Late

So I never got around to posting before I left work today and, of course, had my Friday night shows to watch, so I'm gettin in here kinda late.

Still No Furnace

Nothin much to report for today. I still don't have a new furnace. My luck, they'll get here with it while I'm trying to put my desk together sometime this weekend. *snort*

Archival Quality... or is that Quality Archiving?

My workday was relatively busy... spent a good chunk of time trying to archive one of the PM's large-file e-mail folders. I tried and tried to figure out what I was doing wrong... only to learn that I was doing it just fine. The files were too large and his e-mail space was too small for him to navigate very well at all. I called in the assistance of an expert (Mom, who's been teaching everybody this new process of transferring to file formats that will actually reduce their size) and the final solution was simply getting a hold of IT and having them temporarily increase his storage. I'll tell ya, though... we went over the archival process so many friggin times I don't think either of us will forget it anytime soon... lol

New Pan Tradition

The Receptionist and I seem to have started a new tradition. Last Friday, when she asked me what I was doing for lunch (we coordinate so that the office is always covered), I mentioned that I brought a can of soup but could seriously stand to order in something that was a bit more exciting. Now, I've had a fair amount of pizza lately... well, at least more than I normally eat. And all of it from Pizza Hut. And NOBODY'S been willing to go for a thick Pan crust with me. Until last Friday. I've found a fellow thick-crust lover! woo-hoo! So we ordered a medium pan pizza with pineapple and bell peppers, thinkin we'd have some left over for dinner... but it was so friggin good it disappeared between the two of us.

So today, when we went over the usual lunch arrangements, she and I looked at each other... and I asked if she wanted to go in for a pizza again. And so a new tradition has been born. I think. I usually don't keep an awful lotta cash on me, so goin through $8 a week might not work. But at least every other week, for sure. :)

Coming Soon...

*thinking* That's about it. Fussbudget called last night and we talked until neither one of us could remember what we were just talking about. I have a definite date for when she plans to drive out here next month, so I went ahead and put in for the Friday and Monday around that weekend off. I'm really looking forward to her visit... hopefully my apartment will be in somewhat presentable shape by then... *sigh*

Damned Bugs

Oh, and last night I was... well, relatively good at Michael's. I ended up getting another couple of pics custom framed at $150 total, and then managed to find pre-made stuff to frame another 5 smaller pics at about $10 a pop. So now that I've spent $500 total (including the 2 I took in earlier in the week) I think I'm going to stop now. I could do SOOO much more, but I at least have to PRETEND to be fiscally responsible at some point and draw the line. *sigh* But hey... ya gotta admit that, considering it was $1000 worth of framing... I didn't do too badly, eh?

Hopefully the picture bug will go away soon. Before that it was the book bug. The tat bug has also bit again, but at least indulgence in that one is severely limited by lack of proximity. The travel bug has been assuaged to a certain degree by my recent trip to San Diego... though, I still want to visit more folks in the next year. Just not one a month. And the furniture bug won't be completely dealt with until after the Garage Sale in the Spring when I can unload the old stuff.

Oh yeah... and then there's saving money. I'll figure that in somehow. Thankfully, I've already got automatic deposits goin into my IRA, or I'd find somethin else to do with THAT. *shakin head*

Oh well... busy weekend comin up, so I'd best wrap this up. Plus, I booted Ms. Pukesalot outta the library cuz she was pokin around and knockin shit over on the other side of the room where all the utility room stuff is piled about. So now's she's bitching at me from the other side of the door.

TTFN