL out there though. Without internet (distraction), we plan to work on our novels, using his book "How to Write the Novel Way". We'll see how it goes. It's been a long time since I've just sat down and wrote, LJ excluded.
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| Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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12:15 am - We have storage!
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We have a 10'x10' unit for $60/mo. I'm relieved that we only needed a 10x10 because I was thinking we'd need a 10x15. Whew! We were going to get one in Fenton with the 2nd month free, but having one closer to us now is working out better since we can get stuff out of the apartment faster. Hopefully we won't need a 2nd month, but still no word on the closing date.
Boxed up everything from the living room and kitchen (except stuff in fridge/freezer). Have about 1/4th of the bedroom done. The tricky part is that certain things with value (like electronics, games, and jewelry) we don't trust to go into storage, so we need to make a couple separate trips out to Heather and Rick's. Also packing everything except a week's worth of clothing for each of us, so that we can share one dresser and put the other with all the extra clothes into storage.
Anyhow, just rambling. Soooo not patient on this closing thing. During this move though, I've realized that moving really doesn't bother me that much. You just sort of chill, accept a simple existence, and do what has to be done. This is my 10th time moving since graduating 10 years ago (it'll be 11 as soon as the house goes through), and before that I can't even remember how many times my parents moved us before settling in Fenton, but I know that I lived at the place in Fenton for the longest continuous time, which would've been about 5 years (7th-12th grade).
I've still managed to accumulate a copious amount of crap in spite of my moves though. Safe to say, 65%+ is clothing/textile/crafting related.
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| Sunday, June 21st, 2009
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7:19 pm - I'm surrounded...
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...by totes!
I have about 30 plastic storage totes, most of which are full. Moving really sucks when you're not quite sure where you're going yet. I still don't have a closing date, because apparently HUD homes are really freaking slow to deal with (government & law firm to go through). We'll probably be staying with Tyler's mom for a few weeks and getting a storage unit.
THURSDAY- I did end up buying another laptop, after I said I wouldn't ever again. It was the 2nd cheapest that Best Buy had though, and I don't know if where we'll be staying during this transition will have internet. So I need something that I can move to some public internet access place.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY- Got out of jury duty! No service scheduled for anyone either day!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY- Worked at grandma's, but for a relatively short time both days. Tyler and I are most likely finished helping out there. We went this weekend for my mom's sake, but it's really starting to feel like people are worried we're stealing (not just us, my sisters and their SO's too). We've given up 4 or 5 weekends now, made the hour drive each way, for which Tyler pays gas out of pocket, and basically worked our asses off, only to feel unappreciated in the end. I mean, they could've hired professional cleaners, paid a hell of a lot of money, and I guarantee shit would turn up missing. *grumble*
SUNDAY- As I said, surrounded by totes. Packing, etc. Ian and Raina are moving most of their stuff out today and tomorrow. We did go see "Year 1" this morning. It was pretty funny, lots of toilet humour (literally in some cases), but like most things we see... more worth a rental.
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| Saturday, June 13th, 2009
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7:56 pm - Like a ton of bricks... or two.
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WEDNESDAY (continued)-
Tyler left in the evening to pick up his brother from Missouri.
THURSDAY-
Tyler made it safely to Missouri.
I met with a couple of bank guys to talk about investment options. I will be doing a 1 year CD eventually so that the money is put aside for the wedding, but for now just did a savings.
Met with Darrel to fill out the house paperwork and drop off the EMD. Then since I was in the mood for some cheesy horror, I watched Children of the Corn 2 and 3.
FRIDAY-
Went to Grandma's to do more cleaning. Spent 7 hours working on the attic and it's still not done. We did find some cool Nazi paraphernalia (Grandma and her parents were saved from going to the concentration camps by a German soldier who sent them to live with his parents, so we think they were his). We also found Grandpa and Grandma's dogtags. There were 6 of them, so one for each grandkid and one for uncle Kurt.
Natalie was getting her patio ripped apart because she's having a sun room built. I was supposed to go rip up the pavers on Sunday so I could keep them, but the contractor decided to come out Saturday at 8am instead of next week. So I had to decide how badly I wanted the pavers...
FRIDAY/SATURDAY-
I decided I wanted them badly enough to move nearly 2 TONS of stone and walk a mile while doing it. There were over 750 pavers weighing 5 lbs each and I had to move them with the wheelbarrow in loads of 12 to the fence which was at least 50 feet from the house.
I worked from 8pm to midnight, slept until 4am on Nat's couch, popped a Motrin, then resumed until 7:30 when I moved the last brick. I hadn't eaten since 2pm on Friday so Natalie made me waffles and bacon for breakfast. I have bruises on my legs from where they hit the wheelbarrow, and my wrists and back are totally pulled. I was just a zombie by the end of it since Nat told me it was an "all or nothing" job. I just kept telling myself the whole time: $1000 of bricks, for free... and about how nice of planters and pathways I could make with them. This house better fucking go through after all that.
( PICS! )
SATURDAY-
After breakfast at Nat's I came home, showered, and fell asleep until about noon when my agent called to give me an update. House is in pending and everything is looking good. Been watching movies since then because it hurts to do much else. Had to skip working at grandma's today, sadly.
current mood:  exhausted
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| Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
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5:09 pm - Tuesday & Wednesday
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MONDAY-
Unfortunately, Tribble (my white dwarf hamster) passed on at the ripe age of 2 years, 4 months. That's seriously old for a dwarf.
Got new rims for my cruiser. No more leaks due to peeling chrome. They look awesome, and at $400 out the door, I can't complain!
Met with agent to put an offer in on the house.
TUESDAY-
Tried not to let the day drag on while waiting for a response on the house. Cleaned some more stuff. Really most of the day is a blur. When Tyler got home we watched Charlie Bartlett, which is quite a wonderful movie.
WEDNESDAY-
Went to the bank to get a cashier's check to pay off my car. Stopped by credit union, have updated slip showing $0 balance now. Yay!
Then went home and paid off my credit card.
I am now 100% debt free and getting closer to going back to sewing for a living.
Also, agent called an hour ago. My bid was accepted on the house! Pending everything going smoothly, I get to move back to Fenton. Need to find a storage place for all our junk now, and a place to live until closing.
current mood:  excited
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| Monday, June 8th, 2009
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11:27 am - Copy of my response to roomie's post.
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I have a roomie who posts passive-aggressive entries whenever something doesn't go her way instead of speaking to me directly about it. I wouldn't mind so much, except she knows damn well I can read them, so it's intentional.
She writes a note about closing the shower curtain so it dries and doesn't get moldy, yet leaves the kitchen towels wadded up. There was also a time where she said it was too cold in the apartment, so she turned on the heat, only to open the door and leave it open the very same day.
She says she's not home so she can't do a back-to-back wash and dry of her clothing, yet she spends at least 4 hours every night on the computer in her room. Apparently this isn't feasible time so she expects us to leave her stuff in the dryer and keep running the dryer for 8 hours so her stuff doesn't get wrinkled. She also doesn't throw any of the common use kitchen towels in with her loads.
I've seen her take the trash out all of twice. Her preference is to keep piling shit up until someone else takes it out, which has my fiance and I taking it out 90% of the time. Same thing with toilet paper. She'll post a note that we're almost out, yet Tyler and I have bought 85-90% of the TP. Which is much more expensive and we go through it much quicker than the paper towel Ian buys.
She posts a chore list, which I don't mind, except the last time where she said she'd do hers after we did ours, I didn't see it get done. That kitchen floor is still as dirty as when she took the chore for herself. She freaks out over things like the carpet not getting vacuumed and the bathroom not getting wiped down, yet she doesn't wipe down the kitchen counter or stove and has never cleaned the crumb catcher in my toaster, which she uses more than I do.
I obligingly cleaned up the living room, even calling in late to work one day to have it done in time so that she could use my fiance's Rock Band game with her friends and my XBOX 360. She did ask Tyler permission to use his game, never heard shit about using my Xbox though.
Yes I have crap in the common areas right now. As far as the basement goes, its not more crap than Ian's, and yes the living room is crowded, but I figure we're moving in a couple of weeks and the place is going to be filled with boxes soon anyway. The only time I've ever seen her use the living room is when she's using Tyler's game and my system.
She told me that it was too much like an obstacle course to get to the basement fridge. Either she was lying to me, or a pair of Ian's sneakers is an obstacle now.
She seemed to think people were playing chicken with the sink in the bathroom, which is just paranoid. At the time, she was the only person who had a part-time job whereas the rest of us were full-time. Maybe now that she's throwing excuses my way about being at work all day, it makes a bit more sense to her.
I've watched her post comments all year and bit my tongue. It's to the point though where I feel the need to say, I am NOT the bad guy, at least no more than she is. I assert myself directly instead of complaining in posts until someone helps me, makes it easier, or gives me sympathy. Unfortunately directness then gives her something to fuel her future posts, instead of treating me with the same respect and forthrightness.
current mood:  irritated
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| Sunday, June 7th, 2009
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10:43 pm - Whole world flipping...
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Well, it's been an interesting week! Of the most note is:
I QUIT MY JOB!!!
That's right. I walked into work and didn't even make it an hour before feeling like I was going to jump out of my skin. I just got to thinking about how much I hate my job and how ungrateful the customers are, how nice it was outside, and how my grandmother made it possible for me to pay off my debt (car and credit card). I started thinking that grandma wouldn't want me to stay somewhere I was miserable, and how I could go back to my sewing and crafting, and how she always believed in that part of me. So I walked up to the store manager, told her I didn't want to be there any more, and she got the exit paperwork ready. She was actually very cool about the whole thing, although because of my not giving 2 week notice I can't be hired back. Not that I ever would go back.
Anyhow, even though I quit, I haven't had a moment to relax. I haven't slept past 9am any day since then, even beginning most days at about 6am. I'm still washing and sorting stuff from grandmas, plus Tyler and I have been looking into a house in Fenton, which has consumed a lot of time. He's been great about driving me all over the freaking place to get things done.
THURSDAY- After I quit, Tyler and I took the kittens to the vet. They needed their distemper and rabies shots. Turned out they had ear mites so we got some Revolution for that. Also I was worried about their eyes being goopy, and although the vet said it was most likely because of their flat faces, she gave me an antibiotic eye ointment. After one application, they were doing a lot better. I was really pleased with the prices, staff, and the experience I had a Reese Veterinary Clinic in Burton.
FRIDAY- Went with John to grandma's to help move everything we were donating to the road, so the Salvation Army truck could pick it up. I also tried to sort through more clothing, so that there would be more room for stuff brought down from the attic. I got through everything in the last batch of attic stuff, except 5 bags and a couple boxes.
SATURDAY- In the morning we checked out the house I'd like to purchase. Then we checked out a new comic/gaming store in Fenton. Also found a free brown office chair on the side of the road. Afterwards we went to Brian's house to game with him and Scott. I've been getting up so early though that I ended up falling asleep on the couch around 11pm while the other 3 gamed.
SUNDAY- Went to mom's first thing to get a promisary note. Basically, she knows that grandma left us kids money so I'll pay her back. She's just advancing me a loan so that hopefully I don't miss out on a sweet deal. We helped her and John catch baby chickens and move them to the outdoor pen.
In the evening, we went back to the house with a plumbing/heating guy my mom recommended. He was able to give us a rough estimate on the work needed to make the house livable. Even with the work, the house would still be only about a fifth of what my sister paid for hers 5 years ago or so. She lives 4 houses away from it and it has the same floor plan. Crazy how cheap the housing market is.
After looking at the house, Tyler and I went to Lucky's for dinner. Afterwards we talked to the manager about using their banquet room for our wedding reception. The rates are actually very reasonable, especially compared to what we'd have to spend if we booked a caterer and venue separately. We had a buffet or a seated dinner option that she went over with us and gave us some paperwork for. We're going to go with the dinner option since it's a bit more elegant than buffet, and I'm trying to stick to a "traditional" feel. They provide table linens, but since they're just plain white, I asked if I could go with my own... get some use out of my embroidery machine. :) We're also allowed to decorate as long as we don't hurt the walls or have any confetti.
Bought some more totes from Walmart and folded and stowed enough clothing to fill 2.5 of them tonight.
I am just so amazed and grateful that grandma planned ahead and looked out for us like this. I can finally get my life back on track to how I want to live it.
current mood:  overwhelmed
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| Friday, May 29th, 2009
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9:10 pm - Catching up on the past week.
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Last Tuesday was the viewing and Wednesday was the funeral. Grandma didn't look anything like I'd seen her appear in life. She was dressed in a business suit, with her hair all sorta tight. It made her look like one of the cranky, stuck-up ladies I have to help in the pharmacy frequently... which isn't how I would like the remember her.
There was very little emotion at the funeral. My mom had asked me a couple days prior if I would like to be a pall bearer, and I very much wanted to be. I felt it would be the right way to honor my grandmother, since she seemed to put a lot of importance on me being the first-born (out of my sisters). I didn't even know that women could be pall bearers.
( Read more... )
current mood: exhausted
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| Saturday, May 16th, 2009
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7:54 pm - Grandma's passing.
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Found out a bit ago that grandma died about an hour and a half ago. She had a rough night, but today seemed to be a peaceful day. Waiting to find out funeral arrangements.
current mood: gloomy
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| Thursday, May 14th, 2009
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5:59 pm - Today was shitty for other reasons, but I'm not clouding this post with them.
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Just called Natasha to let her know that Saturday with grandma was good and that she was doing really well... only to find out that she's been going downhill since Tuesday and is now in an unresponsive state.
They're estimating she only has a few days, maybe a week left to live. Funeral arrangements are already being looked into by my uncle.
*sigh*
Natasha seemed to feel, and I was thinking the same thing, that maybe she was just waiting to see me. I didn't get to see her at Christmas with the rest of the family, and I know she's been asking about me for months. I'm very glad that I went to see her on Saturday, and it makes me feel special and confused that she cared that much about me. I never was the suck-up granddaughter like Natalie, who always would call and talk to her every week. Or even keeping in touch at least once a month like Natasha. I was the sporadic, two or three times a year caller. You know, around major holidays and such. Yet she told me how pretty she thought I was and how I was the first born, and how the first born is always special.
I never would've believed her about her thinking I was the prettiest, except she said it in front of everyone, including my sisters a couple Christmases ago. Usually when a parent or relative tells a child that, they say it in private because they're saying it to every child.
I never did tell her that she was my favourite relative, because she was the only one on either side of my family with steady compassion. She never felt the need to spend money to show off or prove anything to anyone. She was also the best-educated in the family, having been a teacher back in Russia/Latvia and knowing 7 languages, and later when she came to the states, successful manager of real estate and rental properties. She had a way of life that is hard to understand, but at the same time, enviable.
current mood: depressed
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| Sunday, May 10th, 2009
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10:22 am - Busy Saturday - Grandma, Mom, GS, Gaming.
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So yesterday was a good day. Got up early, Tyler and I did some banking, had breakfast at Big Boy, then went to see my grandmother. She was in rough shape, but looked much better than I expected. Still sharp as a tack too. We talked for about an hour. She hadn't eaten in 3 days because the food was horrible at the hospice. It looked really bland, and Tyler and I could've probably ate it, but it obviously wasn't great. She picked up a piece of zucchini on her fork, and the whole center fell out, just leaving a ring. Everything was cooked to mush.
So we went to the store and bought her some Campbells chunky soups and the receptionist gave us the key to the "Nourishment Room" where we were able to microwave the soup. We also left two more containers with her name written on it. Hopefully she asks for them next time she doesn't want to eat the daily menu's sludge.
I do fully understand that the food was most likely mush so that all the residents could get it down. But it looked like dog food!
Next stop was my mom's. This was the 3rd time in about 4 years I've seen her, and I have now talked to her on the phone more than I have in the last 5 years. She gave me back my stained glass stuff, as well as some extra glass and supplies. Unfortunately she didn't have all the tools since they rusted, but I can pick up new ones. The grinder was the main thing I didn't want to have to re-buy. She seemed pretty coherent, probably because it was early enough in the day where she hadn't been drinking yet. It was actually a nice time seeing her though, and I will probably call her again, although not today for mother's day.
There was one thing mom did that really pissed me off though. I showed her my ring (she hasn't seen it yet, because she hasn't seen me) and she glanced at it for a second, then waved it off and said "That's nice". No interest whatsoever that her daughter is engaged. Then later, she pulls out her wedding photo scrapbook (this is her 3rd marriage now) and I look through the whole thing... at least having the decency to show some interest. ARGH!
Anyhow, then we went to Gamer's Sanctuary so Tyler could get his league packs. I also bought paints for my minis.
Afterwards, we picked up his table from Gabe's, and I made fajitas at home for dinner. Then Scott, Brian, Jerry, Becker, Tyler, and I played Monty Python Flux, House on Haunted Hill, and Munchkin. It was a lot of fun, but by 1am, I was pretty tired.
current mood:  awake
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| Friday, May 8th, 2009
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12:38 am - $35 printer
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For a number of years, I had 2 printers. I has happy with my printers. Then over the winter, the one that does print/scan/fax/copy died. I dealt with it, using only my wide-carriage. Then my wide-carriage got fucked up accidentally yesterday, forcing me to buy a new printer.
I ended up just buying a cheap one for now because I really want another wide-carriage, and I also want a color laser down the road... neither of which will be even close to cheap. Best Buy had an HP photo-quality multifunction (sans fax) for $70 on sale and I had $35 in reward zone coupons, effectively making my printer $35 + tax out of pocket. We'll see how it works in the morning, but I'm thinking it'll get me by.
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| Thursday, May 7th, 2009
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10:21 am - New Apartment.
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Well, we found our new apartment! It's on Maple Rd. For $350/mo we get a nice 1 bedroom with free heat & water. Since it's one of the older units, the stove is gas too, so we won't have to pay for that either. It has a separate dining area, and instead of a dishwasher we chose to have a pantry. The other bonus is parking. There is tons of it, and the building we chose even has an extra set of parking to the side. The only thing we don't like is that there were no ground floor units left, so we had to choose from 2nd or 3rd floor.
I haven't talked about this much, but I may have mentioned it a few months ago. My grandma is dying of cancer. She's gone to the hospital twice in the last month for additional injuries suffered while her body was in this weakened state, and just went to a nursing home a couple days ago. She's still incredibly sharp, no mental issues thank goodness, but it just sucks to hear about her body failing her like this. I'm worried that she's very close to dying, because Natasha let me know that she wants to give each of us girls a $5,000 gift while she's still alive. While I appreciate it, it's also a grim sign... and of course then there's also the feelings of guilt for being happy about the gift. Argh.
I also talked to my mom on the phone for the first time in about 4 years. I've only seen her in person twice at family gatherings in about that span of time, and never called her and never gave her my current number. Since I'm doing the mosaic work, I also want to get back into stained glass. She's had my stained glass stuff since I moved out, so I wanted to ask her for it back. Natasha called her first to make sure she still had it, then I sucked it up and called. She still sounded like she was totally, wasted, but we ended up talking for about 2 hours, mostly about grandma and real-estate. Anyhow, she said I can stop by and get my stuff one of these days, so that's all good.
current mood: uncomfortable
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| Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
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9:47 am - Mosaics & apartment
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Plans to get a house have fallen through yet again. A couple weeks ago, Tyler was one of the people at work who had to take a pay cut. 20% in this case (but at least he didn't get laid off like some of the other people). That's $400 less a month we have to take care of things essential to living. Ugh. So we'll be moving into an apartment together instead.
In happier news, I'm learning how to do mosaics. So far I've been cutting tile and gluing it, once I finish that I can grout. Getting pretty excited because I was skeptical about my first effort turning out good, but once you start gluing tile down, you find it's pretty forgiving.
I have a number of other crafts I'm going to learn (or take up again) as soon as I have the space, so I'm not too bummed about not having a house and the extra bills to pay with it. Tyler is being very supportive about my desire to return to being a starving artist.
In line with the artist thing, my new addiction is Hobby Lobby. They have everything! Their prices are higher than Michael's or JoAnn Fabrics, but fortunately my first visit was when they were running a 40% off coupon in their online mailer. So I signed up, and went back 3 days in a row. First buying a mosaic kit. Then nippers. Then an extra bag of tile & coaster molds. I purchased plaster from Michael's to make my own coaster bases, but will probably switch to wood since the plaster bases are costing me $1 each to make, and I'm trying to keep what I want to charge for a coaster under $10. Finally going to make use of my etsy account in a couple months.
I saw two movies this weekend that I hadn't watched before. Children of the Corn & A Knight's Tale. I enjoyed both of them. Actually, I also saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Tyler and Duce. It was good, but more worth the price of a rental than the price of a movie ticket I think.
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| Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
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10:20 am - More psychos at work!
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Not much happening. Played in the 2 headed giant Magic pre-release on Sunday, left early because Tyler was tired, and I didn't mind one way or the other.
Had a couple more psychos at work on Friday.
Psycho #1-
A lady asks me if we have a bathroom, and I tell her "not a public one". She glares at me, wanders off, comes back about 5 minutes later and badgers the pharmacist with a bunch of questions about decongestants. Then she holds up a notebook in one hand and a price sticker in the other. She waves the price sticker at me and says "I refuse to pay this amount!". I say, "okkkkk". She says, "The price underneath is lower, and that's the price I want!". *I give her a blank look* "You peeled the sticker off?" "Yes! I refuse to pay this amount. The one underneath is lower, and is the real price!" I say to her, "If you go up front, maybe a manager can help you, but I can't over-ride a price." "I refuse to go up front! I want to pay for both items together!" (she was getting a pseudoephedrine containing product, which has to be logged in the pharmacy book).
*I page a manager, lady continues ranting about not wanting to pay the price while people back up behind her.*
I tell the manager, "This lady took the price sticker off because the one underneath is lower". The manager says to her, "ma'am, I don't appreciate you tearing my stickers off". I laugh to myself, and feel grateful to have a manager who has my back.
The lady throws the notebook on the counter and storms off saying, this is why you lose customers to Walgreens! I think to myself, because we don't let them rip us off? Tearing off a current price sticker, is really no different than swapping price stickers from a lower price item.
Psycho #2 -
In Michigan, unless the doctor states that the medication must be dispensed as written, we fill for the generic. Of course, the patient can request brand name, and generally pay a higher co-pay, but once the medication leaves the store, we can't take it back.
A lady sent her husband to pick up her meds. When he got home, she called us up and starts complaining that "This ain't my medicine!" (Because it's not brand-name). The pharmacist explains to her that the doctor didn't DAW it, and he's sorry but we can't take it back. She hangs up on him in the middle of saying that and shows up at the store.
She has this huge rant about how generics aren't the same as brand and how they have us all fooled and thinking they are. She rants about how she's old, and poor, and how she wants her $10 back for the medicine that "ain't hers", and how we must be hard-up for prescriptions.
Just to be clear here... generics do have the same active ingredients, the binding agent might be different. So unless you're allergic to the binding ingredient, there is no reason to take brand. Also, some of the brand-name manufacturers make their own generics, so there is NO difference whatsoever on those. I've even seen a generic drug this, with the BRAND NAME STAMPED ON IT.
Anyhow. She tells us "y'all better watch yer backs drivin' home tonight" and hangs around ranting for an hour, and then sitting waiting for another half hour. She can't possibly think her doctor is going to call and fix her prescription at 8pm... so we start wondering if she's waiting to see which cars we get in. Thankfully, she left before the night was over.
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| Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
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8:27 pm - More anecdotes from hell! Yours for the low price of $8.10 an hour!
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Story #1- WE CAN'T BILL YOUR INSURANCE IF WE HAVE NO POWER.
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Story #2- IF YOU KEEP TAKING YOUR PRESCRIPTION WITH YOU, HOW CAN I DO IT?
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Story #3- FUCK YOU AND YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PILLS. THEY ARE NOT AN "IMMEDIATE NEED".
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Story #4- I CAN NOT MOVE CARS.
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Story #5 - SORRY YOU'RE DYING, BUT YOUR AMBULANCE IS IN MY WAY.
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Story #6 - BLOODY HELL.
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Something happier-
I was finally able to re-loan that $50 in KIVA money I had. I chose to help Eugenia Jdanova from Moldova with her agricultural business because she looks so young, but it says she's been doing it since 1998! Saboat Sobirova is the other entrepaneur I chose, because I still have a weakness for textile arts. :) If you have $25 to spare and want to do something philanthropic, I highly recommend KIVA.org. You are helping people to help themselves, and once the loan is paid back you can help someone else or take the money back.
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| Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
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9:35 pm - Why my job makes me want to cry with frustration...
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Today was just aggravating. Some corporate higher ups were in, including the VP of something or other. She was nice enough, but the mentality was still ridiculous. She asked me about why the wait was 2 hours, I mentioned that one of our employees was out sick and she asked if we could call in another tech. I told her everyone else who works in the pharmacy was already scheduled for the day.
( bulk of the rant )
I've always said that retail shows the worst side of the human race, but retail pharmacy takes it to a whole other level. I've had people on medicare freak out at me because they don't think they should have to pay a $3 co-pay because their prescription doesn't come in generic. Women with rich husbands who treat their mood meds like they are their latest fashion accessory. Assholes who wait until the last minute to bring in the script they've been holding for months, only to find out they're expired or we don't have the product in stock. People who get maintenance meds every month, but claim to NEED them immediately instead of dropping the bottle off a couple days before running out. Just about everyone treats you like you're sub-human because their doctor forgot to call in their script, or their insurance doesn't cover a particular drug, or because they just don't understand how things work. I'm really hoping Tyler gets approved for a home loan so that I can start looking at other employment options. I don't want to switch right now, because in 3 months I could be living somewhere else.
current mood: aggravated
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| Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
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1:08 pm
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I haven't been on LJ in about a month. I'll admit it, I'm a horrible WoW addict right now. I work, cook, sleep, and play WoW. A simple, but enjoyable existence.
Lately Tyler and I have been looking into getting a house. The roomies are going their own way when the lease is up, and for Tyler and I to pay for an apartment on our own, we might as well just buy a place. We've found a great house, but it goes up for auction this Saturday, so it looks doubtful that we'll get it since we're still in the early stages of all the financing bullshit.
I tried to re-loan the money I have in my KIVA.org account, but everyone is currently funded there!
Tyler is taking time off the second week of April since he has vacation time to blow. We'll be hitting a low dough show at The Machine Shop to see Jimmie's Chicken Shack, No Resolve, and Soul Dub on April 9th. We've only seen No Resolve before, so we checked out youtube to get a feel for the other two bands. They were pretty decent, but between all 3, it's going to be an interesting mesh of sounds.
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| Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
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7:33 pm - Part time status
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SATURDAY-
Went to Gamer's to play some board/card games, but due to the weather and illness, it sorta fell through. I hadn't really wanted to leave the house myself, so I went back home and stayed warm. Later that evening though, Tyler brought people over for Rock Band, drinking, and The Great Dalmuti.
We decided that anyone who was the Great Dalmuti only 2 times in a row could make a rule (instead of 3 times), so we ended up with "if you swear, take a drink", whenever the Greater Peon can't make a play he must say "this sucks cock" and everyone else then must say "mmm cock", the Greater Peon can not be taller than the Great Dalmuti, and I think there was something else, but I can't remember.
SUNDAY-
Hangover recovery day.
MONDAY & TUESDAY-
Work was really bad and we got backed up with 3 hour waits. I was getting pissed off at all the people who kept coming back earlier than we told them to.
Also, if I decide to make sure your drug is in stock and place it in the basket with your script when you're dropping it off, (a couple of my co-workers don't do this, which can lead to you coming back only to find out we'll have to order it and then you get pissed about the unnecessary wait and extra trip)... DO NOT SAY "2 hour wait?! You have it right there... can't you just give it to me?" IF I COULD JUST GIVE IT TO YOU, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED TO SEE THE DOCTOR FOR A FUCKING PRESCRIPTION. IT WOULD BE AN OTC PRODUCT AND I WOULD BE SPARED YOUR STUPIDITY!!! The pharmacy is not just a giant storage closet for drugs, and we are not your fetch monkeys. We're responsible for making sure the law is followed, your insurance is billed properly, and that everything is in order for when we get audited.
Sheesh.
WEDNESDAY-
I am home sick today, as I think all this stress has given me gastrointestinal problems. As of yesterday, with Tyler's blessing, I have gone down to being a part-timer with a request of 32 hours a week. I am hoping that having an extra day off per week will help me be less angry and stressed. In return, Tyler is covering my quarter of rent and utilities and I am responsible for keeping him fed at lunch and most dinners. I am also hoping that maybe this will give me time to be creative again, but I think it will mostly be spent keeping on top of household chores and recovering from work.
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| Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
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11:47 am - Tits on a Train! Valentines Day, Tax Return, TV.
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FRIDAY-
Worked a morning shift, then tried a new deck for MTG. It bombed big time, so I dropped after a couple rounds.
SATURDAY-
Had to work on Valentine's Day, so after I got out of work, Tyler and I went TV hunting. I was saving my tax return for a house down-payment, but the house I liked sold, and Tyler and I are thinking we'll just rent another year so that we're in a better position financially. Unfortunately, everywhere seemed to be sold out of 1080p 42" LCDs, so we failed at that. We thought it would be so cool to come home, set up the new TV, watch porn, and drink. Something different than a typical Valentine's Day.
I did pick up Spore Galactic Edition since it dropped to $50. Also 2 copies of Wrath of the Lich King.
There was an hour wait to get into Olive Garden, so we tried Italia Gardens instead, since they had a 15 minute wait. The food was way better than Olive Garden, with bigger portions for the same price. The only thing I didn't like as much was the salad dressing. I had a baked platter, with lasagna, ravioli, and mostaccioli. Tyler had some sort of pasta with mussels, shrimp, and other seafood.
SUNDAY-
Went to Gamers Sanctuary to play WoW since Tyler no longer has a computer. We both really enjoyed playing death knights for the first time.
We also tried a card game called "The Great Dalmuti". Very addictive and fun. I have a copy on order now.
Spent more of my tax return there. Bought Munchkin Quest 2, More Kung Fu Fighting, Unspeakable Words, and The Red Dragon Inn 2. Also ordered Ingenious.
Later that evening, Scott ran us through an instance and got Tyler's hunter and my priest a couple nice items.
MONDAY-
Tyler found out that Best Buy in Farmington Hills had the TV I wanted, so after work we drove out there. He surprised me with roses! <3 We got the TV without trouble, and he dropped me back off at my car. On my way home I got stuck at a train crossing. One of the train cars had "tits" spray painted on it. I counted the cars hoping that there might be 69 of them, but there were only 102. :P
Set the TV up and hooked my computer to it. Spore and WoW both look amazing! It takes some getting used to and I'll need a wireless keyboard and mouse with more range though.
current mood: awake
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