To do List

Today I made a to do list cause I have so much to remember this week. Here’s a sample:
put away Easter decorations
mail niece’s birthday card and get gift card (she’s 16 next week)
call dentist to get teeth cleaned (it’s been 2 years)
call eyeglass place (nosepads are breaking apart)
buy new stamps since price changed
pay rent and other bills
play laser light with Frodo (I’m neglecting his favorite activity watching movies)
brush Precious (he needs it)
buy groceries
exercise (my abs need it for future bikini display)
start Spring Cleaning when weather warms up
The End. Post later. Bye!

Walk interupted

It has been announced on the weather that it will be cold and rainy this weekend. I put my sweater and winter coat bundled up for a 40 degree walk. Neighbors on 2nd floor are moving out. Precious checks out the apartment with the door open. I grab him up. Frodo is terrified and stays on the landing above. It's warm outside and the movers are wearing t-shirts. Talk about bad weather forecasting. Precious walks down to the front door and disappears. I go outside to find him, unzipping my coat. A dog walks by stirring up the dog on the ground floor (my cats aren't the only ones that make him go crazy). After a while he meows. He went around the building. We walk around to the back door and he runs upstairs. We get to the 3rd floor and Precious is ready to go home. But Frodo is in the other hallway. I open the door and Frodo dashes in to the apartment door to the top of the cupboards. Poor Frodo. My thermometer say 63 degrees. I changed to a long sleeve shirt and opened the windows along witht he balcony door. Precious is checking out the windows and Frodo just came down. Oh, I forgot their after walk can food. Better go. Post later. Bye!

Bare face today

The past couple weeks I have been trying out my new eye make-up, four colors with colors labeled brow bone, lid, crease, and outer corner for a drmatic look. At first people didn't even notice and then a guy asked if I was wearing make-up (Tip: Men never notice you are wearing any make-up unless you are wearing eye shadow). My male coworkers congratulated him for noticing. Then the next day after that, a guy at another car rental asked if I did something cause I look different, fresher, than normal. I told him I was wearing new make-up stating that since I got this new eye shadow I might as well wear the rest of it.

At first it took me about 30 minutes to get the full effect on (liner, mascara, concealer, powder, blush, and of course 4 eye shadows) making myself late for work from constantly retouching and the next week I cut it down to 15 minutes. But today, I went bare face from not having the time cause I overslept. You know what, I don't see that much difference between bare face and make-up face. Funny. Post later. Bye!

Niece goes home

Niece woke up before me (I think everybody in the world wakes up before me) and heard her playing in the living room. I went out to turn on the TV for the PBS kid shows and Caillou was on, her favorite show. Then made her oatmeal and milk breakfast and went back to bed. Woke up again and got up. Did cat chores, got niece dressed, and had lunch before we went outside. Had fruit mix while waiting for fish and fries to cook in the oven. Poor cats meowed and meowed in confusion because we go outside right after I get dressed. Once outside, Niece was upset the cats didn't follow her, but what can I do about it. Precious got spooked by the UPS van and Frodo refused to come back in. It didn't help that my niece was right in the doorway squealing and kicking her feet trying to play with Precious. Had her sit on a step to get her away from the door, didn't work so had both niece and Precious go upstairs. I grabbed Frodo's fishing pole and a dog walking by encouraged going back in.

We colored and read books while watching Lady and the Tramp. Then it was time to go home. Natually niece thinks she should not go home. I told her that Mommy and Daddy miss her so she has to go home. She asked where her baby sister is, cause she is staying with me when they go to China. I explained her sister is in China and someday come home to her. Auntie is coming to her home too and do her laundry. She cried all the way to the car. My sister was very happy to see her and cuddled on the couch watching more Caillou. I gave a good report of niece. When laundry was done, I went home to more tears. Cats are enjoying the balcony. It will rain the rest of the week so better enjoy the sunshine today. Post later. Bye!

Niece visit

I went over to get my niece for our overnight stay and my sister forgot all about it. She has so many things to remember. Niece was excited to see the cats. We opened her toy box with coloring books, dolls, and meowing kitty with a bottle making slurping noises. I forgot I put a few books in it too. We had our supper while she read books and played with the cats. We had mac and cheese, carrots, celery and peanut butter, banana, chicken nuggets, and milk. She was more interested in reading the Cinderella coloring book than coloring in it. We watched Dumbo, I don't think she had seen it before. She turned away at the elephants falling from their pyramid and when the pink elephants came on, but when I said dancing elephants are not scary she looked. Then she had a bath and played with the bath toys. I only washed her body since I didn't have baby shampoo. She liked her Princess towel with a crown on top. Got her into her pj's and had jello. She claimed she never saw Cinderella and wanted to see it, but I insisted on Dumbo (she needs new things to watch once in a while). I put in Cinderella while we had our snack. I baked up a cake/cookie in the microwave, but scooped it up before completely cooling off so it was mush. I skipped around the Cinderella movie to finish it. She said she was getting tired and wanted to go to bed. I let the cats out on the balcony and started reciting the lines of the movie. She kept saying, Do it, do it, whenever I stoppped. We brushed her teeth (difficult since she was biting down on it), read bedtime stories, and now she is in her sleeping bag. I turned on the news at 10.

During our cat walk we exploring the playground when Precious disappeared and then came running to me. I didn't hear anything so wasn't sure what spooked him. Then here comes that stray cat and cats hide from it. Party is over. Now the cats won't come out to go home. I got the fishing pole and carried Precious in. Frodo hissed at me and hid under the bush. Cat toy got him out but would not leave the stray cat. Then neighbor came out our door with his dog. Frodo came right in. When Niece came Frodo hid up on the fridge, but came down after a while and even jumped on Niece's lap while watching Cinderella. Frodo also got stuck in the fridge when I was cooking our cake/cookie. He yowled to get out to the amusement of Niece when he jumped out. How's your day. Post later. Bye!

Happy Easter

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter. I got up about 12:15 PM, took cats outside, went to work, did crossword puzzles, watched movies, had no bad customers, pop machine was broken at the cafeteria so went down to the basement's pop machine for my caffeine fix, waited for a delayed flight that came in at 1:15 AM, and came home to my kitties wanting outside again. My Easter dinner was frozen pancakes and precooked bacon heated in the microwave, and some cranberry juice. Today, my niece will spend the night. She loves the kitties. Well better go to bed so I can get up before 5:00 PM.Happy Easter. Bye!

What a jerk

Had a guy argue over the direct billing rules that changed last December, and then in the middle of the argument he asks me out for drinks after I get off work. The nerve him thinking I would go out with him after all his whining how unfair I am to him. What an asshole. Done ranting.

Cats had a pleasant walk today in the beautiful sunshine. Then another coworker asked if I was dating the new guy at the car rental next door or not. I have to ask if these people want me to date this guy because they are bored at work and have nothing better to do, cause they leave out any indication of this guy's interest. Just because he isn't married doesn't mean he doesn't have a girlfriend.

Anyway, sorry the cats haven't done anything worth talking about. They sleep, chase each other, and eat. Post later. Bye!

Easter present

Gave my niece her Easter present of Snow White Barbie and Roo's Springtime with Easter them cover. We dyed eggs and watched her new Pooh video. She loves Pooh.

Cats had a nice walk in the sunshine. That is until the mailman truck appeared spooking Precious and then a tiny puppy, small enough to fit in my hand, came outside with a man and spooked Frodo.

Well better go. Post later. Bye!

Interesting email

Got an interesting email. A man introduced himself as a director of a bank in Hong Kong and contacted me with a with a $24 million money transfer proposition. He will give me the details when I reply with my interest. Hmm, money transfer proposition? Isn't that called money laundering and the second I hit transfer I get arrested. Where do these criminals get my email address? Sometimes I hate living in the digital age, or is it the internet age now. Post later. Bye!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Let's see. This week the cats enjoyed the nice weather, so much that Frodo hissed at me for trying to pick him up. I shouted, Don't you hiss at me little boy. He went under the bushes and hid. Precious had gotten spooked by a very loud car driving by and went to the back door, then the front door riling up the ground floor dog to meow like crazy to be let in. So went back inside to let Precious in and grabbed a fishing pole to lure Frodo. He got out of the bush but stopped stop on top of the hill next to the door. Then a dog appeared and Frodo refused to move. Then he got behind me to hide from dog and I walked to the door. That time he willingly went in.

Then yesterday I almost stepped on Precious's head. He was under the bed with his head sticking out. I got out of bed and felt fur under my foot and jumped. Precious meowed. He has driving me nuts wanting to out constantly, I let them out on the balcony to have them come in after 2 minutes today. The temp goes down at night. Then 20 minutes later they out again.

What else. Oh, I found the head of a toy mouse in the hall today. Can't find the other half anywhere. Frodo has been chasing box elder bugs in the stairwell this week. The kitties are loving the new green grass and have a feast every time we go out. It rained today and people attending the St Paddy's parade brought umbrellas. I planned to go shopping today, but didn't feel like going anywhere. Got a gift card to the local mall for Employee Appreciation Day (otherwise known as Secretaries Day).

A coworker called in sick this weekend, Friday he twisted his back, Saturday he had the flu, Sunday his wife had the flu and couldn't take care of their toddler son while 8 months pregant and sick. Whatever. A coworker commented how this guy calls in sick on weekends only. I joked back to look on the bright side, Eventually he will run out of sick days. Got to work with the manager Sunday night. We chatted about our cats, wanting to take a vacation but have no money, etc.

Oh I forgot to mention that for February's commission I got the highest and $100 bonus nobody else gets. And I get an extra day to work cause someone went on vacation. I need the money. I've been thinking of taking a vacation but everything is so expensive and it will only get worse. Besides, where would I go by myself. I did read about a culture tour with SouthwestIndian.com that runs a catalog to help the poor people on reservations. It has a lot of cool stuff if you like southwest stuff. I would love to see Anasazi Ruins (Southwest Indian ancestors), I love ancient history. I thought about Mammoth Caves in Kentucky, or a National Park like Yosemite. Oh well, gotta see how my sister's China trip works out first before making any big plans.

Can't think of anything else to talk about. Post later. Bye!
Precious and Frodo say Meow.

Excitement of the day

I'll skip the making customers mad stories of the day and move on to the suggestion that I go see this smashed up car a customer miraclously survived with the drivers side of the car gone. The guy pulled over the road to take a nap and some of the car was still in the driving lane which got hit by a semi truck. So then found out it had already be removed from our lot. The estimate was $22,000 of damage while the car was worth only $14,000. Plus there is the question of if this guy has insurance or is it expired at time of accident. Then after asking to the guys to take me over to the wash bay (I am not walking), they said I could help shuttle cars over. Sure why not. I brought over 4 cars and guys said I was slow. Had to ask how to put the window back up, had to exit the car to swipe my badge, get back in the car, switch to drive from park, all before the gate arm went back down. My arms aren't long enough to reach the box even with the car hitting the curb. Then, every time I had adjust the seat to reach the pedals (all my guys are taller than me), had trouble seeing behind me because the head rest blocked my view, and the last car I drove in I could not remove the keys from the ignition. I didn't have the keys back far enough to unlock. I jerked them as back as I could. But other than I had fun and got on the guy's good side for a while. Post later. Bye!

I won the British Lottery

I received a couple emails stating I won 3 million pounds stirling in the British Lottery. My email address was picked out of a quarter of million email addresses that were entered.

Gee, I don't recall entering any British lottery. They want a reply with my full name, address, phone number, sex, occupation, etc. and if I want a cheque or bank transfer. Ya think it is a scam to implant a virus into my computer or the real thing. I would think people entering a lottery would include contact info in their entry, don't ya think. I think it is a scam targeted at stupid people. Phishing is it called now? Anyway, later. B.

Nice Weather

We are having lovely weather this week, in the 50's and 60's. Cats were outside an hour yesterday and today not so long cause the cars driving by frightened them. And today the price of gas went up to $3.09. They said it is going to get up to $4 a gallon. Checked out the new and much larger grocery store. Mom would despise it since she has arthitis. I had to walk everywhere to find my stuff. At least I got my exercise. My sleep aid wasn't listed in the aisle signs (neither was family planning section). It was on the bottom shelf of the aspirin. They should set it by the allergy stuff since half the pills contain my allergy medicine. Ran into one of airport janitors and finally met the wife I hear so much about. The good thing is my bank outlet is in the store so I don't have to go all the way to another town to deposit stuff, and maybe cash the occasional check. They have the gas station there too. They have a glass waterfall where water streams down a pane of glass to a pool. Oh, and the new can/bottle redemption machines are cool too. I just recalled not turning the receipt to the cashier. Oops, got to go back tomorrow to get my $3. Well, nothing else to say. Post later. Bye!

A List

I was reading Oprah Magazine and found letters to the editor about people grateful for the article in a past issue about making a list of traits you want in a husband, and that will come to you cause you are focusing on what you want, not traits you don't want.

Also, in the magazine they had articles about friendships, which I skip since I don't really have friends. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of email pals that never write except for the generic "Everything is fine" note at Christmas. Sure I talk to people at work but we never converse outside of work. Though whenever I do think I'm gaining a friend at work, she turns into the makeover artist changing my clothes, shoes, hair, make-up, etc. I don't like being someone's project or clone so I pull away. I also despise people who insist on coming to their church when I keep telling them I will never come. I guess my definition of friend is anyone who can tolerate my presence.

So in that here is my list for people I want in my life, husband or friend.

Traits I Won't Tolerate:

Control freak w/abusive personality cause I get enough verbal abuse from my family that I don't need any more from friends.

People who answer every story I tell with "What you need to do is". I'm not asking for advice, I am telling a story, period. I also get plenty unsolicited advice from everybody I know that I don't need more.

Guy who gets a agressive/vicious dog breed simply to prove to everyone how tough and strong he is. I will not have a vicious dog attack my cats or bite off the fingers of my 4-year-old niece in my home. Besides, a vicious dog will prove how neglectful and ignorant you are of needs of something that depends on you for care, not how tough you are.

I don't wish to be close to the stupidest people on earth dependent on me telling them what to do.

I don't want someone who loves cooking cause I enjoy it so I don't want compeition for the stove.

What traits I do want:

Kind, generous, funny, willing to take me out, imagination, good communicator, good negotiator and cooperative, likes to hold hands and snuggle, someone who takes care of themself, likes cats and other creatures (nothing that would cause harm to my cats), and a nice smile. I prefer tall, blond, and muscular, but can fall for any hair color or stature.

Now where do I find someone like that? I bet guys like that are already married with 3 kids. Post later. Bye!

Glad it is my Friday

Had a customer come up to the counter with fur coat, manicured hair that looked like she jumped out of a Vogue magazine, brand name purse, pulling giant black suitcases, and knew instantly she is going to be a bitch. I was not disappointed.

She whined about her contract, frowned that I didn't know exactly where her home office was located, and had to argue what most corporate accounts contain in their contract. I was wrong of course. Whatever. She comes back demanding to know where her car is cause it is not in our lot outside the door. No, it is not, it is in another lot. She has rented from us a dozen times and never had to pick up a car in another lot. Yeah well, there is a first time for everything (I did not say that part to her). I offered to walk her to the exit door to point out the lot. Someone outside said she has to take a shuttle to it. No, that person was wrong. She shouts, Nevermind I'll just walk all over the airport finding this car myself. Unnecessary, I will go with her. Then walking out the door, she whines how her luggage is heavy and it is unfair to make her walk so far with it. I neglected to point out the luggage carts. Outside, w/out my coat, I point out the lot the car is in.

She comes back again cause the car is not in the stall I wrote down on her folder. She orders I put on my coat and go with her to this spot and see for myself it is not there. Unnecessary, I will just give another car. While exchanging cars in the computer, she asks how long I have worked here. Almost 7 years. Oh really, she replies in that doubtful tone. If this snow queen thinks she is going to shake me up, she has another thing coming. If I am upset, it's because of my coworkers writing incorrect stall numbers so I have to abandon my counter and to hunt this car down, and often times it is on the wash bay area. With coat on, walk her to her new car and hit the unlock button to make sure this one is where it is suppose to be. She whines again about how I don't know what it is like carrying her heavy luggage all over this airport. This car is in our closer lot. She demands I go check the stall for her first car. I apologize and assure her I will look for this car.

Go look for this car in the other lot. It is not in the other lot. Okay, now I'm pissed and check our closer lot. It is 10 paces from the exit door and we passed by it on the way to her new car. Those jerk coworkers. I explain to the other rentals I pass by on the way back in why the lady was yelling at me including that if the car washers get mad cause we sit on our butts all day reading magazines while they are working their butts off washing cars, I say they don't have to deal with people screaming in their faces so that makes us even. At least it is my Friday. Joy to the World. Oh then I come home to find all the most parking spaces taken, even by the curb where you are not suppose to park. Is there a party of some sort going on? It sure is not a holiday and it is a Sunday night. I circled around twice and parked at the bottom of the hill. Post later. Bye!

Funny work story

I have a funny work story for ya. Guy comes up to the counter asking if the car rental next door person is here. Yes, he is right there behind the counter. There are 3 customers in line at this counter. Guy doesn't see him. I explain he is sitting down, he is on crutches so he has to sit down. There's not more than one employee there? Nope, they have been cutting back on their workforce so people are working alone by themselves. He gets in line behind the other 3 people. When he reaches the counter, I take off for the rest room since nobody is coming by my counter. When I walk out of the stall, the guy is standing by the sinks. I tell him he is not suppose to be in here. Oh sorry, he says and leaves. Only male janitors and little boys are allowed in the ladies room. Post later. Bye!

Days off

Not much happened on my days off. Frodo finally took a couple of naps atop of the new cat tower, and it only took him a month. Frodo chased the laser light and fishing pole. Went grocery shopping and debated whether or not to give my baby niece an Easter present. If I give her one, my other nieces in another state will feel left out. And then there is the fact that one year my niece got 4 Easter bunnies. Then my sister despises candy being given to her by her preschool during any event: birthdays, Halloween, Chirstmas, Valentines's. So chocolate bunny would be frowned upon. I saw cute Princess dolls of Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Aurora, Jasmine, Ariel, but how does one pick. My niece has 4 Cinderella dolls. My sister said I could get Snow White, she loves Snow White though she never seen the movie. Okay, I'll get the Snow White Barbie. I thought I could get the movie to go with it online with my Disney Movie Club membership. Nope. Not there. What is the deal with all the Princess dolls, Princess Christmas DVD, and the books with the storyline (my niece has 5 Cinderlla books), the movie sequels, but you can't buy the DVD? No Snow White, No Sleeping Beauty, No Beauty and the Beast, and now No more Cinderella or Aladdin DVDs. I do have The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and the first Aladdin. Only 2nd hand DVDs that don't come in their original containers or scratched up. Whose wants to spend $50 on a scratched up DVD on amazon.com? As any collector knows, mint condition and original packaging make the most money. So I got Roo's Springtime from Winnie Pooh instead. Niece loves Pooh.

I babysat while sister to a meeting. I brought Lilo and Stitch. My sister got confused when I told her my niece pouted when the aliens refused to rescue Lilo for Nani. She crossed her arms and shouted at the TV, Go get Lilo! My sister never seen the original. I had to explain there have been more movies made after the original she could be confusing it with. Despite my niece's earlier objection to watching anything she has not seen before, she did enjoy the movie.

Come home to my kitties and played with the laser light. Read a couple pages about feeding a ferret. It may be more natural to give a ferret pinkies (baby mice) or chicks, but the thought of handing over baby animals makes me want to vomit. I rather give any future ferret a chicken leg or wing. I liked the idea of human baby food, boiled egg, or kibble ferret food with chicken broth on top much better. My carnivore cats seem to get along with cat food and cat treats along with the occasional eating off my plate (Precious loves pasta and Frodo loves cheese).

Well, better go to bed now. Gotta work tomorrow. Post later. Bye!

Happy Snowstorm

I was counting the cash drawer when the loud and booming PA system announced the airport (or rather the actual runway) is closed and for those waiting for the flight from Denver was diverted to Omaha and the flight from Wisconsin was sent back to Milwaukee. That means we get to go home. Took a few minutes to wipe off my car (snow, no ice) with a cd blasting through the glass. I finished at the end of the remake of Shout at the Devil by Motley Crue, so I'm guessing 5 minutes.

I went out to 4" of snow. I took my regular route by the airforce base thinking it would be plowed like the street running by the airport. No, it wasn't so I tried to stay in the tire tracks. I thought it amusing it wasn't plowed because it is a snow route (gets plowed first) so the military personnel can get through (it is not a main drag road so I'm guessing that is why it is a snow route). But whatever. Get home and there is a big pick up truck in the middle of entrance. What is he waiting for? He backs out into the street and I zoom up the parking lot. I was a bit crooked parking but tires got stuck so couldn't straighten my car better. Kitties are scratching the glass balcony door to go out, but I'm refusing to open the door. It's cold.

Happy Snowstorm. I think I'll have a Harry Potter Marathon tomorrow when I get up. Post later. Bye!