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we’re almost done unpacking every box in the house. there are only a handful left. once those are done i can finally say we’re “moved in” but it won’t feel like home until we have dsl (or cable internet) and our computers up and running. the fish tank is back up (despite 4 casualties including that big plecko) i guess the move did them some harm. but cosmo is happy still which is the most important fish for me aside from my red-tailed black shark which is still in my other tank back at the apartment.

kosh is in his tank but acting strange. i think he wants to brumate (lizard version of hibernation) cold weather is triggering it and it makes them sleep all day and not eat. sometimes it kills them because they get weak and die from parasites.. gotta take him to the vet next week so that doesn’t happen…

so many things have happened these last few days it’s been wild. but i can’t get into details now. Life with Tela has been interesting, fun, a challenge, and it’s been a learning experience. wow, going from 1 dog to 2 was not that big a deal. but going from 2 to 3 has been like having 4 dogs. Tela is so big and she has a lot of energy too. even tho her mom said she’s laid back. I think having bullet and scully around (especially bullet) has made her excited and they wrestle and play with eachother ALL the time. when they’re not playing, then either tela (with one or both of the other dogs) follow either one us around EVERYWHERE. It’s like having a big black shadow with a tongue! LOL. I think they don’t feel comfortable at the house yet so they haven’t found that “spot” where they lounge. like under the coffee table for bullet or on the couch for scully. now niether of them likes those spots anymore so they roam and roam and roam.

aside from the pets, the humans are doing pretty well too. we absolutely love having our own house. it has been SO awesome so far.

on the downside, the damned city of boca sent some workers over to tear up some segments of the sidewalk around my house to fix a few trip hazards where our tree roots had lifted the concrete. so they tear it up and totally tear up a portion of our sprinkler system which runs along side the sidewalk along with it. THOSE DAMNED BASTARDS. i know it’s going to be REAL hard getting them to pay for the damage. but we’re going to try. this will be our first homeowner altercation with the city . heh

ok, so i have a 1 day workweek and tons of ntt crap to do so i gotta get started. ciao.

T minus 20 minutes to moving. we’re all getting ready to start the process now. most things are in boxes, the big ‘ol truck is parked outside and this place is a complete shambles. we stayed up till 2 packing and I was beat. good thing i’m feeling very awake and energetic right now cuz i’m gonna need it every bit of energy i can get! wish us luck!

another ‘very high’ priority case from a certain oem and i have to stay to make sure it get’s fixed after the chaos of last night i’m not about to pass it off to someone else to take care of – even tho i wasn’t involved i yesterday’s fiasco.. man, am i glad i’m not a certain ex-attorney oem ae!

i just need him to make a single phone call, say a couple words w/ a certain networking guru accross the country so he can clear his confused little head about the ip messup in the new group. he’s the only one that’s confused about it all and the one that needs to understand it the most cuz he’ s manager of course. i’d like to get that done b4 i leave for the night. but it it’s not done before he’s gone, i’ll just do it tomorrow.

so now i’m just waiting for him to leave so i can go home! i got here a little late so i don’t want to go when he’s still around or he might notice… i’ve got more home depot contraband to buy, more walls to paint, and even more painter’s tape to remove! why did andrew have to come visit this week?! i think eric might be around the office for a longer just cuz of him. ahhh!!!

..and i’ve never felt like i’m just a little disabled until today. I’m walking to my car to get some food and my back starts hurting again. I think i’m comfortable admitting to myself that i’m just a little bit disabled. my back keeps me from doing a lot of things for any lenghty period of time. i can’t stand in one place for more than 10 minutes, can’t walk for too long. can’t sit in some chairs or positions without pain, basically my back sucks.

the scoliosis pain has gotten worse with age and this last 2 weeks with all the hard physical labor i’ve put into the house i’m feeling it more than ever. now my hands are feeling like i either have arthritis or carpel tunnel. the painting (holding the roller or making brush strokes) has really battered my right hand. so now i can’t make complete fist without pain or hold something up like my big coffee cup from starbucks either. so i gotts use both or my left hand. … and the work is not done yet.

my brother has help us soo soo much with the house i feel like i should be paying him wages for it.. lol. he’s really detail oriented which is great so i can ask him to do anything and feel confident that he will do as good a job as me. dennis has done his part too but he’s had to work at his job more than me and doesn’t do as well on less sleep. the excitement of home ownage alone is enough to propel me outta bed at 8 am but i guess not everyone is the same. after work today (and tomorrow) , i’m going to finish up w/ the paint job in the living room and the built in shelves. DARK GREEN!!! it was so scary in there yesterday. i was shaking in my socks as i put the paint on the walls but i just looooooooove that color green. i hope it doesn’t shock anyone to see the living room so dark and so GREEN. it’s a dark forresty green with just a wee bit brown for soothing ability. heh after we get new furniture in there, it’s going to be my favorite room in the whole house.

for a very very Very long time i’ve been fuming internally about a certain someone at work who does the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM work he can possibly do. he does less work than what would keep him employed if the higher ups only had a chance to know.

i blow no whistles, cuz i don’t like creating a hostile environment for my shift. it has actually been a nic breath of fresh air to be on a different shift where people actually GIVE A SHIT ABOUT OUR SERVERS. today i delegate some work so this crap can get done quicker. it takes hime a whole 11 hours to build 2 servers. 8 to surf ubid and watch tv and 2 to build the servers. i asked him to just check two other servers (same type as he was building so it’s not like he had to read a second doc, god forbid) to see if they were complete. and he didn’t do it. as he left to go home i asked “did you check such and such” and he says”um uh.. um ehm actually i didn’t lemme check” so he clacks on the keyboard for 2 minutes and comes back to say.. “actually, no it’s not configured”. i’m thinking to myself.. ‘ok, so why didn’t you configure it? that whas the whole point of you checking it! you fucking slacker! you total waste of a paycheck!!! but i say nothing, and just nod.

he says. ‘actually it will only take 15 mintues to do… so bobby or whater (can do it)” he never finishes his sentences the fucking idiot. just like him to wanna pass work on to someone else. if it only takes 15 minutes to do, then WHY NOT FUCKING JUST DO IT!!!! what a waste of a job opportunity. i would love to see just about anyone else fill his position here. megga slacker. horrible work ethic. he only comes to work to lounge, eat, and watch tv.
GOD!!!! SO INFURIATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i’m about 6 months away from complaining about him. i would just about decide to stay on 1st shift just so i wouldn’t have to deal with it. my other old shift buddy .. poor him to have to deal with it. i’m sure his patience will run thin quickly after having to work with him alone. just today i cought him arguing w/ mister do nothing, over some thing or other work related. i can see the frustrations mounting.

i would rather work alone than with someone so lazy and fucking uninterested in their work.