Breathe

I've gone and gotten myself full of things to do and no time to do it again.

Some of the things have been on the list for months and months and some pushing over a year... like my bathroom and the missing wallpaper.

I have a huge difficult paper due for school on the 15th. I have a smaller assignment due on Thursday.

It's the week of "close" at work and there's a large pile of payables that need to be entered into the accounting system. Not to mention the other 10 or so tasks I have to do for close.

My clothes and the effort I made toward packing away warmer weather gear is half done and scattered around my bedroom again.

I have a massive scrapbook to embellish for a Christmas present. And although this sounds like a fun little hobby and nothing to stress over.... it's not. Fun? Sure. Fun with a deadline? No.

There is still shopping to be done for the holiday that is fast approaching.

I also need to order a cake for my Birthday party this weekend.

In the next couple of weeks I should send out Christmas cards too.

Lots of little things, some big things and barely over 3 weeks to do it = stress.

*Sigh* I'll try my best to not focus on the whole and work to get bits and pieces fully done along the way.

I hope I don't yell at too many people during the journey. Now is the time to install your thicker skin Honey. ;(

A Good Day Almost Gone Bad

So I've been waiting for a new album to come out for about 2 months. It's by my favorite band and it came out today. System of a Down is the band name.

I got up bright and early and went off to school. I spent part of my time in school thinking about the CD. I'm clearly obsessed. Knowing I'd be slightly late to work and not caring, I stopped off at the nearest Target to buy it. That way I'd have time to hear several songs on my way to work. Still obsessed.

I get to the new release rack and there are two blank slots. The tags say "System of a Down - Hypnotize" but there are no CD's. I look up at the sale poster and there's the CD front picture with the Nov. 22nd release date written underneath. I frantically browse the regular section and find several more empty spaces. SOLD OUT!? ALREADY! It's 9:30am! (Of course I think they’re sold out cause everyone wants it … right? Right.)

I call over a Target associate and point to the sign... "Are they all sold out?!" The young man says, "No, we didn't get the shipment in. If UPS brings it today, it won't be until after noon."

Okay, no problem. I'm sure the Target near my work has them. So I suffer through my drive to work, without my new CD. :( Now I'm pushing 5 more minutes of being late to work. Oh well. It's SYSTEM!

I run in the "work" Target and there they are, new and shiny, waiting to be heard. Oh but what's this? A special version? With DVD footage? COOL! So I ponder a moment... "Will I really watch it? It's 5 dollars more... What the hell, it's SYSTEM!" So I grab the special 2 sided CD/DVD version and head to the register. It rang up for the regular version sale price... $9.98. Hmmm... cool indeed - good choice.

I rip it open on the way to the car, get in the car and start the engine. As I pull out the CD/DVD, I observe the label on the CD side and the DVD side, so I know which way to put it in. But I also notice it's a bit thicker than most CD's. No matter, I'm sure it'll work fine.

I push it in, and in seconds I'm hearing track 1. Brilliant! Fantastic! My heart is racing, I'm laughing manically. Good times.

I whip into the work parking lot and hit the "eject" button. ... "Err" "SHIT” I hit "CD" to play it... "Err" "SHIT SHIT!" "eject" ... "Err" "ejectejecteject" ... "Err" "NO!!!" ... breathe ... "CD" ... "Err" "Fuck."

I turn the car off and storm into work.

I try and think calmly... I'll get it out. I'll keep it for the DVD side and go buy the normal album. Crap, what if I can't get it out... then I can't even listen to the normal one in my car. Crap. No no, I'll get it out. Maybe Target will take it back even tho it is open. Maybe they'll swap it for the other... yea.

A couple of hours later I head out for lunch.

I took a paperclip with me hoping to find a reset button of sorts that may help in getting the CD out. I found the button, but it didn't help. I pushed eject and CD several more times to try and get it out and it just wouldn't come. So I gently slip the paper clip in the slot to.... I dunno... help. After a few delicate passes I hit something and POP! The CD came out. I snatched it with lightning speed so I wouldn't get pulled back in. Whew. GOOD! I was highly relieved.

Okay, step 2. Go get the normal CD and maybe not have to pay for it. So I get to Target and take in the opened one. I approach the return counter not expecting to get what I want, but proud of the try nonetheless. They were reluctant. I even said "If you can't, its okay - I just thought I'd try." I guess they didn't install their backbones this morning, cause they let me swap the CD. :D:D:D

I get back to my car... the new, normal CD is already unwrapped. I put it in and listen to the whole thing through my lunch break. And then back to my first favorite song for a good jolt of energy so I can get upstairs and put it into my work PC.

Hehehhe, it's playing for the 3rd time in a row now, quietly in the background while I work.

I'll play it over and over and over again until I know every word, every musical note and queue. And certainly until I drive Honey insane.

Obsessed you say? Yes. I freely admit it.

Thanksgiving Haiku

I was inspired by RA to write some haiku. She wrote some last week about her kitties. I'm going with the Thanksgiving theme.

Enjoy.

Thanksgiving, this week
Mom's stuffed mushrooms, piping hot
I am hungry now

Giving thanks each year
I am very fortunate
Remaining thankful

We are a large group
Fifteen if you count us all
There will be much food

Sleep

I was in a crappy mood on Friday. No particular reason. I wasn't mad, or sad. I think if anything I was slightly depressed. But mostly I think I was just bored. My boss picked up on it and at about 2pm, he told me to go home. I didn't hesitate.

Honey and I hung out, gamed and ate dinner Friday afternoon/night. We went to bed around 10pm I think. I woke bright and early at 7am. No alarm just had my fill and woke up.

Saturday night I went to be around 11pm and woke Sunday morning at 8am.

Yesterday (Sunday) I laid down for a short nap at 11:30am. I expected to get up about noon when Honey had to so he could go to work... but I didn't. I didn't know anything till 3:15pm when the phone rang. I'm not sure how much longer I would have slept if my sister hadn't called.

And last night, I got in bed around 11:30pm. I woke before my alarm today at 6:45am.

That's alot of sleep over the last couple of days! Apparently I needed it.

My 3-Day Link

Yea! I got it already!

Here's the link to my donation page. :D

3-Day Donation Page

3-Day Breast Cancer Walk

Well I did it. I registered for the 3-Day 2006 walk. Its 60 miles in 3 days. The event for my area is late October 2006.

Fortunately that gives me a lot of time to train. And boy do I have along way to go before I can do something like this! I'm nervous but motivated.

And to top off the difficulty in training, I also have to raise $2200 to walk in the event. I figure if I can accomplish both of those goals, then actually walking the event will be quite a celebration.

And of course we can't forget why I'd even do something like this. It's for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs, as well as the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives. (hehe i took that from their website) http://www.the3day.org

My father did this in June of this year. It was wonderful! We're actually working on this together and hope to walk it together in 2006!

I'm excited. It's a powerful event and I hope to raise enough money to walk, but if I don't, I'll be happy with what I can raise in order to donate to the Foundation.

I don't have the link to my donation page yet. Hopefully I'll get that this week and can get it out there for folks to help, if they so choose. :D