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by jck

ONLY 7.5 hours?

I slept 5 last night...2 the night before.

As for the southern venacular, it just means to "get busy".

I was raised on that speak. :^0

by jck

Christmas break?

Let's see: I go to my parents right after work...and...get to work on Mom's PC...again. :^0

I never get a break, unless I go more than 1000 miles from my house and anyone in my family. :^0

I'm on cup #2. And, dreading doing more of this new programming I am relegated to learning cause the boss didn't want to spend any money. Blah.

(((((((((((( Might just quit work hugs ))))))))))))

by purpleskys

woo hoo...christmas break!!! :D ask me if i'm excited ;) Doc's appointment first thing this morning then I'm free for two weeks (sorta, now i get to be a kitlet taxi for a couple weeks lol) ((((happy hugs))))

by nicknielsen

No break until January for me.

Of course, when you're back in school, it will be me (or somebody like me) who honks and waves as they drive past your classroom. :D

by jck

WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :^0

I don't get a vacation until May, and that's only if I don't end up having to undergo surgery again.

No vacation...4 years and counting.

Gotta love life...right?

(((((((((((((((( need a vacation or the winning lotto ticket hugs )))))))))))))))))

by shellbot

what the...? where the ...?
ahhhh maaaan...

i got an invite to a corporate christmas lunch yesterday (think large international vendor)..you know..pressing palms, hobnobbing..ect.. ended up bein full sit down 3 course lunch..the wine flowed freely...thought i'd make it back to work..but nope, ended up staying the whole afternoon.. then they bussed us all to an upmarket bar for drinks (free bar all night)..the collegues abandoned me by about 7.30..i stayed till after 10 or so..had a fantastic time, met some really great people..then thought it wise to drop into the pub on the way home for one or two more..
guys..an 11 hour drinking session..i don't recamend it..i wasn't falling down drunk, but lets just say i was very happy...
these irish know how to drink man..the party was hardly started when I was leaving..I'd say there are some seriously ill people this morning!
and i have another party starting at 8 tonight..i don't think i'll be physically capable of drinking alcohol...

< goes off to soak head in toilet bowl >

by purpleskys

i would hit the third drink and be no good for anything...and not likely even be able to function today...((sympathy hugs))

by shellbot

drink was had before lunch was served..they really wanted people to have a good time i think, because they filled the glasses quicker than you could drink it.
thank god it was a big lunch and i sensibly cleaned my plate, knowing that i'd be drinking more..
as it was a free bar all night, the guys doing the drink runs were getting doubles..i don't even want to admit how much i had..

by jck

I love Ireland. I'd fit in well. I can drink like a fish. :^0

(((((((((((( Happy Hangover Hugs ))))))))))) ;)

by shellbot

didn't get to bed till after 5am last night..

thankfulyl all done with the xmas partys now...i can't take any more :(

by nicknielsen

Are the days accruing or are they at least buying them back?

If you're losing them and you've tried to take them, it's past time to jump ship. [u]Nobody[/u] is that mission critical; if somebody is, that's a [lack of] management problem.

by jck

In March, I had to use my vacation and sick all up for hospitalization.

Since then, I have used most of my vacation for dealing with family emergencies, home projects, etc., that couldn't be avoided.

I have about 40 hours sick leave and 20 hours vacation right now, and I might be using the sick leave if the prognosis next week is bad.

Hopefully, I'll be healed up by May. I have someone to spend a week in Padre Island with then that has been put off twice now due to medical and family situations.

As for jumping ship, I might do that next fall if I am out of debt and can dump the house.

As for lack of management? My boss complains about me taking too much time off (I've had *1* vacation day since I started here for personal relaxation), but he left to go home at 1:30pm today early.

I hate double standards, and having someone break their word to me. He's done both. Hence, I'll be leaving this job and state within the next 24 months guaranteed...if not much sooner.

by nicknielsen

Cuddled up with an 18-year-old Glenlivet and the latest Pern novel. B-)

Oops, forgot the beer!

etu

by nicknielsen

:-bd But I prefer college basketball. Go Orangemen!

I waited too long to go liquor shopping this year. I usually go to the Class VI (liquor) store at the local Army post because they have a good selection of single malts and, of course, there's the cost savings. Apparently, I waited too long this year, as my choices for older Scotches were severely limited: Glenlivet 18, or, well, Glenlivet 18. :-(

I could go to a local liquor store and get a better selection, but the cost difference is significant. The bottle that costs $62.50 on post runs over $80 downtown; others can run over $100. I've got a little disposable money for the holidays, but not that much.

etu

by nicknielsen

Be Prepared.

So, even if the glass [u]is[/u] half-empty, I know there's always another beer in the fridge. B-)

by shellbot

no no no..can't drink water in the morning, makes me feel ick..
coffee...that does the trick..

yay, i slept in today for the first time in ages...

by jck

Oh well. Life sucks.

((((((((((((((( tired frustrated hugs )))))))))))))))

by purpleskys

Happy girl today, i have gotten all my marks back for this semester and i've passed them all (((happy, giddy hugs))) all around :)

by jck

Glad to hear of your good work! :)

((((((((( grats hugs ))))))))))))

I hope to get my results tomorrow after the appointment. Hopefully, all mine come out good too. :)

by nicknielsen

I was asked today if I would play Father Time in a New Year's pageant. Seems I'm the only one that can pick up baby 2010 without eliciting screams...

LMAO (((hugs)))

Had to turn them down. I've already got plans for New Year's: off at noon on New Year's Eve and off to the Beach for the weekend. Not even worried about the weather. B-)

by jck

I might stay all night. I might stay til 10pm then come home.

Not sure yet. Depends on how I feel and what my doctors say.

by shellbot

So, is anyone doing the whole "winding down" and "clearing the decks" as is customary at xmas time??

I'm attempting to, but its not working out. I've got so much work to do I just want to sit under my desk and cry :(

On the upside, as of 30 mins ago, I am the proud owner of a 5kg turkey.. whew...now to get it home with the 20 other bags of cr@p I've to carry...

((((((stressed out hugs)))))))

by purpleskys

God love ya Shell...I'm trying to get to the same "space" but it isnt' working for me too well either; I still have a few things that I have to go out and buy. Darryl bought the turkey yesterday (20 pounder) for dinner with my family on Christmas day...now we'll just see if my sister-in-law can pull the rest off or if I have to rescue her by lunchtime Christmas day. Original plan was one of my other brothers and his gf having it at their place, but it would have been too much traveling for someone else (it's like a five minute drive from the general area where we all live). It's now changed to another siblings home because they have to drive from about an hour away (in laws) that morning. So...instead of just driving the extra five minutes, they are going to drive home, prepare (hopefully) the rest of Christmas dinner and host it at their home. Does this make any sense to anyone else? It was kinda lost on me...sigh...oh well...that's my half stressed rant for the day...have a good one Shell...and ((((hugs))) all around

by jck

I get to drive 3 hours, work on a PC, work on getting an upgrade and helping the parents switch TV services, sleep, get up early, work on the shed with my dad, help mom cook all the food, prep the table, serve it, clean up, hope mom hasn't re-broken her PC again, then drive 3 hours home.

I'm almost ready to just forget holidays. I never get to rest.

Hope you all have a nice Christmas. Don't know if I'll be back before then.

(((((((((((((((((( bah humbug hugs ))))))))))))))))))

by shellbot

I have family like that..and my ex-inlaws..
always some c0ck-eyed plan for xmas day which involves way more work than it should be..

I think i've bought everything..other than a loaf of bread..i'll pick that up tomorrow.
Hoping to be outa work by 1pm tomorrow..which is good..but means I gonna have to wrok hard in the morning, while 1/2 the others are prancing about chitchatting..
don't mean to be mean, but there is still work to be done :(

by nicknielsen

The only thing that's winding down right now is my stock of spare parts!

6 calls Monday morning, 9 Tuesday, 12 as of about 7pm tonight. And I've closed 17 calls in the last three days!

I've still got parts to close about 9 of the open calls, but that all depends on who escalates what tomorrow.

Will work till the stores close at 1900, drink myself to sleep Christmas Eve, wake up Christmas Day, open presents, go to in-laws' in-laws house for Christmas dinner, come back home and go to sleep. Then go to work Saturday morning.

Merry flippin' Christmas! X-(

by nicknielsen

Oh hell!

5 more calls opened overnight. At least they are in the same city and not spread out all over South Carolina.

Happy stinkin' Holidays! :(

etu

by hal 9000

[i]"winding down" and "clearing the decks" as is customary at xmas time??[/i]

This is a Insane part of the year where everyone wants things fixed preferably before they break and those who have not suffered Break Downs yet want Routine Maintenance Performed.

It's the busiest part of the year for me and is closely followed by the week before the end of the Financial Year. Both are fairly insane and Hellishly Busy. ;)

Col

by jck

MacCallan is the shizznit yo.

I'm about ready to go tell my boss I'm leaving early and not feeling well, then go home and pickle myself and see if I last til the morning.

Ever feel like you want to be Dan Aykroyd from Trading Places when he's running around in the dirty Santa suit eating smoked salmon through a fake beard?

That's my aspiration in life right now. Being mindless and disassociated from reality sounds like a nice time.

Have some scotch for me. I'm out.

by nicknielsen

Somebody went and threw away a perfectly good white boy!

That's probably my favorite line from Eddie Murphy. :^0

by shellbot

other than the driving and pc work, i've got the same type a stuff stuff to do!

Ahh, will just be nice to do nothing after xmas dinner and fall asleep on the sofa..
* heaven * ...can't wait for it..
I been partying too hard..I keep forgetting I not 19 anymore :( On the upside, I think I've almost detoxed form last week..

by gadgetgirl

Get over here.

I'll make sure you're well fed and watered - well, boozed! - and you'll get a good rest too. We're even buying a new bed for the new spare room, so you can have first go on that!

oh - providing you like goose, of course?! :p :D

GG

Nope, no T-word in my house at Christmas. Goose only. No turk ....tur....(spit) nah, can't do it.... ;)

by nicknielsen

I've already started saving. Thanks so much for the offer. :x

But I'll have to change jobs, first. :( There's no way to get any time off between Thanksgiving and Christmas, just because of where I work and what I do. Heck, time off after the first of November is scarce until after New Year's.

by gadgetgirl

(((((((((( safe hols all )))))))))

Hope you all have a wonderful, warm and safe time with the ones you love, and if you can't be with them, have a [B] (((((((((((((((((((( SUPERHUG ))))))))))))))))))) [/B] from me.

Also, big wrap around, warm, fuzzy feeling everlasting hugs to the numerous members of GG's Hug Club who met at Hug-A-Holics anonymous in Kentucky in June. You're all very dear to me, and always in my thoughts.

Now. Gotta go. IT'S GOOOOSSSEEEEEE TIME!! :p :D :p :D :p :D

:x

GG

by jessie

To all of you here, have a very Merry Christmas and (just in case I don't make it back by then) a very Happy New Year.

Several {{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}} to all who think they need them, and even more to the ones who think they don't!

by shellbot

((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))

Got the package girl..lol..thanks..forgot all about those!

Big bear hugs to Murff!!!!!!

by hal 9000

Well it looks like the the first to pass on

[[[[[[[[[ [b]Merry Christmas Day HUGS[/b] ]]]]]]]]]]

Col

by nicknielsen

I guess I'm next in line.

Merry Christmas!

Hope everybody enjoys the day (even if you don't celebrate it).

by hal 9000

But I expected that as the Call Out Charges are pretty high. But I'm betting that I don't get to see the Start of the Sydney Hobart Race today. ;)

I hate being on call. :(

Col

by hal 9000

Are open on the 25-12 but I can guarantee that I'll not get called there. Only place possible that I may have been called to I chucked a couple of years ago. It was too much Hard Work and they had to keep things up as it's the Emergency Call Center for all of the States Emergency Vehicles. You know Dial 000/911 and ask for the emergency that you require.

They seem to get upset when things don't work right. And to make things worse they stuff up all of the time. :(

But there are still the Banks Data Processing Centers open but I really don't expect to get called there.

I did miss the Start of the Sydney Hobart too I don't think I've seen one of those for about 15 years now. :D

Col

by boxfiddler Hot topic

from (not so) warm and (not so) sunny FL!

Just in, long trip. Hope that you all have had a lovely, lovely Christmas. :x

by nicknielsen

Got coffee, got muffins (chocolate chip!), got sunshine, got TR.

Who could ask for anything more?

by hal 9000

It's actually way to hot and muggy to even consider hugging anyone here.

The rain was supposed to keep the temps down to a reasonable level but instead it's 27.9 C and 65% Humidity. :(

Way too hot and sticky for my liking. Even a Cold Shower is too hot to stand for any length of time. :_|

Currently I would be happy with even the Hint of a small breeze. It's currently stifling and it's just gone 22.00. :0

Col

by jck

Was 1C here this morning.

Hope ya stay cool, Col.

[[[[[[[[[[ man hugs ]]]]]]]]]]

by jck

Did you all eat too much Christmas turkey??? :^0

((((((((((((((((((((( holiday hugs )))))))))))))))))))))

Jeez...I go away for 5 days, and the hugs disappear.

I better get some soon! :p

by purpleskys

I know, i've been a slacker...been running and going and doing...today is the first day in about a week that i've been able to sit still for any length of time.... ((((((((happy stuffed with turkey hugs)))))))

by jck

I mean, I heard the story about the holidays. So, I know you two been busy.

But SOME people who work from the BEACH in SC have all the time in the world... (hint hint) :^0

Ahhhh...ty Purple :)

((((((((((((((((((((( not stuffed anymore but still wanna sleep hugs )))))))))))))))))))) lol

by shellbot

Worked at home yesterday, but back in the office today..deep joy and happiness :)

I did soemthing silly..signed up for the gym (pronounced as Homer does)..first workout yesterday.
Feeling pretty good..a couple of stiff spots, but manageable. I'm actually in better shape than I thought I was. I guess all that stupid walking I've been doing has helped a lot. With the weather being so insane here though, had to give up the walking, hence the gym membership..

Hope everyone had a good holiday..I did...now to just get through the next few weeks till my weekend break away i have booked..woohoo

by jck

I'm back to working out too (after 9 months rehabbing my surgically reconstructed parts).

Hoping to be all super manly and buff by mid-2010.

BTW, Guinness is REALLY good for sore muscles ;) :)

by nicknielsen

That would have to be Tammy or CaptBillyOneEye.

Everybody knows I work AT the beach, but not from it. :D

Finally catching up at work (((hugs)))

by jck

You must be a manager, delegating all that responsibility for beach work ON them. :^0

As for working at the beach...thanks for correcting my verbiage, Poindexter :p :^0

((((((((((((((((( wishing I was AT the beach ))))))))))))))))) :^0

by nicknielsen

I seem to remember from my geography that "Nottellingyou" ;) is a little closer to the beach than Augusta, GA or Columbia, SC.

See if you can't get them to pull a cable out there for you... :^0

by shellbot

give yourself a year to achieve a goal..takes time to get these things done, especially after surgery.

I was well surprised how long it took me to feel normal after my minor surgery..

last June,I set myself a goal of losing 3 sizes sizes by the next June.. i think i will have hit that goal in about 2-3 weeks.. 5 months early!! So I'm delighted and am now aiming for at leat 1 more size by June.. if I hit that..then maybe just 1 more...

and no, guiness is not! its heavy on calories..i'm not going near it..

by jck

Guinness? Heavy on calories?

Nope, it has less than most American pilsners. Plus, Guinness is good for you if you're iron-deficient.

Guinness is actually healthy. That's why Dubliners gave it to their children in the 19th century when the water was impure.

Yeah, I went to the Guinness Storehouse. I learned a lot.

Guinness go neart ;)

BTW, grats on the results. I gotta lose more than 3 sizes tho. So, the hard and heavy exercise regimen starts January 1.

Time for me to get thin and athletic again like I was 6 years ago.

I have reasons now too. Shhh. :)

by shellbot

like i said, slow and steady..don't overdo it or you'll just get annoyed and stop..plus you need to let your body adjust to the changes.

Well, wanna lose 2 more sizes for sure..don't think i could go down too much more..don't have the build to get really thin

by jck

being just under 6'6", I'm never gonna have a 28 inch waist like some guys.

Plus having been monsterously big in my past, that loose skin isn't going away without some surgical intervention...or, some steroids to pack muscle under it to fill it out :^0

But, I'm hoping to get back into 34 or 36 jeans again soon. Then, the only problem is finding that size waist with a 37/38 inch inseam. :^0

BTW, I haven't had a Guinness in months. shhhh hehe ;)

by shellbot

is what its about..
no sense me killing myselg trying to achieve a size 6..cause its never gonan happen unless i have surgery to shave a few inches off my hip bones!!

if i hit a US 12 i'll be more than happy..(a UK 10)

i'm heading home..i've done enough for one day :)

by jck

If they'd let me work from home, I live about 9000 feet line-of-sight from the water's edge of the Gulf of Mexico. ;)

I could hijack someone's wireless router signal, VPN into the office, and work from Pine Island quite easily. :)

As for location, hopefully I'll be somewhere between Asheville and Wilmington, and north of the GA-SC border, before next Christmas. :)

by jck

I'll never be a male model...well...maybe not. I've been told when I was thin I should have been. Just that if I wanted to model, it meant going to Miami which I can't stand for the most part.

But, I'll never be a bodybuilder. Too many years of being lazy means the base build is never gonna be perfectly natural.

Plus I already got 1 8-inch scar that makes it look like I had an alien implant on the back of my neck at some time removed.

Might as well go for the whole Frankenstein look, I guess. :^0

by nicknielsen

I know I'll never fit into another 34 waist. I'll be very happy to get back down into a 36 so I can buy pants off the shelf again. (34 inseam-got short legs for my height! :D )

Aside: Have you ever noticed that if you have an inseam between 26 and 32, you can buy pants off the shelf no matter your waist size, but if your inseam is longer you can't find anything in a larger waist than 36? Why is it okay for men to be short and whatever or tall and skinny, but not tall and fat?

by nicknielsen

At the North Myrtle store, I'm about 8/10ths of a mile from the beach, but that's as close as I get.

As I tell people who ask, I never get to the beach at the Beach because by the time I'm finished work, any reason for me to go to the beach is up in her room napping before she goes out!

]:)

;)

etu

by purpleskys

that you're a day ahead of us here...hope you have a fabulous New Years Eve Col, and a healthy happy new year ahead (((hugs)))

by hal 9000

Well I was going to say wear skirts.

But maybe a Kilt would be a better option and you wouldn't have to worry about the Inside Leg Measurement. ;)

Col

by nicknielsen

A kilt on us would look like a mini-skirt! :0

While I can't speak for John, I know I don't have the legs for it. :^0

by jck

[i]I know I'll never fit into another 34 waist. I'll be very happy to get back down into a 36 so I can buy pants off the shelf again. (34 inseam-got short legs for my height! grin )[/i]

LOL. I wear a 34 inseam when I get fat. When I get real thin, it goes to about 37. Friggin height. :^0

[i]Aside: Have you ever noticed that if you have an inseam between 26 and 32, you can buy pants off the shelf no matter your waist size, but if your inseam is longer you can't find anything in a larger waist than 36? Why is it okay for men to be short and whatever or tall and skinny, but not tall and fat?[/i]

Yeah, I have. I have found stores that sell up to a 44 waist in 34 inseam in their "big and tall" section, but that's a crock. When you're over 6'4, 44 is not all that "big" if you're a big guy, and 34 inseam is not really that tall.

I can tell you tho:

Long ties and shirts: JCPenneys has ties cheap sometimes...as low as $9 on sale, usually about $18-22 otherwise, and they're nice. And, I got dress shirts for $14 a piece that are really nice, and fit me pretty good.

decent cheapo slacks: Haband. Sometimes as cheap as $9 + s/h (unless you find a free shipping deal or something with them), with waists topping out at 56-64 with 31/32 inseam, and sometimes you can get up to a 48 waist with some pants with a bit longer 33/34 inseam.

Oh well. After tonight and my drinking debauchery I have planned, tomorrow begins my sobering up period combined with an increased workout plan of at least 1 hour of walking once a day to start, and increasing every 14 days by 10 minutes.

So by May, I should be walking 2.5 hours a day. And sometime in between now and then, I will also work in splitting the walk some days to half in the morning, half at night when my schedule calls for it.

Plus, I'm gonna get back to weightlifting more regularly. Bought a home gym last new years, then got messed up 2 months later.

As they say on TV, it's time to "tone and sculpt" a new me.

Gotta look hot if I'm gonna show up at the TR thing...if they have it again this June :^0