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As a matter of fact T-Man, they do serve burritos and sushi also. At least the "old" cafeteria did. Every Wednesday was Mexican Food day: taco salad, chicken fajitas, etc. And all kinds of salads every day: avacado & mango, chef salad, ceasar salad, chinese chicken salad, etc. In the morning you can get a breakfast sandwich for $3: egg, cheese and bacon or sausage inside toast. Or you could get a breakfast burrito: eggs, potatoes and sausage in a tortilla for $3.

The new cafeteria is barely up and running. You could say it's crawling at the moment. For some reason, after not actually opening last week after all (due to "unforseen circumstances") they had some pre-made breakfast croissant sandwiches and pre-made breakfast burritos - with no salsa, and no where near as good as the old one, AND for some reason they are charging tax on the take out now. So my not-as-good burrito cost $3.51. But whatever.

For lunch I had Chicken Parmegiana. It was okay. We shall have to see what is up with this new cafeteria food. Personally, I don't really want a pre-made and reheated breakfast croissant with gross melted orange cheese. But maybe when they get their act together it will be better.

How do I love him? Let me count the ways...

Another reason to love Scott:

I was in the middle of telling him the story about me crying when the cafeteria lady told me she got to keep her job, and all I got to say was that we were switching companies that catered the cafeteria and he interrupts me to ask...

"But wait, what will happen to those three people who work there?"

That was his first thought too. Which I guess not only says something about Scott, but also about those people in the cafeteria - Scott has eaten with me there a few times and so he's met them too. Anyway, he didn't break down crying like I did, and he thought it was hilarious that I did, but I thought it was nice that he was concerned too.

Saving the world one pint at a time

So I finally got my blood donor card in the mail! That means my blood is all safe and sound, and being used to help people, and now I can schedule my next donation. There's a red cross right on the corner by work. Also, the card says I have O+ blood - I never knew my type before. Now I know. And now I can donate more.

More Buffy-isms...

Last night she made reference to the "Constitution of Independence"

And this year she is studying American History. I need to find out what's going on in that class.

;-)

Buffy saw a reference to Ronald Reagan on a DVD yesterday.

"Who is Ronald Reagan?" she asked me as I cringed.

I have no idea where this child came from.

Okay, since I am down to 11 units and midterms are over after Saturday, starting Tuesday I can go back to the gym after work. YAYYYY

Plus, in school I start Swimming in late January, meaning I have to be at the pool at 7am ever Saturday for a 3 hour class... I should probably get myself into some sort of shape before that, eh?

I am really excited, actually.

Watch out for the crying lady in the corner

We have a cafeteria here at work, and the three people who work there are three of the nicest people in the entire world. And you know, they work at a cafeteria, so I doubt they make very much $$, but they should because they treat their customers like each of them is their best friend, or family even.

So yesterday we got a note that we were switching catering companies and the new company would be starting next week. And I got really worried about those three people, because what happens to them? They get transferred to another place? Or they lose their jobs? Right before the holidays???

And so I was thinking about them ever since yesterday afternoon and was just so worried, because I've been there, and these are nice people, and I didn't want them to be unemployed.

So this morning I went in and asked the lady what was going to happen and she got this huge smile on her face and said they just interviewed yesterday and they got jobs with the new catering company and are staying right where they are!

And I got so emotional about it that I started crying right there in front of her. I just burst into tears. I'm such an emotional puss right now. I gave her a hug and said I was so happy for them, and that I had worried about them, but now I was happy, and she said there was going to be a new menu and a salad bar and everything. And that she had also been worried, but as of yesterday everything was fine.

I am really happy. And still crying, because now is not the time to give me emotional things to think about, heh. But I just am happy for them. And that's all I wanted to say.

Well that was definitely a big fat C, but really no worse than I expected.
Now I study crazily for the Algebra midterm on Saturday.
Then I am caught up.
And time to take a breath.

Not biting my nails but

Okay, so in an hour I go take an English Midterm, and that may sound easy enough, but it's about Renaissance Poetry and I'm not exactly sure what we're being tested on and though I can pick them apart well enough I do not remember exactly who wrote which one and we ready like 30 different poems.

So I'm nervous.

But I got a 95% on the last midterm so hopefully this will go well.

I'm still nervous though.

I just turned in my Beowulf and Shakespeare essays!!!! YAYYYYY!!!!
Such a relief, now I just have one more 1000 word essay that is due this evening and I will be all caught up.

Cherry Pie

Spike tried to make a cherry pie last night, "Just like Grandma".
It wasn't just like grandma's, and it was watery and I'm not sure why, but it was definitely good.
It was his first try. I know my mother's first try, when she tried to make one for my father 40 years ago, she turned the oven on Broil instead of Bake and it was a disaster that made her cry but my dad insisted on eating it anyway.
Spike will get the pie right, I betcha, eventually, just like my mom did.

Tuesday mini-update

I was not feeling well in the head yesterday, at all. Brain so fuzzy and couldn't think straight.
Today I feel better. I have to concentrate. Must get work done, must finish essays, school tonight, english midterm Thursday, algebra midterm Saturday.

For next semester I am registered for:

English Literature II
Gay/Lesbian Literature
Swimming
Art History - Prehistoric to Gothic

I may drop the art history course, but doesn't it sound interesting? And Swimming, it's every Saturday from 7am to 10:15am.
I think that will be a good semester.

And now I go work.

I generally feel like crap today but nothing I can put my finger on except that my head has been really muddled and I can't seem to keep a phone conversation going here at work...

I won't be surprised at all if I wake up in the morning with a full blown cold or flu, because wow am I out of it right now.

Monday Mini-Update

Okay, I continue to be having a rough time, actually, however I am going to write some more today, and hopefully keep on through the holidays. Here are some of the points we will touch on in a journal entry to be written later today:

1. The EX is still the biggest ass/monster I have ever been stupid enough to marry.

2. My kids are the best ever kids even when I want to kill them for failing school or lieing or just for being a 13 year old girl, but my kids love their mother and I love them right back. They are good kids. You will see why.

3. I still cry an awful lot, and maybe that's to be expected, but I'm not a crying type person so this is taking some getting used to. Also, unexpected crying periods can be exhausting.

4. The EX is an ass/monster... oh, did I already say that?

Unrelated to the later-written-entry:

I dropped Spanish Saturday and immediately felt a huge weight come off my back. This brings me down to a completely do-able 11 units this semester, and so far 7 units for next semester - Cake-Walk.

I pulled my cross-stitch basket back out last night, but was missing some pieces to complete some of my projects so I'm going to Michael's later this week to get them because just the very idea of sewing again was very very very relaxing to me.

I love Scott, a lot.

And that's it for now.

I know I was posting very excitedly here for a while, and then my birthday came and things kind of fell apart, and so I've just been quiet here while I try to get my head back in order.

The good news is, after a carefully worded email to my sister, I convinced her to sign the bond waiver for the estate. This lifts so much pressure off me I truly feel like a new person. That was a weight I could barely take, and it's finally gone. So from here on, as soon as I get her signature on that waiver, this whole process should flow very smoothly.

The bond is to protect the estate in case I decide to embezzle from it as Administrator. I have no intention of embezzling from my mother's estate. And in fact, I would have bought the bond myself if it only cost $500, because I thought it would help calm my sister down and in addition allow things to move smoothly. But it costs $2,200, paid up front, and I don't have that and I knew she didn't have that... but the main thing we (my aunt and I) were worried about was that she would refuse to sign the bond because she didn't want me to be administrator. She doesn't understand that it's a lot easier for me to be administrator since I am here, in state and in the same city, thus allowing me to do what needs to be done, as opposed to she who lives in another state entirely.

Anyway, she wants to sign the waiver. So things should be over in a year.

I'm going to Aptos this weekend. I will be writing essays the entire time I am there. Two for English and one for Communications. Then I have to do 2 chapters for Algebra. And then I will be caught up.

I am dropping Spanish. I will never be caught up if I don't drop it. I don't need it for graduation, I can take this semester next semester instead, and then take the second semester at the University. So I don't need it and it's gone. Pressure off, homework will be done.

I got a 95 on my English midterm, taken the day before my mother died.

I am going to get my work done now. You all have good weekends!

Off I go to Spanish to try and catch up, then it's off to Aptos for a birthday celebration/big break/forget about things/time to feel loved weekend, and then Sunday back to my mom's house to pack stuff up.

Last night the crazy aunt (who you have not heard about yet) offered, no, demanded, to pay for the rest of my education. We'll see. I don't know if I'm going to accept that.

You all have a fantastic weekend!

Well, kind of interesting, I keep thinking "It's Friday, as soon as I go home I should call my mom... ...oh."
After all this time, it still feels like maybe it's a dream that I'll wake up from.

Short Story Update

I have mentioned before my love of The L Word, and even though I could watch that show over and over again, I never ever watch it in front of the kids. Although god knows Spike would probably love it.

So after finishing the Season Two DVDs in about three days, I realized there was a lot of good music there and maybe there was a soundtrack, and sure enough there is, one for each season. So I ordered them from Amazon.

So the other day at work I get a call from Buffy, and she says I have a package, and I've forgotten already about my order and I was trying to remember what it was and then she says:

"< insert dripping disgust > It's your... LES-bi-an CDs."

Me: *caught off guard* "My what?"

Buffy: *drip drip drip goes the disgust* "Your LES-BI-AN CDs. From that LESBIAN show."

And I couldn't help it, I just started cracking up, the way she said it was SO HILARIOUS, like she ALWAYS KNEW I was hiding being a lesbian, and NOW SHE HAS PROOF, and OMIGOD THE EMBARRASSMENT.

So I went home and loudly exclaimed, "SO WHERE'S MY LESBIAN CD'S???" and now whenever we get into the car and she wants to change the station I tell her, "Oh no, wait, let's listen to MY LESBIAN CDS."

And I just realized I never did ask her how she knows about the show, if she got into my Netflix DVDs when I wasn't home or what, but you know what? The CDs are great. Especially, well, I guess they are BOTH great. So you should buy them. Unless, you know, you don't want to have any LESBIAN CDs at your house.

Because, you know, Dusty Springfield and Rufus Wainwright... TOTAL lesbians.

Some Friday Questions!

From Megs:

1. What was the last thing you made from scratch? I'm not sure, I haven't made much of anything in a while. I haven't baked in AGES, and it certainly wasn't from scratch. But I make some great noodles - cook up some thin fettuchini, toss with olive oil, add chopped garlic (simmered or raw), chopped roma tomatoes, fresh basil, possibly some additional garlic powder (I always do, you can't have too much garlic) and then cover with fresh grated parmesan cheese (NOT the fake powder kind!!!). I don't know if that counts as scratch, but that's about as far as I go.

2. List your top five indispensible web sites/utilities.
TelevisionWithoutPity
GoFugYourself
Netflix
Diaryland
Amazon.com

3. What nice thing did someone do for your this week?
Mimi sent me some really lovely smelling products from... I don't have the box here, but it was Bed Bath & Beyond, or someplace like that.

4. What nice thing did you do for someone else this week?
I took my Aunt Roxie out of my mother's house where she was stressed from keeping an eye on my sister and her three misbehaved children, and took her to lunch at The Red Lobster.

5. List three great things about this past week.
Well this is awkward, isn't it?
Um...
1. The Memorial Service went really really well.
2. I figured out how to drive the Prius and no longer have to worry about the Jeep breaking down.
3. I got to see a lot of family I haven't seen in many years at the memorial service and I really liked that.
4. I got some nice items of furniture and jewelry form my mother's house, although I would much rather have my mother.
5. I enjoyed having my mother's ashes at work yesterday. (I left her at home today, she's currently on a shelf in my bookcase, safe from cats and children)
(Oh, that was only supposed to be three? Well, I guess the week was better than I thought. Right.)

6. In what zip code did you lost your virginity?
I believe it was probably 95135, although it was quite an unincorporated part of my city at that time.

7. What are your plans for the weekend?
Go to my Spanish Review Saturday morning, Go to Scott's house, celebrate my pre-birthday, pack up more things from my mother's house, try to catch up on anything to do with school.

A good idea

You know what would make great origami paper for my Christmas Tree paper cranes?
Wrapping paper.
Origami paper can be bought cheap, but really pretty origami paper can be $1-$2 per sheet. Or can buy a whole roll of silver wrapping paper for $3 and get easily 50 cranes out of it.
Okay, now I just need some glass beads.

This will keep my mind busy and off other things until after Christmas.

This is why it's the only show I watch

Here is Jacob's mini-recap (at Television Without Pity) of last night's Apprentice.
If you didn't see the show last night, read the last two paragraphs.
It was so horrifying as to be almost the best show I've ever seen, but still, so absolutely INAPPROPRIATE that this morning I'm wondering if Mr. Trump had been drinking (a LOT) beforehand, or possibly high on... SOMETHING.

Anyway, I am like 50% horrified at the episode, and 50% wanting to shell out $50 for the dvd just for that one episode.

Totally the most absolutely inappropriate Apprentice EVER.
"Have you ever had sex?"
Excuse me???
In California, we have laws against asking that kind of question in a "job interview". I had assumed this was the case across the country.
I was embarrassed and appalled. I really was. Maybe that makes me officially an old lady. I don't care. I thought that was TERRIBLE.

Paper Cranes Paper Cranes Paper Cranes

OOOOH, Catie told me there is a store near here that sells really beautiful Origami paper, I'm so excited!!! We're definitely going to have to make a trip there! It's not real near my house, but it is near the church, so in a couple weeks we're going to have tons of paper cranes!!!

Lists of randomness.

Okay I updated with an actual not-sad pretty good update.

None of ya'll are updating and it's making me mad.

I'm going to be 39 on Tuesday.

For the first time, I have no intention of voting this election. I just don't care.

I have to write a 1000 word essay on Beowulf this evening.

I don't want to.

I have finished watching Season Two of "The L Word" and Season Four of "Six Feet Under".

I'm totally in love with Shane, from above.

I'm also totally in love with Mark, from above.

"OH BALOOLOOOLOOOLOOOLOOOLOOLOOLOOOLOOOOOOOOO" says the Pakistani guy next to me.

I don't feel old, except when I'm sitting in the Prius trying to figure out how to turn it on. Or work the windshield wipers.

Buffy was a really adorable witch ballerina on Halloween, but my crappy phone/camera won't email the photos. I don't know why not.

I hooked Three65Pics back up, I haven't regenerated all the photos yet, but there are lots that I have. But I started at the very beginning, most of the middle ones are not showing yet.

Looking at those pictures reminded me what crappy photos the camera phone takes (it's just more convenient) so I really must get my digital camera back working again.

I think I may bring my Mom with me to work every day. Is that crazy? Yeah, I thought so too. But I like having her here, and you know what? If I want to, I will.

I'm not sure what my mother would have to say about that.

I have to buy Thank You Notes.

I don't want to see the probate attorney next week.

If I could figure out the Prius, I just may want to keep it.

But probably not.

Click the link to read the outrageousness of living in Silicon Valley:

It is very possible that I will receive $200,000 from the estate, after all the taxes and lawyer fees, etc. So I looked up the MLS Listings on some Condos around here. The teeny tiny 1100 sq.foot condos by my house go for $575,000. The 1300 sq.foot condos down the street go for $635,000. If I put $200,000 down on one, with a thirty year loan I'll still be paying about $2,500 a month.

I cannot afford $2,500 a month. And I sure as HELL am not going to pay $2,500 a month for a condo the size of an apartment. That's the REAL point. That $635,000 is CRAZY INSANE for a 1300 sq.foot 3/2 condo. That's not even cute.

I will possibly inherit $200,000 and I cannot even buy a CONDO.

Shut up, it's my Mom and I'll do what I want to

Also, Mom had a great time with me at work today.

I picked up her ashes at 8am, and I sure as heck wasn't going to leave them in the car all day, so I brought them to work with me and so now she's on my desk under my little plants. In a green velvet bag that now has little colored paper cranes all over it.

She's having a good time.
:-)

Origami therapy

You know what can make you feel better?
Folding paper cranes.
I just folded a bunch from some colored pamphlets I found, and they made pretty ones.
Now I'm ordering a bunch of origami paper from Amazon.com.
We used to make origami cranes all the time when I was a kid from real japanese paper my mom and grandma would bring back from Japan.

Hey, I actually did some work today, that's pretty good, eh?

Not such a mess today

Today I feel better.
My sister leaves on a plane in 15 minutes.
My mother will not be here to make holiday cookies with the kids over Thanksgiving.
I see the probate attorney next week.
I have no mother and no parents.

But I do feel better today, I really do.

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