The weekend is upon us!

     It's Friday.  Well the beginning of Friday.  Thought I'd see if I could put together a post of coherence.  Last night did help.  Managed to get some sleep between 3-4:30.  Long kind of complicated story, don't wish to discuss.  Have things I desperately wish to do this weekend.

     Of course part of the problem is finding the money.  Saturday plan on going out East for some pies.  If I can remember.  This will be the fascinating stuff I tried to record in my car the other day.  Now I need to hit the laundromat.  Shopping, I know I need some gloves.  Sneakers and boots would be good too.

     Think I"m looking forward to the pies.  Leave here early in the morning, round 7.  Take the back roads, so it will be just me and the left over drunks, trucks, and cops.  Should be fun.  Also for the Hell of it, I'm going to see what kind of lunatics have garage sales in November.  Not that brave though, should be high 50's low 60's.  Even still it's November.

     Need a haircut, hair dryer and such.  Oh and I think I've decided on the Xbox.  We'll see what this weekend holds though.  Need to get a second job.  Okay where were we going with this?

     Off next Thursday and Friday.  Dr. appointments.  Plus sisters chemo appointment and the appointment to get a port put in. Problem is brother in law expects me to take her.  That will effectively kill the last 2 days off I have this year.  Especially thanks to my past hospitalization in September.  

     Who said the first 100 years are the hardest.  They were right.

-later.

Annoyance.

     Well it's 3 in the morning and I'm pissed off.  I just don't know what to do or say.  Despicable is a word that comes to mind.  Pathetic.  Asinine.  Why come in here?  Just to vent a little.  My anger woke me up and will not let me rest.  And this is one of those posts I despise.

     I will not put words into what is pissing me off.  And may haps this brings me closer to understanding. Understanding?  When someone that blogs leaves for awhile.  Mentions things are to intense, crazy, personal.  So I will throw shadows.  Early readers can probably guess at the causation of this.  Let us not talk falsely now the hour is getting late.  Let's talk about what I did this morning.  Yes that is a little more light hearted. 

     Okay I had this great idea for calling an audible.  What's an audible?  A football term generally speaking, but we are not speaking about football.

     I decided to do some recording on the way to work.  Basic stuff, including how much I wanted to get done on the weekend.  Transcribe it like I did for a few entries over the summer.  I put the voice recorder on, IPod in the cup holder and talked about this and that on the way to work.

     Now I didn't say anything I unusually great.  Did however think it was a good idea.  Got to work and long story short after the treadmill I decided to listen to the recording.  Well.

     It was apparently 53 seconds long.  Already I knew that was off.  But I listened to all 53 seconds.  53 seconds of my car.  My voice wasn't even picked up.  Oh well.

     Thanks for reading, especially the regulars.  It's nigh on 3:30 and I feel I can tray to get some rest again.  Only been up since 2.

-later

    

Ramblings

     This time of year always kills me.  It is 8:30 and I'm ready for bed.  Now I could feasibly crawl into bed and close the old peepers.  Would the the work of moments.  Of course then I'd be up at 10:30 or 11.  Get back to bed at 3 if I'm lucky.  So let's write a blog entry.  Good idea?

      As we knew the my sisters tumor has reappeared.  Some may remember from the entries of the emergency Dr.  The one who told my sister that she should make plans for a hospice.

     Well her oncologist thinks otherwise.  Chemo starts tomorrow.  Surgery may be an option down the road.  But the good news it hasn't spread.  

     Got the slow cooker set up at the wee hour of 5:30 this morning.  Did some chicken thighs in some cream of chicken soup and such.  Left it on low til my brother in law came home around 2 to take my sister to the oncologist.  

     Well it was okay.  Not great.  The 'gravy' part was way to thin.  I didn't taste to much seasoning.  The chicken and veggies were cooked to perfection however.

      Not to convinced on this Google + thing.  I may just get rid of it, not sure.  

-later
     

Another work week beigns.

     About 2 in the morning, Monday A.M., Tuesday techinically.  Not by the television listings though.  Never got to do the slow cooker yesterday.  Damned chicken was still frozen like a rock.  Am going to have to do it during the week.

     Turned colder outside.  It is November afterall.   See what my co-worker has to say about the weather.  It's a big topic for her.  My manager is out tomorrow.  Means and hour O.T. so that will be nice.  Do up some whole wheat ravioli for dinner.  Wonder how that will go over.  

     This is when I truly miss my Computer game, or video game console.  Oh and now of course a blip on my radar screen as I try to decide which one to buy 1 month before Christmas.  Okay it's a little more than a month, so what.

     The lounge is having a grand opening event.  Forgot who it's hosted by.  But I will probably attend.  And I will need a chunk of the money put aside for my entertainment for it.  Including $75 for the Super Bowl pool.  Yeah I'm going to try it this year.  

     Weather provided I'll get the pies next weekend.  Cousin emailed me asking what size turkey he should order.  I feel a bit torn.  Sister still insists she'll make it.  As I've already posted I think it will be just me.  It is what it is.

     Must remember to charge the phone.  Will need the headphones tomorrow.  Co-worker will be talking up a storm.  

Ahh.....Sunday

     Firstly coffee has not yet been brewed.  So I'm here with juice, everyone wave hello.  Secondly, welcome to the people that seem to be coming with the addition of Google +.  Whatever the Hell that is.

     It seems to have pissed of the comments section in YouTube so who knows where else.  Let's pass on this.

     Really need to post that one about my favorite 2600 game.  I play it at least once a day.  I've tried to do a print screen copy and paste, sadly doesn't work.  No, don't know much about screen shots.

     Funny, especially if this goes up tomorrow.  I just posted how the cigar lounge isn't a priority for me anymore, well I'm going today.  It's going to be an interesting day.

     Found a new slow cooker recipe.  So I defrosted the rest of the chicken.  The new people can just backtrack to catch up.  Defrosted 3 pork chops for tonight as well as a piece of salmon for lunch.

     Also need to go to the farm for some pies for Thanksgiving, with an extra one for Christmas.  I feel I'll be going on my own to my cousins.  Sister is still in tons of pain, although she does finally see the oncologist on Tuesday.  

     If she can't go she's insisted me and my brother in law go.  I'll do my best to convince him to stay home and stay sober for my sister.  It's almost a shame if it is just me.  For once I could actually stay over but am working the day after.  Bummer.

     In the last couple of weekends I've found that I'm not really utilized my time to the utmost.  Except for cleaning the kitchen table.  Which my brother in law is already sliding back to the old ways of just piling mail.  Unreal.

     In a few I'll get my coffee, just heard the sirens calls.  Then off to the bakery; empty the dishwasher; put together slow cooker meal; have lunch; off to the lounge.  That's actually not bad to do in 3 hours considering.  Least I think so.

     Another note on my door about the car.  No I haven't yet cleaned it out and I don't know what I'm waiting for.  Next weekend?  Provided there isn't a storm.  Won't complain.  Especially with the Philippines tragedy in the wake of the last Typhoon.

     To bad I can't find it in myself to do a multiple entry story.  Just not that much happening I guess.   I do have quite a few of them, just saying.  Week should be interesting.  Manager will be out Monday, Wednesday, Friday, thus giving me ample opportunity for O.T.  And you know how I love O.T.

      Last but not least, I need to do some research.  Been seeing a t.v. add for Xbox, almost $300 cheaper than ps3, and they give you 2 games.  We'll see.

-later

Well it finally happened to me.

     Morning.  As I've mentioned, I'm enjoying writing a few blogs ahead.  Sometimes just to keep continuity.  When I read blogs I start to lose place easily when they're to long.  That's why I do them in parts sometimes.  Not just to keep you coming back.

     Another reason is simply that I am enjoying myself.  Well I wrote a post, felt it had a nice mood in it.  Came back this morning to delete a draft that I saved with nothing in it.  Yup.  Deleted the wrong one.

     The post deleted was more of an homage to my child hood.  And the girl that made my childhood.  I get reminiscent enough so that I shall probably have that post back in another form.

     Just didn't want to leave people hanging.  Although if no one subscribes then how do they know?  How do they keep coming back?  Interesting.  Well sorry if you read it and were trying to come back.

     I'm not entirely sure of my plans this weekend.  I do plan on getting a cup of coffee at the conclusion of this.  I still need to do some cloth shopping.  Also need new gloves.  Maybe some pants and a shirt.

     Friend of mine mentioned catching the early showing of the new Thor movie.  Maybe that too.  We'll see.  Hope you all have a good Saturday.  Hopefully tomorrows post won't get deleted.

 -later
      

Crisis continued.

     The task at hand was no small feat for a mortal.  There were piles upon piles of stuff that had accumulated upon and around the kitchen table.  Disgraceful.  I was disgusted.  They'd always say they just didn't know where to start.  I just started.

     I occupy the end of the table.  That is where a lot of my shit including the mail goes.  I set up 2 boxes.  1 would be for just junk mail, envelopes, anything without a name or address.  Obviously the second box was for the latter.   

     There is no other way to say it.  I began.  And what a disaster. Worked for 2 or 3 hours, only interrupted by dinner, whatever that was.  Once or twice my sister tried to call the hunt off, feeling badly.  She was stressed about that and the cancer.  But I had a mission now and was determined.  Told her it would be done by the weekend.

     The rest of the week passed.  Not much cleaning except for here and there by me.  Was really tired on Wed.  I had been in the kitchen until 10.  You getting the idea of the mess :)

     Saturday came.  I allowed myself some time and got to work.  By afternoon the table was cleared.  Oh the boxes I'd left as well.  I wasn't entirely sure of my mind set.  But a theme began to emerge.

     I was coming up with stuff from 2011.  I'd been letting shit slide as I descended into full blown CHF.  Guess I just kept it going long after I should have stopped.  At least it made sense to me.  

     There were a few paper boxes on the floor filled with previous times I was going to clean the table.  Apparently those times had been abandoned.  No I don't know why.  There were more than a few empty Oatmeal boxes.  The kind you get from Costco or the big box stores.  They came in handy.  I had boxes from my cigar orders, WTF.  Yes a slob.  But I dug in and persisted.

     At some point in the afternoon my brother in law rejoined me.  I took a break.  I came back and then so did he.

"Is this garbage?" he'd ask.

"If it's over 6 months, out it goes.  No one missed then, no one misses it now."

     That was my philosophy.  In fact just before he rejoined me I'd come across a cache of magazines.  From 2010.  Names ripped off and into the paper boxes.  No one would miss them.  And when I say magazines I also mean catalogues.

     By Saturday night around dinner time we were almost done.  I was damned pleased.  Unfortunately I was correct.  No paper work showed up.  But now there was room to eat at the kitchen table.

     The hope was the Dr. would find it when he got back from vacation.  Or her personnel department could help us out.  Neither would come true.  Don't know what awaits.


-later