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[apocalypsos]

This is the second day in a row my co-workers (you know, the ones who do just enough phone-answering and email-responding to make my work life bearable) have been dealing with family emergencies. And they're not serious, and I know they have to deal with them, but the impeccable timing of the only two people who help me out being out at once when they're never out is just really, really bothersome.

But the good news (aside from the permanent account, which is now making me salivate like mad in anticipation of all the icon-making I have in store for myself) is that I now have the first week of August off for vacation, and I didn't even have to haggle for it. God knows what that office at work will look like without me to take care of it, but the point of the vacation is not to care, see. :) And while everybody else goes on vacation to someplace cool, I'm going home to waste away on my parents's couch while covered in Siamese cats and do absolutely nothing. (See, I say that now, but my mother will have me cleaning cat litter and making dinner in no time. And while I'd complain about the cat litter ... whee, cooking! I never get to cook anymore!) In fact, the only things I really HAVE to do are help my mother with the Friday night party (complete with fireworks display at the park across the street for Old Home Week) and go to my high school reunion, although I'm starting to get the impression we're not even having one anymore. Ooo-kay.

I was going to take a plane home, but three hundred and fifty bucks for plane tickets? Fuck it, I'll take the bus. That's why I own a portable DVD player and an AlphaSmart, after all.

By the way, two things that should never coincide -- the first day of your period and plumbing problems at work. I'm just sayin'. *eye roll*

Also, for the record, I love this weather lately. Ninety degrees and sunny, or heavy thunderstorms? Yay, I win! In fact, I could be perfectly happy if somebody in control of the planet's weather department somewhere cranked up the heat to a hundred and topped off that humidity. Yes, I know I'd probably be much happier if I just gave up all pretense and set myself on fire. Sue me. ;)

In other news, Man With Stained Chain Saw Let Into U.S.. First I thought, "GYAH." And then I saw the picture of the guy, and I thought, "GYAH AGAIN."

*sigh* Am tired. I think I shall go to bed and wake up when I'm much less ... like this.

I still want a McGriddle. I'm just sayin' that, too.

EDIT: I should probably also mention that I spooked a mother/son pair of nerds when I was getting the mother's package from the hold-at-DHL room, the son started whistling, and I walked back up to the counter with the mom's package and said to the son, "Whistling the Imperial March isn't going to make me go any faster, you know." That was kind of cool, actually. :)

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[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Yikes!! That is one scary looking man...

And thanks for the link! They were referencing this on the radio earlier today, but I didn't have a clue what they were talking about. And they never bothered to repeat the original story, so I was left with only vague references mingled in amongst the jokes, to try to figure it out.

[beanarie.livejournal.com]

Okay there, customs. Way to do your jobs.