ammogirl

So, remember all the talk I’ve been doing about looking at plugins for my site and all?  Apparently I should have been checking out cache enabling or database management or some other technical (i.e. not fun) things.  That’s what happened, our host had to disable me because of that, nothing exciting.  But I bet you were all wondering, hm?  I DID say I was having a bad day on Tuesday, so pretty much it was just par for the course.  

Moving along.  Yesterday I had to attend a meeting at the main HQ building, which is all compounded and crazy security and confusing hallways.  It started at 3pm, and while the chairs were VERY comfortable, by 515pm I was getting a little antsy because I was supposed to have met Lindsey at the gym at 430pm.  And it was hot.  Andddd…the subject quickly went from one I was comfortable knowledge-wise with to one that was way over my head.  Anyway.  My Chief, after reading that I had written “AGH!!!” on my notepad, let me go in the guise of an appointment.  Which felt sort of excuse-y to me, so I immediately got nervous and had to make it worse by saying, “Actually I was supposed to pick up Lindsey 45 minutes ago” to a room full of men whom if I had to bet, reallllly didn’t care.  I exited the room and headed to the nearest stairs, went down one flight…then another…then…wait, do I go down another one?  What floor am I on?  Where is an exit sign?  WHERE AM I?

Fortunately I heard the ‘click click clickity click’ of someone who not only types much quicker but also works much later than I and headed that way.  I laid it out for her:  I work across the street in the directorates.  I was here for a meeting. How the HELL do I get out?  (minus the hell, plus a lot more awkward nervous talk).  She pointed me to the nearest exit (using VERY simple terms.  Like, “do you see down this long hall where the carpet changes color?”  Go that way.”  Which I clearly needed.) So I headed that way, and I made it out the door, but then!  God!  NOW what do I do?  I knew exactly where I was, but I had NO idea where the gate to get out on that side was located, and I could SEE FREEDOM.  

Eventually I wandered around enough that I made it to the exit, and made it to my car, and all was well.  But the POINT OF THIS STORY is that all that induced me to have a dream in which the USAFE commander, a many star general, caught me riding a bike at night with no reflective gear or headlight and I got in a lot of trouble, after which he jumped into a big red truck and sped off for lunch.  Weird.

Okay I gotta go get ready for work.

Tschuss!!

So, my sister has been whining at me because she’s getting tired of seeing pyramids.  Bleh.  I don’t know what to say.  I’ve been more busy than normal at work, I’m still using a replacement laptop, I was three papers behind in my classes, AND my internet has just SUCKED lately.  Basically, those are all really poor excuses.  Oh well.

I had the worst day, I got my hair cut on Saturday and it’s exactly too short to put in a pony but cut really lame, I’m trying to grow it out and so got my layers all evened up and do you know that Andy Dick part in Old School, where he’s giving the blow job lesson?  And his hair is a really awful pageboy bob with cheesy bangs?  THAT’S what my hair looks like.  Tried to find a picture for you but…no luck.  Doesn’t matter, it’s just awful for now.  But that’s not all!  Also annoying me was my too-short socks which kept falling down inside my boots.  So I spent the whole day either re-ponying my hair or yanking up my socks and both things bugged and AGH it was just a stupid day.  

Anyway, I’ve been meaning to update my yum page with several things:  Chicken & Dumplings, No-Bake Cookies (for Greg, I know I left you hanging, that’s because I suck), not-maple syrup (but just as good maybe even better) and…something else.  I don’t remember.  Basically I’ve been doing a whole lotta cooking lately.  Also, I never could find a plugin that would work for what I wanted, i.e. showcase the items I love right this moment.  Maybe I should just change my whole theme/site…I think I’m getting bored.  But I will put up those recipes soon.  

Oh.  The girls, reduced to starvation-levels of hunger during their strenueous day off from school (it’s Fasching here today) are begging me to make them dinner.  I should probably poke around in the pantry a bit before I announce it’s DIY night.

Tschuss!!

Guess what I did today? I booked an ELEVEN DAY CRUISE to the Eastern Mediterranean and OMG HOW AWESOME WILL THAT BE?  We stop in mother f-in EGYPT!  Twice!  And Cyprus!  And four places in Greece, and two places in Italy, and holy CRAP it was expensive but TOTALLY worth it, we’re leaving in October and never get the chance again blah blah blah whatever it takes to talk myself out of having a spaz attack over OMG IT WAS SO EXPENSIVE.  

You know what that means.  Actually, I don’t know what that means.  I was going to say time to start working out or tanning but A) I already work out and B)…I’m not tanning.  But!  I (we) DO have to get some FORMAL ATTIRE, for the GALA DINNER.  Which sounds so fancy but will end up just being uncomfortable because really, who likes eating in formal wear?  

The thing is…have I ever mentioned my total weird obsession with buying formal gowns?  Ya.  I have one.  I have like, three or four formal dresses in my closet, that I’ve NEVER WORN, ever, and they are all red.  I don’t, you know, veer much.  From my path, that is.  Except when I’m talking.  

ANYWAY.

NOW, this weird obsession actually pays off, because WHO DOESN’T HAVE TO BUY FORMAL WEAR?  Me!  I don’t!  Except we all know I probably will, just because.  Also: shoes.  

The girls decided awhile ago that they wanted to spend their last summer here, and I’ve been telling them for like, ever that they sort of need to pass that bit of info on to their dad.  Well, this weekend Lindsey finally bit the bullet and sent an email and as a result the girls are spending summer with us for the first time in…lord…how many years?  I’ve been divorced for ten years, so…but one or two summers we lived in the same place…hmm.  It’s been a long time the girls have spent summer with us, let’s leave it at that.  This exciting development required celebration, resulting in the cruise DID I MENTION THE CRUISE?  

Phew.  Sorry.  Tad bit excited.  Greece!  Pyramids!  Sphinx…in singular!  Whatever there is in Cyprus!  And THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS OMG.  

Alright.  Clearly I’m feeling a wee over the top.  I should go.

Tschuss!!