A bit of Christmas Humor

http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2008/12/460-manger-management.html

Don't miss the amusing comments either!


Merry Christmas everyone!

New Job!

Hurrah! I got a new job!

This actually happened 2 weeks ago, but I didn't start until Monday of this week. I suppose I haven't posted about it because I've really been torn between excitment and feeling like I betrayed my old work place

I think now that's it's actually happened, I'm done with regret and ready to settle in again.

I now a Technician I for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory for the Veternary Medical Teaching Hospital at Texas A&M University. Whoohoo!

Pros:
in my field (biology, and one of my favorite biology subjects as well)
lots of benefits
"real" job
room for advancement anywhere in the university system

Cons:
have to buy a parking tag
have to get to work on time at 8:00 am
one hour lunch break instead of one and a half
still work weekends and holidays
don't get hang out with my old coworkers anymore :(


Also exciting this week: Pet Sitting.

One cat and one dog in our house in addition to our own adorable Meep.
All from different homes, so everybody's trying to get to know each other.
Right now I'm not sure if the dog is stalking the cats or the cats are stalking the dogs.

Lucy the dog is doing great. Not overly interested in the cats, so they are feeling better about being around her. Gaby the cat is meowing for pets, but she has to come to you, although she doesn't mind coming near the dog so much (she had a foster dog brother at one point, I believe). I managed to pry Meep off of me onto the back of the sofa, and after careful observation, she even came to sit on the coffee table a mere yard from the dog, so I think she's doing really well. To complicate the issue, I've been scolding Gaby for scratching the carpet, so I put a little cracknip on the scratcher thing to lure her to it... but there's been no scratching, only rubbing. And of course Meep's an addict, but fortunately there was no drug-related violence. Meep may be intimidated by Gaby's obvious bravery around Lucy.

I forgot how much dogs licked, but I think we will all get along smashingly and perhaps learn a little inter-species tolerance.

Merry Christmas!

I made a yummy beef pie for supper...

until it fell to it's untimely death. That would be BEFORE we ate it. *sniff*

Alcoholisms

Don't drink alone.

Don't drink when you're sad.

Don't drink when you "need" one.



Or for you "glass half full" types:

Drink with friends.

Drink in celebration. (of pretty much anything, actually)

Drink free of compellment. (that could be a word)



For those times when you are alone and sad and overly desirous, might I recommend chocolate. Rolos, or ice cream, or brownies, or brownies with ice cream and rolos.





This could also apply to catnip, except the chocolate part.

Meep.

Meal Planning, We All Hate It...

but this week, I found a handy dandy website that did all the work for me! Hurrah! I like cheating. Here's where you want to go:

http://www.getbacktothetable.com/node/43

Ahh, now that's better!

Also, I bought Meep a scratcher, and it came with cracknip (or kitty crack, whichever you prefer), which was entertaining and sucessful. :D

And now I'm off to work for the 13th day in a row. Boo!

Christmas Humor

I got home today and discovered a package on our front porch. I'm very glad I went through the front door.

At any rate, inside the package was a doormat with the following message: "Please stay on the mat. Your visit is very important to us. Your knock will be answered in the order in which it was received." But perhaps even more entertaining was the label on the back. It read as follows: "This perfectly fine, in not certainly adequate doormat is made from 100% Olefin Indoor/Outdoor carpet and printed with color-fast inks. Wash with hose and brush. Dry flat. Do not machine wash. Important things you should know about your new doormat. Warning: Do not use mat as a projectile. Sudden acceleration to dangerous speeds may cause injury. When using mat, follow directions: Put your right foot in, put your right foot out, put your right foot in and shake it all about. This mat is not designed to sustain gross weight exceeding 12,000 lbs. If mat begins to smoke, immediately seek shelter and cover head. Caution: If coffee spills on mat, assume that it is very hot. This mat is not intended to be used as a placemat. Small food particles trapped in fibers may attract rodents and other vermin. Do not glue mat to porous surfaces, such as pregnant women, pets and heavy machinery. When not in use, mat should be kept out of reach of children diagnosed with CFED (Compulsive Fiber Eating Disorder). Do not taunt mat. Failure to comply relieves the makers of this doormat, Simply Precious Home Decor, and its parent company, High Cotton, Inc., of any and all liability."

The package also included a plaque with the following message: "If we knew what we were doing it wouldn't be called research." - Albert Einstein.

Thank you, Grandma Keener, for the holiday humor. :D

Snow!! ...wait, what?

So yes, it snowed today... in Texas. And real snow, too, not just sleet, even though sleet does count as snow in Texas. Frozen + falling = snow. Unless it's hail.

Anyway, here's the evidence:



Note snowflake in front of my eyeball:




Yeah, CRAZY. Especially since it was warm yesterday, and its supposed to be 59 degrees tomorrow. Yeah, I don't know.



And one non-weather related thought:



This is Meep's favorite place to be when someone is in the shower. We call her Peeping Meep.

A Pleasant Pounding

Today, my mom, mother-in-law, and good friend (and distant relation) Carol Manthei threw Matt and me a pounding. Traditionally, when you move into a new house, people bring you a pound of sugar/flour/butter/coffee etc. to help you get established. Well, apparently everyone has adjusted for inflation because I got a lot more than a pound of many things.





For whatever reason, I wasn't really expecting people to bring me things, just see the house. I was very pleasantly surprised with all the goodies I received. That people are so generous near Christmas time makes me feel like a total Grinch.

But now that I'm up to my ears in detergent, kitty litter, foil, spices, pudding mix, ground beef, ice cream (candy cane, Mexican chocolate, and birthday cake, wow!), recipes and canned goods, I should have lots of extra cash for gifts and goodwill, right? Darn sinful nature. God and I are going to have to work on this one some more. Matt helps.

Everything I got was so very useful (maybe wedding showers should be more like this so you don't have to feel awkward about never using someone's very thoughtful gift), but I am especially thankful for the recipes with all the ingredients. I even got one recipe with ingredients AND a tupperware of the finished product. Now I can put off going to the grocery store even longer! Hurrah!

So thank you to everyone whom came and to everyone who helped plan this event. I shall try to follow your illustrious examples and not be a Grinch this Christmas.

Now I'm going to finish my ice cream, start on the bag of Fritos, and consider what ratio of cheap litter to my litter that actually clumps is most effective.

Cheers!