Weeks Education

Another week has passed us all by. So what have I learned in the past week?

1) Stay the hell away from red wine - got an invite to the house of a guy I work with at work on Tuesday night for BBQ and drinks. He had a lot of beer. Since I'm not a beer guy, I opted for some wine he had on hand - Merlot if you've got to know. Oh Man!!!! Wednesday morning was not pleasant.

2) If your a guy interested in sewing, bring a pair of tits when you go to the fabric store. I've been going in that direction and have visited a couple of fabric stores. Questions to the [female] staff are met with a strange stare and short answer responses. It gets even weirder when you hit the cashier with . . . . sewing supplies?.

3) I think the cold simply puts me to sleep. I've set my heater to 63 F. Based on the indicator, the system is maintaining a temperature of 60 to 62. I don't even have to study and I'm finding myself getting very sleepy early. As early as 9 sometimes, mostly around 10. Very unlike my summer days. Maybe that contributed to my difficulty in studying in the past.

4) Never tell the [work] boss about a deadline you've got to meet. We've got this event coming up December 1st. I indicated to the boss the prep work I've got to do for it and it's GOT to be done next week due to the Holiday. He turned around and sent an email with an executive order to complete said work next week due to the facts that I mentioned. Never mind the fact that I was already up to speed.

Class is over.

Results

Auto junkyard - didn't find what I wanted. Did find blue sky and plenty of sunshine though.

Arts-n-crafts - noth'en there either.

Classmate - hand off of notes successful.

In other news, looks like we are going to get more company around the end of February for a week or so.

Friday Again

Yep. Another Friday is here. Went out for a drink and chow with my work partner after work tonight. Had a Hard Apple Cider and a Baca Burger. Good stuff.

What's new . . . for one, my wallet is about $500 lighter. Put on a new set of tires for the car the other day. Had a blowout on the road which prompted the move. Should be good for another four years or so.

Dragged my bike from work home yesterday. This is the bike I used to travel from work to school for classes. Well, it's just been sucking up valuable bike rack space since May. Time to practice what I preach. That is to say that I would be rather uptight if I saw the same bike parked in the same slot every day with no movement. What a waist of space.

Will meet with a former class mate to drop off material for a class she will be taking next semester. It is a class that we took together, but she dropped about halfway through the course. So now she wants to snag my notes. Haven't heard from her since she dropped the class. Now she wants my notes. Doubt I'll see or hear from her after we meet tomorrow morning. I can't complain though as I know I do it to others as well. Speak on a "when I need something" basis.

Will go to an arts and crafts fair at a local high school tomorrow. Might also go to a junk yard tomorrow as well. There are a number of things I'd like to find for my car - passenger side visor, electric cigarette lighter (you would not believe how many friends you can make with one of these things), and back truck cover, and maybe what ever else looks interesting.

Nothing much else planned this weekend. Will spend some time at my moms house rearranging the living room furniture and putting up the Xmas tree. We have company coming in from out of town this year for Thanksgiving and I guess mom wants to be a bit more festive for the event. I'm now accepting bets on how fast it will come down after Christmas.