Rain.

     Morning.  A wee bit before I put on the coffee.  It's Sunday.  Been a not to terrible weekend.  Came home Friday and made my new obsession, pizza.

     I buy already prepared shells and just jazz it up.  Well I've also recently rediscovered my love for hot peppers.  My dad used to love them.  He'd do something to them in an old pickle jar and eat them right out of it.

     Sometimes I'd join him.  Always gave me the same warning.  "They burn both ways.  Going in and going out."  Still I ate them.

     Think it was last week, food shopping.  For some reason the jalapeno display caught my eye and I said why not.  Grabbed one and took it home with me.  Cut paper thin slices and put it on the pizza.  Wow.  Brought out some nice heat.  I loved it.

     Fridays had thicker slices with some sauteed mushrooms.  Ones I'd made some time during the week for burgers.  Was pretty good if I do say so.  And Saturday breakfast?  Remainder of pepper and mushroom, slice of cheese, on a nice whole wheat tortilla. Heated of course.  Let's see any of the fast food chains make me something so good.

     Was supposed to be warmer yesterday and all rainy.  The rain didn't really let it feel much warmer.  Just hung about til 11 and then went out.  Had to buy a few things.  Gray skies.  Little spritzes of drizzle here and there. So grabbed a cigar and headed for the water.  Punched, been using a punch later, lit, boom the skies open.  Hightailed it home and finished under the overhang.

     Other than that just a lazy sort of day.  I should of course cleaned.  Didn't.  Dinner?  Pizza.  No, just plain cheese.  Didn't want to over do it you know.

     I've already told them we are shopping for basics today.  Haven't got paid yet.  Took the last bit of money out of my account.  I've a whole $1.45 to my name right now.  We've $85 to shop.  We need $150.  I already explained I cannot afford another $300 on my credit card bill.  So we'll see what happens.

     Going to put on coffee.  Thinking on bakery run.  I've been good food wise this week.  Hit the gym all but 1 day.  Whole wheat buttered roll and a chocolate danish.  Which I always heat in the micro for 13 seconds.  Why 13?  Just because.

     Not even sure I'm going to the lounge today.  I've really lost my love of the place.  Partly the new owner.  Partly my disconnect with my friend there.  He's still annoyed about the ownership change too.  Still feeling the opposite of the big fish in a small pond as it were.  We'll see what happens.  Oh I should mention that I'm not even sure I can afford a cigar today anyway.  I could check.  

-later

Not my idea of a way to start back to work.

     We've got about 10 min. so let's do this.

     Monday broke drearily enough for my first day back at work.  Got up, since while on vacation I kept to my usual schedule this was no great chore.  Had some left over salad from Saturday night, I'd improve on it tho. 

     It is a favorite of mine, mixed dark greens, cranberries, goat cheese, diced pear of the non canned variety, and they left out the walnuts at my asking.  Well I'd made flank steak the previous Tuesday and chopped it into the salad.  I should mention no dressing. 

     Have to have blood checked periodically, I've a standing order at the place I use.  They open at 6, so if I'm out the door by 10 to I can get there.  Usually done in 10-15 min, not crowded normally.  I'm friendly with the staff, who chides me if I'm not there regularly.  Normally a good experience.  (okay was hoping to do this in 10, but I'm hungry, remembered I need lunch, so this will be finished Monday night and maybe posted or posted Tuesday.  Okay didn't work try Thursday.)

     Get there, am treating myself to an egg sandwhich for breakfast so I haven't eaten yet.  3 people ahead of me, not bad at all.  Then I see that it is someone new.  Play dramatic music here.  I'm not happy.  First person goes in, leaves 15 min later.  Second person goes in, leaves 15 min later.  3rd person goes in, yup another 15 min.  Meanwhile the lab is filling up.

     I'm watching the clock, long as I leave my house by 10 after 7 I can make work on time.  I am about 10 min in the opposite direction of work.  So I wait.  A woman comes in to help the technician.  Then the dreaded.  A woman came in went to the window, she'd made an appointment online.

     Normally my usual woman there would have the person wait for a few min, especially seeing there was someone who had just waited an hour to have blood drawn.  The woman is shown into a room.  15 min, I would be next.  It is now 7:10, I've not had breakfast, there is no sign of anyone coming to say next, I must get breakfast, oh and get to work on time.  I cross my name off the list.

     Drive 10 min to a deli I know, get my egg sandwhich.  It's now 7:20 and I'm going to be late.  Personally I just accept it.  I'm not risking life and limb and car to get to work.  Especially when I am generaly the first person in anyways.

     After a lot of driving I make it in about 8:15, when questioned by the annoying co-worker I claim to have been on the dock.  Love when people who are perpetually 10 min late and leave 5 min early question a really bad morning for me.
  
     The salad?  What would you do with a salad that had cheese and been wilting for a little over 2 hours in your car.  Tossed!  Had to buy lunch, which meant the money I was saving for the week was not bitten into.

     Anyway, that's how the week started.  Happy 4th!  I'm off to the city tomorrow.  later.