Credit! Excellent!

FINALLY traded in my books today. I got $50 credit & they even rejected about 10 books so I bought a few books but left the rest as credit. This means that I can go & buy books whenever I want. Excellent!
Also found Dream Catcher - the sequel to Picture Maker! Yay!

Updates

So, I may or may not have gone on & on about Yield vs. Merge with you BUT I sure have been elsewhere. I have been ranting about it, shaking fists, almost crashing into people. It's been the bee(s) in my bonnet. Then, the other day as I'm going onto the highway I see a Merge sign. The very same place where I almost hit a lady 'cause I thought I had the right of way & how dare she merge on a yield. Yeah, my apologies all round. I did however confirm that the other side where I get cut off all the time is a yield sign FOR SURE so I will continue to get mad at those people.
The water contest at work is also getting a bit heated. There has even been some slanderous writing on our stats wall - stuff like "You suck" or "You like peas". Then there was some actual bullying, shoulder checking, blocking and verbal abuse (me). Thank goodness there's only 1 more week or it will tear us all apart.
Lastly, I have finished Prisoner of Azkaban and am now about to start book 4 of the confessions of Georgia Nicolson series. Can't afford the next Harry Potter yet but I will get that next pay day.
Oh, yeah, and Clyde still kind of likes the tripe BUT still prefers his treats. I have however tried a few new treats so he's really loving the variety. Hal as usual just does what he pleases including watching the birds come to the feeders as the sun rises. Then he comes inside for the day & sleeps.

Oops!

My dear friend Janet pointed out that 1500 litres of water is insane. What I actually meant was 1500 ML and our limit is 2.5 litres per day....What can I say? I suck at details.

Wuv

We are having a water drinking contest at work. To avoid the Wii incident where the lady actually died we have a maximum amount per day of 2500 litres. Today I got in 1500 which is about as much as I can drink and I had to forgo my lunch time coffee to be able to. Despite the lower amount of drinking than some of my co-workers I am still peeing every half hour. It's fricking irritating. There are 3 times of about 6 or 7 people each so overall we're 2nd. It's getting a little competitive & the loosing team keeps recruiting new people due to others being off sick - and what I say to that is boo frickin hoo! But, there are certain people in a power position on that team & so it's hard to do anything about it. On the bright side tomorrow is Valentine's Day which means we pass out Valentines & candy. That rocks! I also have to wear red/pink but since I am pinky & red physically I usually just wear my normal clothes with some festive accessories like my 30 year old Valentine Bee brooch. It says "Be Mine" on it but it's so faded it's now hard to read.
That's about it other than reporting on my Facebook addictions: Triumph & Wrestler. The Wrestling application is great because on top of just wrestling moves you can TRASH TALK. Hilarious. Triumph is basically a strategy game, and despite a very low period where I couldn't beat anyone I've finally gotten enough troops to win battles. I am so pleased!
Oh, yeah, and we learned the inline box step & 3 point turn in my Belly Dancing class yesterday. Fun times.

Grr Argh!

Today I almost started a house fire & broke my vacuum. Last week sometime the wire holder that the cord goes through into the vacuum came out because I stumbled & stepped on the cord as I pushed the vacuum & lost my balance. Today I did the same thing except the wires just came right out & started burning the carpet and a spark flew a foot away. Yep, it's so funny yet so bloody frustrating. Now I cannot vacuum once again and I will need to take it to the shop once again and explain why it's broken once again. Grrr Argh!

Soap Cucumber

Soapy cucumber is very unpleasant to eat. I recommend thoroughly rinsing your cucumber! This is not at all an analogy or metaphor, I just ate cucumber that absorbed the soapy water I was using to clean the peel. Blahhh!

Shopping update

I bought: The first two Harry Potter novels; hardcover to match the last one 'cause I'm a bit of a geek that way; books 3 & 4 of of the confessions of Georgia Nicolson (still missing book 2 damnit!); a donut; my niece's gift - finally!; Mom's birthday gift, 2 cherry placemats which are perfect! Oh, yeah, and some mango salsa because the sales guy was very entertaining & I felt he deserved my money plus it tasted really good. So, not too much but perhaps a bit of a splurge on the books. It's just that this book warehouse had some good prices so I couldn't resist. Tomorrow is another outting with Tracey though so I have to ease up on the spending or I'll end up on the street with my books, and that ashtray, and this thermos...The Jerk, get it?

Reflection

I've had 1 1/2 days off this week due to snow/ice conditions and now have a planned day off today. I feel like a bum. However, I can't say that it sucks. I did just drip jam on my white shirt though - lame, and possibly retribution... Anyways, the season premier of Lost was on yesterday. I think I know where they're going with this now, and I'm not sure I like it. But, as always, it's interesting and I'm sucked in already. I did cry a bit when Hurley told Claire about Charlie, I admit it, and the cabin - spooky! That's all I will say as I hate spoilers. Can't wait till next Thursday!
Tracey's in town this weekend, thus the planned day off so today is a City day, with the Red Onion and sushi on the agenda. In a timely manner today is also pay day therefore I can shop, to a point. Unfortunately it's also rent time. And, did I tell you about my outrageous phone bill? Apparently I forgot to pay for November - oops. Then when I tried to pay for December there were problems getting through so I decided to leave it till the next month. Then, I called my friend Warren in England to catch up in early January. So three months and an overseas call - yeah, I almost cried.