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The Countdown to
Julie's 30th Birthday:
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I spent the holiday weekend pretty low key. I did get to see Audra play in a hockey game on Saturday night. Other than that, I just hung around the house. This whole job situation has got my stomach in knots. I have no idea what’s going to happen. I’ll probably have that whole going back to school thing on hold. I just hate being in limbo like this. 
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My staffing agency finally called me. My contract has been extended until June 10, 2005...a whopping 10 days.
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I don’t like the waiting game. At this time, I still have no idea if I’ll have a job after Tuesday. When I got this job back in February, I was brought on as a temp employee.
My initial contract was through the end of this month. Neither my manager nor the staffing agency seems to know if my contract will be extended or not. It’s driving me crazy!
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How freakin’ big is the gray cloud that constantly hangs over me?!
I left work a little early today because I needed to go by the bank and deposit my paycheck. As I’m driving, I realize that my car is really pulling towards the right. I stop in a parking lot only to discover that my right front tire is low. I couldn’t believe it. It was just a couple of weeks ago when my left front tire had a freakin’ key in it. Since my car was way overdue for an oil change, I decided to just head straight to the car dealership to have that done as well as my tire checked.
When my car was ready, the service rep informed me that my tire did have a nail in it. Unfortunately, all they did for tires at the dealership was plug it and it really needed to be patched. So, they added air to the tire just so I could drive it to a shop that would be able to patch it.
After I got the tire patched, I was tired and frustrated with everything so I just went home. Tomorrow, I’ll do another attempt to get by the bank.
If you’re keeping a count, both of my front tires have now been patched. The tire on my left back side was replaced a couple of months ago from when I hit a curb and blew it out. Now, something just needs to happen to the right back tire, and everything will be complete.
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Well, I have managed to remain cigarette-free for two days. Thank goodness for the Nicorette gum!
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Tomorrow, May 21st, I am going to quit smoking.
Many of you know that I managed to quit before, but that only lasted two months. I’m hoping this time it will be for good since I’ve actually been doing research on it. I think I’m prepared for any problems I might encounter, so wish me luck!
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Would someone please explain to me how the times of school zone speed limits are determined? I don’t understand them.
I’ll be driving home from work, and see that a school zone is already in effect. I look over at the school, and the kids are still playing in recess. If school hasn’t let out yet, why start the school zone speed limit? Do the people who came up with the start and start times honestly think it takes drivers 30+ minutes to slow down before the kids are released? If a school starts at 8:30 a.m., for example, why have the school zone time last until 9:00am?
Don’t get me wrong, I do observe the school zone speed limits when they are active. That’s probably one of the few areas where I don’t take a chance at speeding.
On a lighter note, one of my Canadian friends that I met at NASA sent this funny commercial to me. He said that it wasn’t really Canadian, but it was a beer commercial.
You can watch it here.
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Well, tonight was the series finale of “Everybody Loves Raymond”.
So sad, but at least we'll always have the reruns.
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Yesterday was a twister!
When I returned from lunch, I got out of my car and heard a “hissing sound”. I followed the sound, only to find out that it’s coming from my back tire. Upon closer inspection, I found a piece of metal stuck in my tire and the air was coming out fast.
I don’t really know anyone at NASA that I could ask to change my flat tire. Jackie, the person who got me this job was out of the office for the rest of this week so I couldn’t ask her for help. So, I called Mary Ann, a fellow CLNAC member that also works at NASA. I asked her if she knows anyone that could help me. She told me she would ask around and call me back. Fortunately for me, she called back and said that one of her guys, Andrew, said he would change my tire.
It was very nice of him to drive to my building’s parking lot and change my tire for me. He acted like it wasn’t a big deal, but it was to me. I was so thankful and wanted to let him know how much I appreciated his assistance. So I told him I would hook him up with a pair of hockey tickets next season. At first, he was hesitant, but I convinced him. He has never been to an Aeros game before. I told him I would touch base with him once next season’s schedule was released. Now you know where the title of this blog entry came from.
After work, I went to Space City Tire and Auto to get my tire fixed. The service there was awesome! When they pulled out the object that caused my tire to go flat, the guy came to show it to me. It was a freakin’, long-ass key! After they were done, they brought my car around and I went to go pay. He told me that it there was no charge because they do tire repairs for free! I just thought that was so cool, so I am definitely recommended them for anyone who needs auto service near NASA.
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Jan Jeffcoat of Fox26 is giving Minerva Perez of Channel 13 a run for her money as the worst morning news anchor. This morning, Jan was doing a news story where she had to talk about a guy getting a shot of “Demerol”. Just in case you’re not sure what Demerol is, it is a narcotic analgesic used to treat pain. Basically, it’s a pain-relieving drug. Anyway, she completely screwed up the word. Instead of pronouncing it properly, which is “dem-a-rol”, she says “de-mor-al”, like “demoralize”. Maybe she thought the guy had gotten a shot of discouragement medicine.
Houston television news media is just sad.
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I just love people-watching. Since I consider myself as the queen of klutz, I think I’m allowed to laugh at crazy things other people do. Heck, it gives me a break from laughing at myself.
An observation I have made several times is how people act at traffic lights that are located at railroad tracks. When the light is red, people will not stop on the railroad tracks. That’s understandable, right? But what gets me is that they will stop where their cars are directly in the path of the crossing bar. Maybe they don’t realize that, generally, the crossing bars come down before the train.
It just amazes me. I know…it doesn’t take much to do that.
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The new McDonald’s commercial doesn’t make any sense to me. It has three people walking along the streets hitting a tennis ball with golf clubs. That part I can understand…it’s just young people having fun. Then, the commercial talks about how great it is that McDonald’s drive-thru is open 24 hours. Here’s where I get confused…is McDonald’s going to let three people without a car use the drive-thru??
Yes…this is the kind of crazy things I think about.
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I’m just jinxed. I found out yesterday that my apartment complex management office never received my rent check for May. I distinctly remember putting it in the drop slot on Monday evening, right before I got my mail. When I got home from work on Wednesday, I had a nice “Notice to Vacant” letter on my door. So, I called the office on Thursday and told them I had left the rent check in the drop slot. They checked again and called me back to state that they couldn’t find out. They were willing to waive the late charges if I brought them a check that day. One of the girls at work remarked how this kind of stuff is always happening to me. I don’t know why…it’s just my luck.
Before I could drop of the check, I had to go to my appointment with my psychiatrist. When I told him that I had to go to the apartment management office right after my appointment and explained to him why, he said, “This kind of stuff is always happening to you!” Like I said…I jinxed.
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Ariel decided to bring me another snake this morning, so I got to deal with that before leaving for work.
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Yippee!! I completed and submitted my Federal Student Aid application today for the 2005-2006 school year.
Now, if I can just figure out what I want to do…
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This was my first weekend without any Aeros hockey. It was so boring. I did a lot of cleaning around the place. I washed all my linen and put away coats and jackets. I even hung up my Aeros jersey after washing it, instead of putting it back in my car. It was so sad. I also cleaned out my closets. I have this one closet in my living room. I guess it’s suppose to be a linen closet, but I use it to store all my tools and project supplies. I was so bored; I organized all my screws – by size, type, etc.
Everyone can sleep a little better tonight knowing that my screws are organized 