I'm sure learning some interesting things about withdrawal.
What made me unhappy today ?
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Negative 9 here with a foot of snow tomorrow.
Weird weather is God's way of making you take the day off and reflect on things like long underwear and penguins.
I wouldn't presume that putting one in your mouth and lighting it would be a cure -- my experience years ago was that the idea seemed repulsive and so was the first puff, but by the third puff I was smoking again and liking it.
The urge does lessen as time goes by, and for me it is essentially gone. But sneaky gone. Like if I'm not careful it sounds like a good idea to have an occasional smoke. It's a dumb idea.
I th0ught I was posting prayer and fellowship hands, not the gracias emoticon. But thanks, too, for sharing this.
Somewhere I read that between 850,000 and 900,000 people in Minnesota have Norwegian ancestory. Next door in North Dakota, every third person has Norwegian ancestory (including my husband). That's a lot of Viking blood.
I am unhappy with myself. A new acquaintance went straight to the top of my list of Most Boring People I've Ever Met. I requested patience and an attitude adjustment from the universe, and hope no one at the meeting had a glimmer of how I felt. She can't help being what she is and doesn't deserve any negativity from me. Sigh. Just when I think I've achieved some level of genuine compassion and tolerance, I discover I ain't even close.
I am unhappy with myself. A new acquaintance went straight to the top of my list of Most Boring People I've Ever Met. I requested patience and an attitude adjustment from the universe, and hope no one at the meeting had a glimmer of how I felt. She can't help being what she is and doesn't deserve any negativity from me. Sigh. Just when I think I've achieved some level of genuine compassion and tolerance, I discover I ain't even close.
Our forecast out of this massive storm called for an awful lot of snow (10-14”), but sleet unexpectedly cut into those totals, so we ended up getting the worst of both worlds: considerable snow (7-9”) with a fair amount of sleet mixed in. Not gonna be fun to shovel!
And it really needs to be shoveled, because what little melts this week is just going to refreeze and make things worse.
And it really needs to be shoveled, because what little melts this week is just going to refreeze and make things worse.
On the other extreme, it's very hot here (and tomorrow forecast to be hotter - 43 C, or about 110 F). *melts*
So what made me unhappy today? I driving to the pharmacy and stopped at a red light. A man was standing at the crossing light, listening to his music and not going anywhere, even though he had a green. Fine, whatever.
Then the lights changed -- he had a red and I had the green -- so I moved my foot to the gas pedal, and was about to step on it, when this guy started crossing the road, right in front of my car.
Of course, I immediately hit the brakes and gave him a polite "beep-beep!" as if to say, "Hey, mate, be careful!"
He turned to me, shrugged, gave me the bird, and kept on going.
Now I've seen a lot of super-entitled egoistic shit in my life, but, uh ... did he want to get run over???
So what made me unhappy today? I driving to the pharmacy and stopped at a red light. A man was standing at the crossing light, listening to his music and not going anywhere, even though he had a green. Fine, whatever.
Then the lights changed -- he had a red and I had the green -- so I moved my foot to the gas pedal, and was about to step on it, when this guy started crossing the road, right in front of my car.
Of course, I immediately hit the brakes and gave him a polite "beep-beep!" as if to say, "Hey, mate, be careful!"
He turned to me, shrugged, gave me the bird, and kept on going.
Now I've seen a lot of super-entitled egoistic shit in my life, but, uh ... did he want to get run over???
181,521 collective words in my Colonial Mystery/Amos story. Dang it, I feel like I'm --so freakin' close-- to the finish line! Got Act I, III, and IV locked down mostly with Act II a major crawl-fest 'cause I'm busy trying to figure out the character logic and weaving two plot threads together.
I will say that out of all my stories; this is the one that's the closest to actually being done. Still, Act II is being a frustrating little imp...
I will say that out of all my stories; this is the one that's the closest to actually being done. Still, Act II is being a frustrating little imp...
Sorry to sound like a broken record, but here's another thing that's bothering me. :-\
So, I have a membership card with Nando's (a slightly -- though not by much -- upmarket grilled chicken place). 9 days ago, they sent me an email to say that if I purchased a main item (i.e. a sandwich, burger, piece of chicken etc.), they would give me a free side.
Of course, there was some fine print which said something like: "... Once you show us a barcode received from us to confirm your previous purchase". (I can't recall the exact words, sorry). :-\
Anyway, fine. So three days ago, I bought some food and ate it (it was delicious though overpriced), and waited for them to email me the barcode. And waited. And waited. And waited some more.
No sodding barcode. And it's been three days now.
So I tried calling their customer service team ... but it went straight to voicemail. I tried calling their "front desk" ... and that went straight to voicemail, too. I tried calling the restaurant to ask what to do ... and they told me to call customer service.
Right.
Anyway, I replied to the email that sent me the offer in the first place to asked them what's going on, and to request that sodding barcode ASAP. The way things are going, it sounds like someone's telling porkies, and it sure as heck isn't me!
Sorry to rant about this. I know that compared to what's going on in the world, my problem is very minor. *blush* But is it too much to ask for a corporation to keep their word? (And yes, I know the answer is probably "Yes"). ;-P
So, I have a membership card with Nando's (a slightly -- though not by much -- upmarket grilled chicken place). 9 days ago, they sent me an email to say that if I purchased a main item (i.e. a sandwich, burger, piece of chicken etc.), they would give me a free side.
Of course, there was some fine print which said something like: "... Once you show us a barcode received from us to confirm your previous purchase". (I can't recall the exact words, sorry). :-\
Anyway, fine. So three days ago, I bought some food and ate it (it was delicious though overpriced), and waited for them to email me the barcode. And waited. And waited. And waited some more.
No sodding barcode. And it's been three days now.
So I tried calling their customer service team ... but it went straight to voicemail. I tried calling their "front desk" ... and that went straight to voicemail, too. I tried calling the restaurant to ask what to do ... and they told me to call customer service.
Right.
Anyway, I replied to the email that sent me the offer in the first place to asked them what's going on, and to request that sodding barcode ASAP. The way things are going, it sounds like someone's telling porkies, and it sure as heck isn't me!
Sorry to rant about this. I know that compared to what's going on in the world, my problem is very minor. *blush* But is it too much to ask for a corporation to keep their word? (And yes, I know the answer is probably "Yes"). ;-P
Sorry that happened. Nando's is in Chicago as well, but IIRC it comes from South Africa. I kinda like it when I get back home.
Don't like Nando's. Had it once. Never again. 
Don't mind peri-peri. Just don't like Nando's. Overpriced and dry.
Don't mind peri-peri. Just don't like Nando's. Overpriced and dry.
Never heard of them, which is a good thing, I think. Those corporate chains are folding faster than you can say "over-leveraged corporate structure."
Yeah, we just lost a load of Pizza Huts over here.
And here I thought there was no hope left for humanity...
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