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The one thing I really like about reading my horoscope is that it forces me to wonder about possibilities. Here’s my horoscope for today:
Quickie:
The mountain is tall, but once you've climbed it, you can see the whole world.
Overview:
Something is brewing, and you can feel it. Changes are afoot inside the group you've been associating with. Big ones. There. Now that you've said it, you won't have to be afraid that you shouldn't speak up. You should. Soon.
Daily extended:
You can't put your finger on it -- not exactly -- but you can tell that something is going on that you weren't informed of. You won't mind unless whoever was supposed to be on your side suddenly seems to have defected. You might also want to consider the fact that someone could be trying to arrange a wonderful surprise for you. Think about it. Because if that's the case, keeping quiet would be your best bet.
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At work, I am supporting a week-long meeting that started today. We had two people from the Canadian Space Agency attending the meeting. I got a chance to speak with them during one of the breaks. I thanked them for hockey. The one guy told me that he wasn’t directly responsible for it, but I told him that if it wasn’t for Canada, we wouldn’t have a large number of players.
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Another story that proves one of my Statements to Live By: God does protect the drunk and the stupid.
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Joyride in Porsche Lands Driver in Jail
Houston - A man's late-night joyride in southwest Houston that turned into a chase ended with police taking the driver into custody, Local 2 reported.
Police said the man, who was caught speeding on Kirby at about 3 a.m., failed to pull over when they flashed their lights at the suspect. Instead, police said the driver sped off, leading them on a chase that reached 70 mph.
The driver eventually lost control and crashed into a tree, totaling the car near River Oaks Elementary.
Officers said they were surprised the suspect did not suffer severe injuries because he was not wearing a seat belt.
The suspect is now in custody. Police have not said what charges he might face.
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I really miss the first boss I had when I worked at Schlumberger; he was the best boss anyone could ask for. I should have known every thing would go down hill once he got promoted and that shit head took his place. Anyway, I sent him an email my new work contact info. I got a response from him this morning that just made me miss him even more. When he saw that I was at NASA, he commented, “I assume that you were able to state that you had excellent training due to having to work with the "Space cadets" at SRC.” He always made me laugh!
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After the AHL all-star break, it was great to go back to an Aeros game. It seemed like forever since I had been to a game, even though it had only been 10 days. The Aeros played the Chicago Wolves both nights. We had some Chicago fans sitting two rows in front of us. They were not very nice at all. On Friday night, one of them decided to put down Texans, which was a stupid, stupid thing to do. You can yell at the team all you want, that’s part of the sport…but don’t take it outside of the game and start insulting people. That pissed me off.
Of course, those annoying people came back for Saturday’s game. They were actually acting a little more pleasant, but that quickly changed. I was ready to kick this one woman’s ass.
At Friday’s game, we noticed that Brent Burns was wearing this bright blue shirt underneath his jersey during the first period. During the second period, he had on a bright gold/yellow shirt. So, for Saturday’s game, I made a sign for him that said “Hey Burns – What color shirt are you wearing this period?” Burns did see the sign during the first and third periods and laughed about it. In fact, when he saw it at the start of the third period, he lift the collar of his shirt to show us what color it was.
After Burns did that, the Chicago fan turned around to look at the sign. Then, she made a comment that just rubbed me the wrong way –
“So, are you going to find out what color the shirt is later?”
Fortunately, I didn’t say my initial thought aloud because it was “Bitch…do I look like a fuckin’ puck bunny to you?” I actually controlled myself and just smiled at her and said, “No, you can see it because the collar is higher than the collar of his jersey”.
Stupid bitch.
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My wonderful horoscope for today:
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You're too old to be throwing tantrums. Sometimes you just can't get your way. All those good things you've been feeling? That 'just knowing' that something good was coming your way? You were absolutely right. It won't be long now. Sit tight, and keep doing what you're doing.
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Obviously, this cannot be correct. I am not too old to throw tantrums!
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I was over at Christine's house this past weekend. I went to check on Brandon just to see what he was doing. He was in his big brother's room playing a video game. As I took a closer look at the game, I realized that the character that Brandon was playing was beating the crap out of this girl. On top of that, the character would call the girl a "ho" after each hit. I went back to tell Christine what kind of game Brandon was playing. She did not know he was playing that game, so she went in the room to turn it off. Brandon was quick to react. "I'll stop killing people" he told her. Right after he said that, the computer character yelled "Son of a bitch!" Now, Christine is frantically trying to get this video game turned off and out of the machine. Again, Brandon had a quick and clever retort. He told Christine "I don't listen to the bad words, mommy...I close my ears!"
He is just too precious!!
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How cute is this! My best friend's 5 year old son, Brandon, gave me this for Valentine's Day:
He even signed his name all by himself! He is just so cute!
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I survive my first day on the job…and I loved it! I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to work with. They all seem to have the same kind of sense of humor that I have, which is scary.
But, what is even scarier than that is the fact that my name badge has “United States Government” on it. Who would have thought….
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My friend, Jackie, is just amazing!
First, she was the one that helped me get the job at SpaceHab.
Now, she has offered to take me on a “field trip” to NASA on Sunday and show me where to park, what building I will be in, and just get me familiar with the surroundings. I think that is so sweet of her! Like I said before, she’s just amazing!
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Many people have asked me what I’ll be doing at my new job. I’m going to try to explain it as best as I can. I can probably explain it better once I’ve actually been working there for a little while.
I will be working for SpaceHab, in their Government Services unit. I will be located at the NASA Johnson Space Center in the Meeting Support department. I will basically be the meeting guru for the various boards of directors. I handle all aspects of any meetings, including meeting logistics, the minutes, the dispersing of information, everything from the start of the idea of the meeting to the very end. What I really like about it is that once I’m trained, I’ll basically be on my own. I really like the idea of that.
I think Irfan said it best when he told me, "God help the space program now." Thanks, Irfan! 
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My precious cat is 7 years old today, which is estimated to be 44 in "human years".
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That’s my official title at my new job that I start on Monday! I’m so excited.
And the bonus…I’m getting paid more that I did at Schlumberger. Yippee!!!
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Okay, so after I posted the previous blog, the lady I interviewed with on Friday called me. They want to offer me the job! They bring me on as a temp employee first, I guess so they can make sure I work out okay. The lady is waiting to hear back from the HR director to see which temp agency they use. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start the new job by next Monday.
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I think my interview on Friday went pretty good. The lady said that she had a few more interviews to do, but felt really good about me. She said she would try to call me by Monday afternoon.
I haven’t heard from her yet, but I did get a call from my staffing agency. They had another job open up at a company that I interviewed at a few weeks ago and they wanted to present me for it. I told them that I hadn’t heard from the lady that interviewed on Friday. They said that since I haven’t heard from the lady, then I must not have gotten the job so they were going to submit me for this new one. But, if anything should change and the lady from Friday’s interview does call me, I have to call the staffing agency and let them know.
I just need a job, dammit!!!
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When someone has a death in the family, there is not much you can do or say to help. My best friend’s grandmother passed away last weekend. The visitation was on Wednesday night, along with the Rosary. The funeral was yesterday, followed by a reception at Christine’s house. I was starting to wonder if maybe that’s why I haven’t found a job yet. If I had job, I would not have been able to be there for Christine and her family for the majority of the time. I guess I’ll know for sure if I’m able to get a job soon.
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I still have not received my W-2 form from Schlumberger, which is driving me crazy. I have everything else I need to file my taxes, and it’s already loaded into TaxCut. All I need is my stinkin’ W-2!
I checked the IRS web site, which states “Employers/payers must provide employees with 2004 Form W-2 by January 31, 2005.” Is Schlumberger aware of this??
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Has silly has this movie may appear to be, I can't wait to see it. Simply because I adore Tommy Lee Jones.
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