WWJBS?*
"We're Americans. We don't do what is easy. We do what is necessary."
Oh, wait. Real President Obama said that.
*What would Jack Bauer say?
2009
Saturday (Oooh Oooh!)
With a proper shout out to Double S! Let's go back to the zoo!
And of course, I couldn't use that title without the appropriate props to Mr. Bridges with his fine ass self.
If this weekend had only had one day, Saturday really would have been the one that was enough to fill up the whole weekend for me. 🙂
Sit back and enjoy the recap.
- We got up a little on the late side and skipped our usual weekend breakfast of Sergio's because we had some coupons for Burger King. Yeah, they're on my shit list now too. First, don't put the lady that doesn't speak English on drive thru, please. Whatever if you haven't learned English yet. Good on ya for getting a job, but not one where I need to order food and I prefer to do it in ENGLISH! Second, please give me the food that I ordered. If I ask for two orders of cheesey tots, I want two orders. And three coffees. Yes, I paid for three, here's my receipt. Grrrr. Oh, and if it isn't too much trouble, how about you put the lids on the coffee cups so that a medium coffee doesn't decide to empty itself on the floor of the passenger side of my car. Thanks! (Thank goodness for Scotchgard or whatever the heck is on both my mats and carpet because that coffee came out like it never even happened! Woot!)
- It gets better and not in a sarcastic way.
- Lovey and I scored some tickets to go see UM (Hurricanes) play BC (Eagles) at the Bank United Center. It's probably 15 minutes by car but it was super nice out so we decided to ride our bikes over. It took about 35 minutes to get there but then we didn't have to deal with traffic or pay for parking so double bonus. Triple bonus was that our seats were right behind the players' "bench" (it was a bunch of folding chairs). I'm not a huge basketball fan, but it was a great game. UM won. And I got a kiss, or that's what I thought it was when his beak engulfed my head, from Sebastian because as everyone was mobbing the poor guy for photos, I saw his Gatorade cup was empty and offered to get him another. Being a mascot is tough. Been there, done that.
- We had a leisurely bike ride back to the house. Now my bum is sore from my bike seat. The horror!
- This may get confusing in a moment….
- Lovey's BFF, JP, is starting a business with some people that he works with/used to work with. I don't know both of the guys, but I did meet JM previously as he is also a Steelers fan and is from the Pittsburgh area. I am going to do a little website stuff for JP's business (Lord grant me the strength!). In the meantime, JM knows of someone back home that has a website but wants something better. JM and JP mention that they know someone that might be able to help them out (yours truly) and to give them the link to their site and some others that they like. No problem.
- JP stopped by on Saturday to discuss the look and feel for their site and at that time, forwarded me the email with the other place's info. My jaw fell. I opened the link to be sure and sure enough, I know the people from back home that need the website. I've bought car parts from them. BruddaShyner used to WORK there! So of course, I have to text BruddaShyner to ask him if he knows JM. He texts me back saying that he does and JM is in Miami now. HA! BruddaShyner not only knows JM, but he also knows JM's dad. Funny how I have to move a thousand miles away to do a website for people who were five miles away from the house where I grew up.
- The world is soooooo small.
I have just under 5 tons of work to do now. I'm not overwhelmed but I really do have to get organized. And motivated.
Feel free to kick me in the ass if you see me dilly-dallying.
Fridaylutions, bling bling
This past week was basically an epic FAIL all around. I fell behind in my schoolwork and when I got it done, it was a half-assed job and my grades reflected it. Went to the gym a total of ZERO times. Ugh. But hey, there's no need to dwell on the past and my failures.
Today is payday!! Huzzah! And my income tax check was supposed to be deposited today too, but I think that my bank gets confused if more than one deposit comes in at the same time. I'm sure they'll get it in there before the weekend is over. They got Lovey's done and he filed days after me.
I was feeling good this morning, taking photos as I drive. Again. I know. I shouldn't. But I actually like this one which is why I'm sharing it with you, my lovely neighborhood. I'm so happy that my hair is finally getting long. It's been a good six years that I've been growing it out, no cuts, no chemicals. It grows ultra-slowly.
Btw, ROCO Friday!
On with the list for this week:
- A minimum of 5 mornings in the gym. No excuses that they took away some of the early morning classes that I really liked. 30 minutes of cardio and however long it takes to do weights. Come on circus chick!
- You are dehydrated! Drink more water! And while you're at it, eat more healthy stuff. You are not on vacation any longer.
- Put some serious effort into this networking class. It isn't going to go away (for another 3.5 weeks) so suck it up.
- Watch IT Guys! I need more time in a day.
- You have an office (of sorts), use it! You'll concentrate better in there.
- Please, please, please, grab one of the many books off of the bookshelf and try to learn something. Joomla got shelved until someone buys some web hosting so get to work on something else! Let's go with PHP.
Okay boys and girls. I've gotta get rockin on some stuff. Have a great Friday and an even greater weekend!
ROCO!
End this hospital bill, STAT!
You may (or may not) remember my previous griping about the hopsital bill from hell. I'm too lazy to find a link to the story so let's summarize. I went to the hospital without insurance and racked up a hella big bill. I've been paying it off for over two years now. Well, I've been trying to pay it off but even though they have my banking information, the company that handles the bill needs to be screamed at reminded to draft out their payment.
Today I decided that I would be even more responsible and instead of spending what's left of my income tax money after the other bills on something fun for me, that I would see how much of a discount they would offer in a settlement. Well, much to my surprise, they were willing to knock 35% off of the balance! Sweet! And DEAL! They can draft that out next week. Thank you and Good Riddance!
Here's the best part:
I called and asked for the lady that handles my account. The lady that answered the phone asked for my name which is not unusual. I'm on hold and then I get transferred to a voicemail of a person whom I do not know. I hung up without leaving a message and called back. I let the lady who answered know that I called for my lady but got someone else's voicemail. She said that she knew and that was what she was told to do. Grrr.
Since she didn't do anything wrong, I was nice to her. I asked her to please tell my lady that I wasn't calling to complain (this time) so please take my call. Three seconds later, I had her on the line. After we worked out the settlement, she did apologize for not taking my call. She said that she sent me directly to the head of accounting because she "just didn't know how to apologize again" for their screwups.
Unprofessional? Uh, yes, I think so, but this whole ordeal has been. But you know what? It's over. As of next week, I never have to deal with these people again. HOORAY!!
