Month: June 2003

You know what I learned tonight? DO you? When I had to pay my $18 in late fees because I was ONE DAY late with two games and a movie? That if I’d CALLED them, they would have told me the new due date because basically the charge covers you re-renting the danged things. Did anyone know this? I didn’t. I NEVER knew that if you were late you could call them for a new due date. I’m really annoyed now. Well you can bet I won’t forget next time!

I think this is Friday, right? Okay, that’s a good sign. Just wanted to do a
mail post so you’d know I’m still alive. Allergies have turned into a sinus
infection (oh joy) so I’ve just not been able to spend ANY time on the
computer once I get home from work. I’m hoping to have some time this
weekend to catch up.

I had a biscotti for breakfast. It felt all decadent, really, when what
happened is I forgot to eat and by the time I got to the caf for the free
coffee, they had put all the breakfast foods (muffins, danish, etc.) away. I
just wanted something to hold me until lunch, really, so I went for the
almond biscotti. I should really eat those more often, as I’m a “dunker”
from way back. I love to dunk things in my coffee, or in milk. Biscotti is
one of the only foods specifically made for dunking. Well, that and a the
Dunkin type of Dunkin Donut, but I believe they discontinued those a few
months ago. Those were the ones with the little knob for holding on. If
you’re an employee of DD, could you suggest to upper management to bring
those back? Thanks.

Here we go: TeStINg. Well THAT was easy! OK, so back to work. P.S. I forgot to return 3 things to Blockbuster today. I’m dead.

I think I actually figured out how to make upper-case letters when I send email from my cell phone. I know you were all just waiting for me to make that discovery. I finally hunted down the book for my phone (who’da thunk I’d be able to find THAT?) and looked it up. So we’ll give it a test later today, okay?

Also, please tell me I’m not the only one who woke up feeling like my fingers were little fat sausages this morning. One person suggested it’s because it’s like 99% humidity outside, but it’s still freaking me out.

A woman committed suicide Tuesday by jumping from her 14th story apartment, which happens to be across the street from the YMCA. It is hard for me to explain just exactly how close this is to the front door of the Y, but just know that it’s a one-way street with parking on both sides, so that’s what, three cars wide? There are sidewalks on both sides, but the Y is right there are the edge of the sidewalk and the apartment building is not set back very far at all.

There’s a pre-school IN the Y building face out that way, and there’s a daycare behind and to the left of the apartment building, so lots of little kids coming and going at that time of day. If it had been Friday, we’d have been leaving Junior’s swimming lesson at almost the exact time she jumped. I can’t even imagine how I’d have handled it. Hell, if it had been Saturday my niece and nephew would have been in the Y having their lessons (they don’t end until 10). If I recall correctly, there might have actually been a class that ended at 9:30 that day. Oh God, I feel soooo badly for any child who happened to see this. Hell, any adult, either.

There’s a really nice guy who stands in the road at the edge of the Y parking lot who makes sure that it’s only used for YMCA business; I assume he would have been the first one there, if not SEEN the whole thing.

People, please, if you’re going to kill yourself, don’t do it in front of a bunch of pre-schoolers, for God’s sake.