The Unbearables TONIGHT

I just got an email from Ian of the Unbearables. There is going to be an unofficial SXSW show at Trophy's tonight with some kick ass bands. I'll post the info here in case anyone wants to go. I'm not sure that I'll be able to make it, because I'm lame and fall asleep pretty early. If I were awake I would definately be heading out there.

Trophy’s Bar and Grill, 2008 S. Congress Ave.SXSW “Non-Official” Showcase
w/ Mojo Gurus, Just Guns, The Personals, The Unbearables, Porsches on the Autobahn
Wednesday, March 14. Starts at 9pm. FREE.

Carpooling Sucks

There are a lot of good reasons to carpool, and a lot of benefits. I mean you get company for the ride home (although not on the way to work, because Jeff falls asleep most days) and you don't have to drive in the evening traffic. Still, I just want to scream at him and tell that he needs to fix his POS car so that he can drive around by himself on days like today. Ten minutes before I am due to leave the building, and when I call him because he was supposed to call me back about 45 minutes ago, he is getting ready to leave his clients house. Yeah well, I'm not impressed. I don't even have anything to do to keep myself entertained once I leave the building. I have no book, no laptop, and my knitting is in the freaking car that I don't have. I can't go to lunch if I'm hungry, and I can't leave early if I feel like it. *grrr*

I Work Too Hard

Not much going on here. I finished up all of the purges to remove bad/suspect material from the production floor, and now I’m waiting for it to be 5pm. I’m ready to go home and have a beer. Maybe we’ll get lucky again today and not have much traffic going home. It was awesome yesterday, we didn’t slow down really until Enfield; it was a little rough on the bridge, but that’s like a mile or two, so it’s not a big deal.

I do need to stop by the store on the way home. I’m almost out of my little Crystal Light packets. I finally started bringing them to work so that I can just refill a 20oz water bottle from the water fountain, but have it taste yummy instead of kind of icky. The water that comes out of the fountain is nice and cold, so it’s really convenient. I want to try some of the green tea flavors that I think they have. I also need to get some more “pink” flavors, maybe more of the Cherry Pomegranate that Jeff got, cause that was yummy.

I just got through looking at Greg’s honeymoon pictures from St Lucia. Wow, that is a beautiful island. I wish that I could go there some time. Everything was just amazing looking, and he has a lot of stories to tell just from the 5 days they were there. Not to mention there is apparently some outstanding beer. Well it’s just about that time. I need to wrap up a few things and then I’m out of here.

I'm Hooked on DVR

We hooked up the DVR last night, and I’m excited. I’ve already set up all sorts of recordings that I want it to do. The biggy for me, is Knitty Gritty. I hear about this show all the time, but it only comes on at 10:30 in the morning for some silly reason. So, not only will I finally be able to check it out, but I’ll be able to see it without commercials and I can fast forward through any bit that bores me, or pause it if I need to. I’ve already set up my recording schedules for House, The Closer, Riches, Knitty Gritty, Battlestar Galactica, and The Dresden Files. If there are other shows that I’ve been missing out on, that you think I should check out, let me know. I don’t have any of the “super premium” channels like HBO and the other billion movie channels.

I signed up for a class with Deb at Hill Country Weavers to make a Entrelac Mini Market Tote. It’s really cute, and I miss taking classes and hanging out with other knitters. I do enjoy knitting on my couch, but the social side of knitting is fun too. I’ll have to bring my knitting to Erin’s when I go over later in the week. We have some furniture re-arranging to do, and once that’s done we can sit on the furniture and knit. Good times.

Well, time to get ready for work and eat my breakfast Rueban. Before you get scared, it’s not some freaky egg and sauerkraut concoction. Jeff is just cooking us up a Rueban (on wheat cause I HATE rye bread) and we’re gonna eat it for breakfast. *shrug* They’re tasty, and we haven’t really got any other choices.

Recording Devices and Rock 'n' Roll

Man, Lost could really do with a slightly quicker plot. It’s getting to the point that I barely care what’s going on. They even through in a gratuitous explosion in the last episode and, meh. We only just now got around to watching it. We hardly ever watch tv on the night that it comes on. Not only is it not always our “veg” time when our shows come on, but watching commercials is the suck. Of course I’m such a spaz that I’m pretty bad at remembering to hit the record button. Hopefully this week I’m going to upgrade our cable box to the DVR. Maybe with some added computer help I’ll get to watch House on the Tuesdays on full moons with a low tide that it actually comes on.

I wonder if the box will work correctly for the next few weeks? I have a vague concern that the DVR will see what time shows are supposed to be on and screw up, but in theory it should sync up with the guide, and since they’re both from the same company they should match each other. I mean, I honestly don’t care what time my tv/cable/whatever thinks it is as long as it tapes the shows that I want to watch. Oooo… I can start taping the knitting shows with this! They only come on during the day, because of course no one that knits has a day job. Only old women and stay at home moms knit. *grrr*

Anyways, The Unbearables are going to be at The Victory Grill tonight, and I’ll be there. It’s the 1st birthday party for Stem and Leaf Records. Lots of cool bands, and it’s free. There’s also a show at The Long Branch Inn with more cool bands. The idea is that the bands will be staggered every 30 minutes so that you can wander back and forth and catch them all. Sounds like a party to me!

This Time It's For Real

So I really am trying to find a new job. I feel better about life in general now that I’m really trying to get out of The Company. I’ve applied for enough jobs now that I’ve actually lost count, but I think that I’m averaging two a day for the last two weeks. I’ve even applied for some jobs that don’t sound “great” to me. Maybe by casting a wider net I’ll have better luck than I have in the past.

On the other hand I am easily discouraged. This would be the root cause of all my previous failed attempts at job seeking. It’s been two weeks and the only response that I’ve gotten so far is that one of the positions has already been filled. I am unwanted.

On the upside, unlike a co-worker here, I didn’t get scheduled for an interview, then check the status online and see that I had been declined because the position has already been filled. She hasn’t called them back yet, so we’re not sure if the interview is still on in the hopes that she will want a different position, or if she has an interview in case the person they hired isn’t working out. It seems odd that an interview would be scheduled several weeks away, but it’s at a hospital and maybe they do things differently there.

I'm considering a new tactic. I may start offering bribes like home baked cookies, or brownies to people that call me to schedule an interview. I mean, sure not everybody likes sweets, but do I really want to work for someone that appreciate how delicous my cookies are?

Post Valentine's Post

So Valentine’s has come and gone. Jeff and I have a few things going on lately that are causing stress, so yesterday started off a little rough. Work sucked and I’m on the rag, so I was less than cheerful when I finally got to the crowded-as-hell grocery store after work. Still, Jeff and I had a wonderful night together. For once, Jeff asked what I wanted him to cook and I actually came up with a nice meal plan. We had rack of lamb with mushroom risotto and green beans. The grocery trip was to pick up a loaf of fresh bread and some vanilla ice cream. For dessert I grabbed a blueberry pie from Marie Callender’s, and I found out that I don’t particularly like blueberry pie. Oh well, it was fun. I helped cook by stirring things when Jeff had to walk away from the stove, and I kept our glasses filled. We ate slowly and savored the food and each other’s company. Then we watched Lost and when we got sleepy we went to bed. It was a fairly non-productive evening, but it was just what we needed to unwind and get away from all the crap that was driving us crazy. If I can just hold on to that relaxed feeling that I had as I drifted off to sleep last night then maybe my shoulders will stop hurting so much.