Okay, who's the wise guy who reactivated my account? Or was this another mass reactivation by the site itself? Just in time for zombie season!

My account is about to expire, and I'm not sure if I care. Maybe I'll just start playing a few more Facebook apps to fill the time I would normally be surfing SG. Facebook does lack the voyeuristic drama of this place though.

Decisions, decisions.

Nothing like being up at 4:00 AM with a burning sore throat, amirite guys? My life is so full of awesome right now.

The sad thing is, I tried so hard not to get sick. My coworker's been a sneezing, sniffling mess all week, so I suppose it was going to happen eventually, and now I hate her even more for spreading her illness to me. There is a slight possibility that I could have caught it from one of the other 80 gabillion people who are sick right now, but I'm choosing to lay all blame on her.

Thanks for the birthday wishes guys! As a belated birthday present to ourselves, EnergyChannel and I bought iPhone 3GS's tonight. I hope that's the proper plural for it, as writing iPhone 3GS phones just sounds redundant. This is my first iPhone. Let's see how long it takes for me to become either completely addicted or flummoxed or both.

Well, 30 sure went by fast. Let's see how 31 goes.

A letter to my coworker, because I'm too chicken to say this to her face.

Dear coworker,

Today marks five years of us working together. Over that time, I've noticed a few things about your work habits. When I started the job, your daughter was pregnant with her first child, and you warned me that you would be gone for awhile once the baby was born, to help her out, etc. This was the first of a string of family-related events that kept you away from the office. Over the years, it was moving your mother into nursing care, more grandchildren being born, weddings, funerals, sickness, and more. All very good reasons to not be at work.

However, if I were away as frequently as you are, I would make better use of my time when I was actually in the office. I would not sit and chitchat with me and every other person who comes in. I would not constantly complain to our boss about how busy you are, when you know damn well you do maybe an hour's worth of work a day. I would not routinely take 90+ minute lunches when we're only supposed to be gone an hour. I would stop prying into other people's lives and asking them personal questions. I try not to talk to you any more because of this.

One more thing. You have, on at least one occasion, just flat out lied on your timesheet, saying you were at work when you were not. Please, if you're going to be gone constantly, at least be fucking honest about it. Oh yeah, and I know you convinced our boss to let you leave 15 minutes early every day because you were carpooling with your husband, but you haven't actually carpooled with him for about a year now. So why do you still need to leave early? Aren't you just so BUSY with work that you really should stay the full time?

I'm tired of not being able to count on you for anything, I'm tired of you shirking work onto me and not doing anything yourself, I'm tired of you lying and playing innocent about it. Please, please retire soon so I can see what that office would be like with two people who actually work. I've grown to hate you over the years, and can't even muster up sympathy now that your mother is going into hospice. It will just be yet another thing to keep you away from the office.

Sincerely,
Your frustrated and non-confrontational coworker

I'm not much for updating this thing anymore. I'm better at giving the one-line update on Facebook, and I think most of you are on my friend list over there, so yeah. I tend to just lurk over here, sometimes piping up a comment in a group or two. Doing well, though. Just don't have much of a journaling nature, I guess.

Dear weird lightheaded dizziness feeling,

Please go away. You came on suddenly this evening, and I don't know why. I haven't had anything alcoholic, I've eaten well today, and I was feeling fine up until a couple of hours ago. Please don't turn into anything awful, like the swine flu. That would just be super-mean, given that I'm alone in the office for the rest of the week, and it's the first week of classes. Please be gone ASAP.

Sincerely,

A slightly freaked out me

Hey internet! I'm back from camping! Other than the lake level being stupidly low due to redirection of water to help farms or some shit, and the shower not working, we had a great, sunblock-coated time. I took such a long shower when we got home, I think I was in there for half an hour. It's nice being home and clean again.

This time off has been absolutely wonderful. The thought of returning to work on Monday displeases me.

So what have I missed in the last two weeks? What's new?

We're back from Cannon Beach. It was such a lovely time, we didn't really want to leave. Anyone who has several hundred dollars to spend on something semi-frivolous should stay at the Stephanie Inn on the beach. That place was incredible. It was strange going on a vacation that was completely planned and paid for by someone else, but I survived.

We leave for Eagle Lake and/or maybe Humboldt on Friday. Gotta do laundry and switch to camping mode.