The Adventures of Being Me

Got home and found my first birthday card in the mailbox. At least somebody remembers my birthday w/out yearly reminders (kidding just kidding). My aunt still keeps asking when I'm taking a vacation. I wrote her a letter this week but maybe she hadn't received it when she wrote the letter. No email for her. My uncle is progressing as well as can be expected. Had a boring day at work. Apparently starting at the 1st of next month, which in Monday, the airport will be adding a new fee to all the car rental counter receipts to help pay for improvements of the airport. Originally, it is to pay for a new service station only half car rentals will use but there is a line that says the funds from this fee can be redirected as needed. Yeah I know what that means, replacing lost profits when the airport execs aren't making enough money. I know how business works. That will fun to explain to the customers. We recieved a message from corporate after an accident someone refused to pay f...

Had a coworker I normally don't see. She had bad scratches from her new kitten because he missed jumping on the couch and landed on her calf. Apparently, she is getting moved to the other location cause someobdy put in their two week notice. Poor girl, she's going to be bored to tears out there since they have less business than we do. Had a guy complain about his car and the car jockeys standing by told me to tear up the note I just wrote because certain things they don't just care about, like car part is taped instead of glued, bouncing brakes, or remote doesn't work. I explain I simply write what customer says to make them happy. Car jockeys said I need to tell those kind of people Ugh (with obscene gesture). When they left I told coworker, Now we understand why they are outside and we are in here, We can't tell customers Ugh. Well Precious is in a better mood and stopped growling at Frodo after I came home. He was growling at him this morning. Now they are playi...

Took Frodo to the vet. When I grabbed the carrier both cats ran under the bed. Then they ran around the rocking chair and up the refridgerator. I took Frodo before he jumped up to the cupboards. Precious already made it and hissed at me. He didn't struggle too much and got him in the carrier fairly easily. I told the vet nurse he knows what is going to happen. He didn't get much of an inspection (eyes, ears, and teeth) being that he refused to get out of the carrier. He meausred at 13.4 pounds, 15 is top cat weight. I grabbed him up but his toe caught on the wires and he unleased his claw to hang on and jump back in. The vet nurse scuffed him and lifted him out. Scruffing is when you tightly grab the back of an animal's neck, if you didn't know that. Temperature taken with an ear thing and heart beat heard in addition to his panting in fear. Got his shots and he sprinted to the carrier. He was quiet in car except when I stopped, both ways. Precious ran away from the ...

Called up the grocery store and couldn't recall what color they were. My glasses are turquoise and black so that didn't help any. They had small magnetic shades found this morning so they had to be mine and picked up my sunglasses. They went bent in the center so had to flatten them to make sure they were mine. They fit perfectly so thanked them and went on my way. Whew. Precious meows and meows to go outside, but won't let me put on his harness. Tomorrow take Frodo to the vet. I like appointments so there is less waiting since the vet stresses them so much they won't come out of the carrier, especially if there is barking dog in the waiting room being held back from attacking them and they have no escape. But at least it is only once a year. I heard reports on TV of people not taking their pets to the vet to save money. Yes, well, catching rabies or distemper will cost a lot more. The shots don't cost that much anyway, in my view of course. Food and litter cost mu...

No Shawn Johnson at the airport today, Dave Letterman called so she went to New York instead. I just watched her. She said there were 4000 people waiting for her at the Des Moines Airport and now they all are going home. She also said that what they do on the 4 inch balance beam most can't do on the floor. She has a sense of humor. My kitties enjoyed the Olympics too. Frodo jumped at the TV when I didn't pet him, I think it was uneven bars at the moment. They have been competing in their own Olympics here. The Precious and Frodo 50 meter dash across the apartment and balcony. The Precious Wrestling match with the comb and with Frodo. The Frodo Balance beam across the TV to reach the wall shelves to grab a bug. The Frodo vault off the rocking chair in a magnifant flying leap. The Frodo long jump into the grocery sack pile cause I forgot my canvas bags with Precious following. The Frodo and Precious high jump to the cat tower. An acrobatic Frodo floor exercise with beautiful twis...

I woke up and spent about an hour ordering stuff online for my make-up school. Got a list of things I have to buy and class schedule from the place. They recommended shopping at Nordstroms or Sephora for these things, but we don't have any here so had to order online. Then, Professional make-up artists wear all black (why are uniforms always ugly?) so I have to buy new clothes too. One eyeshadow was $20 and hope it is a huge portion that lasts for years at that price. Other stuff was a bit cheaper. Went to work for a long and boring day. Had excitement when a coworker clocked in cause we needed cars and there was only one guy here so it was best not to bother him. Guy at the counter next door casually mentioned the impending mayhem when Shawn Johnson returns from China to a cop to discover they will be ready when she lands. Other passengers besides her need to get their to their luggage without reporters getting in the way. I have a feeling she will be receiving an escort through t...

I saw an interesting report on desk rage. Videos of a desk bound employee jumping over table to assault an employee or a guy who grabbed a employee's monitor and tried to copy the screen on a xerox machine, pounding on the xerox to make it print. The things I miss working at a boring airport. The therapist explained this is happening from compounded problems of home and work causing people to eventually just break down and explode into rage. Yeah, I have stress at home and work, but you don't see jumping over the counter and punching customers. But then, I email my manager of possible future complaints, rant to my blogs, email pals, my coworkers, or the counter next door (whoever is available), or just roll my eyes and continue watching my movie so it does get out of my system. Nobody is worth getting fired over. Better go to bed. Precious went outside 3 days in a row, but not Frodo. Today no walk for either one even with Precious persistant meowing and scratching the door, he...

Having a uneventful week. Wednesday got my oil changed and saw my parents' slashed in half nut trees. In high school, Dad had the brainiac idea to grow his own nuts so he didn't have to buy them at the store. What he didn't know was that nut trees he got took 30 years to grow before producing any nuts. We are half way there to grow nuts and 2 of them had their trunks slashed in half by the storm that came through. Half of one tree is still up and Mom showed me a picture of the part that was hauled away, the another tree completely fell over in several directions knocking out their power line to the house. They had no electricity for a day and a half until the power line was fixed. Dad is in the process of chopping it up and carrying it away. Come to work to find my manager is out for a while cause she is sick and screwed up my coworker's vacation plans. He wasn't going anywhere so he is taking the next week off instead. Dealt with the stupidest customers on earth al...

I am having very peaceful days off. Monday, Precious consented to the harness after 10 minutes of attacking it and we had a 7-minute walk. First he was spooked cause a guy on a bike went by and he ran to the door. Next after scratching his body all over the sidewalk, a UPS truck came by and he flew into the door. Then the garbage truck made a lot of noise and upstairs he ran to jump up on the cupboards. I had to stand on a chair to remove his harness. After the garbage truck left, he came down. Poor Precious. Called Mom telling her I need my oil changed. Dad said he can do it even though his leg and back have been hurting him lately. Mom had to tell me all about their hours long doctor's appointment and numerous tests to see what nerve is being pinched. The thing about talking with old people is that they never stop sharing their medical problems. I guess my uncle in the nursing home is finally on a feeding tube when he started vomiting his pureed food and he had a surgery Mom coul...

Turned on the TV today to see Olyympic coverage of swimming, bicycling, and water polo. The women's gymnastics was scheduled tonight so I went online after coming home from work to see the highlights. Forgive me if I don't feel like recording 6 hours of coverage and watch only 15 minutes of it, that is a lot of fast forwarding. It is reported the Americans did lousy and the Chinese kicked our butts. I viewed photos of the ladies in action to read in the captions only critiques on the color of the leotards and whether or not they match the country's flag. Excuse me, but if I wanted a fashion report I'll read a fashion magazine. Then I tried for the video highlights to be asked to choose my TV service provider and agree to declare that I am a paying subscriber to this company. There was no antenna option. With cuts to my paycheck, I can't afford cable or satellite. So I don't get to watch online videos of the lousy performance of the American ladies. I did see hi...

I received the monthly newsletter from the apartment manager. Cats are now required to be on a leash. If either one of my cats gets injured when a dog chases them up a tree, they getting my 30 day notice immediately. Precious already was chased up a tree with his leash hanging over my head and he struggled to keep his balance with that cord hanging down on his left side. The dog has since left the apartment and now it is empty. People complain about my cats, but I would like to see some dog owners control their dogs. Many times I heard barking outside and my cats are sleeping on the carpet no where near the windows or balcony. I'm sure if I moved out all the dog owners will jump for joy at their success of forcing the cat lady to leave. Yeah well, I'm too broke to go anywhere. Nothing else to report other than the car rental next door had a wildcat customer screaming about her debit card declining, there is plenty money in there. Actually, they do a credit check and if you boun...

Yesterday I received a message on the machine from my brother-in-law after coming in with the cats, I forgot I said I would babysit. Must have gotten distracted before reaching the calendar to write it down when she called last week. So called my brother-in-law apologizing and hopped right over. On the way there was an accident and I stopped right in the center of an intersection and then the light turned red. I tried to move ahead as much as I could so the cross traffic could move on their green light. I had brownie and ice cream in a bowl with a can of pop when I heard the message so took them with me along with the laundry (Yes single people have less nutritional lunches such as brownie and ice cream with a can of soda pop). A neighbor girl was watching my niece until I got there. My sister's cat helped drink up the melted ice cream in the bowl. Let the niece watch movies (I am an evil aunt who lets her niece watch TV instead of forcing her to play with her toys).and later went ...

The Dog Days of Summer are in full swing. Over 100 degrees on my thermometer and the cats come back inside w/out fuss. At least this is not Arizona. Lady with a bird feeder in front of her patio complained my cats hang around her bird feeder (Yes, let's ignore the fact birds fly away when cats approach them) and she has garbage on her porch she doesn't want them near it. I explained I have been spraying them to keep them off, showing my water bottle. Precious was particular naughty meowing at every glass door (I think he is checking for dogs since a ground floor dog moved out) and got a nice shower for it. Once he actually laid down when I started spritzing and I had to get down on my knee to spray at closer range making his fur fly up and spritzing his face to get him off the porch. Then he rolls in in the dirt. Frodo chased Precious a couple times and then they lay on the grass panting. Frodo has been shedding as much as Precious so he gets combed when he naps, he hates the c...