Catching Up

OK, I was slack for a couple of days and didn't post. That's because there's just so damn much going on that by the time I get home, I'm exhausted. So, now I'm backtracking.

Thursday - I got this thing in the mail earlier in the week from a car dealership saying that I had been pre-approved for up to a $23,500 loan with $2000 cash back on a new car, regardless of credit. So I said, what the hell, and went over to the dealership on Thursday night to see if I could buy a new truck.

Needless to say, they didn't honor their offer once they pulled my credit report. Well, they did still want to sell me a car... either a cheaper one that I did not want, or they wanted $4000 on the truck that I wanted. Well, I didn't tell them that I actually did have that much down payment 'cause I really don't want a new car that bad. I told them the best I could do was $1500 cash and my '95 Ford Aspire (which they weren't all that excited about)... The salesman was actually surprised when I thanked him and just walked out of the dealership. My friend Mark says to give them until Monday, and if they don't sell the vehicle I was looking at, they'll probably call me back. Personally, I don't really care, I like living without a car payment.

Friday I just couldn't get it together. I felt lethargic all day and just couldn't think well. I offered to come in on Saturday early (like 7 or 8 in the morning) and help her out with more transition stuff, however, I was up all night last night heaving my guts out. I must have picked up some kind of 24 hour flu bug or something. I was supposed to go out for coffee with Karen last night, but between feeling rotten and the tornado watch/warnings that were all over the place last night, we postponed until next weekend. I played with Rembrandt a lot.

This morning, I called my team lead to apologize for not coming in, but I don't want to get anybody sick if I'm contagious. I stopped throwing up at 4 a.m. and I finally got up at 11 a.m. today and I'm feeling better... kinda drug out, but not nauseaus any more. I just finished the litter box switchover and cleaned the bathroom floor. As soon as I was done, Rembrandt hopped into his clean litterbox and made it dirty again... LOL

We'll see, but I'm pretty sure that he can't fling much litter out of the new litterbox... there wasn't much in its vicinity when I had them both in there, and now that the other one is gone and I have vacuumed up all the stray litter bits, I should be able to tell how much of mess he's leaving now... if it gets bad again, I'm putting the hood on the litterbox.

So that's my recap since Wednesday. Gee, I lead such an interesting life, I'm surprised I have anyone reading my journal at all.

Ciao for now.

Got this from one of my mailing lists:

This is an actual job application a 17 year old boy submitted at a McDonald's fast-food establishment in Florida...and they hired him because he was so honest and funny!

NAME: Greg Bulmash

SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person.

DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously,
whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.

DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz
style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.

EDUCATION: Yes.

LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.

SALARY: Less than I'm worth.

MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and
post-it notes.

REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.

HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.

PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more
intimate environment.

MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?

DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?: Of what?

DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be
"Do you have a car that runs?"

HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.

DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job no, on my breaks yes.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the
greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.

DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Yes. Absolutely.

SIGN HERE: Aries.