I had the day off work today. It is a great scheme that the provincial government has. Basically, if you work an extra half hour every day, you get every third Friday off.
Talk about golden handcuffs. Very difficult to leave a place like that.
Even if being headhunted by a major corporation is a pleasure-suffused experience.
So I had today off and slept in till 9.30, which was not good because we had a date at the puppy resort.
I found one that had dates, not interviews. Which was also cheaper.
So threw some clothes on, put the coffee in the travel mug and off we went.
Dumped the dog off.
They said I could call and check up on her as often as I wanted to.
wow. I mean, I know I'm sad and all, but it would never occur to me to check up on her when she's in a place where someone else is being paid to put up with her.
Off I went to get my hair done.
Graham shrieked at my split ends.
I hadn't noticed I had any.
WHAT have you been doing to your hair? Have you been using a straightener?
Again, I was a bit bemused at all the fuss over nothing, but it was nice to have them oiled and rubbed and cut and shaped and then he put me under the dryer for a few minutes (because I have SO MUCH HAIR) and I nearly fell asleep such was the pleasantness of the hot air on my sore neck (from Pilates).
If I had a kid today would have been yummy muymmy day.
Graham and his partner are adopting two kids. One is 24 months and the other is 18 months.
I asked him was he insane.
No. He's just a really really nice person, I guess. He made me feel a bit selfish, what with not wanting to adopt any unwanted kids who will end up in care if I don't.
Ah well, selfish is as selfish does, I guess.
Then I went to the Home Depot and did the birthday shopping for Himself.
Power Tool section.
Of course.
I hadn't realised there was a power tool made that he didn't own, but apparently there was.
Then I went to the major store that I'm not supposed to shop in, but I do because it's cheap and I don't have a local electronics store to support (because they all closed down due to the intense competition from said mega-store!), and finally finally bought the external drive I promised Yandry the Cuban barman last November.
Now, just to get it there...
Also I bought a new phone, that is guaranteed not to cut out when the Internet is being surfed, like our current 24Ghz piece of crap.
And a new alarm clock, because I am tired of trying to sleep in a room that is bathed in eerie green glow all night.
And then I went to the bookshop I'm not supposed to shop in either, because it kills the smaller guy, and bought four books in the 80% off section...
Selfish selfish selfish...
I'm not sure what else I'm supposed to do though - I got four books for the price of one. That's three weeks reading. I was down to Bill Clinton's My Life... yawn...
Then I went to an independent food store and bought lunch. To make up for all the other sins.
Then I went back to the puppy resort and picked up my girl.
The puppy resort technicians were in tears when we left.
My computer just posted my post while I was still typing... new keyboard... I keep doing stuff I don't mean to.
Anyways, either they are the best goddamn marketers I ever met, or the dog is one of those 'street angel, house devil' types.
Oooh, she's so gentle with the other dogs, and she's soooo pretty, and she's such a gooood girl...'
Whatever.
She's a pain in the ass most of the time.
Anyway, she's been asleep since we got back, so puppy resort is definitely ON!
Now I'll post until I think of something interesting to write about.
The thing I love about Friday being the Saturday, is that Saturday can be whatever you want it to be.
Sunday will just be Sunday.
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