Dawn's Digression.
Monday, December 15, 2003
The Weekend
Friday we ate Popeye's Chicken and watched Six Feet Under and Where the Day Takes You. Not a lot of excitement there, and we like it like that.
Saturday I went to my great-grandmother's house and got some new bedroom furniture. Then I went to Dairy Queen with Laura, her boys, and LuAnn (The aunt who doesn't 'approve' but loves me anyway.) We had steak finger baskets and we were merry.
I got home and somehow Michele and I were able to unload that big ass dresser ourselves. We put the bed together, too. Then I got nauseated for no apparent reason and spent the next hour and a half alternating between trying to throw up and trying NOT to throw up. Fun! Then I was crazy for an hour and ran through the house screaming like a freak, and then got ready for Michele's 2nd Christmas party. This Christmas party was much more fun than the last. AND we came home with 6 bottles of wine somehow. :) Then we went to bed.
I spent most of yesterday being crazy and staying in bed. Around 4, I had a hankering to go to Dollar General. I couldn't decide whether or not to go, though, because that would mean getting out of my PJs. Yep. Four o'clock in the afternoon, and I am STILL in my pajamas. But I went. I bought us a 14" fiber optic Christmas tree since we decided not to put up a tree this year. Neither of us are feeling festive, and there is no point in doing it if it won't be fun. Even if we did put up a tree, there would be no presents beneath it, and I think that might make us even sadder. So, we have a tiny little cheesy tree as our Christmas tree. At least I won't be picking up pine needles for months, right?
I am so nervous about school. I don't know how many times I have typed it here. But seriously. I'm nervous to the point of logging into the UTD website and dropping the classes. I am freaked out. I don't even know what I will do with the degree if I ever finish it! At least I'll be able to say I have one. And I can check the little "College Degree" box on forms.
Oh, yeah. I had my yearly review on Friday. I won't be too smug, but I will tell you it went exactly as it did last year. So now I'm glad I didn't take that other job that was offered to me. I will be making more here than I would have there. I'm going to start interviewing people this week, so I'm sure I'll have more interviewing tips for you. People are such idiots. I swear.
Three weeks left in this office. I will miss my nice big cube. I have a window the length of my cube, and 2 chairs in here. I have a VERY nice sized-cube. At the new office I will have a regular cube with no window access. One of those cubes with two sides of desk, a computer in the corner, a door, and a blank wall. Yip-freakin-pee. I've been trying very hard not to think about it. Like if I don't think about it, the day will never come. So far, it isn't working. Blows. The good news is that I met the new group at a Christmas party on Friday, and they were VERY nice. I think it is a pretty young group. I think most, if not all, of them are married or engaged. This gives me an opportunity to make new friends. It's just too bad I hate meeting new people. It's comforting that there are several people over there that I already know. It makes it a tiny bit less scary. More good news: It doesn't look like I will be dealing very much with people. I can sit in my cube and work quietly. Bad news: Each time someone walks by, they will be able to see whatever is on my screen. I don't like that.
Saturday I went to my great-grandmother's house and got some new bedroom furniture. Then I went to Dairy Queen with Laura, her boys, and LuAnn (The aunt who doesn't 'approve' but loves me anyway.) We had steak finger baskets and we were merry.
I got home and somehow Michele and I were able to unload that big ass dresser ourselves. We put the bed together, too. Then I got nauseated for no apparent reason and spent the next hour and a half alternating between trying to throw up and trying NOT to throw up. Fun! Then I was crazy for an hour and ran through the house screaming like a freak, and then got ready for Michele's 2nd Christmas party. This Christmas party was much more fun than the last. AND we came home with 6 bottles of wine somehow. :) Then we went to bed.
I spent most of yesterday being crazy and staying in bed. Around 4, I had a hankering to go to Dollar General. I couldn't decide whether or not to go, though, because that would mean getting out of my PJs. Yep. Four o'clock in the afternoon, and I am STILL in my pajamas. But I went. I bought us a 14" fiber optic Christmas tree since we decided not to put up a tree this year. Neither of us are feeling festive, and there is no point in doing it if it won't be fun. Even if we did put up a tree, there would be no presents beneath it, and I think that might make us even sadder. So, we have a tiny little cheesy tree as our Christmas tree. At least I won't be picking up pine needles for months, right?
I am so nervous about school. I don't know how many times I have typed it here. But seriously. I'm nervous to the point of logging into the UTD website and dropping the classes. I am freaked out. I don't even know what I will do with the degree if I ever finish it! At least I'll be able to say I have one. And I can check the little "College Degree" box on forms.
Oh, yeah. I had my yearly review on Friday. I won't be too smug, but I will tell you it went exactly as it did last year. So now I'm glad I didn't take that other job that was offered to me. I will be making more here than I would have there. I'm going to start interviewing people this week, so I'm sure I'll have more interviewing tips for you. People are such idiots. I swear.
Three weeks left in this office. I will miss my nice big cube. I have a window the length of my cube, and 2 chairs in here. I have a VERY nice sized-cube. At the new office I will have a regular cube with no window access. One of those cubes with two sides of desk, a computer in the corner, a door, and a blank wall. Yip-freakin-pee. I've been trying very hard not to think about it. Like if I don't think about it, the day will never come. So far, it isn't working. Blows. The good news is that I met the new group at a Christmas party on Friday, and they were VERY nice. I think it is a pretty young group. I think most, if not all, of them are married or engaged. This gives me an opportunity to make new friends. It's just too bad I hate meeting new people. It's comforting that there are several people over there that I already know. It makes it a tiny bit less scary. More good news: It doesn't look like I will be dealing very much with people. I can sit in my cube and work quietly. Bad news: Each time someone walks by, they will be able to see whatever is on my screen. I don't like that.
Dawn, 2:31 PM
