My daughter is teething, was ill this morning, and wouldn't eat. It's awful knowing someone is in pain and that you can't do anything about it except give medicine and hugs. Before leaving to get my car fixed I tried searching my computer and backup drives for digital pictures of me for the caricature thread, but still the only one I had was of me playing guitar over a decade ago. Arrgh. Since I'm the one taking most photos I'm not in any of them. I guess I'll either take some looking in a mirror or illegally scan some professional pictures.
I had to take my car to the dealer for service, alignment, and a windshield. On the way I got pulled over by a cop and was given a ticket for the broken windshield. At the dealer I find out that it will be nearly $900 for everything, they won't have my car ready until late Monday, and I had to wait over an hour for a shuttle to bring me home.
When I get home I see a DHL express envelope, but it only has one of the three transcripts I'd paid over $50 to order and have rushed to me. I emailed the service that the transcripts are ordered through and they said they couldn't help me and that I had to deal with my school's registrar office, but my local school doesn't have a registrar office and told me to use the service I'd order through. I call the service and they were defensive (probably wasn't their fault now that I get the whole story) and gave me a number to my school that turns out to be no longer valid. I call another number and after several messages, buttons pressed, and transfers finally get someone who will send the missing transcripts.
This reminds me to check on a meeting I need to plan our move around, but don't have the date of. I check my email, but instead of a reply with the time and dates I see it was bounced back. I'd called yesterday and was told to call back, but was too late because of the time difference. I try again today, but it seems everyone is gone for the fourth. This whole supposed moved has been a huge pain. We don't know for sure if we are moving or when it may happen. It's been frustrating having to tell my current employer I will probably be leaving, but will not resign until I know for sure. We already had to let go the person I wanted to take me place. Until we get official orders from the government we can't put our house up for sell, contact movers, etc. I've already secured a job in the new location, but can't sign a contract until/if we are ordered to move. And moving will be a pain with two cars, a toddler and two cats going across the Midwest (read Death Valley) about 2500 miles in the middle of summer. Getting my paper work for that state is hard because so much has to be done in person there, and many of the things I need were destroyed and no longer available from the institutes that I earned them. I've already had to pay several hundred dollars to retake a test I'd already passed. There are others to take too since every state seems to have their own literacy test even though I've done excellent in two states already.
Now back on track, I start tackling some work around the house. I have to replace some flashing on my cabinets, but the new tiny curved pliers set I need to straighten the tiny nails is a nearly impossible to open package that takes me several minute, a lot of frustrations (I'm getting a headache at this point), and nearly causes me to cut off my left thumb. I straighten the nails and reapply the piece, but it's still lose and I don't have any more of those god-awful tiny nails.
I decide to ignore the spot on the garage ceiling that needs fixing due to water damage because I realize that my headache could be in part because all I had for breakfast was an energy drink and some snack bars. I search, but all we seem to have is more snacks and a small steak that supposed to be for tonight. This is frustrating because I spent nearly $200 at the grocery store just last weekend. Which reminds me that my car had went form about 40 mpg to about 31 mpg which is one of the reasons it's in the shop, but I forgot to tell the clerk that. So, I guess it is a FRS and dark chocolate for lunch.
I'm going to play SSHD now. I'll deal with pictures and other chores later.
