Endless Night

It's 3:51pm and I don't think I'm anywhere close to this work day ending. How sad for me. Yesterday was a horrendous day as our main system was down the entire day, which did not help us to prepare what little we could have prepared for month end today. So, as a collective group yesterday afternoon, we decided that we would stay as late as necessary tonight so that we would not have to come in on Saturday as well. I'm afraid we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into. Ugh! Unfortunately, I will not be coming in tomorrow since it will be the last chance I have to see my parents before they leave for the winter (and late Summer and Fall). So, it could get quite ugly here. Hopefully, I can get a few hours' sleep before hitting the road tomorrow morning! Happy 4th of July all!

Day 1 - almost

"If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it has no calories"

This is my last day of food freedom! I signed up for Weight Watchers today and will go for my first weigh-in tomorrow, although I have an idea of where I'm at. This also means, of course that I'll need to start my exercising again. That's always a bitch to get going on, I just hate it. However, given that I also decided to quit smoking this week...that should make it somewhat easier for me. So, now I'm trying to decide what I want my 'last meal' to be. In the event that I don't make it to a meeting tomorrow as intended, I'll go on Tuesday, which is going to be my regular meeting day. I am really pumped to get moving on this, it's a real late start, considering half of it was supposed to be gone by my birthday (which is now in 3 weeks). So, I suppose I'll have to set a new goal now. Three weeks from today I will be down 7lbs. Woohoo, here I go!

P.C. Gone Wild?

This just strikes me as hilarious. So, apparently just certain departments or certain people receive recognition/celebrations/decorations on their birthdays...I won't go in to trying to figure that out right now because it really makes no sense anyway.

So, on to the hilarity. I will preface this by saying that I have no prejudices, ill feelings or any negative association with homosexuals whatsoever. As I have stated before, I have friends that are gay and "to each his own" is a favorite and oft quoted motto of mine. That aside, there is a lesbian in our accounting department and it happens to be her birthday today. She also happens to be one of the lucky few who has received the birthday accoutrement. I fear that those in charge of decorating her cube may have been very confused and/or nervous as to just how to do so without offending or misstepping in any way, shape or form. The result was utterly ridiculous, if I do say so myself. She also happens to be a hockey player and so her cube is doused with inflatable hockey sticks and a sign that says 'Hockey Birthday'. It is more masculine than any of the cubes I have previously seen decorated for the men in the building. I can hardly wait to see what the gift is. People, sometimes simple just is best.

Oh well, whatever gets me the free brownie and ice cream for birthday dessert.

Sulky Wednesday

I am sulking today...a lot, actually. They say you should stick to what you're good at and I will admit...I can sulk with the best of them! My miserable existence is prime sulking ground right now. First off, my $300 reimbursement for the dental work I had completed in Mexico in February ended up being a $15.65 reimbursement. Why should my luck change now, right? So, I was planning to take the check, have a friend/co-worker cash it today and have myself a real grand night out on the town at bingo. The friend/co-worker called in sick today, forgetting that this $15 check was pretty damn important to me right now, I've been peppered with phone calls and messages from an unrequited love of mine who I have been trying to shake now for months which is not helping to settle the sulking at all. Just more of the same from him, words that mean absolutely nothing to me. So, that's not pleasant.

I'm going to turn this day around though...I promise you, I will. My girl Stacy and I are going to bingo tonight, whether I have to hawk the damn dvd player or not and we are winning big, and when I say big...I'm not talking little. Later, I'm off to sulk.