how about a little whine with that?

I’ll post some more old photos later – perhaps tonight. I enjoy it and it’s fun and it’s something other than whining about my job which seems like all I ever do if I write a normal entry. And I’m not even in the Job From Hell anymore, which I do keep reminding myself. But right now I’m at work and I need to take a break – and what better thing to do while on a break than whine!

I’m really tired – I haven’t slept well at all for the last two nights. I keep waking up, like 29,747 times all night long. Last night I also woke up whimpering at one point because I was dreaming someone was trying to get in the house. A shadowy but very threatening figure was at the door. They were going to kill me. I’m sure this has NOTHING to do with watching Deadwood right before bed. It’s probably also related to watching 12 Oz. Mouse, this really really REALLY strange cartoon by the AquaTeen Hungerforce/Space Ghost/ Adult Swim guys. Baker B saw a little bit of it online and ordered the DVD, which is some three hours of this bizarre cartoon. 

I can’t even begin to describe it, other than it’s the kind of thing where you sit there thinking, "This is is kind of stupid. This is really silly. I don’t get this. This is…. oh my god, this is brilliant!!! " It’s very surreal and obviously heavily influenced by David Lynch. Anyhow, it also involved a shadowy menacing figure.

So, not enough sleep for me.

We’re all kind of distracted today. My boss, D, is now a brand new grandmother, as of about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. She’s currently gone over to the hospital to sit with her daughter-in-law and visit the baby (who, judging by her pictures, is very cute, especially for a newborn). Aggravation Receptionist just left for lunch, naturally not asking if I’m okay with waiting till she’s back in an hour – we generally go at the same time but since D isn’t here I don’t want to leave Drama Queen alone. This happens every time D isn’t here. I don’t mind, but it’s the principle of her not even asking. As usual.

And of course Drama Queen (who was Captain Drama but I keep tying Drama Queen instead and Captain Drama sounds too much like Captain Airhead, so there ya go) is full of drama and creditors calling her at work and the now-ex-roommate calling her at work and DRAAAAAAAAAAAMA!!!!! I’m low on patience for both of them.

In an almost-amusing moment earlier today, Aggravation Receptionist, who is perpetually on the phone with all her many family members, and who is always letting the phone ring hoping someone else will pick it up, which is even more annoying when it is yet another one of her family members calling, came stomping in my office where D and I were going through grad checks, and said, "There’s someone holding for {Drama Queen} but I think she’s on a PERSONAL CALL!!!"

I nearly laughed, actually. Aggravation Receptionist and Drama Queen have pretty much the same work ethic as far as calling in sick, being on the phone with personal calls all day long, and playing on the internet, but Aggravation Receptionist is always pointing out Drama Queen’s shortcomings. Which are exactly like her own, except Drama Queen doesn’t annoy me like AR does. Believe it or not. DQ is very funny and entertaining, at least. And also keeps meticulous track of the time she’s out and the time she needs to make up, while AR makes up very little unless it’s at least half a day. Never the half hour she comes in late or whatever.

And she’s now back, fifteen minutes late, so I’m ending this whine and going to lunch now myself.