It feels like Friday already

Why is that? It's probably because I didn't come into the office at all on Monday, I'm leaving early today and we're closing the office early tomorrow. See how time flies? I almost feel like tomorrow is Saturday. Maybe I will even go to Starbucks before I head to the office so it really feels like the weekend is starting, because it can't get here fast enough.

They did not get eaten by dingos

Nor did they get attacked by lions, trampled by elephants, or eaten by hippos. My parents called this morning to let me know they got back from their African safari unscathed, Also, they don't seem to have brought any communicable diseases back with them, although there could be an incubation period. I am planning on seeing them tomorrow so I hope the incubation period is over by then. If I am expected to subject myself to crazy dangerous diseases that were eradicated in this country more than 80 years ago, I am going to expect some really good African gifts. I think I'll ask for an description of said gifts before I decide whether I will really expose my immune system to that. Smart move.

3 AM and I was wide awake

This happens to me sometimes. I wake up in the middle of the night for no reason. And once I'm awake I start thinking and worrying, about work, opening my office and the bf. Isn't there enough time during the day to worry about these things? Now I have to wake myself up at night to think about it all too?

So what did I do after all the worrying? Came into the office today and told our "office manager" that I'd been working here for 10 months, and in those 10 month I've asked her to order business cards for me 3 times. And what on earth could have happened to the order? It seems to be taking a long time. She said she would check on the "order" because it was taking a long time. Meanwhile, I know no order was ever placed because she is one of the the laziest people working in this office. I know I'm only working here for another 4 months, but I'm going to get those damn cards!

She now loves the scratching post more than me

Hi. Remember yesterday when I said I wasn't sure if Miga was using the scratching post? Well, it's confirmed. She like it, she really likes it. After I got home from happy hour last night and was getting her dinner ready she was scratching away. I told her she was a good girl and that she needs to leave Mommy's furniture alone.

But now she seems to prefer the post over me! This morning I got up and called her name to come upstairs. Usually she runs up right away to tell me "good morning." Well this morning she didn't come up. So I went downstairs to see if everything was ok. And guess what I saw? Her sleeping right next to the post, all cuddled up to it. So, now she likes the post so much that she is ignoring me????

Wait, am I getting jealous of a scratching post? That's scary.

Thursday report

Not much to share these days people. It's been a pretty quiet week, minus the tropical storm which I used as an excuse to work from home on Tuesday. And, for once I actually worked from home and got a LOT accomplished. But also because of the storm, I had to cancel the meeting with my CPA about my office opening. Gotta call to reschedule later today.

My kitty Miga is doing great. She is the cutest thing ever! Except when she scratches Mommy's expensive furniture. I got her a scratching post and put it in front of the corner of the couch she is most fond of. I'm not sure she actually uses it though. I've only seen her lay on the base of it and bite the catnip mouse hanging off the top. I'm trying to teach her though. I take her little paws and scratch them on the post for her. She probably has no clue what I'm trying to do. Thank goodness I didn't have to train her to use the litter box.

And, her cold from the Humane Society is getting better. She is getting used to taking her medicine, and not trying to scratch my eyes out when I give it to her. The vet said I also need to give her lysine, which is an immune system booster. So today I went to some body builder muscle store and asked them if they had any. The muscle guy said "what are you going to use it for?" And I said, "Oh, I'm going to give it to my cat, she has a cold." He told me that he has people come in to buy glucosimine condroitin for their dogs. Ok, so I'm not that weird.

And thanks to the fact that I had a 9:30 am meeting in Fort Lauderdale, I got to sleep late today. Which means I will have plenty of energy for happy hour tonight! So, things are pretty good right now, happy hour, Friday, and then weekend! This week is flying by!

Oh, and here's the best news, my diet/exercise combo looks like it is starting to work, which is great because I am trying to be as skinny as possible when I see my friends from college at a wedding next month. I am starting to look less like an attorney who sits at her desk 9 hours a day and more like my normal self before I started working. Go me!

Good advice

Daily Horoscopes, Astrology Reports, Aquarius - washingtonpost.com:
"Aquarius January 20 - February 18
For Thursday, August 14 -It's all in your head today -- in other words, you can alter your reality by simply thinking differently than you have been. Feeling unattractive? Simply remind yourself that you are indeed very attractive, and people will start seeing it. Worried you won't pass a test? Tell yourself that you'll do as well as you can, and then you will. It's important to realize that your powers of positive thinking are just as strong as your powers of negative thinking -- so make sure to think the right way."

Remember when

I used to post funny stories about the guys I was dating or wanted to date? Or posted stories about my bf and the funny/cute/dumb things that he would do or say to me? I took those all down when he started reading this blog. I thought those posts might hurt his feelings if he read them. That was nice of me wasn't it? I try to be a nice girlfriend. I want him to know that he's important and really special to me. And sometimes I don't talk to him about things that are bothering me because I feel like he has enough to worry about, and I don't want to add to his stress.



I was going to write a post about how when my bf cancels plans with me 3 times in 2 weeks it really hurts my feelings, and makes me feel insignificant, unimportant, totally disappointed, and dumb. But I don't want to hurt his feelings by writing it here.

Oh, and by the way I'll probably take this post down in a few days because I will feel bad about it

200 posts

My 200th post was yesterday. Wish I could be more excited about it, but I can't.

In other news, I really started working on the office opening. Have a meeting with my CPA next week. During that meeting we will probably determine what the official name of my office will be. After that I can get going on designing business cards, letterhead, and announcements. Got the name of a computer guy from a colleague. Going to meet with the person I'm renting space from and another friend from law school who opened his own office. And I drafted agendas for all of the meetings. Oh, and I drafted most of the text for my website. Making pretty good progress, I think.

The newest addition to our family

Introducing Miga........She is the cutest cat ever and so sweet. She likes to follow Mommy around and sit on her lap and purr. She's Hispanic so her purrs come out with an "r" that's very long. It sounds like purrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I will try to take some more pictures when she's awake. The only problem with that is she's always moving around and the pictures don't come out so well because she hasn't learned how to pose yet. Ok, so after I teach her how to pose for pictures, I will take some and post them.

Can you say whipped?

Neither can he. Chris can't speak unless he has her permission. That is a very short leash he's on.

PS-Ri, if you want to be taken seriously as an "artist" don't wear clothing with cartoon characters. It's cheesy.

Oh hi........

I still hate my job. And I can't tell if it's because when I went into the boss's office on Friday to give him an assignment that he told me HAD to go out on that day he said "What do you need NOW?" What do I need now??? I'm sorry does he have me confused with someone else???? I'd only spoke to him once earlier in the day when he came into my office to give me an assignment. I completed the assignment and then went in his office for him to sign off on it. So, what do I need now???? I need you to fuck off you cranky bastard. And then please remember that unlike the 2 dead weight new attorneys that are in the office, I don't need to talk to you 6 times a day for instructions on how to do something. I know how to do my job. Maybe one of the new attys will get canned and I can take their cases. That's really positive thinking for you.

The other reason I can't stand coming into the office these days is because, well, I have hardly any work to do. I brought this to the boss's attention 3 weeks ago. And I have been pretty good about keeping my hours up, but last week I could only really bill about 23 hours, and that was really trying. And this week, um, I don't have shit to do. So, I'm pretty much going to forget about getting my big bonus at the end of the year because that probably won't be happening at the rate things are going, which sucks really sucks. But on the bright side, since I know I'm not getting my bonus, I can just stop trying hard in the office and just coast by until December. Then, come late December, after I've used this place to just collect a salary and pay for Christmas presents, I'll quit and never have to come back here again.

Maybe I will do what the bf said and try to get things done for my office. He's much better at being positive than I am. He's good like that.

I am going to post pictures of my new kitty tomorrow. She is SO cute.

Quiet

It's been so quiet at my office this week. And it's not just due to the lack of work. It's also my boss' secretary. She on vacation all week. And she is the most talkative person in the office, and her desk is right across from mine. Sometimes I actually walk away from her because she can't stop talking. I'm going to enjoy the quiet for now. The yapping begins again on Monday.

Mondays

Hi. I'm using this Monday to extend my weekend by one day. Yes, technically I'm in the office. But, I haven't done anything all day except eat lunch with the other attorneys. So, it looks like I am going to have to be really productive one day this week to make up for today's laziness.

My work computer has been acting up lately. Today it was making this buzzing noise, until I hit it 2 times, and then the noise stopped. Who knew I was so technically inclined?

And speaking of technology........we went out and got my bf an iphone this weekend. That thing is pretty cool. I was thinking I was going to get a Blackberry in December for my new office, but I am beginning to think twice. I'm just wondering if I have enough willpower to not play on the iphone all day and actually get some work done. I guess we'll see come January.

And I am very happy to report that I am the proud Mommy to a 9 year-old-kitty. She is the most beautiful cat ever, and so incredibly sweet! Even her Stepdad said she was pretty, and that was just from looking at pictures on my phone! Wait until he sees her in person.

I got her from the Humane Society of Broward County. I decided that adopting an adult cat was probably a better bet then getting a kitten that had way too much energy and would trash my house on day 1. Plus, my cat was the prettiest one there, and she's nice too. I'm really excited about the newest addition to the family. She follows me all over the place. It's adorable. I'll post a pic as soon as I can.

Oh, hells yeah

Georgia tops preseason poll, UF picked fifth
Posted on Fri, Aug. 01, 2008

GAINESVILLE -- The Dawgs have got something to bark about.
For the first time in their football-playing history, the Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in a major preseason poll. The USA Today preseason coaches' poll was released Friday, and Georgia will start the season at the top. Coach Mark Richt's team clobbered Hawaii last season in the Sugar Bowl and apparently voters still remember the 41-10 beating. Georgia, which returns 17 starters, is one of three teams from the Southeastern Conference ranked in the top six. Florida, led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow is ranked No. 5. LSU, the defending national champion, is one spot behind the Gators. The Tigers will begin the season with an unproven quarterback after coach Les Miles dismissed Ryan Perrilloux (failed drug tests) from the team this offseason.
Neither Miami nor Florida State is ranked in the poll, though FSU did receive 53 votes. That's 53 more votes than the Hurricanes received. This is the second consecutive preseason coaches' poll to exclude UM.

South Florida, however, is ranked No. 21. It's the first preseason ranking for the Bulls in their 11-year history. USF returns 17 starters from its breakout season in 2007, including quarterback Matt Grothe and four offensive linemen.

Southern California is ranked No. 2 followed by Ohio State. Those rankings aren't expected to hold up for long, though. The Buckeyes, losers of the previous two BCS title games, travel to Los Angeles on Sept. 13 to play the Trojans.

Big 12 favorite Oklahoma is No. 4. The Sooners finished the 2007 season ranked eighth by the coaches after losing to Missouri in the Fiesta Bowl. Oklahoma returns quarterback Sam Bradford, who led the country in passing efficiency last season.
Rounding out the top 10 are Missouri, West Virginia, Clemson and Texas.
Clemson, ranked ninth, is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. ACC title contenders Virginia Tech (15) and Wake Forest (23) are also ranked.
Teams from the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 combine to make up 60 percent of the poll. In addition to Georgia, Florida and LSU, the SEC is represented by Auburn (11) and Tennessee (18). Auburn, which boasts 25 Floridians (including 10 from Miami-Dade and Broward counties), begins the season with two new coordinators and a quarterback controversy.
Joining Ohio State in the top 25 are Big Ten brethren Wisconsin (12), Illinois (19), Penn State (22) and Michigan (25). The Big 12 has more teams ranked in the coaches' top 15 than any other conference. In addition to Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas, Kansas (the reigning Orange Bowl champ) is ranked No. 13 followed by Texas Tech at 14.

This week

It didn't suck as much as it could have. Big boss was out of the office and will be until next Wednesday. While that is good because I don't have someone screaming my name, summoning me into their office, it also meant that I needed to get a little creative with stuff to do at work. So I ended up going to 2 hearings I didn't really have to so I could bill time, and also so I didn't have to be in the office, because, well, I fucking hate it.

I had a depo yesterday in a case with our new partner, who is WAY cooler than the 2 other partners. So I prepped for it like a MF because I really did not want to disappoint him, and because he trusts me soooooo much. And, the depo went great. I'm proud of myself. I don't feel like that all of the time, especially pertaining to work matters.

There has been a lot of drama in the office this week. I have not been part of any of it. My secretary has. She's kind of an instigator, and she has a big mouth too. Guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I know we're not technically in the same "tree." But when she sees little Curlatini hanging up the phone on other attorneys, screaming at others, and threatening to bring certain people into a lawsuit because they are in this country illegally, and she knows it will scare the crap out of them, and will cause major disruptions in the business of another party in the suit, maybe she's using me as a "role model" of sorts. Maybe that's not such a good thing sometimes. But I did just go to visit my grandmother out of town, and I use copious amounts of my patience to not lose it with people in my personal life. So, maybe she will see that too. Or maybe she will just see when I am jerky and mean. Hmmmm.

I hope I have a good weekend. I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I worry still about people and things, and crap I probably should not worry about. It's hard for me to relax. I may have mentioned this before.

The new cleaning service started today. I'm excited to see how clean my house is, and also if the cleaning people broke and/or stole anything. And that MF better be clean because they were sending 2 people to clean my house for 4 hours! That's 8 hours of cleaning. So if I hear that they were "too busy" cleaning up my dirt (and I live alone, it's not that dirty to begin with) to iron my 4 shirts and 1 pair of pants, I won't be pleased. And I will also probably say "WTF." But not just the letters, the actual words.

I looked at the humane society website for the location near my house. There are several cute long haired kitties that seemed to be saying "hi mommy, prrrrrrrrrr. Look how soft and pretty we are." I might go by and visit, and i might accidentally adopt one and she will become my new friend. I have been thinking about this for a while. I am tired of being alone when I don't want to be. There's only so many things I can discuss with myself. It makes me sad. Like those kitties might feel neglected and sad living in their little cages. So maybe I will rescue one and we can hang out together. Maybe the fact that I hate my job is making me drepressed about other things that normally would make me happy. Not sure I can last here until January. That seems so far away.

Oh, and I went out to lunch with the other attorneys in the office and the office manager today. We think the lady boss will be at the swingers convention at the Diplomat this weekend. The thought of that makes me want to puke. Not just because the idea of "swinging" is vile, but also lady boss is vile, and uhhhh yuck. If you ever saw her you might make the same comment a friend of mine did at our office Christmas party last year---"What is wrong with her face?" Yes, it's that bad. I can't wait until I never have to look at her again.