The jury is still out on my day.
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constanceGood Thing: Today at the store I not only remembered to buy milk and air filters--both of which I have forgotten to buy twice now--but I also succumbed to the lure of those tiny potted herb-garden-in-a-windowsill thingies. The peat chips are swelling in their little starter pots as I write this, and I am very excited. Provided I don't kill them simply by looking at them (or, you know, completely forgetting to water them and then drowning them in compensation, which is my usual M.O. as a committed practitioner of herbicide), I will soon have little pots of basil, oregano, (and because I am a hopeless nerd) parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme growing in my sunny kitchen window.
Bad Thing: I think you should know that I am preparing to declare a fatwa against Lowe's, because this morning they swore to me over the phone that they had the bookcase I wanted (the item number of which I have memorized in my twice-weekly reconnaissance calls), which I have been waiting for them to restock for a month (their constant assurances that it will arrive within the week notwithstanding), and I asked them pretty please to check on the shelf for it and they said oh yes, ma'am, it's here; and then when I made a special trip out there to buy it, IT WAS OF COURSE NOT THERE. Did I mention that this is the third time in a month this has happened? So, you know, if you start hearing reports of Lowe's stores burning all over this fine nation of ours, you'll know why.
Good Thing: Roasted chicken and hominy for dinner. Have I mentioned how much I adore hominy? Mmmm. It is like the crack of the corn family, for me. Well, that and tostitos.
Bad Thing: Performance review tomorrow morning at work, first thing. You know, some people are confident enough in their abilities that they assume everything will go well. Some people are less confident, but not really the type to stress overmuch about work performance. However, I am not either of these things. I don't think I do a bad job, exactly, but I'm sick to my stomach and utterly convinced that my boss will announce to me tomorrow that she hates the sight of me and regrets ever having hired me, and that she will be remedying her misgivings forthwith. Because that is just the sort of charming person I am.
Good Thing: I have lost some weight! Totally by accident! Granted, it's not very much, but it's encouraging nonetheless.
Bad Thing: I think you should know that I am preparing to declare a fatwa against Lowe's, because this morning they swore to me over the phone that they had the bookcase I wanted (the item number of which I have memorized in my twice-weekly reconnaissance calls), which I have been waiting for them to restock for a month (their constant assurances that it will arrive within the week notwithstanding), and I asked them pretty please to check on the shelf for it and they said oh yes, ma'am, it's here; and then when I made a special trip out there to buy it, IT WAS OF COURSE NOT THERE. Did I mention that this is the third time in a month this has happened? So, you know, if you start hearing reports of Lowe's stores burning all over this fine nation of ours, you'll know why.
Good Thing: Roasted chicken and hominy for dinner. Have I mentioned how much I adore hominy? Mmmm. It is like the crack of the corn family, for me. Well, that and tostitos.
Bad Thing: Performance review tomorrow morning at work, first thing. You know, some people are confident enough in their abilities that they assume everything will go well. Some people are less confident, but not really the type to stress overmuch about work performance. However, I am not either of these things. I don't think I do a bad job, exactly, but I'm sick to my stomach and utterly convinced that my boss will announce to me tomorrow that she hates the sight of me and regrets ever having hired me, and that she will be remedying her misgivings forthwith. Because that is just the sort of charming person I am.
Good Thing: I have lost some weight! Totally by accident! Granted, it's not very much, but it's encouraging nonetheless.
Jimmy Crack Corn, and I Don't Care
Date: 2006-03-09 10:55 am (UTC)Re: Jimmy Crack Corn, and I Don't Care
Date: 2006-03-10 01:39 am (UTC)(BTW, I read your Emerson-filter entry, and I am not particularly schmoopy, but neither am I grinchy, and so if you feel comfortable adding me to it, I promise not to rock your boat. :) )
Re: Jimmy Crack Corn, and I Don't Care
Date: 2006-03-10 04:39 am (UTC)