Already?

We didn't do a lot today. We mainly just killed time here at home before we had to head down to His mother's for dinner. It wasn't as bad as it normally is. It was actually pretty relaxed most of the time. There were a few topics that came up that were rather... sensitive. Aside from that though, it was okay.

I cannot believe that tomorrow is Monday already. I mean I know that I had a four day weekend and it honestly didn't go by overly quickly, but still. I think part of the problem is that I know this upcoming week is going to suck. My work load has been difficult to predict lately and I have a feeling that since I wasn't at work on Thursday or Friday I got slammed those days.

I just have that kind of luck, ya know?

On the bright side hopefully that means I can convince my supervisor to let me get some overtime in. Not that I want to actually do overtime, but because the time and a half would be nice. It also helps that this is my full week, which is also what sucks. It helps because that means I have more time to get shit done. It sucks because well, that means I have to stay all day Friday.

Yes, I know I sound like a whiny bitch right now about work. But fucking hell dude. I'm just not up for it lately. Mentally speaking I mean. I think it's because I'm nervous about the upcoming job hunt. Or I at least thing it has something to do with it.

Either way I have really no control over how long it takes me to find a good job to replace the one I have now. Well, I do in so far as I don't have to take whatever job is offered simply because I need out of there. That's not the case at all. If I'm going to leave my current job I want to be picky. Let's just hope it all works out in the end and that the end is sooner rather than later once the actual hunt begins.

E-Mail

In about two weeks I'll be starting my search for a new job. I'm waiting just to make sure that I actually get that next mini break I'm taking in two weeks. That way I'll feel like I've had a bit of a breather.

I'm hoping that the job hunt doesn't take long honestly. But that's probably not going to happen. It's not a bad thing to hope for though.

I was thinking about it just a few hours ago for some reason. I have three different e-mail addresses. My e-mail attached to this blog. My android phone e-mail as I didn't want that associated with any of my other e-mail addresses. That way anything from the phone provider or anything along those lines only goes to that e-mail. And then there is my primary e-mail address where absolutely everything else goes. 

Well, my primary one is just getting filled with more and more junk mail since I do use it for everything.

So I figured that maybe I should create a brand new e-mail address for the job search. It will most likely become my actual primary e-mail address and the one I have set as my primary right now will become the "junk" e-mail address that I use to sign up for stuff. In fact, that's exactly what I'm going to do. Also, I can check my new e-mail address right from my phone and not have to go through a lot of steps to do so as it is permanently stored on my phone and is an auto login. My current primary e-mail address takes more steps because it goes through our internet provider and is harder to login to from my phone. Also, for some reason the login page doesn't like to play nice on my phone.

I know Master is rolling His eyes reading this and thinking that I don't need to check my e-mail from my phone, but for the job search stuff I like the thought of being able to check it on my lunch break and things of that nature.

I know that sounds like a lot. Four separate e-mail addresses. But I find it easier for me to have different e-mail addresses for different things. I have no idea why it helps but it does. When I log into a specific e-mail address I know what it is used for and can then fly through the stuff I need, the stuff I want, and the stuff I can just delete.

Man, it kind of sounds like I'm an e-mail address hoarder. *laughs*

Spoiled Mutt

Master accuses me of spoiling our dog. He's four years old now. We got him when he was 1. And I'll admit that when we first came home I went completely overboard. However, I did that because I had no idea what he would like. So I came home with like eight different toys, five different kinds of treats, and of course the necessities. Dog bowl, new collar, etc.

Since then we have of course learned what the pup likes. He's our 80lbs lap dog. If he can try to find a way to curl up on you somehow, trust me he'll do it. Granted he'll be crushing you a little bit while he does it, but hey... that's what happens when large dogs think they are small.

Anyway, I had some errands to run today. One of them was running to the pet store in order to get new litter for our three rabbits.

While I was there I browsed a bit but didn't see anything else we needed. We get the bunny food from another store and the pup already had treats. So I went to the check out line. While I am standing there they have those impulse buy items. The line was a little long so I look a little bit. I normally don't do that. But for whatever reason I did.

That's when I saw it.

I kind of have matching accessories for our dog. He is black, white and caramel brown. The caramel brown is mainly just small highlights here and there.

So, his leash is black. And his harness and collar are black with small white jolly rogers all over them. I think it looks fucking awesome!

So what do I see today? A dog tag that has a jolly roger on it. It is one of those dog tags where you pay for it and then go to a little machine in the store to get it engraved right then and there. The dog tag he currently had is a blue bone. I decided to go ahead and get the jolly roger one.

I checked out and then went over to the little machine. Once that was done I left and went home.

After I got settled I showed Master the new tag. He rolled His eyes at me and kind of smirked. It's not that He doesn't like it. He just commented on how I spoil the mutt and that there was nothing wrong with his current tag. He knows exactly what I bought it. Because I thought it was awesome. So He put it on the pup's collar.

He then said that I should gotten him a new collar too because the jolly rogers on his collar are wearing off. So a little later in the afternoon we took the pup and went down to the store. Unfortunately they didn't have it in his size. So instead we bought a new leash. Since spring is coming up we decided to change his current leash to the one he is tethered with outside and buy a new one for walks and going outside.

At least it wasn't a wasted trip. After we got home I decided to "fix" the tags a bit. I wanted them in a different order and all on one ring instead of two. Yes, I know I'm weird. But hey, the dog is styling so what do I care? *laughs*

At least I get him interesting stuff that is practical. A dog tag, a leash, a harness, things of that nature. I don't buy little doggy clothes or anything like that. He does have two bandanas but Master wanted them. We do plan on getting him a backpack for this summer. One that can go under his harness. But that will be practical too. He can wear it when we take walks and carry bottled water in it. It'll give him more exercise and make him feel like he has a "job" while we walk him.

Come On Spring

I'm not a person who likes a lot of heat. If it gets above the mid 70's I'm not comfortable. However, I would like to be able to sit outside. Master and I sat outside a lot this past summer. We'd sit on our porch with our dog and just shoot the shit. Or we would go sit in a neighbor's yard and visit with them for a while.

Today it's honestly not bad out. I still wear a jacket but I don't feel like I need to be all bundled up. It's about in the mid 40's right now. And what sucks right now is that even if we did want to go sit outside with fall clothing on we really can't.

The snow still hasn't melted off of our porch. The snow on the porches across the courtyard are mostly snow free because they get most of the sun during the morning and afternoon. Ours? We still have snow. Enough snow that sitting on the porch wouldn't be comfortable.

This summer should prove to be interesting though. Two of the neighbors we got along with and hung out with this past summer have moved. And a whole bunch of new ones moved in. Joy.

But even if we don't hang out with other people a lot as it gets warmer, it will still be nice to have the option of sitting outside with our mutt. Also? Master can cook on the grill again!

I honestly just want it to get warm enough where I don't need my winter jacket on when I leave the apartment. That is when it will be warm enough to sit on the porch again.

Fuck It

Today I asked Master if it would be okay to just go ahead and take tomorrow off of work as well. I already have off on Friday. He asked me why I wanted to take off.

I told Him that I'm just tired. Not in a physical way. It's not like a long nap and I'll be refreshed or anything like that. I'm just mentally tired.

Life hasn't been as stressful lately but still. It seems like I'm always having to keep so much shit in mind and planning things down to the last minute lately that it's just getting to me.

I know that in two weeks I have a five and a half day weekend and that's wonderful! But for some reason today it just all kind of hit me at once. I didn't want to wait two weeks. And I wanted an extra day off this week in addition to Friday.

He granted me the permission and told me the dog was okay with it too. So my response was, "Well, as long as the dog is okay with it." (Referring to my being home obviously.)

So I quickly shot off an e-mail to the passenger in my carpool to let him know that I won't be taking him to work tomorrow and then immediately after that shot an e-mail off to my supervisor with the request.

Thankfully where I work as long as you have the time available you can take off. I have never come across a time where they deny it and I've been there for four years now.

That was that. Today is technically my Friday. That's a nice feeling. And we don't have anything planned for tomorrow or Friday so that means extra down time. We are going to see His mother either Saturday or Sunday though. Apparently she isn't sure when her husband has to work so she's trying to plan around that.

Half Hour

A half hour doesn't sound like a lot. And in general, it's not. But it makes a lot of difference when you are talking about leaving work a half hour early.

I left work a half hour early today, just because. No real rhyme or reason to it honestly. But just getting home a half hour early felt nice. Looking at the clock and realizing that I would just be getting out of work if I had stayed. It sounds kind of dumb but it was nice.

And another feeling is knowing that I have this Friday off. And that in two weeks I'll have a 5 1/2 day weekend! Yay!

I don't know why it seems like a big deal. It's not that my job is horrible or anything along those lines, because it's not. But having a little bit of time off feels nice. I'm not doing anything special during that 5 1/2 day break. Nothing at all. In fact I plan to mainly just relaxing as much as possible.

I'm going down to see my mom one of those days. And on one of those days we have the vet appointment for our mutt. Master and I also plan on going out to dinner at the restaurant where we had our first date. Sort of a late mini celebration of our anniversary that just passed.

Other than those three things, there are absolutely no plans what so ever. I can't wait.

I'm A Good Listener

Sometimes I don't really understand why people tell me things that they wouldn't talk about normally. I guess I have one of those trust worthy faces. *snort*

This happened to me twice today. One I totally understood. That one was my mother. She called me not once, but twice today, to bitch about her husband. (My parents are divorced and my mother has been with her current spouse since I was 17.)

Everyone gets pissed off at their significant other. I know Master gets pissed off with me from time to time. And yes, even though He is the one in charge and I am the submissive one in this relationship, I get pissed off at Him sometimes. Just because He is in charge does not make Him immune from pissing me off. *laughs*

Anyway, she was pretty much bitching because her husband has been nagging the ever living hell out of her for the past two days about something. And each time she tries to tell him that she needs to calm down before they continue the conversation he won't give her room to breathe and if she tries the quiet shoulder approach he does the, "Honey. Hun. Sweetie..." etc until she responds. Basically think of a kid holding onto your leg and going, "Mom. Mom. Mom. Mommy. Mom."

She was venting up a storm man and I understand why she talks to me about it. I mean yeah, I'm her daughter but we can talk as two grown adults. I'm a grown married woman and so is she. So we can talk on those levels without bringing the mother/daughter thing into it.

The other one that happened today though I have absolutely no idea why he opened up to me. The passenger in my carpool has absolutely no problem complaining about his wife and marriage to me. He has been that way since shortly after we started carpooling together.

Maybe it's because he knows I have absolutely no one to tell about it. I don't talk to his wife. I simply wave at her if I see her in the driveway or something like that.

It still amazes me though. Today it was about how lately he can't seem to do anything right. And I'll be honest, I comment back on it. I don't know him outside of work and I don't know her at all except for what he tells me. But hell, you're telling me.. I'll comment. And I have to side with him nine times out of ten. His wife sounds like an uber cunt behind closed doors. At least if everything he says is true.

And just last Friday the girl who sits next to me at work started telling me shit I really, really had no business knowing. Does that stop me from listening? No. I don't feel uncomfortable about it. Honestly, this kind of thing has happened to me a lot in my life.

She was telling me about how she has been saving up for the past two years in an account her husband doesn't know about in order to pad herself for a divorce. He has no idea, apparently, that she wants a divorce. She even pulled out the divorce paperwork out of her work desk drawer. She told me that she is getting closer to filing it because she believes she has enough money to do so.

But did it end there? No. She proceeded to tell me that over the course of the past two years she has cheated on him a total of 18 times with 3 different men, all of which know her husband. Hell, one of them is his cousin.

Holy fuck. I commented. But I wasn't a bitch. I just told her to make sure she was going to be stable before she files and serves him. That was my one and only comment. In general do I agree with what she is doing? No. But I don't know her. I've talked to her a total of 15 times over the past 4 years about things that didn't have to do with work. And it was normally just small chit chat. This was highly unexpected. But since I don't know her, I don't know her situation. As a result I cannot say that what she is doing is wrong. Maybe it's exactly what she should be doing. I have no fucking idea.

So yeah... I'm a good listener apparently.