Hmm… No word yet about my sponsored links. I’m going to have to write Natalie, and find out. Usually I get paid promptly on the 28th.
Maybe it means I’ll be getting more! 🙂
I quite like getting some bucks in my paypal account… it’s like an excuse to bid on something on ebay!
[update – 7:41]
Got my payment, I think they just forgot.
LL is here, and talking with the bro right now. I *really* hope that they can come to a good situation for everyone, though I think odds are poor.
I’ve discovered that Meredith out front is just about as opposite to me as can be. (in the six-year old terming of it, anyhow.)
I’ve a cat, She has a dog. I do database programming, she’s a graphic designer. I’m the first “first born male” in my family’s recent memory to not serve in the military, She was in the navy.
I’m looking forward to at least having a nice long lunch with ldy tomorrow, even though I’m fairly sure that a Friday night hangout session isn’t going to happen.
4/3/03 12:53 pm
more trouble between bro and the landlord. Brother owes considerable back rent and the landlord is finally tired of it, but to make matters worse, the ll seems to think that bro owes about twice what the receipts indicate… And is demanding double rent this week or bro gets 3 days eviction notice.
That wasn’t what was initially agreed to… They had previously settled on 1.25x rent to catch up – plus the remainder when he gets his settlement. I don’t know for sure, but I’d lay odds that bro didn’t keep his side of the bargain first, judging from how he hides out whenever the ll comes by.
He woke me this morning at 7am to make phone calls. set up drug deals even though I told him expressly no. As soon as I heard what he was doing, I told him to hang up and get out.
My brother causes me undue stress. I try to do tough love withholding loaning him money, and instead of doing without, he hustles, and borrows $$ from other folks who get pissed at him for not paying back when he says he will.
He owes Francesco money, but goes out to primo’s subs for dinner, rather than eating in.
Dang… I don’t know what to do with that kid.
Fresh out of the shower, and I think I have a little sunburn, rather than just “color”. I can feel the skin is very tight, and just a little tingly.
Kforce called me back, and really really wants me at TAG. I warned them that I’d be jumping ship as soon as anything superior came along (such as JKG, or the other gigs), and the guy was understanding about it, but wants to make his money back for my drug testing, etc. So, while I’m not crazy about he timing, it looks like I’m starting over there this weekend, and may end up missing a chance at hanging out with ldy 🙁
I guess I’ll have to do laundry on Thursday, to be ready. Dang it. Grump, grump.
What I’d really like to happen is for a big gig to call me back tomorrow and ask me to start next week.
There you go… clear and to the point.
Take a break from not laughing at the many unfunny April Fool’s Day “jokes” on the web, and check out the 100 greatest April Fool’s Day hoaxes of all time.
Frodo, Gollum, Sauron, Jennifer Lopez what do these have in common?
JKG went very well, they want me to meet with the CIO tomorrow at 10 am. I’ve got a strong, positive vibe there. Mark over there is a swell guy, very engaging, and knows how to sell his company. I’m very enthusiastic about the upcoming meeting.
If all goes well, it’ll be programming, light management (3 people) and building a software / hardware system of the company to use with its existing web control program.
I’ve got a hankering to watch the Disney version of 20,000 leagues under the sea. I think I’ll just synch the book to the palm, instead.
To the powers that be….
*THANK YOU FOR THE LACK OF APRIL FOOL’S JOKES*
Wow… my Photoshop skills have gotten better in the last couple years… from two years ago…
A fun meme… these answers may and can change at any time.
scottobear.com email is back up. good thing, though I missed a couple of decent mails from last night I’d have preferred to have acted on then.
ah well, all better now.
oh, man.. apparently my scottobear.com email has been down since last night, as has my website. I honestly hope that if any email was sent to those addresses was lost that it can be restored… I’ve got about a gazillion resumes out there with that addy on it. It’s supposed to be back up and fixed within the hour, though, so I’m going to hope for the best.
Stupid errors… bah.
Ok… Where’s my web page… more to the point, Newtcam? It’s been down since last night.
I can tell it’s still down, because I don’t have my delightful background installed on the LJ page.
Today shall be a day of rest, though I’m planning on spending 8 hours of it doing little chores here and around the place.
Not too interested in LJ lately.. my mind hasn’t been one of journaling. My creative juices need a shot of B12.
I want to do something self-indulgent today.. eat fatty food, spend the day playing arcade games or the like… I doubt it’ll happen to the degree I want, but it’s entertaining for me to think about.
Maybe just writing about the history channel is enough self-indulgence?
“I want rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists!”
-Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles, Recruitment Flyer
I think I could qualify as a desperado, or play the part of a thug.
(Why is it I can recite that from memory, but I can’t remember what year my mom was born in unless I count on my fingers?)
Newt woke me at about 6am this morn… just as well, since I had my alarm set for 6:30. This way, I had time to play with the little boy in the morning before having to whirlwind out of the house for work. I’m so glad that Newtie’s around to wake up to… I can’t even be mad that I was awakened early. (I prefer a little roughhousing to get the morning started.)
Went to Pinnacle… They wanted an original Social security card, a copy just would not do, despite my other identification papers on hand. Ok..it would’ve been nice to know that before coming all the way to Cypress Creek.
Ugh, a bug.
Sooo… off to the Social Security office I went… I’ll have a new card (with my old number) in about two weeks, but in the meantime, I have piece of paper that tells folks that “Why Yes, this hairy beast is who he says he is!” on official-looking letterhead.
I go back to Pinnacle Monday, 10am.
Made it to work on time, surprisingly. Also a shock, Kev is here! I thought he was going to take a sick day today, but he’s out of luck. Apparently, he’s too needed here by the gimme-gimme chupacabra & co.
Finn gave me a lead to a possible new gig, at Countywide. Nice to get the assist, certainly.
Looks like there’s going to be a LAN party at work after regular hours (or during my normal hours) on the 21st. Sappho, Riker, Kev, The Finn,The Clark-bar, and Maybe Island boy will be coming in at about 6pm to play some multi-player games.. looks like it’ll be an assortment… shoot-’em up and racing, mostly. (Just as well… I don’t know how well folks would deal with Civ2 or AOE… the games are fun, but take a while.) If I’m still there at the time, I’ll play along, too.